ProfD Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 Thread idea popped into my head yesterday as a I saw Chevy Chase playing a Rhodes in "Caddyshack". Off the top of my head, I also remember the following: Korg M1--"Groundhog Day" E-mu sampler--Ferris Buellers Day Off" (Believe it was the orginal Emax). Synclavier--"Cosby Show" Yamaha DX7--"ALF" No concert or awards shows. Just KB/synth sightings on a TV show or movie. 80s contingent rise up. PD "The greatest thing you'll ever learn, is just to love and be loved in return."--E. Ahbez "Nature Boy" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABECK Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 E-mu sampler--Ferris Buellers Day Off" (Believe it was the orginal Emax). : It was an Emulator II. I'm sure of it. Synclavier--"Cosby Show" The one with Stevie Wonder? Wasn't that a K250. I could be wrong. Yamaha DX7--"ALF" HA - I remember that one - the scene in the garage. I think he also had an Oberheim (OB8, or OBxa). If you have seen the recent Alvin and the Chipmunks movie, there is a painfull scene where Dave throws a D50 out his front door in anger, then leaves it in the rain. Ugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfD Posted June 22, 2009 Author Share Posted June 22, 2009 It was an Emulator II. I'm sure of it. The one with Stevie Wonder? Wasn't that a K250. I could be wrong. Nah, I believe you are correct on both accounts. Thanks for refreshing my 80s memory. PD "The greatest thing you'll ever learn, is just to love and be loved in return."--E. Ahbez "Nature Boy" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FunkKeysStuff Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 I don't know which show it was, but I vaguely recall a scene from some show in the late 80s where a music producer screamed, "Damn it, I said I wanted an M1!" I had just gotten one at the time, so I identified with him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcgoo Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 And of course the ARP 2500 in "Close Encounters of the Third Kind", played by Phil Dodds (ARP Tech who delivered the unit). Custom Music, Audio Post Production, Location Audio www.gmma.biz https://www.facebook.com/gmmamusic/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Grace Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 I thought for a brief moment that this thread would be about the process of spotting keyboard-based cues within a film or TV production. Best, Geoff My Blue Someday appears on Apple Music | Spotify | YouTube | Amazon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABECK Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 I just caught Sneakers with Robert Redford the other night. There is a scene with a blind character who uses a Roland JX3P, connected to a Prophet 2002. He is using it to play sound effects of car tires on various types of roads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfD Posted June 22, 2009 Author Share Posted June 22, 2009 I thought for a brief moment that this thread would be about the process of spotting keyboard-based cues within a film or TV production. Best, Geoff Baby steps Geoff. Let's find the KBs that showed up first. Then, we can start a thread about the process of spotting KB-based cues. PD "The greatest thing you'll ever learn, is just to love and be loved in return."--E. Ahbez "Nature Boy" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Grace Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 I thought for a brief moment that this thread would be about the process of spotting keyboard-based cues within a film or TV production. Best, Geoff Baby steps Geoff. Let's find the KBs that showed up first. Then, we can start a thread about the process of spotting KB-based cues. And of course, by "spotting" I meant spotting. Best, Geoff My Blue Someday appears on Apple Music | Spotify | YouTube | Amazon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfD Posted June 22, 2009 Author Share Posted June 22, 2009 And of course, by "spotting" I meant spotting. Best, Geoff With your background, I knew that was the direction. OT, there was an episode of "Fame" where Bruno was working on a tune and surrounded by a few KBs. PD "The greatest thing you'll ever learn, is just to love and be loved in return."--E. Ahbez "Nature Boy" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 Don't forget Spinal Tap. There is an old school Korg CX-3 along with a couple of other Korg keyboards - Poly Six? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Grace Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 And of course, by "spotting" I meant spotting. Best, Geoff With your background, I knew that was the direction. "Direction." Good one! OT, there was an episode of "Fame" where Bruno was working on a tune and surrounded by a few KBs. There you go! Best, Geoff My Blue Someday appears on Apple Music | Spotify | YouTube | Amazon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonglow Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 I loved that red Fender Rhodes Jamie Foxx played in "Ray." "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FunkKeysStuff Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 I loved that red Fender Rhodes Jamie Foxx played in "Ray." Wasn't that a Wurlitzer? (And don't get me started on Jamie's piano playing in that movie...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedKey Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 2 1/2 men: Kurzweil 2661 (i think) sitting in his bedroom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoahZark Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 I think this counts even though it's in an animated movie: In Monsters vs. Aliens, when the aliens first land on earth, the U.S. President (voiced by Stephen Colbert) has a "Close Encounters moment" where he sets up and plays a keyboard to communicate with the aliens (starting with a butchered version of the Close Encounters theme before jumping into "Axel F"). The animated keyboard is a Yamaha DX-7. Noah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMcD Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 NoahZark, that was hilarious! I saw that movie with my girlfriend and took the liberty of explaining to her exactly why that scene was funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moj Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 I don't know which show it was, but I vaguely recall a scene from some show in the late 80s where a music producer screamed, "Damn it, I said I wanted an M1!" I had just gotten one at the time, so I identified with him. That was Wiseguy. Vinnie Terranova goes undercover to expose the "criminal" corruption in the music industry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morizzle Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 Of course "Blues Brothers" is full of Rhodes and B3 action. It's not a clone, it's a Suzuki. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Horne Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 What's this keyboard? link No guitarists were harmed during the making of this message. In general, harmonic complexity is inversely proportional to the ratio between chording and non-chording instruments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SK Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 What's this keyboard? link CD: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/stevekessler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoodyBluesKeys Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 Really brings to life the old saying, "I'll play for food." Howard Grand|Hamm SK1-73|Kurz PC2|PC2X|PC3|PC3X|PC361; QSC K10's HP DAW|Epi Les Paul & LP 5-str bass|iPad mini2 "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlecky Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 love the scene in Forgetting Sarah Marshall when Jason Segel plays the Dracula song in the bar on a Motif XS8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FunkKeysStuff Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 Of course "Blues Brothers" is full of Rhodes and B3 action. And it turned out there wasn't anything wrong with the action on that Rhodes after all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABECK Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 love the scene in Forgetting Sarah Marshall when Jason Segel plays the Dracula song in the bar on a Motif XS8 He also plays a Yamaha S-90 in the studio when scoring the TV show. Hilarious movie. The guy who plays the new boyfriend is very funny. Of course "Blues Brothers" is full of Rhodes and B3 action. And it turned out there wasn't anything wrong with the action on that Rhodes after all. I beg to differ. Why else would he throw in the black keys for FREE! I always loved when they play the country/western bar, there is a house B3 on stage. Nice touch - it would have been a neat trick to cart that around in the blues mobile! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoahZark Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 The guy who plays the new boyfriend is very funny. That's British comedian Russell Brand, author of best-seller "My Booky Wook." I heard him interviewed on Stern a few months ago, and he was riotously funny there as well. Definitely a comic talent! Noah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarrell Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 And of course the ARP 2500 in "Close Encounters of the Third Kind", played by Phil Dodds (ARP Tech who delivered the unit). I thought I remembered hearing orchestra instead of synth on the soundtrack when he played the 2600, although I haven't seen it since it came out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonglow Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 I loved that red Fender Rhodes Jamie Foxx played in "Ray." Wasn't that a Wurlitzer? (And don't get me started on Jamie's piano playing in that movie...) Wager? "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Grace Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 [video:youtube]yLa8Br569gA Best, Geoff My Blue Someday appears on Apple Music | Spotify | YouTube | Amazon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marino Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 Does Lurch's organ in The Addams Family count? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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