Re: Film, "The Governess"

[Klezcorner <Klezcorner...>]

In a message dated 11/30/98 7:36:03 AM, you wrote:

<<(as in Shindler's List's
> use of modern Israeli music in the 
> soundtrack, and by the family in the ghetto speaking Hebrew. 
> Spielberg may not yet have discovered that they are different
> languages.>>

I have worked with many film companies when Jewish music is reauired.
Speilber's company has contacted me in the past for music, including
Schindler's list. When I saw the film, I was shocked that Jerusalem Of Gold
was included. I spoke to someone at the company, and asked them why it had
been used when it has nothing to do with the film. I was told that "Stoven
loved the song, so they used it."They had been told by others beside myself
the the song does not fit, and in the European and Israeli version of the film
, the song was replaced with the Israeli song Eli, Eli .

About a Year and a lalf ago I was asked to recommend an Israeli singer for a
planned animated film i had suggested first Noa, and secondly Ofra Haza,
though Noa was my first choice.  The film is "Moses, Prince of Egypt" and they
went with Ofra Haza.
Simon
Hatikvah