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I do like THE DEVIL AT 4 O'CLOCK. If I hadn't gotten that one for review, I probably wouldn't know Duning's work at all, which I imagine is unfortunately true for many.
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Thanks Ford - good article by Jon Burlingame.
We have four CDs with Duning scores in the FSM catalog:
THE DEVIL AT 4 O'CLOCK
TOYS IN THE ATTIC
BELL, BOOK AND CANDLE/1001 ARABIAN NIGHTS
ANY WEDNESDAY
I'm a fan.
Listen to this and tell me if it could come from a Star Trek episode for the Enterprise out of control...
http://www.filmscoremonthly.com/store/MP3/0809/06_BIG_QUAKE_AND_TREK.MP3
And if I told you this was early Goldsmith, would you fall for it?
http://www.filmscoremonthly.com/store/MP3/0809/02_THEME_FOR_CAMILE.MP3
Incidentally, Duning's regular orchestrator was Arthur Morton, who later worked for Jerry. This is not to imply that Morton was writing anything for either composer, but you never know how colleagues can influence each other as far as technique. Both Duning and Goldsmith are notable for the economy of their writing and a certain faithfulness and simplicity to the on-screen storytelling that speaks well of what film composers ought to do.
LK
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PICNIC and 3:10 TO YUMA are fine scores. I am still waiting for a burned CDR of the old BIG VALLEY lp from a friend.
BELL, BOOK AND CANDLE is a comedic music delight.
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I have never heard a Duning score that I didn't love. One of my happiest moments was when I watched the original airing of one of The Partridge Family episodes I acted in, and this beautiful score was playing under one of my big scenes - and then the credits came on and it was Duning.
If people here have not bought the FSM Duning discs it is, for me, incomprehensible, since he was one of the greats and his scores make for delightful listens. So, take a chance, you holdouts - I can't imagine you'd be disappointed.
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Duning is, indeed, a vastly under-rated composer. I've always loved his main title for TWO RODE TOGETHER.
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Duning was both a superb composer as well as a very nice gentleman. When we recorded some of his music he went out of his way to help us in any way he could, and even when we weren't working on his music he and his wife Lois were always very friendly. I made him CD copies of his "Manhattan Sounds," a song cycle that he was very proud of and wanted to give to many of his friends. He always let me know how appreciative he was of that.
Duning wrote scores for so many Columbia films that have barely been seen over the years, and it's a pity that more of his music hasn't been released. When we were researching his music at USC we were pleased to see that so many of his written scores were preserved at USC, but it was also sad knowing that because he didn't have "big name recognition," it was unlikely that most of this music would ever be recorded and released.
One of my favorite Duning scores is from the superb TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH, a 1948 movie about drug smuggling that is sort of a precursor to the James Bond adventures in how it takes you all around the world trying to get the bad guys. Besides all the original scores Duning wrote for Columbia, his music became a very prominent part of the studio's music library, and you can hear endless Duning cues in so many of their films that used tracked music, such as PIRATES OF TRIPOLI, WOMEN'S PRISON, and many of the Columbia film series, such as JUNGLE JIM. While a lot of his album/CD releases focused on his lighter, comedic scores, this was just one small part of his output, as most of the films he scored during his Columbia tenure were serious dramas. I think that if he had worked at a larger studio, with a better reputation for music, he'd be much more highly regarded today, because he was an extremely gifted and versatile composer in so many areas -- not just film music.
An "under the cover of darkness" album slipped out decades ago, containing original tracks from NO SAD SONGS FOR ME, LAST ANGRY MAN, FULL OF LIFE, and COUNT 3 AND PRAY. I have no idea what the source of the music was, but perhaps at some time somebody will rediscover these and other Duning music tracks and give them a proper CD release so that more of his brilliant output can be heard.
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