airmanjerm 78 Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 Sad to hear about legendary composer John Morris. NY Times Story here. Ricard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fancyarcher 350 Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 Sad news. Big fan of Morris' work for Mel Brooks, and Elephant Man, among other things. Think I might listen to Blazing Saddles and Spaceballs again later. Morris's "pastiche" skills were great (they'd have to be, just for those Brooks films alone), and his work is really underappreciated in general. RIP!!! Ricard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,715 Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 RIP Mr. Morris. I particularly loved his Transylvanian Lullaby from Young Frankenstein. Ricard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,076 Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 2 hours ago, Incanus said: RIP Mr. Morris. I particularly loved his Transylvanian Lullaby from Young Frankenstein. Yeah, that's great. I especially like this version: And of course the same album has a great take on JW's Devil's Dance: Incanus and Ricard 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,528 Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 RIP, Mr. Morris. I'll listen to THE ELEPHANT MAN, later. It's strange to think that there are now only two "old guard" composers left... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romão 2,274 Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 I count three, at least, with Scott, Williams and Morricone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,528 Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 Oops. Sorry, Romão; I forgot John Scott. Still, three... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieter Boelen 740 Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 1 hour ago, Richard said: John Scott Does he still compose? I occasionally hear some of his music for Shogun Mayeda (I think) come by in shuffle and I'm always surprised by how good that sounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TownerFan 4,983 Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 4 hours ago, Richard said: Oops. Sorry, Romão; I forgot John Scott. Still, three... Lalo Schifrin too is still with us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,528 Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 Oops. Four. Still... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,504 Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 THE ELEPHANT MAN is my favourite score by him. Sad news indeed, but good innings. Another great one of that generation lost. We have a few left, though -- Williams, Morricone, Quincy Jones, Lalo Schifrin, Michel Legrand, John Scott, Laurence Rosenthal, Stu Philipps, David Shire. I'm sure I'm forgetting a few. Yavar Moradi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 1 hour ago, Thor said: THE ELEPHANT MAN is my favourite score by him. It's the only one I have in my private collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,528 Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 1 hour ago, Thor said: THE ELEPHANT MAN is my favourite score by him. Sad news indeed, but good innings. Another great one of that generation lost. We have a few left, though -- Williams, Morricone, Quincy Jones, Lalo Schifrin, Michel Legrand, John Scott, Laurence Rosenthal, Stu Philipps, David Shire. I'm sure I'm forgetting a few. 9!!!! Alright, already! Geez. Thor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,364 Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 Aw, I just listened to SPACEBALLS not too long ago. Great fun, that one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,193 Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 airmanjerm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 First score of his that stood out to me was for Clue. Haunted Honeymoon is also a favorite. Thank you to MV and La-La Land for releasing so much of his work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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