Film Score Thanksgiving 11/25/99
by Lukas Kendall
Happy Turkey Day! Here's some news for those of you spending the holiday
by looking at websites.
Check out HBO's RKO 281, about the making of Citizen Kane,
for a scene with an actor playing Bernard Herrmann (who doesn't look much
like the real Herrmann) conducting the orchestra.
The new Hammer CD is out and it has music for the three Hammer Quatermass
films: The Quatermass Xperiment (The Creeping Unknown), Quatermass 2
(Enemy From Space), and Quatermass And The Pit (Five Million Years
To Earth). Exclusive U.S. distribution is by www.scarletstreet.com.
Herrmann Website Update
Here's some news from Kurt George Gjerde of the Bernard Herrmann Web
Pages:
The Bernard Herrmann Web Pages (www.bernardherrmann.org)
had a complete overhaul some weeks ago. New items include:
Interview with Harold Moores (70's friend of BH)
London Photo Tour (also New York Photo Tour from earlier this year)
30 minutes of music from CBS radio & TV (cleared with CBS, of
course)
Interview with Varese's cover painter Matthew Peak + gallery of
his paintings (also non-Herrmann), some without type. ('co-project' with
Townson at Varese).
The site also now has its own message board, "Talking Herrmann",
which has really hit it off (can't compare to the FSM board, though).
Ron Goodwin Concert
Plucked this off of one of the film music discussion venues:
For those interested in Ron Goodwin's film music, you may like to
know of his concerts in December 1999 (the annual Xmas Concerts) and February
next year to celebrate his 75th birthday. Details below:
RON GOODWIN'S ANNUAL CHRISTMAS EXTRAVAGANZA
RON GOODWIN conducts The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Ron Goodwin leads an annual celebration of film and popular music
and all things festive guaranteed to get you in the mood for Christmas
7.30pm Friday 17 December 1999 - Colston Hall, Bristol; Tickets:
£8.60 - £16.60 Tel: 0117 922 3683
7.30pm Saturday 18 December 1999 - Wessex Hall, Poole; Tickets:
£6.50 - £25.00 Tel: 01202 685222
7.30pm Tuesday 21 December 1999 - Guildhall, Portsmouth; Tickets:
£5.50 - £19.00 Tel: 01705 824355
7.30pm Wednesday 22 December 1999 - Winter Gardens, Bournemouth;
Tickets: £9.00 - £ 21.00 Tel: 01202 456456
ADVANCE NOTIFICATION
RON GOODWIN'S 75th BIRTHDAY CONCERT
12 February 2000 Winter Gardens, Bournemouth
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
In aid of the Bournemouth Orchestras Benevolent Fund
MORE DETAIL WHEN AVAILABLE
The Price Guide Is Here!
Finally... Holy Cow! It's Here! We have 3,000 copies sitting in our
office of U.S. Soundtracks on Compact Disc, the long-awaited 2nd Edition!
Go here to order
and come back tomorrow for complete details.
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