Paul,

You're not the first person in life to step off the latter. We all do it regularly. You just managed to do it literaly. Let that be a lesson to us all: next time you go crashing to the ground, have a good laugh over it.

As far as pigeons crapping all over one's work: we can all relate to that as well.

Therefore what your post actually says is: Just another day in the life over here - everything's a dangerous mess.

The happiest of birthdays to you lad.

Dave Connor

I'd say Happier Birthday considering what you reported. I agree with Dave there is a metaphorical nature to what you've written. If you are 13 feet up don't be thinking of something else and step out into space unless you're ready to fall, saved perhaps only by the fortunately placed large rhododendron bush.

All of these are profoundly significant elements which Paul has shared to guide all of us to a higher path of understanding in both music and life. We must remember that once we've fallen off the great ladder of life, we must all be ready to face the cosmic crap attack.

Man, 13 feet are about 4 meter, right? That´s really high. It must have been a big rhododendron bush to save you. We should award it with a medal... Is that an oscar?

Happy birthday, survivor!

It WAS a big rhododdendron bush Mathis, but no longer. Not recommended.

Many thanks gentlemen and much appreciated. It is now 00.14 GMT and another one bites the dust. Thank God for that! [:)]

Another current film composer who is one of the best is Zbignieuw Preisner. (I hope I got that first name right - whew!)

His scores use minimal, simple, repeated motifs and development but in an extremely "exposed" way so that the music participates very much as an element in the film's scene. Exemplified in "Blue" and "Double Life of Veronique" in both of which the music is a part of the story as well. Of coure he was lucky enough to have gotten jobs with Kieslowski, who was the greatest filmmaker of the last half of the twentieth century. That helps a bit with your film scoring. (Like Benny H. - his FIRST film job was "Citizen Kane." Rather nice to be offered a job on a little production like that, eh?)

BTW I wonder when Paul R will ever be permitted by his Superego to post here again? (Or perhaps it is his Id that is in charge? As Walter Pidgeon said, "Id, Id, Id!")

William,

Paul is certainly not "Forbidden" to post so his Id should be well intact.

What mindless primitive gave him the idea that he shouldn't?

DC

@dpcon said:

What mindless primitive gave him the idea that he shouldn't?

He himself [[;)]]

You may be right. It is the Mindless Primitive on the other side of that door. He is responsible for this irrational abstinence from posting that has weakened the Forum. And that Other Self will be supplied with all the energy it needs by the Krell machinery. We may never hear from Paul R again, because his Id has been given form, and nothing - not even Blasters - can stop it now.

William,

My anger at the situation is RED HOT...SOON TO BE WHITE HOT.

I need a drink...where's Robbie?

DC

Dave, don't touch that stuff Robbie makes. It's got fuesil oil in it.

William,

Ok will be careful. Now where's the blond from the Twilight Zone elevator to the top floor episode? Walter Pigeon's daughter? (what a great actor that guy btw. was he note perfect in that movie or what?) Had a crush on (Ann Francis?) since I was about 5.

DC

Yeah, Ann Francis in The After Hours, my favorite episode.

About time we started a Twilight Zone thread. It's amazing the impact that show had on a couple generations.

DC

Oh Bollocks to it! I can't stand this any longer! I've done enough time and I've had enough. Shit it though! I'm still angry at what happened.

But it´s not your fault. Welcome back!

I'm surprised no one's mentioned Elliot Goldenthal yet! To me, this guy is one of the most inventive and uncompromising composers in the industry today. His 'Sphere' score just blows me away, as does 'Alien 3' and 'Interview With The Vampire'.

Paul old boy, glad to see you back. So the Superego (I mean this in the strict Freudian definition of the term) finally loosened its hold upon your conscious mind? Or was it your Id given form by the Krell machinery? Dave and I have been debating it.

@William said:

Dave and I have been debating it.

So who owes who 20 dollars? Bloody Forbidden Planet. Wish I'd never bought it up in the first place.

The slightly minamilist scoring to Howards End and The Remains of The Day was by an American (I think!?!) composer named Richard Robbins

Ouch!

Can't agree with that. the score for ROTD was , for me, a stinker! killed an otherwise truly wonderful film. Slightly compromised by the budget not stretching for a real band, but even allowing this the material was very commonplace. Sorry.

My list of current greats...

Ennio Morricone (though not fashionable, one of the best out there)

Preisner (magical ability to glue music to image, also got one of the greatest breaks everin the history of the world by hooking up with Kieslovsky)

Howard Shore (ONLY KIDDING!)

@Morpheus said:

The slightly minamilist scoring to Howards End and The Remains of The Day was by an American (I think!?!) composer named Richard Robbins

You dug deep for that one Morpheus. Had to go right back to see who said it, and it was yours truly. No sweat though. Your'e right, it is a great film and wonderfully paced. Personally, I thought the scoring made the film float along. A real band? I can't remember the orchestration at this point. Something in my memory tells me it was synthesizers and pretty minimalist, but not written in a thought of minamilist way. Does that make any sense? Was it purely down to budget do you think? I don't know the inside dope on the making of the film.

With Morricone, one of my personal top three as everyone by now knows, saw Frantic the other night. Hadn't seen it for while. Certainly puts his skill and mark on a film. A few shades of the scoring to The Untouchables in there btw. Hadn't noticed before, but who's counting.

PR