Hi, Does anyone know anything about the song during Maddie's dream sequence, and then later the same melody is performed near the end with a jazz/sax instrumentation? What song is it, was it written specifically for the show, is it available on CD...? Any info appreciated. Thanks
"I'm a mannequin. That's what I am, I'm a mannequin." -The Twilight Zone
Billy Joel "Big Man On Mulberry Street". He wrote this specifically for this episode. You should be able to download and/or purchase it.
shareWow, thank you! I had no idea...
By chance do you know if that beautiful slow jazzy rendition of the melody that plays near the end of the episode is available anywhere? I found it so pretty it almost made me cry.
"I'm a mannequin. That's what I am, I'm a mannequin." -The Twilight Zone
The jazzy rendition was composed by Alf Clausen, who scored all of Moonlighting. Alf has told me that he would love to release a cd of Moonlighting score music but the powers that be need to be convinced that there is a profitable market for it.
www.moonlighting21.com
Alf also did a nice turn for director Stanley Donen at the start of the episode. The breakfast scenes in the restaurant are cued to a version of "Good Mornin'" -- one of the big dance numbers from "Singin' in the Rain."
shareGreat tune, one of Billy Joel's best.
share"BMOMS" fit David to a tee. On the same album (are we only calling them CDs now?) is a song called "Modern Woman" which seems to be talking about Maddie Hayes. I don't know if Joel had her character in mind but I wonder if it's possible that after "BMOMS" for David, he thought of a song for Maddie too. They're both great songs on a great CD, The Bridge. Most of Billy Joel's earlier work was divine inspiration anyway!
~"Chris, am I weird?"
~"Yeah, but so what? Everybody's weird."
I always thought "Uptown Girl" was the perfect song for David and Maddie.
"Forget reality, give me a picture"-Remington Steele