Fave b'way/ movie score/ soundtrack?

FNAWrite · Post by **FNAWrite** » 14 Jan 2014, 16:18

gThread is reading a little weird here so let me note quickly that we left henry mancini 1 and a half posts back. Did write Baby Elephanat Walk, had nothing to do with Zhivago or mondo Cane.

bighuey - Mondo Cane is one of your favorite movies ? I stretch a point because I do not believe it actually qualifies as what most think of as movies recalling it to be rather more a discontinuous collection of amateur[ish] moving pictures.

suzy1124 · Post by **suzy1124** » 14 Jan 2014, 18:18

B,H.!

Great song!..."More " from Mondo Cane was nominated for Academy Award, best song nomination for that year...

Bighuey · Post by **Bighuey** » 14 Jan 2014, 20:34

FNA, of course Mancini didnt write those songs. Thats what this thread is, about different soundtracks.

I still think Mondo Cane is one of my favorites, people have different tastes.

Suzy, More is one awesome song. Ive got the movie soundtrack album, More is done 3 times in different formats. One a march with barking dogs, one a slow Mantovani type thing, and one a cool jazz theme.

FNAWrite · Post by **FNAWrite** » 15 Jan 2014, 09:58

It didn't read that clearly 'Love macini's Elephant Walk...how about Lara's Theme'.

My comment was for those not familiar with either/all of the composers' works.

Sure tastes differ - could you offer some reasons why Mondo Cane is one of your favorite movies - I guess we can eliminate performances, screen-writing and cinematography eh?

Nobody has mentioned that "More" was a huge hit for Andy Williams!

Bighuey · Post by **Bighuey** » 15 Jan 2014, 10:22

True, Mondo Cane was kind of crude in parts, but the subject matter was fascinating. Things you dont normally hear about. There were a few other movies of that type that came out at that time, Ecco, Mondo Balordo, which was stupid, and Sweden Heaven and Hell which wasnt a bad movie but Mondo Cane had them all beat. Incidently, Sweden Heaven and Hell had a good theme song, Mah Na Mah na which was made famous by The Muppets.

FNAWrite · Post by **FNAWrite** » 15 Jan 2014, 11:25

"the subject matter was fascinating. Things you dont normally hear about"

I think for the time of release this would be tue if you said "see" and not 'hear about". There were a lot of books in the 60s recounting starnge practices around the world.

suzy1124 · Post by **suzy1124** » 16 Jan 2014, 10:44

I love the soundtrack from " Downton Abbey "

Bighuey · Post by **Bighuey** » 16 Jan 2014, 11:25

Remember the TV show M Squad with Lee Marvin? That had a cool jazz soundtrack by Count Basie.

suzy1124 · Post by **suzy1124** » 16 Jan 2014, 12:56

Love it!...also Henry Mancini, Peter Gunn...

Bighuey · Post by **Bighuey** » 16 Jan 2014, 21:27

There was a western show called Shotgun Slade that had jazz for theme music. Mediocre show, but the music was unusual for a 1800's western.

Remember a song called Be Bop Boogie? I think Elvis did it as did several rock performers from that era. It was originally from a Durango Kid movie, done by a duo called Mustard and Gravy.

suzy1124 · Post by **suzy1124** » 18 Jan 2014, 06:32

NOPE, YA GOT ME ON THAT ONE.................remember Mantovani?..... great orchestra /conductor!

The High and the Mighty
Fascination
Tammy
Friendly Persuasion

Bighuey · Post by **Bighuey** » 18 Jan 2014, 10:40

I remember Mantovani. My wife was really into that stuff. She had a bunch of his albums, also 101 Strings, Jackie Gleason, etc.

Frankie Laine's Mule Train was another one from a Gene Autry movie, it was sung by Pat Buttram.

There was one called The Ketuckian from a Burt Lancaster movie of the same name. A beautiful song later recorded by The Hoosier Hotshots. They were more well known for comic songs but they did a few straight ones too. It was one of my wife's favorites, I sang it at her funeral. In the movie it was sung by, believe it or not, Walter Matthau.

suzy1124 · Post by **suzy1124** » 20 Jan 2014, 06:50

Aaaah how very sweet....i always wanted to sing....
listening to my " King and I " tape....great score !...i can see YUL and DEBORAH dancing the waltz as if it were yesterday...

Rodgers and Hammerstein..............pure GENIUS!

Bighuey · Post by **Bighuey** » 20 Jan 2014, 10:21

For sure. Oklahoma, Carousel and wasnt South Pacific Rodgers and Hammerstein too?

I just thought of another one by Richard Rodgers, Slaughter on Tenth Avenue from the movie of the same name. Also Rodgers 13 hour Victory at Sea soundtrack is pure genius.

suzy1124 · Post by **suzy1124** » 20 Jan 2014, 16:07

yes, South Pacific..." i'm gunna wash that man right outta my hair "...

Slaughter on tenth ave. has always been a fave of mine since my NYC high school days...
I loved Gershwin too, ....Rhapsody in Blue!............still love it...i'm sure you do too....

i'd always wondered why they chose Mitzi Gaynor for the lead in the movie South Pacific...she wasn't bad, but Mary Martin wasn't exactly chopped liver....