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Apr 22, 2016 - 8:44 AM
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McD
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As everyone knows, rock legend Prince tragically died yesterday. What might be news is that as well as bagging a Best Song Score Oscar for Purple Rain, he was also a big orchestral film music fan. At his very last show just a week ago, he came on stage to John Williams' Sayuri's Theme from Memoirs of a Geisha. Prince composed some similar music performed by Vanessa Mae, and fans just assumed it was his own piece.
In my profile, I mention four composers I'm fond of. Williams, Yared, Convertino and Safan. Rolling Stone have just published excerpts from a 2014 unpublished interview. Turns out he likes more than just our beloved JW. When asked about music he listens to, he only mentions four people. Convertino and Yared were two of them! He states his love for The Cocteau Twins, and the scores for The Notebook, The Lover and Children of a Lesser God.
Just when I thought I couldn't love him any more. RIP.
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/princes-lost-rolling-stone-interview-i-dont-think-about-gone-20160422?page=2
So what do you listen to?
"What I like is stuff that I can't do. That I would never do. Like the Cocteau Twins, I would never do that. And soundtracks, orchestral stuff. I loved the soundtrack to The Notebook, and Children of a Lesser God, and The Lover was a nice one. It becomes this ambient music that doesn't get in the way of speech, you know, 'cause rhythm does that and also voice."
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Apr 22, 2016 - 11:25 AM
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CCW1970
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And not for nothing, but at a concert he played at last week (which was notably short for him, something like 90 minutes), he was alone on stage with a piano... played all his signature tunes... and in between a song started banging out Vince Guaraldi's Theme from Peanuts.
Composer David Arnold was a huge fan of Prince, and shared the memory of seeing The Ramones play at a club owned by Prince - only for the owner to walk out on stage after the headliners were done at 1 am and play for two hours.
I was never big into Prince as a rule - I like a couple of his songs - but the man's talent was extraordinary. He was probably the best guitarist alive (so says Eric Clapton) which he proved in the oft-posted cover of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" from the George Harrison tribute concert some years ago.
Yep. A few years ago, I was introduced to that amazing performance by a couple of my audio engineers here at at work. These guys have recorded some of the top musicians in the industry, and they were all blown away by Prince's solo during that Harrison tribute. He was an incredible musician, no doubt about it.
Also, as someone who came of age in the 80s, his music was obviously a big part of my teenage years. Such a loss.
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Very cool to know, McD -- thanks for sharing!
Yavar
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Sounds like a La La Land type title.
Although the red tape would be horrendous, I imagine, as the Prince family members scrap over the millions on offer after his death.
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