
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
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Richard Burton
Richard Burton and Ralph Richardson join together in this unqiue musical production of Samuel Taylor Coleridge's "Rime of the Ancient Mariner". The superb delivery of both these actors is augmented by an original soundtrack composed by David Moore.
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this is one of my favorite stories and the narrator was good but why was there music in it? It seriously ruined it for mewhy is there techno music in this??
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First of all, Richard Burton reading poetry is ALREADY pure music. Anything else is superfluous. Poetry also already has an inherent rhythm and the uncoordinated beating of drums in the background does not fit. They have also added long, boring passages of music interspersed with Burton saying "I shot the albatross."
The power of this poem is the vision of a man tormented by remorse, loneliness, silence and despair. The addition of fast-paced, loud music completely destroys this mood which had been beautifully interpreted by Burton.
I don't know what poetry hater had the bright idea of "improving" this masterpiece, but I sincerely beg Audible to re-issue it without the music!
Should have believed other reviewers!
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Disappointing
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poor sound quality
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What would have made The Rime of the Ancient Mariner better?
Why on earth this narration has been vandalized by overlaying it with electronic Muzak is a great mystery, but it is clear that it has been senselessly ruined.What was one of the most memorable moments of The Rime of the Ancient Mariner?
The whole poem is memorable.Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Richard Burton?
No narrator could overcome the terrible productionIf you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from The Rime of the Ancient Mariner?
Of course not a word.Any additional comments?
What a shame.Utterly ruined by idiotic music
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What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?
Lose the background noise; it destroyed the experience!What didn’t you like about Richard Burton’s performance?
I could barely make it out.Any additional comments?
"The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" is awesome! Richard Burton was an extraordinary performer! This recording _ hideous!Intolerable background noise drowns performance
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awful sound effects
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Art transformed to kitsch
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Horrific acoustics
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This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?
This poem is haunting and beautiful, but you cannot enjoy it here. Terrible music drowns out the narrator. The narrator's voice has so much echo you can't hear him. Simply awful.Do not buy. Worst production ever!
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