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Thanks, David for the fascinating details. I could take more of them...
Wasn't the sharing credit thing something like a tradition - or bad habit - at Universal studios when Joseph Gershenson took over the music department, a tradition founded by Charles Previn?
MMM, which composers got fired in the late fifties and why?
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Bravo, David, and thanks from this corner, too!
A few tidbits, starting with the item mentioned just above. The impression I got from Hans Salter was that if two composers collaborated they would share credit but three or more would mean that the musical director got credit. I assume that's why Charles Previn got credit for being musical director on THE WOLF MAN but no credit went to his fellow-composers on that particular score, Skinner and Salter.
Might that Gershenson oral history be in the Academy library? Warren Sherk's oral history bio of Hans is one of many such volumes on their shelves.
My own CINEFANTASTIQUE Magazine interview, "The Ghost of Hans J. Salter," will be reprinted in the next MacFarland book of interviews by Tom Weaver, (title still to be determined). In it, you can read Hans's memories of Gershenson AND Previn. (And, as a matter of fact, his memories of serving in what might be called a "supplementary" capacity on THE WAR LORD).
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I don't know if AFI or the Academy has put their listings online, but they both certainly oughta. If you've read other oral histrories at AFI, then you probably read Gershenson's there, too. I just happen to have been familiar with the Academy's stash, that's all. Though it does seem somehow as if Hans and Gershenson should be in the same collection, doesn't it?
Thanks for the kind words,
P.
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Did Joe really conduct anything from Spartacus? He receives credit for "Additional Conduting". Rich?
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Reading through this discussion, I was intrigued by Preston's mention of his interview with Hans Salter being reprinted in a Tom Weaver collection.
After some internet sleuthing I found out all about Mr. Weaver's collections of interviews with the stars and makers of all the glorious old, terrible old horror and sci fi movies. Only knew about the Black Lagoon trilogy book thanks to co-author MMM talking it up around these parts.
Anyhow, I discovered that Preston's interview is in the collection with the best title - I Talked with a Zombie. And it's not only available in paperback but also as a kindle ebook, my desired format. As is MMM's Creature Chronicles. Excellent!
for anyone interested, here's the publication page: http://www.mcfarlandbooks.com/book-2.php?id=978-0-7864-9571-9
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Thanks, Sean! Re-reading this thread just now, I saw that it could be updated with the book title, so thanks for saving me the trouble. (I, too, love Tom's ZOMBIE title.)
And thank you, Creedle, for finding and linking that interview with Mr. G's daughter. Can't wait to listen to it.
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