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Re: question about pixar's "knick knack"

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Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 22:34
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In article <1992Nov23.162210.10237@cgrg.ohio-state.edu> flip@cgrg.ohio-state.edu (Flip Phillips) writes:
:In article <1992Nov23.041346.5295@vort.cuc.ab.ca> mike@vort.cuc.ab.ca (Mike Nemeth) writes:
:>what was the title of the music and who wrote/performed it? just heard
:>something by al jarreau that sounded very similar...
:[...]
:
:It is Bobby McFerrin. He did it for us 'custom', improvised while he watched
:the film and as such, has no 'real' title. 
:
:-- flip

As Flip said, Bobby McFerrin scored the film for us in a single session
of improvisation.  That's why he has the huge credit at the end of the
movie for "Original Music".  But nobody reads credits...

...which brings me to Today's Anecdote.  Bobby improvised to a temp version
of the film which was partially rendered and partially still wireframe.  In
place of the credits, I put in some film that just said "Blah, Blah, Blah".
On one of the tracks when the temp credits came up he started singing "Blah,
blah, blah..." as a part of the music, so we re-timed the real credits to
match his blahs.  It is through this convoluted path that I lay claim to
having written lyrics which Bobby McFerrin sang.

		--Craig
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