Marc Shaiman reunites with actor/director Billy Crystal for the HBO-produced baseball docudrama 61, a project that proves particularly well-suited to the composer's dewy-eyed sentimentality. Shaiman captures in full the apple-pie glory of the sport when its position as America's Favorite Pastime was unassailable, creating a series of rousing themes rooted in nostalgia and innocence. Shaiman also seizes upon baseball's implicit poetry and patriotism, writing dutifully anthemic cues richly appointed in flourishes of brass -- he even indulges his quirkier impulses with a handful of woozy, jazz inspired melodies like "Mickey's Drunk" and "Mickey and Whitey Dance." It's a score that certainly functions more successfully in tandem with Crystal's film, but it's still one of Shaiman's most accomplished and far-reaching efforts regardless of context. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide
61* (Original Score)
05/08/2001
All Music Guide Review
61* (Original Score) Track Listing
Credits of 61* (Original Score)
- Marc Shaiman
- Producer
- Paul Wertheimer
- Engineer
- Richard Reed
- Assistant
- Sandy DeCrescent
- Orchestra Contractor
- Frank Bennett
- Orchestration
- Richard Dombrowski
- Design
- Jeff Atmajian
- Orchestration
- Nick Vidar
- Programming
- Patrick Russ
- Orchestration
- Norm Dlugatch
- Engineer
- Pete Anthony
- Conductor
- Brian Dixon
- Engineer
- Dominic Gonzales
- Engineer
- Harvey R. Cohen
- Orchestration
- Dave DePalo
- Orchestration
- John Kull
- Orchestration
- Larry Lachmann
- Mastering
- Rich Tonnes
- Engineer
- Robert F. Colesberry
- Producer
- Roy Selig
- Engineer
- Hank Steinberg
- Writer
- Tim Boyle
- Scoring Mixer, Score Mixer
- Richard E. Grant
- Click Master
- Jellybean
- Executive Producer
- Billy Crystal
- Director, Executive Producer











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