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Bodyheat
Body Heat
In 2007, I heard John Barry’s top hits and I liked the music of Body Heat so much that I decided the watch the movie. Later I bought the soundtrack and it has been one of my favourite movie scores even today.
Here are the chapters associated with the movie score.
- Main Title
- Ned
- Matty’s Place
- I’m Weak
- I’m Burning Up
- Chapeau Gratis
- Heather
- Kill For Pussy
- I’m Frightened
- Surprise and Explosion
- Heather and Roz
- Gus and Oscar
- Glasses
- Better Get Him
- Matty Was Mary Ann
Body Heat is Lawrence Kasdan’s debut movie inspired by noir classic ‘Double Indemnity”. Brilliantly shot film, and good performances, makes the movie a decent watch.
The Wizard of Oz
The Wizard of Oz (1939) has become the source of many quotes referenced in contemporary popular culture. The film ranks often on critics’ lists of greatest films of all time, and the 1939 version is the most commercially successful adaptation of L. Frank Baum’s work. (The one released in 1925 was poorly received by critics and the audience)
Plot wise, the movie is pretty much in the Joseph Campbell hero mold.
Here are a few Interesting tidbits from the movie making features on Blu-Ray
- The technicolor camera a was huge one and moving it around was a huge task, but in the end it was all worth it.
- The set was one of the hottest with the amount of lights used. In fact the production caused a few blackouts in the neighbourhood city when certain scenes were shot.
- Judy Garland almost lost the part to Shirley Temple before Arthur Freed stepped in.
- Several directors changed during the course of production.
- The witch character actress suffered burns due to a coordination lapse with special effects team.
- The Rainbow song wouldn’t have made it to final cut, had Arthur Freed not threatened to resign, if the song were not in.
Tailpiece: A hero’s journey typically ends where he started. If everything were a dream, it ends in one’s mind. If not in the backyard, like in The Alchemist. But irrespective of this, the journey is a must, and so is the learning/experience. The most important of it all is ‘There is no place like home’, or shall we say ‘The salvation lies within’.
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