Cotton Club Soundtrack

JIMMY JAZZ BLOG: 『The Cotton Club/Orginal Motion Picture Soundtrack』

　1985年公開、フランシス・コッポラ監督、リチャード・ギア主演の映画「コットン・クラブ」のサントラ。「コットン・クラブ」は、'20年代のNYハーレムに実在した黒人によるショービジネスの殿堂で、入場客は白人に限定された。ここで専属バンドとして活躍していたデューク・エリントン楽団の曲を中心に、キャブ・キャロウェイの[11]など古式ゆかしい演目がハイカラな音質で再現されている。音楽監督はジョン・バリーで、美しいオリジナルの[13][14]を提供。その他の指揮は主にリード奏者のボブ・ウィルバーが担当しており、クラリネットを使った臭みのある当時のエリントン楽団らしさを表現している。　★★★...

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23 skiddoo, and some soundtracks too

Chicago Tribune - Sep 03, 2011

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Big Hair, Deloreans, and Mood Slime: The Top Ten 80s Soundtracks

Seattle Weekly (blog) - Aug 22, 2011

Perfectly captures the ennui of a coming-of-age story. 5. "Don't You (Forget About Me)," Simple Minds, from The Breakfast Club, 1985. The song that launched a thousand karaoke performances first appeared on The Breakfast Club soundtrack.

Scene Last Night: James Frey, Rushdie, Paul Haggis at Booktrack's Launch

Bloomberg - Aug 25, 2011

Scene Last Night: James Frey, Rushdie, Paul Haggis at Booktrack's LaunchPhotographer: Amanda Gordon/ James Frey, Rose Degan and Will Cotton. Cotton said he is doing the costumes and set design for a performance of dancing cotton candy to debut on November 18 at the National Arts Club. James Frey, Rose Degan and and more »

Won't you be my neighbor? Acoustics play a big role in mixed-use developments

Film Journal - Aug 18, 2011

Won't you be my neighbor? Acoustics play a big role in mixed-use developmentsThe simple act of launching a 16-pound bowling ball down a wood lane causes an undesired distraction during suspenseful moments on a film soundtrack, if the supporting elements at play are not properly anticipated. If you must make the lion and the