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After much dithering, I just got around to ordering the Mancini the other day. I love Mancini in that mode.
I also caught up again with the film last night, for the first time in over thirty years. It kind of drags a bit in the middle, but the first part in space is terrific, as is the last part with London getting blown up amidst zombie mayhem. Very reminiscent throughout of Quatermass (especially "...and the Pit"). A real hoot, loads of fun. I'm sure at least some of its laughs were intentional.
I seem to recall Henry Mancini on a British chat show (possibly Parkinson) before the film's release, and Parky (if it were he) said something along the lines of, "I hear that your new score is for a horror film. Could you play something from it here on the piano?", and Hank just slammed his two elbows down on the keyboard. Always the showman!
I remember that but I think it was Wogan.
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Nov 28, 2023 - 2:42 AM
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Amer Zahid
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After much dithering, I just got around to ordering the Mancini the other day. I love Mancini in that mode.
I also caught up again with the film last night, for the first time in over thirty years. It kind of drags a bit in the middle, but the first part in space is terrific, as is the last part with London getting blown up amidst zombie mayhem. Very reminiscent throughout of Quatermass (especially "...and the Pit"). A real hoot, loads of fun. I'm sure at least some of its laughs were intentional.
I seem to recall Henry Mancini on a British chat show (possibly Parkinson) before the film's release, and Parky (if it were he) said something along the lines of, "I hear that your new score is for a horror film. Could you play something from it here on the piano?", and Hank just slammed his two elbows down on the keyboard. Always the showman!
I remember that but I think it was Wogan.
I think it was our FSM member MORRICONE who ran into him in a hotel elvator and immediatley told how great this score was. To which Hank replied " You Know, I CAN do these type of scores. They just dont give them to me"
I suppose he was so typecast for the other romantic and comedy scores that he didnt get that chance and sort of give up. And ofcourse he could defintely handle this stuff!!!
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Very reminiscent throughout of Quatermass (especially "...and the Pit").
I found the entire film to be reminiscent of Hammer films in general, and I mean that in the most complementary way.
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