I told you how I use music when I write.
Well, here’s a first piece from the soundtrack of a new project I’m working on.
Working on slowly, I should add.
I’ll tell you about it tomorrow.
In the meantime, enjoy.
Category Archives: Media
Lost Horizon – 1941 radio adaptation
Sunday.
Kick back, relax.
Listen to the radio.
Here’s the september 15, 1941 Lux Radio Theater version of Lost Horizon, from the James Hilton novel and/or the Frank Capra adaptation.
The show features part of the original movie cast, including Ronald Colman in the role of Robert Conway.
Enjoy!
Air to Air
Tomorrow, I’ll do a piece on music and writing.
Right now, I’ll just post some great music.
Enjoy!
How I became a hack, part two
I’m stealing a leaf from Barry Reese here*.
In yesterday’s post on his blog, Mr Reese posted the first two episode of the old 1964 Hanna & Barbera series, Johnny Quest – and he sent me down memory lane, big time.
So I dug around the web, and found out a 2 hours 20 minutes documentary on that old series that enthralled me as a kid.
The thing is available in small installments on YouTube.
And it’s great.
And I’m posting the link here.
A Scotsman in the Great Kahn’s Court
Short and fun, tonight.
In 1938, actor Gary Cooper starred in a movie very loosely based on Marco Polo’s Il Milione.
The movie, The Adventures of Marco Polo, also featured Basil Rathbone as the weasely Ahmed, and a young Lana Turner in a small role.
It was an average adventure movie, with a great poster.
BUT… Continue reading
Afghanistan in the 1960s
A short extra post.
The Denverpost.com blog just published a selection of photos from Afghanistan, shot in the 1960s by Dr William Podlich.
These are great images, and provide much food for thought.
More photos by Dr Podlich can be found here.
John Barry – High Road to China
I know I said only three posts per week, but what the heck, it’s nice to have some music and some fun on sunday.
So, here we go – John Barry’s wonderful soundtrack for High Road to China, a 1983 adventure movie featuring Tom Selleck and Bess Armstrong.
The complete track listing for the score…
1. Main Title; Charlie Gets The Knife
2. Airborne
3. Love Theme
4. Waziri Village Attack & Escape
5. Farewell To Struts
6. O’Malley And Eve
7. Charleston* (J. Jonson & C. Mack)
8. Von Kern’s Attack
9. Flight From Katmandu
10. Eve Finds Her Father
11. Raid On Chang’s Camp
12. High Road & End Title
Have a nice day!
Karavansara 