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Beautiful work, Mike! As usual! yes, please add another fan to your list, a long one, I'm sure! I was fired up to see Tallis's name. If you're a Tallis lover, you may know a gorgeous piece by Ralph Von Williams called "Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis." An amazing, kind of melancholy feel to start, switching easily between minor and major elements. In early '80s, I was hired by Oscar-winner producer Saul Bass to reproduce the first 3 or so mins. of it on keyboards; he wanted to hear if it could be done w/out orchestra. So with M-400 #1485, a Memory-Moog synth, Mini-Moog & a small Roland M-101 synth, I recorded to 8-track tape(!). Sounded pretty decent. In 1983, he wanted "Neptune" from Holst's "The Planets" as part of my score for his film "Quest." HUGE challenge! LOTS of Mellotron; in fact, the main titles were just a MiniMoog bass pulse, with Mellotron solo flute, flanged 3-violins & a bit of 8-choir over it. Very simple... some fun pitch-bending, too, that a flute would never do. Wonderful work, Mike! Thank you for posting it! Here's a YouTube performance of the Tallis Fantasia, for you all to enjoy. Fine piece! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5y7nJL1hpUU
Wow! Just googled this... didn't even know it was on You Tube til now! Saul Bass film "Quest" (in 2 parts). Beautifully shot, but doesn't LOOK so great on computer... it's very jumpy & out of sync, at least on mine, but there's lots of Mellotron in there for ya! Mostly flutes, violins, and occasional choirs. Long sustains were on Mini & MemoryMoog, but the 'Tron's never far away. Pt 2 starts w "Neptune." Enjoy! Cheers! Berington Berington Van Campen Van Campen Productions / V.C.MusiCorp / BEATUNES Beatles Tribute VCMusiCorp1@yahoo.com (626) 458-4474 Home/Office www.myspace.com/berington www.facebook.com/berington |