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In a message dated 5/15/2000 6:13:49 AM, ken.tkacs@... writes:

>I loved the soundtrack Varese did for Python's full-length "Scott of the
>Antarctic."

>(Okay, before you start looking it up on the imdb, I *am* kidding.)

Didn't Virgil Thompson (a distant relative of Hunter S. possibly) do the 
score for "Scott of the Antarctic" -- only half joking here, there are two 
reasons I ask:

1) it just sounds SO MUCH more believable than Varese and
2) I think "Scott ...." actually had opening credits, and possibly VT is in 
fact credited for the music (very hazy memory here) which of course would 
lead me to one.

Gotta check this out!
John (I'm actually more surprised at this time by the listmembers who aren't 
consumers of Varese and Python) Barlow

ken.tkacs@... writes:

>>I loved the soundtrack Varese did for Python's full-length "Scott of the 
Antarctic."
 (Okay, before you start looking it up on the imdb, I *am* kidding.) <<

OK you are kidding about that, but if anyone knows what that great and noble 
sounding orchestral piece is in "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" near the 
end when King Arthur sails to Stalker Castle and exits the boat to walk up to 
the castle, I really would like to know.  Thanks.

-Elhardt

Okay, I just ordered four more boxed sets of the Python DVDs so that I can
check this out.

I do remember some heavy, cool organ music in that sketch, especially when
the giant electric penguin attacked Scott.

 -----Original Message-----
From: 	jwbarlow@... [mailto:jwbarlow@...] 
Sent:	Monday, 15 May, 2000 9:00 PM
To:	motm@egroups.com
Subject:	Re: [motm] Python & Varese


In a message dated 5/15/2000 6:13:49 AM, ken.tkacs@... writes:

>I loved the soundtrack Varese did for Python's full-length "Scott of the
>Antarctic."

>(Okay, before you start looking it up on the imdb, I *am* kidding.)

Didn't Virgil Thompson (a distant relative of Hunter S. possibly) do the 
score for "Scott of the Antarctic" -- only half joking here, there are two 
reasons I ask:

1) it just sounds SO MUCH more believable than Varese and
2) I think "Scott ...." actually had opening credits, and possibly VT is in 
fact credited for the music (very hazy memory here) which of course would 
lead me to one.

Gotta check this out!
John (I'm actually more surprised at this time by the listmembers who aren't

consumers of Varese and Python) Barlow

I spent a lot of time in my youth trying to identify that soundtrack. I
finally concluded, perhaps erroneously, that it is original music. I bought
the "soundtrack album" and was at first saddened to discover tat it wasn't
music, but a long sketch about going to see Holy Grail. Once I recovered, I
was laughing like crazy, but I still would like to get that music. I was
hoping the Criterion laserdisc would isolate the music, but no such
luck-they used the extra audio tracks to let some of the guys discuss the
film in a running commentary.

 -----Original Message-----
From: 	elhardt@... [mailto:elhardt@...] 
Sent:	Tuesday, 16 May, 2000 1:38 AM
To:	motm@egroups.com
Subject:	Re: [motm] Python & Varese



OK you are kidding about that, but if anyone knows what that great and noble

sounding orchestral piece is in "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" near the 
end when King Arthur sails to Stalker Castle and exits the boat to walk up
to 
the castle, I really would like to know.  Thanks.