Juxtaposed with the original, Super Mario Bros. 2's
ragtime score sounds more lush and alive.
Not exact matches
The Sting became one of the biggest hits of the early»70s; grossing 68.5 million dollars during its first run, the film also picked up seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Adapted
Score for Marvin Hamlisch's unforgettable setting of Scott Joplin's
ragtime music.
Since it's an oddball story to begin with, Michael produces an equally oddball
score, with elements of
ragtime, old - fashioned jazz, and a touch of the recently rediscovered Klezmer style of music.
The tone is even spottier, careening from goofy animations of Ungerer's drawings
scored to
ragtime to bizarre insert photos of machine guns backed by military drumbeats to signify wartime occupation.
Blu - ray Highlight: Although it's appeared on previous editions, «The Art of the Sting» is an excellent three - part retrospective that features interviews with Robert Redford, Paul Newman and other cast and crew as they reflect back on making the film, including the choice to use
ragtime music for the
score, cast chemistry and anecdotes from the set.
While the game was
scored for solo piano, (45 minutes of silent movie,
ragtime - ish, old fashioned piano music,) the material itself struck me as being pretty malleable.