tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post116633290049207504..comments2024-03-24T13:26:57.317-07:00Comments on Sergio Leone and the Infield Fly Rule: THE LEGACY OF SHIRLEY WALKERDennis Cozzaliohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01954848938471883431noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-1166697046548454562006-12-21T02:30:00.000-08:002006-12-21T02:30:00.000-08:00Very sad news that I did not know about until read...Very sad news that I did not know about until reading it here. Shirley Walker was one of the first film music names I knew, actually, as in high school I was an avid Oingo Boingo fan who became interested in film scores largely through the entry of Danny Elfman into the field. Walker conducted several of Elfman's most memorable scores, including <I>Scrooged</I>, <I>Batman</I>, <I>Dick Tracy</I>, <I>Nightbreed</I> and <I>Edward Scissorhands</I>. <BR/><BR/>I eventually grew to know her through her own compositions (<I>Escape From L.A.</I> and <I>Willard</I> particularly) and now I learn that she broke into film music by playing the synthesizer on one of my favorite underrated film scores of all-time: <I>Apocalypse Now</I>! What eerie tones she helped contribute to that bizarre journey- they echoed in my head when I was in Laos taking a two-day river trip down the Mekhong in 1999 (though mine was a completely peaceful trip, thankfully).<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the wonderful tribute, Dennis.Brian Darrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17693169310367670898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-1166657140682908312006-12-20T15:25:00.000-08:002006-12-20T15:25:00.000-08:00"I've got cold chills all over..."I get those ever..."I've got cold chills all over..."<BR/><BR/>I get those every time I listen to Batman: Mask of the Phantasm. Stimulus, response.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-1166399885097697462006-12-17T15:58:00.000-08:002006-12-17T15:58:00.000-08:00Dennis,It's a small world my friend. It amazes me ...Dennis,<BR/>It's a small world my friend. It amazes me just how small it is when I hear stories like this, either knowing the people on a personal level or knowing someone who knows someone. Give your friend my blessing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-1166370989271866632006-12-17T07:56:00.000-08:002006-12-17T07:56:00.000-08:00I've got cold chills all over, Dennis... I'm not (...I've got cold chills all over, Dennis... I'm not (consciously) familiar with Shirley Walker's work, but I'll remember her name.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com