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Marian Schedenig Oscar® Winner	I just saw that weird statement in the Dead Again CD's credits again: "Special thanks to The Gang at Avenue L and 8th Street". Anybody knows who they are or what they did? And what other examples of weird credits have you found on score CDs? NP: Dead Again (Doyle; very good)
posted 04-21-2000 09:00 AM PT (US)

Audacity Oscar® Winner	In the score credits for Waterworld James Newton Howard thanks Hans Zimmer. I have always wondered why he thanked him. Audacity
posted 04-21-2000 09:35 AM PT (US)

Ford A. Thaxton Oscar® Winner	""Special thanks to The Gang at Avenue L and 8th Street"" Is where the Paramount Music Dept. is located at, Paramount as a rule doesn't allow people at the studio to be thanked, so this is a catch all term that the Paramount Lawyers allow. The thanks to Hans Zimmer could be anything from thanking him for the use of Media Venture's studios at some point during scoring,providing some samples, or just saying Good Luck to JNH.
posted 04-21-2000 10:16 AM PT (US)

Graham Watt Oscar® Winner	Can't think of any wacky credits on CDs, but in the film The Blues Brothers (I think) it says "God Music by Elmer Bernstein" (so, Chris K, as you can see, it wasn't my idea)! I wish I could remember the title of the film that had a credit that read "Testicles by..."
posted 04-21-2000 11:27 AM PT (US)

H Rocco Oscar® Winner	That catch-all Paramount credit also appears on the STAR TREK V disc, among others.
posted 04-21-2000 11:42 AM PT (US)

James Oscar® Winner	Hehehe... on 101 Dalmatians (new version)... Concertmasters: Bruce Dukov, Endre Granat (Wizzer and Dipstick) Harp: Katie Kirkpatrick (Nanny) Percussion: Emil Richards (Jasper) Oboe: Jon Clarke (Perdy) this goes on for a while on Apt Pupil... Special thanks: ...cafe mochas, vitamin c... on Lake Placid... a few weird synth textures courtesy of Spectrasonics Distorted Reality 2 on 16 Days of Glory... (composer Lee Holdridge is never mentioned once on any of the CD or packaging!) on Ecco: Songs of Time (game sndtrk)... Brain Coburn: sound effects and general weirdness Whales & Dolphins: themselves on Portrait of Terror Special thanks to... Dustin Lance Black for the late-night cookies James NP - Danse Macabre
posted 04-21-2000 09:41 PM PT (US)

H Rocco Oscar® Winner	FAREWELL TO THE KING includes the note: "BANZAI! to John Milius"
posted 04-21-2000 11:10 PM PT (US)

dex Oscar® Winner	Okay: not on the score, but how about at the end of the credits for the "Pyscho" remake? 'Special thanks to: blah, blah, blah, and John Woo for the kitchen knife.' [This message has been edited by dex (edited 22 April 2000).]
posted 04-22-2000 01:49 AM PT (US)

Marian Schedenig Oscar® Winner	And, of course (although not on CD either) the end credits to the various Simpsons halloween specials!
posted 04-22-2000 06:14 AM PT (US)

JJH Oscar® Winner	check out the Hot Shots! Part Deux CD cover. loads of stuff on that one! NP -- Finlandia, Jean Sibelius
posted 04-22-2000 07:12 AM PT (US)

Marian Schedenig Oscar® Winner	quote: Originally posted by JJH: Finlandia, Jean Sibelius Ah, I LOVE that one! Got a quite good recording on CD, but unfortunately it's in mono. Some time ago, I found an mp3 file of Finlandia. Fantastic performance and impressive sound quality, but unfortunately it doesn't give any information about the performers, so I'll never find it on CD.
posted 04-22-2000 02:42 PM PT (US)

Swashbuckler Oscar® Winner	Let's not forget in the end credits of "Naked Gun 33 1/3:" slave to the composer: MINDY NEWBORN
posted 04-23-2000 04:32 PM PT (US)

Chase&August unregistered	The end credits for all those parody movies. TOP SECRET with Val Kilmer (among many MANY others): Clapper Loader Clapper Loader Loader Clapper What the hell's a clapper? 2nd 2nd 2nd Assistant Assistant Director And who can forget the very end of the HOT SHOTS 2 credits when you hear: "HOT SHOTS, PART DUEX was filmed infront a live sutdio audience in Hollywood, California."
posted 04-23-2000 06:58 PM PT (US)

Lancelot Oscar® Winner	"Hot Shots: Part Deux" - the only one to address the age-old question: What the hell is the Varese logo, anyway?
posted 04-23-2000 08:20 PM PT (US)

H Rocco Oscar® Winner	I think "clapper loader" refers to that guy who "claps" the board in front of the camera before each take, but I'm not sure. (Traditionally, if the cinematographer feels the director is being pigheaded about a particular shot, he will have the board turned UPSIDE DOWN, to signify that he was working under duress.) 2nd 2nd 2nd Assistant director -- those credits always amuse me, too. NP: URBAN LEGEND (Christopher Young, promo) [This message has been edited by H Rocco (edited 23 April 2000).]
posted 04-23-2000 09:08 PM PT (US)

Chase&August unregistered	Rocco - I now what a "clapper" and a "loader" is. What I listed was what was in the closing credits of TOP SECRET. It lists them separatley, then, as a joke, together like that, then says "What the hell's clapper." And 2nd 2nd 2nd Assistant director I'm sure was just a clever disguise for what was actually just the 2nd Assistant Director. Lancelot - Does it actually say that about Varese on the CD?
posted 04-23-2000 09:23 PM PT (US)

H Rocco Oscar® Winner	Didn't remember the credits that clearly. However, "2nd 2nd 2nd" -- you WILL see credits like "Second Second Assistant Director," it seemed ENTIRELY POSSIBLE to me that they'd upped the numbers even further (I can't even understand why they need to call it Second Second to begin with, perhaps union rules of some kind) NP: URBAN LEGEND (Christopher Young promo)
posted 04-23-2000 09:36 PM PT (US)

Pete M Oscar® Winner	How about The Crow Salvation? Just how many people are thanked in the booklet? np Scream 3
posted 04-24-2000 04:09 AM PT (US)

JJH Oscar® Winner	Elliot Goldenthal, in the Batman Forever CD booklet, thanks "The Music Preparation Armies," along with about 6 orcheatrators. Isn't there something about the end credits in Medicine Man where Goldsmith is credited as a hairstylist or something? NP -- Contract on Cherry Street just ended. a random selection yields....Chouans!, the most poorly packaged CD ever, JP:LW aside!
posted 04-24-2000 06:54 AM PT (US)

Marian Schedenig Oscar® Winner	Hehe, quite possible. I don't have the CD, but reportedly, Sean Connery's ponytail was inspired by Goldsmith's. NP: Symphony #3 (Schumann; The Cleveland Orchestra/Christoph von Dohnányi)
posted 04-24-2000 07:04 AM PT (US)

H Rocco Oscar® Winner	Heh ... Goldsmith mentions that at his concerts. He ran into Connery during THE RUSSIA HOUSE and Connery growled, "Jerry ... I want your HAIR." MEDICINE MAN came shortly thereafter ... Carter Burwell has listed EVERY member of his orchestra on a couple of albums. I was amazed at how many players worked on CONSPIRACY THEORY. Offhand, the only other time I've seen all the players listed on a soundtrack was in the deluxe foldout LP of THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK.
posted 04-24-2000 12:14 PM PT (US)

Audacity Oscar® Winner	Rocco, I am laughing historically thinking of what's his name on Saturday Night Live who does a very funny Sean Connery impression. Audacity
posted 04-24-2000 12:41 PM PT (US)

Thor Oscar® Winner	Ford: Why on earth aren't the guys at Paramount ALLOWED to be thanked? That sounds preposterous to me...
posted 04-27-2000 07:57 AM PT (US)

Greg Bryant Oscar® Winner	In the original Halloween film, the credits say: Music Performed by the Bowling Green (Philharmonic/Symphony, I can't remember which) Orchestra Of course, John Carpenter actually performed all the music himself on synthesizer...Carpenter apparently went to Bowling Green State University in northwestern Ohio, and the credit is a nod to the school. [This message has been edited by Greg Bryant (edited 27 April 2000).]
posted 04-27-2000 09:14 AM PT (US)

Thor Oscar® Winner	Really, Greg? That sounds just like Christopher Franke and his Berlin Symphonic Film Orchestra, which in actuality is nothing but a MASSIVE synthesizer.
posted 04-27-2000 10:36 AM PT (US)

dex Oscar® Winner	Rocco - The names of the orchestra members are also listed in the booklet for "The Peacemaker." I don't know if it's EVERY member, but it sure is a lot.
posted 04-27-2000 11:30 PM PT (US)

JJH Oscar® Winner	wow! and I came that close to going to Bowling Green for graduate theory work...what a small world.
posted 04-29-2000 03:40 PM PT (US)

jonathan_little Oscar® Winner	The Last Stand at Saber River by David Shire has these crazy credits: Music Editing and Intermittant Psychotherapy: Lori Slomka Contractor, Coordinator and Free Souvenir Coffee Mugs: Robin Leishman
posted 06-07-2001 11:20 AM PT (US)

sean Oscar® Winner	For Waterworld, Hans Zimmer provided some of the synth and drum programming (even if it's not credited); hence the 'thanks' credit. NP: The House of Spirits - Hans Zimmer ***/***
posted 06-07-2001 03:02 PM PT (US)

OHMSS76 Oscar® Winner	Michael Kamen's EVENT HORIZON(a great score and album by the way) Special thanks to Rod Sirling and Bernard Herman The sole entry that I have off the top of my head for some reason. NP:Cleopatra(North)Playing this again today! Sean
posted 06-07-2001 03:08 PM PT (US)

dgoldwas Oscar® Winner	quote: Originally posted by James: on Apt Pupil... Special thanks: ...cafe mochas, vitamin c... Yeah.. well, that's typical Ottman for ya.... he was pretty burned out after editing the film - and then he had to score it! That'll tire you out! quote: on Lake Placid... a few weird synth textures courtesy of Spectrasonics Distorted Reality 2 Well, that's not really a "Crazy Credit" or anything - he's just acknowledging the use of some library synth textures. Dan
posted 06-07-2001 03:12 PM PT (US)

Shaun Rutherford Oscar® Winner	Yeah, chalk that up to another label that can't afford a proofreader, Sean. Shaun
posted 06-07-2001 03:29 PM PT (US)

sean Oscar® Winner	lol, whatever, it's true!
posted 06-08-2001 01:43 PM PT (US)

scoreguy15 unregistered	quote: Originally posted by Audacity: In the score credits for Waterworld James Newton Howard thanks Hans Zimmer. I have always wondered why he thanked him. Audacity I am not sure how many people have posted this or if anyone has. Hans thanx him in a few of his CD's. Like The Rock. I'd like to know why too! Clayton
posted 06-08-2001 06:22 PM PT (US)

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