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Movie Theme Special, part 4 of 4
The score for the 1984 film "The River" was written by acclaimed composer and conductor John Williams, and despite the movie underperforming at the box-office, he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Score, with the movie garnering a total of 4 Oscar nominations. I think this is one of his underrated works--I really liked the score a lot, which is filled with some lovely orchestral arrangements that featured flutes, trumpets, and guitars.
from the album The River - Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
written by John Williams
© copyright 1984 MCA Records Inc, Music Corporation of America Pub, Universal City Studios LLC, USI B Music Publishing. All rights reserved.
Movie Theme Special, part 4 of 4
The score for the 1984 film "The River" was written by acclaimed composer and conductor John Williams, and despite the movie underperforming at the box-office, he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Score, with the movie garnering a total of 4 Oscar nominations. I think this is one of his underrated works--I really liked the score a lot, which is filled with some lovely orchestral arrangements that featured flutes, trumpets, and guitars.
from the album The River - Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
written by John Williams
© copyright 1984 MCA Records Inc, Music Corporation of America Pub, Universal City Studios LLC, USI B Music Publishing. All rights reserved.




![Dan Hartman - Instant Replay (Single Edit)
A Disco classic from the late seventies with that memorable countdown intro, Instant Replay is the title track from Dan Hartmans third album, which had all cuts go to #1 on the USA Dance charts in 1978. The single crossed over to the pop charts, peaking at #29 on Billboards Hot 100 while it enjoyed a much bigger pop success on the UK charts, where it reached #8. [ repost - originally posted on October 21, 2018 ]
original version on the album Instant Replay
written by Dan Hartman
© copyright 1978 CBS Inc, Blue Sky Records Inc, Silver Steed Music Inc. All rights reserved. Dan Hartman - Instant Replay (Single Edit)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/pd4UEfU4IOM/mqdefault.jpg)
![Roberta Flack with Donny Hathaway - Back Together Again (Single Version)
This was one of my favorite songs of 1980, and its a duet by singers and songwriters Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway, released posthumously a year after Donny Hathaways death. The single version is edited from the much longer album version thats almost 10 minutes long, and I just love the arrangements here, particularly the brassy parts, guitar twangs, and handclaps heard throughout the song. Back Together Again went to #56 on Billboards Hot 100 chart, and became Roberta Flacks first Dance chart hit, going to #6. The single also became a Top 5 hit in the UK, peaking at #3 on the UK Pop chart. And its another song that I thought deserved to be a bigger hit here. [ repost - originally posted on August 6, 2020 ]
R.I.P. Roberta Flack
original version on the album Roberta Flack Featuring Donny Hathaway
written by James Mtume and Reggie Lucas
© copyright 1979 Atlantic Recording Corp, Scarab Music. All rights reserved. Roberta Flack with Donny Hathaway - Back Together Again (Single Version)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/prrxIqNG9bs/mqdefault.jpg)


![Linda Ronstadt - Winter Light
The Ladies Sing The Movies, part 1 of 4
The theme for this week are the songs from movies sung by four prolific ladies, starting with my all-time favorite female singer, Linda Ronstadt. Winter Light is the theme of the 1993 film, The Secret Garden and this lovely, ethereal song thats one of the most beautiful songs I ever heard plays during the movies end credits, while its soothing melody is woven throughout the films score that was composed by Zbigniew Preisner. In an unusual move, the song was only available as the title track of Lindas 1993 studio album, and not on the films soundtrack album. While the track was only released as a single in the UK and parts of Europe, it never charted, making it another of those songs that I thought deserved to be a big hit.
[ repost - originally posted on December 21, 2017 ]
from the album Winter Light
written by Eric Kaz, Linda Ronstadt, and Zbigniew Preisner
© copyright 1993 Elektra Entertainment, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music Inc, Universal Music Publishing Group, ZENA Music. All rights reserved. Linda Ronstadt - Winter Light](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/s2Xhe9I629Y/mqdefault.jpg)

