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No, I'm not making a personal challenge to her, but I did just watch this from a tape I made off TCM a couple of weeks ago. Great Andre Previn score. I was also surprised to hear the ending commentary focused exclusively on Previn. It was his second film score and while at a production meeting, the trainer sent in the dog, who in turn stopped at each seat and put out his paw to shake. When he got to Previn, the dog just gave him a look, and without even offering his paw, just turned around and left the room. Even the animals don't have respect for composers!
Roger
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Aug 21, 2004 - 7:53 PM
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manderley
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.....Hey,
this would be a great Intrada release, or?
Never watched Challenge. I saw another Lassie movie with a score from Daniele Amfitheatrof, I believe. This was not so great (but I like his score for a MGM production named The Lost Moment,starring Susan Hayward and Robert Cummings).....
The classic 1940s MGM "Lassie" films are all in the Turner/WB Library, the music of which is available to Lukas. So FSM COULD release a very nice compilation CD of the "Best of Lassie" if Lukas so desired (and if most or all of the music sessions have still survived).
As for THE LOST MOMENT, which is based on Henry James' novel, "The Aspern Papers": This film was an independent production (a very handsome and fascinating one) produced by, I believe, Rampart Productions for release by Universal in the late 1940s. It reverted to the National Telefilm Associates/Republic library years ago, which was then bought up by Viacom, and now resides, via Viacom, with Paramount Pictures. I think it is highly unlikely that any music sessions exist on this title.
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I've been enjoying the FSM Lassie set over the past month or two, and I thought this old thread was worth resurrecting to echo Roger's words: this is indeed a superb score! In fact the only score on the set that I like even better is the first one young Andre wrote at the age of 19 (The Sun Comes Up). It's a pity they both have sound effects but even with the effects they're my favorite part of the entire set. Anyone who's curious can listen to sound clips here:
http://www.filmscoremonthly.com/notes/sun_comes_up.html
http://www.filmscoremonthly.com/notes/challenge_to_lassie.html
Yavar
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In fact the only score on the set that I like even better is the first one young Andre wrote at the age of 19 (The Sun Comes Up).
Interesting 'fact', Yavar.
I don't dislike any of Previn's scores, but my personal favorite from this 5-CD set is Amfitheatrof's 1951 The Painted Hills. Not a fact, though - just a preference. 
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