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the record she plays?

posted 19 years ago by patrickhoop
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Does anyone know the record the girl plays? Is it by Krzysztof Komeda, the fellow who composed the soundtrack or someone else?

[–] groucho_de_sade 19 years ago

The record is music by Komeda, who composed this and most of Polanski's films up to "Rosemary's Baby", after which he suffered an untimely death. (A heart attack, if memory serves.)

"I don't want some renegade necrophile princess as MY roommate!" -- Peggy Gravel, DESPERATE LIVING

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[–] groucho_de_sade 16 years ago

You are correct. I'm glad I typed "if memory serves"! Yes, the skiing accident led to a fatal brain injury. My mistake!

¶ Deaf to my burp joint.

[–] MikeNewYork 15 years ago

Actually, you're both wrong. The fact is: He died several months after injuring his head, which caused a brain haematoma. There are several accounts of the accident and none of them seems to be fully confirmed. However, a skiing accident is not among them. The most often quoted are probably: 1. Polish writer Marek Hlasko carried Komeda on his back in the Hollywood Hills, both men being heavily drunk, and fell over resulting in Komeda tumbling down a hillside, 2. A car accident.

[–] clivesw 18 years ago

Your last reply is correct. You can read all about Komeda at
http://www.clivesworld.demon.co.uk/komeda.htm. I have the soundtrack on vynil and CD. Michael Fishburg sent me a copy before releasing it on CD. I wrote the sleeve notes for the record.

You can get it from Harkit records; http://www.answers.com/topic/cul-de-sac-2004

[–] patrickhoop 17 years ago

thanks clivesw

[–] zgrr 16 years ago

Well, this song is not on the soundtrack. ( about the record Françoise Dorléac plays )