Joseph J. Lilley | Musical arrangements for Mr. Music
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December 18, 06:00 PM GMT
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2,000 - 3,000 USD
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1 USD
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Joseph Lilley’s bound film score for Mr. Music with various production notes in his role as musical director. Together with 6 pages of typed production notes from recording sessions occurring October 1949 through March 1950, as well as photograph of Bing Crosby in recording booth.
Also includes Lilley’s Paramount Studios manuscript paper with extensive notes written in black, red and blue pencil and green and pink ballpoint. This manuscript paper was used by Lilley to write notes to himself regarding the musical production process, including about tempo, altering a number’s runtime, stage directions, reminders to carry out miscellaneous tasks including connecting with other members of the production team, paying musicians working on the film, and writing additional music for the production.
Mr. Music was a 1950 film starring Bing Crosby and Nancy Olson, directed by Richard Haydn, and released by Paramount Pictures. It is based on the play Accent on Youth written by Samson Raphaelson. Filming took place from October to December 1949 in Hollywood. The soundtrack included songs sung by Bing Crosby and various others including “Life is So Peculiar,” sung by Crosby, Peggy Lee and Groucho Marx.
In a contemporary review for The New York Times, critic Bosley Crowther called Mr. Music "one of the cheeriest and brightest of current films.” Lilley was an American composer, songwriter and orchestrator. He was Music Director at Paramount Studios on Mr. Music.