VOA标准英语2012--Hamlisch Remembered for Iconic Broadway Tunes
时间:2019-01-13 作者:英语课 分类:VOA标准英语2012年(八月)
Hamlisch Remembered for Iconic Broadway Tunes 1
Origins
Hamlisch, the Pulitzer prize-winning composer of “A Chorus Line” and recipient 2 of numerous Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Awards, was born in New York City to immigrant parents. His father was a professional accordion 3 player and, seeing musical promise in his son, sent him to the famed Julliard School for piano lessons before he turned 7. As he recounted in many interviews, however, Marvin Hamlisch soon realized he wasn’t cut out to be a classical concert pianist. Instead, he turned his sights to pop music. He was 21 when he wrote Lesley Gore’s 1965 hit “Sunshine, Lollipops 4 and Rainbows.”
It is for his Broadway and Hollywood scores that Marvin Hamlisch will be best remembered.
Hamlisch was only 29 when he swept the music categories at the 46th Academy Awards in 1974, becoming the first person to receive three Oscars on the same evening. That night, he won best scoring for “The Sting,” and best song and best original dramatic score for “The Way We Were.”
Marvin Hamlisch contemplates 6 the answer to a reporter's question, March 27, 2003.
In July, Hamlisch received the first Legends Award from the film, television and digital media non-profit organization CINE at its 55th Annual Awards Gala. Mark Finkelpearl, a filmmaker and Cine Board member, says that during a question and answer session before the awards, Hamlisch explained that he had to fight to get “The Way We Were” the way he wanted it.
“He played the piano for us in this little, tiny theater and showed clips from movies like 'The Way We Were' and 'The Sting' and talked about different scenes and how changing the music a little bit would change a scene completely. He didn’t like the final music cue in the scene between [Robert] Redford and Barbra Streisand outside the Plaza 7 Hotel in 'The Way We Were.' And the director wouldn’t let him change it," Finkelpearl recalled. " [He said] ’You know what Marvin? We’re too far along, we don’t want to change it, I think it works. You’re overthinking it.’ And Marvin said ‘Look, I have to live with this movie for the rest of my life. And I know that I can make it better. I will take the money out of my fee to go back and redo the cue and lay it into the film the way that I think it should be laid in.’ And the director agreed to that. So he lost some money on the deal, but he got the cue the way he wanted it for the end of “The Way We Were.” It was a really, really poignant 8 about craft. And about really elevating your craft to the point where if you’re not happy with it, if you can’t live with it, it’s not right.”
Finkelpearl added that it's not possible to overstate Hamlisch's importance.
Composer Marvin Hamlisch performs at the Cedars-Sinai Board of Governors Gala at The Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, November 8, 2011.
"Marvin Hamlisch was a titan. There’s no one who can ever fill those shoes again," he noted 9. "Everything’s changed. Showbiz has changed, the movies have changed. There will never be another Marvin Hamlisch.”
Last works
Hamlisch’s latest musical theatre work is the Broadway-bound production of “The Nutty Professor,” based on the 1963 Jerry Lewis Movie. The show, with songs by Hamlisch and Rupert Holmes, just opened in Nashville. Producer Mac Pirkle says Hamlisch was a joy to work with.
“He’s got a very high level of excellence 10 that he strives for in everything that he does," Pirkle recalled. "And that shows in the music that he did and shows in the detail of the arrangements that followed from his compositions. And shows in the work that he did with Rupert [Holmes].” They really have been able to explore the wide variety of emotions in the show in a beautiful way that is fun, it’s energetic, it provides great moments for dance, great moments for character insights. It’s great fun.”
Symphony
A tireless worker, Hamlisch was also the principal Pops conductor for the Pittsburgh, Milwaukee, Dallas, Seattle, San Diego and Pasadena Symphony Orchestras and next week was to announce that he’d taken on the same role with the Philadelphia Orchestra.
Hamlisch was the recipient of four Grammy Awards, four Emmys, three Academy Awards, two Golden Globes, a Tony and the Pulitzer Prize. That last honor came for “A Chorus Line” which ran for 6,137 performances on Broadway from 1975 to 1990. Hired by director Michael Bennett, he scored the lyrics 11 and composed songs including “One (Singular Sensation)” and the oft covered ballad 12 “What I Did For Love.”
- a potpourri of tunes 乐曲集锦
- When things get a bit too much, she simply tunes out temporarily. 碰到事情太棘手时,她干脆暂时撒手不管。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Please check that you have a valid email certificate for each recipient. 请检查是否对每个接收者都有有效的电子邮件证书。
- Colombia is the biggest U . S aid recipient in Latin America. 哥伦比亚是美国在拉丁美洲最大的援助对象。
- The accordion music in the film isn't very beautiful.这部影片中的手风琴音乐不是很好。
- The accordion music reminds me of my boyhood.这手风琴的乐声让我回忆起了我的少年时代。
- I bought lollipops and a toot-toot bugle. I started for home. 我给她买了棒棒糖,一吹就呜的打响的小喇叭。我就往回走。 来自互联网
- Our company specialize marshmallows, lollipops, bubble gums, chocolates and toys with candy. 本公司主要出口棉花糖、棒棒糖、泡泡糖、巧克力、儿童玩具等。 来自互联网
- They are the most precious cultural legacy our forefathers left.它们是我们祖先留下来的最宝贵的文化遗产。
- He thinks the legacy is a gift from the Gods.他认为这笔遗产是天赐之物。
- She contemplates leaving for the sake of the kids. 她考虑为了孩子而离开。
- Beauty in things exists in the mind which contemplates them. 事物的美存在于细心观察它的人的头脑中。
- They designated the new shopping centre York Plaza.他们给这个新购物中心定名为约克购物中心。
- The plaza is teeming with undercover policemen.这个广场上布满了便衣警察。
- His lyrics are as acerbic and poignant as they ever have been.他的歌词一如既往的犀利辛辣。
- It is especially poignant that he died on the day before his wedding.他在婚礼前一天去世了,这尤其令人悲恸。
- The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
- Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。
- His art has reached a high degree of excellence.他的艺术已达到炉火纯青的地步。
- My performance is far below excellence.我的表演离优秀还差得远呢。
- music and lyrics by Rodgers and Hart 由罗杰斯和哈特作词作曲
- The book contains lyrics and guitar tablatures for over 100 songs. 这本书有100多首歌的歌词和吉他奏法谱。