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Jul 25, 2017 - 11:31 AM
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Hurdy Gurdy
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I've had this CD for quite some years now, but never really given it a thorough play through or analysis. At the time, it was a pleasant enough Elmer B effort that summed up the beauty and genius of his music, but didn't really leap out at me like other, more treasured scores by him did. I think I must have read something here recently, which made me dig out the CD for a re-appraisal. I'm just finishing my 3rd straight play through. Maybe it's just the mood I'm in, but when you're in synch with Elmer's music, it's a wonderful feeling, ain't it. I've seen people here (and the man himself) refer and liken this to his classic Mockingbird score and often thought 'pppfffttt, as if'. Yet, there is a delicacy to certain parts that recall that masterpiece (although I just think it's his incredible musical gift/voice in general). The CD is a bit odd. I've never really studied it before, but his name is absent from almost everywhere. Just a little credit inside the booklet. It's on the old Virgin Movie Music label. I think it was a mega rare CD for a period of time, but looks easily accessible now. What do you all think?
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The CD is a bit odd. I've never really studied it before, but his name is absent from almost everywhere. Just a little credit inside the booklet. It's on the old Virgin Movie Music label. I think it was a mega rare CD for a period of time, but looks easily accessible now. What do you all think? It's a wonderful score, and I for one think that the main theme indeed has the same flair as does his classic theme for To Kill A Mockingbird. Both are nostalgic and suggest reminiscnence of a hot summer now long gone. :-) I always thought it strange that Elmer Bernstein's name was so absent from the CD, which is why I didn't even buy it when it originally came out. Many years later, I traded it for something else, I'm pretty sure it was with somebody from this very message board.
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I first heard this score in the wonderful movie itself, where it is (of course) extremely effective. I find the score on its own to be very sweet, but the sort of thing you really have to be in the mood for. I too have long wondered why Bernstein's name didn't appear on the cover. It could have been an Octopussy-like oversight.
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