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Loesser made greater, October 10, 2007
This review is from: "Heart & Soul: The Life and Music of Frank Loesser" (DVD)
Frank Loesser lived three musical lives, all nicely depicted in this video. Until WOrld War II he was solely a lyricist. Then during WWII, after the success of "Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition," for which he wrote words and music, he transitioned to his Broadways phase.
There for "Where's Charley," "Guys and Dolls," "Most Happy Fella," "Greenwillow," and "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying," he was composer, lyricist, and in several cases, wrote the storyline. All of this, plus his fascinating persona, emerges clearly here.
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Worth watching, March 19, 2011
This review is from: "Heart & Soul: The Life and Music of Frank Loesser" (DVD)
If you are interested in the American Musical and the major people behind what is now being called the Golden Age of American Musical this DVD is a "must watch." It is relatively short. I wish they had spent more time showing excerpts from his various stage productions and more time discussing the evolution of Mr Loesser's musical forms. But it does go through his life and provides some insight to the man, his lyrics and his music. The sound is good, the color and images very good and the pacing very nice. The director made some very nice choices of subject, images and interviews. There are extras including a very nice audio track by some of the people involved in making of this excellent documentary.
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Wonderful overview of a wonderful life, July 9, 2009
This review is from: "Heart & Soul: The Life and Music of Frank Loesser" (DVD)
This is a fabulous overview of the life of one of America's great composers, responsible for "Guys and Dolls", "Hans Christian Andersen", "The Most Happy Fella", "Where's Charley?" and the Pulitzer-Prize-winning "How To Succeed in Bussiness Without Really Trying", not to mention several readily recognizable songs including "Baby It's Cold Outside". This video traces Loesser's fascinating life from childhood to his sadly premature death. You will learn so many things about Frank Loesser that you probably didn't know all packed into this retrospective.
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