Dahl and HP Soundtrack

[Scott]

No: HPFGUIDX 452

There is no doubt about it.  I remember "The Witches" "The BFG" 
"George's marvelous medicene" and Roald Dahl's biography which our 
teacher read in the 2nd grade...does anyone remember the name of it?  

I don't think that a pop group would exactly fit the books but I 
wouldn't be dead set against something like it.  I saw the stage 
adaption in New York and I LOVED it- truely an inspiring peoce of 
theatre.  The broadway songs were much more African Influenced and I 
thought that the duality of the languages (English and Zulu) added 
greatly to the richness of the score.

So that is why I go back to my idea that a score for HP should 
include Celtic influences...of course I really doubt that we will get 
that...

Scott 

PS: Our school marching band is doing Charlie and the Chocolate 
Factory, I'm not in it but I agree.... I love the movie.

-- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, "Alicia/Sue Spinnet" 
<AliciaSpinnet at h...> wrote:
> Hello:
>  
> > Yes, it is.  Gene Wilder was *fantastic*.
> 
> Aaah!  I love that movie!
>  
> > I remember now that first author that came to mind when I first 
read
> > HP was Roald Dahl.  I loved reading his books as a child and can 
> > still remember the school librarian reading "The Twits" to my 
first 
> > grade class.  I'd like to do some Dahl this year, but the fourth 
> > grade teachers pretty much cover him.
> 
> In fourth grade, my teacher read the first few chapters of "The 
> Witches" to us.  I couldn't wait for her to finish it, so I checked 
> it out of the library on my own-- and I've been reading Dahl ever 
> since.
>  
> > (Sidenote--a little announcement I'm sort of proud of--I just 
> >learned today that I've been appointed as a lead teacher at my 
> >school, fifth grade team leader to be exact!  As this is my second 
> >year of contract teaching, I am quite pleased.  It'll mean some 
> >extra work, but I'll have an administrative voice in how the 
> >district's Grade 5 curriculum is interpreted at our school, what 
> >themes we cover, what field trips we take, etc.)
> 
> Congratulations!  I can only hope that my Soph Eng teacher *aack!  
2 
> days!* will be as creative and open-minded as you, Ebony! 
> 
> >I *still* think that any vocals on the HP soundtrack should appeal 
> >to a wide range of listeners.  If that means "pop", so be it.  I 
> >don't discriminate against an entire category of music just 
because 
> >it isn't my cup of tea.  The Lion King soundtrack, Rice, and Elton 
> >John were a perfect combination IMO.  You don't have to be eight 
> >years old to appreciate that.
> 
> I remember being ten and crying at that movie!  *g*
>  
> > How can we as *Harry Potter* fans turn up our nose at something 
> >just because it's popular?  Just like Harry Potter would be good 
> >reading if one person or one billion people read it, good music is 
> >good music no matter whether it lands on the Billboard Top 40 or 
not.
> 
> Not all good music is indie-techno and underground punk-ska.  As a 
> devout follower of the latter, I can definitely say that 
inexperience 
> can produce some of the most awful, ear-shattering tunes possible.  
> (If anyone ever sees a band advertised as "Victims of the American 
> Dream" in the MA area, I advise you to run, unless you want to hear 
> awful, terrible, bizarre songs written by Yours Truly.)
> 
> I like the idea of a "Lion King"-inspired soundtrack-- but I also 
> like the idea of having a rock band do the theme song, à la
> "George 
> of the Jungle" and the Presidents of the United States of America.  
> It's a given that when the movie comes out, I'll be blasting the 
> radio whenever a song comes on!
> 
> --Alicia/Sue "Trombonist From Hell" Spinnet