Don't Say Goodbye (1.15)

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How Would You Rate This Episode?

10 (Perfect!)
2
2%
9.5 (One of the Best)
4
4%
9.0 (Excellent)
14
13%
8.5 (Very Good)
26
25%
8.0 (Pretty Good)
28
27%
7.5 (Decent)
14
13%
7.0 (Average at Best)
6
6%
6.5 (Not So Good)
7
7%
6.0 (Pretty Bad)
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No votes
5.0 (Just Awful)
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#31 Post by J.J. Walters »

dergilb wrote:
James J. Walters wrote:Amy Crane plays a lovely classical piano piece at the beginning of this episode. Does anyone happen to know the name of the piece and/or the composer?

Here is an audio clip of the piece: http://magnum-mania.com/Audio/Piano_DSG.html
Hi JJ,

that piece only exits for that episode of Magnum PI. She played a different (but similar) piece (by Gabriel Fauré) during the filming, but later in post-production there were some right issues. So her playing was mimicked by someone, matching some of her fingerplay.

(I asked.)

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Hi dergilb, welcome to the site!

That's very interesting about the piano piece. Any idea what the "similar" Faure piece is?
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#32 Post by Little Garwood »

Agatha wrote:Nice review, Jay! As usual!

I happened to be watching Don't Say Goodbye today. I think Higgins says that the woman waiting on the phone wants Magnum "get his bod to the phone so I can breath heavy." His body...she wants him to get his body to the phone.

I think you're right about the life jackets. I don't remember noticing them before...and don't remember them wearing life jackets in any other episode either. Hmmmm. Maybe Higgins has one on when he jumps in to save Thomas in Home from the Sea. Now I'll have to watch THAT one again!!

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#33 Post by Dewey »

Im so bumed they took off the reruns of Magnum and put on ALl in the Family. So Im going to have to break down and purchase the Magnum box sets.

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#34 Post by dergilb »

James J. Walters wrote:
Hi dergilb, welcome to the site!

That's very interesting about the piano piece. Any idea what the "similar" Faure piece is?
Thank you. Sorry, I don't know. Something in f-sharp minor would be my guess. Op. 50 has some similarities, but the key is different. If I find something, I'll post it here.
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#35 Post by J.J. Walters »

Film crew in the side-view mirror:

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#36 Post by Styles Bitchley »

J.J. Walters wrote:Film crew in the side-view mirror:

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How on earth did you notice THAT James??? Are you watching episodes frame by frame these days? :lol:
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#37 Post by Donuts ensucrats »

He's watching the entire series in slow motion.It's a matter of time and patience.
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Actually, that looks like SelleckLover in the mirror, chasing down TS.

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#39 Post by IKnowWhatYoureThinking »

Nice catch James! You guys amaze me in your detail sometimes.

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#40 Post by J.J. Walters »

Styles Bitchley wrote:How on earth did you notice THAT James??? Are you watching episodes frame by frame these days? :lol:
LOL! No, it wasn't me who spotted it. I'm not much of a "flub spotter". I've probably only found a handful myself. A guy from Italy named Giuseppe Raudino spotted it. ;)
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J.J. Walters wrote:
Styles Bitchley wrote:How on earth did you notice THAT James??? Are you watching episodes frame by frame these days? :lol:
LOL! No, it wasn't me who spotted it. I'm not much of a "flub spotter". I've probably only found a handful myself. A guy from Italy named Giuseppe Raudino spotted it. ;)
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#42 Post by Coops »

Make sure they are REAL flubs or I'll be on you like a duck on a junebug!

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#43 Post by Raudino »

J.J. Walters wrote:Amy Crane plays a lovely classical piano piece at the beginning of this episode. Does anyone happen to know the name of the piece and/or the composer?

Here is an audio clip of the piece: http://magnum-mania.com/Audio/Piano_DSG.html
Hey Walters,

the piece is a variation of Benedetto Marcello's Adagio in C minor for Oboe and Orchestra. Here it is played with the piano: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MI3rQTgFJfQ

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#44 Post by J.J. Walters »

That's it!! Thank you Raudino! I've been trying to ID this piece for forever!

I could be wrong, but it appears that this piece was composed by Benedetto's brother Alessandro.
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#45 Post by Raudino »

J.J. Walters wrote:That's it!! Thank you Raudino! I've been trying to ID this piece for forever!

I could be wrong, but it appears that this piece was composed by Benedetto's brother Alessandro.
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You are right. The piece was the main theme of an Italian movie (Anonimo Veneziano) and since then it became widely known also among people not interested in classical music. It was credited to Benedetto, even though Alessandro seems to be the actual author.

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