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Post by EdoBosnar on Jul 1, 2020 4:01:48 GMT -5
Saw this posted on fb; made me smile and choke up a bit:
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Post by brutalis on Jul 1, 2020 7:29:40 GMT -5
Saw this posted on fb; made me smile and choke up a bit: If that is isn't THE BEST evidence of love and friendship then I don't know what is. We should all be so lucky...
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Post by brutalis on Jul 5, 2020 10:06:22 GMT -5
Passed away age 99, noted newsman High Downs. A significant part of our television viewing and news history here in the USA.
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Post by Phil Maurice on Jul 5, 2020 15:48:51 GMT -5
Hugh Downs had to quickly fill in for 90 live minutes when Jack Paar famously walked off his own show over a creative dispute. A real professional and a calm, compassionate presence on television for a very long time. RIP
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Post by Dizzy D on Jul 6, 2020 5:32:34 GMT -5
Ennio Morricone died aged 91 from injuries sustained in a fall. Morricone is mostly known for his music scores, especially the many movies by Sergio Leone (Once Upon A Time in the West, The Good, The Bad and the Ugly, For a Few Dollars More), but also classics like John Carpenter's The Thing, The Untouchables and many many more. He was credited for over 500 movies and TV shows as the composer.
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Jul 6, 2020 7:43:45 GMT -5
Ennio Morricone died aged 91 from injuries sustained in a fall. Morricone is mostly known for his music scores, especially the many movies by Sergio Leone (Once Upon A Time in the West, The Good, The Bad and the Ugly, For a Few Dollars More), but also classics like John Carpenter's The Thing, The Untouchables and many many more. He was credited for over 500 movies and TV shows as the composer. Another giant has left us. His scores will still be played 200 years from now. R.I.P., maestro.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Jul 6, 2020 10:07:35 GMT -5
I woke up this morning to the news that Ennio Morricone had passed away at age 91. As I was trying to avoid getting up, I was thinking about Morricone’s work and how it intersected my life. Because his work mattered. As a kid western movies were a centerpiece on TV. And Sergio Leone’s movies seem to stand out in my mind. As I was thinking about why that might have been it came to me that I remember the scores from those films, large swathes of music from Fistful of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly jump instantly to mind. I honestly can’t conjure up the themes to The Searchers, Red River or Shane. The theme to The Magnificent Seven is easy, but nothing deeper than the theme. But Ennio Morricone’s scores are so deep and so memorable that they make the entire movie more memorable.
And beyond his incredible talent there’s a reason for that. Leone had much of that music composed before he started filming and he then filmed that scenes to the music, sometimes stretching scenes because he didn’t want to cut off Morricone’s score. It’s an almost unprecedented way to use music in cinema and it simply shows the power of Morricone’s scores and the depth of his talent.
And it wasn’t just westerns or Leone. Morricone was doing genius work on Django Unchained just a few years ago. His score for The Mission is as hauntingly beautiful as anything he did for Leone. But there is something about Lee Van Cleef and Gian Maria Volontè facing off over the “Watch Chimes” or Eli Wallach running through the graveyard with “The Ecstasy of Gold” playing that gives that combination of visceral thrill and unabashed nostalgia.
Addio, Maestro. Requiescat in Pace.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 6, 2020 11:14:51 GMT -5
I didn't know that about Leone filming based on the score. That's interesting.
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Post by sabongero on Jul 6, 2020 11:37:32 GMT -5
I woke up this morning to the news that Ennio Morricone had passed away at age 91. As I was trying to avoid getting up, I was thinking about Morricone’s work and how it intersected my life. Because his work mattered. As a kid western movies were a centerpiece on TV. And Sergio Leone’s movies seem to stand out in my mind. As I was thinking about why that might have been it came to me that I remember the scores from those films, large swathes of music from Fistful of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly jump instantly to mind. I honestly can’t conjure up the themes to The Searchers, Red River or Shane. The theme to The Magnificent Seven is easy, but nothing deeper than the theme. But Ennio Morricone’s scores are so deep and so memorable that they make the entire movie more memorable. And beyond his incredible talent there’s a reason for that. Leone had much of that music composed before he started filming and he then filmed that scenes to the music, sometimes stretching scenes because he didn’t want to cut off Morricone’s score. It’s an almost unprecedented way to use music in cinema and it simply shows the power of Morricone’s scores and the depth of his talent. And it wasn’t just westerns or Leone. Morricone was doing genius work on Django Unchained just a few years ago. His score for The Mission is as hauntingly beautiful as anything he did for Leone. But there is something about Lee Van Cleef and Gian Maria Volontè facing off over the “Watch Chimes” or Eli Wallach running through the graveyard with “The Ecstasy of Gold” playing that gives that combination of visceral thrill and unabashed nostalgia. Addio, Maestro. Requiescat in Pace. I am very saddened to hear this. I always loved listening to his scores on the Man With No Name trilogy. I particularly liked the first two movies with his haunting score. My favorite would have to be the one where the chime watch scene with Lee Van Cliff at the end of the second film. That was unbelievable!
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Post by Prince Hal on Jul 6, 2020 11:47:01 GMT -5
His score for The Mission is as hauntingly beautiful as anything he did for Leone.
Addio, Maestro. Requiescat in Pace. Indeed it is. Good call, Slam. Listening to it as I type this.
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Jul 6, 2020 12:07:48 GMT -5
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Post by Prince Hal on Jul 6, 2020 12:14:58 GMT -5
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Post by brutalis on Jul 6, 2020 13:18:49 GMT -5
Prayers to families of both Charlie Daniels and Nick Cordero.
Was reading about Cordero after hearing them discuss on Sirius Radio's Broadway station on Sunday morning during the free holiday. I was just stunned that so much was allowed to happen to him. It was like nobody was paying attention?!? Truly sad and disheartening, especially with Covid running rampant on so many across the world...
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Post by Prince Hal on Jul 6, 2020 13:26:04 GMT -5
Prayers to families of both Charlie Daniels and Nick Cordero. Was reading about Cordero after hearing them discuss on Sirius Radio's Broadway station on Sunday morning during the free holiday. I was just stunned that so much was allowed to happen to him. It was like nobody was paying attention?!? Truly sad and disheartening, especially with Covid running rampant on so many across the world... 99% of the cases are harmless, so...
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Post by codystarbuck on Jul 6, 2020 19:40:42 GMT -5
Love Morricone's scores, but I think my favorite, setting aside The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, is Diabolik...
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