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Thread started 06/05/04 10:23pm

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question:Did Prince do the Score for Purple Rain too?

Purple Rain is on the USA channel tonight. I was wondering if he wrote the score for the movie as well, and if it's available somehow. That music in the scene when Apollonia gave him her anclet was nice. Does anyone know?
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Reply #1 posted 06/05/04 10:28pm

Zelaira

All I know is The Beautiful Ones is on right now...
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Reply #2 posted 06/05/04 11:09pm

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No he didn't...I have it on a boot somewhere so it's out there.
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Reply #3 posted 06/05/04 11:25pm

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Reply #4 posted 06/06/04 12:59am

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Michel Colombier provided original music.

Full Cast and Crew for Pu...ain (1984)

Directed by Albert Magnoli

Writing credits Albert Magnoli & William Blinn

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete

Prince .... The Kid
Apollonia Kotero .... Apollonia
Morris Day .... Morris
Olga Karlatos .... Mother
Clarence Williams III .... Father
Jerome Benton .... Jerome
Billy Sparks .... Billy
Jill Jones .... Jill
Charles Huntsberry .... Chick
Dez Dickerson .... Dez
Brenda Bennett .... Brenda
Susan Moonsie .... Susan (as Susan)
Sandra Claire Gershman .... Beautiful Babe
Kim Upsher .... Kim
Alan Leeds .... Stage Hand
Israel Gordon .... Taste M.C.
Gil Jacobson .... Cop in Basement
Joseph A. Ferraro .... First Avenue M.C.
Joseph E. Ferraro .... First Avenue M.C.
James French .... Cabbie
Wendy Melvoin .... Wendy-The Revolution (as Wendy)
Lisa Coleman .... Lisa-The Revolution
Bobby Z. .... Bobby Z.-The Revolution
Matt Fink .... Matt Fink-The Revolution
Brown Mark .... Brown Mark-The Revolution
Garry Johnson .... Jellybean-The Tyme
Mark Cardenas .... Mark-The Tyme
Gerald E. Hubbard Jr. .... Gerry-The Tyme
Paul Peterson .... Paul-The Tyme
Jesse Johnson .... Jesse-The Tyme
rest of cast listed alphabetically
Tom Tangen .... Hiker #1 (uncredited)

Produced by
Robert Cavallo .... producer
Steven Fargnoli .... producer
Joseph Ruffalo .... producer

Original Music by

Michel Colombier
John L. Nelson
Prince


Cinematography by
Donald E. Thorin

Film Editing by
Albert Magnoli
Ken Robinson

Casting by
David Graham

Production Design by
Ward Preston

Set Decoration by
Anne D. McCulley (as Anne McCulley)

Costume Design by
Marie France

Makeup Department
Richard Arrington .... supervising makeup artist
Susan Caldwell .... hair stylist
Jayson Jeffreys .... key makeup artist
Earl Jones .... hair stylist
Todd Prost .... hair stylist
Lee Romanoff .... key makeup artist
Susan Wenzel .... makeup artist

Production Management
M.J. Frankovich .... production manager (as Mike Frankovich Jr.)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Anthony Brand .... first assistant director
Britt Lomond .... first assistant director
Don Wilkerson .... second assistant director

Art Department
Thomas Anderson .... shop foreman
Keen Bonath .... assistant props
Clare M.S. Fishman .... assistant props (as Claire Fishman)
Jim Johnson .... property master
Howard McCormick II .... lead man
Robert Scaife .... construction coordinator (as Bob Scaife)
Wayne Smith .... painter
Gregory Tetrault .... swing gang
Dane Pizzuti Krogman .... scenic artist (uncredited)

Sound Department
James Beshears .... sound editor
Bruce Bisenz .... sound mixer
Noah Blough .... assistant sound editor
Neil Brody .... sound re-recording mixer: music
Jim Cook .... sound re-recording mixer: dialogue
Mike Dobie .... sound editor (as Michael Dobie)
Richard C. Franklin .... sound designer
Richard C. Franklin .... supervising sound editor
Robert L. Harman .... sound re-recording mixer: sound effects
Jim Harrison .... supervising music editor
David Kern .... sound editor
Susan Rogers .... sound technician
Douglas J. Schulman .... boom operator (as Doug Schulman)
Marshall Winn .... sound editor
John Asman .... sound re-recording mixer (uncredited)
Donald C. Rogers .... technical director of sound (uncredited)

Stunts
Al Jones .... stunt coordinator
Kathleen O'Haco .... stunts
Ron Oliney .... stunts
Brad Orrison .... stunts

Other crew
John Aton .... location auditor
Sonny Baskin .... additional film editor
Leroy Bennett .... special lighting for musical numbers
Sonja Berlovitz .... costumer: men
James F. Boyle .... chief set electrician (as Jim Boyle)
William Campbell .... production assistant
Warren Chadwick .... additional film editor
Ted Churchill .... panaglide operator
Tom Countryman .... crane operator (as Thomas Countryman)
Neal Dalen .... grip
Peter Davidian .... best boy
George Davis .... post-production assistant
Maxine Davis .... production coordinator
Craig Denault .... camera operator
Anthony DiMarco .... executive in charge of post-production
John Dolan .... location projectionist
Michael Dugan .... helicopter camera operator: second unit
Bill Fleming .... best boy
Dennis A. Frank .... electrician
Jack Lee Gary .... assistant camera (as Jack Gary)
Peter Golden .... casting: New York
Billy Graff .... production associate
David Graham .... casting: Los Angeles
Bob Guthier .... electrician
Dean Hassen .... lighting technician
Aubrey Head .... color timer
'Hawkeye' Hendricksen .... technical advisor
Dave Hetschiesch .... lighting technician
Kirk Hokanson .... location manager
Gerald Hoy .... grip
John Huddleston .... lighting technician
Charles Huntsberry .... security officer (as 'Big Chick' Huntsberry)
Dawn Renee Jones .... assistant: Mr. Magnoli
Daniel R. Jordan .... key grip (as Danny Jordan)
Craig Kinchel .... grip
Alan Leeds .... coordinator
Dona Lien .... production secretary
Tammy Maples .... jungle exotic
Jimmell Mardome .... costumer: men
Kerry Lyn McKissick .... script supervisor
Bonnie Metzger .... unit publicist
Fred Moultrie .... production accountant (as Fred S. Moultrie)
Edward R. Nedin .... electrician
Donald Peake .... production accountant (as Donald L. Peake)
Bob Petersen .... lighting technician
Jeffrey W. Petersen .... electrician (as Jeffrey W. Peterson)
Matthew Quast .... playback operator
Robert Reiff .... still photographer
Craig Rice .... production assistant
Joe Rice .... grip
Matt Rice .... electrician
George Richardson .... post-production assistant
Geri Rosenberg .... production secretary
Laila Schirrmeister .... assistant: Anne McCulley
Donald Schmitz .... dolly grip
Allan Schultz .... additional film editor
Mitchell Sinoway .... additional film editor
Barbara Sobocinski .... production secretary
Christopher Squires .... assistant camera
David Taylor .... post-production assistant
Jennifer Walton .... secretary to the producers
Jonathan Wolf .... production accountant (as Jonathan D. Wolf)
Millicent A. Wood .... jungle exotic
Riki Wuolle .... casting: Minneapolis
Steve van Osdale .... grip
Judah Hannah .... video assist operator (uncredited)

Source: http://www.imdb.com/title...ullcredits

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Reply #5 posted 06/06/04 1:07am

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Visit Michel Colombier's website to hear his 'Love Theme' from 'Purple Rain'

http://www.michelcolombie...io_old.htm

The 'Love Theme' was most recently released in 2002 on a CD which covers selections from his 35 year composing career.
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Reply #6 posted 06/06/04 1:21am

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langebleu said:

Michel Colombier provided original music.


But that means Michel contributed to the score, right? Isn't the score what Prince won the Oscar for?? confused Father's Song is Princes, no? & it would be considered part of the score, right? hmm
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langebleu said:

Visit Michel Colombier's website to hear his 'Love Theme' from 'Purple Rain'

http://www.michelcolombie...io_old.htm

The 'Love Theme' was most recently released in 2002 on a CD which covers selections from his 35 year composing career.
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By the way, I went to the link - it's AMAZING how cheesy it sounds on it's own, yet it's perfect for the movie... which is cheesy also I guess lol
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CalhounSq said:

langebleu said:

Michel Colombier provided original music.


But that means Michel contributed to the score, right? Isn't the score what Prince won the Oscar for?? confused Father's Song is Princes, no? & it would be considered part of the score, right? hmm

There are two categories currently at the 'Oscars' - for music: 'Music - Original Scoring' and 'Music - Original Song'

'Music - Original Scoring'

The Academy Award that Prince won in 1984 (57th Academy Awards) was for Original Song Score which fell within this category.

This was not the 'standard' title usually awarded. That year, Prince's nomination competed with Jeff Moss ("The Muppets Take Manhattan") and Kris Kristofferson ("Songwriter").

The same year, the more usual and separate Original Score award was given to Maurice Jarre for his work on 'A Passage To India' within the category. (I believe that this is the award that Michel Columbier would have received if his scoring work within the film had received a nomination - which it didn't).

Often, then, just one award is given in this category. In recent years (the '90s), awards have been given separately within this category for 'Original Dramatic Score' and 'Original Musical or Comedy Score'. In other years, the Academy has styled the category with an award of "Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Adaptation Score", for example. There have also been other award titles over the years that reflect the type of scoring and material source in songs of the era.

Prince appears to be the last artist to have received the award within this category with this specific title, the only other previous recipients being The Beatles for the film, 'Let It be' in 1970.

'Music - Original Song'

In the separate 'Music - Original Song' category, awards are given for one 'Original Song' - as distinct from a body of work covered by 'Original Song Score' in the other category.

At the 57th Academy Awards in 1984, Stevie Wonder's "I Just Called To Say I Love You" (from the film, 'The Woman In Red') won this award.
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Reply #9 posted 06/06/04 2:19am

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CalhounSq said:



But that means Michel contributed to the score, right? Isn't the score what Prince won the Oscar for?? confused Father's Song is Princes, no? & it would be considered part of the score, right? hmm

There are two categories currently at the 'Oscars' - for music: 'Music - Original Scoring' and 'Music - Original Song'

The Academy Award that Prince won in 1984 (57th Academy Awards) was for Original Song Score which falls within the 'Music - Original Scoring' category. This was not the 'standard' title usually awarded.

The same year, the more usual and separate Original Score award was given to Maurice Jarre for his work on 'A Passage To India' within the same Scoring category. (I believe that this is the award that Michwl Columbier would have received if his scoring work within the film had received a nomination).

Often, then, just one award is given in this category.

(In recent years (the '90s), awards have been given separately within this category for 'Original Dramatic Score' and 'Original Musical or Comedy Score'. In other years, the Academy has styled the category with an award of "Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Adaptation Score", for example. There have also been other award titles over the years that reflect the type of scoring and material source in songs of the era.)

Prince appears to be the last artist to have received the award within this category with this specific title, the only other previous recipients being The Beatles for the film, 'Let It be' in 1970.

In the separate 'Music - Original Song' category, awards are given for 'Original Song' - that is, for one song, as distinct from 'Original Song Score' which embraces a number of songs.

At the 57th Academy Awards in 1984, Stevie Wonder's "I Just Called To Say I Love You" (from the film, 'The Woman In Red') won this award.
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Prince certainly liked to score back in 1984. That much is for sure.

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Reply #10 posted 06/07/04 11:26am

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wow - never knew that wasn't prince playing this song . . . too funky - 20 yrs later i find out. thanks for the posting . . .
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Reply #11 posted 06/07/04 11:29am

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I won't be able to sleep tonight knowing that Prince wasn't behind that goonie incidental music that played when Apollonia jumped into the lake.
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