[Fmpro] Catch Me If You Can Score

Mon Jun 2 08:44:20 GMT 2008

Bob (can I call you Bob?), funny you should bring up this particular 
standard. I happen to adore the rendition - pure gold - of the song that's 
on the Astrud Gilberto album I HAVEN'T GOT ANYTHING BETTER TO DO - 
arrangements by Al Gorgoni. The old LP was on Verve, but I have it as a 1998 
Japanese CD through Polydor. This same disc has a subtle, yet deliciously 
complex arrangement of Dori Caymmi's (yet another unsung major talent) THE 
SEA IS MY SOUL: I REMEMBER WHEN. Just gorgeous stuff. I'd die without music. 
(Been a Gilberto/Bossa Nova fan since I was a kid. Jobim was the South 
American Gershwin - this is a fact and it should be printed on tee-shirts as 
an educational tool.) - JohnB

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Stanton" <zolessi at comcast.net>
To: <fmpro at nxport.com>
Sent: Monday, June 02, 2008 2:47 AM
Subject: Re: [Fmpro] Catch Me If You Can Score

> The Wee Small Hours of the Morning did me in - such a simple yet elegant
> arrangement - that's just one thing though - the beauty of music is that
> there exists so much to appreciate.
>
> Robert Scott Stanton
> San Francisco Bay Area, CA
> zolessi at comcast.net
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: fmpro-bounces+zolessi=comcast.net at nxport.com
> [mailto:fmpro-bounces+zolessi=comcast.net at nxport.com] On Behalf Of
> bipcress at comcast.net
> Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2008 11:43 PM
> To: fmpro at nxport.com
> Subject: Re: [Fmpro] Catch Me If You Can Score
>
> I am a BIG Riddle fan - how many things kick like his cool-enough-to-rule
> ROUTE 66 theme? Answer: Very few. The opening titles ballad of EL DORADO
> (1967 - performed by George Alexander and The Mellowmen) always brings 
> tears
>
> to my eyes and a lump to my throat - it so poetically exemplifies what I
> hold in my heart as regards masculinity (being a man - or trying to be). 
> But
>
> god, I hate his score for the 1960s BATMAN movie (on CD from FSM). What
> crap, at least to my shell-like ears. Oh Nelson, what were you thinking? 
> And
>
> you know what, that damn CD sold out! People sure are crazy. - JohnB
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Robert Stanton" <zolessi at comcast.net>
> To: <fmpro at nxport.com>
> Sent: Monday, June 02, 2008 1:40 AM
> Subject: Re: [Fmpro] Catch Me If You Can Score
>
>
>> "There is no way anyone could dissuade me from believing that film music
>> of
>> the past is not superior to most (not all) of what is being created now"
>>
>> I hear that - One of my favorites from the past is Nelson Riddle -
>> interesting posts!
>> ~R
>>
>> Robert Scott Stanton
>> San Francisco Bay Area, CA
>> zolessi at comcast.net
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: fmpro-bounces+zolessi=comcast.net at nxport.com
>> [mailto:fmpro-bounces+zolessi=comcast.net at nxport.com] On Behalf Of
>> bipcress at comcast.net
>> Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2008 10:39 PM
>> To: fmpro at nxport.com
>> Subject: Re: [Fmpro] Catch Me If You Can Score
>>
>> Sometimes the cultural efforts of the past are better than what happens
>> contemporaneously. Of course the reverse can also occur: 70s sartorial
>> fashion was inferior to what followed - and to what preceded (and no
>> doubts
>> about it). Or: painting of the 1980s (neo-expressionism) was superior to
>> painting trends of the 70s (all brain, no flesh). There is no way anyone
>> could dissuade me from believing that film music of the past is not
>> superior
>>
>> to most (not all) of what is being created now. A general trend (please,
>> Dear God) to reference past "styles" would be a positive development in
>> scoring. Any way I can hear some of your stuff Pete? - JohnB
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Pete" <musical411 at yahoo.com>
>> To: <fmpro at nxport.com>
>> Sent: Monday, June 02, 2008 1:04 AM
>> Subject: [Fmpro] Catch Me If You Can Score
>>
>>
>>>I agree "Catch Me if You Can" is a really really fun
>>> score. But we have to acknowledge that it's a nod to
>>> the past. It would be really sad if that type of score
>>> disappeared. But, the future probably lies in new
>>> styles and methods that many on this list may hate.
>>> Myself possibly included.
>>>
>>> Art is always reinventing itself and leaveing artists
>>> grumbling in it's wake.
>>>
>>> Most of my work this year has been in retro styles.
>>> Which is a lot of fun, but sometimes makes me feel
>>> stuck in the past.
>>>
>>> And I also agree, with whatever Claude said. You can't
>>> argue with passion.
>>>
>>> Pete
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> The Film Music Pro List is sponsored by Film Music Magazine -
>>> http://www.filmmusicmag.com
>>>
>>> Best of FMPRO: http://www.fmproquotes.com - Quotes site  by Billy Hale
>>> Music
>>>
>>> To edit your list options or unsubscribe, visit:
>>> http://nxport.com/mailman/listinfo/fmpro
>>>
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> The Film Music Pro List is sponsored by Film Music Magazine -
>> http://www.filmmusicmag.com
>>
>> Best of FMPRO: http://www.fmproquotes.com - Quotes site  by Billy Hale
>> Music
>>
>> To edit your list options or unsubscribe, visit:
>> http://nxport.com/mailman/listinfo/fmpro
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> The Film Music Pro List is sponsored by Film Music Magazine -
>> http://www.filmmusicmag.com
>>
>> Best of FMPRO: http://www.fmproquotes.com - Quotes site  by Billy Hale
>> Music
>>
>> To edit your list options or unsubscribe, visit:
>> http://nxport.com/mailman/listinfo/fmpro
>>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> The Film Music Pro List is sponsored by Film Music Magazine -
> http://www.filmmusicmag.com
>
> Best of FMPRO: http://www.fmproquotes.com - Quotes site  by Billy Hale 
> Music
>
> To edit your list options or unsubscribe, visit:
> http://nxport.com/mailman/listinfo/fmpro
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> The Film Music Pro List is sponsored by Film Music Magazine - 
> http://www.filmmusicmag.com
>
> Best of FMPRO: http://www.fmproquotes.com - Quotes site  by Billy Hale 
> Music
>
> To edit your list options or unsubscribe, visit:
> http://nxport.com/mailman/listinfo/fmpro
> 