Questions about Chaplin Music

[Charlot]

I want to buy some CD's with Charlie's music from the films - I have gone to Edna Purviance . com and they have a terrific list of the cd's aailable, but I am left in total confusion. I know some of them aren't available any more or cost an outrageous amount of money because they are collector items...

Just thought I would come to you experts and see which ones you like...I copied the songs he sings in his films onto cd's and also have copied Matt Munroe singing "Bound for Texas" (I LOVE that song) and have copies of "Smile" by other artists and "This is my song" by Petula Clark in English and French.

However, I am looking for some of the longer orchestral pieces on CD. I don't know what's good and am looking for some advice!

By the way, I LOVE this group...you are all terrific!

[RiSi]

i'd send you a message as soon as you added me to your friends-list.

[Jessica]

I have both CDs and LPs (yes, I have a turntable) of the Chaplin music. I prefer the original soundtracks, but the Essential Film Music Collection by Carl Davis is very nice and not too expensive. He does a great job of making the music sound like the original scores. I've listened to this one many times. I also have the City Lights collection by Carl Davis, which I also like very much. You can find some of the out-of-print stuff on ebay and Amazon, but they can sometimes be expensive. The Music from the Silent Movies Vol 1 (the Talkies is Vol. 2) doesn't have the best sound, but it is the original music. Oh That Cello! by Thomas Beckmann is enjoyable and features renditions of some of Charlie's earlier compositions, such as the title track & "Peace Patrol", etc (or ect as Charlie would write).
Do we have to "friend" each other on here to send personal messages??

[Charlot]

I think we do have to "friend" each other. I will send a request.

Jessica said:

I have both CDs and LPs (yes, I have a turntable) of the Chaplin music. I prefer the original soundtracks, but the Essential Film Music Collection by Carl Davis is very nice and not too expensive. He does a great job of making the music sound like the original scores. I've listened to this one many times. I also have the City Lights collection by Carl Davis, which I also like very much. You can find some of the out-of-print stuff on ebay and Amazon, but they can sometimes be expensive. The Music from the Silent Movies Vol 1 (the Talkies is Vol. 2) doesn't have the best sound, but it is the original music. Oh That Cello! by Thomas Beckmann is enjoyable and features renditions of some of Charlie's earlier compositions, such as the title track & "Peace Patrol", etc (or ect as Charlie would write).
Do we have to "friend" each other on here to send personal messages??

[terra cotta]

Charlot, I have the following. all of which I bought on Amazon:

"The Essential Movie Collection". I wrote a long review of it on the old board when it came out. There are things I do and don't like about the Carl Davis arrangent of the Chaplin music, but I like most of it alot. It also has the shortened versions of the Carl Davis scores for the restored/rescored Mutuals.

"Charlie Chaplin" les Musiques de ses Films": I like this one as it has what I think is my favorite arrangement of "Limelight", plus "Bound for Texas" (music only) and music from "Shoulder Arms".

"La Musica de Charles Chaplin": the Silent Films, vol. 1": As Jessica said, the sound isn't the greatest, in fact I think it was recorded directly from the movies. But it has more of the score from The Circus than I have anywhere else.

"City Lights", conducted by Carl Davis. You should have this in your CC collection.

"Oh! That Cello!": Contains "Limelight", but as Jessica pointed out, it is mostly his (very) early compositions.

I'd say get them all, if you can.

I also have, thanks to someone on the forum whose first initial is "J", copies of the original soundtrack albums (as they called them - they are really a "scores". That type of thing bugs me!) of A Countess From Hong Kong and Modern Times, as well as "Charlie Cgaplin and the Fureys" which I was always interested in. Also, although it's not "Chaplin music" (except for "Smile"), I like the SCORE from the movie "Chaplin".

[Charlot]

Thanks, Terra Cotta...that helps me figure out what to get. I appreciate everyone's input and I have talked about it at length with several members by email.

Thanks everybody!

terra cotta said:

Charlot, I have the following. all of which I bought on Amazon:

"The Essential Movie Collection". I wrote a long review of it on the old board when it came out. There are things I do and don't like about the Carl Davis arrangent of the Chaplin music, but I like most of it alot. It also has the shortened versions of the Carl Davis scores for the restored/rescored Mutuals.

"Charlie Chaplin" les Musiques de ses Films": I like this one as it has what I think is my favorite arrangement of "Limelight", plus "Bound for Texas" (music only) and music from "Shoulder Arms".

"La Musica de Charles Chaplin": the Silent Films, vol. 1": As Jessica said, the sound isn't the greatest, in fact I think it was recorded directly from the movies. But it has more of the score from The Circus than I have anywhere else.

"City Lights", conducted by Carl Davis. You should have this in your CC collection.

"Oh! That Cello!": Contains "Limelight", but as Jessica pointed out, it is mostly his (very) early compositions.

I'd say get them all, if you can.

I also have, thanks to someone on the forum whose first initial is "J", copies of the original soundtrack albums (as they called them - they are really a "scores". That type of thing bugs me!) of A Countess From Hong Kong and Modern Times, as well as "Charlie Cgaplin and the Fureys" which I was always interested in. Also, although it's not "Chaplin music" (except for "Smile"), I like the SCORE from the movie "Chaplin".

[terra cotta]

You're welcome. Let us know what you get.

[alley]

they just covered smile on the last episode of Glee
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6WdxvpB4SM
really nice version :)

[terra cotta]

alley said:

they just covered smile on the last episode of Glee
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6WdxvpB4SM
really nice version :)

I liked the little "arguments" in the comments as to whose song this really was, and one person seemed to think Charlie was one of the people who recorded it at some point(along with the recordings by Nat King Cole, etc. Sorry, should use the Chaplin spelling: ect.).

I"ve only seen Glee once, last month when they had a "diva-off" to see who would sing "Defying Gravity", from Wicked. The episode made me laugh out loud and get teary-eyed.

[alley]

i haven't read the comments, gotta do that soon :D
i stumbled across glee a few weeks ago and haven't missed an ep since
i like it, there are a few good singers and they do good covers and mash ups

[Jessica]

I stumbled upon this on youtube recently and thought I would share it. As we all know, Charlie was so taken with Raquel Meller's version of "La Violetera" that he used the song in City Lights . I have a feeling he was probably a little taken with Raquel herself and like Charlie did with many of his female friends/companions, he offered her the role of Josephine in his never-to-be-made Napoleon movie.


Napoleon and Josephine?

[Charlot]

I found the words in English to the "Titine" song that Charlie used in Modern TImes as music for his "Nonsense Song." This song seemed to be popular in the 1920's...this version is sung by Biilly Murray in 1925. I love his version of it...it's a cute song.

[alley]

titina is a cute songe, but truth to be said; the english text ist as much nonsense as charlies song.
i listened to it in the car the other day and laughed so hard i got weird loks from other drivers :)