Film Score Day (April. 3rd)

[tomsmoviemadness 3,618]

Did anyone know this?!?!

 

"On April 3rd, Film Score Day recognizes the musical masterpieces called "Film Scores" and, more specifically, the very talented composers who create them."

 

So to that end... HAPPY FILM SCORE DAY!

Let's celebrate this beautiful artform and the composers who make it!!!

[GerateWohl 5,159]

Source?

[tomsmoviemadness 3,618]

Multiple

 

 

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[Thor 8,504]

I remember vaguely hearing about this "day" awhile back, but made no fuss over it. Every day is a film score day in my household.

[Tallguy 4,568]

1 hour ago, Thor said:

I remember vaguely hearing about this "day" awhile back, but made no fuss over it. Every day is a film score day in my household.

 

That's like having "bread day".

[tomsmoviemadness 3,618]

1 hour ago, Thor said:

I remember vaguely hearing about this "day" awhile back, but made no fuss over it. Every day is a film score day in my household.

Oh definitely! Same here

[GerateWohl 5,159]

It seems to be just a national thing in the U.S.

 

Nice idea anyway.

[tomsmoviemadness 3,618]

Yeah I saw that as well, but I thought heck, we'll make it a global thing. Even though I know on here it's Film Score Day everyday for almost everyone

[Thor 8,504]

47 minutes ago, GerateWohl said:

It seems to be just a national thing in the U.S.

 

....and hailing from the premiere of Rozsa's THE JUNGLE BOOK in 1942, of all things (according to what I read online). I mean, it's a fine score, but what a peculiar PR strategy to launch this "day" in correlation with that.

[GerateWohl 5,159]

31 minutes ago, Thor said:

 

....and hailing from the premiere of Rozsa's THE JUNGLE BOOK in 1942, of all things (according to what I read online). I mean, it's a fine score, but what a peculiar PR strategy to launch this "day" in correlation with that.

I read that article, too. I understood, that this was the first published non-musical film score album.

[bollemanneke 3,622]

I'll be metadata-editing JW albums in honour of the occasion.

[Mr. Hooper 3,550]

1 hour ago, Tallguy said:

 

That's like having "bread day".

Or "Oxygen Day."

 

Let's celebrate breathing, everyone! 

[Tom Guernsey 2,735]

1 hour ago, Mr. Hooper said:

Or "Oxygen Day."

 

Let's celebrate breathing, everyone! 

It's just a ruse by Big Oxygen to make you breathe. I won't have it.

[Edmilson 9,124]

Honestly, if it was up to me I'd chose March 5th as the Film Score Day.

 

It was on this day, in 1977, that the first recording sessions for Star Wars took place (at least according to Wikipedia).

[Mr. Hooper 3,550]

13 minutes ago, Tom Guernsey said:

It's just a ruse by Big Oxygen to make you breathe. I won't have it.

You can say that until you're blue in the face, but you'll give in!

[Bellosh 3,941]

 wake me up when it's National Film Song Day

[Tom Guernsey 2,735]

4 minutes ago, Bellosh said:

 wake me up when it's National Film Song Day

It's the day after TV theme song day.

[Thor 8,504]

2 hours ago, GerateWohl said:

I read that article, too. I understood, that this was the first published non-musical film score album.

 

I thought that was Arthur Bliss' THINGS TO COME (1936).

[Jurassic Shark 13,360]

9 minutes ago, Thor said:

 

I thought that was Arthur Bliss' THINGS TO COME (1936).

 

The Jungle Book was probably the first US American. 

[Andy 5,215]

All joking aside, I think it’s a nice idea to bring more public awareness to the art. 
 

Of course for us, every day is Film Score Day.  But maybe you can celebrate by buying a CD or vinyl or download for a friend, or coworker, or their child who maybe might get something out of it. 

[Jurassic Shark 13,360]

2 minutes ago, Andy said:

Of course for us, every day is Film Score Day.

 

Let's make a non-film-score-day.

[Tallguy 4,568]

45 minutes ago, Mr. Hooper said:

You can say that until you're blue in the face, but you'll give in!

 

Well done!

3 minutes ago, Andy said:

All joking aside, I think it’s a nice idea to bring more public awareness to the art. 
 

Of course for us, every day is Film Score Day.  But maybe you can celebrate by buying a CD or vinyl or download for a friend, or coworker, or their child who maybe might get something out of it. 

 

There are children in Africa who have never even heard of Bernard Herrmann!

[Naïve Old Fart 10,525]

7 hours ago, GerateWohl said:

Source?

 

The anonymous kind, chief 

[Tom Guernsey 2,735]

27 minutes ago, Tallguy said:

 

There are children in Africa who have never even heard of Bernard Herrmann!

I've alerted Bono. He's literally on the edge.

[Mr. Hooper 3,550]

1 hour ago, Andy said:

All joking aside, I think it’s a nice idea to bring more public awareness to the art.

Yes, but how many non-film music enthusiasts are actually aware this day exists, I wonder... Heck, I only just heard of it through this thread.

 

1 hour ago, Jurassic Shark said:

 

Let's make a non-film-score-day.

 

Didn't @Tallguy try that for seven days straight?

 

It almost killed him.

 

1 hour ago, Tallguy said:

There are children in Africa who have never even heard of Bernard Herrmann!

This must be stopped! Divert all shipments from specialty labels of Herrmann titles to Africa! Bono can pilot the plane!

[Tallguy 4,568]

55 minutes ago, Mr. Hooper said:

Didn't @Tallguy try that for seven days straight?

 

It almost killed him.

 

It wasn't a NO film scores. It was only three film scores.

 

(Seriously, I've been listening to almost exclusively LP programs ever since. It's weird.)

[Andy 5,215]

1 hour ago, Mr. Hooper said:

Yes, but how many non-film music enthusiasts are actually aware this day exists, I wonder... Heck, I only just heard of it through this thread.

 

National Film Music Day is what we make it to be.   4/20 and May the 4th had to start somewhere.  It’s up to us nerds to take this thing to the next level. 
 

Fortunately, I have some ideas on how to kick start this holiday, and give it widespread commercial appeal:
 

• Try a composer who is new to you. 
   
• Give an old OST you don’t need anymore to someone you think might play it. 
   
• Start a composer thread for a composer you think we should pay more attention to. 
   
• Donate to one of the film music recording Kickstarters.
   
• Do a random act of Film Score kindness. Buy Andy a CD of his choice. Think how good you’ll feel. 
   
• Invent a cocktail that embodies your favorite composer or score. 
   
• Drive through a bad part of town blasting “Cutthroat Island” with your windows down. 
   
• Change your instant media profile pic to Giorgio Moroder. See if anyone guesses.
   
• Play some Barry or Delerue during sexy time with that special someone. 

 

And finally, for the children, invent a mythical “Father Film Score”, “Santa Soundtrack”, “Papa Bande Originale” character. Dress in a turtleneck, beard, glasses, and white ponytail. Carry a conductor’s baton and a sack filled with 1-cent Titanic OST’s you’ve been hoarding.  Visit your local village, community center, or public market to the squeals of delight from the little ones. 
 

 

[Jurassic Shark 13,360]

9 minutes ago, Andy said:

Give an old OST you don’t need anymore to Thor.

 

Fixed!

 

12 minutes ago, Andy said:

Carry a conductor’s baton and a sack filled with 1-cent Titanic OST’s you’ve been hoarding.

 

Or Jay's gazillion FIDDLER copies. 

[Edmilson 9,124]

5 minutes ago, Jurassic Shark said:

15 minutes ago, Andy said:

Give an old expanded edition you don’t need anymore to Thor.

 

Fixed!

 

More fixed!

[Jurassic Shark 13,360]

That's just mean.

[GerateWohl 5,159]

2 hours ago, Mr. Hooper said:

Yes, but how many non-film music enthusiasts are actually aware this day exists, I wonder... Heck, I only just heard of it through this thread.

But institutions like orchestras, concert halls or any kind of music ensembles could pay tribute by just playing film music on that day.

[Tallguy 4,568]

1 hour ago, Andy said:

May the 4th had to start somewhere.

 

It's a nice little prelude to Star Wars Day, which is three weeks later!

 

1 hour ago, Andy said:

Start a composer thread for a composer you think we should pay more attention to.

 

Let's see... Jerry, Jerry, Jerry... Oh! We seem to have a few!

[Edmilson 9,124]

May the 4th will never be Star Wars day to me, no matter what the social media or JWFan tells me. Rather, it'll be Avengers: Endgame day, because it was exactly on that day in 2019 that I watched it in theaters with my friends, a truly memorable experience (40% because of the movie and 60% because of the company).

 

Since then, every May the 4th I try to see at least a few moments (I don't have time these days to re-watch a 3 hour movie, lol).

[Andy 5,215]

May 25th is ALIEN Day. 

[Tallguy 4,568]

30 minutes ago, Andy said:

May 25th is ALIEN Day. 

 

Alien got there 2 years later. And: https://avp.fandom.com/wiki/Alien_Day

 

It's also towel day for some reason.

 

But: https://la.curbed.com/2007/5/9/10593776/city-council-ma

[Andy 5,215]

4/26 for ALIEN is no more clever than 5/4 for Star Wars. 

[Tallguy 4,568]

5 minutes ago, Andy said:

4/26 for ALIEN is no more clever than 5/4 for Star Wars. 

 

Damn fool, I KNEW you were gonna say that.

 

But I'm far more in favor of celebrating May 25th, 1977. But you might have guessed that.

[Edmilson 9,124]

38 minutes ago, Tallguy said:

It's also towel day for some reason.

 

I think it's due to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, where the towel is an important item.

 

So the people marketers were like:

 

"We need a date to make nerds spend even more money in nerd stuff than they already do. What should we do?"

 

"I have an idea: nerds like that Hitchhiker book, where there's a towel thing, right? Also, they like Star Wars! So let's make nerd day on May 25th (Star Wars's anniversary) and call it towel day in reference to Hitchhiker! We're so clever!"

[Doo_liss 6,635]

1 hour ago, Andy said:

 no more clever than 5/4 for Star Wars. 

1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 5 and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 5 and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 5 and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 5 and

[Tallguy 4,568]

1 hour ago, Edmilson said:

I think it's due to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, where the towel is an important item.

 

I know Hitchhiker's. I just don't know why they picked 5/25.

 

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...a towel has immense psychological value. For some reason, if a strag (strag: non-hitch hiker) discovers that a hitch hiker has his towel with him, he will automatically assume that he is also in possession of a toothbrush, face flannel, soap, tin of biscuits, flask, compass, map, ball of string, gnat spray, wet weather gear, space suit etc., etc. Furthermore, the strag will then happily lend the hitch hiker any of these or a dozen other items that the hitch hiker might accidentally have "lost". What the strag will think is that any man who can hitch the length and breadth of the galaxy, rough it, slum it, struggle against terrible odds, win through, and still knows where his towel is is clearly a man to be reckoned with.