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Questions about unrelased tracks from the film Zabriskie Point

General Discussions » Questions about unrelased tracks from the film Zabriskie Point (Posts 1 to 13 of 13)

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    • CommentAuthor}{eywood
    • CommentTimeNov 13th 2013
    The 1970 Michelangelo Antonioni film Zabriskie Point contains several pieces of music not released on the soundtrack album. These include You Got The Silver by The Rolling Stones, So Young by Roy Orbison, the Main Theme from the film Designing Woman and a curious little 17 second snippet of an old jazz standard called Don't Blame Me.

    I have been trying for some time to gather information about the artist/version of this song used in the film, but to no avail. Does anyone here know anything about this track? (note: it may likely have been recycled from a previous MGM picture).

    Also, does anyone have any information about the supposed Nov. 29 release of a new ZP soundtrack on Watchtower Records?
  2. Hi Heywood! Welcome aboard!

    Don't no nothing about jazz, I'm afraid. Maybe some other board members do. Have you posted that question on jazz related forums already?

    Are you also interested in incidental film music?

    Volker
    Bach's music is vibrant and inspired.
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      CommentAuthorThor
    • CommentTimeNov 13th 2013
    As I mentioned in your thread over at FSM, I don't know the answer to this. But someone MUST know. Hopefully, your postings on the various film music messageboards may garner some response.
    I am extremely serious.
    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeNov 14th 2013
    The only version of Don't Blame Me I know of is by Ella Fitzgerald.
    On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt
    • CommentAuthor}{eywood
    • CommentTimeNov 15th 2013
    Timmer - There are many versions. Nat King Cole, Leslie Uggams, Coleman Hawkins, Marie McDonald, Charlie Parker, Sinatra, Lennie Tristano, The Everly Brothers, and tons more.

    Captain Future, clarify your question (Am I interested in incidental film music). I'm not sure specifically what you mean.
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      CommentAuthorThor
    • CommentTimeNov 15th 2013
    }{eywood wrote
    Timmer - There are many versions. Nat King Cole, Leslie Uggams, Coleman Hawkins, Marie McDonald, Charlie Parker, Sinatra, Lennie Tristano, The Everly Brothers, and tons more.

    Captain Future, clarify your question (Am I interested in incidental film music). I'm not sure specifically what you mean.


    I'm not Captain Future, but I think he's talking about the score proper, not just songs or existing tracks that are put into the film.
    I am extremely serious.
  7. Yes. I thought that "incidental music" was a common term for "original film music" or "score". Yet I just found out hat it isn't really.
    Another English lesson learned. smile

    Volker
    Bach's music is vibrant and inspired.
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      CommentAuthorThor
    • CommentTimeNov 15th 2013
    Captain Future wrote
    Yes. I thought that "incidental music" was a common term for "original film music" or "score". Yet I just found out hat it isn't really.
    Another English lesson learned. smile

    Volker


    It is such a term, but it is a bit archaic.
    I am extremely serious.
  9. I use "incidental music" to label music that's written for plays, stage shows, theme park rides, events and the like. Anything that's written for media (i.e. not concert works) but not specifically film, TV, video game or trailer music, really. So Elfman's music for Cirque du Soleil's Iris falls into this category, as do Williams' various Olympic fanfares. It's kind of where I toss everything that I can't otherwise quite categorize.
    • CommentAuthor}{eywood
    • CommentTimeNov 18th 2013
    I consider the phrase "incidental music" to be things like what I'm looking for in this thread: short snippets used for ambience or to illustrate a scene, but usually very briefly. Any more prominent themes I tend to consider a part of the score proper. With this particular film the Designing Woman Main Title and this Don't Blame Me piece are what I'd consider incidental music, as they were both produced independently of the film for other projects, and used briefly after the fact in this movie. Most of the other material in the film was produced specifically for the film except for the Rolling Stones and Roy Orbison songs, hence their omissoin from the OST. I'd like to fix that on my version.

    Which brings us back to the reason I'm here. Does no one have any idea who Don't Blame Me is performed by?
    Has this knowledge been lost to time (or rather Time/Warner, as the case may be)?
    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeNov 18th 2013 edited
    I can't help you John but I would suggest trying at the Film Score Monthly forum, there's a number of people there who really know their stuff.
    On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt
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      CommentAuthorThor
    • CommentTimeNov 18th 2013
    He already has a thread there too. I just think this is too obscure information for most people, unfortunately.
    I am extremely serious.
    • CommentAuthor}{eywood
    • CommentTimeNov 25th 2013
    Yeah my mate has a thread there.

    Most people, sure. But there are film afficionadoes and industry experts around this here internet thing. I'm hoping to bump into one

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