John Scott's Score.


I'd like to commend John Scott for the work he did on the score. After all these years, it still has the power to give me goosebumps. My favourite piece in particular is the panther attack scene.

I've been trying to track down the cd for the movie, but it's unfortunately unavailable.

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I hope you appreciate that the orchestral music which accompanies particularly views of the Greystoke estate is from the "andante, nobilmente e semplice" first part of the first movement of Elgar's first symphony. This is the music designed to bring on goosebumps or lumps in the throat and so on.

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Do you have the soundtack? Where did you get it, and on what media?

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Although I love the whole score...there is a one "song" that eludes me & plays in my head incessantly. Could someone please help? In the scene(s) where D'Arnot realizes that John is a an excellent mimic, he da da da's a tune, to which John mimics. They do this three or four times (same tune). Anyone?
thanx in advance.

Kathryn

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Aupres de ma Blonde.

"The only way to be happy is to love. Unless you love, your life will flash by."

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It's the refrain to an old traditional french chanson, 'Auprès de ma blonde':

Au jardin de mon père les lilas sont fleuris,
Au jardin de mon père les lilas sont fleuris,
Tous les oiseaux du monde viennent y faire leur nid.

Refrain:
Auprès de ma blonde, qu'il fait bon, fait bon, fait bon,
Auprès de ma blonde, qu'il fait bon dormir.

Tous les oiseaux du monde viennent y faire leur nid,
Tous les oiseaux du monde viennent y faire leur nid,
La caille, la tourterelle, et la jolie perdrix.

(Refrain)

La caille, la tourterelle, et la jolie perdrix,
La caille, la tourterelle, et la jolie perdrix,
Et la blanche colombe qui chante jour et nuit.
(Refrain)

And it goes on, and on, and on. It gained widespread popularity as a drinking song, as well as a nursery rhyme. Oh, those French.

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that you SOO much!!! I just Youtube'd it...and that's it!!! thanx again

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A Limited Edition CD was recently released from LaLaLand Records.

http://www.lalalandrecords.com/Greystoke.html

As for my opinion on the score, well, I bought my copy right away.

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Let's make like Waterworld and close immediately.

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yeah its 10 bucks now for the limited one, i got it last nite

"she's the tear that hangs inside my soul forever."

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it finally arrived! its fantastic

"she's the tear that hangs inside my soul forever."

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i noticed the piece of music which i really like in the film ( scene where tarzan is younger and his monkey mate is killed by panther and tarzan swims away to his mum) isnt on the soundtrack :( dissapointed on that one

"she's the tear that hangs inside my soul forever."

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