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History of Sound Recording ♪♪♪ Year = 1948 to 1952
Development of magnetic tape recorders in the late 1940s and early 1950s is associated with the Brush Development Company and its licensee, Ampex; the equally important development of magnetic tape media itself was led by Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing corporation (now known as 3M).
American audio engineer John T. Mullin and entertainer Bing Crosby were key players in the commercial development of magnetic tape.
WERNER MULLER
European light music fans came to know Müller from his many years as director of two of the leading popular radio orchestras in Germany. From 1948 to 1967, he led the Tanzorchester for the powerful station RIAS in Berlin.
While with RIAS, he became associated with the singer Caterina Valente, whose cover of "Malaguena" was an international success. In an odd flip-flop, several collections of French, Italian, and other national tunes Müller recorded for Decca were released in Europe under the name of "Ricardo Santos," but in the U.S. under Müller's own name, as part of a series of "Musical Holiday" albums tied-in with the travel magazine, Holiday.
In 1967, Müller moved to Cologne to take over the Tanzorchester of radio station WDR, which had an even larger audience. Müller ensured his tenure with a versatile and perfectionist approach to his material.
On Hawaiian Swing, for example, he plays with right-left separation and tosses in an enjoyable assortment of percussion effects to liven up the usual selection of Hawaiian standards. On Percussion in the Sky, he uses wordless vocals, sound effects, whistling, and other touches to lend an other-worldly feeling to numbers like "The Theme from The High and the Mighty
LA DOLCE VITA
"La Dolce Vita" is a 1960 Italian comedy-drama film, written and directed by Federico Fellini.
The music was written by Nino Rota
MHO
If ever one would need a nice example of the use of "counterpoint" in musical arrangement, this "La Dolce Vita theme" played by Werner Muller and His Orchestra would be the perfect choice.
The brass phrase put in counterpoint with the strings playing the main lead melody is just what is needed here to "balance" the arrangement. With a strong rhythm accompanying this breathtaking melody, and played in a higher tempo than can be heard on the Original soundtrack, this track has everything to grab your auditive attention from start to finish.
Enjoy !
History of Sound Recording ♪♪♪ Year = 1948 to 1952
Development of magnetic tape recorders in the late 1940s and early 1950s is associated with the Brush Development Company and its licensee, Ampex; the equally important development of magnetic tape media itself was led by Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing corporation (now known as 3M).
American audio engineer John T. Mullin and entertainer Bing Crosby were key players in the commercial development of magnetic tape.
WERNER MULLER
European light music fans came to know Müller from his many years as director of two of the leading popular radio orchestras in Germany. From 1948 to 1967, he led the Tanzorchester for the powerful station RIAS in Berlin.
While with RIAS, he became associated with the singer Caterina Valente, whose cover of "Malaguena" was an international success. In an odd flip-flop, several collections of French, Italian, and other national tunes Müller recorded for Decca were released in Europe under the name of "Ricardo Santos," but in the U.S. under Müller's own name, as part of a series of "Musical Holiday" albums tied-in with the travel magazine, Holiday.
In 1967, Müller moved to Cologne to take over the Tanzorchester of radio station WDR, which had an even larger audience. Müller ensured his tenure with a versatile and perfectionist approach to his material.
On Hawaiian Swing, for example, he plays with right-left separation and tosses in an enjoyable assortment of percussion effects to liven up the usual selection of Hawaiian standards. On Percussion in the Sky, he uses wordless vocals, sound effects, whistling, and other touches to lend an other-worldly feeling to numbers like "The Theme from The High and the Mighty
LA DOLCE VITA
"La Dolce Vita" is a 1960 Italian comedy-drama film, written and directed by Federico Fellini.
The music was written by Nino Rota
MHO
If ever one would need a nice example of the use of "counterpoint" in musical arrangement, this "La Dolce Vita theme" played by Werner Muller and His Orchestra would be the perfect choice.
The brass phrase put in counterpoint with the strings playing the main lead melody is just what is needed here to "balance" the arrangement. With a strong rhythm accompanying this breathtaking melody, and played in a higher tempo than can be heard on the Original soundtrack, this track has everything to grab your auditive attention from start to finish.
Enjoy !
