Hi all- Very nice soundtrack, Berington! Lovely pitchbends. The film is loosely based on the Bradbury short story "Frost and Fire", found in his book "R is for Rocket". It is one of my favorites, and worth reading. -Bruce Daily --- On Tue, 1/11/11, Robert <rmrmax@yahoo.com> wrote:
From: Robert <rmrmax@yahoo.com>
Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Quest
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tuesday, January 11, 2011, 1:11 PM
I watched both parts. Previously, I never heard of this film? Great soundtrack Berington; excellent work !
Robert
--- On Tue, 1/11/11, Berington Van Campen <vcmusicorp1@yahoo.com> wrote:
From: Berington Van Campen <vcmusicorp1@yahoo.com>
Subject: [newmellotrongroup] OT: Gloria Patri
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tuesday, January 11, 2011, 11:49 AM
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
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