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Has anybody read the book by Clarence Bernard Henry about Quincy Jones, "A Life In Music". It has a chapter on his film music, though it's rife with some errors. Like for instance, he says that David Raksin wasn't a jazz musician. Mr. Henry, David Raksin arranged for Benny Goodman and other bandleaders, the main title from "Mirage" was sung by Johnny Mathis, when in reality the lyrics weren't heard in the film. Other errors include when Jones produced Johnny Mandel's "soundtrack" from "The Sandpiper" when it was actually a rerecording, and a soprano saxophone was used in the main title for "Sanford And Son" when it was an electric saxophone performed by Ernie Watts. He also gives the impression it was Jones who scored the miniseries "Roots" though he only scored Pt. 1, while the remainder was scored by Gerald Fried. My advice for anybody writing a book about film music is to ALWAYS watch the film first, and not listen to the soundtrack album.
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Has anybody read the book by Clarence Bernard Henry about Quincy Jones, "A Life In Music". It has a chapter on his film music, though it's rife with some errors. Like for instance, he says that David Raksin wasn't a jazz musician. Mr. Henry, David Raksin arranged for Benny Goodman and other bandleaders, the main title from "Mirage" was sung by Johnny Mathis, when in reality the lyrics weren't heard in the film. Other errors include when Jones produced Johnny Mandel's "soundtrack" from "The Sandpiper" when it was actually a rerecording, and a soprano saxophone was used in the main title for "Sanford And Son" when it was an electric saxophone performed by Ernie Watts. He also gives the impression it was Jones who scored the miniseries "Roots" though he only scored Pt. 1, while the remainder was scored by Gerald Fried. My advice for anybody writing a book about film music is to ALWAYS watch the film first, and not listen to the soundtrack album.
When the "Color Purple" score was up for Academy Award nomination, a total 0f 17 composers were credited
as contributors. If any of you have the Quincy Jones album of "QJ Explores the Music Of Henry Mancini" a conductor part for "Moon River" is on the cover with the arrangement clearly credited to Billy Byers. Byers worked closely with "Q" during the New York years and later in LA.
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