And here is our new release. It will be live for ordering on the Kritzerland site at six in the morning, but if you want it before then you know what to do.
Kritzerland is proud to present a new limited edition soundtrack:
THE GEISHA BOY
Music Composed by Walter Scharf
The comedy team of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis was born in 1946. The duo quickly became a hugely popular act. At Paramount they did a string of successful comedies, which, along with their films and nightclub appearances, made them the hottest comedy team working – until 1956, that is, when Dean Martin ended the partnership. Jerry Lewis stayed at Paramount and became one of their biggest stars with his first solo feature, The Delicate Delinquent (1957). That was followed by Rock-a-Bye Baby and The Geisha Boy – both directed by the great Frank Tashlin (Lewis had yet to make his directorial debut – that would happen a couple of years later with The Bellboy). The Geisha Boy is one of Lewis’s best films. It has everything, from gorgeous photography (in Technicolor and VistaVision) to huge laughs (there are sequences in the film that are fall-out-of-your-chair funny) to truly touching sequences that never become too maudlin.
Tying all of the film’s elements perfectly together is the tuneful and great score by Walter Scharf. Scharf became Lewis’s go-to composer. Their relationship lasted for years, resulting in great scores for The Sad Sack, Rock-a-Bye Baby, The Bellboy, Cinderfella, The Ladies Man, The Errand Boy, It’s Only Money, and, of course, The Nutty Professor. During his long and distinguished career, Scharf received ten Oscar nominations, mostly for his arranging work on such classics as Funny Girl and Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. But his original scores for non-Lewis films were terrific and include Ben, Walking Tall, Where Love Has Gone, If It’s Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium, Pocketful of Miracles, as well as a host of TV scoring for such classic shows as The Man From U.N.C.L.E, Bonanza, Mission: Impossible, The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau, The Love Boat and many, many others.
Scharf was one of the great composers of comedy films. He knew what to score and what to leave unscored, and he had the uncanny ability to give frivolity and lightness some unexpected depth. The Geisha Boy is a seriously gorgeous score with a memorable main theme and beautiful variations on it that capture every mood and emotion, making the comedy even funnier and the pathos even more touching. Comedy scoring is an art, and Scharf was as good an artist at it as anyone.
The Geisha Boy had an LP release on Jubilee Records. That LP version is presented here in its entirety, from the original stereo album masters. The original session scoring tapes for the film were missing material, but we include here everything that was on them – between them and the album master, it’s pretty much everything complete.
Walter Scharf is seriously underrepresented on CD, and it’s a treat to be able to issue the first CD release of one of his classic Jerry Lewis films – in fact, the first CD release of any of the classic Golden Age Jerry Lewis films. Here’s to many more.
The Geisha Boy is limited to 1500 copies only. The price is $19.98, plus shipping.
CDs are in stock and will ship within a day or two. To place an order, see the cover, or hear audio samples, just visit www.kritzerland.com.
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Got it ordered!
DR Elmore: about 2:30 pm, getting into Burbank about 5:30 pm.
Okay, off now for real. Will check in tonight. Don't know how much posting I'll get done because I'm still getting used to my first smartphone and my typing may not look so smart. Later!
Thanks for ALL of the patented HHW vibes....the check arrived today!
Yipee.Thanks for ALL of the patented HHW vibes....the check arrived today!
Fantastic!
The princess at our house got a new poof.
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Matthew, you need to remind your DP that the houseguest came to visit him, not you.
And the word of the day is: FULGURANT!
A new fridge and a new stove...next time I visit, I won't recognize the place!
And the fridge is partially defrosted. Let the cleanup begin!
Well....DR RLP.....I guess I really should have included Lionel Toop in my list of characters.....he was fun......
DR Matthew, since I'm coming to the conclusion that the DP is a moron who deserves this stupid guest, I suggest you ask them both to move out.
I went back to bed but did not sleep. In fact, I came up with the idea for the final episode of season two's Outside The Box - I had something else in mind, but this is much better. And I've already sketched out its three musical numbers and will finesse them later today.Super big happy pants!
And the fridge is partially defrosted. Let the cleanup begin!
Good news! Did you find anything in there that you had lost?
Where is DR JosePiano?
:-*Was "My Fair Lady" rehearsal starting up for Jose?. He should have time for both.
Well....DR RLP.....I guess I really should have included Lionel Toop in my list of characters.....he was fun......
LOL! Jack, I fully realize that your list is a drop in the bucket of all your experiences in theater. My list is 90% of my theatrical experience. Virtually all of it was fun for me. Of all your parts, is Lionel Toop even in the Top 20? :)
Perhaps Jose is on another tiresome sabbatical.
And the fridge is partially defrosted. Let the cleanup begin!
Good news! Did you find anything in there that you had lost?
Jimmy Hoffa!
DR George have fun at WICKED. It was here a few months ago. I loved it!
Thanks for ALL of the patented HHW vibes....the check arrived today!
The princess at our house got a new poof.
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I went back to bed but did not sleep. In fact, I came up with the idea for the final episode of season two's Outside The Box - I had something else in mind, but this is much better. And I've already sketched out its three musical numbers and will finesse them later today.Super big happy pants!
DR Matthew, since I'm coming to the conclusion that the DP is a moron who deserves this stupid guest, I suggest you ask them both to move out.
Sadly, Elmore, it's close to coming down to that. And that's another story for another day.
I've just read that John Cena is the victim of a celebrity death hoax. The report was that he was doing a wrestling stunt with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and suffered a fatal injury.
To the best of my knowledge, he is alive and well.
These things are difficult to suss out.
Well, I must be off to bed. I'm having an early lunch with a co-worker, so I need to get to work early enough (we're not supposed to take a break or lunch until we've been at work for at least two hours). AND I want to get enough sleep so that I'll be awake enough to see Wicked at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle! I'm going with my sister and niece and my sister's boyfriend. Can't wait! :D
Got it ordered!
DR Elmore: about 2:30 pm, getting into Burbank about 5:30 pm.
Okay, off now for real. Will check in tonight. Don't know how much posting I'll get done because I'm still getting used to my first smartphone and my typing may not look so smart. Later!
Thanks for ALL of the patented HHW vibes....the check arrived today!
That is some obit DR JOHN G.
The princess at our house got a new poof.
For those who don't know:
John Cena:
Michae Cera:
NOT the same.
DR Matthew, since I'm coming to the conclusion that the DP is a moron who deserves this stupid guest, I suggest you ask them both to move out.
Sadly, Elmore, it's close to coming down to that. And that's another story for another day.
Dealing with the Visitor vibes for DR MATTHEW.And life vibes in general for DR Matthew.
I know what you mean DR JANE.....
Thanks to DR JANE I am hearing Mancini's Baby Elephant Walk inside my head.
TOD:
I could write a book...or, at least, several chapters in a book, about my experiences in community theatre. In fact, I already did.
Didn't most of us here get our first show biz experiences in community theatre?
I think the incident that sticks in my mind more than any other is the dreadful way that the people at Seattle's Cirque Playhouse treated legendary character actor Charles Winninger when he played there.
On a more positive note, being able to work on productions that featured the likes of actors like Winninger, John Carradine, Edward Everett Horton and others was the greatest experience an aspiring actor, writer or director could have.
Page Two All About Me Dance. My current production....again....
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The princess at our house got a new poof.
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Sweet story on the rescue of a baby elephant & the reunion with the mother:
http://video.today.msnbc.msn.com/today/49467583#49467583
I've just read that John Cena is the victim of a celebrity death hoax. The report was that he was doing a wrestling stunt with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and suffered a fatal injury.
To the best of my knowledge, he is alive and well.
These things are difficult to suss out.
When I read this, I read "John Cena" but for some reason thought of "Michael Cera" and wondered why would Michael Cera be wrestling with The Rock??
TOD:
I could write a book...or, at least, several chapters in a book, about my experiences in community theatre. In fact, I already did.
Didn't most of us here get our first show biz experiences in community theatre?
I think the incident that sticks in my mind more than any other is the dreadful way that the people at Seattle's Cirque Playhouse treated legendary character actor Charles Winninger when he played there.
On a more positive note, being able to work on productions that featured the likes of actors like Winninger, John Carradine, Edward Everett Horton and others was the greatest experience an aspiring actor, writer or director could have.
What years did you work at the Cirque. In its last years 72 - 81, the Cirque was strictly an Equity House. I auditioned for a few shoes, but was never cast.
Definitely not the same. Apparently Tony Danza was also victim of a celebrity death hoax, too.
What is this page four?
See's Chocolates is opening a store in the San Antonio Northstar Mall (the one with the big boots, for those who know their San Antonio trivia). Not a kiosk, but a full, year-round store. To celebrate they had a party where they gave out free chocolate and told some history of the place.
One bit of trivia was that the chocolate episode of "I Love Lucy" was filmed at See's (I know, it looked like a set to me). But that setup is how they operate. So, they had a chocolate boxing contest to see who could box the most chocolates in the quickest time. I won my division and got to keep the candies, which, luckily for me, were coconut cream, one of my faves.
Now, I am on a sugar high.
See's! I need!