tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post2445544166047416721..comments2024-03-23T21:46:50.843-04:00Comments on the passionate moviegoer: the film musical: the song scorejoe baltakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11467420961490314339noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-3845260560119848372014-08-08T22:09:49.453-04:002014-08-08T22:09:49.453-04:00YES!YES!joe baltakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11467420961490314339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-88567267612404608832014-08-08T17:57:59.775-04:002014-08-08T17:57:59.775-04:00The films by/with The Beatles. Yes?The films by/with The Beatles. Yes?Kevin D.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-13914814347343983112014-07-30T14:34:07.688-04:002014-07-30T14:34:07.688-04:00No, wait! "The Graduate" is a great exa...No, wait! "The Graduate" is a great example of a song score used to advance the plot. Again, it's from a very specific era of film.joe baltakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11467420961490314339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-40914024827460024492014-07-30T13:26:35.949-04:002014-07-30T13:26:35.949-04:00I don't think this movie is viewed in this way...I don't think this movie is viewed in this way, but I think a case could be made for "The Graduate." The commentary may be less direct, more elliptical, but I think Simon and Garfunkle's songs are used as a way of commenting on the plot throughout the movie. (Leonard Cohen's songs perform a similar function in "McCabe and Mrs. Miller," come to think of it.)wwolfenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-45795791465451672622014-07-30T09:16:55.189-04:002014-07-30T09:16:55.189-04:00Absolutely, Glenn. And agreed. It is terrific.Absolutely, Glenn. And agreed. It <i>is</i> terrific.joe baltakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11467420961490314339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-13464049202107165422014-07-30T09:08:35.854-04:002014-07-30T09:08:35.854-04:00How about Coppola's "You're a Big Boy...How about Coppola's "You're a Big Boy Now"? It has a song score by John Sebastian and The Lovin' Spoonful. And it's terrific.glennnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-89548882797563926802014-07-30T07:58:51.557-04:002014-07-30T07:58:51.557-04:00Sorry, Janice but no,it doesn't count. True, i...Sorry, Janice but no,it doesn't count. True, it's a jukebox musical but it's also a "book musical." Its characters actually sing the songs themselves. There's no other voice on the soundtrack doing the singing for them.joe baltakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11467420961490314339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18439960.post-76628333872487813172014-07-29T18:53:14.559-04:002014-07-29T18:53:14.559-04:00Does "Mamma Mia" count? It's the sh...Does "Mamma Mia" count? It's the show that caused critics to coin the phrase "jukebox musical," right?Janicenoreply@blogger.com