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It is an important bird in folklore. The cuckoo has traditionally been associated with sexual incontinence and infidelity. [9] An old name for the cuckoo was "cuckold's chorister", [10] and old broadsides played on the idea that the cuckoo's call was a reproach to husbands whose wives were unfaithful:
Common cuckoo song, Kaluga region, Russia. The duo's "cuckoo" theme, entitled "Dance of The Cuckoos", was composed by Roach musical director Marvin Hatley as the on-the-hour chime for the Roach studio radio station, then known as KFVD. [2] Laurel heard the tune on the station, and asked Hatley to use it as the Laurel and Hardy theme song.
Full film. Call of the Cuckoo (1927) is a Hal Roach two reel silent film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. [1] The film's principal star is comedian Max Davidson, though the film is just as well known for cameos from other Roach stars at the time. These cameos include renowned supporting player Jimmy Finlayson (the source of Homer Simpson's "D'oh!"
Musicologists such as Matthew Head and Suzannah Clark believe that birdsong has had a large though admittedly unquantifiable influence on the development of music. [2] [3] Birdsong has influenced composers in several ways: they can be inspired by birdsong; [4] they can intentionally imitate bird song in a composition; [4] they can incorporate recordings of birds into their works; [5] or they ...
25. Twisters. Let's begin with this summer's lethal (sorry, Kiernan Shipka) box-office smash.A perfectly calibrated film on every level, Twisters is the action adventure/disaster romance/country ...
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Thomas Marvin Hatley (April 3, 1905 – August 26, 1986), professionally known simply as Marvin Hatley, was an American film composer and musical director, best known for his work for the Hal Roach studio from 1929 until 1940.
"Cuckoo" director Tilman Singer discusses Hunter Schafer's onscreen vocal performance and music's role in his horror film, ... For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us ...