The Entertainer (Ragtime)

I rewatched The Sting recently. I have a few observations about it. Okay, mainly two. One, what a great movie, I never get bored watching it. I could start it again now and still be entertained. Two, what a great score the film has! Maybe nowadays it's actually more famous than the movie itself. Composed by Scott Joplin in the early XXth century, arranged by Marvin Hamlisch for the movie, it's just so perfectly atmospheric. So anyway, since I was thinking I share too little music on Vraie Fiction these days and since this is in my head a lot, I am sharing today The Entertainer. My brothers and I used to listen to it endlessly playing poker when we were teenagers. True story. But not with real money.

Solace

I thought about uploading a piece of music for tonight, from Scott Joplin. Most will remember it as part of the soundtrack of The Sting, a classic crime movie and one of my favourite. Joplin's ragtime classics were rearranged and played by Marvin Hamlisch. My father had an old record of the score, which my brothers and I used to play over and over again... playing poker. I used not to care too much about Solace when I was younger, now I love its melancholic feel. Perfect for any quiet night.