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Apr 26, 2001 - 10:14 AM
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Bach-Choi
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What other TV series in memory could boast such an array of "composer stars"?My favorite, and I didn't even have to think about it very long, "The Amazing Falsworth" (Billy Goldenberg) Runners up: "Mr. Magic" (Bruce Broughton), "The Mission" (John Williams), "Santa 1985" (Thomas Newman)
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Apr 26, 2001 - 10:28 AM
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Spacehunter
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This posts reminds me that I have the episode "Mummy Daddy" on tape somewhere that my dad recorded years ago. Maybe I'll dig it out tomorrow and give it a watch and to hear the score. Haven't seen it since probably the late-80s, but I remember enjoying it.I think Broughton might have done the score for this one, but I'm not sure.
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Apr 26, 2001 - 12:02 AM
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Bach-Choi
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Hey Spacehunter,Yes, "Mummy, Daddy" was a fun "Amazing Stories" episode, directed by Tim Burton with music by Danny Elfman and Steve Bartek. They would also co-write the score for the (new) "Alfred Hitchcock Presents' episode, "The Jar."
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John Williams' The Mission is excellent, and it's sad that we'll likely never get the original tracks on CD, as Varese's re-recording was at times painfully slow and pondeous compared to the nimbleness of Williams' original recording.
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Apr 26, 2001 - 5:21 AM
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Thor
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Hmm, I always found "The Mission" a tad bit on the mediocre side (and I'm saying that as the biggest Williams fan in the room) - no real musical "hooks", plainly functionalistic and peculiarly void of any real progression.Delerue's subdued "Dorothy and Ben" actually steals the show on Varese's album. In my opinion.
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Apr 26, 2001 - 6:05 AM
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JJH
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Thor,you are correct in statement about the Delerue. Touching score.
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Apr 26, 2001 - 12:27 AM
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shureman
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The original " Dorothy and Ben " guitar
music was actually performed at a livelier
pace on the original tracks; it's a shame
the Varese recording dragged it as this
spoiled a wonderful opportunity to hear
seldom-heard Delerue music. Where, oh where
were those original tracks !!??
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Apr 26, 2001 - 6:11 AM
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JJH
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so what if Debney slowed it down on a re-recording? It's not like you're watching the original show anyway; you're listening to the music. Likely the music had to be sped up for TV.It's great music on it's terms, and the Varese does it justice. I'm not saying it's the best performance; indeed I think the strings are a little weak in Dorothy and Ben's final track, but good on the whole -- it's tough music to play without sounding like an amateur.
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Apr 29, 2001 - 8:20 AM
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gaijin51
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Oh yeah, Delerue's Dorothy and Ben wins by a country mile. It's the only TV score that ever made me cry. Beautiful, beautiful work from a master of his craft. He is sorely missed. How about your least favorite "Amazing Stories" score? Mine is Goldsmith's Boo! This was just all around disappointing to me.NP: Cleopatra (Riz Ortolani re-recording)
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Apr 29, 2001 - 9:35 AM
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JJH
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are these shows being re-shown on any channel at the moment?
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Apr 29, 2001 - 6:29 AM
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Bach-Choi
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I give Horner's score for "Alamo Jobe" an honorable mention. It's quintessental early/mid eighties Horner with sections of the score sounding very much like cues from any number of Horner scores from the period. Ironically, the main Spanish-sounding "Jobe" theme was transformed into a English-styled folk ballad for one of the "American Tail" films (and it's the same tune note for note, only it's in a lower-pitched key). Par for the course.[This message has been edited by BillB (edited 29 April 2001).]
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Correct, and before IN COUNTRY it was actually premiered by Horner in UNCOMMON VALOUR.
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I love Williams' Ghost Train. The main theme is like an early draft for Anakin's Theme.
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Also, if you listen very closely, in the scene where young Brian is talking to Old Pa about the Indian Arrow heads, Williams plays the actual AMAZING STORIES Main Title Theme very softly and gently. Very nice.
Zoob
Yeah I like that part. Wasn't Ghost Train the Pilot Episode?
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Wasn't Ghost Train the Pilot Episode?
Yep.
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Jul 16, 2017 - 10:59 PM
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Zooba
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Hey Spacehunter,Yes, "Mummy, Daddy" was a fun "Amazing Stories" episode, directed by Tim Burton with music by Danny Elfman and Steve Bartek. They would also co-write the score for the (new) "Alfred Hitchcock Presents' episode, "The Jar."
Actually MUMMY DADDY was directed by William Dear (Harry and the Hendersons) and not Burton. But you are right that Danny Elfman and Steve Bartek did the music. Tim Burton did direct THE JAR on Alfred Hitchcock.
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