Beyonce Lip Sync at Pres Obama Inauguration

[engelbach]

Originally Posted by HutchFan

Agreed. Talking about Bogie films is a LOT more interesting than anything Beyoncé did at the president's inauguration.

Along with "Casablanca," my favorite Bogart movie is probably...



Nothing to do with the original thread. But what the heck.

Treasure is great. Especially Walter Huston.

But my favorite Bogart — in fact, my favorite film ...



And the music score by Adolph Deutsch is better than anything Boing-boing could sing.

[tpt1]

The Maltese Falcon is also my favorite Bogart film...

[Ber]

His performance in 'The Caine Mutiny' has stayed with me for ages..

[Vaughan]

Originally Posted by jazzbluescat

Otoh if the Marine Band can tough out the elements and the pressure of live performance, so should she. [Maybe they'll get real pros to sing the Anthem in the future? ...Ha!]

The band is pre-recorded. Apparently they always have been in modern times.

[jazzbluescat]

Originally Posted by Vaughan

The band is pre-recorded. Apparently they always have been in modern times.

No, I can't believe that! You got a link?

[Vaughan]

The newspaper quoted a spokeswoman for the Marine Corps Band, Master Sergeant Kristin duBois, who said: "We pre-recorded all music as a matter of course and have done since time immemorial.

"This is our 54th inauguration… There is no question of there not being any music, it's not because the performer cannot do it."

However, the spokeswoman did not state outright that Beyonce mimed her part of the performance.

In a statement, the Marine Corps gave the BBC a fuller picture of the events: "There was no opportunity for Ms Knowles-Carter to rehearse with the Marine Band before the inauguration so it was determined that a live performance by the band was ill-advised for such a high-profile event.

"Each piece of music scheduled for performance in the Inauguration is pre-recorded for use in case of freezing temperatures, equipment failure, or extenuating circumstances.

"Regarding Ms Knowles-Carter's vocal performance, no-one in the Marine Band is in a position to assess whether it was live or pre-recorded."

SOURCE

Maybe I'm mis-reading it?

[jazzbluescat]

Originally Posted by Vaughan

SOURCE

Maybe I'm mis-reading it?

I saw that, too; for backup, it's understandable. But I was under the impression that the Marine Band actually performed its part live at this particular inauguration. I could be wrong.

Beyonce should have made the time to have a quick rehearsal with the Band, imho. This is a very important occasion, even though it is mainly for show.

[Doghouse Riley]

Originally Posted by engelbach

Treasure is great. Especially Walter Huston.

But my favorite Bogart — in fact, my favorite film ...



And the music score by Adolph Deutsch is better than anything Boing-boing could sing.

I think probably the most prolific film score and "incidental music" composer, and also occasionally orchestrator/musical director, was Max Steiner, his credits include several Bogart films, Casablanca, The Treasure of the Seirra Madre, Dark Passage, Across the Pacific and my all-time favourite Bogart film, The Big Sleep.

This list is incomplete.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000070/

[engelbach]

Originally Posted by Doghouse Riley

I think probably the most prolific film score and "incidental music" composer, and also occasionally orchestrator/musical director, was Max Steiner, his credits include several Bogart films, Casablanca, The Treasure of the Seirra Madre, Dark Passage, Across the Pacific and my all-time favourite Bogart film, The Big Sleep.

This list is incomplete.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000070/

I'm a big Max Steiner fan, too. The score to Treasure especially stands out.

[jazzbluescat]

Originally Posted by engelbach

I'm a big Max Steiner fan, too. The score to Treasure especially stands out.

I believe Steiner did music for many cartoons, too; e.g. Woody Woodpecker. seriously.

[Vaughan]

Originally Posted by Doghouse Riley

I think probably the most prolific film score and "incidental music" composer, and also occasionally orchestrator/musical director, was Max Steiner, his credits include several Bogart films, Casablanca, The Treasure of the Seirra Madre, Dark Passage, Across the Pacific and my all-time favourite Bogart film, The Big Sleep.

This list is incomplete.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000070/

Nah - Ennio Morricone.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001553/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

By the way, in the 60's and 70's Morricone did some fantastic Jazz scores for Italain Giallo's. Some of my favorite film music....

[Doghouse Riley]

I really dislike any background music which is very noticeable. In my opinion in bad films or TV dramas, the volume is often in inverse proportion to the amount of activity happening on the screen. A form of "musical obfuscation." Not so much "background music" as "foreground music."

My pet hate at the moment is Barrington Pheloung who writes the background music for the British detective series Lewis. It seems to be just a lot of noodling of a succession of groups of four long notes.

I've never found Steiner's music intrusive, but you can't mistake the way he he develops a theme that often occurs each time, when in dramas like The Big Sleep, the male and female leads appear on the screen, even if it is just a few notes of it. The characters never seem to be having to be trying to make themselves heard over his scores, when they are having a conversation, which seems to happen frequently in lesser dramas both on the screen and TV.

[engelbach]

Originally Posted by Vaughan

Nah - Ennio Morricone.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001553/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

By the way, in the 60's and 70's Morricone did some fantastic Jazz scores for Italain Giallo's. Some of my favorite film music....

For me, Morricone's remarkable collaborations with Sergio Leone turned the latter's films into grand operas, with the music being an essential part of the action.

[jazzbluescat]

Originally Posted by engelbach

For me, Morricone's remarkable collaborations with Sergio Leone turned the latter's films into grand operas, with the music being an essential part of the action.

Sergio Leone did Clint Eastwood's spaghetti westerns, too, I believe. [I'm a huge Eastwood fan.]

[Ianant]

Beyonce has a nice booty. Doesn't that count for something? Or doesn't that make up for wherever she may falter?