Teasing the Korean Posted February 9 Report Share Posted February 9 What do you think of Q's mid-60s jazz or pseudo-jazz scores? In particular, I am thinking of: The Pawnbroker Deadly Affair Mirage The Slender Thread In the Heat of the Night But also not limiting it to these, either. These albums/scores, along with those by Kenyon Hopkins and Lalo Schifrin from this period, really form the basis of US jazz scoring from this period, and went a long way toward shaping the aesthetics of TTK. I also love the concentric circle designs used on four of the five albums I listed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felser Posted February 10 Report Share Posted February 10 To me, the Jones scores were hit or miss - I recently sold off a CD set of them. But the score to The Pawnbroker is magnificent for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted February 10 Author Report Share Posted February 10 (edited) 15 hours ago, felser said: To me, the Jones scores were hit or miss - I recently sold off a CD set of them. But the score to The Pawnbroker is magnificent for sure. Agree. I really hate, though, the title song as sung by that kid in an overwrought manner. I always skip it, and I don't think the kid ever did anything else. I'm guessing his inclusion was done as a favor to someone. In the Heat is marred by some unfortunate hee-haw tunes, easily skipped if you have the CD version, but otherwise is pretty solid, ranging from R&B-ish stuff to dramatic jazzy. Mirage is the most Mancini-ish, at least the LP version is, especially with the vocal chorus singing the main theme. "Shoot to Kill" on that album is fantastic. Edited February 10 by Teasing the Korean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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