Nov 8, 2023
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Is it just me or do the made-for-TV movies between 1969 and 1973 all sound the same....
*** ROBERT DRASNIN *** 1959 Exotic Tiki music Most music fans don't know of Robert Drasnin, but if they're also fans of classic television, they've heard his music: Drasnin scored the music for Mission: Impossible, The Twilight Zone, and The Man from UNCLE, among others. He got his start in the music business playing saxophone and flute with Tommy Dorsey, Les Brown, and Red Norvo, and later studied composition with film score giant Miklós Rózsa and classical composer Lukas Foss. In the '50s, the exotica of Martin Denny was all the rage, being a hybrid of the tropical/Hawaiian/Southeast Asian music, Tito Puente-style Latin music, and lounge jazz; subsequently, a tiny record company prevailed upon Drasnin to come up with a suitable counterpart. He succeeded, and virtually surpassed the man he was supposed to be copying. The band, consisting of Drasnin on piccolo, two flutists, a pianist, a harpist, a bassist, and six percussionists, with Salli Terri providing wordless vocals, is delicate and inspired, and Drasnin's compositions show wit, warmth, and a remarkable sense of spaciousness. This isn't just some corny or kitschy item of nostalgia for the ain't-we-hip set -- it's intelligent mood music, cinematic music without a film, and jazz-tinged easy listening that doesn't condescend to the listener.
Robert Drasnin – Voodoo Exotic Music From Polynesia And The Far East (1959)
Robert Drasnin
Chant Of the Moon
from the lp Voodoo
Robert Drasnin
Voodoo
R.I.P. Exotica Legend Robert Drasnin
R.I.P. Exotica Legend Robert Drasnin
Exotica music legend Robert Drasnin has passed away at age 87. Now, I know, he’s not exactly a household name. But aficionados of exotica, space-age pop, bachelor pad, lounge music, or whatever you want to call it, will now the name.
Robert Drasnin is most known for his two exotica-themed albums Voodoo! and Voodoo II. Recorded decades apart, both albums are wonderful examples of the exotica…
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