Carny--Soundtrack from the Motion Picture

Carny--Soundtrack from the Motion Picture
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Though he was one of the three acting leads (along with Jodie Foster and Gary Busey) in the 1980 film Carny, it s debatable how many fans of Robbie Robertson and his work with and without The Band are aware of this key release in his discography. That s because, despite the pedigree of its cast and the colorful setting of a traveling carnival, the film bombed at the box office, weighed down by a weak script and questionable directorial choices. But the score half composed by Robertson and half by the great Alex North (Cleopatra, Who s Afraid of Virginia Woolf et al.) remains a wonderful oddity. Robertson had himself spent two years working at a carnival in his teens, so it was a subject near and dear to his heart (witness The Band s Life Is a Carnival ); he also reached out to friends like Dr. John and Randall Bramlett to create sonic settings alternately sleazy, strutting and funky (and don t miss his guitar solo on Garden of Earthly Delights ). North, for his part, seemed affected by what Robertson in Rob Bowman s liner notes to this Real Gone reissue terms the insane nature of the film shoot, particularly on the closing Carny Theme, which Robertson calls like Nina Rota on acid. Right after the film wrapped, Robertson went to New York to serve as musical supervisor for Martin Scorsese s Raging Bull, which began a long string of collaborations with Scorsese and other film directors; thus, as his first involvement with dramatic film, Carny really heralded a new artistic avenue in Robertson s career. Worldwide debut on CD, with liner notes featuring copious quotes from the actor/composer himself!
Country USA
Brand Real Gone Music
Manufacturer Real Gone Music
Binding Audio CD
ItemPartNumber CDRGM0372
Model CDRGM0372
ReleaseDate 2015-08-07
UnitCount 1
UPCs 848064003724
EANs 0848064003724

Country	USA
Brand	Real Gone Music
Manufacturer	Real Gone Music
Binding	Audio CD
ItemPartNumber	CDRGM0372
Model	CDRGM0372
ReleaseDate	2015-08-07
UnitCount	1
UPCs	848064003724
EANs	0848064003724

Carny--Soundtrack from the Motion Picture

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