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GASP! That sucks. The Odd Couple is one of the great themes of all time. *sigh* It's cool that FSM released HOW TO MURDER YOUR WIFE this year.
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The age of 85 (he would have celebrated his 86th birthday in just two weeks) is a good innings. However, it's still a blow when someone whose work has brought a smile to your face passes away. I'm only familiar with Mr. Hefti's work via the MGM Treasury Collection box set, but that small sampling of Hefti's output has left a deep impression on me. I am particularly fond of his score for How to Murder Your Wife.
From what I've read in the message board posting linked to at the top of this thread, Mr. Hefti was a very approachable human being who always had time for others. He may not have enjoyed the popularity of some of his peers, but he was just as talented as any of them. Someone on that other message board compared his melodic gifts to those of Henry Mancini (perhaps one of the greatest melodists in the history of film music), and after listening to some of his work I can believe it.
Of course, I offer my condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Mr. Neil Hefti. He will be missed terribly, but the legacy he has left through his music will remain.
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My love for Mr. Hefti and his music is well known around these parts. But what a grand run he had and what music he left. I think I'll play my personal favorite Hefti score - Barefoot In The Park, for me one of the greatest light romantic comedy scores ever written.
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This seems to be THE year for passing composers who created memorable themes that have been with us for decades. I'm just now discovering the genius of Earle Hagen only a matter of weeks after his death...
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Oct 13, 2008 - 5:22 PM
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Morricone
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Wow! Considering he didn't do that many scores the number that come off the top of my head shows his uniqueness. HOW TO MURDER YOUR WIFE, BOEING BOEING, DUEL AT DIABLO, BAREFOOT IN THE PARK, SYNANON, THE ODD COUPLE, LORD LOVE A DUCK, HARLOW and who can forget OH DAD, POOR DAD, MAMA'S HUNG YOU IN THE CLOSET AND I'M FEELING SO SAD (with a title song that uses the whole title). A voice that stood out from the others.
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Boy, sad to hear this. But listen to what he left us.
I'm going to listen to DUEL AT DIABLO in his memory- what a great theme and score.
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I just saw my covers, I was going to be sending them tomorrow, glad I waited a little bit. Very sad news though about Neal. Also sad news, if I would have sent them last week, DARN IT.
Batman lost an icon saturday.
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What a shame that the DOT lp of ODD COUPLE is suspended in a sort of Corporate stasis into perpetuity. Ditto BAREFOOT. Some of us have access to the lps, and can burn copies, but it would be grand to see official cd issues.
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Doesn't Universal Music Group own the Dot catalogue? If so, it might be one for Intrada.
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Terribly sad news for me, too. After BATMAN I became a big fan of his with good reason. Most of the music he wrote was issued on lp. He will be missed.
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Wow! Considering he didn't do that many scores the number that come off the top of my head shows his uniqueness. HOW TO MURDER YOUR WIFE, BOEING BOEING, DUEL AT DIABLO, BAREFOOT IN THE PARK, SYNANON, THE ODD COUPLE, LORD LOVE A DUCK, HARLOW and who can forget OH DAD, POOR DAD, MAMA'S HUNG YOU IN THE CLOSET AND I'M FEELING SO SAD (with a title song that uses the whole title). A voice that stood out from the others.
I wish I could see that Oh Dad Poor Dad flick. I remember reading about it and thinking it would be a kick.
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