-The swirly harp at the beginning -The harpsichord accents -The dual track vocal harmony -The repeated title at the end, in call-and-answer -And maybe other stuff I haven't noticed yet
That tripped me out when I figured it out. And it only took me 41 years.
Kasha & Hirschhorn were able to clone the Best Original Song Oscar they'd won, too. No sense messing with a success formula.
I'm curious what you'd think of their (Oscar-nominated) "Candle on the Water," the ballad from "Pete's Dragon." I don't think they're a "one trick pony," by any means -- the rest of the "Pete's Dragon" score shows their great versatility, in fact. But you can sing the lyrics of "The Morning After" to the tune of "Candle on the Water," and vice-versa. --A lot of it, at least. I still do like both songs very much.
OP...you know it was composed by the same guys? And The Film versions of both..do not sound like Soundtrack Versions.
It won them Oscars for The Morning After and We May Never Love Like This Again.
The Formula Worked.
But Lionel Newman went to Irwin Allen both times and told Irwin on Poseidon and Inferno to let John Williams come up with music for the song. Irwin went with Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn.
Kasha & Hirschhorn were able to clone the Best Original Song Oscar they'd won, too. No sense messing with a success formula.
I'm curious what you'd think of their (Oscar-nominated) "Candle on the Water," the ballad from "Pete's Dragon." I don't think they're a "one trick pony," by any means -- the rest of the "Pete's Dragon" score shows their great versatility, in fact. But you can sing the lyrics of "The Morning After" to the tune of "Candle on the Water," and vice-versa. --A lot of it, at least. I still do like both songs very much.
I like also...Candle on the Water...beautiful song. I wonder what it would sound like if Maureen McGovern had sung it..beside Helen Reddy.
"The Morning After" was such a big hit, you can't blame them for wanting to bottle whatever magic was in there. I love The Poseidon Adventure, The Towering Inferno, their scores and their songs.
It was turned into a song called "We May Never Love Like This Again."
At least the arrangement was. Play the radio versions side by side and listen for
That tripped me out when I figured it out. And it only took me 41 years.
Even if it took you 41 seconds that would be long. Water from the same well tends to taste the same regardless how much effort it makes to be different. Make 10 tunes yourself and you'll find out that the 11th sounds very much like one of its predecessors. When music is part or reflection of your being, its variation is limited.
I think Williams provided at least two good, singable "love" themes for his "Towering Inferno" underscore, seemingly in case anyone wanted to write lyrics for them. No such luck.
I'm curious what you'd think of their (Oscar-nominated) "Candle on the Water," the ballad from "Pete's Dragon."
But you can sing the lyrics of "The Morning After" to the tune of "Candle on the Water," and vice-versa. --A lot of it, at least. I still do like both songs very much.
I think I heard it the once when it was performed at the Oscars. That's a crackup that you found the lyrics are interchangeable!
