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Marvin Hamlisch  ~ The Way We Were

vinyl LP front cover detail 

 cover photo by Steve Schapiro 

detail photo of album cover by Styrous®

One of my immortals (link below), Robert Redford died today. I recall the first time I was aware of him; I had no idea who he was and it was only years later that I found out it was him. It was an episode of The Twilight Zone in 1962, he was just starting his career and he portrayed Death in the guise of a cop. He asks an old woman who is afraid of dying, "Am I really so bad? Am I really so frightening? Come, take my hand" He was stunningly handsome and totally charming!    

 

 

Robert Redford - 1962 
The Twilight Zone film still 

 

 

There are two films of his that are my favorite, both in 1973. The first at the beginning of his devastating good looks, The Way We Were and the second, when he plays a mountain man in the movie, Jeremiah Johnson (links below).        

 

Marvin Hamlisch  ~ The Way We Were

vinyl LP front cover 

 cover photo by Steve Schapiro 

photo of album cover by Styrous®

Marvin Hamlisch  ~ The Way We Were

vinyl LP back cover 

 back cover photo by David Bailey 

photo of album cover by Styrous®

The Way We Were also had one of the most beautiful tunes ever, the title song The Way We Were, written by Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Marvin Hamlisch and brilliantly sung by Barbra Streisand (link below).            

Marvin Hamlisch  ~ The Way We Were

vinyl LP back cover detail 

 back cover photo by David Bailey 

detail photo of album cover by Styrous®

Marvin Hamlisch  ~ The Way We Were

vinyl LP record label 

photo by Styrous®

   

Tracklist:
       
Side 1:

        

A1 - The Way We Were Featuring – Barbra Streisand - 3:50
A2 - Red Sails In The Sunset - 1:40
A3 - Look What I've Got - 2:59
A4 - Like Pretty - 2:18
A5 - River Stay Way From My Door - 1:52
A6 - The Way We Were (Instrumental) - 2:58

       
Side 2:
       
B1 - Katie - 2:25
B2 - In The Mood - 2:38
B3 - Did You Know It Was Me? - 4:32
B4 - Remembering - 1:19
B5 - Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams (And Dream Your Troubles Away) - 2:59
B6 - The Way We Were (Finale) Featuring – Barbra Streisand - 3:47
        
Companies, etc.
       
    Manufactured By – CBS Inc.
    Manufactured By – Columbia Records
    Phonographic Copyright ℗ – CBS Inc.
    Copyright © – CBS Inc.
    Printed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman
        
Credits:
       
    Engineer – Dan Wallin
    Lyrics By – Alan & Marilyn Bergman
    Music By – Marvin Hamlisch
    Producer – Fred Salem
        

Barcode and Other Identifiers
       
    Matrix / Runout (Side A Label): AL 32830
    Matrix / Runout (Side B Label): BL 32830
    Matrix / Runout (Variant 1: Side A, etched): PAL 32830-1D
    Matrix / Runout (Variant 1: Side B, etched): PBL 32830-1D
    Matrix / Runout (Side A & B Stamped): P
    Matrix / Runout (Variant 2: Side A, etched): PAL 32830-1C
    Matrix / Runout (Variant 2: Side B, etched): PBL 32830-1C
    Rights Society: ASCAP

 

Marvin Hamlisch – The Way We Were (Original Soundtrack Recording)
Label: Columbia Masterworks – KS 32830
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Pitman Pressing
Country: US
Released: 1974
Genre: Jazz, Stage & Screen
Style: Soundtrack, Smooth Jazz, Swing

 

 

          

Viewfinder links:        

         

David Bailey          

Marvin Hamlisch        

Immortal Loves        

Jeremiah Johnson         

Robert Redford        

Steve Schapiro        

Barbra Streisand         

Twilight Zone           

        

Net links:         

 

ABC News ~ Robert Redford, film icon, director & activist, dead at 89   

AP News ~ Fonda, DiCaprio, Streisand mourn death of Robert Redford    

BBC ~ One of the lions has passed: Robert Redford aged 89       

California Museum ~ Robert Redford            

The Guardian ~ Robert Redford, giant of American cinema, dies @ 89           

Marvin Hamlisch        

NBC News ~ Robert Redford, Hollywood icon & Sundance founder, dies at 89 

Newsweek ~ Robert Redford Dies At 89         

NPR ~ Robert Redford knew how to make a thriller           

Robert Redford         

Barbara Streisand        

        

         

        

        

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ABC News ~ Robert Redford dies at 89       

Jeremiah Johnson trailer          

NBC News ~ Hollywood legend Robert Redford dead at age 89            

Barbara Streisand ~ The Way We Were 

The Way We Were album       

Twilight Zone - "Nothing in the Dark" ending        

        

         

        

        

        

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20,000 Vinyl LPs 63: Jeremiah Johnson ~ Robert Redford @ 80

Jeremiah Johnson vinyl LP
cover: film still


photos by Styrous®

Today is Robert Redford’s 80th birthday! Can you believe it? Yep, he was born on this date in 1936 in Santa Monica, California.     

I recall the first time i saw him on an episode of The Twilight Zone in 1962, in which he played The Cop/Death who gently convinces an old woman that it is a release not to be feared that he offers; it is a beautiful ending. At the time I had no idea who he was and didn't find out his name until many years later; all I recall was thinking, "How could anybody be so handsome?"  

My next awareness of him was in the film, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, with Paul Newman. I thought he was terrific in Little Fauss and Big Halsy, I found his toothbrush fixation fascinating. He reached the peak of his boy next door charm in The Way We Were, with Barbara Streisand. Since then I've had a love for any film he made.    

For me, his finest film was Jeremiah Johnson which was directed by Sydney Pollack and released on December 21, 1972. It is a brilliant portrait of a vanished world and of the making of a Rocky Mountain mountain man in the mid 1800's.   

Johnson is introduced at the opening, “His name was Jeremiah Johnson, and they say he wanted to be a mountain man." But that is almost the extent of what we know about his past. The plot kind of ambles around aimlessly much as a man exploring the vast wilderness would have done. It convincingly portrays the life of what is was to be a free, wandering man with no ties. Although, he does take a wife and has a child at one point, both are merely episodes in a life of searching for solitude. The ending is quiet, a bit sad but beautiful with its subtle implication of the end of the west as it was.       

Everything about this film is brilliant! The cinematography by Duke Callaghan is breathtaking. The music by Tim McIntire and John Rubinstein is splendid as it captures the grandeur of a pristine west. The performance by Redford is quietly bold with power and elegance. This film made me look at him in a new light; made me realize what a fine actor he is. It is splendid that years later he became an accomplished director.        

The film is based on two books, Mountain Man, by Vardis Fisher, and Crow Killer by Raymond W. Thorp and Robert Bunker. Crow Killer was based on the real-life mountain man, John "Liver-Eating" Johnson (c.1824 – January 21, 1900).         

Redford almost didn't make the film. The role of Jeremiah Johnson was originally to be played by Lee Marvin and then Clint Eastwood, with Sam Peckinpah attached to direct. However, after Peckinpah and Eastwood did not get along, Peckinpah left the project and Eastwood decided to make Dirty Harry. Warner Bros. then stepped in and set up Milius' screenplay as a vehicle for Robert Redford. With still no director attached, Redford talked Sydney Pollack into taking the helm; the two were looking for another film to collaborate on after This Property Is Condemned (1966).   

As for the cinematography, that almost didn't happen as well. Warner Bros. decided that the film had to be shot on its backlot to save costs. Redford and Pollack insisted that the film could only be shot on location in Utah and convinced the studio that production could all be done in Utah at the same cost as it would have been filming on the backlot. Art director Ted Haworth drove over 26,000 miles to find the film's locations. The film was shot in nearly 100 locations across Utah that included: Mount Timpanogos, Ashley National Forest, Leeds, Snow Canyon State Park, St. George, Sundance Resort, Uinta National Forest, Wasatch-Cache National Forest, and Zion National Park. 

Jeremiah Johnson had its worldwide premiere on May 7 at the 1972 Cannes Film Festival, where it was screened in competition. It was the first western film to ever be accepted in the festival. The film then held its American premiere on December 2 in Boise, Idaho, with its theatrical release in the United States beginning on December 21, 1972 in New York City. The film was a box office success, becoming the seventh highest grossing film of 1972 after grossing a domestic total of $44,693,786. The following year, the film went on to earn $8,350,000 in North American rentals. The film was recognized by American Film Institute.  

The musical score to Jeremiah Johnson was composed by Tim McIntire and John Rubinstein. Both were actors and musicians. Together, the two made their film composing debuts with Jeremiah Johnson after Rubinstein met with director Sydney Pollack through his acting agent. As Pollack recalls during the film's DVD commentary, McIntire and Rubinstein were "kids that just auditioned with a tape."    

Although the film premiered in 1972, the soundtrack LP was not released until 1976 by Warner Bros. Records. On October 5, 2009, a restored and extended version of the LP was released by Film Score Monthly.      

      
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Happy birthday, Robert, 

thanks for all the years of pleasure you've given the world!

Styrous® ~ Thursday, August 18, 2016

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