Stanley Myers - Wish You Were Here

My first Stanley Myers was No Way to Treat a Lady from 1967 a movie without weak element ~ A chilling murder story with a difference against a New York skyline starring Rod Steiger George Segal Even if todays realism has caught up ~ the movie underrated.Layered with macabre black comedy Rod Steiger did what Steiger did magnificently mixing eruptive power with forays into scenery chewing but late actor deserves a thumbs up for contributions to silver screen On the Waterfront taxi scene with Marlon Brando is a draw Steigers restrained pathos anticipating a gory outcome ~ equals Marlons heavyweight performance ~ A momentary aside ~ why does world of cinema jump up and down over modestly talented Tom Cruise compelling us with ~Tom does his own stunts ~ Is that it is the rant over? just this~ more Tom tries to impress with sincerity the more etc etc. The score for No Way etc ~evincing an especial musical gift with Dances Sacree et Dances profane Debussy a distant harp inspiration and whats wrong with that but the score for No Way covered a wider gamut with rock pop 60s music on board .I had the album in late 1960s. similarly atmospheric if more low key music by Myers a year earlier 1967 for James Joyce Ulysses filmed in Dublin to savour strolling renovated Sandymount seashore on to Merrion strand His haunting melodic gift to gently rolling piano accompaniment takes centre stage here the musical gem from Wish you were here. Why it didnt enjoy similar acclaim as Myers famous Cavatina featured often by jazz singer Cleo Laine ~ . one for the books To summarise ~ the instrumental account of Cavatina~ evokes a rarefied atmosphere ~
Music such as present piece can be snuck as a nocturnal into a prosaic if cheeky holiday snapshot movie which caused something of a stir in late 1980s Star of the Film Emily Lloyd was member of acting family including Charles Lloyd Pack famous character actor from 1950s British films . Watched Corridors Of Blood from 1958 starring Christopher Lee Francis de Wolff and abovementioned Charles Lloyd Pack well crafted storytelling propped by excellent acting. and burly De Wolff perfect villain in the Oliver Reed tradition. You see best stuff is now free on U Tube. think how the money sharks are hating things going free I would prefer such movies ~above mentioned a particular favourite~ to most todays big dealed horror rubbish a different world perhaps todays horror wants to dine out on graphics a license to bore? ~to detriment of storyline. Saw on telly ~ of course~ Amazing Spiderman part two glad i missed part one. ~ Am i permitted a convicted persons question? Whatever happened~~~ to Baby Jane??? ~~~ NO~ TO GOOD BOG STANDARD STORIES
contact care of ifcopod boasting top quadrant big band mainly white jazz remember Paul Whiteman ??
Better still remember hero Stan Kenton chunky brass music not heavy on the swing not even lissome and light but who cares Calling all trombone bods Wake the town and tell the people Stan the Man Kenton is open for business Sixty years ago Kenton Band was todays hard rock. ~white boys noisy music and good luck to them~ brass more than soul so to speak
Pardon adventitious Stan Kenton rolling unheralded across the sounds of time Kentons music featured in a tumbledown musical mishmash fondly remembered Blackboard Jungle from 1955 when two musical worlds collided head on ~ emerging world of Rock n roll and behemoth jazz of Stanley Newcomb Kenton. The movie propounded the theory that rock n roll was discovered under a rock in the desert ~ anyway something along those lines ladies and gents ~ we seque with this tidbit Another horror endeavour Mania or its English title Flesh and the Fiends with Peter Cushing I saw circa 1960 highly enjoyable if such is appropriate for horror genre
Sharing honours with Hans Zimmer ~Myers composed music for movie Castaway for which Kate Bush provided main theme in Kate's pounding drive style of the time and the composer turned in another good score catching the flavour of the 1950s Festival of Britain for Joe Orton biopic Prick up your Ears boasting a chirripy saxophone main theme. Somewhere between confession and apologia such is Ifcopods plight ~ shovelling music up on U Tube but I didnt anticipate the musical return just listening to the stuff ~ all day .Evoking layers of distant emotion this Stanley Myers music listen anytime anywhere