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My reputation as a film score composer opened
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the door to work with other film producers living
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in Aspen. During a lengthy break while Marty
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was filming and editing additional films, I was
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retained to compose the music for three of Turner
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Broadcasting System's Portrait of America series.
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Each film was a one -hour documentary featuring
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an in -depth look into the history and culture
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of one U .S. state. The documentary was narrated
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by Hal Holbrook. I enthusiastically began work
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on the first film, Portrait of America, New Mexico.
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I worked on composing the music for the New Mexico
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film segment for several weeks, finishing the
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list of orchestral instruments I would need to
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record the film score, I realized I had a problem.
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It was winter. All of the chamber orchestra musicians
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normally available during the summer had left.
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I called Bob Edwards, the Aspen Recording Studio
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engineer, to ask for his advice. That's no problem,
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Patty. We'll fly out to Berkeley and record the
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music at Fantasy Recording Studios. Just send
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over the instruments and musicians you want,
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I'll take care of the rest for you." Thanking
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him, I began coordinating my schedule with his
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to leave in ten days for the studio session.
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In the back of my mind, I kept thinking about
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the name of the recording studio where Bob said
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we would be working. Fantasy Recording Studios.
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Fantasy. Why does that name sound so familiar
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to me? I called Bob back. Bob does Fantasy Recording
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Studios have anything to do with Fantasy Films?
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Sure does same place, he said. By any chance does
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Fantasy Recording Studios have anything to do
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with a man named Saul Zaentz? Oh yeah, Saul Zaentz
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is a head honcho, he replied. Okay, thank you
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Bob. I smiled to myself. What were the percentages
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of chance I would actually end up producing my
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film score in Saul Zaentz's recording studio?
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That evening, I sat down to write a brief note.
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Dear Saul, do you remember me? We met several
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years ago at Timberline Lodge in Oregon. I thought
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you might like to know, in ten days I will be
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producing the film score I wrote for Turner Broadcasting
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System's Portrait of America at Fantasy Recording
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Studios. Kindest regards, Patty Carlson. Mailed
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the next morning to Saul at Fantasy Films. I
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felt a tremendous sense of gratitude for Saul
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having insisted I go to school.
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My reputation as a film score composer opened
00:00:03.919 --> 00:00:07.019
the door to work with other film producers living
00:00:07.019 --> 00:00:10.820
in Aspen. During a lengthy break while Marty
00:00:10.820 --> 00:00:14.400
was filming and editing additional films, I was
00:00:14.400 --> 00:00:18.019
retained to compose the music for three of Turner
00:00:18.019 --> 00:00:21.559
Broadcasting System's Portrait of America series.
00:00:22.800 --> 00:00:26.760
Each film was a one -hour documentary featuring
00:00:26.760 --> 00:00:30.179
an in -depth look into the history and culture
00:00:30.179 --> 00:00:34.939
of one U .S. state. The documentary was narrated
00:00:34.939 --> 00:00:40.000
by Hal Holbrook. I enthusiastically began work
00:00:40.000 --> 00:00:43.479
on the first film, Portrait of America, New Mexico.
00:00:44.700 --> 00:00:47.619
I worked on composing the music for the New Mexico
00:00:47.619 --> 00:00:51.920
film segment for several weeks, finishing the
00:00:51.920 --> 00:00:54.859
list of orchestral instruments I would need to
00:00:54.859 --> 00:00:58.590
record the film score, I realized I had a problem.
00:00:59.450 --> 00:01:03.149
It was winter. All of the chamber orchestra musicians
00:01:03.149 --> 00:01:06.290
normally available during the summer had left.
00:01:07.090 --> 00:01:10.430
I called Bob Edwards, the Aspen Recording Studio
00:01:10.430 --> 00:01:14.810
engineer, to ask for his advice. That's no problem,
00:01:15.069 --> 00:01:18.329
Patty. We'll fly out to Berkeley and record the
00:01:18.329 --> 00:01:21.769
music at Fantasy Recording Studios. Just send
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over the instruments and musicians you want,
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I'll take care of the rest for you." Thanking
00:01:28.299 --> 00:01:31.480
him, I began coordinating my schedule with his
00:01:31.480 --> 00:01:34.459
to leave in ten days for the studio session.
00:01:35.879 --> 00:01:39.079
In the back of my mind, I kept thinking about
00:01:39.079 --> 00:01:42.040
the name of the recording studio where Bob said
00:01:42.040 --> 00:01:46.159
we would be working. Fantasy Recording Studios.
00:01:47.159 --> 00:01:50.280
Fantasy. Why does that name sound so familiar
00:01:50.280 --> 00:01:56.719
to me? I called Bob back. Bob does Fantasy Recording
00:01:56.719 --> 00:01:59.780
Studios have anything to do with Fantasy Films?
00:01:59.780 --> 00:02:06.640
Sure does same place, he said. By any chance does
00:02:06.640 --> 00:02:10.099
Fantasy Recording Studios have anything to do
00:02:10.099 --> 00:02:14.340
with a man named Saul Zaentz? Oh yeah, Saul Zaentz
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is a head honcho, he replied. Okay, thank you
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Bob. I smiled to myself. What were the percentages
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of chance I would actually end up producing my
00:02:30.680 --> 00:02:34.479
film score in Saul Zaentz's recording studio?
00:02:35.639 --> 00:02:39.419
That evening, I sat down to write a brief note.
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Dear Saul, do you remember me? We met several
00:02:45.000 --> 00:02:49.639
years ago at Timberline Lodge in Oregon. I thought
00:02:49.639 --> 00:02:53.960
you might like to know, in ten days I will be
00:02:53.960 --> 00:02:57.520
producing the film score I wrote for Turner Broadcasting
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System's Portrait of America at Fantasy Recording
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Studios. Kindest regards, Patty Carlson. Mailed
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the next morning to Saul at Fantasy Films. I
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felt a tremendous sense of gratitude for Saul
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having insisted I go to school.
