Wednesday, 8 February 2006

Nitpicking Gaurav some more

In Gaurav's quiz here, Q.No 17 is a connect between various songs/pieces of music, one of which is mentioned as Andy Williams' Speak Softly Love.

Technically, while Andy Williams may be the crooner, credit for the MUSIC (which was filched by Annu "chalti-hai-kya-nau-se-barah" Malik) must go to Nino Rota. Who had used the exact same piece (albeit a much faster version) in a movie called "Barbarella" "Fortunella" about 4 years before "The Godfather".

Response being made here because I really couldn't be bothered with bending myself in knots to email him.

Incidentally, Annu Malik had claimed that "Akele Hum Akele Tum" was his most original movie ever.
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4 comments:

  1. GauravThu Feb 09, 04:53:00 am

    Point taken.

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  2. AnonymousMon Feb 20, 05:47:00 pm

    Its not Barabarella. Its a movie called Fortunella.

    Thus spoke Kabbalah

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  3. UnknownTue Feb 21, 02:00:00 am

    *nod*

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  4. AnonymousSat Apr 08, 12:01:00 am

    It was rather longer than four years. The Godfather was made in 1972, Fortunella in 1958. Rota lost his Oscar nom for Best Original Score when they found out.

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