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Post by petrolino on Apr 22, 2023 17:01:35 GMT
There's always been a crossover between cinema and music, and within the wider arts in general.
What are some of the more memorable moments in films for you that have involved musical people?
It doesn't have to be a keynote performance, or a leading role, it might even be a short scene in which a singer portrays a singer (or themselves). But hopefully, it's one that stood out for you. And please feel free to share any music by said person, if you like, or any general information regarding the subject. I'm always happy seeing musicians and songwriters I like appearing in movies as I feel the films sometimes fit the performer well.
Jazz drummer Gene Krupa rains down the kit in Howard Hawks' noir-tinged screwball 'Ball Of Fire' (1941) ...
... and on a matchbox ...
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Thanks!
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Post by timshelboy on Apr 22, 2023 17:17:56 GMT
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Post by Rufus-T on Apr 22, 2023 18:03:00 GMT
Roger Daltrey in Tommy
Debbie Harry in Videodrome
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Post by timshelboy on Apr 22, 2023 18:13:29 GMT
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Post by Teleadm on Apr 22, 2023 18:18:17 GMT
I keep with the older ones. From Bathing Beauty 1944, Harry James blows his horn to a tune normally played on violins. Yes It's Basil presenting it. Birth of the Blues 1941 Legendary jazz trombonist Jack Teagarden played a role here (Pepper), this melody was Oscar nominated.  It's a very wide subject, but I leave it here for now. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2023 18:19:24 GMT
Mariah Carey in PRECIOUS (2009) 
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Post by petrolino on Apr 22, 2023 18:25:00 GMT
Harry Belafonte : 'New York Calypso Street Grooves'
Harry Belafonte was born on March 1, 1927 in Harlem, New York. His early songwriting partner, Lord Burgess, was born on July 28, 1924 in Brooklyn, New York. Together, they brought the sweet sounds of calypso music and its accompanying philosophy to virtually every small town in America, refining the subtle tangibles to create their own sound, drawing from Trinidad and Tobago, to Barbados and Bahamas.
Some of his finest work as an actor came with Robert Wise's crime noir 'Odds Against Tomorrow' (1959), sometimes said to be the final entry in the original film noir cycle.
I didn't realise till recently that Belafonte's seminal third studio album 'Calypso' (1956) became the first number 1 album on the newly inaugurated Billboard Albums Chart in 1956. Belafonte scored two number 1 albums in the same year when his 2nd album 'Belafonte' (1956) also rose to the top of the chart.
Harry Belafonte's first five albums apparently all reached the top 3 positions in the Billboard Albums chart, which seems extraordinary to look back on and contemplate. Comedian and funkmaster Garrett Morris was once a backing singer to Belafonte.
In 2018, the album 'Calypso' was selected for preservation in the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or artistically significant."
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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2023 18:26:05 GMT
Cher in Moonstruck (1987)
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Post by petrolino on Apr 22, 2023 18:37:08 GMT
It's a song I can imagine Ernest Hemingway dancing to in the moonlight. I enjoyed Hoagy Carmichael's work in William Wyler's war drama 'The Best Years Of Our Lives' (1946).
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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2023 18:41:22 GMT
Lady Gaga in Sin City: A Dame To Kill For (2014)
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Post by Rufus-T on Apr 22, 2023 18:55:12 GMT
Al Jolson started out as a singer  |
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Post by mikef6 on Apr 22, 2023 18:59:06 GMT
Bobby Darin, Oscar nominated for "Captain Newman M.D." (1963)  |
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Post by petrolino on Apr 22, 2023 19:03:14 GMT
Johnny Mathis : 'Piano Man'
Pianist Johnny Mathis was born on September 30, 1935 in Gilmer, Texas. He's one of the best-selling recording artists of the 20th century.
He gave a memorable performance in Hugo Haas' crime noir 'Lizzie' (1957), an adaptation of the novel 'The Bird's Nest' (1954) by Shirley Jackson. The popular songs 'It's Not For Me To Say' and 'Warm And Tender' were written for the film and recorded by Mathis. Here's Marion Ross and Eleanor Parker in a scene from 'Lizzie' ...
Jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi composed seasonal favourites for Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter and beyond. Guaraldi was the featured pianist on Johnny Mathis' demo tapes recorded for Columbia Records in 1956. Mathis was an accomplished pianist himself, and the son of working jazz pianist Clem Mathis.
Guaraldi appears as part of the Modern Mambo Quintet in Will Cowan's musical 'The Big Beat' (1958).
Johnny Mathis' 8th album 'Heavenly' (1959) took its name from a song co-written by pianist Burt Bacharach (who'd studied with French modernist pianist Darius Milhaud) and musician and arranger Sydney Shaw. Mathis had worked extensively in the studio with Shaw since the release of his eponymous debut album, 'Johnny Mathis' (1956). His 9th album, 'Faithfully' (1959), also used a composition by Bacharach and Shaw as its title track.
In the 1960s, Mathis would record more songs written, or co-written, by Bacharach. Some of these songs were later reissued as part of the compilation album, 'Johnny Mathis Sings The Music Of Bacharach & Kaempfert' (1970).
'In his book Burt Bacharach, Song by Song: The Ultimate Burt Bacharach Reference for Fans, Serious Record Collectors, and Music Critics, Serene Dominic commented on the title track from this album, which was co-written by Burt Bacharach. "Oddly enough for such a popular album cut, no one saw the logic in trying to capitalize on 'Heavenly' as a single. The absence of cover versions demonstrated either that no one else felt Johnny Mathis's rendition could be bettered or that its charms seemed threadbare in less capable hands."'
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In the 1970s, Johnny Mathis recorded 'Solitaire' and 'The Hungry Years', songs written by his friend Neil Sedaka with lyricists Howard Greenfield and Phil Cody respectively. Mathis had previously recorded Sedaka and Greenfield's controversial song 'The World I Threw Away' (both Mathis and Sedaka's versions were released in 1969).
When writing music for 'Solitaire', Sedaka said he drew inspiration from Polish composer Frederic Chopin and soul singer Roberta Flack. Mathis and Flack go a long way back and have enjoyed a successful performing history together.
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Post by Rufus-T on Apr 22, 2023 19:13:47 GMT
Louis Armstrong
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Post by petrolino on Apr 22, 2023 19:34:57 GMT
Bobby Vinton : 'The Man In Blue'
Singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Bobby Vinton was born on April 16, 1935 in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania. Known affectionately as Pennsylvania's "Polka King" (and as "the Polish Prince"), his father was local bandleader Stan Vinton (Vintula) and his mother was seamstress Dorothy Vinton (née Studzinski). Local musician Perry Como played with Stan Vinton's jazz band and the two men worked together in the Canonsburg Italian Band.
Vinton co-starred alongside wild west icon John Wayne in George Sherman's sentimental western 'Big Jake' (1971).
Vinton mastered many instruments, though he was particularly noted for his playing of the saxophone, the oboe, the bassoon and the clarinet. One of Vinton's most popular recordings early in his career was 'Roses Are Red (My Love)' which was the title track for his album 'Roses Are Red' (1962). In 1963, he recorded a "blue suite" which comprised of songs that would make up the album 'Blue On Blue' (1963). The album's title track, 'Blue On Blue', was composed by pianist Burt Bacharach, with lyrics by Hal David.
From this point on, Bobby Vinton found himself frequently being addressed as Mr. Blue. Keen to express gratitude, "Blue Bobby", as he affectionately came to be known, would frequently dress in different shades of blue, something he continues to this day ...
Fun Fact : The "singing Bobbys" included Bobby Curtola, Bobby Darin, Bobby Goldsboro, Bobby Rydell, Bobby Sherman, Bobby Vee & Bobby Vinton.
'Blue On Blue' : Track Listing (Sides 1 / 2)
1. "Blue on Blue" (Hal David, Burt Bacharach) 2:26
2. "Am I Blue" (Harry Akst, Grant Clark) 2:19
3. "Blue, Blue Day" (Don Gibson) 1:53
4. "Mr. Blue" (DeWayne Blackwell) 2:30
5. "Blue Velvet" (Bernie Wayne, Lee Morris) 2:47
6. "St. Louis Blues" (W.C. Handy) 2:27
1. "Blue Skies" (Irving Berlin) 2:17
2. "Blue Hawaii" (Leo Robin, Ralph Rainger) 2:08
3. "Blue Moon" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) 2:40
4. "Little Miss Blue" (Bobby Vinton, Shirley Formosa) 2:08
5. "Blueberry Hill" (Al Lewis, Larry Stock, Vincent Rose) 2:31
6. "My Blue Heaven" (Walter Donaldson, George Whiting) 1:50
# A special collector's edition of 'Blue On Blue' was released on blue vinyl.
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