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Midnight Cowboy: Music From The Motion Picture

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John Barry was one of the all-time great masters of movie music. His career spanned some 50 years - from Midnight Cowboy and Born Free to Dances with Wolves and Out of Africa - taking in 11 James Bond films along the way. The five-times Oscar winner was born in York on 3 November 1933. In 1994, Midnight Cowboy was deemed "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant" by the Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry. [5] Plot [ edit ] The album version by John Barry & His Orchestra runs to a mere 2 minutes 48 seconds. The instrumental version is known as "Midnight Cowboy Theme" or "Theme From Midnight Cowboy". One month earlier on November 1st, 1969 it entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart; eventually it peaked at #10 and spent 15 weeks on the Top 100... The movies and music were in John Barry's blood. He spent his early years working in cinemas in the north of England, owned by his father. Barry's mother was a talented pianist who had abandoned her dream to be a concert artist. The young John wanted to join the family business and become a projectionist, but the combination of film and music made a deep impression on him. He began performing during his National Service in Cyprus, having learned to play the trumpet.

Heylin, Clinton (1991). Dylan: Behind The Shades: The Biography. New York: Viking Books. p.193. ISBN 978-0-6708-36024. Johnny Mathis' rendition, one of only two known recordings containing lyrics (the other being the Ray Conniff Singers), reached #20 on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart in the fall of 1969. Midnight Cowboy — John Barry". Music Files. Archived from the original on August 16, 2016 . Retrieved July 18, 2016.Midnight Cowboy was one of the first film to make extensive use of pop artists and songs. John Barry supervised the music and composed the score, winning a Grammy for Best Instrumental Theme. "That movie is still shown at the cinema school at UCLA as the epitome of how songs should be used in the movies," Barry said in 1997. "We only bought in a couple of songs, Everybody's Talkin', sung by Harry Nilsson, and a John Lennon song, and for the rest we got young songwriters to score the scenes with songs. The songs work because they were written for the movie." Popik, Barry (August 22, 2007). "The Big Apple: "If you don't have an oil well, get one!" (Eddie Chiles of Western Company)". The Big Apple. Archived from the original on March 19, 2015 . Retrieved February 14, 2015. Awards Winners". Writers Guild of America. Archived from the original on 2012-12-05 . Retrieved 2010-06-06. The song "Everybody's Talkin'," written by Fred Neil in 1966, was selected as a main theme for the film, newly recorded with arrangements by George Tipton and performed by Harry Nilsson. It became an instant classic and ultimately a generational symbol. a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrateded.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

Scoring Bond was the turning point for Barry. He went on to become one of the most celebrated film composers, winning five Academy Awards and four Grammys, with scores for, among others, The Lion in Winter - pictured, Midnight Cowboy, Born Free, and Somewhere in Time. Barry composed the theme for the 1971 TV series, The Persuaders! in which Tony Curtis and Roger Moore were paired as wealthy playboys investigating crimes that the police can't solve. Barry's theme which featured Moog synthesizers became a hit single in some European countries. Arthur Ferrante passed away on September 19th, 2009 at age 88 and Louis Teicher died on August 3th, 2008 at age 83...

American album certifications – John Barry – Midnight Cowboy". Recording Industry Association of America.

Quartet Records, in collaboration with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Capitol Records, Universal Music Enterprises and the Phil Ramone estate, present an expanded 2-CD edition of the iconic score for the landmark film MIDNIGHT COWBOY, directed by John Schlesinger in 1969, starring Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight, and winner of three Academy Awards, including Best Picture.The song “Everybody’s Talkin’,” written by Fred Neil in 1966, was selected as a main theme for the film, newly recorded with arrangements by George Tipton and performed by Harry Nilsson. It became an instant classic and ultimately a generational symbol. The line "I'm walkin' here!", which reached No. 27 on AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes, is often said to have been improvised, but producer Jerome Hellman disputes this account on the 2-disc DVD set of Midnight Cowboy. The scene, which originally had Ratso pretend to be hit by a taxi to feign an injury, is written into the first draft of the original script. [20] Hoffman explained it differently on an installment of Bravo's Inside the Actors Studio. He stated that there were many takes to hit the traffic light just right so that they would not have to pause while walking. In that take, the timing was perfect, but a cab nearly hit them. Hoffman wanted to say, "We're filming a movie here!", but stayed in character, allowing the take to be used. [21] Two exceptions to this rule come at the beginning of the movie, and during the pair’s desolate strolls through the city streets. In both cases, the music is turned up and the dialogue is kept to a minimum. The songs played during these scenes are “Everybody’s Talkin’” and the movie’s theme, “Midnight Cowboy.” Complete National Film Registry Listing". National Film Registry. The Library of Congress. Archived from the original on October 31, 2016 . Retrieved January 24, 2017.

Onda, David. "Greatest Unscripted Movie Moments". Xfinity. Archived from the original on August 17, 2012 . Retrieved September 20, 2012. Mitchell, David (2014). "Gay Pasts and Disability Future(s) Tense". Journal of Literary & Cultural Disability Studies. 8 (1): 1–16. doi: 10.3828/jlcds.2014.1. S2CID 145241198. Duke, Brad (July 1, 2008). Harrison Ford: The Films. McFarland. ISBN 9780786440481– via Google Books.The theme song to Midnight Cowboy is driven by the forlorn harmonica of Toots Theilemans. John Barry scored it as a slow, melancholy melody reminiscent of a warm, lazy day with nothing to do. Except the movie uses it to exploit the loneliness one can feel walking along a crowded street. Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn December 7th, 1969, Ferrante and Teicher performed "Midnight Cowboy" on the CBS-TV program 'The Ed Sullivan Show'... The first song, “Everybody’s Talkin’,” almost didn't make it into the movie, had Bob Dylan's "Lay Lady Lay" been available. But Dylan was unable to write his tune in time therefore "Everybody's Talkin'" made the cut, and I think the movie is all the better for it. It was written by Fred Neil and sung by Harry Nilsson, at the time an up-and-coming performer—this song would make him a star. The song has a slow, relaxed feel about it but buried underneath lies a restlessness that can only be soothed by a change of scenery. Played during the scene when Joe boards a bus for New York, those lines seem ironic. After all, the cowboy is leaving the warm climes of Texas, dressed like a hired hand from a rodeo. It is only at the end of the movie that the song’s meaning becomes clear. Weekend Box Office Results: Five Nights at Freddy’s Scores Monster Opening Link to Weekend Box Office Results: Five Nights at Freddy’s Scores Monster Opening

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