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Mark Adler: Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
by Jack Bowers
As one might reasonably deduce from its title, this isn't a big band album as such (even though it employs a full orchestra), but theme and background music for the film of the same name, scored and in some cases composed by Emmy Award-winning writer Mark Adler. It's an eclectic mix, as most film scores are, incorporating a handful of standards ("Over the Rainbow, Begin the Beguine, On the Sunny Side of the Street ), facsimiles of old favorites by ...
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by Jim Santella
Film soundtracks that rely on jazz for their impressions give the viewer plenty of color, all in one package. Somber moods, romantic scenes, lively conversations and even dramatic sequences can be interpreted through jazz, giving films a touch of class and bringing them closer to our hearts. It sure beats some kind of programmed theme music that nobody ever notices. By bringing in live jazz for ambience, film directors and producers know that they're putting their scenery closer to the ...
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