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A film and a score that's been forgotten from 1969 is Fred Coe's 'ME, NATALIE' starring Patty Duke and Martin Balsam with Al Pacino's very first screen appearance (done in about a minute). What I remember most about this rather slight 'Ugly Duckling' story besides Patty Dukes terrific performance is the music. Here, Henry Mancini is joined by composer Rod MacKeuin in some songs, but mostly it's the lush, romantic underscore to the film - utilizing that warm Mancini chorus for a somewhat 'magical effect'. I doubt that very many people on this board ever saw the film or have heard of it, much less heard this Mancini Score. If you like lush-Mancini, try this sample and see what you think? I'm hoping that someday this score can make it to cd? (anyone who knows HOW to transfer the link here to a permanant spot on this thread from YouTube, please feel free to do so!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYaQO7g0cOc
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I vaguely remember seeing this film on TV in the early 80s but can't tell you much about it.
I do have the Columbia LP which I had a good friend transfer to CD a couple years ago.
It's got that beautiful "Natalie" theme, as well as the wonderful song "We" with lyrics and vocals by Rod McKuen.
My only complaint about that LP was the dialogue that was kept in the "Dear David" track.
James
Glad to hear you enjoyed this score too. And though not a fan of Mr. McKuen's, his songs fit very nicely into this score. Oh, and James - that 'Dear David' track? If your name were David instead of James, maybe you'd have enjoyed it a wee bit more? 
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I saw this during its original theatrical run, and have wanted to see it again, ever since. For whatever reason, I never have. Although she's worked almost non-stop, mostly in made-for-television films, Patty Duke should have had the film career that was afforded Sally Field. Sally's fine, but I always found Patty more interesting.
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ME, NATALIE was one of my favorites from 1969, both the film and the score. Yes, Patty Duke was
terrific in the main role, and Mancini's score was wonderful and was one of the first of his records that
did NOT come out on RCA, hence a better blend of underscore and source music. Personally, I find the
Rod McKuen stuff tough going these days, but Mancini's music was tops.
Montana Dave, drop me a line at: sturges47@earthlink.net
(There are better things to listen to than YouTube!)
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ME, NATALIE was one of my favorites from 1969, both the film and the score. Yes, Patty Duke was
terrific in the main role, and Mancini's score was wonderful and was one of the first of his records that
did NOT come out on RCA, hence a better blend of underscore and source music. Personally, I find the
Rod McKuen stuff tough going these days, but Mancini's music was tops.
Montana Dave, drop me a line at: sturges47@earthlink.net
(There are better things to listen to than YouTube!)
Yeah, I don't know HOW McKuen will sound in 2009, but in 1969 on this album, he meshed quite nicely with Mancini. And since I like Easter Eggs....I'll drop you an e-mail and see what's going on over there. Thanks Vinylscrubber.
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The score recordings reside in the CBS archives at UCLA. See Lukas' thread:
http://www.filmscoremonthly.com/board/posts.cfm?threadID=74044&forumID=1&archive=0
It would be great if the complete score is there and, as mentioned earlier, having the "Dear David" cue without Patty Duke's monologue would be nice.
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Thanks For the info Erik. I've gone over to the CBS thread and urged Lukas to release 'Me Natalie'.
Let's hope for the best.
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ME, NATALIE was one of my favorites from 1969, both the film and the score. Yes, Patty Duke was
terrific in the main role, and Mancini's score was wonderful and was one of the first of his records that
did NOT come out on RCA, hence a better blend of underscore and source music. Personally, I find the
Rod McKuen stuff tough going these days, but Mancini's music was tops.
Montana Dave, drop me a line at: sturges47@earthlink.net
(There are better things to listen to than YouTube!)
The other Mancini scores on L.P. that were NOT on R.C.A. were "Touch Of Evil", "Gaily, Gaily", "Sometimes A Great Notion", "The Night Visitor", and "Who Is Killing The Great Chefs Of Europe?"
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