Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures
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1:37:01
Here's Johnny!
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It was a very difficult role.
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It was a long shoot
and I had to cry and hyperventilate. . .

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. . .and carry a little boy and run. . .
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. . .for most of the time we shot.
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And that was about a year,
a little over a year.

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Anywhere between 30 and 50
videotaped rehearsals. . .

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. . .before we even rolled film.
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I wouldn't trade the experience
for anything.

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Why? Because of Stanley.
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And it was a fascinating
learning experience.

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It was such intense work,
that I think it makes you smarter.

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But I wouldn't want
to go through it again.

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We were working with the material
in the book. . .

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. . .and trying to make music
that fit the mood. . .

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. . .of an updated Gothic horror story.
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Which is what The Shining is,
really, as a novel, in any case.

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Of course, the stylization
that came out from the filming. . .

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. . .was not present in the book.
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And so we failed in our attempt.
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Which is why there's
other music in the movie.

1:38:16
Danny, you win.
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Let's take the rest
of this walking.

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A lot of the music cues
are combinations. . .

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. . .of some of Ligeti's music,
some of Penderecki's music.

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And lots of background patterns
and textures. . .

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. . .with heartbeats and sizzling,
electronic, weird sounds. . .

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. . .all mixed together. That's how he
finally did what he was looking for.

1:38:53
When The Shining was released,
the response was mixed.

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Some people appreciated its riddles
and ambiguities.

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Others felt Kubrick had strayed
too far from King's book.


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