tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post7215543428529778897..comments2024-03-19T03:21:49.937-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: Play It AgainLeigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-42651435069637646172014-08-31T19:46:10.075-04:002014-08-31T19:46:10.075-04:00Deborah, you're right. And yes, if we started...Deborah, you're right. And yes, if we started in on TV music we'd be at it awhile. You and I have discussed <i>Lost</i> a lot in the past, and I still think Michael Giacchino's music in that final episode is among the best I've ever heard. (I taped it and re-watch/re-listen to it now and then--how's that for being addicted??)John Floydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04001712728130488485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-33787765301511732202014-08-31T19:03:08.573-04:002014-08-31T19:03:08.573-04:00John, I've always said you can tell a B movie ...John, I've always said you can tell a B movie in a moment just by the soundtrack. A really great movie has music that transcends you subtly, teasing you until it suddenly explodes and you are carried away usually by something tremendous in the storyline. And, of course, you can't talk too much about TV's background music... meaning we can never speak too much about LOST and it's beautiful music because you can never say enough about how marvelous it was... GREAT BLOG as usual!Deborah Elliott-Uptonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00847049319243268520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-75837486673289341552014-08-24T15:34:20.112-04:002014-08-24T15:34:20.112-04:00Inception
All the music created at Full Sail in Wi...Inception<br />All the music created at Full Sail in Winter Park. Incredible to listen to.CarolynJenkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04249132123564685697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-42807842877942551032014-08-23T22:20:51.108-04:002014-08-23T22:20:51.108-04:00Jan, I will NEVER understand folks who don't r...Jan, I will NEVER understand folks who don't read. Sounds as if both you and Leigh have had huge collections of treasured books that you (for different reasons) lost. It's hard to bear.<br /><br />I bet I've watched <i>Casablanca</i> ten times. It never gets old.John Floydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04001712728130488485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-71798298854690792962014-08-23T22:06:02.301-04:002014-08-23T22:06:02.301-04:00We had Mystery & More bookstore for nine years...We had Mystery & More bookstore for nine years and at home we had probably 5k to 6k worth after we liquidated and closed the store. We bought an RV and after 3 years we decided to move into it full time. We gave those books to a nearby library we had supported for years...except I kept about 800 that were autographed to us and stored them at my sister's which was our old house. But after the first year she complained about them...they were in large plastic box and weren't bothering but I cried and cried and took them to the same library. It was almost like losing a child to give up those last few books. Of course, I did keep a few in the RV and added to them. Now that I'm in a house again, I'm trying not to add books but I do. I just don't understand people who don't read. <br />The movies I can pass the rewatch on altho many of these you mention are great and I remember the music of some. The only non-musicals I rewatch are Casablanca and The African Queen and Gone With The Wind. Okay maybe the Harry Potter movies. Jan Grapehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13323910083703514953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-7798597768854516682014-08-23T21:31:44.621-04:002014-08-23T21:31:44.621-04:00Okay, all six, not seven. Not only can I not proo...Okay, all six, not seven. Not only can I not proofread, I can't count.John Floydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04001712728130488485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-3637684694403628472014-08-23T21:30:04.159-04:002014-08-23T21:30:04.159-04:00Dix, I enjoyed all seven of the soundtracks you me...Dix, I enjoyed all seven of the soundtracks you mentioned. (I even liked the movie <i>Lady in the Water</i> in addition to its music, and I've always been surprised at how many friends did NOT like it. I thought it was a nearly perfect scary-fairytale story.)<br /><br />As for pieces of music in a movie failing to be featured on its soundtrack, that unfortunately seems to happen a lot. Sometimes, as you said, you gotta break out the old DVD.John Floydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04001712728130488485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-39151557576644207942014-08-23T21:24:03.674-04:002014-08-23T21:24:03.674-04:00Leigh, I was afraid to include TV shows in my list...Leigh, I was afraid to include TV shows in my list--I wouldn't have been able to stop.<br /><br />I think <i>The Hours</i> is my favorite of Glass's movie music, and I like <i>Neverwas</i> as well.<br /><br />As for the Westerns you mentioned, all four of those were composed by Ennio Morricone, who in my opinion never wrote anything bad. (He even scored some non-Westerns that were terrific.)<br /><br />John Floydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04001712728130488485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-91885882748933695212014-08-23T21:19:49.702-04:002014-08-23T21:19:49.702-04:00No bones to pick with your great list. On my pers...No bones to pick with your great list. On my personal list, I think I'd add the soundtracks of <i>Patton</i>, <i>2001 A Space Odyssey</i>, <i>Lady in the Water</i> and <i>Dead Poets Society</i>. Additionally, I'd say I also really like the music in the 1999 remake of <i>The Thomas Crown Affair</i>.<br /><br />Interesting trivia note: While John Lee Hooker sings "Boom Boom" in the movie <i>The Blues Brothers</i>, his song is not on the soundtrack that was released after the film. Guess sometimes you just gotta see the movie!Dixon Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11220791609338404147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-33660637025997532072014-08-23T21:07:02.874-04:002014-08-23T21:07:02.874-04:00I lost the majority of my book collection during t...I lost the majority of my book collection during the storms I wrote about, some 8 or 9 bookcases worth. I always wanted a library with a fireplace, overstuffed chairs, and a sliding ladder. Definitely need a ladder.<br /><br />While I rarely rewatch films, I hadn’t thought about why I rewatch the few I do. You’re right– the music is unusually great. The same is true of the few television shows I rewatch: Perry Mason, The Prisoner, Twin Peaks, maybe Peter Gunn.<br /><br />I also agree with your choice of composers. I’d add Philip Glass. Although he’s a prolific soundtrack composer, only a few appeal to me, but I like those few a lot. The Koyaanisqatsi, Powaqqatsi, etc. soundtracks are nothing but Glass music and it’s so compelling, the film’s message can be easily overlooked. Sometimes I tune in The Hours to fall asleep by… and I haven’t seen the film!<br /><br />For years, the Ipcress File topped my soundtrack list. While I don’t consider myself as much a Western fan as mystery and SF, Western soundtracks appeal to me: A Fistful of Dollars; A Few Dollars More; The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly; and Lee Val Cleef’s The Big Gundown.<br /><br />Hmm… I’m starting to think of another list… films with great opening sequences, like the Bond franchise.Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-48473622569786528092014-08-23T16:16:24.241-04:002014-08-23T16:16:24.241-04:00Thank you, Vicki -- My wife and I probably NEED to...Thank you, Vicki -- My wife and I probably NEED to have moved more often, in order to be forced to change our pack-rat habits. Yes, I think writers are always drawn to books, and that they treasure them far more than non-writers do.<br /><br />I'm always amazed that there are a large number of people who, when they pass a bookstore in a mall, seem to veer away from the entrance as if the store contained Kryptonite, until they're safely past. I love browsing bookstores anyplace and anytime, whether they're local or unfamiliar.John Floydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04001712728130488485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-46868503319526439142014-08-23T16:01:47.854-04:002014-08-23T16:01:47.854-04:00John, I chuckled at your mentioning buying back on...John, I chuckled at your mentioning buying back one of your own books. It sounds like something I might do. Love your bookshelves! I used to want to have rooms full of books, but that doesn’t work well for people who move a lot. Over the years I’ve had to part with many of my book friends like it or not, but still keep plenty of them. I’ve also gone back to books I’ve loved and reread favorite parts. I’ve had people ask why I keep books and I always wonder what universe they came from-certainly not mine. Books attract writers like magnets. Anything connected to the written word or writing attracts me. I can’t walk through a store and not stare longingly at pencils, pens and paper-things I have plenty of. Thanks for the great article!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18211113589300842194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-40228247774889841432014-08-23T13:38:57.870-04:002014-08-23T13:38:57.870-04:00Sorry. I meant "movie theme," not "...Sorry. I meant "movie theme," not "movie them." Jeez Louise.John Floydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04001712728130488485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-45246258485918007572014-08-23T13:31:31.299-04:002014-08-23T13:31:31.299-04:00Thanks, Melodie. (Would this be a good time to me...Thanks, Melodie. (Would this be a good time to mention "Merrie Melodies"??)<br /><br />I think what's really cool, and probably a little surprising to the moviemakers, is when a movie them rises far above the film and becomes a part of our culture, recognizable by everyone, moviegoer or not. Examples: themes from <i>The Magnificent Seven</i>, <i>Star Wars</i>, <i>Jaws</i>, <i>Goldfinger</i>, <i>Rocky</i>, <i>The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly</i>, <i>Superman</i>, <i>The Pink Panther</i>, etc. John Floydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04001712728130488485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-44481331240548830362014-08-23T13:14:57.643-04:002014-08-23T13:14:57.643-04:00Anon, I truly LOVE that music from The High and th...Anon, I truly LOVE that music from <i>The High and the Mighty</i>. I find myself whistling it now and then, and while I'm not as good at it as John Wayne was, it still brings back good memories.<br /><br />That's the thing about movie scores--they bring back images that allow us to (in a small way) re-live those moments.John Floydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04001712728130488485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-71843688239924597232014-08-23T13:04:42.519-04:002014-08-23T13:04:42.519-04:00So well said, John. I think the music of a movie ...So well said, John. I think the music of a movie is like the cover of a book. It's a big part of the experience. I love to hold a book with a cover. Reading from a kindle doesn't give me that.<br />My personal opinion is the best music being composed now is movie music. It's the classical music of today. And yes, my name is Melodie :)Melodie Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07870938103759179132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-7523411429667236902014-08-23T12:18:12.206-04:002014-08-23T12:18:12.206-04:00It made me smile to see "The High and the Mig...It made me smile to see "The High and the Mighty" on your list. I was a two year old child when that move came out in 1954. I sometimes heard the theme to the movie on the radio in our car. Without fail, when I heard it, I cried. My parents couldn't understand why. And I was too young to find the words to tell them it simply filled the inside of me with so much emotion that it had to spill out somehow. It was that beautiful, powerful, and moving. Music has done this to me all my life since then. At the time, I didn't know what was going on -- and I don't think my parents ever understood it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-56827232901411665702014-08-23T10:02:37.342-04:002014-08-23T10:02:37.342-04:00Thanks, Stephen. I have NOT seen Below, but that ...Thanks, Stephen. I have NOT seen <i>Below</i>, but that will soon change. I remember Revell from (I think) the <i>Riddick</i> series. And I believe he did the music from <i>From Dusk Till Dawn</i>. (At the mention of Salma Hayek I always think first of that movie.)<br /><br />Rob, I saw <i>McCabe</i> at the base theatre in the Air Force not long after it first came out, and I've always thought it's one of the most realistic westerns ever. And <i>Hanging Rock</i> has become something of a classic. Good suggestions.<br /><br />Fran, I don't know what the deal is, with all these lists. Maybe I feel that my life should be more organized. As for books, I do donate some to the library now and then (when my wife makes me). Recently I bought a book at a library book sale, got home, and realized it was one I had given them a few weeks earlier. Good grief.<br /><br />Thanks, Janice. I'm always disappointed when I see bookshelves that have other things on them besides books. That's precious space . . .John Floydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04001712728130488485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-29438682672838420802014-08-23T07:43:46.831-04:002014-08-23T07:43:46.831-04:00Love the bookshelves which are appropriately stuff...Love the bookshelves which are appropriately stuffed with books and nothing else!janice Lawnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-67282541088187673172014-08-23T07:15:51.474-04:002014-08-23T07:15:51.474-04:00John, not long ago, I thought, "John hasn'...John, not long ago, I thought, "John hasn't given us a list lately." I identify with the books. I send a lot of what I read to a local nursing home, but there are many that I just like to see, touch, and read again. On the movie list, several are favorites that I revisit, but for me, it's never the sound track. Usually, what makes a movie really memorable to me is the dialogue, and I go back to some films just to hear certain lines and how they were delivered.Fran Rizerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08655783035179620991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-18955452473097351992014-08-23T07:13:54.698-04:002014-08-23T07:13:54.698-04:00McCabe and Mrs Miller - Leonard Cohen
Batman - Dan...McCabe and Mrs Miller - Leonard Cohen<br />Batman - Danny Elfman<br />Picnic at Hanging Rock - Bruce SmeatonRobert Loprestihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08844889305615182897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-52263707233521019982014-08-23T03:11:01.403-04:002014-08-23T03:11:01.403-04:00Nice piece, John.
Raising my hand... Completely a...Nice piece, John.<br /><br />Raising my hand... Completely addicted.<br /><br />May I recommend "<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0276816/" rel="nofollow">Below</a>". A nice little WW2 thriller/ghost story set aboard a sub. I love the music in this movie. And after six viewings, I learnt that the composer, Graeme Revell, is from my home town. <br /><br />Stephen Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05594368159220033291noreply@blogger.com