The Journey of Natty Gann (1985) (DMC Exclusive)

[Akijama]

https://disneymovierewards.go.com/ea...dvd?q=a&page=1

[Richard--W]

Good news. Wish we could see reverse cover art so we'd know for sure if it's right.

[Michael24]

Amazing! Been hoping they would do this one before too long. This is going to make my dad happy. We loved this movie when I was a kid and used to watch it all the time.

[redxrebellion]

Finally. Love this one

[Tae]

This is great news! I just watched this for the first time a couple of months ago and enjoyed it a lot, but assumed it wasn't high-profile enough for the exclusive line, at least compared to the other 80s/90s titles they've been putting out lately. This one will definitely find a home in my collection

[RCRochester]

Originally Posted by Richard--W

Good news. Wish we could see reverse cover art so we'd know for sure if it's right.

If what’s right?

[steve_dave]

Originally Posted by RCRochester

If what’s right?

The original widescreen aspect ratio but this should be from a new master like Return To Oz.

[Richard--W]

Originally Posted by steve_dave

The original widescreen aspect ratio but this should be from a new master like Return To Oz.

That's right. What he said.

[Gator66]

Awesome. What a great movie that was.

[Ernest Rister]

Bought the scope version on Movies Anywhere a year ago. This movie (in its OAR) is the very definition of an unappreciated gem. It's wonderful. Jump on this like a trampoline, fellas.

[octobercountry]

Finally! I'll definitely be getting this for certain---it's never had a widescreen DVD release in the US. Fantastic film; great characters and stunning scenery, plus a marvelous score by James Horner.

[Monterey Jack]

Originally Posted by octobercountry

Fantastic film; great characters and stunning scenery, plus a marvelous score by James Horner.

Elmer Bernsein wrote a rejected score for the film, although at least one cue of his score was used in the finished movie.

https://www.amazon.com/Gangs-Journey.../dp/B001U38XWI

I've never actually seen this, because there was never a proper widescreen release of it until now. Shame I'd have to go the DMC route again.

[RCRochester]

Originally Posted by Richard--W

That's right. What he said.

Ok I see, that wasn’t exactly clear in your earlier post.

[Thomas Irwin]

I literally just posted this a day or two ago in the Movie Title Game thread and thought it would be nice to have it on Blu-ray. I may finally have to join the DMC. There are too many exclusives I want at this point, not to.

[Monterey Jack]

Amusing to me that Patton Oswalt ending up marrying Natty Gann last year.

[Dubstar]

must admit I' ve never seen this, but with all the raves, will definitely be ordering a copy

[jon angell]

There are a ton of ones that I want, but this and Never Cry Wolf are the top of the list, so one more to go

[octobercountry]

Originally Posted by Monterey Jack

Elmer Bernsein wrote a rejected score for the film, although at least one cue of his score was used in the finished movie.

That's interesting---how had I never heard about this before? Well, now I want to listen to the Bernstein score for comparison's sake.

I have to say, though, that I think the Horner score is absolutely perfect for this film; I don't see how it could be improved upon. (James Horner had also stepped in two years earlier as a replacement composer for Disney; he wrote the new score for "Something Wicked This Way Comes" after the film was re-cut and the Georges Delerue score dropped.)

I'm really looking forward to this release; I'm only sorry that it will be a bare-bones DMC version, with no extras whatsoever, because a little background information, a commentary track with Meredith Salenger, etc., would be very welcome.

EDITED TO ADD: I found this article comparing the two scores to be of great interest for fans of the film: http://www.filmtracks.com/titles/journey_natty.html

[shinobipopcorn]

Sounds interesting, but not enough for a blind buy. Some of these Disney live action movies are good, but they never play them on TV so how am I to know if I want to buy them?

[Monterey Jack]

Originally Posted by octobercountry

That's interesting---how had I never heard about this before? Well, now I want to listen to the Bernstein score for comparison's sake.

Here's a taste:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPu_GhjuCBo

Sadly, the Varese boxed set that included Gann along with two other rejected Bernstein scores (the lousy 90's Scarlett Letter with Demi Moore and Martin Scorsese's Gangs Of New York) is OOP an expensive on the secondary market (I have a copy, thankfully). It's kind of amazing how many scores Bernstein had rejected over the last two decades of his career. The man was a legend.

Here's his GONY score:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yp3kc5Yy_sI&t=10s

I have to say, though, that I think the Horner score is absolutely perfect for this film; I don't see how it could be improved upon. (James Horner had also stepped in two years earlier as a replacement composer for Disney; he wrote the new score for "Something Wicked This Way Comes" after the film was re-cut and the Georges Delerue score dropped.)

The replacement Horner score is fine, but one of the main themes was re-used almost note-for-note a few years later in The Land Before Time, and that was the first time I heard that theme, so when I listened to Horner's Gann score years later, I was like "Dammit...!"