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"Casey's Shadow" (rejected score)
"Trust Me" (rejected score; Pray For Rain, replacement score)
"Murder In Mississippi" (rejected score)
"Innocent Blood" (rejected score)
One episode of "Gunsmoke" ("Hostage!")
LLLR's isn't doig "Ghostbusters"; I asked via e-mail about it.
I don't have a full composers listing for "Ripley's Believe It or Not", but of what I do have, just one episode by Bernstein. Hell -- there's isn't an episode listing online (or even episode names); I had to go by loose production numbers.
http://tvscoring.150m.com/Ripleys.html
"Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story" is an inaccurate listing. The director asked Elmer to score it, but he eventually found out Peter Bernstein would actually be handling most of the scoring, so he moved on to another composer.
http://rejectedfilmscores.150m.com/supposedlyrejected.html
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Merlin was never recorded, save for one song by me on Unsung Musicals II, sung by original cast member Michelle Nicastro.
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Merlin was never recorded, save for one song by me on Unsung Musicals II, sung by original cast member Michelle Nicastro.
Actually, Bruce, one other song from the show was recorded, by a young singer named Kristopher McDowell. "Something More" by Bernstein and Black can be found on his CD titled 'Faces of Love', released by Jerome Records (#4486) in 2001.
- James.
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Merlin was never recorded, save for one song by me on Unsung Musicals II, sung by original cast member Michelle Nicastro.
Actually, Bruce, one other song from the show was recorded, by a young singer named Kristopher McDowell. "Something More" by Bernstein and Black can be found on his CD titled 'Faces of Love', released by Jerome Records (#4486) in 2001.
- James.
I actually saw "Merlin," which was pretty excruciating as I recall. Essentially a vehicle for stage magician Doug Henning, as a follow-up to his previous show, "The Magic Show," a musical with score and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, "Merlin" was supposed to be more of a plot-driven enterprise, with Chita Rivera on hand, as a maniacal, evil sorceress, in full "Maleficent" mode. She was actually the only thing that brought a little life to the proceedings, constantly swooping on and off, swirling her extensive cloak. Henning, on the other hand, was a masterful magician, and his trick of "transferring" a white pony from one side of the stage to the other was amazing. But he was no actor, nor, particularly, a singer, which can be a drawback when he's the star of an expensive Broadway musical. He excelled at his magic acts, which were great, but all the rest was padding.
To be honest, I barely remember the music, though I do recall there was great usage of the instrument, the ondes martinot. (I understand Bernstein was involved with a lady who specialized in that instrument; hence its appearance in a number of his scores during that period...) In fact, I was so unimpressed by the score, that I have never even had any interest in further listenings, even though I've had ample opportunity to hear it, here and there.
Which was too bad, because I enjoyed Bernstein's previous Broadway score, for the musical, "How Now Dow Jones," which I actually saw no less than 3 times! I must have enjoyed it. Peppy score, with some lovely solos, it's been available on CD for years. Doesn't really sound like his film music, but more like a Jerry-Herman-ish sort of musical, in the mode of "Hello Dolly," but well worthwhile.
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Dec 19, 2013 - 10:41 AM
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Merlin was never recorded, save for one song by me on Unsung Musicals II, sung by original cast member Michelle Nicastro.
Actually, Bruce, one other song from the show was recorded, by a young singer named Kristopher McDowell. "Something More" by Bernstein and Black can be found on his CD titled 'Faces of Love', released by Jerome Records (#4486) in 2001.
- James.
I actually saw "Merlin," which was pretty excruciating as I recall. Essentially a vehicle for stage magician Doug Henning, as a follow-up to his previous show, "The Magic Show," a musical with score and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, "Merlin" was supposed to be more of a plot-driven enterprise, with Chita Rivera on hand, as a maniacal, evil sorceress, in full "Maleficent" mode. She was actually the only thing that brought a little life to the proceedings, constantly swooping on and off, swirling her extensive cloak. Henning, on the other hand, was a masterful magician, and his trick of "transferring" a white pony from one side of the stage to the other was amazing. But he was no actor, nor, particularly, a singer, which can be a drawback when he's the star of an expensive Broadway musical. He excelled at his magic acts, which were great, but all the rest was padding.
To be honest, I barely remember the music, though I do recall there was great usage of the instrument, the ondes martinot. (I understand Bernstein was involved with a lady who specialized in that instrument; hence its appearance in a number of his scores during that period...) In fact, I was so unimpressed by the score, that I have never even had any interest in further listenings, even though I've had ample opportunity to hear it, here and there.
Which was too bad, because I enjoyed Bernstein's previous Broadway score, for the musical, "How Now Dow Jones," which I actually saw no less than 3 times! I must have enjoyed it. Peppy score, with some lovely solos, it's been available on CD for years. Doesn't really sound like his film music, but more like a Jerry-Herman-ish sort of musical, in the mode of "Hello Dolly," but well worthwhile.
I'd heard the same thing so I never inquired until Bruce Kimmel put "Beyond My Wildest Dreams" on his Unsung Musicals II CD. Then I said to myself maybe I shouldn't trust the reactions of those who probably paid heavy money on an ill conceived musical and was arranged by longtime Elmer orchestrator David Spear who had lots of film music experience but none in musicals/Broadway.
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