Midnight Cowboy: Music From The Motion Picture

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Midnight Cowboy was one of the first film to make extensive use of pop artists and songs. John Barry supervised the music and composed the score, winning a Grammy for Best Instrumental Theme. "That movie is still shown at the cinema school at UCLA as the epitome of how songs should be used in the movies," Barry said in 1997. "We only bought in a couple of songs, Everybody's Talkin', sung by Harry Nilsson, and a John Lennon song, and for the rest we got young songwriters to score the scenes with songs. The songs work because they were written for the movie."Votruba, Martin. "Jon Voight". Slovak Studies Program. University of Pittsburgh. Archived from the original on February 19, 2015 . Retrieved February 14, 2015. RPM Top 100 Singles - January 17, 1970" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on June 12, 2012 . Retrieved February 19, 2019. At the 42nd Academy Awards, the film won three awards: Best Picture, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay. Midnight Cowboy is the only X-rated film ever to win Best Picture. [3] [4] It has since been placed 36th on the American Film Institute's list of the 100 greatest American films of all time, and 43rd on its 2007 updated version. Onda, David. "Greatest Unscripted Movie Moments". Xfinity. Archived from the original on August 17, 2012 . Retrieved September 20, 2012.

The song “Everybody’s Talkin’,” written by Fred Neil in 1966, was selected as a main theme for the film, newly recorded with arrangements by George Tipton and performed by Harry Nilsson. It became an instant classic and ultimately a generational symbol. John Barry, the compose was my cousin.. I am Boston born. Sure would have liked to have met the musical genius Barry. The musical score of Midnight Cowboy presented a new concept, widely used in the last decades, but not in the late sixties—a combination of songs and original music wisely developed into a perfect underscore. Renowned British composer John Barry, who had already won three Oscars in 1969, appeared under the credit of "Music Supervisor," but also composed a series of original cues and supervised the entire musical concept of the film, along with legendary American producer Phil Ramone. Smith, Grady (August 10, 2012). "Monitor: August 10, 2012". Entertainment Weekly. Time. p.27. Archived from the original on March 8, 2021 . Retrieved February 27, 2021. Ditmore, Melissa Hope (2006). "Midnight Cowboy". Encyclopedia of Prostitution and Sex Work. Vol.1. Westport: Greenwood Publishing Group. pp.307–308. ISBN 9780313329685.The song "Everybody's Talkin'," written by Fred Neil in 1966, was selected as a main theme for the film, newly recorded with arrangements by George Tipton and performed by Harry Nilsson. It became an instant classic and ultimately a generational symbol. American album certifications – John Barry – Midnight Cowboy". Recording Industry Association of America.

Barry composed the theme for the 1971 TV series, The Persuaders! in which Tony Curtis and Roger Moore were paired as wealthy playboys investigating crimes that the police can't solve. Barry's theme which featured Moog synthesizers became a hit single in some European countries.Heylin, Clinton (1991). Dylan: Behind The Shades: The Biography. New York: Viking Books. p.193. ISBN 978-0-6708-36024. Big Rental Films of 1969". Variety. January 7, 1970. p.15. Archived from the original on June 13, 2021 . Retrieved July 16, 2018. The musical score of MIDNIGHT COWBOY presented a new concept, widely used in the last decades, but not in the late sixties—a combination of songs and original music wisely developed into a perfect underscore. Renowned British composer John Barry, who had already won three Oscars in 1969, appeared under the credit of “Music Supervisor,” but also composed a series of original cues and supervised the entire musical concept of the film, along with legendary American producer Phil Ramone. The first song, “Everybody’s Talkin’,” almost didn't make it into the movie, had Bob Dylan's "Lay Lady Lay" been available. But Dylan was unable to write his tune in time therefore "Everybody's Talkin'" made the cut, and I think the movie is all the better for it. It was written by Fred Neil and sung by Harry Nilsson, at the time an up-and-coming performer—this song would make him a star. The song has a slow, relaxed feel about it but buried underneath lies a restlessness that can only be soothed by a change of scenery.