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| Pretty Maids All in a Row (1971) |
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| Music by Lalo Schifrin |
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| Line: Silver Age |
| CD Release:
June 2011
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| Catalog #: Vol. 14, No. 11 |
| # of Discs: 1 |
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Pretty Maids All in a Row (1971) was the first theatrical feature written and produced by Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry. The black comedy, set in a California high school at the height of the sexual revolution, concerns a popular guidance counselor and football coach (played by Rock Hudson) who has a habit of sleeping with—and possibly murdering—his nubile young students. The film was the American directorial debut of acclaimed French filmmaker Roger Vadim (Barbarella) and its approach to sexuality reflected his European viewpoint (not to mention his own particular fascination with the female form on film).
Maids needed a composer who could encompass both the pop styles of the day and grittier, more dramatic passages for the picture’s darker side. Lalo Schifrin—with his background in jazz, his classical training and his openness to experimental musical ideas—was the perfect choice to score the film.
Schifrin’s main title is a breezy song (with double-edged lyrics by Mike Curb) sung by the popular bubblegum group, The Osmonds. Its apparent innocence is deceptive, however, for the rest of the underscore is spare and moody. Fender Rhodes piano and cimbalom color the orchestration.
Pretty Maids All in a Row called for an unusual amount of source music: in fact, Schifrin recorded over 20 minutes of it, working in a variety of styles but always complementing the mood of the specific scenes.
This FSM CD presents Schifrin’s complete score—including some music not heard in the film—for the first time in any format. Notes by Jeff Bond and Alexander Kaplan detail the film’s history, including the interesting relationship between Roddenberry and Vadim. FSM’s customary track-by-track commentary highlights Schifrin’s contribution to the story telling.
Pretty Maids All in a Row is so at odds with today’s social and sexual mores that it appears to come not just from another decade, but another dimension. The music, however, is solid Schifrin, and sure to please his legion of fans. |
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| Lalo Schifrin Scores on FSM |
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| About the Composer |
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Lalo Schifrin (b. 1932) is an Argentinean-born composer, conductor, arranger and pianist who has made a major impact on film, TV, the concert hall and jazz stage. He parlayed an early career as a pianist and arranger for Dizzy Gillespie into a run as one of the hottest film and TV composers of the 1960s and '70s, with projects such as Mission: Impossible, Bullitt, Dirty Harry, Cool Hand Luke, Enter the Dragon and more. His more recent films include the popular Rush Hour series. He is beloved for his Latin jazz but is also an accomplished classical composer and conductor with ongoing recording, composing and performing projects.IMDB |
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| Track List |
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Click on track TIME for MP3 sound clip. Pretty Maids All in a Row Music Composed and Conducted by Lalo Schifrin Song: “Chilly Winds” Music by Lalo Schifrin, Lyrics by Mike Curb - Chilly Winds (Main Title) Performed by The Osmonds 2:55
- Ponce/Ponce (alternate)/Chilly Winds 2:00
- Campus Pop Source 2:36
- Jean/Chilly Winds/Chilly Winds 1:22
- Tiger Source 1:19
- Tiger Source—Continued 3:30
- Check Your Queen 1:29
- Yvonne/The Other Tiger/Lecture on Love 3:16
- Radio Source No. 1 2:23
- Miss Smith’s Apartment (Source No. 1) 4:05
- Miss Smith’s Apartment (Source No. 2) 3:30
- Radio Source No. 2 3:29
- Is He Gone?/So Long, Honey/Chilly Winds 2:12
- Tiger Fini/In Memoriam 3:24
- Chilly Winds (End Title) Performed by The Osmonds 3:15
Total Time: 41:18 Bonus Tracks - Chilly Winds (Main Title, alternate) 2:55
- Chilly Winds (End Title, alternate) 1:54
Total Time: 4:51 Total Disc Time: 46:16 |
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| Instruments/Musicians |
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Leader (Conductor):
Lalo Schifrin
Violin:
Israel Baker, Harry Bluestone, Bonnie J. Douglas (Shure), Assa Drori, James Getzoff, William Hymanson, Anatol Kaminsky, Jacob Krachmalnick, Carl LaMagna, Joseph Livoti, Erno Neufeld, Stanley Plummer, Henry L. Roth, Ralph Schaeffer, Jack Shulman, Paul C. Shure
Viola:
Myra Kestenbaum, Virginia Majewski, Dan Lionel Neufeld, Gareth D. Nuttycombe, David Schwartz, Milton Thomas
Cello:
Jesse Ehrlich, Armand Kaproff, Raphael "Ray" Kramer, Nathaniel K. Rosen
Bass:
Max R. Bennett, Raymond M. "Ray" Brown
Saxophone:
Gene Cipriano, William "Buddy" Collette, Dominick Fera, Plas Johnson, John J. Kelson, Ronald Langinger (aka Ronny Lang), Ted Nash, Jack Nimitz
French Horn:
Vincent N. DeRosa, William A. Hinshaw, Richard E. Perissi
Trumpet:
Gary A. Barone, Robert O. "Bobby" Bryant, Anthony "Tony" Terran
Trombone:
Dick Hyde, Richard "Dick" Nash, Richard Noel, Benny Powell
Tuba:
John T. "Tommy" Johnson
Piano:
Ralph E. Grierson, Artie Kane, Lincoln Mayorga
Guitar:
Donald G. Peake, Howard Roberts, Thomas "Tommy" Tedesco, David T. Walker
Harp:
Dorothy S. Remsen
Drums:
John P. Guerin, Jerry D. Williams
Percussion:
John E. "Jack" Arnold, Joe Porcaro, Emil Radocchia (Richards)
Orchestra Manager:
Benjamin Barrett
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