Well, dear readers, here is the kind of story I like to tell and so I will tell it because it’s the kind of story I like to tell. As you know, our little irritating stalker had somehow managed to get herself back on the film score message board and she finally gave herself away as she always does, but just to make sure, I simply went back to 2019 when she registered under the fifth or sixth name she’s come up with, and all her responses to me were of similar tone and snark. Of course, the ease of proving it was shockingly simple – I Googled the username and the first thing that came up was her real came along with that username. Duh. They instantly removed her from the board but she’ll be back. But that’s not the story, that’s just how one person cause trouble rather than just letting things go and, I don’t know, call me crazy, live their damn life. I was so bored of it, I was thinking of not returning there save for announcing. But I went back to see that they’d removed her and in so doing I saw one of those threads titled can someone please help me identify this music. It was posted on February 4. The poster said the music was used for Japanese TV modified presentations of American films, shortened versions using completely different music. And he’d managed to have someone put the clips on YouTube. Some people had already identified the second clip, from a modified version of Cool Hand Luke, where music from Lalo Schifrin’s Che score had been used, and music from Young Billy Young. The other clip was from Twelve O’Clock High with Gregory Peck. The music that plays in the first twelve minutes he’s been trying to identify and has been haunted by for fifty years. He’d identified music used later in the film as being Battle of Britain, but no one and I mean no one could help him out with those twelve minutes of music he’s been trying to find for fifty years. Normally, I don’t bother, but he had such passion that I clicked on the Twelve O’Clock High clip and the second the music came up I knew exactly what it was, Norman Dello Joio’s great score to the documentary film Air Power. I’d know Dello Joio’s music anywhere and I’ve played the CD that has the score to death. He’d bumped the thread a week ago and so, I posted that information, and he finally saw my response and this was what he posted: “OMG! Finally!! Thank you, thank you, thank you, haineshisway! I’ve been waiting for this moment over 50 bloody years, mate. It’s my 65th birthday today. I feel like I got a big surprise present from you.” He went on to say he’d found the album of the complete score (on Albany CD, originally licensed ages ago from Sony in glorious stereo and no, of course that licensed expired long ago but they just keep selling it) and he’s got it and a CD with a suite from the score which isn’t very good – the Columbia album, conducted by the one and only Eugene Ormandy is definitive. He asked for other recommendations and I gave him a few including our all Dello Joio CD, which he purchased immediately. And that’s the kind of story I like, that’s the kind of thing message boards should be about, and I could not be happier than helping this guy finally know what the music is.
Otherwise, I tried to watch a motion picture entitled Doctor’s Wives, with Dyan Cannon, Gene Hackman, Richard Crenna, Rachel Roberts, Janice Rule and others. It’s a horrible movie and I finally shut it off. Then I tried to watch Dario Argento’s 2012 3-D version of Dracula (not sure it played anywhere in that format) – it’s not very good, although the score is amusing on a certain level, and there’s certainly some nudity on view, but it’s not shot on film and I just find atmosphere lacking because of that. I’d forgotten who edited the film – our very own Marshall Harvey. I think he got to go to Italy to cut the film, if I’m remembering correctly. I gave up after someone got an ax in the head.
Yesterday was okay. I got almost eight hours of sleep, got up, answered e-mails, then went and did some quick ATM banking, came home, ordered fried catfish from Uncle Andre’s and that arrived about forty-five minutes later. It was very good, as were the two sides – a tiny corn on the cob and potato salad. After that, I did a few things on the computer, had some telephonic conversations, decided to listen to some Dello Joio music, including is wonderful opera about St. Joan of Arc, which I’m now continuing to listen to. After the attempts at movie watching, I had another telephonic conversation and that was it, save for the two irritating texts I got – one in the morning and one in the evening.
Today, I’ll be up when I’m up, I’ll do whatever needs doing, then in the afternoon I’m going to a four o’clock matinee of a short play to see Doug Haverty, who’s in it. We’ll go have a bite to eat afterwards. Then I’ll come home and watch, listen, and relax.
Tomorrow is a ME day, then this coming week will be difficult if there are no major miracles and there will be hell toupee. I’m seeing a reading of a new play on Tuesday night, and we’ll be making the full resolution copies of all the Sami episodes and hopefully the close captioning will be finished so that we can then upload everything as you need Amazon to approve all the specs. There is a ton of work to be done for our little series in terms of getting the word out and I do hope all you dear readers will help in that regard. I’ll unveil the trailer/sizzle reel thing soon.
Well, dear readers, I must take the day, I must do the things I do, I must, for example, be up when I’m up, do whatever needs doing, hopefully pick up packages, see a matinee, eat, and then watch, listen, and relax. Today’s topic of discussion: Of all the classic monster movies and their various versions, which are your favorites? Let’s have loads of lovely postings, shall we, whilst I hit the road to dreamland, happy to have told the kind of story I like.