I´ve just have seen Captain Sindbad, a US/German co-production from MGM has an entertaining score by Michel Michelet. It´s not really great (it seems that the princess theme was inspired by a classical piece) but a fun score. I have two questions:
Does anybody have informations about Michelet? Does anybody know, if MGM has the master tapes for the score?
I´ve just have seen Captain Sindbad, a US/German co-production from MGM has an entertaining score by Michel Michelet. Does anybody know, if MGM has the master tapes for the score?
CAPTAIN SINDBAD was not produced by MGM at all, but it was a co-production between King Bros. (USA) and Bavaria Filmstudios (Germany). MGM was only the distributor for the film in the US and not more. The film was mainly shot in the Bavaria studios in Geiselgasteig and the music was therefore certainly also recorded here in Germany, because Michelet did a lot of work in Germany at the end of the 50s after his return to Europe (mainly for his old friend, the Russian-German director Viktor Tourjansky, but also for the first part of Fritz Lang's two-part adventure movie remake DER TIGER VON ESCHNAPUR/DAS INDISCHE GRABMAL in 1958). By the way, the German music publisher for CAPTAIN SINDBAD is Minerva Music in Frechen near Köln, but I strongly doubt that they have any tapes.
Imformatiom on Michelet is scant on the internet (aside from the I.D.M.B. entry on him) and I don't know if the Margaret Herrick Library has any information on him.
If i remember well, the main theme from Captain Sinbad-63-was one of the most enchanting pieces of music i ever heard.It seemed to touch the very core of childhood and mystery.It is interesting what music can do to one's mindful emotions, i guess i can call it pure art.
Imformatiom on Michelet is scant on the internet (aside from the I.D.M.B. entry on him) and I don't know if the Margaret Herrick Library has any information on him.
On the contrary. If you can read Russian, French and German there is plentiful of information on the net about Michelet/Lewin. A sort of yeoman of his days.
He also worked with Alfred Newman on "Anastasia". His job was to arrange the Russian source pieces.
"Anastasia" contains a wonderful orchestration of Arensky's Valse from the Suite for Two Pianos Op. 15. I wonder if the middle segment which is not part of Arensky's piece was composed by Michelet? That section has a beautiful "Fin de siècle"-feeling. It can be heard here from 1:19 - 2:35.
