![]() ![]() Finally the "Epilogue" rounds things off nicely with a recap of many of the themes for a satisfying conclusion.Īround the World in 80 Days is the last full film score completed by Victor Young. The pace picks up and snatches of Arne's "Rule Brittania" emphasise the destination on the voyage across the Atlantic, and the tension mounts when the adventurers realise that time is against them. "Prairie Sail Car" then reminds us that there is still a race against time. While the music remains light and good-humoured throughout, there is an underlying story and the main theme becomes a Love Theme in "Temple of Dawn". The story then takes us to China before taking us across the Pacific to North America. The Spanish section has he spectacle of a Bull Fight, and it is very lucky that Passepartout is Spanish! Then the adventure continues in India with another broad melody and the track later transforms into a train's whistle and a train-ride. Then the iconic scenes in the balloon sequence are set to an expansive version of the main theme, with a short interlude on French accordian, before woodwind runs and harp glissandi herald the end of this stage of the journey. The busy theme anounces the "Paris Arrival" with the help of a traditional French melody. In this film Passepartout is Spanish and the second track introduces a range of contrasting material with a comical feel for Phileas Fogg's side-kick, then morphs into the stirring pasadoble from Manuel Penella's opera "El Gato Montés" (The Wild Cat). ![]() After a brief fanfare, the "Main Titles" launch straight into the main theme with some soaring strings. The song was released as a single by Bing Crosby and became a big hit in 1957 following the success of the film. It's main theme is a song created by Young and lyricist Harold Adamson, and Young uses it (in instrumental form) throughout the film, arranging the theme in different ways to suggest different locations and moods. To people of a certain age, composer Victor Young's soundtrack will be instantly recognisable. He has many adventures along the way, and there is a little twist which allows him to win the bet in the nick of time. Most people will know the story that Fogg makes a bet with some members of "The Reform Club" in London that he can go around the world in 80 days. The leads parts were played by David Niven as Phileas Fogg and Cantinflas (a Mexican comedian and actor very famous across Latin America) as his butler Passepartout. "Around The World in 80 Days" was a lavish film production by the standards of the time, with location shooting in 13 countries across the world and dozens of stars playing cameo roles including Frank Sinatra, Marlene Dietrich, John Gielgud and Noel Coward. Post your comments on the Wellesnet Message Board.Victor Young - Around The World in 80 Days In his later years, Welles - whose stage credits included “Voodoo” Macbeth, the controversial Cradle Will Rock and a modern dress Caesar - boasted that Around the World was the theatrical work he was proudest of. ![]() However, the British trade unions would not let him use the U.S.-built sets and props. Welles reportedly lost more than $300,000 on Around the World, which he had planned to bring to England. ![]() The show required 50 stage hands and a cast of 70. Running about three hours, including 30 minutes of film footage, Around the World featured 38 sets, a three-ring circus on stage, a train running through the American West, and four mechanical elephants. Well, a blog entry on forgotten Cole Porter songs pointed us in the right direction.Īround the World premiered at the Adelphi Theatre on May 31, 1946, but its audience withered in the hot summer months. Listening to the song made us wonder what other songs, recorded by the BBC or featured on an album, might be out there. There He Goes, Mr Phileas Fogg (from Around the World). ![]()
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