Reminds me of the time when Marvin Hamlisch was the guest of John Williams and the Boston Pops. Mr. Hamlisch mentioned that for 1982 he was nominated for best score for Sophie's Choice but said he didn't win with a sly grin in Mr. Williams' direction. Also stated that he thought the Academy of Arts and Sciences sat people and placed the winners with easy access to the aisle. Mr. Hamlisch went to his seat stated excuse me, excuse me as he moved in and joked he was in the middle of a row. Where was John Williams seated?His funny response was John was seated in the aisle.
Good to see good friends and good musicians having fun without the rancor of competitors.
In accepting the best song award for "The Way We Were," Hamlisch thanks his agent and his manager; thanks Sam Spiegel, who gave him his first film scoring job on THE SWIMMER (1968); and thanks Marty Erlichman, who was and apparently still is Barbra Streisand's manager, for his belief in the song.
