Shotgun Wedding Music Credits
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Original Music by Allan Zavod Executive Producer Music Peter Dawkins Music Supervisor Terry McArthur Music Recorded at Giant Studios, Sydney, Australia Studio Coordinator Penny Seta Original Music produced by Allan Zavod Recorded and mixed by Doron Kipen Assistant Engineers Jeremy Cole Paul Grant WOULDN’T IT BE NICE by Wilson/Asher, Performed by The Beach Boys Courtesy of EMI Music Australia Pty. Ltd./Capitol L.A. Publishers Irving Music Inc./J. Albert & Son. Pty. Ltd. COME SOFTLY TO ME by Barbara Ellis/Gary Troxel/Gretchen Christopher, Performed by The Fleetwoods Courtesy of EMI Music Australia Pty. Ltd/EMI USA, Publishers Warner Chappell Music I’LL MAKE YOU HAPPY by Wright/Young, Performed by The Easybeats Courtesy of Albert Productions, Publishers J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd. COME AND SEE HER by Wright/Young, Performed by The Easybeats Courtesy of Albert Productions, Publishers J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd. COME AND SEE HER Instrumental Version, Arranged by Allan Zavod Produced by Allan Zavod and Peter Dawkins, Saxophone Solo by Jeremy Cole Engineered by Peter Dawkins, Recorded at Giant Studios MADE MY BED by George Young, Performed by The Easybeats Courtesy of Albert Productions, Publishers J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd. THE LOVED ONE by Clyne/Humphries/Lovett, Performed by Doug Parkinson Publishers Mushroom Music, Recorded at Giant Studios Produced by Peter Dawkins, Engineered by Jeremy Cole & Paul Grant THE WEDDING MARCH by Felix Mendelssohn, From A Midsummer Night’s Dream Arranged by Allan Zavod, Recorded at Giant Studios CRAZY LOVE by Van Morrison, Performed by Jo Camilleri of The Black Sorrows, Jo Camilleri performs courtesy of Sony Music Australia Additional vocals by Zoë Carides, Published Warner Chappell Music Recorded at Giant Studios, Produced by Peter Dawkins, Engineered by Jeremy Cole & Paul Grant The Filmmakers would like to thank … Fineline Music Music in the film: There are some incidental appearances of music in the film - Helen turns off a record player but the main moment happens when Jimmy, Helen and mad brother Bruce are driving to the new house, and sing a variant of Old MacDonald’s Farm, with Helen varying the lyrics to say “and on that farm they had bugger all …” Lyrics: Songs run over the head and tail credits. (The real Wally Mellish was a devoted fan of Elvis Presley, with several juke boxes in his house when this writer met him, and he might have had a word or two to say about the musical selections in the film). Head credits: A portion of the original Beach Boys’ song Wouldn’t It Be Nice is heard over the opening credits. It begins as the opening title about the film being “inspired” by a real story rolls out of view. The lyrics as heard in the film: Wouldn't it be nice if we were older? Then we wouldn't have to wait so long And wouldn't it be nice to live together In the kind of world where we belong You know it's gonna make it that much better When we can say goodnight and stay together Wouldn't it be nice if we could wake up In the morning when the day is new? And after having spent the day together Hold each other close the whole night through Happy times together we've been spending I wish that every kiss was never ending Wouldn't it be nice? (The song has begun to be mixed down under ‘train arriving at station’ sound effects, and stays mixed down as Jimmy rushes past hookers and the Lido motel to meet up with Helen) Maybe if we think, and wish, and hope, and pray, it might come true Run run eooh Baby, then there wouldn't be a single thing we couldn't do Oh we could be married (Chorus: Oh we could be married) And then we'd be happy Wouldn't it be nice? (Chorus: And then we’d be happy) Oh wouldn’t it be nice … Bah, bah, bah bah bah … (The song fades out on the scat ‘bah’ singing as Jimmy lets out a kind of Tennessee Williams/Marlon Brando cry of “Heleennhh!” and Helen, upstairs, responds with a cry of “Jimmieehh” …) Tail credits: The tail song is a version of Van Morrison’s Crazy Love, performed by Joe Camilleri of The Black Sorrows. (This song was released in 1970 - the real siege took place in 1968. There are some slight changes in the lyrics). The song begins as Helen and bub are being driven away in the back seat of a police car, and look back to see Jimmy, surrounded by cops and being handcuffed, hands high in the air as the dead corrupt cop still sits slumped in front of of him. Lyrics as heard in the film: Listen baby ... I can hear your heart beat for a thousand miles Yeah, my heavens open every time yah smile And when I come to her, that's where I belong Yes, I run to her like a river song You give me love, love, love, love, crazy love She gives me love, love, love, love, crazy love She's got a fine sense of humour when I'm feeling low down And when I come to her, yeah the sun goes down She takes away my troubles, takes away my grief Takes away my heartaches, in the night like a thief You give me love, love, love, love, crazy love You give me love, love, love, love, crazy love And I need her in the daytime (Chorus: I need her) Oh I need her in the night (Chorus: Yes, I need her) And I want to throw my arms around her And kiss and hug her, and kiss and hug her tight... (Chorus: ooohhhh, and through next verse) And when I'm returning from so far away She gives me lovin' ….brightens up my day And it makes me righteous, oh it makes me whole And it makes me mellow down to my soul You give me love, love, love, love, crazy love You give me lovin’, oh baby … crazy love… (Chorus: Crazy love) (Chorus and voice intermingle and repeat these lines) You give me love … You give me crazy love .. Yeah, You give me love, love, love, love, love, crazy love. And I sing it, yes alright … (Chorus: Love, love, love) Yes alright … (Chorus: Love, love, love) Etc - repeats keep going until a piano-driven interlude takes over …and the instrumental mingling piano and synth then continues to the end of tail credits ... Composer Allan Zavod: Allan Zavod died in 2016. He had a website still up at time of writing, here, which acted as a record of his work and as a tribute. It contained these biographical details, here. Zavod also has a detailed wiki listing here. Allan Zavod is an Australian pianist, performer, composer, jazz musician, arranger, producer, music director and conductor whose career has mainly been in America. Married to author-artist Christine Zavod, he has one son, Zak. As a musician he has moved across genres from classical to rock- fusion. Today he is considered an Australian pioneer in the classical-jazz fusion genre, where he embraces a unique creative blend of improvised jazz and classical music. Often described as a keyboard wizard Allan Zavod completed a music degree where he was classically trained at Melbourne Conservatorium (University of Melbourne) in 1969, after being awarded the prestigious full Ormond scholarship. His talent as a pianist was recognised by Duke Ellington, who after hearing him playing jazz piano arranged for him to further his jazz studies at famed Berklee School of Music (Boston, Massachusetts, US), where he later held a post as professor of music. Based in the USA for 30 years he played, recorded and toured with many well-known international musicians such as Duke Ellington, Glenn Miller Orchestra, Woody Herman Orchestra, Maynard Ferguson Big Band, Cab Calloway, Billy Cobham, Gary Burton, Herbie Hancock, Jean Luc-Ponty and George Benson, culminating in a 1984 world tour with the legendary Frank Zappa. America's music bible "Downbeat Magazine" named Zavod one of the USA's Top 10 Keyboardists of the 80's. He has received grants and commissions to compose, orchestrate and perform original works throughout the world. Representing Australia in 1987 he (as composer) and Kate Ceberano (as singer) won the Asia Broadcasting Union Popular Song Contest in Kuala Lumpur viewed by an estimated audience of 500 million. In 1988 the Australia Council commissioned him to compose "Concerto Australiana" a classical/jazz fusion three movement work for piano, orchestra and jazz ensemble which was performed at the Bicentennial Australia Day Celebrations, live on ABC television at the Sydney Opera House. As a teenager in 1968 he performed for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth at Government House and in 1988 performed a work for piano and jazz choir before H.R.H Prince Charles and the late Princess Diana for the Melbourne Youth Music Council. Shortly thereafter there was an Australian Girls Choir commission for a jazz work and a composition for the Victorian Youth Symphonic Band. In 1996 Zavod composed a stirring sound scape for the stage adaptation of J.R.R Tolkien's "The Hobbit" which enjoyed huge success throughout Australia then and again in 1999. In 1997 Symphony Australia commissioned Zavod to write "Concerto for Trumpet, Jazz Trio & Orchestra" for trumpeter James Morrison to open the Adelaide Symphony season. They enjoyed 4 further sell out performances in 2001 at the Sydney Opera House with the prestigious Sydney Symphony Orchestra. A tour of the work with major European & Chinese orchestras featuring James & Allan occurred in 2002, which included an April performance in Munich with the Munich Symphony.