General Discussion:The Hound of the Baskervilles Universal 1972
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Apr 5, 2004-12:45 PM
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Melchior(Member)
I recently watched this adaptation of the novel with Stewart Granger, Bernard Fox and William Shatner. It was a made for TV movie. There was no composer mentioned (even imdb had no clue). The only what I found, was the fact that Hal Mooney was the music supervisor. Does anybody know who composed the music or if stock music was used?
BTW the music was not very good, but I´m interested in TV music from the 70´s.
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Apr 5, 2004-1:00 PM
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chriss(Member)
Perhaps library music?
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Apr 5, 2004-1:05 PM
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Melchior(Member)
Maybe,
the music had very little or nothing to do with the time period in which the story take place. Ok. there is a use of a cembalo, but this isn´t really a Victorian instrument.
And Billy Goldenberg or John Williams used this instrument often in 70´s for contemporary subjects.
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Apr 5, 2004-1:42 PM
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Ford A. Thaxton(Member)
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Apr 5, 2004-1:42 PM
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Ford A. Thaxton(Member)
I recently watched this adaptation of the novel with Stewart Granger, Bernard Fox and William Shatner. It was a made for TV movie. There was no composer mentioned (even imdb had no clue). The only what I found, was the fact that Hal Mooney was the music supervisor. Does anybody know who composed the music or if stock music was used?
BTW the music was not very good, but I´m interested in TV music from the 70´s.
As I recall (and I could be mistaken), this movie was tracked with Vic Mizzy's score to THE NIGHT WALKER due to the fact there was a musicians strike going on at the time of the film production.
I also seem to recall hearing there was some sort of lawsuit about this that Mizzy won.
You might wish to contact Taylor White at Percepto Records I'm sure he'd know more about his time and the CD to the NGIHT WALKER is also available from them:
But I liked Mizzy´s work on The Night Walker, I think it´s his best work.
If Universal really used Walker I must completely deaf. I will contact Percepto.
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Apr 5, 2004-2:23 PM
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John Morgan(Member)
LOL I saw this film when it was first televised and just loved the score. It wasn't for many years after that I saw CAPE FEAR and realized Universal tracked much of Herrmann's score in this film. I would love to see it again. I am sure there were non-Herrmann tracks used, but the Herrmann really stuck out with those frenetic and wailing horns!
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Apr 5, 2004-3:38 PM
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Melchior(Member)
Mizzy! Herrmann!
And I called this "score" not so good. I must be crazy that I didn´t recognized the music!!
BTW what do you folks think about the movie? I found Stewart Granger hasn´t the necessary arrogance which his character needed. And casting of Shatner as the villain is a little bit strange. But the film isn´t that bad. Fine production design.
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Apr 5, 2004-5:29 PM
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John Morgan(Member)
I remember enjoying it as a kid, but knew it didn't hold a candle to the Fox 1939 Rathbone version. I do remember the production design being very moody with a few Albert Whitlock matte paintings.
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Apr 6, 2004-9:34 AM
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Melchior(Member)
Yes, I was surprised to read Whitlock´s name in the end credits.
I believe that Rathbone was the best Holmes.
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Apr 6, 2004-11:18 AM
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Matt Perkins.(Member)
Haven't seen this Stewart Granger version but my vote for best HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES goes to Hammer's 1959 film with Peter Cushing. Great colour photography and full-blooded music by James Bernard. I do like the Rathbone version but it suffers a bit from (if I remember rightly) a lack of score (apart from titles).
Matt
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Apr 6, 2004-12:00 PM
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Melchior(Member)
As an adaptation, the Hammer version is better than the Fox version. I also like Peter Cushing and Andre Morell as detectives. Parts of James Bernard´s score were rejected and replaced with music from other films. But at least I don´t like Bernard´music for this film very much. It´s heavy handed.
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Apr 7, 2004-7:36 AM
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Matt Perkins.(Member)
Yes, part of the opening flashback sequence in Hammer's version (when Sir Hugo Baskerville chases the young servant girl with the hounds) for some reason utilises Bernard's final "chase" music from the 1958 DRACULA but this is the only instance in the film where his score was tampered with. As for being "heavy-handed", well I guess that depends on whether or not you like Bernard's bold style generally - which I do!
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