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Heck, there would have been no David Foster and James Newton Howard without Grusin.
I’m not sure I know this story, Jon – how are they connected?
I also didn’t make the connection. Grusin is a jazzer which neither Howard or Foster really are who both around the same age. Have to admit I am not that familar with Foster though…
arte has the silent movie classic THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA online. Not with music by Roy Budd or Carl Davis but with also not bad music by Gabriel Thibaudeau:
https://www.arte.tv/de/videos/000951-000-F/das-phantom-der-oper/I just felt some elements in Grusin’s music up until 1987 that I have heard in Foster’s (like Symphony Sessions) or Howard’s material. And I don’t agree that Howard was not into jazz, he could really write some fine jazzrock in the 80s.
I just felt some elements in Grusin’s music up until 1987 that I have heard in Foster’s (like Symphony Sessions) or Howard’s material. And I don’t agree that Howard was not into jazz, he could really write some fine jazzrock in the 80s.
I didn’t mean that Howard can’t do jazz but not being familiar with his early work (besides knowing he played/arranged for Elton John) I didn’t find it obvious. Will check out Foster’s Symphony Sessions.
Indeed. James Newton Howard was a Keyboarder and arranger for Elton John and Crosby, Stills, and Nash, among others, so there’s definitely also a “pop/rock” connection. He also arranged “Nights are Forever” for Jerry Goldsmith (TWILIGHT ZONE – THE MOVIE), as far as I know, that was his “entry” into the film score business.
Indeed. James Newton Howard was a Keyboarder and arranger for Elton John and Crosby, Stills, and Nash, among others, so there’s definitely also a “pop/rock” connection.
For sure that is but I just didn’t make the connection to Grusin and jazz. I didn’t even knew that JNH had solo albums before film scores…
He also arranged “Nights are Forever” for Jerry Goldsmith (TWILIGHT ZONE – THE MOVIE), as far as I know, that was his “entry” into the film score business.
That I did know!
Btw, I wondered for ages and never actually investigated: Is Newton actually a middle name or part of the surname. I alway file him under H like Howard.
His last name is definitely “Howard”, not “Newton-Howard”, so filing him under “H like Howard” is correct.
In my shelve I sorted him under N like Newton Howard. But I am getting that’s wrong.
But not illegal. 🙂
No, never. But seriously it is most not that interesting and I am to lazy to search for any links or else 😉 I just mis-use this thread a little for findings of all kinds that might interest someone else.
I always find it pretty amazing that this came out in 1974. Yes, you can hear some of that late 60s synth tech (Wendy Carlos-like vocoders and Minimoog, as well as the brand new ARP Odyssey), but it’s still very ahead of its time in terms of how the tech is infused with pop and psychedelia. This, and Vangelis’ L’APOCALYPSE DES ANIMAUX (which came out the year before), always blow my mind in that regard.
Her last (to date) studio album, from 2015. Classic and beautiful stuff. But it’s been 11 years, I’m starting to worry there won’t be another album (especially not after Nicky Ryan’s death in 2023).
Two enjoyable tracks of score by Dave Grusin and some nice songs by Duran Duran, Crowded House and The Church.
Yeah, those Grusin tracks I have somewhere as well are nice. I think I prefer “Tequila Dreams” to “JoAnne’s Theme”. Those times with one or two score tracks only. Been a while I saw the movie and don’t remember if there is more we need.
I have a rather dreary medical procedure/exam coming up on Monday, for which I have to prepare soon, but playing some Waveshaper. Always gets my spirits up.
One fine brief track of score by Tom Scott, rest forgettable songs. The score track not even on youtube. 1985.
Not listening to it but arte will live stream a Morricone concert from Venice this evening:
https://www.arte.tv/de/videos/133215-000-A/eine-ennio-morricone-nacht/
Of course mostly film scores but also his concert work “Cantata per l’Europa” which I never heard besides some excerpts.Lots of swirling Thomas Newman-vibes here. I wonder if TN and MC ever discussed their musical similarities. Interesting that MC had a full score album four whole years before TN had his first in 1990.
Probably someone has already posted this, but it popped up in one of my feeds and I think is rather lovely,
FYI
MNot listening to it but arte will live stream a Morricone concert from Venice this evening:
https://www.arte.tv/de/videos/133215-000-A/eine-ennio-morricone-nacht/
Of course mostly film scores but also his concert work “Cantata per l’Europa” which I never heard besides some excerpts.I watched it yesterday evening and it was nice. The concert work was as expected quite challenging naturally being rather dissonant and at some recitals that were not really my liking.
Probably someone has already posted this, but it popped up in one of my feeds and I think is rather lovely,
John Williams Oscar Medley
Yes, it’s a fun piece. It’s been recorded too, for one of those WSA albums. Whether it’s the Boston Pops or medleys like that, I always like the idea that Williams is “working on” and being aware of pieces by his younger colleagues, like TITANIC and Horner here, for example. Or doing orchestral pop variations of Vangelis and Moroder, which he has also done.
Very nice:
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