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Mar 24, 2014 - 7:57 AM
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dan the man
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ALAN SILVESTRI was born on MARCH 26, 1950 in NEW YORK CITY.Alan has been a prolific film composer, scoring so far over a 100 feature length films since the late 70's. A few were-ROMANCING THE STONE,WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBITT, BACK TO THE FUTURE NO 2,FORREST GUMP, THE MUMMY'S RETURN,VAN HELSING, THE POLAR EXPRESS A CHRISTMAS CAROL, THE A-TEAM- THE AVENGERS ETC ETC ETC, Still very active and one of the top modern day composers of this era at 64.
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Mar 24, 2014 - 8:17 PM
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dan the man
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Some of my faves of ALAN are FERNGULLY, FORREST GUMP. GRUMPY OLD MEN,CONTACT, ODD COUPLE NO 2,THE PARENT TRAP, STUART LITTLE, CAST AWAY, THE MUMMY'S RETURN, POLAR EXPRESS, ETC
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Mar 25, 2014 - 7:49 AM
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dan the man
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LEIGH HARLINE was born on MARCH 26,1907 in SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH.He scored over 150 films from the 30's into the 60's. While he worked for different studios, RKO was his big source of income in the 40's and 50's.A few of the many films he did included-PRIDE OF THE YANKEES,PINOCCHIO, SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN SWARFS[CO-COMPOSER], ISLE OF THE DEAD, BACHELOR AND THE BOBBYSOXER,THE BOY WITH GREEN HAIR,DESERT RATS,WARLOCK, ETC ETC,He passed away on DECEMBER 10, 1969 at the age OF 62.Another much underrated composer who did such much in his career.
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Mar 26, 2014 - 8:49 AM
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Jim Doherty
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I have to say, Ferde Grofe is one of my favorite American composers. Besides his film scores, I've always enjoyed his concert works, which, honestly, sound like film music anyway. I encourage everyone out there to explore his wonderful pieces like THE GRAND CANYON SUITE, THE MISSISSIPPI SUITE, THE HUDSON RIVER SUITE, THE AVIATION SUITE, METROPOLIS (no, not a score for the film, but a musical depiction of New York), or the VALLEY OF THE SUN SUITE.
Admittedly, his music is not really complex. Classical critics may find his music a little too simplistic. But, as a guy who moved himself up from arranging music for dance bands, and took the step up to composing, I find him almost the equal of George Gershwin, who went from writing songs and popular shows to trying to extend himself by writing more serious works for the concert hall.
Happy birthday, Ferde Grofe!
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Mar 27, 2014 - 8:26 PM
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dan the man
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RICHARD RODNEY BENNETT was born on MARCH 29, 1936 in BROADSTAIRS, KENT, ENGLAND. From the 50's into the 90's RODNEY composed music for over 50 feature length films. They included-BILLY LIAR, FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD, THE BILLION DOLLAR BRAIN, MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS, NICHOLAS AND ALEXANDRIA, YANKS,4 WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL ETC ETC. Richard passed away on DECEMBER 24, 2012 AT THE AGE OF 76.
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Mar 29, 2014 - 7:04 PM
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dan the man
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SIR WILLIAM WALTON was born on MARCH 29, 1902 in OLDHAM, LANCASHIRE, ENGLAND.William scored over a dozen feature length films in his career, they include-ESCAPE ME NEVER,MAJOR BARBARA, SPITFIRE,HAMLET,RICHARD THE THIRD, BATTLE OF BRITAIN [MARCH] ETC, He passed away on MARCH 8, 1983 at the age of 81.
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EDWARD WARD was born on APRIL 3, 1900 in ST LOUIS MISSOURI. A very prolific composer who scored over a 100 films in just 2 decades , 30's and 40's.Some of his efforts were-GREAT EXPECTATIONS,MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD,AFTER THE THIN MAN,NIGHT MUST FALL, BOYS TOWN,ANDY HARDY GETS SPRING FEVER,THE WOMEN, YOUNG TOM EDISON,CHEERS FOR MISS BISHOP,PHANTOM OF THE OPERA,THE BABE RUTH STORY ETC ETC. Edward passed on ,SEPTEMBER 26, 1971 at the age of 71.
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