Klarinet Archive - Posting 001405.txt from 2000/12

From: "Benjamin Maas" <benmaas@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] Crouching Lion, Hidden Dragon
Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2000 03:16:09 -0500

> -----Original Message-----
> From: William Wright [mailto:Bilwright@-----.net]
>
> The very last credit was: "Solos by Yo-Yo Mas." No wonder I
> couldn't force myself to leave before the last note!! Who would've
> thought that I was going to listen to Yo Yo Mas for significant part of
> two hours while watching a martial arts film? I can understand why he
> played. The composer did himself or herself proud.
>
> Be prepared for a mixed bag, but the film is unquestionably worth
> seeing and hearing.
>
> -Bill

I haven't seen it yet (not that I haven't tried, but the lines have been
huge...). The music is by Tan Dun, the Chinese composer of some fame...
Around the time that Hong Kong switched back to Chinese rule, a CD came out
of Yo-Yo Ma playing his music...

--Ben

Benjamin Maas
Freelance Clarinetist and Recording Engineer
Los Angeles, CA
benmaas@-----.com
http://www.fifthcircle.com

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