Lady Jane & Technology & Muppets
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qosThe movie Lady Jane came out in 1986, during my undergraduate years. I first saw it at a campus film festival, and it had a powerful impact on me. As soon as I could get hold of it on a VHS tape, I did, and I was thrilled when it finally became available on DVD just a year or so ago.
A few days ago I found that it was available iTunes, and it became the first movie I bought as a download. It's now on my iPod, and I've been listening to it in my car during my commute.
When I was a child, visiting my aunt and uncle was a special treat because my uncle was a film teacher and owned a reel-to-reel tape player and an extensive library of movies. He owned a VCR before they became as ubiquitous as television sets. And now I can download movies onto a gadget the size of a deck of playing cards and carry them with me anywhere. The mind boggles.
But one thing still eludes me: a soundtrack recording of Lady Jane. For some reason, although the score is sumptuous, no soundtrack was ever released.
Years and years ago I set up a tape recorder and microphone in front of the television and recorded snips of the music (and dialogue) onto cassette tapes, but I haven't figured out what technology to use now to record directly from a DVD on my computer. Surely all those people who grab and post mp3 snips have a better way to do it than a microphone in front of the TV. Is there a program that allows you to do that?
In addition to the music from Lady Jane, I am still in search of a soundtrack to Muppet Treasure Island (hey, my journal is titled "From the Sublime to the Ridiculous"), which is now out of print and sells for more than $50 a pop on eBay or Amazon.
A few days ago I found that it was available iTunes, and it became the first movie I bought as a download. It's now on my iPod, and I've been listening to it in my car during my commute.
When I was a child, visiting my aunt and uncle was a special treat because my uncle was a film teacher and owned a reel-to-reel tape player and an extensive library of movies. He owned a VCR before they became as ubiquitous as television sets. And now I can download movies onto a gadget the size of a deck of playing cards and carry them with me anywhere. The mind boggles.
But one thing still eludes me: a soundtrack recording of Lady Jane. For some reason, although the score is sumptuous, no soundtrack was ever released.
Years and years ago I set up a tape recorder and microphone in front of the television and recorded snips of the music (and dialogue) onto cassette tapes, but I haven't figured out what technology to use now to record directly from a DVD on my computer. Surely all those people who grab and post mp3 snips have a better way to do it than a microphone in front of the TV. Is there a program that allows you to do that?
In addition to the music from Lady Jane, I am still in search of a soundtrack to Muppet Treasure Island (hey, my journal is titled "From the Sublime to the Ridiculous"), which is now out of print and sells for more than $50 a pop on eBay or Amazon.
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Date: 2007-01-28 08:03 pm (UTC)Chantal
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Date: 2007-01-29 02:27 pm (UTC)Lady Jane Soundtrack
Date: 2007-02-16 03:24 pm (UTC)judyewright@hotmail.com