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54 minutes ago, Gershwin fan said:
The Twin Peaks intro is pretty good. My favorite part of the soundtrack along with the "pink room" in FWWM.
I really think the "Twin Peaks" album should have had one of those flasher button type covers with the Man from Another Place dancing in front of the red velvet curtains, like the ones they used for political buttons or dual photos of Elvis from Vari-Vue. I have that Devo: Anthology album which has that kind of flashing picture cover and it is so cool.
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50 minutes ago, TheCid said:
My favorite John Barry is Body Heat. Have a CD of the music from it, but not the actual soundtrack.
FYI, Midnight Cowboy was the first X rated movie shown in military theaters. First showing was at Ft. Bragg NC in 1970, which is where I saw it. Barely warrants a PG-13 now.
Haven't been able to find a good CD with Riddle's Route 66 on it. Don't do downloads from the internet.
One thing about movie and TV show music is that the CD's don't stay on the market very long. Driving Miss Daisy is one I really would like. Again, I don't do downloads from internet.
I own the vinyl album "The Best of Nelson Riddle" with "Route 66" on it, The Cid that I'll sell it to you for a nominal fee if you find a turntable. T'is true about many albums being only available for a limited time and that was true even in the vinyl days.
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1 hour ago, Princess of Tap said:
As a kid my first soundtrack was "The Man with the Golden Arm" by Elmer Bernstein. It had fantastic Jazz musicians working on there like Shelly Manne, who, of course, was just responsible for Frankie Machine's drums.
All through my youth I would pick up Henry Mancini-- any and all Henry Mancini. The first would be "Peter Gunn" with that other great great jazz musician, Pete Candoli, who had that wild trumpet which would start the show every week with the song "Fallout."
And I'd be remiss if I'm talking about TV not to mention my TV theme albums by Nelson Riddle for" Route 66"and "The Untouchables".
The best soundtrack music I think I ever owned, and this is kind of an oddity, was "The Lion in Winter" by John Barry. That was the Academy Award winner for original score in 1968 and if you're in for it, included Gregorian chants.
Speaking of John Barry, my favorite all-time soundtrack from college was always "Midnight Cowboy". There's a lot of stuff on there but Harry Nilsson stands out with John Barry's iconic theme plus songs from a little-known Australian rock band called The Groop.
John Schlesinger's Midnight Cowboy is a movie that deserved so much more recognition than it received. But I guess that initial X-rating was a little more recognition than the director wanted. LOL
Fabulous audiophile choices, Princess! I remember having books on collectible record albums and they used to always mention the soundtrack for "Victory at Sea" as being much in demand. I think as all things do, that this situation finally ended when perhaps it was rereleased and it became much less sought. Kind of like people who searched for the Beatles butcher block album, peeled off the censoring cover, and later people were looking for that non-offending cover which had totally been depleted in the real world. I have a relative who also collects all the John Barry soundtracks which are so great. I agree with you that Schlesinger's film was a masterpiece and the soundtrack was fine too. Love Harry Nilsson, but gotta admit for a long time I was on the hunt for the Fred Neil version which I finally bought. Thanks, Princess.
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7 minutes ago, TheCid said:
This is the cover and where I got it. I'm sure it is available a lot of places. Surprisingly there are a lot of CD's of older American music being produced in EU.
On the actual soundtrack recording, it is taken directly from the movie as far as Wolfman's commentary.
https://www.oldies.com/search/results.cfm?q=American+Graffiti&results=
Hmmm, interesting. The original double album had that orangey background color with the airbrushed drawing of the car hop girl. This girl reminds me of Shelley from "Twin Peaks". Hey, wouldn't it be a great idea to restage "American Graffiti" but set it in Twin Peaks. So eerie, and Wolfman Jack would be played by Russ Tamblyn now. Thanks for all the information on your purchase, TheCid!
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36 minutes ago, Diana101 said:I like the soundtracks from the Graduate, Saturday Night Fever, The last American Virgin, Purple Rain, and Singles.
Everyone's posts keep reminding me of other soundtracks I own, like "Purple Rain". Thanks, Diana! Great selections by the way.
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35 minutes ago, hamradio said:
Before the internet, I hate buying soundtracks just to get a few selections from each. Youtube allowed me to pick and choose. There are now safeguards to prevent converting to MP3 so have to record manually using Audicity. "Spartacus" (1960) being on the the most recent.
Every heard something from a film, there is no soundtrack and don't know the song?
(By the way do have American Grafitti LP.)
Oooh, I'd like to own the soundtrack from "Spartacus". Your comment about some song in a film that is not on the soundtrack just reminded me of another album I own. Soundtrack for "In the Heat of the Night". I wanted the song "Foul Owl on the Prowl" but it was not listed as in the compilation, but I finally found it on the vinyl version of the 33 1/3 original album. It seems many fans have the AG album! Oh, just remembered I also have the soundtrack to "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter".
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31 minutes ago, TheCid said:
I am not an audiophile, but I do like music from movies. My wife likes it even more. So, we have a goodly number of "soundtracks." (An earlier discussion of this topic elicited the comment that "soundtracks" actually include the dialogue.)
One disadvantage to soundtrack recordings is that often only two or three songs are really that good. That's why I always liked the Henry Mancini, Percy Faith, Ray Coniff, Mantovania, etc. recordings of the main songs from movies.
I have original American Graffiti on vinyl. My mother-in-law thought the album cover said American Giraffe, so now we refer to the movie as American Giraffe. One problem is that it includes Wolfman Jack talking over much of the dialogue. I did obtain a CD recently of the "music that inspired" American Graffiti. Does not have all, but has most and then some more. 75 songs on 3 CD's. Got it from a mail order catalog company and it still shows up in their catalogs.
That's hilarious...about "American Giraffe" I mean. My aunt was having a garage sale and gave me her original vinyl copy of AG, but I haven't actually played it yet. I had it on cd. I will have to go play some hits to hear Wolfman Jack talking I guess. Is he saying the same dialogue as in the movie, when he introduces the next song coming up from the radio station? Hmmm, I will have to check out which songs are on the "music that inspired" AG set. Thanks so much for the info!
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36 minutes ago, Gershwin fan said:
I like Bernstein's, Korngold's and Prokofiev's soundtracks the most.
I can tell you appreciate the best, both in popular and classical music! Thanks for the very fine video. Just the other day a radio station I was listening to played much of the Korngold score from "The Adventures of Robin Hood" and is was a joy to hear.
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21 minutes ago, darkblue said:
Nope. Your assumption has made an *** out of you. Again.
Weren't you the one who posited it as a matter of choice - at least in terms of asking about which is preferred (jack in the box or cornfield)?
All I'm pointing out is that it was both in the case toy referenced.
I'd try not to do any more "assuming" if I were you. Makes you look..... umm, nevermind.
Perhaps if you have trouble understanding my posts, Dark Blue, maybe you shouldn't read them and keep getting yourself so troubled over jack-in-the-boxes and cornfield issues?
Gosh, again so sorry you are upset.
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Anyone who likes films possibly also likes soundtracks. Not as many fans probably want to own the soundtrack as they might the film on dvd but still, there are some who relish such things.
Some soundtracks have a long history of being in demand, and then others never make a dent. I don't own as many soundtracks as films, but some of the ones I did desire were "Pal Joey", "American Graffiti", "Badlands", "Vertigo", "The Buddy Holly Story", "La Bamba" and "Frida".
I also own things that were from tv, like the music from "Twin Peaks" and a few other things. Any other film soundtrack fans here and if so what things do you collect or have your purchased over the years that you still enjoy? -
Gosh, I'm sorry I've gotten you so upset, Dark Blue.
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I do sincerely apologize for being correct with my facts, before you felt the need and obligation to correct said facts with erroneous ones, Dark Blue.
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13 hours ago, darkblue said:
Didn't the jack-in-the-box get sent into the cornfield?
I'm pretty sure I heard the dad plead "send it to the cornfield" and Billy did.
P.S. Homer Simpson didn't seem to mind living on on a spring too much.
Why thank you, dear for your thoughts on which comes first, the cornfield or the jack-in-the-box. I assume you are under the misconception that little Anthony Fremont had to first make something into a horrid entity or perhaps a jack-in-the-box and THEN send it to the cornfield. But that's not true. Anthony had the ability to think you into a grave in the cornfield immediately, without the interim step of humiliation for the victim of becoming a foolish looking jack-in-the-box before the ignominious end of the cornfield resting place. If you read the Jerome Bixby tale I think you will find that this is true, Dark Blue but thanks again for your interjections.
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On 1/30/2018 at 8:27 PM, Dargo said:
Well, there IS a FOURTH option here ya know, sewhite.
And THAT would be that some wise**** regular poster around here might walk up and ask him if he's ever thought of having his adenoids checked over by a good Ears, Nose and Throat doctor to see if there was anything that could be done about his nasally voice!
(...the aforementioned "some wise**** regular poster around here" would of course be ME!!!)
LOL
3"Adenoids"? I haven't heard them discussed in public for eons, Dargo. I'd hate to think what you'd think of if old Froggy from the Our Gang comedies came on TCM as a host. Of course the poor boy died young so he can't. By the way, about how you know which stars are alive or dead. If that's true, why did you tell me you were still hoping to date Gloria Grahame?
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10 minutes ago, jamesjazzguitar said:
Well there are not many left that were 'there' and my guess is that few, if any, would want to be host (which is a real job), at the age of over 80.
Ya don't know unless you ask, James. Look how long Burt Mustin was still in performance mode. Now if he were still alive I'd love to see him extrapolating about films.
Hey, maybe Betty White would like to give it a whirl. Of course she's more of a television star. Or maybe Angela Lansbury, who would be super. Just a thought, mostly impossible but one can dream can't they?
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5 minutes ago, lavenderblue19 said:
Herbert Marshall lost a leg during WW1. He had a wooden leg in all the films we see him in.
Nanette Fabray was diagnosed with severe hearing loss while in her 20's. She had said she always thought that because she did so poorly in school she wasn't smart. She just couldn't hear. She excelled as a comedian and as an actress in musicals
I remember reading that many years ago in the Katz book and would always watch as Marshall walks in a film, but it is very imperceptible.
Didn't Fabray also have a very serious accident which basically almost destroyed her nose and she had to have some metal plate put in? I think I saw her once on a talk show rebroadcast when she mentioned how it would kill her when it got cold as her nose would be freezing. You can see her original nose which was much different and not nearly as flat, in the Bette Davis and Errol Flynn picture about Elizabeth and Essex. I was not really aware of her hearing problem, Lavenderblue so thanks for that information. -
19 minutes ago, EugeniaH said:
Harold Russell lost both hands due to an accident while serving in WWII. He played on this disability in his role in The Best Years of Our Lives and won an Oscar. Not quite what you are looking for as he wasn't an actor to start, but a great example of overcoming adversity nonetheless.
So nice to see you here, Eugenia. Good choice in Russell; I'd always hoped he was in more films, but I guess he had more important tasks to achieve. Thanks!
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On 2/18/2018 at 10:56 AM, NipkowDisc said:
one movie that makes me think of coffee or delicious chocolate milk is away all boats. that one is always a hoot with jeff chandler as this super serious captain who must always hear the correct phrases and observations from his subordinates. if you're gonna be like that with your officers at least be on your toes and doan trip over any anchor ropes and crack your skull. leonard maltin remarked that the displays of super-patriotism in this movie were ridiculous. he also said the film had been overproduced. howard christie take note. you shoulda stuck to meteor monoliths. john mcintire who is credited at the close as 'old man' gives us the opening narration. you got these officers walking on pins and needles throughout the whole movie trying desperately not to say anything to captain hawks that will displease him. whatta an overly stiff war movie. hawks gets tough and lowers the boom on ensign twitchell played by don keefer oh my. at least he didn't lecture twitchell as that might have petrified him with shame.
well here's this scene with lex barker as 2nd in command commander quigley who nobody likes because he's a refugee from the new england hoy-faloy yacht races. I like his line when he comes into the mess...
"ah a neverending supply of hot coffee. a fine inducement for any man to enlist in the navy."
hot delicious coffee light and sweet for me in the mess hall that or chocolate milk made from hershey's syrup...and served from stainless steel kettles too...but there will be persperation on the ones with the cold chocolate milk.
Nip, I could never think about coffee watching any Jeff Chandler movie due to his hypertrichosis situation.
I have a morbid fear of finding hair or hairs in drinks or food, and it makes me nauseous just to think about it. Being that good old Jeff had to be shaved all over [so they say!] daily for his shirtless scenes in films, I can just imagine how much hair could be flying off him if he was nearby when coffee was being poured.
Ycccky!
Otherwise I agree with all your thoughts about ignoring anything Leonard Maltin has to say about any film, since on the few times he might be right, it just proves the old saying "Even a blind squirrel finds a nut sometimes."
Be careful not to get lead poisoning if you pour your coffee into any antique ceramic pieces. Also don't use styrofoam, Nip as we want you to be posting here for a long time to come! -
Welcome, Diana!
Maybe it's just me, but I'd love to see a host who looked like Dame May Whitty and who wrote her own copy about the films, based on her own experience of being a film fan of many years. Nothing beats knowledge gleaned from being there. In a similar vein, when Ben needed a vacation, get someone who looks like Roland Young, and has some film knowledge too based not just on film courses in college. Book knowledge is great, but if I want to hear about WWII, I'm gonna listen more to a veteran from the invasion of Normandy over some guy who just read about it in his history books.
Why shouldn't our elders, who have lived it, get to show their talents on TCM as a host or hostess?-
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On 2/20/2018 at 5:08 AM, Stephan55 said:
Oh Crap! Does that mean that this (and the original) entire thread/s will disappear too???
All our fine work.... Gone to the Cornfield???
That would be sorta sad, I think.
If the two threads started by Joe and at least "our" posts could remain, then though Joe would be gone, he would never be forgotten. What a tribute that would be to a two time poster, eh! 
Stephan, wouldn't you rather go to the cornfield than be turned into a Jack-in-the-box???
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On 2/19/2018 at 3:20 PM, TopBilled said:
Tuesday February 20, 2018
Directed by Alexander Mackendrick on FilmStruck
WHISKY GALORE! with Basil Radford
THE MAN IN THE WHITE SUIT with Alec Guinness
MANDY with Jack Hawkins
THE MAGGIE with Paul Douglas
THE LADYKILLERS with Alec Guinness
SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS with Burt Lancaster
Those are all winners, TB. I ordered "Whisky Galore" last year having never seen it for some odd reason. Great film!
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Speaking of "toxic" things, maybe we have a Toxic Avenger here who zaps such fine threads?
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I get a yen to watch my dvd of that film about twice a year. Seeing the wacky dancing at the beginning, and the blue box, plus the person in the dumpster is a fix I really need occasionally. I also love the parts about the coffee ordering with Angelo Badalamenti and the "This is the girl" dialogue, plus the lip synching scene and all the oldies like from Connie Stevens and Linda Scott. All in all, very one of a kind...Lynchian style! Thanks, CI. Just to show how off the wall my collection is, that is one of the more normal films I own.
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Love all your folks listed, particularly ones like May Robson Gladys George, Marjorie Rambeau, Edith Evans, Richard Dix [what a great voice for talkies!], H.B., Harry Carey, and Jack Oakie. The ones I didn't mention I love too but I figure they are well known to most and already receive praise. I might have to say only Lunt and Fontanne don't do it for me. My film fan grandmother used to say that Lunt and Fontanne liked to say that they thought being in movies was declasse, and they were stage people but she said they really left films because audiences thought they were incredibly stiff and boring on film, hence their films didn't do that well. And she'd actually seen them on the stage in some Noel Coward type plays. Great list, drednm!
If the two threads started by Joe and at least "our" posts could remain, then though Joe would be gone, he would never be forgotten. What a tribute that would be to a two time poster, eh! 
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I've never regretted buying those four disc "Doo ****" boxed sets, with Volume One and Two. Lots of hard to find songs with a great booklet and photos too.