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Chance Meeting
Friday November 10th, 2023 with Heavy Ben
Ennio Morricone, Carl Stalling, and Billy May soundtrack our funding drive

Chance meeting on a naked city of a maestro and a coyote I'll bet you a fistfull of dollars that no other day of the year marks the birth of three soundtrack composers as significant as: Ennio Morricone (b. 1928, Rome, Italy; d. 2020, Rome, Italy) - The most famous of all the Italian soundtrack composers; the undisputed king of the genre https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ennio_Morricone Carl Stalling (b. 1891, Lexington, USA; d. 1972 , Los Angeles, USA) - Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies animated films produced by Warner Bros. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_W._Stalling Billy May (b. 1916, Pittsburgh, USA; d. 2004, San Juan Capistrano, USA) - Television series, films, big band, Hollywood, game shows https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_May We also mark the birthday of Montreal-born jazz pianist Paul Bley (1932 - 2016) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Bley (to embiggen the show icon, right-click and choose "Open image in new tab")
Fuel Injection
Val Podlasinski - Teamwork - Parry Music Library - 1985 Canadian
Il Clan Dei Siciliani (Tema N. 5)
Ennio Morricone - Il Clan Dei Siciliani (The Sicilian Clan) - 20th Century Fox - 1969
Naked City Theme (Somewhere in the Night)
Billy May - (not on album) - ABC TV - 1960
Citta’ Violenta
Ennio Morricone - Colonna Sonora Originale Del Film Città Violenta (Final Shot) - RCA - 1970
Various Cues From Bugs Bunny Films
Carl Stalling - The Carl Stalling Project (Music From Warner Bros. Cartoons 1936-1958) - Warner Bros. - 1990 (rec. 1943-56)
Antitesi
Ennio Morricone - Dimensioni Sonore 1 - RCA - 1972
Preview
Kerry Beaumont - Teamwork - Parry Music Library - 1985 Canadian
Window Washer
Billy May - Johnny Cool - United Artists - 1963
Piu' Delle Walkirie (Plus Que Les Walkyries / The Valkyries Ride Again)
Ennio Morricone - Il Mio Nome E' Nessuno (Mon Nom Est Personne / My Name Is Nobody) - Deram - 1973
Orchestra Gag
Carl Stalling - The Carl Stalling Project Volume 2 (More Music From Warner Bros. Cartoons 1939-1957) - Warner Bros. - 1995 (rec. 1942)
Autumn Breeze
Paul Bley - Paul Bley - Wing Records - 1955 Canadian
Indagine Insabbiata
Ennio Morricone - Indagine su un cittadino al di sopra di ogni sospetto (Investigation Of A Citizen Above Suspicion) - Cerberus - 1981 (film 1970)
Naked City Theme
Nelson Riddle (composed by Billy May) - (single) - Capitol - 1962
Track Star
Kerry Beaumont - Teamwork - Parry Music Library - 1985 Canadian
Seguita
Gruppo di Improvvisazione Nuova Consonanza (composed by Ennio Morricone) - Gli Occhi Freddi Della Paura (Cold Eyes of Fear) - Dagored - 2013 (film 1971)
Kato
Billy May - The Green Hornet - 20th Century Fox - 1966
Fuggire Lontano
Ennio Morricone - L'automobile / Morricone Segreto (Morricone Secret) - Cam Sugar - 2020 (film 1971)
Guided Muscle
Carl Stalling - The Carl Stalling Project Volume 2 (More Music From Warner Bros. Cartoons 1939-1957) - Warner Bros. - 1995 (rec. 1955)
Eastbound
Robin Redman (Nancy Spivey Redman) - Teamwork - Parry Music Library - 1985 Canadian
Junior Achiever
Kerry Beaumont - Teamwork - Parry Music Library - 1985 Canadian
Shake Introspettivo
Ennio Morricone - Uccidete Il Vitello Grasso E Arrostitelo (Kill the Fatted Calf and Roast It) / Library Of Sound Grooves: Action Beat & Psycho Grooves From The Italian Cinema (1966-1974) - Semi-Automatic Records - 2015 (film 1970)
Interactive CKCU
Ben Armstrong (host)
Hey, it's chance meeting

3:07 PM, November 10th, 2023
Napalm Dan
This is making Friday afternoon work documentation reviews feel rather cinematic.

3:07 PM, November 10th, 2023
Ben Armstrong (host)
Hi Napalm Dan, glad to spice up the end of your work week

3:12 PM, November 10th, 2023
Napalm Dan
The melody from Indagine Insabbiata is super familiar and it's bugging me. Feel like I heard it in Westworld or something, but can't find a direct mention. Anyway, sounds like a classic soundtrack tune.

3:44 PM, November 10th, 2023
Ben Armstrong (host)
Morricone produced countless ear worms. The master!

3:46 PM, November 10th, 2023
Leege
Following NP's comment above, Morricone is making French homework very exciting.

8:14 PM, December 12th, 2023