|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
When listening to--and grooving to--Grusin's jazzy, funky masterwork cue, I feel as though I'm wearing a turtleneck sweater, maroon-leather jacket, tan slacks--slightly flared, of course--while having a drink in the darkest lounge in Tokyo. Who today could look as good in those duds as Mitch, James Coburn, or Steve McQueen? Samuel L. Jackson most likely. I'm not sure about anyone else. Fantastic movie with a score to match. I'm very happy that I bought this CD a couple of years ago.
|
|
|
|
|
'Shine On' is, as Jim Phelps pointed out a long time ago, a funky Grusin masterwork. Like Lalo Schifrin, he can conjure up appealing source music cues that aren't merely background musak; there's some serious jazzin and soloin' going on. Grusin's Assignment Vienna score has several of these type of cues - the only reason I bought the TV Omnibus set really. As for The Yakuza, I like the fact that it's an atypical score - lots of calming music, flutes and tinkling percussion. A very atmospheric late-night listen.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
There is something so sublimly appealing about listening to this score in the purposeful solitude of one's home on a rainy Saturday afternoon... Boy, I hit it right on this one.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
I came across this list someone compiled of 1970s-era films of "disillusionment": http://mubi.com/lists/disillusionment-in-sun-drenched-1970s-american-new-wave-cinema I was trying to think what other movies could be added to this. Any suggestions? I just suggested "The Nickel Ride" to the writer of this list. That film has all the disillusioning/gritty elements in spades! Just finished listening again to Grusin's "Yakuza" score. Not in a dark lounge in Tokyo, alas, but it still conjures up its evocative mood even on a summer day in Seattle.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Anyone know where the source cues "Shine On" and "Bluesy Combo" appear in relation to the rest of the score? I wouldn't mind giving The Yakuza another watch in the near future to found out myself, but just wondering if anyone knows offhand for making a chronological playlist.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|