Walk on the wild side 1962 movie score

Though she played lesbian jo courtney in 1962s walk on the wild side one of the first portrayals of lesbians in hollywood, and not a. Released by md music company in 20 containing music from walk on the wild side 1962. Movies with walk in the title show list info walk is yet another fairly common word for movie titles. Best album of original score written for a motion picture or a television special ghostbusters 1984. We watch him prowl through the back alleys, roam through his territory, meet another cat, an outsider, a quick fight, the intruder scuttles off. Her moms, pat ramseyer and nancy white, named her for the barbara stanwyck movie about a lesbian madame, walk on the wild side. A walk on the wild side is a 1956 novel by nelson algren, also adapted into the 1962 film of the same name. Noblespirit no reserve 1962 walk on the wild side 27x41 movie poster. It was adapted from the 1956 novel a walk on the wild side by american author nelson algren. The history and the mystery of san franciscos wild side. Many scores for john waynes final films like true grit and the shootist followed. Bernstein generally kept each album between a brief 25 32 minutes. A man comes to a new orleans bordello looking for his lost love, setting in motion a chaotic chain of events. Walk on the wild side soundtrack from 1962, composed by elmer bernstein.

Walk on the wild side classic film with new vocal by nancy sinatra duration. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. Walk on the wild side originated as the title song of the 1962 film as performed by brook benton over the films coda and closing credits. A score by jazz musician brad mehldau, including a lovely solo piano rendition of radioheads paranoid android, further adds to a downcast atmosphere thats not without a. Wild on the wild side is een amerikaanse dramafilm uit 1962 onder regie van edward dmytryk. Check winners and nominations of 1962 academy awards. Not only that, its not well directed either, so theres not much to remark on except the cumulative awkwardness of the material, compounded by the. Elmer bernstein walk on the wild side 1962, vinyl discogs. Drama, starring laurence harvey, capucine and jane fonda. Noblespirit 3970 rare unique 12 bronze smoking pipe cameroonian circa 1900s. Set in depression era, it is the tragicomedy of dove linkhorn, a naive texan drifting from his hometown to new orleans. Rent walk on the wild side 1962 starring laurence harvey and capucine on dvd and bluray. This film was viewed as part of tmps barbara stanwyck filmography project. How else could the composer of the walk on the wild side theme which jazz organist jimmy smith made into an international hit also come up with the scores for thoroughly modern millie or.

One reason the film is memorable is the title song by elmer bernstein. Walk on the wild side 1962 in the 1930s, lovesick texan dove linkhorn laurence harvey hits the road to search for his longlost sweetheart, hallie gerard capucine. Walk on the wild side is a 1962 american drama film directed by edward dmytryk and starring laurence harvey, capucine, jane fonda, anne baxter, and. Walk on the wild side the music from the motion picture discogs. The story resonated with pat, who liked the radical idea of a woman in charge. Center stage guitar, bass, and ukulele academy 38,152 views.

If youre familiar with the book, then youre also wellaware of how much the movie differs. Laurence harvey, capucine, jane fonda, ann baxter, barbara stanwyck columbia, 1962 rated. Based on a 1956 novel by nelson algren who was born today in 1909, walk on the wild side was a considerably sanitized adaptation though still considered pretty risque by 1962 standards, given hallies occupation at a big easy brothel run by the ironfisted madam jo courtney barbara stanwyck. Walk on the wild side soundtrack cd details and availability. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing walk on the wild side near you. Walk on the wild side is a misconceived adultthemed movie that displays everything wrong with the hollywood system, circa 1962, that the mpaas rating system would alleviate six years later. Walk on the wild side best titlecredits sequence ever. Released by md music company in 20 containing music from. In a career that spanned more than five decades, he composed some of the most recognizable and memorable themes in hollywood history, including over 150 original movie scores, as well as scores for nearly 80 television productions. The feline eyes and paws keep moving to the bold, sexy rhythm of elmer bernsteins jazzlike score while the credits come and go.

Other jazzy scores of his include alexander mackendricks sweet smell of success 1957 and edward dmytryks walk on the wild side 1962. Dec 22, 2011 the best of the best in creative design, lighting, editing, camera work and choreography came together in this title and credits sequence that is likely better than the movie itself. Walk on the wild side is a 1962 american drama film directed by edward dmytryk and starring laurence harvey, capucine, jane fonda, anne baxter, and barbara stanwyck. Walk on the wild side 1962 stream and watch online. List of 100 greatest film scores including movie name, year released, and composer. The day the earth stood still 1951 bernard herrmann 94. At the doll house, a 1930s new orleans bordello, hallie is the main attraction both for clients. During her hollywood stay, capucine studied acting with gregory ratoff, and achieved a measure of notoriety for her portrayal of a lesbian hooker in 1962s a walk on the wild side capucine co. Best picturelawrence of arabia, sam spiegel, producer columbiathe longest day, darryl f.

Elmer bernstein april 4, 1922 august 18, 2004 was an american composer and conductor known for his film scores. Jane fonda and laurence harvey in walk on the wild side 1962 joanna moore in. Walk on the wild side david and bernstein song wikipedia. Best music, scoring of a dramatic or comedy picture summer and. Although shes got maybe 20 minutes of screen time walk on. Are you sure you want to delete your score and checked items on this list.

Savaged by the critics, except perhaps for the overpraised saul bass designed credit sequence of a prowling cat, edward dmytryks film version of nelson algrens scandalous novel walk on the wild side isnt nearly as bad as its reputation suggests. Talk on the wild side elmer bernstein remembers his. Walk on the wild side cast and crew cast photos and info. Share, download and print free sheet music for piano, guitar, flute and more on the worlds largest community of sheet music creators. Walk on the wild side original film soundtrack by elmer bernstein. As confident and minimalistically terrifying as the movie itself. Feldman brought nelson algrens novel tothe screen in 1962, he intended to introduce new subject matter including prostitution and lesbianism only recently allowed on screenafter revisions to the production code. Walk on the wild side music from the motion picture elmer. The 50 best opening credit sequences of all time indiewire. The gang is on the tail of josh who is strung out on drugs. Walk on the wild side 1962 topics vintage, film language english.

Golden arm won him his first oscar nomination and launched a series of jazzoriented bernstein scores, including sweet smell of success, the rat. We present all six on 3 cds, in musically satisfying order that opens with walk on the wild side, goes through everything and concludes full circle with final track of theme collection, which just happens to be new arrangement of walk on the wild side. To me, the film scores of 50s and 60s were the golden age of so many gifted and exciting. Its iconic, its a classic it should be mangleproof. The best of the best in creative design, lighting, editing, camera work and choreography came together in this title and credits sequence that is likely better than the movie itself. The title track, sung by brook benton, was nominated for an. The other great western soundtrack of the fifties was composed by jerome moross for william wylers the big country 1958. If youre looking for a faithful or even approximate visual representation of the novel, this aint it.

The cat resumes his stealthy walk on the wild side. Billboard hits of the past remind you to keep your feet moving. Videos of the animal world are given a comedy twist with voiceovers from the likes of ozzy osbourne, barbara windsor and rolf harris. Author pat kirkham discusses the opening titles for walk on the wild side, designed by saul and elaine bass, from her authoritative book saul bass.

The film taken from the novel by nelson algren is much tamer than the original text. Memorable opening, edward dmytryk directing, titles by saul bass, music by elmer bernstein, from walk on the wild side, 1962, from the nelson algren novel, starring laurence harvey, capucine, jane fonda and barabara stanwyck. Take a walk on the wild side bass bass line lou reed duration. The internet adult film database is an online searchable database of over 314,704 adult movies titles and 179,175 porn performers. The film walk on the wild side came out in 1962 and since then i have always wanted the theme tune by elmer bernstein. It was also covered by no sports, the plunderers, shakespeare and the bible, jimmy castor the everything man and the jimmy castor bunch and other artists. Best music score substantially original nomination. Tag line for walk on the wild side what side of life that was is open to debate. Walk on the wild side 1962 movie soundtracks for sale. These scores catapulted bernstein onto the a list of hollywood composers and wiped out any more talk of graylisting. The 1962 academy awards were presented april 8, 1963 at the santa monica civic auditorium. The movie had to have at least 30 minutes or more of score. Feb 24, 2015 check winners and nominations of 1962 academy awards.

Walk on the wild side walk on the wild side artist. Dec 10, 2012 walk on the wild side 1962 a note from lindsey. Music song walk on the wild side in walk on the wild side music by elmer bernstein. Rent walk on the wild side 1962 on dvd and bluray dvd. Cover versions of walk on the wild side by lou reed. Lou reed originally recorded walk on the wild side written by lou reed and lou reed released it on the album transformer in 1972.

Walk on the wild side 1962 walk on the wild side 1962. For the song walk on the wild side best music, score substantially original to kill a mockingbird 1962 1962 nominee oscar. Walk on the wild side best titlecredits sequence ever hd. Go to the internet movie database laserdisc database buy posters from buy posters from moviegoods buy this soundtrack from search ebay for sudden fear. Elmer bernstein walk on the wild side releases discogs. Lyrics by mack david what ever happened to baby jane.

Sep 24, 20 walk on the wild side soundtrack from 1962, composed by elmer bernstein. This isnt the first time a book has been seriously twisted by a film adaptation, but this is nelson algrens walk on the wild side. This is the 34th film and 36th role, if were including television ive viewed from stanwycks filmography. Best music song nomination shared with mack davis for the song walk on the wild side 1966. Not rated by matthew callan few of the performances register at all, save that of jane fonda, seen here in only her second film role. Jane fonda walk on the wild side 1962walk on the wild side director. From the opening notes, you know who the composer is who wrote it. For this film, now regarded as one of the alltime bass classics, saul and elaine decided upon a liveaction title sequence.