Learning the Ropes

[tpigeon 3]

I haven't done one of these fluffy polls in a long time. So I figured I'd emulate Roald.... Which cue entitled Learning the Ropes do you prefer, and why? Replying with your choice is not enough. Elaborate.

Ted

[Sandor 797]

So I figured I'd emulate Roald....

I voted for CMIYC, because it has a more inventive character and I feel the score is a bit underrated (although praised by Leonard Maltin among others).

[Luke Skywalker 1,796]

Im' lazy but since the topic is here.

What are the ropes (in this case)?

Luke, learning [a new meaning of] the ropes.

[Morlock 11]

Definately the second one. I never listen to The Cowboys album, only to the suite, making any specific track irrelevant in my eyes. And unlike most of Roald's likewise polls, the second track is actually a major set-piece of the score, and it's a wonderful set-piece for a wonderful score.

[Sandor 797]

And unlike most of Roald's likewise polls

You must mistake me for someone else now. I hardly ever created any polls! Check the board history records.

[Ray Barnsbury 8]

The track from The Cowboys, like the entire score, has such unbridled, infectious enthusiasm. But the track from CMIYC, like Morlock said, is a set piece of the score and functions and builds in a really interesting and satisfying way. I've always thought of it as a highlight of the score, whereas the first is really just another incidental (albeit terrific) track, indistinguishable from the rest of the score. So I choose the latter.

Ray Barnsbury

[Ollie 1,059]

The Cowboys.

[Romão 2,274]

Catch me if you can.

[Luke Skywalker 1,796]

OK OK i'll move my butt. :roll:

Luke, who has learned [the meaning of] the ropes now.

[Red 75]

Both.

[Elmo Lewis 6]

Catch Me If You Can. Always Catch Me If You Can.

[Hitch 57]

Les Cowboys, naturellement.

[nicholas 1]

This poll has made me wonder: who chooses the titles for tracks on a soundtrack album? Do you think the maestro himself has any say?

[Hitch 57]

Probably not. Although he has been known to churn out better music than he is at track titles.

[David Vincent 8]

This poll has made me wonder: who chooses the titles for tracks on a soundtrack album? Do you think the maestro himself has any say?

If you are lucky enough to have a look at the original sheets of a soundtrack, you will see usuallt the title is not the same.