SOTM SOTM July 2017 -'And now for something completely different'

U CAN CALL ME AL · Jul 18, 2017

One of my all time favourite films!

https://soundcloud.com/user-550962391%2Farthurs-theme

U CAN CALL ME AL · Jul 18, 2017

Pity Andy Williams ruined one of Mancini's best tunes.

https://soundcloud.com/user-550962391%2Fmoon-river

Colin the Bear · Jul 19, 2017

You think Andy "ruined" it?

U CAN CALL ME AL · Jul 19, 2017

Colin the Bear said:
You think Andy "ruined" it?

Ruined it for me! One of the enduring memories of my youth was being asked by my Grandmother to play it over and over again on one of the few vinyl LP's we had, on a mono Dansette record player which Nan was incapable of operating.

mrpeebee · Jul 20, 2017

mrpeebee said:
I remember I did a short solo version of the Flinstones theme exactly 5 years ago.

- 'Flinstones Theme' (Florida no USA 10* - Plasticover 2) - solo:
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I had some idea's for other tunes, but didn't have enough time to find sheet music and backings before my once a month recording possibility came (this evevning!). So I did another solo take of the Flinstones Theme with some solo choruses ('I Got Rhythm' chords) and no backing track. Same player, same mouthpiece, same horn, other reed, 5 years later!

- 'Flinstones Theme' (Florida no USA 10* - Rico Royal 2) - solo 2017:
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rhysonsax · Jul 20, 2017

"I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free" - theme tune for Film '86 etc etc. I found a backing track at StandardsTrax.com based around Nina Simone's version of the song and played tenor. One chorus intro and then ...

I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to be Free - Rhys tenor V1t.wav - Box

Rhys

Guenne · Jul 21, 2017

Hi,

Who's gonna play "Theme from Moonlighting"?

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFiu0L7zJX8

Nice solo by Michael Paulo...
Where are the days :-(

rhysonsax · Jul 22, 2017

Theme from a British TV series that I have never watched, but I do have it in a book of music by Jim Parker, so I knocked up a piano part in Sibelius and played this on alto. I think the series was set in the 1920s and the music has a sort of 20s feel.

The House of Eliott V3 Rhys alto.wav - Box

Rhys

rhysonsax · Jul 22, 2017

And back to soprano for Poirot:

Poirot - Rhys sop V1.wav - Box

Rhys

Chris · Jul 23, 2017

Guys you have all been a 'little' busy >:)

round here :clapping:

Still over a week left in the month BUT, I would like everyone to have a think about a topic/genre for next months SOTM. PM me and we can have a chat about it and see if you would like to host the month. A couple of examples, songs recorded by a certain musician eg any song recorded by Stan Getz or The Beatles, songs from a particular year might be your birth year, or just a fav year for you. Perhaps even No1 hits from a certain year.

Chris..🙂

MikeMorrell · Jul 23, 2017

jbtsax said:
I was going to record this on alto, my favorite classical voice, but the melody begged for a soprano. Here's my best effort after dusting it off.

https://soundcloud.com/jbtsax%2Fgabriels-oboe-soprano-saxophone

One of my all-time favorites beautifully played, jbt. Great choice to go with sop. Your use of vibrato is truly masterful.

Mike

Tiberius · Jul 23, 2017

Ok, sadly not getting enough time, but I'm working on this, as usual it's way beyond my current ability, no idea if I'll ever get good enough to play it tbh, but it's fun.

Happy20170723.mp3 - Box

With regards to suggestions for future themes, I guess that's going to decide how successful this format can be. I think that the theme this month was a very good choice, and although I suggested the format of giving people a theme, this theme was entirely down to Chris.

I think generic themes, that can be interpreted in different genre's will be best; rather than say Music by X. But lets see, hopefully I'll have a little more time next month...just don't pick Disco as a theme 🙂