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Mar 11, 2018 - 4:41 PM
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Graham Watt
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I had a crush on Beverly D'Angelo when I was a wee lad (and not so wee).
I also used to think that anyone working with Sylvia Miles would have a good chance of kopping off with her.
The film is hysterical at times. Melle's music is both inspired and bonkers..sometimes at the same time.
I miss scores that go apeshit and scream at ya over the dialogue and visuals.
I'm sure I have a mag in the loft that covers the film and it's make-up and FX (Dick Smith..Albert Whitlock?..probably a Cinefantastique?).
Hope you had fun with Beverly D. I know I would have 
Cheers again Kev (by the way, for anyone tuning in late, this is about THE SENTINEL) - I think I have that mag too, not sure if it's Cinefantastique, but it's in my mum's loft. Will recover it when I'm back in the Auld Country when the weather is marginally less shite. And yes Kev, I had a wonderfully intense romantic relationship with Beverly. I was twelve and she was forty-two (although at the time I thought she looked about a hundred). It didn't work out in the end. Thankfully I then fell deeply in love with my classmate Elizabeth Montgomary. Did I tell you about that?
But trying desperately to get back on-topic, your comment about Mellé's score for THE SENTINEL ("inspired and bonkers... I miss scores that go apeshit and scream at ya over the dialogue and visuals") actually reminds me of Goldsmith's scores for the films of George Pee Comotose. I think he's sadly underrated. At least he gave his composers room to let their music breathe and take front stage. THE CASSANDRA CROSSING is a prime example. RAMBO 2 is another. I was going to say that RAMBO 3 is yet another, but I've just checked and that wasn't a Comatose film. In fact I don't think I saw it, but the music (from what was presented on the old Scotti) is absolutely terrific. Looking forward to bagging this one, and I hardly buy anything nowadays.
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Mar 12, 2018 - 4:29 AM
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Hurdy Gurdy
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Agree totally with you about George P Comatose, Graham.
His Goldsmith scored films sound great (the ones you mentioned, plus LEVIATHAN) and he let Bruce Broughton cut loose too (TOMBSTONE & SHADOW CONSPIRACY). TOMBSTONE is crazy brilliant and SHADOW CONSPIRACY has sh!t loads of drums, but doesn't sound like MAN OF STEEL or JUNKie XL 
I will always remember that Break-Out scene near the beginning of CASSANDRA CROSSING.
As the guy breaks through the glass, and Jerry goes all OMEN bat-sh!t crazy, I remember my sister even saying, while we were watching the film, 'that music is amazing'.
Anyway Graham. That's THE SENTINEL, George P Cosmatos, old love affairs. What else do ya wanna chat about that has nothing to do with Intrada's new RAMBO 3 CD?
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Mar 12, 2018 - 5:43 AM
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Graham Watt
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Yeah Kev, that "Hospital Chase" near the start of Comatose's CASSANDRA CROSSING (if that's the bit you mean - and even if it isn't) is brill. I've said this literally a billion times before, but it's like what Peckinpah would call "a ballet of violence". I watched the scene on YouTube and there are virtually no sound effects even, just Goldsmith's kinetic and aggressive score. I watched it then with the sound off and it was clumsy and unimpressive in the extreme.
I must have told you about when I was working as an extra on ONE MILLION YEARS BC in Lanzarote. I had a short affair with Raquel behind a rock. I remember that I said to her, "Darling Raquel, if you put this shell up to your ear you can hear the sound of the sea. Isn't it romantic?", to which she pointed out, "Eh, we're on a goddam beach, and the sound of the sea is like you know coming from the actual sea, you idiot". And then she dumped me, the cruel and heartless bitch. But I will always love her. Batshit crazy music from Mario Nascimbene too. I remember the Radio Times saying back then, "It's like listening to chalk on a blackboard". I really liked all that clacking stuff.
Yes, Comatose. He let Broughton dominate TOMBSTONE, as you say, and a lot of other things.
A person called Peter MacDonald or something directed RAMBO 3, which I'm not sure I've actually seen, but I can imagine the music being up-front. I'm not that into Jerry's post-1979 scores, so it's really surprising to me that RAMBO 3 is as late as 1988 and it's still great. I'll let you know what I think when I get it.
Gil Mellé was a total genius. So was Basil Kirchin. He was absolutely nuts. Sylvia Miles once forced me to drink her piss. She used to do mad stuff like that all the time.
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Sylvia Miles once forced me to drink her piss. She used to do mad stuff like that all the time.
Wasn't it actually Sarah Miles' that used to like a glass of that?
Only I'm thinking if Sylvia Miles gets to hear of this allegation, she might want to sue... 
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I'm suddenly thirsty and in the mood to live to 93.
Speaking of RAMBO III, wouldn't a more appropriate title be RAMBO II: FIRST BLOOD PART III?
Calling it RAMBO III always bothered me!!
First Blood
Rambo: First Blood Part II
Rambo III
Rambo
Hmmm…
Alien
Aliens
Alien³
Alien Resurrection
Alien Vs. Predator
Alien Vs. Predator: Requiem
Prometheus
Alien Covenant
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