Off Topic The Arts Thread (Paintings, Music etc)

Just hang-on a bit, Bustino, as I'll be posting a right old 'haunting' song, I mean eerie! Might take a while, as got to toddle-off to the supermarket for the usual essentials.

 

Watched the thriller 'Unhinged' for the first time yesterday evening on the Amazon site. Here are a few random comments:

Was surprised to see the brilliant actor Russell Crowe in the leading role, and equally surprised that he accepted it. However, money talks, I guess! Russell Crowe is almost unrecognisable as, in a part he played before this movie, he was required to put-on a lot of weight. The producers of 'Unhinged' asked him to please keep the weight gain during the filming, as it would be suitable for the villain to be overweight. He agreed. As one would expect, Crowe put his heart and soul into the role of a psychotic road-rage killer and did an admirable job; a very scary performance. Again, given some of the great films Russell Crowe has played a leading role in, in the past, it was astonishing to see him in this movie. Might have been a good part for Liam Neeson?

No film for the pedant, as there are several flaws in it IMHO, especially in the scene in the café where the leading lady's boy friend is having breakfast when he is joined by the villain. However, must say I enjoyed it!

In closing, I was struck by the eerie music played right at the end of the movie, and into the early credits. Apparently it was a thing called "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" by an outfit called KEEP SHELLY IN ATHENS. This haunting music was perfect to include at the film's end:

Keep Shelly in Athens - (Don't Fear) The Reaper - YouTube

and a very slightly different version, which I prefer;

[Don't Fear] the Reaper - YouTube

(Well, Bustino, it is 'haunting', if nothing else! )

(God, got told-off, now to the supermarket!)

 

If you watched The Serpent the first bit of music played was Funk 49 by the James Gang, a very cool choice for a '70s series. Just the opening bars...

 

Should have a Nick Drake song sung by him.

 

My goodness what a loss to the world of folk/folk rock music that must have been. Only 26-years-old. I read that he only became properly recognised as a special and talented singer-songwriter a long time after his death. Very sad.

 

Yes tragic. He was a fine acoustic guitarist and was accompanied on that first LP mainly by Richard Thompson (electric guitar) of Fairports and Danny Thompson (no relation, on double bass) of Pentangle. He also had that warm brown voice.

 

Music for Easter Monday from your music weirdo SwanHills. I just love this sort of stuff, no one else does, I know!

Tangerine Dream - Love On A Real Train (State Azure Cover)

 

There's always got to be a parting of ways. I need emotion, sorry mate.

 

That's quite alright!

Erm, do you think that's someone we know well at the controls? No prizes for who!

 

.............but my 'Indian' is better! To paraphrase/steal your line - "German culture at its finest"

 

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This is pretty good too, theme music from "The Deer Hunter":

Cavatina from the Deer Hunter - Bing video

 

That will be John Williams with his own composition

 

Oh no it isn't him playing. Again, I will have to listen later

 

It was the first one, with the young classical guitar couple, with orchestral accompaniment, that I intended, Ron, Cavatina John Williams solo followed-on afterwards. Bing videos!

BTW, how many "John Williams" are there?

 

Just the one that plays classical guitar like that and composes film theme music

And he plays all of it by himself. 2 people playing it is cheating

 

Surely not?
The English John Williams is a classical guitarist who did play Cavatina, but did not compose it.
The film score writer is an American John Williams who as far as I know doesn't play the guitar.
apparently there are lots of Welsh John williams who neither play guitar, wrote Cavatina nor write film scores but do play rugby.

 

Busitino, apologies for being so pedantic but I think the 'English' classical guitarist you rightly mention, is actually Australian (born Melbourne in 1933). Now retired. No doubt he did play this Cavatina thing! Strangely, and I don't know why, I never did take to this American John Williams fellow.

 

You are quite right he was Australian born but his Dad was English and he was soon back in England (North London). I think most people consider him English just as most people consider Ribot Italian. Hey-ho.