National Geographic Fanfare

"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn) 07/03/2018 at 11:21 • Filed to: None

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The Austin Symphony is doing a concert at the end of July where we play live music along with Nat Geo nature films. I dearly hope we get to play this fanfare, written by the remarkable film composer Elmer Bernstein. It’s a classic.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > ttyymmnn 07/03/2018 at 11:37

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It shows some similarity with his score for the Great Escape, particularly the motorcycle escape , IMO.

ttyymmnn > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 07/03/2018 at 11:45

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He is an under appreciated composer. He won an Oscar for his soundtrack for To Kill a Mockingbird . Brilliant stuff.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > ttyymmnn 07/03/2018 at 11:57

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This is the on ly fa nfare I want to hear

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > ttyymmnn 07/03/2018 at 12:00

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Brings back memories of watching nature shows on Saturday mornings as a kid!

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > ttyymmnn 07/03/2018 at 12:12

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Most people wouldn’t rate Thoroughly Modern Millie , but, well, I liked it.

I’ve been thinking of listening to more Korngold lately...

Chariotoflove > ttyymmnn 07/03/2018 at 14:48

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Classic indeed.  This is one of those tunes that almost everyone recognizes instantly.

ttyymmnn > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 07/03/2018 at 15:10

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I remember gathering around the TV on Sunday nights back in the day to watch these shows, along with The Undersea Word of  Jacques Cousteau.

ttyymmnn > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 07/03/2018 at 15:10

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That’s great stuff. It would be a gas to play. 

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > ttyymmnn 07/03/2018 at 15:13

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His score for the Errol Flynn Adventures of Robin Hood is one for the ages.

ttyymmnn > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 07/03/2018 at 15:19

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And you know John Williams grew up listening to this stuff. 

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > ttyymmnn 07/03/2018 at 15:23

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Mutual of Omaha’s  Wild Kingdom!

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Chariotoflove 07/03/2018 at 15:24

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Everyone old, anyway. =)

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > ttyymmnn 07/03/2018 at 15:32

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Of course. Korngold was an interesting guy - child prodigy from Austr ia-Hungary (now modern Czech R.) who wrote all kinds of operettas and things before the motion picture industry exploded. He really came into his own with almost a Wagneresque use of leitmotif and borrowing as-needed from Liszt and others. Pretty nearly invented modern film scoring of the Williams school, but got absolutely no respect for it.

ttyymmnn > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 07/03/2018 at 15:33

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Yes!

“I’ll stay in the boat, while Stan goes out to wrestle the wild alligator.”

ttyymmnn > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 07/03/2018 at 15:40

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The ASO played the theme to King’s Row (featuring a young Ronald Reagan) for our high school concerts this year. They pitched it as the music that inspired John Williams’ Star Wars theme, but I’m not sure I buy that. Great music though.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > ttyymmnn 07/03/2018 at 15:45

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His operas ain’t half bad either.

Chariotoflove > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 07/03/2018 at 15:50

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Kids today, no respect for their elders.

ttyymmnn > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 07/03/2018 at 15:54

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I hadn’t heard that before. Thanks.

Nom De Plume > ttyymmnn 07/03/2018 at 16:14

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I’m always saddened how much good music goes unperformed. Have you ever heard Fanelli’s “The Romance of the Mummy ”?

ttyymmnn > Nom De Plume 07/03/2018 at 17:29

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I have not, but it sounds intriguing.