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I'm deeply smitten by the two Docstader retrospective CDs on the Starkland label, and I drool whenever my friend shows off his copies of the original LPs on Owl Records of "Quatermass" and "Apocalypse". Gil Gershman once told me that Dockstader did the soundtrack to a film by Dr. Seuss (not the "10,000 Fingers of Dr. T", another film)- has anyone on this list seen that film or heard it's soundtrack? It's supposedly all about sound and must be incredible. Drew Now Playing: the 6 CD Rhino Boxset of the Complete Stooges "Fun House" sessions, I'm now on the ninth take of "Loose"- yowsa! --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

quoted 6 lines Gil Gershman once told me that Dockstader

> Gil Gershman once told me that Dockstader > did the soundtrack to a film by Dr. Seuss > (not the "10,000 Fingers of Dr. T", another > film)- has anyone on this list seen that film > or heard it's soundtrack? It's supposedly all > about sound and must be incredible.

Don't know about that one, but apparently Fellini's Satyricon uses some of Dockstader's material -- http://allmovie.com/cg/x.dll?UID=9:04:35|AM&p=avg&sql=B172106 .John. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

Dockstader was a sound designer, he worked on a few things other than the Fellini, but just for "sound effects". He also did writing on a 1962 short called "mouse into space"??. Info from www.imdb.com. Anybody know why he stopped working on film scoring? I talked to somebody online who had spoken with him recently, but it was a year or so ago and I forget who it was. Andrew -| Andrew Schrock | aschrock@cs.brandeis.edu |- --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

C'mon guys, The movie was "The 5000 Fingers of Dr. T" (1953), not 2000 or 10 000! The story of a despotic piano teacher who kidnaps 500 of his students to perform his "masterpiece", it does indeed have screenplay by Dr. Seuss, although the trademark rhymes are all but absent. Anyway, it's a very good movie, and the orchestral music was written by Frederick Hollander, Heinz Roemheld, and Hans J. Salter. IDM content: the soundtrack has a theremin on it, I think... ;-) Peter np: Le Nozze di Figaro -- Andy typed:

quoted 3 lines I saw this movie (the 2000 fingers of Dr. T.), and the music in it was cool, but I really

> I saw this movie (the 2000 fingers of Dr. T.), and the music in it was cool, but I really can't recal who > did the music for it. > > -Andy!

--- John Bush <johbus@allmusic.com> wrote:

quoted 6 lines Gil Gershman once told me that Dockstader

> > Gil Gershman once told me that Dockstader > > did the soundtrack to a film by Dr. Seuss > > (not the "10,000 Fingers of Dr. T", another > > film)- has anyone on this list seen that film > > or heard it's soundtrack? It's supposedly all > > about sound and must be incredible.

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In a message dated 2/2/00 3:05:16 PM Eastern Standard Time, q_bot@yahoo.com writes: << I saw this movie (the 2000 fingers of Dr. T.), and the music in it was cool, but I really can't recal who did the music for it. -Andy! I wonder if Gil has that filed next to his Lance McGannon 2x12" on Force Inc. Matt --- John Bush <johbus@allmusic.com> wrote: > > Gil Gershman once told me that Dockstader > > did the soundtrack to a film by Dr. Seuss > > (not the "10,000 Fingers of Dr. T", another > > film)- has anyone on this list seen that film > > or heard it's soundtrack? It's supposedly all > > about sound and must be incredible. >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org