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Soundtrack music from the first silent forward. If it was written for the moving image, we'll play it. Library music included; popcorn optional.
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September 27, 2016: SUZANNE CIANI
Modular synth pioneer, composer, sound designer and classically-trained pianist Suzanne Ciani discusses her first solo performance in NYC since 1975. Ciani is not only the first female composer to score a major Hollywood film (Joel Schumacher's 1981 "The Incredible Shrinking Woman"), but even more well known for her sound design for films such as "The Stepford Wives" (1975) and "Fame" (1980), and commercial work for the likes of Atari, PBS and Coca Cola (e.g., the famous "Pop and Pour" sound logo), not to mention providing the analog synths for Meco's disco version of the "Star Wars" soundtrack and the "rocket flight" in Starland Vocal Band's "Afternoon Delight." Recent releases by Finders Keepers have brought her music to the attention of an all new generation of fans.
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Tue. 9/27/16 7:02pm
JakeGould:
I am so psyched for this! |
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Tue. 9/27/16 7:04pm
JakeGould:
And this clip of Suzanne Ciani on David Letterman in 1980 is really great. www.youtube.com... |
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Tue. 9/27/16 7:05pm
Cheri Pi:
LOVE my new T-shirt DEL |
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Tue. 9/27/16 7:05pm
dale:
love these sounds. alive and organic. |
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![]() ( forgot Tina Louise was in The Stepford Wives ) |
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Tue. 9/27/16 7:10pm
Kat in Chicago:
I was fortunate enough to be in Brooklyn two weeks ago for the performance! Found out about it at the last minute. |
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![]() I have a major crush on Suzanne since I saw her on 3-2-1 Contact in the 70s! |
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Tue. 9/27/16 7:14pm
JakeGould:
@JoeMulligan: Here she is on “3-2-1 Contact” in 1980. www.youtube.com... |
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![]() ^ thank you. never heard of that program. |
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![]() @CHri Pi Thx for pledging!! |
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Tue. 9/27/16 7:22pm
JakeGould:
Oh wow! She dealt with Phillip Glass and Ornette Coleman’s domestic issues as a couch surfer. |
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![]() Cheri Pi!! |
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![]() @JakeGould - that was it!!! |
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![]() Thanks for that link, Jake. I loved 3-2-1 Contact but forgot about that episode. |
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![]() Prior to this my only memory of music from The Incredible Shrinking Woman was the theme song for 'Galaxy Glue'. Liking it. |
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![]() I need to see Incredible Shrinking Woman again. I haven't seen it since I was very young, so much of the subversive context was lost on me but I remember it being kind of sad, weird. |
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![]() @melinda she wrote Galaxy Glue too. Instant request? |
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Tue. 9/27/16 7:37pm
dale:
ha ha! love it! |
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![]() Haha! I thought she probably did that too. Nice to hear it again! |
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![]() @Rich: that's how I remember it too. |
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![]() A Must Watch: www.youtube.com... |
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![]() Did Suzanne do the Saturday morning TV segment for CBS, In The News? |
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Thu. 10/6/16 11:53am
Guido from Cologne:
One of those interviews that make the station indispensable! Great job DEL! |
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