Klarinet Archive - Posting 000147.txt from 1998/06

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Clarinet in space
Date: Thu, 4 Jun 1998 05:23:10 -0400

At 09:02 PM 6/3/98 -0500, Neil Leupold wrote:
>I find it disturbing regarding whatever instrument is being
>mis-used. What about the movie "All the Mornings of the World"
>("Tu le Matin du Monde") where Gerard DePardeu (sp?) contrives
>to play the viola da gamba. In this day and age of authenticity
>and accuracy of information, it's hard to understand how every-
>body on the production crew of that movie failed to see how
>phony it looked to see the actor fingering the neck of the
>instrument completely randomly, and without any relation to
>the soundtrack. It was so distracting, I couldn't enjoy
>the movie. It was very disappointing.
>
We need more actors like Robert De Niro. For the movie "New York, New
York," in which he played a big band saxophone player, he took lessons from
Georgie Auld, who recorded the soundtrack. As a result, the fingering
looks quite authentic. In fact, in typical De Niro fashion, by the time
the movie was done, it is said that he could have played the parts himself!

Bill Hausmann bhausman@-----.com
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If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is too loud.

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