tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post3257238361472590196..comments2024-03-27T00:26:22.316-05:00Comments on The MacGyver Project: Dennis McCarthy: A ConversationNicholas Sweedohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00437092592253460266noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-53840725061357876652015-06-28T09:17:23.625-05:002015-06-28T09:17:23.625-05:00Yeah I had been originally thinking "To Be a ...Yeah I had been originally thinking "To Be a Man" also when he mentioned that. I didn't actually talk to him - just over email. As is the case with a lot of these cast and crew members, I think the memories are in there somewhere but they just need a little jogging (as he alluded to with the Don Julio Anejos). It would be awesome to spend a week with these people and really dig into the details. Nicholas Sweedohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00437092592253460266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-32273484295867477152015-06-27T23:30:29.339-05:002015-06-27T23:30:29.339-05:00You bet :). If I ever have the time and money to i...You bet :). If I ever have the time and money to invest in it, I'll release it myself. I reviewed the episodes again and actually think rather than Slow Death Dennis might have been talking about To Be a Man, I noticed that one has guitar in the orchestra but Slow Deat doesn't. To be a Man in my opinion has one of the strongest scores in the entire series.<br />Did you talk to Dennis directly or did he mail in the answers? I wish he had remembered some more details..Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00431231028127282158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-14040405117681714442015-06-15T22:03:39.713-05:002015-06-15T22:03:39.713-05:00Thanks David! I didn't realize this was the o...Thanks David! I didn't realize this was the only McCarthy interview on MacGyver. I like your Slow Death guess for the middle eastern episode - makes sense. If that MacGyver soundtrack ever comes out, you and I will be the first in line! Nicholas Sweedohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00437092592253460266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-70048189980412828682015-06-13T21:55:51.014-05:002015-06-13T21:55:51.014-05:00Thanks so much Nick for posting (as far as I'm...Thanks so much Nick for posting (as far as I'm aware) the very first McCarthy interview about MacGyver ever. Some interesting background info. I do wonder how much music was actually composed by Ross and Babcock in those episodes, it would have been interesting to get a bit more details on how that worked exactly. I can't find any cues that don't sound like McCarthy so I assume they tried to approximate his style.<br />I guess the middle eastern episode he is mentioning is probably Slow Death. That episode doesn't have that much music but a very interesting opening cue leading up to the blasting of the bridge.<br />Nice to know that Ken Harrison and him were friends. I've always wondered whether the composers had more of a competitor- or more of a colleague relationship.<br />I've read, seen and heard just about all there is on Dennis McCarthy and I have all his scores in my collection, so reading something totally new after so many years is really great. <br />Still desparately waiting for a MacGyver score album to be released. Of the available scores the one that comes closest to his MacGyver work is "The Arsenal of Freedom", a dramatic, action packed score from Star Trek TNG season 1 which was composed in 1988, so in MacGyver season 3. Amazing that he actually travelled to Vancouver so many times, he would have been crazy busy with Star Trek by then, no wonder he needed some help later on.<br />Thanks again for posting, I truly envy you for being able to talk to my favorite composer.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00431231028127282158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-13282288726119248622015-06-12T19:35:33.217-05:002015-06-12T19:35:33.217-05:00The full story looked pretty bleak. He's been...The full story looked pretty bleak. He's been on the kidney donor list for awhile and hasn't gotten one yet. His current kidney's breaking down now so unless he gets a kidney soon it will be fatal. He's 43 years old.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04953380288384883179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-64429864510081091362015-06-12T16:52:00.672-05:002015-06-12T16:52:00.672-05:00Sad news - hope he's ok.Sad news - hope he's ok. Nicholas Sweedohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00437092592253460266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-80413276687559117912015-06-12T16:51:44.195-05:002015-06-12T16:51:44.195-05:00I figured you'd like the Cleo Rocks mention --...I figured you'd like the Cleo Rocks mention -- it does have some good stuff including the music from MDB. Nicholas Sweedohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00437092592253460266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-3392087716394590292015-06-12T10:23:39.905-05:002015-06-12T10:23:39.905-05:00Just saw a "MacGyver"-related headline. ...Just saw a "MacGyver"-related headline. Ernie Reyes, Jr. (Luke on "Murderers' Sky) is in the hospital with kidney failure. I hope they're able to help him.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04953380288384883179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-88330345423835847042015-06-12T09:26:53.963-05:002015-06-12T09:26:53.963-05:00Welcome back from retirement. I figured at least ...Welcome back from retirement. I figured at least one of the crew members you contacted would arise for an interview. Who knows...there may be more yet! Nice exchange with McCarthy. Very cool, especially for me, that he selected "Cleo Rocks" as one of his favorite episodes to compose. The speed at which he was expected to submit a composition is head-spinning....I can't even imagine putting together 45+ minutes of music in that short of a timeframe.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04953380288384883179noreply@blogger.com