NANCY SINATRA

I had a conversation with Nancy Sinatra on twitter the other night. Yes, I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH NANCY SINATRA. Here is my brief tribute:

These Boots Are Made For Walkin', written by Lee Hazlewood and released in 1966:



Title track from the fifth James Bond film, starring Sean Connery as 007. Music by John Barry, lyrics by Leslie Bricusse. A great song, and a great film:



Frank and Nancy:

GEOFF SMITH: Soundtrack to "Häxan"

This is an excerpt from the film "Häxan" (1922), described on IMDB as: "A documentary about the history of witchcraft, told in a variety of styles, from illustrated slideshow to dramatised events of alleged real-life events, right up to the early twentieth century (when the film was made)".

A year or so ago I went to a screening of the film with a live accompaniment by Geoff Smith, playing a custom-built electric dulcimer, not an instrument whith which I was previously familiar. It was an amazing performance.

The current DVD release of the film allows you to choose from a number of soundtracks, but the Geoff Smith track is by far the superior, and really fits the mood and changing scenes of this haunting film.

I have had to stitch together the video and soundtrack for this excerpt, and it is way out of sync, but it will give you the idea, and the complete soundtrack is here.