AN ELEPHANT CALLED SLOWLY op.70 (1969)

Score for a feature film
Published by: Frank Music Corporation (Walter Reade Corporation) New York
Commissioned by: Morning Star Productions/British Lion
Instrumentation:

2 flutes (=piccs/alto & ten. sax), 2 clarinets(=tenor sax/contra-bass clarinet, Horn, 3 trumpets; 2 trombones, tuba; harp, Piano, elec. guitar, acoustic guitar,

Percussion 1(vibraphone, marimba, glock, xylo), percussion 2 (tumba, guira, shaker, azikwe xylo etc ), Drums, bass guitar. Plus solo violin in 'Giraffes'.


[Key to Abbreviations]
Duration: 57:16
First Performance: Recorded CTS Studios, Bayswater, 1969, conducted by the composer

Sheet Music Available
The score is presently unpublished but the manuscript score is with Highbridge Music and a photocopies could be made available on demand.
Recordings Available

Complete vinyl album of score issued by Bell Records NY, Bell 1202 a division of CBS Pictures Industries Inc. 1970. CD issued 2003 Amazon. DVD issued 2005 Amazon


Notes

Starring Virginia McKenna, Bill Travers. Director: James Hill. Sequel to "Born Free". Score includes music by Bert Kaempfert, "Swinging Safari".

Music featured on 'Dream with the fishes' 1998 and 'The Prince and Me' 2004 ('Just a ride' by Jem Griffith). 'Blaxploitation' website review 2000.



Reviews



Elephant Called Slowly, An Howard Blake Bell 1202, 1970
Elephant Called Slowly, An album cover

Guitarist Howard Blake scored the followup movie to "Born Free" in a completely oddball funk fashion. A great, almost tongue-in-cheek album with a big band Disney-style sound in places, don't miss the excellent slowburn breakbeat instrumental "Elephant Rides Again".

Overall Rating: 4

 


Blaxploitation, 2005

Related Works


'Dream With The Fishes' op.511 (1999)
A track from "Elephant Called Slowly" used in this feature film.

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