So I’ve turned a dentist drill on my molars and am plunging hypodermics into my eyeballs in order to survive watching THE PATSY, just so I can hear David Raksin’s music.
Actually I’m not watching; I’ve plugged in remote speakers so I can listen in the next room and not have to look at the screen. It’s just bearable. I’ve still got the word “GEHOYGEN!!!” stuck in my head.
It’s fun to hear Raksin interpret 60’s rock and roll, and hear the wordless sequence where it was just music over JL weirding-off. I’ve still got about 40 minutes of the movie left to see, but there’s not a lot of his music, sadly. Maybe a deluxe treatment from one of the quality labels will reveal more. (Yeah, I know, it’s Paramount….)
I'm still unclear why Steve Lawrence is interviewing Lewis on the commentary track. Anybody know why?
Love that main title! I hope this is something that has survived at Paramount now that those doors are opening. Latter Raksin, I believe would sell better than some of his earlier pieces.
I'm still unclear why Steve Lawrence is interviewing Lewis on the commentary track. Anybody know why?
Because they're friends and they did all of the commentaries together on the Lewis Collection DVDs. He's not really interviewing him though, just chatting.
I'm still unclear why Steve Lawrence is interviewing Lewis on the commentary track. Anybody know why?
Because they're friends and they did all of the commentaries together on the Lewis Collection DVDs. He's not really interviewing him though, just chatting.
I found this clip of the pantomime sequence with some really nice Raksin score behind:
A jazz arrangement of the dance tune at the beginning can be heard in the Kritzerland release of Raksin's TOO LATE BLUES, in the cut called "Benny Splits While Jimmy Rowles": http://www.kritzerland.com/too_late_blues.htm
