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Jun 25, 2020 - 12:05 AM
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Dana Wilcox
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Against all odds, I loved this film and the score as well, sparse as it was, and durn it, I even kind of liked those dumb songs. Yes, it's another one of those goofy teen comedies, but it has a great heart, plus you have to love Bill Murray. Elmer Bernstein wrote a lovely little score for this, of which my favorite track (dialogue and all) is "Rudy and Tripper." I'm a guy who basically avoids comedy scores like the plague, but this one is an exception. I would instantly purchase a CD release (hopefully expanded in the ways suggested by others here) or even just the LP content if that is all there is to be had.
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Jun 25, 2020 - 12:58 PM
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DS
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The film was a massive hit in 1979, grossing around 40 times its budget, but it seems mostly forgotten today - the lack of a blu-ray or a CD release of the LP program seems to signify this. I mostly remember the Bill Murray and Chris Makepeace friendship scenes & the way Bernstein scored those scenes, which gave the film a certain gravitas that separated it from other summer camp comedies (remember when comedies would have beautiful music? I feel that was a pretty consistent thing from the '30s until the mid '90s, then filmmakers inexplicably decided it was no longer a thing). By the way, unless I'm mistaken, I suddenly remembered reading that the film was re-edited in part to focus more on Murray and Makepeace, and if that's true then I'm not sure how much more Elmer Bernstein scoring there would be in a longer cut, seeing as that's the element of the film Bernstein seemed to focus on.
Any theories as to what the hurdles might be to get this released beyond the song artists holding up a release of the LP program? Is it possible that there is a contractual obligation to include the songs on ANY release of music from "Meatballs," making a score-only release impossible?
I would love to know more about Elmer Bernstein's experience on this film, as "Meatballs" is a project I don't believe he spoke about much (if at all) in interviews. I know Peter Bernstein orchestrated this score, so if somebody were to write liner notes for a potential release he would be a great person to talk to.
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Jun 27, 2020 - 8:36 AM
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leagolfer
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Against all odds, I loved this film and the score as well, sparse as it was, and durn it, I even kind of liked those dumb songs. Yes, it's another one of those goofy teen comedies, but it has a great heart, plus you have to love Bill Murray. Elmer Bernstein wrote a lovely little score for this, of which my favorite track (dialogue and all) is "Rudy and Tripper." I'm a guy who basically avoids comedy scores like the plague, but this one is an exception. I would instantly purchase a CD release (hopefully expanded in the ways suggested by others here) or even just the LP content if that is all there is to be had.
The latter can't be true Dana, can it, Bernstein & Goldsmith have both been on record stating that comedy scores take the finer requirements or the final adjustments of character traits, Elmer further said that Ghostbusters was his toughest picture overall for its themed sketches & matching of particular scenes was challenging, its also one that Elmer holds dearest too his heart while tackling it till he retired. Elmer & Jerry worked a few comedies thos scores that I know are pretty good listening i'm also not a fan of comedy - but I am liking more unknown stuff like "Meat Balls."
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