[78-L] Marvin Hamlisch dies

[Taylor Bowie]

I like the idea that the film maker decides what music sounds right for the 
situation,  regardless of when in time the story might be set.

The great stories are timeless and should not be restricted to  music of the 
period.  I don't think there was a lot of music like Korngold back in the 
days of Robin Hood,  but that seems to work well in the movie, as does the 
genteel rag stuff in The Sting.


Taylor



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cary Ginell" <soundthink at live.com>
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Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2012 9:41 AM
Subject: [78-L] Marvin Hamlisch dies


>
>
> The interesting thing about "The Sting" for me was how off-base Hamlisch 
> was, timewise, in selecting ragtime for that score. "The Sting" took place 
> in the early 1930s, 20 years after ragtime's heyday ended. Nobody listened 
> to ragtime then, ...
> but somehow, the charm of the music worked perfectly for that film, just 
> as bluegrass worked for "Bonnie & Clyde." Bluegrass wouldn't be 
> established for a decade after that. What is it about the 1930s that 
> filmmakers couldn't get? Would those films have worked just as well if 
> they had used music that was appropriate for the period?
>
> Cary Ginell
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