Eric
Reanimator is taking a podcasting break, but we at LTA HQ don't want
the listenership to miss out on their fix of Love That Album: The
Compilation Edition.....nosiree Bob.
Terry
Frost is the Head honcho at Paleo Cinema and Martian Drive In
Podcast. He REALLY knows his cinema history and is great at putting
it into social context. Terry is also a fan of great film scores, and
on this episode, he has decided to talk about two of them.
The
first is the score for Barbarella composed by Bob Crewe (a hit song
writer for The Four Seasons among many others). Terry then turns his
attention to the Isaac Hayes score for Shaft. Hayes had long been a
hit songwriter at Stax Records, most notably for Sam And Dave (Soul
Man, When Something Is Wrong With My Baby). He became a huge artist
in his own right, and the theme from Shaft is arguably his most
famous composition. From the moment you hear those closed hi hats
(played by Willie "Too Big" Hall later of The Blues
Brothers) and the track builds, you know that the music is an
important part of the Blaxploitation film experience.
You
can download the show from iTunes (search for “Love That Album
podcast”) or from the website at http://lovethatalbum.blogspot.com
My
gratitude to Terry for subbing for Eric this month. You can
download his wonderful podcasts at
either https://paleocinema.podbean.com/ (for
his thoughts on a wide variety of films older than 20 years) or from
The Martian Drive In Podcast
at https://martiandrivein.podbean.com/(for
any genre related cinema regardless of age).
Send
the show feedback at rrrkitchen@yahoo.com.au (written or mp3
voicemail) or join the Facebook group
at http://www.facebook.com/groups/lovethatalbum.
If
you’d consider writing an iTunes review or recommending the show to
a friend, we’d be immensely grateful.
If
you enjoy what you hear, please tell a friend or ten to tune in.
Right
click to download bonus episode 53 here.
