The
amazingly talented TV-film composer Gerald Fried passed on
February 17, 2023. He composed music for early films of Stanley Kubrick, as
well as lesser horror flicks like The Return of Dracula and I
Bury the Living. He scored hundreds of TV episodes, including Gilligan’s
Island, It's About Time, Mission: Impossible,
and Star Trek TOS.
His
contribution to 45 episodes of The Man from U.N.C.L.E. is our
focus for this month!
Once again, a blend of the divine and the goofy. In "Napoleon's Tomb," some fine light suspense riffs or moody "European" music is suddenly curb-stomped by "Alouette."
The Napoleon’s Tomb Affair
(January 27, 1967)
Tracks 1-3 – 17:45
The It’s All Greek to Me Affair
(February 3, 1967)
Tracks 4-7 – 22:58
The Hot Number Affair
(March 10, 1967)
Tracks 8-11 – 21:14
TOTAL TIME: 62:21
When we get to "Hot Number," infamous for including the totally zombielike Sonny and Cher, you tell me if the kazoos are inspired or just a sign of derision for the whole setup. But also in "Hot Number" is a lilting flute lullaby, complete with those tricky Fried time-signature changes. Speaking of kazoos, we have a full rendering of the Goldsmith theme on kazoo in here somewhere! I dare you to find it!
FRIED: The Man from U.N.C.L.E. -- Disc 6
See you Thursday, fellow Fried Freaks!
Great yet more Fried......... See you Thursday (That should be enough time to get the download completed via filefactory)
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