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Jerry Goldsmith  ~ A Patch of Blue 

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Today is the birthday of American composer, conductor and orchestrator Jerry Goldsmith. He was born on February 10, 1929, in Los Angeles, California. He had a career in film and television scoring that spanned nearly 50 years and over 200 productions between 1954 and 2003. He was considered one of film music's most innovative and influential composers.    

 

He composed scores for five films in the Star Trek franchise and three in the Rambo franchise, as well as for films including Logan's Run, Planet of the Apes, Tora! Tora! Tora!, Patton, Papillon, Chinatown, The Omen, Alien, Poltergeist, The Secret of NIMH, Medicine Man, Gremlins, Hoosiers, Total Recall, Basic Instinct, Air Force One, L.A. Confidential, Mulan, Rudy and The Mummy. Of all the great scores he created, A Patch of Blue holds a cherished spot in my heart.    

 

Jerry Goldsmith  ~ A Patch of Blue 

vinyl LP front cover 

 cover photo by 

photo of album cover by Styrous®

 

 

A Patch of Blue is a 1965 American drama film directed and written by Guy Green about the friendship between an educated black man (played by Sidney Poitier) and an illiterate, blind, white 18-year-old girl (played by Elizabeth Hartman in her film debut), and the problems that plague their friendship in a racially divided America. Made in 1965 against the backdrop of the growing civil rights movement, the film explores racism while playing on the idea that "love is blind."       

 

Sidney Poitier gives a gentle, refined and lovable performance that brings on tears while the Shelley Winters role makes you want to hate her completely but she did win the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. It was the final screen appearance for actor Wallace Ford; his portrayal of the loving but impotent father left the audience in tears.       

 

A Patch of Blue may be the best reviewed film ever (links below) and it has been translated into many foreign languages. 

 

                  

 

 

 

 

Jerry Goldsmith  ~ A Patch of Blue 

vinyl LP sides 1 & 2 

photos by Styrous®

 

   

Tracklist:
       
Side 1:

        

A1 - Main Title - A Patch Of Blue - 2:06
A2 - The Park - 2:04
A3 - Stringin' Beads - 1:43
A4 - Pineapple Juice & Discovery - 2:44
A5 - Ol' Pa, Help Me - 2:40
A6 - Just The Radio - 2:47

       
Side 2:
       
B1 - Waiting - 2:44
B2 - Friends - 1:45
B3 - Grandmom's Music Box - 1:55

B4 - I Walked Myself - 2:07

B5 - Finale - Love, The Equalizer - 3:25
        
Credits:
       
    Composed By, Conductor – Jerry Goldsmith
    Edited By [Edited & Equalized For Album] – Chuck Britz, Joe Sidone
    Film Director – Guy Green
    Film Producer – Pandro S. Berman
    Producer – Jackie Mills
        

Barcode and Other Identifiers

 

Jerry Goldsmith – A Patch Of Blue (Original Sound Track Recording)
Label: Mainstream Records – 56068
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
Country: US
Released: 1965
Genre: Stage & Screen
Style: Soundtrack, Score 
       

         

Viewfinder links:         

        

Wallace Ford          

Elizabeth Hartman        

Sidney Poitier        

Shelly Winters       

        

Net links:        

        

The Angler ~ A Patch of Blue (review)                         

AWFJ ~ A Patch of Blue (review)                          

LetterBxd ~ A Patch of Blue (review)                          

Movie Mania Madness ~ A Patch of Blue (review)                           

Practical Pagan ~ A Patch of Blue (review)       

Shades of Black & White ~ A Patch of Blue (review)               

Silver Screen Classics ~ A Patch of Blue (review)                        

Variety ~ A Patch of Blue (review)               

        

YouTube links:           

 

A Patch of Blue trailer       

A Patch of Blue (10 tracks)        

        

         

        

        

         

        

        

        

Styrous® ~ Tuesday, February 10, 2026        
       

 

 

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Chinese New Year, 2017 ~ Year of the Fire Rooster

         

iPhone photos by Styrous®

papercut in window with the character Fú written in 100 different ways  

When displayed as a Chinese ideograph, Fú is often displayed upside-down on diagonal red squares. The reasoning is based on a wordplay: in nearly all varieties of Chinese: the words for "upside-down" (倒, Pinyin: dào) and "to arrive" (到, Pinyin: dào) are homophonous. Therefore, the phrase an "upside-down Fú" sounds nearly identical to the phrase "Good luck arrives". Pasting the character upside-down on a door or doorpost thus translates into a wish for prosperity to descend upon a dwelling.     

Today is the start of the Chinese New Year which is also also known as the "Spring Festival" (simplified Chinese 春节; traditional Chinese 春節; Pinyin: Chūn Jié) in modern Mainland China. 

The Chinese calendar is lunisolar. Celebrations traditionally run from the evening preceding the first day, to the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first calendar month. The first day of the New Year falls on the new moon between 21 January and 20 February. In 2017, the first day of the Chinese New Year is on Saturday, January 28, initiating the year of the Rooster.   

The Rooster (simplified Chinese: 鸡; traditional Chinese: 雞/鷄) is one of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac (and similar zodiacal systems) related to the Chinese calendar. The Year of the Rooster is represented by the Earthly Branch character 酉. The name is also translated into English as Cock or Chicken. Rooster is the only bird included in the Chinese zodiac. However, the Chinese term is more generic, as it applies to barnyard fowl of either sex.     

Traditionally, the festival was a time to honor deities as well as ancestors. It is also traditional for every family to thoroughly cleanse the house, in order to sweep away any ill-fortune and to make way for good incoming luck. Windows and doors will be decorated with red color paper-cuts and couplets with popular themes of "good fortune" or "happiness" (Fú ( 福, Unicode U+798F) ), "wealth", and "longevity".        

 

9th Street, Oakland 

According to tales and legends, the beginning of the Chinese New Year started with a mythical beast called the Nian. Nian would eat villagers, especially children. One year, all the villagers decided to hide from the beast. An old man appeared before the villagers and said that he's going to stay the night, and decided to get revenge on the Nian. The villagers thought he was insane. The old man put red papers up and set off firecrackers. The day after, the villagers came back to their town to see that nothing was destroyed. They assumed that the old man was a deity who came to save them. The villagers then understood that the Nian was afraid of the color red and loud noises. When the New Year was about to come, the villagers would wear red clothes, hang red lanterns, and red spring scrolls on windows and doors. People also used firecrackers to frighten away the Nian. From then on, Nian never came to the village again. The Nian was eventually captured by Hongjun Laozu, an ancient Taoist monk. The Nian became Hongjun Laozu's mount.    

Hongjun Laozu with the Nian 

Most importantly, the first day of the Chinese New Year is a time to honor one's elders and families visit the oldest and most senior members of their extended families, usually their parents, grandparents and great-grandparents. What a marvelous culture! 

Gung Hai Fat Choi!

Styrous® ~ Saturday, January 28, 2017

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Year of The Black Water Dragon ~ 2012

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I remember my father taking me to see the San Francisco Chinese New Year parade when I was a little kid. I went to see it from time to time until I was into my twenties. In those days the parade went along Grant Avenue in Chinatown. The streets were jammed with people but you could see because the crowd was only five or six deep; maybe it was because Grant is too narrow to allow for more or maybe there weren't as many people in attendance. I don't know. But it was loud, wild and wonderful. Fire crackers went off all around you and you took your chances. Everyone was very careful and watched out; they took responsibility for themselves. The last time I saw the New Years parade on Grant Avenue was on February, 13 1964. It was the year of the Green Wood Dragon. The photo below is from a stereo slide.

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Chinese New Year, February 13, 1964

Grant Avenue, San Francisco 

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In the mid 1970's, the parade route was moved from Grant Avenue to it's present one along Market Street. A few years after it was moved I went to see it. The sidewalks were jammed and you couldn't see anything because it was twenty or more people deep. It was not fun; a completely different experience from the ones I remembered in my youth. So, it has been decades since I've gone to see it.

This year, 2012, is the year of the Black Water Dragon. The dragon is a powerful symbol of strength and vitality (there are metal, water, wood, fire and earth dragons). The Dragon is the most auspicious year of them all. I was born in a Dragon Year. I am a White Metal Dragon, so, I had to go to see it. This is my Dragon year and this is what I saw . . . 

Then, the Grand Dragon made it's entrance to conclude the parade.

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Styrous ~ February 14, 2012

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