Oklahoma City Museum of Art to screen “The Harmony Game: Making of Bridge Over Troubled Water” Wednesday
The Oklahoma City Museum of Art, 415 Couch Drive, will screen at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday “The Harmony Game: The Making of Bridge Over Troubled Water,” which is being in shown in select theaters in honor of the 40th anniversary of Simon and Garfunkel’s seminal album. Check out the trailer posted above.
“The Harmony Game” tells the story behind Simon and Garfunkel’s “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” an album shrouded in rock n’ roll mythology with legendary tales of inspiration, innovation and separation. This spectacular documentary combines rare archival footage and new interviews with Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel discussing the creation and reception of “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” along with several of the duo’s collaborators from the period: Roy Halee (co-producer/engineer), Hal Blaine (drums), Joe Osborn (bass guitar), Jimmie Haskell (arranger), and Mort Lewis (manager).
A unique time-capsule of Simon & Garfunkel’s writing process and of the late-1960s, “The Harmony Game” will be included on the forthcoming “Bridge Over Troubled Water: 40th Anniversary CD+DVD,” which will be released on March 8. Advanced copies of the 40th anniversary CD/DVD set will be given away at each screening.
Before Wednesday’s screening, the Oklahoma City Museum of Art will host the Stella Artois Intermission from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in its Noble Theater lobby. You get a free beer with a film ticket.
Since it is a special event, all tickets are $10. For tickets and information, go to www.okcmoa.com.
-BAM
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The “Bridge Over Troubled Water” album was the last and best of this great duo. Every song on it is memorable.
I recently posted on my Rockaeology blog at http://tinyurl.com/5tyalz4 the story behind the title track. The song’s title has its roots in gospel music. Performing “Mary Don’t You Weep” with the Swan Silvertones in 1958, Claude Jeter sang, “I’ll be a bridge over deep water if you trust in my name.” “Bridge” was written with Garfunkel in mind as the lead, but Simon came to regret the decision to give the song to Artie.