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MANCINI vs SCHIFRIN

jjfad027jjfad027 1,594 Posts
edited April 2011 in Strut Central
I love works by both of them but if I had to choose I'm rolling with Schifrin.

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  • strataspherestratasphere Blastin' the Nasty 1,035 Posts
    Schifrin on the strength of Bullit and Enter The Dragon.
  • InnerSpaceInnerSpace 443 Posts
    jjfad027 said:
    I love works by both of them but if I had to choose I'm rolling with Schifrin.
  • The_Hook_UpThe_Hook_Up 8,182 Posts
    while I love Schifrin's bag...epic, minor keyed, dangerous...I gotta go with Mancini with for his diversity...Sitar go-go jams (The Party) to the "What's Happening" theme and everything inbetween.
  • funky16cornersfunky16corners 7,175 Posts
    Mancini by a mile (and about a hundred memorable tunes)...
  • upskibooupskiboo 2,396 Posts
    been a while since the strut had one of these..

    LALO all the way!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    ;)
  • BreezBreez 1,706 Posts
    upskiboo said:


    LALO all the way!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • sabadabadasabadabada 5,966 Posts
    I have to agree with Brother Funky and Brother Hook Up. Mancini.
  • incompletejigsawincompletejigsaw 756 Posts
    Lalo is the man. Bullitt is an all-time classic. However, I have to go with Mancini. His soundtracks made the movies I watched a greater experience for me. Days Of Wine And Roses. Charade. The Pink Panther series. The Party. The Great Race. Just an endless list. And The Police Woman Theme. Can't forget about that.

  • jjfad027jjfad027 1,594 Posts
    His soundtracks made the movies I watched a greater experience for me.

    I feel the same can be said of Lalo as well. Imagine Mission Impossible, Dirty Harry, and Enter the Dragon without Lalos music. They just wouldn't be the same. It's a tough call. They are/were both awesome.




    I like this at +8 in a disco/dance set. The normal speed sounds too slow to me now.
  • sabadabadasabadabada 5,966 Posts
    Does anyone have a rip of Quincy Jones Cactus Flower OST.
  • strataspherestratasphere Blastin' the Nasty 1,035 Posts
    sabadabada said:
    Does anyone have a rip of Quincy Jones Cactus Flower OST.


    Good soundtrack, and totally under the radar.
  • sabadabadasabadabada 5,966 Posts
    stratasphere said:
    sabadabada said:
    Does anyone have a rip of Quincy Jones Cactus Flower OST.


    Good soundtrack, and totally under the radar.

    I think I found a copy online, we'll see what it turns out I'm downloading. Probably some Ukranian trojan virus.
  • LaserWolfLaserWolf Portland Oregon 11,517 Posts
    My love for Lalo is deep.
    He might be the greatest detective/spy/suspense guy going.

    But he can't touch Mancini when you are talking about songs (Moon River), memorable melodies and romantic themes. Plus he was no slouch when it came to detective/spy/suspense.

    Praise also to the aforementioned Quincy Jones. I am also a BIG Bernard Hermann fan. Bernie's music added more to the films he did than any other composer. (IMO). Listen for Hermann's cues next time you watch Taxi Driver.
  • HollafameHollafame 844 Posts
    Mancini gets that puccini
  • strataspherestratasphere Blastin' the Nasty 1,035 Posts
    LaserWolf said:
    My love for Lalo is deep.
    He might be the greatest detective/spy/suspense guy going.

    But he can't touch Mancini when you are talking about songs (Moon River), memorable melodies and romantic themes. Plus he was no slouch when it came to detective/spy/suspense.

    Praise also to the aforementioned Quincy Jones. I am also a BIG Bernard Hermann fan. Bernie's music added more to the films he did than any other composer. (IMO). Listen for Hermann's cues next time you watch Taxi Driver.

    Or Psycho and Vertigo.
  • LaserWolfLaserWolf Portland Oregon 11,517 Posts
    Do young people who grew up with the Psycho theme at ball games and such and who grew up with chainsaw massacre and porn films still feel the power of Psycho and the themes?
  • jjfad027jjfad027 1,594 Posts
    LaserWolf said:
    Do young people who grew up with the Psycho theme at ball games and such and who grew up with chainsaw massacre and porn films still feel the power of Psycho and the themes?

    I love the Psycho soundtrack
    :killin_it:
  • DocMcCoyDocMcCoy "Go and laugh in your own country!" 5,917 Posts
    Tough call. I'm gonna go with Mancini. Lalo had the grooves, but Mancini had the melodies. In any event, I'd probably choose Mancini for Moon River alone, simply because my ma used to sing it to me when I was a little kid.

    A slept-on Mancini gem that can probably be found in dollar bins all over America.

  • DocMcCoyDocMcCoy "Go and laugh in your own country!" 5,917 Posts
    jjfad027 said:
    His soundtracks made the movies I watched a greater experience for me.

    I feel the same can be said of Lalo as well. Imagine Mission Impossible, Dirty Harry, and Enter the Dragon without Lalos music. They just wouldn't be the same. It's a tough call. They are/were both awesome.




    I like this at +8 in a disco/dance set. The normal speed sounds too slow to me now.

    The funny thing is, the tempo, groove and instrumentation on that tune would fit right in with some of the slo-mo disco/cosmic/balearic sets you can hear on this side of the Atlantic. I'd definitely play that in a warm-up set.
  • incompletejigsawincompletejigsaw 756 Posts
    DocMcCoy said:
    Tough call. I'm gonna go with Mancini. Lalo had the grooves, but Mancini had the melodies. In any event, I'd probably choose Mancini for Moon River alone, simply because my ma used to sing it to me when I was a little kid.

    A slept-on Mancini gem that can probably be found in dollar bins all over America.


    I forgot to mention that. Great soundtrack as well as a great film. I absolutely love Lalo and I felt that he was as diverse as Mancini in terms of composing melodies, although he's mostly known for his crime jazz soundtracks like Mission: Impossible and Mannix.



    And might I shout-out Michel Legrand?! Another personal favorite of mine.

  • Mr_Lee_PHDMr_Lee_PHD 2,042 Posts
    Lest we forget this heat nugget:

  • Mr_Lee_PHDMr_Lee_PHD 2,042 Posts
    Oh.. and this..

  • jjfad027jjfad027 1,594 Posts

    And might I shout-out Michel Legrand?! Another personal favorite of mine.


    Nice one. I need to see that flick.
  • upskibooupskiboo 2,396 Posts
    as much as i dig the mancini detective themes they cant really fuck with lalo..

  • incompletejigsawincompletejigsaw 756 Posts
    jjfad027 said:

    And might I shout-out Michel Legrand?! Another personal favorite of mine.


    Nice one. I need to see that flick.

    The soundtrack, much like Mancini's work, helped make the movie a better experience. That, and I had a huge crush on Faye Dunaway. I still do, but I used to too.
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