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January 29, 2008 at 11:11 am #111643
Bonnie Shaljean
ParticipantThe thread title pretty much says it: Early in the film “A Fine Madness” the central character, a poet/harpist performed by Sean Connery, plays background music at a lunch in a fancy restaurant. WHAT was the piece? It sounded late-19th-century Romantic, but I only heard once, it years ago, and my memory is pretty vague. I seem to recall that the music goes on for awhile in the soundtrack, so it should be identifiable. I might even recognise it now if I could hear it again, but I didn’t know it then.
I think Joanne Woodward was also in this movie. Tried this question out in the Harplist a few years ago, which prompted a lot of interesting posts from people who recollected the film (a good one, a rather offbeat comedy showing Connery in a very different sort of role from the ones we associate him with). But nobody could name the piece or its composer.
Anyone out there who can help?
January 29, 2008 at 6:30 pm #111644john-strand
ParticipantAccording to imdb, the composer for the films’ music was John Addison who I checked out in Wikipedia – turns out he has quite an impressive
January 29, 2008 at 7:56 pm #111645David Ice
MemberHi Bonnie,
Forgive my own poor memory (and I’m also still on strong painkillers which doesn’t help) but I think it is “Marguerite
January 29, 2008 at 7:58 pm #111646David Ice
MemberForgot to say that I’ve heard David Watkins play the piece many times, which is how I became acquainted with it.
January 29, 2008 at 8:31 pm #111647barbara-brundage
ParticipantYoutube (not sean connery or david watkins):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEnINR005Zc
Is that the piece?
January 29, 2008 at 8:32 pm #111648barbara-brundage
ParticipantComposer’s Zabel, incidentally.
January 29, 2008 at 11:03 pm #111649Elizabeth Volpé Bligh
ParticipantSpeaking of harps in movies, I came across the end of a film called “Four Daughters” made in 1938, which had a harpist in it. Unfortunately, she was obviously not a real harpist, but the harp itself was a beautiful gold Gothic model, maybe an Erard. The story involves a family of musicians, but wouldn’t you know, the main character is the violinist.
January 30, 2008 at 3:56 pm #111650David Ice
MemberThank’s Barbara.
January 30, 2008 at 4:01 pm #111651barbara-brundage
ParticipantGlad you’re starting to feel better, David.
January 26, 2022 at 9:34 pm #283279Saul Davis Zlatkovski
ParticipantSean Connery’s character gives a lecture following a harp recital at a ladies club, not by Gerald Goodman, but by a man who is unidentified, even though he has another scene giving a lesson.
February 8, 2022 at 5:09 pm #283575Saul Davis Zlatkovski
ParticipantMarguerite’s Spinning Wheel by Zabel, I think performed by Gail Laughton.
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