The R.I.P. Thread
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I was not familar with the name but thanks for the note- The solists of famous tracks can use more exposure.
Sorry to hear it. I love those two albums (I have them digitally only, would love to have the LPs).
They are fantastic. You must know that Johnny Williams plays piano on Jungle Jazz. Do you happen to know if he plays on African Jazz also?
I was not familar with the name but thanks for the note- The solists of famous tracks can use more exposure.
Yes, and on soundtracks, the soloist is not always identified. I suppose Plas Johnson is most well-known for The Pink Panther.
Here is another favorite with Plas, from the Addams Family soundtrack, in a very Neal Hefti-ish bag.
Yes, I’m not going to deny that the Williams connection is why I got them in the first place (he plays on both). But it’s also part of a wider discovery and appreciation for exotica.
Yes, I’m not going to deny that the Williams connection is why I got them in the first place (he plays on both). But it’s also part of a wider discovery and appreciation for exotica.
Williams also plays on Robert Drasnin’s Voodoo. Do you have that? It almost universally cracks top-10 lists of exotica albums by artists not named Les Baxter.
Yup, have that too. Another cracker!
I’ve been kinda waiting for you to start an exotica thread. Feels wrong coming from someone else.
Sorry to hear about Kevin Keegan. My mom had a crush on him once, and a mate in my class at school (appropriately also named Kevin) had him as one of his idols. While he had already played his last match by the time I found any interest in football, he was a reference point throughout much of my childhood, and then further on into my young adult years as he moved into coaching.
German actor/voice actor Joachim Kerzel has died. As many know or not know in Germany foreign films are generally professionally dubbed by often specialized voice actors. Kerzel is/was a legend and often the German voice of for example Anthony Hopkins, Jean Reno, Dustin Hoffmann, Dennis Hopper, Harvey Keitel and Jack Nicholson. He also did countless audio books, audio plays and was dubbing director, for example for the German version of TWIN PEAKS:
https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/synchronsprecher-joachim-kerzel-gestorben-104.htmlNot familiar with him, but I am familiar with the German dubbing industry, and the dubbing actors becoming regional stars in their own right. Fascinating phenomenon.
Totally unfamiliar name to me. What should I have heard by him?
Also RIP Glen Hansard. Also unfamiliar to me but he won an oscar for a song from the movie ONCE.
You should have heard Nightcall from the movie DRIVE. He is one of the leading synthwave artists. His death even made it to the news in Norway.
You should have heard Nightcall from the movie DRIVE. He is one of the leading synthwave artists. His death even made it to the news in Norway.
I listened to it and sound somewhat familiar but can’t say I really actively remember it.
RIP Patrick Gleeson.
Not really familiar with his music but just recently re-listened to his Star Wars album which for some reason had escaped me for years.
RIP Kavinsky.
Strange he never wrote a full film score.
Yes, very sad. As you said, even made national news here in Norway. He’s never been my favourite synthwave artist, but he has some excellent stuff. And he’s certainly the most famous of the sub genre. Own his two albums OUTRUN and REBORN. And of course the DRIVE soundtrack, which features “Night Call”.
One can only speculate what the rest of his career would have been. He would have been a perfect fit for a normal score. Do we know the circumstances of his death?
RIP William Orbit.
Very sad news, such a legendary producer and composer. Only 69.
Scored a couple of movies, like HOT SHOT starring Pele and YOUNGBLOOD starring Rob Lowe, both 40 years ago.
Sorry to hear it. It’s not that long ago that I listened to Graeme Revell’s RED PLANET, featuring “Strange Cargo” by Orbit. I’m aware of his legendary status.
He has also got 3 score tracks on this album:
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