Mellotronists

OH MY GOD, MY BEST MATE IS AN OTAKU !!!

And he was worried about my recent interest in accordians.

I must also inform you that the TBS Canadian translated version of 
Ultraseven (the second Ultraman series) had it's original massed kid 
choir and J Pop lead singer  orchesteral  theme replaced with a cheeky 
Mellotron and Arp replacement theme that is very hard to sing while 
drunk on a $300 pint of Scotch (no lyrics. but the other 20 Ultraman 
themes do and they are all on the machines in the bar)

Hooo, flashback

gw

On Thursday, May 20, 2004, at 02:40  PM, Jeff Coulter wrote:

> On Thu, 20 May 2004, jonesalley wrote:
>
>> I just watched the original 1956 "Godzilla" with Raymond Burr, and
>> was once again struck at how incredibly "'tronnish" the musical score
>> (such as it is) sounds.  Am I the only one to get this impression?
>
>
> not to be a prick, but the ORIGINAL was 1954 and had
> no raymond burr - that was the "americanized" version
> created by the US distributor... i have the ORIGINAL
> on a japanese laserdisc and it's a very atmospheric film.
> very very different vibe from the US version - far
> darker and gloomier. [it's "gojira" in japanese].
>
> did you know godzilla's "roar" was actually a sound made
> by a cello? and yes - the soundtrack [by akira ifukube]
> is brilliant... eerie... some of the best use of strings
> [aside from possibly bernard herrmann] ever in a film.
> IMHO of course...
>
> send me a blank VHS tape and i'll make you a copy of it.
> i am sure you will feel the same way i do.
>
> ...jeff
>