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Post by jervistetch on Oct 25, 2017 0:45:45 GMT
VALLEY OF THE DOLLS is ludicrous but so fun to watch. We watch it every couple of years for laughs. But! The theme song is one of my favorite movie theme songs. Someone made this video with the song accompanying some of the film's kookier scenes.
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Post by Doghouse6 on Oct 25, 2017 1:10:22 GMT
Tubular Bells, the theme from The Exorcist, was quite popular. It doesn't lend itself to humming, though. Love "Tubular Bells," but I have a story for you about it, except I can't remember the name of the composer. Anyway, Friedkin hired a very famous Hollywood composer to score THE EXORCIST, but when it was done he didn't like it, so he threw it away and used "Tubular Bells" instead. I wish I could remember the composer's name. I was actually around at that time, even on the dubbing stage one or twice, but for the life of me I can't remember the poor man's name. The composer I've heard from several sources as having been originally associated with The Exorcist was Lalo Schifrin. Could he be the one you were thinking of?
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Post by Lebowskidoo 🦞 on Oct 25, 2017 1:22:44 GMT
Moonraker is maybe the silliest Bond movie, but dang, that theme song is class personified.
Also, one of my faves of the 80's, Romancing the Stone has a great theme song, which was barely used in the movie. It was performed by Eddy Grant, he even named his whole album Romancing the Stone, but the movie only plays a snippet during the scene where Jack and Joan go to the drug dealer's house. They could have at least used it over the end credits. It evokes tropical adventure for me.
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Post by bravomailer on Oct 25, 2017 1:46:50 GMT
I chatted briefly with Friedkin a few years ago when the city of Washington placed a commemorative plaque at the famed Exorcist stairs. Appropriately enough, it was a day before Halloween. He signed a screenshot I'd printed out of Ellen Burstyn and a friend of mine from grade school who was an extra. When I explained to him the significance of that particular screenshot, he smiled and said, "Thank you both. Thank you both very much." Blatty was there too but I didn't talk to him.
Oh yes. Some people asked Friedkin and Blatty to sign copies of Tubular Bells.
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Post by spiderwort on Oct 25, 2017 12:01:08 GMT
Love "Tubular Bells," but I have a story for you about it, except I can't remember the name of the composer. Anyway, Friedkin hired a very famous Hollywood composer to score THE EXORCIST, but when it was done he didn't like it, so he threw it away and used "Tubular Bells" instead. I wish I could remember the composer's name. I was actually around at that time, even on the dubbing stage one or twice, but for the life of me I can't remember the poor man's name. The composer I've heard from several sources as having been originally associated with The Exorcist was Lalo Schifrin. Could he be the one you were thinking of? It could be, Doghouse. I have thought and thought, and I honestly can't remember. It was certainly someone of that caliber, though. And if you'd heard it from several sources I'd say it's likely that it was Schifrin. Wish I could remember. It was a long time ago.
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Post by teleadm on Oct 25, 2017 16:58:08 GMT
They used to play this a lot on radio when I was a kid, but then I didn't know it was connected to this movie Also one of those I heard a lot in yesteryears.
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