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What?! "Take on Me"? Ah yes.
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Marian Schedenig reacted to a post in a topic: Film Music Fans in Austria rejoice!
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Yes, that's right. I remember it being a news item at the time. Don't know if the Japanese club is still around.
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What Is The Last Score You Listened To? (older scores)
Thor replied to Ollie's topic in General Discussion
He, he. I dared to bring it up in my interview with him in 2013. From 30:20 here: https://celluloidtunes.no/celluloid-tunes-08-james-horner-in-vienna-2nd-international-edition/ -
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Thanks for taking a look and elaborating, Marian! I first heard of him while assembling my list of oldest living film composers over on FSM a few years ago. Then I researched him, and found - as you say - that he was the composer of many sex comedies and the like, a genre that has always spawned great, loungey scores. After that, I got the really enjoyable compilation in the "Deutsche Filmkomponisten" series (he's Austrian, but I suppose many of the productions were German). As there aren't THAT many internationally famous Austrian film composers beyond Korngold (Gold? Wander & Kloser? Haslinger?), and given his advanced age, I thought perhaps he was a famous entity in Austria. Like most people, at least culturally aware ones, know who 91-year-old Per Nørgård is in Denmark.
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Whoa, that's pretty weird. I thought he was an icon in your country.
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Yeah, although the "necro-posting" (or whatever it's called....I'm hesitant to call it necro-bumping) was unintentional in this case, I love it when these things happen. "16 years later"....great stuff. Where were you when I posted my first post here on May 24, 2002?
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This has nothing to do with Hollywood in Vienna (now more or less defunct, until otherwise noted), but I was curious how Austria views Gerhard Heinz? Marian? A legendary composer, 96 years old, who's done a lot of film scores.
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Good stuff, all of those. On to DEATH AND THE MAIDEN and THE PORTRAIT OF A LADY next? -
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Same here. I find the score so-so to begin with, but it has a few great highlighs, especially the more mystical or lyrical parts. So my 63-minute playlist will do. Will probably do the same with season 2, when that soundtrack drops. But I can easily understand why this box is sought-after for LOTR fans.
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Composer Threads James Newton Howard thread
Thor replied to nightscape94's topic in General Discussion
A JNH concert sounds great, but clicking at the link, only post-millennium scores are mentioned in the blurb, which I (for the most part) find underwhelming. If this had focussed on the 80s and 90s stuff, I'd be totally envious of anyone able to attend. -
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Yavar just linked to this Bach set over on FSM. Do any of you madcap classical buffs own it? https://classical.centerstagestore.com/products/bach-333-j-s-bach-the-new-complete-edition
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I know some Greeks that would take issue with that, at least the 'nationality' bit.
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Since Hercules is a fictional character, and not a historic person, I suppose anything goes - especially in this day and age. Weird, yes, but not as weird as making Isaac Newton black(?) in the most recent DR. WHO.
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Looks like a great box, if you ask me. Even beyond "entry level". Most of his other compilations are director-centered anyway. -
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Here are some of my favs, for starters: Allons z'enfants Deux hommes dans la ville Dis-moi oui Fort Saganne Harem Hellé J'ai épousé une ombre La fille d'Artagnan La princesse de Montpensier Le Bossu L'Ours Mangeclous Sister Mary Explains It All Tess you're already familiar. I also dig his Le Cinema de Georges Lautner compilation. I think many of these are available on streaming platforms. Good luck -- he's a composer well worth exploring. Not all are equally great, and he repeats himself a few times, Horner-style, but nothing that will ruin the journey.