RE: Film, "The Governess"

[Seth Rogovoy <rogovoy...>]

Simon: with such a track record behind you, maybe next time you get asked
you should recommend the choice you DON'T want them to choose, so when they
don't listen to your recommendation and choose the other one that will be
the one you actually WANT them to choose!

;-)

-----Original Message-----
From:   owner-jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org [mailto:owner-jewish-music (at) 
shamash(dot)org]
On Behalf Of Klezcorner (at) aol(dot)com
Sent:   Monday, November 30, 1998 3:27 PM
To:     World music from a Jewish slant.
Subject:        Re: Film, "The Governess"


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