Joel McNeely

Okay, today some levity. First off, a spoof that is so great, so completely dead on. And the music is all North By Northwest. When we were in Bratislava, Bob Townson got a call to provide the sheet music for the on-screen musicians to fake to. He didn't know what they were going to do with it, but he provided it.(It is after all Scorsese) I just love this, right down to the chubby conductor, looking confused most of the time. (I'm sure this is just what I must look like to my orchestras!)

And then, a jewel. Dudley Moore, whose technique rivaled most concertizing pianists. This just makes me smile so much.

Enjoy!

All right you guys. Time to engage. I'm going to take a little informal poll here. I thought about posting this on one of the highly trafficked message boards, but that can get a little overwhelming. I figure the folks who show up here have good taste, good looks and plenty of discretion. (blogger brown-nose alert)

So, here it is; I'm trying to decide what score to tackle next in our series of rerecordings. What film scores would absolutely make your year to have rerecorded? Let's limit your choices to 5 each.

Leave off Spartacus. Unless some fan wants to finance the project, it simply isn't financially doable, due to the gigantically massive orchestral forces needed.

Now don't misunderstand, the decision is ultimately not up to me. Bob Townson is the producer and he makes the calls (which I'd say he's done a pretty phenomenal job of, don't you agree? 2001 North...hello?) But I thought it would be interesting to take a straw poll, to take the pulse of those of you who buy and collect scores, to see what you are longing for.

And who knows, if we get a strong consensus for something, we'll see what can be done.

Now let's hear from you. Don't be shy.

Cheers,

Joel