The credit roll at the end of the movie says:
"Harmonica Solos....... Toots Thielemans"
In fact, it is the very first credit of the film, before even Steve McQueen. Nowhere in the credits does it mention Tommy Morgan.
The bass harp lines in the film can only be described as solos. So, I made
the reasonable association that Toots had played the bass harmonica solos.
Sorry if this offended anyone.
Be that as it may, the harp soundtrack in the movie is terrific, and Steve
McQueen is great in the movie. As I said before... Highly recommended.
-Spec20
On Wed, Feb 20, 2008 at 6:03 PM, BassHarp <bassharp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Spec20 sez:
"On the topic of harp in the movies...
I just watched the move 'The Getaway' (the 1972 original with Steve McQueen and Ali MacGraw, not the lame remake with Alec Baldwin). The soundtrack was dominated by bass harp sounds played by Toots! Perfect texture and tension for the movie. Very highly recommended.
-Spec20"
Not accurate with regard to "who did what" in the film. It is correct
that Toots played chromatic in the 1972 film "The Getaway," but did not
play the bass harmonica in the film. Toots Thielemans does not play bass
harmonica, nor does he claim to do so. His seat-mate in the studio
session for those 3 days was none other than Tommy Morgan, who did play
all the bass harmonica in the film, as he did in many films, TV shows,
etc.
Quincy Jones was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Original
Score.
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