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| Arts Calendar / October 17 / Concerts |
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Vladimir Spivakov presents An Hour of Chaplin. The National Philharmonic of Russia, Conductor Vladimir Spivakov. Orchestration and arrangement by Arthur Johnson and Alfred Newman. Score reconstruction by Timothy Brock. City Lights marked the first time Chaplin composed the film score to one of his productions. While Chaplin preferred his films to have live sound by the 1930s most theaters had gotten rid of their orchestras. Many of his critics claimed he was doing it to grab more credit. Chaplin, whose parents and many members of the Chaplin family were both musicians, was struggling with the professional musicians he hired and took it upon himself to compose the score himself. It was written in six weeks with Arthur Johnston and included over one hundred musical cues. Chaplin told a reporter that "I really didn't write it down. I la-laed and Arthur Johnson wrote it down, and I wish you would give him credit because he did a very good job. It is all simple music, you know, in keeping with my character." The intention was to have a score that would translate the characters' emotions through its melodies. The score was recorded in five days with musical arranger Alfred Newman. MMDM Svetlanov Hall |
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