Movies 'Til Dawn Blog

THE MARY TYLER MOORE THEME (AND VARIATIONS)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWOB9GBqJAAhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=op0NY8Fc5GY&t=55s In yesterday’s post we saw behind-the-scenes of the shooting of the MTM credits sequence. Today we’ll learn about the creation of that famous credit sequences’ equally famous theme song ‘Love Is All Around’. On a segment of CBS Sunday Morning, Sonny Curtis (who wrote among other hits ‘I Fought

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‘TWO FOR THE ROAD’–A STANLEY DONEN TRAILER

Here’s the original theatrical trailer for Stanley Donen’s 1967 film ‘Two For The Road’, starring Albert Finney and Audrey Hepburn. Last week my trio played Henry Mancini’s gorgeous eponymous theme song at our concert in Temecula, at which we devoted a full set to title tracks from movies. Alas, I

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MID-CENTURY POST-MODERN: ‘THE TENDER TRAP’ END CREDITS

Yesterday I posted the opening title sequence of ‘The Tender Trap’ (1955). Today I offer up the ending of the film and its adjacent ‘The End’ sequence. (Spoiler: everyone falls in love and is happy). Perhaps tomorrow I’ll begin posting the reel changes. I like the idea of posting the

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BEWITCHED PART DEUX

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSKhIqMBhzchttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cdt5dtRURE Last Friday I posted about the theme song of the classic TV show Bewitched. Today I’m adding two vocal versions. The first is sung by Steve Lawrence and the second by Peggy Lee. Steve does a perfectly serviceable Steve Lawrence impersonation (people often say he tries to imitate Frank

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