Shads-related movie for DVD release...

[JimN]

Looking through the forthcoming releases on the Network DVD site, I see that "French Dressing" (1964) is due to be released on 13th April.

Of significance because of Brian Bennett's music for that movie, this might be of some interest here and at other Shadows sites.

[George Geddes]

Don't think I have seen that one since its original release!

George

[drakula63]

Fairly sure that this is Brian's first ever film composition.

[Didier]

Never heard of this film before !
Looks like Brian Bennett only composed one tune for the soundtrack.

Didier

[KurtFroberg]

Soundtracks:

Rule Britannia
(uncredited)
Music by Thomas Augustine Arne


Turtle Dove
(uncredited)
Traditional


La Marseillaise
(uncredited)
Music by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle


Mademoiselle From Armentieres
(uncredited)
Traditional


Colonel Bogey
(uncredited)
Music by Kenneth Alford


By the Side of the Zuyder Zee
(uncredited)
Music by Bennett Scott
Lyrics by A.J. Mills


French Dressing Twist
(uncredited)
Music by Brian Bennett

[JimN]

The music list manages to make the film sound like a jolly World War 1 romp.

[KurtFroberg]

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057073/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

[Didier]

At this time Brian Bennett had already writtten "Summer Holiday" (with Bruce Welch), so it wasn't his first film composition !

Didier

[drakula63]

At this time Brian Bennett had already writtten "Summer Holiday" (with Bruce Welch), so it wasn't his first film composition !

Didier

True.

However, I was really thinking about Brian's compositions outside of the band rather than those that came as a direct result of being a Shadow. Summer Holiday is indeed a ' film theme song', but I'm sure that to most people it is regarded primarily as a pop song. I don't think that Brian's French Dressing compsotion fits into that catagory!

Still, I guess either could be seen as the first Brian Bennett film compositon, depending upon how you choose to look at it.

[ribiers]

..."French dressing" is one of the best melodies by the Shadows...it should have been a classic in the world of jazzz...!!