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Saturday, June 29, 2019

Musical Interlude

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Two examples of the wonderful music of film composer Elmer Bernstein:





Of note: Elmer Bernstein (1922-2004) studied under Aaron Copland, the influence of whom can be heard in the above two selections.

14 comments:

  1. Wonderful picks. Easy to disregard the background music of films that really add to the success and enjoyment of the films.

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    1. Bunkerville,
      Sometimes the music makes the film. One example: Jaws (John Williams). Without the music, the test audience didn't jump when the head appeared in the fisherman's boat.

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  2. I can hear the influence. And I loved both movies!

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    1. Without the music, these films wouldn't have been as good, IMO.

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  3. The Magnificent Seven is a great movie. One of the classics.

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    1. Little known fact, he did the score for another classic, Animal House .

      You can also hear his influence on John Williams.

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    2. Silverfiddle,
      Mr. AOW watches the Western Channel a lot. The Magnificent Seven and its sequel are frequently aired.

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    3. Duck,
      Yes, the music for Animal House was composed by Elmer Bernstein.

      Elmer Bernstein also composed the music for Thoroughly Modern Millie.

      The man was a versatile composer -- no doubt about it.

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  4. The best contemporary composers service the movie industry (Hans Zimmer!!), and yes, you can hear the Copeland. Nice post.

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    1. Baysider,
      Thank you for calling our attention to the music of Hans Zimmer.

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  5. Elmer Benstein gave us To Kill Mocking Bird too –– talk about VERSATILE!

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  6. The music was almost as good as the movie.

    Playing the theme from Exodus will make Ducky incoherent

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    1. Beak,
      The theme from Exodus, huh? I'll have to keep that in mind.

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