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Author: David Pegel
Date: 2002-07-27 03:38
This one hasn't come up yet...
What is your favorite movie/filmscore that features a lot of clarinet solos and whatnot? I'm not talking about favorite to play, but favorite to listen to.
(I'm still deciding...)
Maybe I'm just weird in the fact I can watch movies just to pay attention to the music...
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Author: JMcAulay
Date: 2002-07-27 04:46
C'mon, David. You are not alone. I'm one of those guys still in my seat waiting for the conclusion of the End Title music while everyone else has already rushed out of the place.
A single favorite? I'm afraid I'd have to sort through far too many.
But I can tell you my personal sentimental favorite is "Broadway Melody," the first sound film to win the Academy Award for "Best Production" (now called "Best Movie") The score itself was rather hodgepodge, but Harold Arlen's "You Were Meant For Me" certainly became a remarkably popular song.
The film was directed by Harry Beaumont, who was my ex-wife's grandfather. He was with MGM for many years, having selected the Culver City location while so many other companies were rushing for Hollywood. Just as much daylight, and the real estate was half the price, so, why not? I also noted recently the death of Ann Sothern, who portrayed "Masie" in the MGM film series around the early 1940s. These were also directed by Harry. He had a remarkkable habit of making money with films he directed.
Sort of too bad, likely his best films were silents.
Oh, yes... I do have a question re a film on which I've never been able to get the straight scoop: "Alias Nick Beale," which starred Ray Milland. I've been led to believe that the lead instrument in Beale's theme was a Sarrusophone, but I have never been able to confirm this. It has somewhat of a bassoon-like sound, but you know how that goes.
Thanks for the great question.
Regards,
John
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Author: Rob Bell
Date: 2002-07-27 08:24
Schindler's List, I just love the heart-wrenching violin solo!
Rob
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Author: Stéphane
Date: 2002-07-27 10:21
I guess "Out of Africa" is out of the competition... Huuh... Immortal beloved Adagio of the K622...
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Author: bob gardner
Date: 2002-07-27 13:44
One of my favorite numbers is "exodus"
i think it sounds great on a clarinet.
this land is mine...........
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Author: John Moses
Date: 2002-07-27 14:11
Having done over 150 film scores myself, I think I like to listen to any film Mitchell Lurie is on. For me, he was the best of the best Hollywood guys playing film scores.
My inspiration for playing my films in NYC, came from his fantastic work over the years. Truly remarkably high quality.
JJM
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Author: A.C.
Date: 2002-07-27 15:38
My favorites include the filmscore to the Red Violin(I believe that there is some clarinet during the full orchestra part)other than that it's pretty much all violin(I believe Joshua Bell was the solo violinist).and Breakfast at Tiffanys(I love Mancini's music).
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Author: Ted Donaldson
Date: 2002-07-27 15:41
I like west side story. But when it comes to movies, schindlers list hands down.
Ted
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Author: Mark Charette
Date: 2002-07-27 18:35
A.C. wrote:
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> My favorites include the filmscore to the Red Violin(I believe
> that there is some clarinet during the full orchestra
> part)other than that it's pretty much all violin(I believe
> Joshua Bell was the solo violinist).
I'll second that choice for an original score. By John Corigliano, Joshua Bell on solo violin, the Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen.
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Author: GBK
Date: 2002-07-27 19:12
I always seem to replay "The Big Chill"...GBK (a perpetual child of the 60's)
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Author: Bea Starr
Date: 2002-07-27 20:46
John Williams' movie soundtracts all the way!!
(HE ROCKS)
My personal favorite- Jurassic Park
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Author: Snoink
Date: 2002-07-27 21:27
How about James Bond? One of the best scores for those movies is in "The Living Daylights." And face it, the "James Bond Theme" is one of the coolest things ever written.
Snoink
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Author: David
Date: 2002-07-27 22:44
(Referring to Band arrangements) Jurassic Park. Also Titanic and Robin Hood Prince of Theives (The most work the clarinet section ever has to do). Anything by John Williams. Anything by Danny Elfman, if you have an all-conquering French Horn section.
To listen to - Shaft. Daaaaaaaaamn right.
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Author: Ella
Date: 2002-07-27 22:51
Our band played a transcription of the Batman score, very challenging for a high school band! But that was GREAT music. Spiderman, Lord of the Rings, and A Beautiful Mind are the best recent soundtracks in my humble opinion. In a beautiful mind, the piano piece with the car chase...*sigh*. Perfect!
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Author: David Pegel
Date: 2002-07-28 00:09
Anything by Michael Kamen, John Williams, and Danny Elfman is a candidate for my list.
I personally like the score for "Chocolat" because the clarinet solos are so simple, yet so expressive (and so abundant!)
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Author: Mindy
Date: 2002-07-28 00:45
Gladiator by Hans Zimmer
John Williams movies......
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Author: musicgirl
Date: 2002-07-28 03:24
jurassic park-the lost world. awesome piece to play
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Author: Willie
Date: 2002-07-28 03:51
I like a lot of the classics like Fiddler on the Roof, Sound of Music, etc., but one thats cayght my ear lately is the score played during the final credits of The Mummy. Beautiful!
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Author: charles
Date: 2002-07-28 04:32
My personal favortie, because I love the "jewish" sound if thats what you would call it, would be Fiddler on the Roof. It just makes you smile listening to how they use gliss' and shmears, and all sorts of neat little things. Everytime I watch that movie, I just smile because the music is so playfull, and makes you just want to get up and do a dance!!
Charles Munden
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Author: Jim E.
Date: 2002-07-28 04:50
Most of the above + Lawrence of Arabia, Dr. Zhivago (sp?) and Platoon for the use of the Barber Adagio for Strings.
The Bond films stand out not only for the composition, but for the star power of many who performed the title songs over the years. Among the ones I can remember are Tom Jones, Duran Duran, Louis Armstrong (All the Time in the World from On Her Majesty's Secret Service) and Paul McCartney and Wings.
The late Henry Mancini gave us much more than Breakfast at Tiffany's (Moon River) but also Days of Wine and Roses, Baby Elephant Walk, and perhaps his all time favorite, The Pink Panther!
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Author: Francesca
Date: 2002-07-28 05:07
Howard Shore's "Lord of the Rings" is breathtaking! The playful clarinet solo that runs throuought the score gets me every time. As for other movies, I'm gonna have to go against popular opinion. I dislike most of the soundtracks that John Williams has done. Just my two cents!
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Author: John
Date: 2002-07-28 05:31
The Gladiator (though i haven't seen the movie, just bought the soundtrack) soundtrack has some absolutely beautiful music..."am i not merciful?" is my favorite from that soundtrack.
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Author: Jill
Date: 2002-07-28 12:09
All-Time favorite--FIddler on the Roof. Also like Driving Miss Daisy very much--lots of clarinet.
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Author: JMcAulay
Date: 2002-07-28 20:46
Okay, so I finally decided. It isn't rich with clarinets, but I do believe the score from "Gettysburg" is hard to beat.
Regards,
John
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Author: David
Date: 2002-07-28 22:23
Michael Nyman's scores for Peter Greenaway's films.
Lt. Col. Vivian Dunn "Cockleshell Heroes"
633 Squadron. It'll be running through your audiences' brains for weeks after.
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Author: diz
Date: 2002-07-29 00:30
My favourite film score: - "The Thing" - the movie scarred the bergeezuz out of me as did the score.
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Author: Chris C.
Date: 2002-07-29 14:07
The youth orchestra I was in this past season did a concert titled "From Hollywood to Broadway" in which we played a lot of compositions by Henri Mancini and John Williams. It was really nice; we had special guest artists and everything. Some of the things we played are: Charade, Baby Elephant Walk, the Theme from Molly Maguires, Tribute to Victor Young, Tribute to Henry Mancini, the Theme from Out of Africa, the Theme from Gone With the Wind, Hymn to the Fallen, Hollywood Blockbusters(a medley of works by John Williams), The Untouchables Theme, Battlestar Galactica, Star Trek, and Star Wars. My personal favorite is Star Wars!
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Author: David Dow
Date: 2002-07-29 15:11
Morricone Cinema Paridiso and the mjusic to The good The Bad and The Ugly
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Author: Laura
Date: 2002-07-29 20:17
I agree with a couple people. the James Bond songs rule, and it is so much fun to listen to John Williams, especially Jurassic Park. But I think that Fiddler On The Roof wins. I've seen the theater version, and when I was 4 that movie was my favorite. I wouldn't watch anyting else, and I sang and danced to it all the time.
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Author: David Peacham
Date: 2002-07-29 20:44
If we're talking about music that perfectly fits the mood of the film, as opposed to music that I like for itself, then my vote goes to Woody Allen's 'Manhattan'.
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Author: R
Date: 2002-07-29 20:57
Mine would be E.T., its great music. Jim Kanter sounds unbelievable, some of the nicest clarinet playing I've heard. Its a must have.
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Author: William Hughes
Date: 2002-07-29 21:57
Bridge over the River Kwai ("Colonel Bogey March"). No reeds, no ligatures, no leaky pads, no cracking: just whistling. The perfect musical instrument.
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Author: ken
Date: 2002-07-29 22:27
Impossible for me to select just one, however Bernstein's score to "West Side Story" would probably win the prize...the "crazy boy" dance routine and hot arrangement in the underground garage absolutely gives me chills everytime I see/hear it and about brings me to my feet. For pure pleasure, anything by Hans Zimmer, James Horner, Lalo Schifrin and Jerry Goldsmith. For music I consider perfectly scored/sync with the screenplay, Brando's classic, "On the Waterfront" by Bernstein and Peck/Remick "The Omen" by Jerry Goldsmith. I believe Goldsmith got his only Grammy for it. v/r
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Author: ChattyClar
Date: 2002-07-30 17:02
Don't laugh, but I love the clarinet in Disney's Sleeping Beauty. The clarinet player, and I don't know who it is, has the darkest, most golden tone I've ever heard.
Mike~
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Author: John Kelly - Australia
Date: 2002-08-01 07:33
A BBC production "made for TV" version of Vanity Fair by W M Thackeray has recently aired here in Australia and perhaps some of our non-USA residents will know of this series and like the music.Certainly in Aust, NZ and UK it will be known as for the ROW -I'm not sure.
To my mind it is one of the most original scores I have heard in a long time and was written by a young bloke, Murray Gold, who would be going all of 30 years I suppose.
There's a couple of clarinets in there, of course, but the music combines elements of classical, brass band and a hint of jazz [of sorts]. Like all good and original music, it's hard to pigeonhole, I can only suggest that you seek out the CD [released on EMI through the ABC in Aust] and have a listen yourself.
Francesa suggests "Lord of the Rings". I think I will check it out too as these "mythical" setting films generally have original music to accompany them.
There's heaps of other good film music that I have heard over the years, of course, but I reckon that Vanity Fair is a standout.
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Author: David
Date: 2002-08-01 12:15
Murray Gold's good. He did the music for "Queer as Folk".
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