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Milton Bradley
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FZ approached to write the music for Star Wars?

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Amazing, isn't it? The crazy part is he turned it down! The Cantina scene is the only section that has that Zappa "feel" to it. One wonders what it would have been like....although John Williams did a pretty great job! I really can't imagine any other music, but it still makes the mind boggle....

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Like Dove says, mind-boggelling

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Okay that is the find of the century! Awesome drawing of Frank the superhero on it as well.

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Two super heros,smokin talkin' about super hero's.Like Dove sez mind freakin' boggelling + the infinet possibilities! Wow Great find MB! :D

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The music was a major factor behind SW straight to the heart effectiveness... Maybe Zappa would have "screwed" it for major audiences and hollywood/"broadway" critics (not for Zappaheads though).

Imagine the opening text scene with The Black Page in the background...

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Great find!

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Somebody for a laugh and with editing know-how should make a cantana mashup using Take You Clothes Off When You Dance in association with The Real World Thematic Extrapolations. It is something of an intersteller disco afterall. :mrgreen:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPtnueIZWx8

Or just play the film and the music but with the film sound turned down. (chuckle)

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dove_grey wrote:
Amazing, isn't it? The crazy part is he turned it down!..

He just knew Star Wars won't work, with his music.

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just plain doug wrote:
He just knew Star Wars won't work, with his music.
also LOL :mrgreen:
I was totally surprised, when i once discovered the same article here: http://packardgoose.ploeg.ws/interactive/forums/Files/viewthread.php?tid=453#pid12471 way back when. I never expected FZ to have any respect against superhero comics before. I guessed him consider it as cheap cheesy just commercial crap, as he did with most popmusic, doing nothing than leave irreparable scarfs on the mind of foolish young (or not so young anymore) consumers. For example: the character studebaker hoch is a very harsh parody on the genre of superheros that is neither friendly nor charming in any way (IMHO - cheepnis seems a little bit more friendly towards the genre of SF-B-movies). The more i was astounded to read this article, especially as a person, who was addictive to marvel comics (and DC also a little bit) long times before becoming a FZ-addict.

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A place, where u can find such great things, deserves more attention. Hope it helps a little bit.

Here,here! The Goose rules! Once you get on the darn site. :wink: :lol:

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dove_grey wrote:
Amazing, isn't it? The crazy part is he turned it down! The Cantina scene is the only section that has that Zappa "feel" to it. One wonders what it would have been like....although John Williams did a pretty great job! I really can't imagine any other music, but it still makes the mind boggle....


that sped up swing band bit in Lumpy Gravy sounds a bit like the cantina band
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