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Sort of a stretch to call them all "Cinema" standards, wouldn't you say?
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Dear Terra,
Nothing against you or the album, which for all I know may be a wonderful listen, seeing as how the tunes are so great, but I never said they weren't standards, just that they weren't "Cinema" standards. The fact remains that out of twelve tracks, by my count only three of them originated as film songs. (Do I have to name them? Cheek to Cheek, Once Upon a Time in America, and of course Over the Rainbow.) Hence, a stretch to call the album "Cinema" standards.
And that, Composed 47, is "how I look at it."
Best wishes to all,
PNJ
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Okay, so now we both know how each of us "looks at it."
Just as I never said the songs weren't standards, I never said the title was a fraud, I just said it was "a stretch." When the majority of the songs were written for the stage, or just tin pan alley, then I do think it's a little misleading to peg your album on the word "Cinema." There ARE albums of film music on guitar, and they're honestly titled as such, but this CD features "Tunes That Mostly Just Happened to Have Been Used In Movies." Not that it makes any difference in the vast scheme of the Universe, just saying, that's all. You're on the right track when you suggest alternative titles they didn't choose to use. "Stage & Screen Standards on Guitar" -- that would have been much more accurate, indeed. (And I mean, really, does anybody hear "The Little Drunmer Boy" and think to themselves, "Ah, yes -- TRUE CRIME!"?)
Peace on Earth,
Preston
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Feb 27, 2016 - 7:54 AM
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Compose47
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Funny you should say that - I just did an interview where one of the questions was the following:
"What about the CD closing “Little Drummer Boy”, that’s a different kind of “standard” in that it’s not often used in movies. You do a very different kind of version, which is nice. It’s also used in the 1999 movie True Crime?"
I guess you could way this was part of the idea - these tunes didn't have to be used in a lot of films - at least once would be enough. Just a little harmless fun. I mean, how many people know "There is No Greater Love" was used in "The Wolf of Wall Street" - in fact, how many people in general even know the tune anymore?
A few years ago I did a CD called "Spaghetti Western Themes on Nylon String Guitar" and I lost track of how many people said to me "What's a Spaghetti Western?" Point being, many people may be film buffs, but not necessarily when it comes to history.
So to those in the know, such as yourself, the title may be a stretch, but many would probably care less, if they even gave it much of a thought. At least they can see that a tune was used in a movie that they may have had no idea of.
I'm getting some nice feedback from those who have listened to it, and that's all that counts in the end. And besides, how many people hear "Ava Maria" and think "The Bride of Frankenstein?"
I know I do...
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I'm just gonna say for the thread starter - you know exactly what people here are talking about and you're being more than a little disingenuous about it. Cinema Standards has a certain implication - you know it, I know it, everyone on this board knows it. I'm sure it's a swell album but, c'mon, you're not kidding anyone here. Nothing in your playlist, including Amapola, would be considered a cinema standard under any circumstance by anyone with any brain matter.
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