Stardust memories tabs11/23/2023 G Am G my stardust melody the memory of loves refrain. It is one of his most popular songs.įind all our the stories in our Music Of Woody Allen Films series. Though I dream in vain in my heart there always will remain. With the new lyrics, the song was reframed as a sentimental ballad and the long list of of cover versions rolled tape. What Parish came up with was a nostalgic memory of a song, that reminds the singer of an old lover. He has the lightness of delivery of Carmichael, and just the amount of thoughtful distance. In 1929, Tin Pan Alley lyricist Mitchell Parish worked with Carmichael on lyrics. Our favourite ballad version is by Willie Nelson, from his album ‘ Stardust‘ (1978), a groundbreaking record of jazz standards. Allen would use Carmichael again – ‘Two Sleepy People’ in The Curse Of the Jade Scorpion and ‘Up A Lazy River’ in the Bullets Over Broadway Musical. He was inducted in the Songwriter’s Hall Of Fame in 1971, and died in 1981. He would write and sing his own songs, and appeared in over a dozen films. By the end of both the song and the film, there is some sens of reconciliation – regret, but moving on.Ĭarmichael would go on to write many more classics, including ‘Georgia On My Mind’. Sandy is haunted by what could have been, and the people who have gone. But beyond that, it is to romance of it – the thinking of old lovers. ‘ Stardust Memories‘ is a film about a filmmaker, and there is the overt meta-ness. Although it makes no literal sense, it fits thematically. That came later, and he took the memory image and combined it with this song for his title. less than half of Federico Fellini‘s ‘ 8 1/2‘). The characters are not swooning slowly – there is hot blood running.Īllen didn’t have a title for the film that would be ‘ Stardust Memories‘ (it had the working title of ‘No. The power and energy speaks to the hidden tension between the characters, who are otherwise relaxing on a lazy afternoon. It’s hard to imagine a slow, somber version o the song in this scene, and having anywhere close to the same effect. And he milks her sensuality for all it’s worth. Rampling is a classical movie star stunner, the first in an Allen film. Diane Keaton and Louise Lasser are beautiful women, but Allen worked with them for their comic talents. Rampling looks gorgeous as the camera stays on her, for no reason. It is a simple moment, and Allen times it perfectly – his dialogue ends as Armstrong’s wonderful vocal kicks in. Those moments of simple happiness that is what life is made of, according to Allen. And looking at the beautiful Dorrie, played by Charlotte Rampling, and feeling happy and in love. Our hero Sandy Bates is taken back to a memory, of a Sunday in New York, record on, in an apartment over looking the park, just sitting around. It is one of Allen’s most romantic scenes. They simply wreck the song in the best possible way. Recorded in 1931 at the height of Armstrong’s powers, the song is still a fiery, hot jazz number. In ‘ Stardust Memories‘, Allen chose to uses the version by Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra. There are literally over a thousand more. Bing Crosby recorded it in the 30s, Frank Sinatra recorded it in the 40s and Nat King Cole recorded one of the most famous and beloved version in the 50s. With the new lyrics, the song was reframed as a sentimental ballad – and the long list of of cover versions rolled tape. In 1929, Tin Pan Alley lyricist Mitchell Parish worked with Carmichael on lyrics. The first version was an instrumental, recorded shortly after he finished the song, and was released in 1927, and credited to ‘Hoagy Carmichael & His Pals’. But, like the song itself, it was a slow burn to success. He took the parts of the melody and worked on them for months, sometiume jamming out variations with jazz bands. He moved home and focussed on what has always been a passion for him – music.Ĭarmichael was a craftsman. Carmichael had just finished his law degree but failed the bar exam in Miami in 1927. ‘Star Dust’ (originally two words) was his first real hit – the melody coming to him on a walk around his old university in Indiana. The music for ‘Stardust’ was written by Hoagy Carmichael (born Howard Hoagland Carmichael), one of the greatest songwriters of the era. One of the most popular jazz works of the 20th century, and is used in the final moments of Allen’s film, with a wonderful recording by Louis Armstrong. ‘ Stardust Memories‘ – Allen’s film about a film – takes its name from the song ‘Stardust’ – a song about a song. Music Of Woody Allen Films – a new irregular feature about the musical compositions that have helped to make Allen’s films sing.Ĭomposed by Hoagy Carmichael (music) in 1927. Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid To Ask).
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