Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Entertainment/2007 January 2

= January 2=

Incidental music from the Godfather part 1
Hello, Does anyone know the title of, or where I can buy/download the incidental music from the Godfather Part 1 specifically the piece of music that is played on the piano after the families have 'gone to the mattresses' after Michael has killed Solazo. On the DVD it is played when there is an interval. Thanks John
 * You might well find it on the commercially released soundtrack album here. You can listen to sound samples on Amazon - maybe you can recognise the specific piece you are looking for. --Richardrj talkemail 10:50, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

Monty Pythons Life of Brian
THis film just been shown again over the holiday period. But in another programme about it, they said that it was too funny to be released in America. Yet it was released there. Why when the Americans dont appreciate it? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 88.109.92.168 (talk) 02:24, 2 January 2007 (UTC).


 * Your question is based on a false premise. There's plenty of Americans who appreciate the film. - 131.211.91.150 08:54, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Indeed. I've yet to find a tertiary educated American on either coast who doesn't love The Python's work. The success of Spamalot in NYC - and its forthcoming (and I'm sure highly successful) launch in Las Vegas, seems to justify that. Rockpock  e  t  09:06, 2 January 2007 (UTC)


 * You misheard what they said in the documentary. From the article: "it was marketed in Sweden as 'The film that is so funny that it was banned in Norway'".--Shantavira 09:49, 2 January 2007 (UTC)


 * Which is true, by the way. I think Norway felt it was blasphemous or something. It's no longer banned, though. 惑乱 分からん 11:28, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

The only reason Monty Python may not be appreciated by some Americans is the British accents and terms, which are hard for some to make out, especially immigrants for whom English is a second language. The humor certainly isn't too sophisticated, ranging from slapstick (fish slapping dance) to cross dressers (the lumberjack song) and sexual innuendo ("a nod's as good as a wink"). The deadpan delivery of most lines is a bit unusual in the US, but we've had American comics, like Bob Newhart, who also use this technique. StuRat 12:23, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Some Python sketches seem to be aimed at a quite sophisticated - though not necessarily British - audience, though. The All-England Summarize Proust Competition for example, or International Philosophy. Skarioffszky 22:51, 2 January 2007 (UTC)


 * What are you talking about? I love that movie.   Coolsnak3 22:44, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

Dead or Alive Original
Once upon a time, a loong time ago, my friend rented a game for his playstation, Dead or Alive. It was a hard game to master, but one mystery was that one of the characters explodes into what seems like super shiny flower petals as a victory pose. I looked up our Wikipedia articles on this game, but I forgot what she looks like. Does anyone know what I'm talking about? --JDitto 21:00, 2 January 2007 (UTC)


 * Perhaps looking at a FAQ on GameFAQs or ask on their message boards. Here is a link http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/psx/game/197064.html --Proficient 22:44, 2 January 2007 (UTC)


 * I didn't find it. How do I post on their message boards? --JDitto 23:36, 2 January 2007 (UTC)


 * Sakura blossom? That sounds like Kasumi, the only female ninja in DOA1. She would have been wearing a white or blue costume, IIRC. --Kjoonlee 13:59, 4 January 2007 (UTC)


 * Thank you very much! So she does that because she's a ninja? So that's kind of like Bakuryu the Mole exploding into leaves then. Thanks. --JDitto 18:03, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

Unedited Peter Sellers Photos - private collection
Dear Madam/Sir,

Congratulations on your fabulous website - but why is it so difficult to find an e-mail address to write to you?

I was Peter Seller´s double and stand in for the film "The Waltz of the Toreadors" back in 1962.

Mr Sellers gave me three or four photos with the two of us at the Opening Night of the same film at the Odeon Cinema, London.

Would Wikipedia be interested in adding these un-edited photos to the Peter Seller´s page?

If so, let me know and I will send them to you - courtesy of Barry McGinley archive of Peter Sellers.

Best wishes for a fantastic 2007.

Barry McGinley - stand in and double for Mr Peter Sellers. One of the few of us who really knew Peter Sellers. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 83.165.29.28 (talk) 22:07, 2 January 2007 (UTC).


 * Many people participate in Wikipedia and contribute to Wikipedia. You can ask people questions on their talk pages. --Proficient 22:42, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

Be bold! Scan in your pictures and upload and add the mto what article you believe they fit. If there is a consensus you are wrong, it will be deleted. No harm done! Just do it! schyler 23:09, 2 January 2007 (UTC)


 * If you don't have a scanner, you can take them to a copy center, like Kinkos, and have them scanned in. We can help you to upload them once you have them on disk.  They sound like they would be a nice addition to Wikipedia. StuRat 02:50, 3 January 2007 (UTC)