Titanic Overture

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Titanic Overture

Post by wind_up_toy » Thu Aug 12, 2021 7:39 am

Hi Dennis

Was Titanic Overture originally a more substantial track?

I ask as you obviously have the piano come in only for it to fade out soon after.

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Re: Titanic Overture

Post by Dreary » Thu Aug 12, 2021 1:47 pm

Whitney Recording Studios in Glendale, near Burbank, California famously had a 1928 vintage organ from an old Fox movie theater. The studio recorded songs for Disney Studios before some rock artists started recording there.
The walls of the studio housed organ pipes from very large to very small. The baffled walls would open or close depending on the desired volume.

When our session time was running out, Michael sat down at the organ and started playing a melody he had been kicking around. We thought it sounded like what the organist might have been playing when the Titanic went down, hence the fade right when the piano came in. Initially, we imagined it being the final song on the album.

Glen and I were inside the wall with the loud pipes during the recording. It was amazing and loud!

I liked the unusual texture that the song brought to the album, but I'm still disappointed that we didn't use that session time to record "Nobody Likes Me".

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Post by wind_up_toy » Thu Aug 12, 2021 3:30 pm

Awesome response, thanks Dennis!

Yes, it was a real shame about Nobody Likes Me, but at least we have the demo on Old School and the great rendition on PFY NY with Nick and the guys!
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Re: Titanic Overture

Post by concolz » Sun Aug 15, 2021 10:08 am

I love Pretties For You. I've always thought of it as a great psychedelic garage album akin to what The 13th Floor Elevators were producing. Titanic Overture is my favourite track! Nobody Likes Me is a fantastic song too.

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Re: Titanic Overture

Post by mestreech » Mon Aug 16, 2021 1:24 am

I always liked TO and it would be a great opening for the show.

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Post by Railwayman » Mon Aug 16, 2021 9:36 am

What a great idea. Would really add atmosphere to the start of the show

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Re: Titanic Overture

Post by Dreary » Mon Aug 16, 2021 3:26 pm

This is the guitar arrangement of "Titanic Overture" by Nick Didkovsky.
I had heard this before I met Nick. We've done lots of music together since then.
https://doctornerve.bandcamp.com/album/ ... rrangement

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Post by Daggers & Contracts » Tue Aug 17, 2021 12:48 am

Dreary wrote:
Mon Aug 16, 2021 3:26 pm
This is the guitar arrangement of "Titanic Overture" by Nick Didkovsky.
I had heard this before I met Nick. We've done lots of music together since then.
https://doctornerve.bandcamp.com/album/ ... rrangement
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Re: Titanic Overture

Post by mestreech » Tue Aug 17, 2021 1:41 am

Dreary wrote:
Mon Aug 16, 2021 3:26 pm
This is the guitar arrangement of "Titanic Overture" by Nick Didkovsky.
I had heard this before I met Nick. We've done lots of music together since then.
https://doctornerve.bandcamp.com/album/ ... rrangement
Indeed a very good job. Love it.

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