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The Association Music...BARF!


I hate hate hate their soft-rock music throughout. It was the WORST. Intrusive and upbeat and jazzy and MOOD-KILLING. It destroys the entire emotional texture of the film.

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It's definitely not up to the par of the music in THE GRADUATE.

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The Graduate is one of the most dated 'important' movies but funny how the music hasn't dated at all.

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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>The Graduate is one of the most dated 'important' movies but funny how the music hasn't dated at all.-dliebert-2>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Hey, dliebert, how'd you know I commented on this so fast? Anyway, what is dated about the Graduate? I mean the camera moves (zooming) and the mother's fashion's are pretty dated, as well as the beatnik/preppy scenes of Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood, but otherwise, it seems kind of like it could take place today.

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The music for this movie by The Association was PERFECT for the story. And where do you get off saying "BARF"?? This music/lyrics puts what's supposed to pass for "listenable" these days to total shame....The Association and their songs are still being played; will the garbage that we're being subjected to nowadays be remembered? NOOOOO! The entire score was a perfect fit for this wonderful movie....

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I have to agree, the music was perfect for the movie. It captures the era and has upbeat to sad songs that go with what is taking place at any given time. It's a romantic comedy with a sad ending and every song has it's place in the film.

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Film music should not turn the damn film into an operetta or a Music Video that is grossly disrespectful of the art of film. Watch a classic Bette Davis Film with a Max Steiner score to see what music can do for the emotional texture of a film without WORDS. The ACTORS speak WORDS not the damned background music.

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Oh for corns sake, it's not Les Miz, it's Good-Bye Columbus. I can just hear Max Steiner putting the kibosh on this simple little tale with a heavy handed soap opera schmaltz of a score.

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The KEY to the obnoxiousness is the 'Greek Chorus' aspect of the words of the songs 'commenting' and 'conveying feelings' that actors are paid good money to convey. It was a horrible 'advance' in film music and as much as I like Simon and Garfunkel's songs, it also cheapens Dustin Hoffman's performance in The Graduate as well.

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I actually loved it. It was bubble-gummy late 1960s, just like Brenda's world.


When you think of garbage, think of Hakim!

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That kind of music was in a lot of things in 1969. It reminds me of "Love American Style."

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the musical score (not the songs but the cues) was written by Charles Fox who composed the music for all 105 episodes of Love American Style. He got the job based on Paramount liking the sound he came up with for his first studio film "Barbarella".

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I couldn't disagree more I thought the music and songs were probably the best thing about the film.

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IMO, all aspects (acting/scenery/music/costuming) fit in perfectly to make a really, really good movie!

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"Goodbye, Columbus,'" and the rest of the songs by The Association in this film are superb.

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