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Post by Etaoin Shrdlu on Jun 16, 2024 14:11:43 GMT
Most people probably don't realise it, but 'As Time Goes By' appeared over a decade before it was used in Casablanca. In fact, it has an introductory bit that is rarely recorded on cover versions. A quiz question I like is to quote it, then ask for the next words. You can even prompt the clueless by saying ingenuously 'you must remember this' -- which is of course the answer -- and people still don't get it.
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Post by kizolk on Jun 16, 2024 15:39:04 GMT
I have seen it, but by then that music had other associations for me. Such as? I tend to associate it with bad music, personally. |
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Post by Etaoin Shrdlu on Jun 16, 2024 16:04:44 GMT
The first time I heard it, I was 12 or 13, and there was a presenter on the radio who used it as a theme tune.
I was struck by it. Well, that's what it's for, of course. I can't remember how I found out what it was -- maybe I asked my mother, because at some point I found out that she hated Wagner. Except for Die Meistersinger.
I knew nothing about Wagner, but was beginning to meet people who were obsessive about the music, so I borrowed an opera from the library. Maybe two. It's all a haze. It didn't live up to the promise of the hook; it went on and on and on, and the plot was opaque even by operatic standards. I went into a coma several months into the first one. I'm pretty sure I never finished listening to it. I have come to terms with Wagner since, though it took a long time, and I'm not sure I'll ever see another opera; I saw Tristan und Isolde in Leipzig once. But I might.
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Post by kizolk on Jun 17, 2024 17:45:48 GMT
Most people probably don't realise it, but 'As Time Goes By' appeared over a decade before it was used in Casablanca. In fact, it has an introductory bit that is rarely recorded on cover versions. A quiz question I like is to quote it, then ask for the next words. You can even prompt the clueless by saying ingenuously 'you must remember this' -- which is of course the answer -- and people still don't get it. Have you seen it? I try to include as many classics in my to-watch list as I can, but the bits I've seen or heard about Casablanca have left me indifferent. On the other hand, I've been wrong about this kind of things many times. Not that I would watch it in the near future; I'm mostly watching stuff in the chronological order they were made and I'm currently in 1919. |
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Post by Etaoin Shrdlu on Jun 17, 2024 18:08:54 GMT
Casablanca is probably very dated, technically. But it still works. The extracts that you may have seen probably look cheesier out of context.
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Post by Etaoin Shrdlu on Jun 17, 2024 18:15:04 GMT
The humour may be underrated.
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Post by kizolk on Jun 17, 2024 21:11:11 GMT
Casablanca is probably very dated It should be fine. The humour may be underrated. Okay, it might be worth a watch. |
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Post by kizolk on Jun 17, 2024 21:18:51 GMT
Of course, classics don't become classics for nothing. Film critics seem to be reliable in terms of compatibility with my tastes, which I wouldn't necessarily say about music critics for instance.
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Post by kizolk on Jul 13, 2024 19:15:18 GMT
Again hijacking this thread to talk about a related subject, namely original movie soundtracks that I like. There aren't that many, so they're worth noting. Here's the Shire theme from the Lord of the Rings:
The LOTR soundtrack is a bit special to me in that it's the only one I've bought. I was so obsessed with the Fellowship of the Ring after I saw it at the theater that when I stumbled upon the CD in Portugal, I immediately bought it, even though I barely remembered the soundtrack. I didn't regret it though, and listened to that CD a lot. In particular, the Shire theme, that I thought managed to transcribe the spirit of the Shire very well. Light-hearted and homely.
Another one I like is Lament for Gandalf, with that subtle oriental touch that I thought worked well as Elvish music.
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Post by terentiusfaber on Jul 26, 2024 20:49:52 GMT
But Gandalf came back from the dead because he was an Atari!
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Post by kizolk on Jul 26, 2024 22:56:38 GMT
Shh, you're spoiling it!!
That said, a pedant would remind you that he's an Istar. Although the pedant in question might be missing something.
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Post by terentiusfaber on Jul 27, 2024 14:56:34 GMT
Shh, you're spoiling it!! That said, a pedant would remind you that he's an Istar. Although the pedant in question might be missing something. 8KB |
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Post by kizolk on Jul 27, 2024 22:24:52 GMT
I thought it might have something to do with the computers but wasn't sure!
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