Beginners is a quirky, low-key comedy of sorts about a man whose dog can talk (via subtitles, anyway) and whose aging father abruptly declares himself to be gay after being widowed. The story requires a suitably quirky soundtrack, and it gets it by means of a Bach suite played on a horn, some early jazz recordings from the likes of Jelly Roll Morton and Hoagy Carmichael, and some scoring by Dave Palmer and Roger Neill. Palmer and Neill contribute an elegant piano waltz in "Moon Waltz" and a stride piano piece in "Veronica ...
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Beginners is a quirky, low-key comedy of sorts about a man whose dog can talk (via subtitles, anyway) and whose aging father abruptly declares himself to be gay after being widowed. The story requires a suitably quirky soundtrack, and it gets it by means of a Bach suite played on a horn, some early jazz recordings from the likes of Jelly Roll Morton and Hoagy Carmichael, and some scoring by Dave Palmer and Roger Neill. Palmer and Neill contribute an elegant piano waltz in "Moon Waltz" and a stride piano piece in "Veronica's Blues." Their eight-minute "Beginners Theme Suite" brings out some of the film's melancholy aspects that go along with its oddball humor. ~ William Ruhlmann, Rovi
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Add this copy of Beginners to cart. $3.49, poor condition, Sold by Movie Surplus rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Mobile, AL, UNITED STATES, published 2011 by Relativity.
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Seller's Description:
Bach; Carmichael/Parish; Dowell/Medina; Gillespie/Simons/Wh; Johnson/Sherman/Tob; Morton; Neill/Palmer/Reitze. Poor. Used-Acceptable, withdrawn library disc(s) with liner notes. Disc(s) should play great without any playback issues. Disc(s) & liner notes may contain typical library markings like stickers, protective label covers, & writing. Discs may be repackaged in library style casing. Back artwork & any other promo material not included.
