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The Prodigal
Music Composed by Bronislau Kaper, Conducted by André Previn
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Jul 26, 2015 - 9:30 AM
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Hurdy Gurdy
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I discovered the music of Andre Previn by default.
It must have been sometime around 1979/80.
I had come home and switched the telly on late one night.
There was a broad comedy/farce film on starring Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine and I was convinced, as the film played, that the music was by John Williams, who's music I was really getting into at that time (I'd missed the opening credits).
In a panic, I grabbed a cassette and hooked a tape recorder into the telly and started to record the music, thinking I was getting some prime new John Williams.
Anyway, after checking my Halliwell's Film reference bible, I was a bit disappointed to discover that IRMA LA DOUCE was scored by Previn, so I'd been wrong all along.
Having said that, the music was great and I picked up the LP later on (and have it on CD now too).
The only other Previn score I have is ALL IN A NIGHT'S WORK (also starring Shirley MacLaine) and if I'm honest, I only took a punt on that CD to beef up an existing order when it was about $3.
I ain't played it yet!!!
I keep meaning to give some other scores by him a listen, but haven't done so thus far.
I will have to make sure Shirley MacLaine was in it first though 
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Jul 30, 2015 - 8:16 PM
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Howard L
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Incidentally, FWIW, IT'S ALWAYS FAIR WEATHER happens to be my favorite Gene Kelly movie. It may not be his best film, but then, Kelly's own favorite was ON THE TOWN, and that wasn't his best film, either. (Of course, as many of you already know, FAIR WEATHER was originally planned to be a sequel to TOWN.)
Dr., that film hit me as a youngster and to this day I know what did it: not the roller skating number, not these three titans of film musicals dancing in ensemble, but the moment whenever a reunion was over, they looked around sheepishly, then headed off in different directions. The camera pulling back...oh, my.
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Jul 31, 2015 - 12:37 PM
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eriknelson
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To paraphrase you know who: "Exclude me in." I was so sorry I suddenly had to miss the last show, but am hoping to get back on track for the Previn panorama.
Incidentally, FWIW, IT'S ALWAYS FAIR WEATHER happens to be my favorite Gene Kelly movie. It may not be his best film, but then, Kelly's own favorite was ON THE TOWN, and that wasn't his best film, either. (Of course, as many of you already know, FAIR WEATHER was originally planned to be a sequel to TOWN.)
I've always thought of SINGIN' IN THE RAIN, THE BAND WAGON and IT'S ALWAYS FAIR WEATHER as a Comden and Green trilogy of satires concerning show business. Movies, Broadway and television, respectively.
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