RIP Bebe Barron

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that was a good night / very special to see 'Jazz of Lights' which is very rarely screened and the remastered 'Bells of Atlantis' drew audible gasps during the first few seconds, either because the images were so inherently beautiful or in my case because I couldn't believe how clear & sharp the images were after years of only seeing the terrible online version that looks like it's a 4th generation VHS transfer, and they feature a few extra credit stills, including a credit noting David Tudor as an assistant. the music in those films are so timeless and first it is almost hard to believe what you're hearing, or that they are not referenced more often

after coming across 'What's The Big Hurry' last night I briefly scouted for any of the other films / scores listed on wiki but nothing immediate turned up, if anyone else ever comes across anything please post to thread.

Milton Parker, Sunday, 15 May 2016 02:04 (seven years ago) link

seven months pass...

Shirley Clarke's Bridges-Go-Round had two separate scores, and she often screened them back-to-back. The second half of this video has the Barrons' version (Teo Macero's jazz score is pretty great, too): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gxX74iGRTc

Fetchboy, Saturday, 14 January 2017 20:37 (seven years ago) link

There are some sections in the score lifted from Forbidden Planet which brought up copyright issues so Clarke had to get someone else to score it.

Fetchboy, Saturday, 14 January 2017 20:50 (seven years ago) link


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