The talking machine world (July-Dec 1928)

112 (World of Music) The Talking Machine World, New York, December, 1928 Music That Brings "RECORD" SALES IF you are a wide-awake record dealer you should carry the new releases of our latest song successes: THE TOYMAKER'S DREAM SUNNY SKIES DON'T DO THAT TO THE POOR PUSS CAT KISS BEFORE THE DAWN DOWN SOUTH as well as the 100% ELECTRICALLY RECORDED familiar favorites: IDA, SWEET AS APPLE CIDER MY GAL SAL SHIM-ME-SHA WABBLE ORIGINAL DIXIELAND ONE-STEP PARADE OF THE WOODEN SOLDIERS recorded again by popular demand for all the companies by such artists as RED NICHOLS, NAT SHILKRET, TED LEWIS and PAUL WHITEMAN. Write for further details or catalogue EDWARD B. MARKS MUSIC CO. 223 West 46th Street NEW YORK CITY Zamecnik Composing Score for "Redskin" Will Employ Color Technique to Produce Score as Colorful as Technicolor Spectacle— Sam Fox to Publish Score A new color technique in musical interpretation developed with Paramount's latest Technicolor spectacle "Redskin" starring Richard Dix, will be introduced by J. S. Zamecnik, composer of original scores for motion picture productions. His thought is to produce a music score as colorful as the picture, rich in Indian lore and tradition. This special and original music setting for a picture that boasts the greatest footage of natural color film ever made has been arranged between Paramount-Famous-Lasky and the Sam Fox sound synchronization department, recently organized. Just as Technicolor presents to the human eye all the beauty of nature, the bizarre and lurid colors in the trappings and costumes of the Navajo and Pueblo Indians and places before the motion picture fans the color illusion perfect in its reproduction, so Zamecnik's new idea is to develop orchestration to such superperfection that every changing emotion and episode will be carefully studied, not only to have a correct and effective musical interpretation but also to insure its orchestral coloring by incorporating some extremely modern musical ideas to the betterment of the score. Into his musical synchronization of "Redskin," Mr. Zamecnik will bring the ancient plaintive melodies of the Navajo and Pueblo Indians. The composer will not change the richness and close harmony of the Indian songs, but he will modernize them sufficiently so as to make possible their use by an ultra-modern sound-recording orchestra. Old musical instruments used by the Navajo and Pueblo Indians have, by a fortunate circumstance, been unearthed and Mr. Zamecnik proposes to write special parts into the score for these ancient instruments so that when the picture is soundrecorded, a convincing interpretation of the Indian melodies will be secured. Opportunities for the development of this new thought in color orchestration are particularly suitable in "Redskin" because the entire Indian background is, in itself, essentially colorful, because it is the drama of a race of people clinging to old traditions, yet seeking to adapt themselves to the new. It is the romance of a boy of the Navajos, a girl of another tribe. Tribal hatreds that have come down through the centuries rise to keep them apart, despite the fact that they are both products of the white man's schools, modernized, educated, madly in love. In order to study intimately the locales, atmosphere and character of "Redskin," Zamecnik has been present at the filming of many of the important scenes that have been made against the magnificent backgrounds of the Indian country of the Pacific Southwest. He recently witnessed a pre-view of the assembled reels without titling or cutting. He declared " 'Red skin' is a great picture, and one that will inspire me to do the best job of my life." He has already written the theme song for the picture and there is every indication that it will achieve great general popularity. Mr. Zamecnik is composer of the original music score for "The Wedding March" and his love theme song in that picture, "Paradise," has met with marked public favor. He arranged the music score for "Abie's Irish Rose," and wrote that picture's two love theme songs, "Rosemary" and "Little Irish Rose." Other outstanding Zamecnik successes include the musical setting and theme of the great epic of the war, "Wings." Robbins Acquires "Show People" Theme The Robbins Music Corp., New York City, which is rapidly becoming recognized as one of the foremost and most prolific of the theme song publishers, announces with pardonable gratification that "Cross Roads," a composition by William Axt and David Mendoza, of the Capitol theatre organization, has been selected as the musical "rider" to "Show People," the latest Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film offering. "Show People" will feature two great stars, Marion Davies and William Haines, who, until now, have been "solo-flighting" in filmdom. Other famous screen satellites, among whom will be Charles Chaplin, Greta Garbo, etc., will supply realism for the film's background. A greater-than-usual nation-wide campaign of propagation will be begun shortly by the Robbins organization on "Cross Roads." Retail stores are tying-up with the film. Pat Flaherty With De S., B. & H., Inc. De Sylva, Brown and Henderson, Inc., has announced a new addition to its staff in the person of Pat Flaherty. Mr. Flaherty resumes duties as assistant to Dan Winkler, sales manager. He is to handle a great deal of the mechanical work and his knowledge of this end of the business and his wide acquaintance with recording managers will serve him very advantageously in his new position. Mr. Flaherty is very well known in the music business, having formerly been general manager of the Stasney Music Co., and more recently New York manager for Ted Browne Music Co., Chicago publishing firm. emeS P'lWEAPOllTAN NIGHTS (Oh, Nights Of Splendor) ■ The Enchanting Love Sony OF The William Fox Production " FAZIL' THEME 50N6 OF S?«5 _ ' ' w Paramount l^/cture '«s!v . ***** „ * rvvx if . ^^#IITTLE IRISH RU ■ Love Themes F#OM The Afus/c scoab o/= " /»8ie's Irish Rose. " PUBLISHED BY SAM FOX PUBLISHING CO. CLEVELAND — NEW YORK — CHICAGO