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Mar 12, 2025 - 1:02 AM
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Thor
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Happy 100th to one of my favourite film composers (right outside my top 10 he is, among the runner-ups), even though my collection is probably very meager compared to many of you. I count 21 items at the present time, but among them some true gems -- like the Universal France 6CD box from years ago. Alas, the glue of the trays inside came loose the moment I received it, but I can live with that.
As I'm currently going through my entire collection (some 3000 albums) in alphabetical order, I recently went through all of my Delerues in sequence. That was a perhaps a bit too much, because as much as I love his bittersweet stylings, there are only so many you can listen to in a row before it gets kinda "samey". But when you're in the mood for a Delerue or two, very few things can beat that feeling. If I'm in a funk, for example, I get picked up by his warm, bucolic compositions. (I don't like his suspense music very much, so I tend to steer clear of most of that).
Also not too long ago, probably around the time I was at "Delerue" in the walkthrough, I finally watched the humourous documentary on the composer, DON'T SHOOT THE COMPOSER (1966) by Ken Russell. Fun stuff! I know there are a couple of more serious documentaries too, that I should probably check out one of these days.
What's my favourite score of his? Hmmm, hard to say. It's a toss-up between AGNES OF GOD and BLACK ROBE. If someone put a gun to my head, maybe BLACK ROBE.
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Happy 100th to one of my top 10 favorite film composers of all time.
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KUAT-FM in Tucson playing lots of Delerue today (3/12]
Love at 20
Waltz for Francois T
Jules and Jim
Shoot the Piano Player
Soft Skin
plus other pieces by this great composer
He was also featured in Truffaut's Vivement Dimanche (his last film)
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Love his work! Here's to more of it being released/expanded!
Yavar
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