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I remember coming out of "Anastasia" haunted by his Main Title theme. I was 10. I hummed it all summer long.
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I remember coming out of "Anastasia" haunted by his Main Title theme. I was 10. I hummed it all summer long.
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I remember coming out of "Anastasia" haunted by his Main Title theme. I was 10. I hummed it all summer long.
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I remember coming out of "Anastasia" haunted by his Main Title theme. I was 10. I hummed it all summer long.
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moviejoemovies!!!! It's so good to see you posting!!!
But I didn't quite catch your last comment. Could you repeat it? Please?
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How did I miss your wonderful thread until tonight (when I went looking for something else)? Thanks, Ray! And everybody else!
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Apr 14, 2016 - 9:24 PM
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Howard L
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You make a good case.
Correction, Ron, WE make a good case. The following is from a post "The Underappreciated Side of Alfred Newman" dated June 12, 1998:
Think of Alfred Newman and usually The Robe, Wuthering Heights and other big splashy productions hit the Messageboard. I just wanted to call attention to a few more obscure aspects of his brilliant profile.
There isn't a whole lot of music in The Snake Pit but what's there...Starting with the opening credits. The music is ominous, beautiful, dangerous, dignified. It sets you up perfectly for the harrowing tale yet to unfold. I notice Newman's music in the opening credits for so many of his works possess this magical quality of preparing you for the film to come. He was a great moodsetter. How many movies today still begin with good, solid music? Too often there's silence underneath the credits and I feel that's a shame.
Secondly, Newman did a great job arranging/adapting and adding to F. Loewe's score to Camelot. His efforts here reminded me of other Academy Award winners like Stothart (The Wizard Of Oz) and J. Williams (Fiddler) whose expertise really drew out the sentiments captured in the original songs. If you haven't heard the Camelot soundtrack (and you don't really want to hear Richard Harris and Vanessa Redgrave "singing") may I point out the cue entitled "Love Montage." It is an extension to "If Ever I Would Leave You" and is as beautiful as anything else in the Newman repertoire, whether it be as composer, arranger, adapter or conductor.
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