De Vol began composing music when he was 12. When he was 14, he became a member of the Musicians' Union. After playing violin in his father's orchestra and appearances in a Chinese restaurant, he joined the Horace Heidt Orchestra in the 1930s, being responsible for the arrangements. Later, he toured with the Alvino Rey Orchestra, before embarking on his recording career.
Arrangements
By the time DeVol was 16, "he was doing arrangements with professional skill." From the 1940s, De Vol wrote arrangements for the studio recordings of many top singers, including Nat King Cole, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Tony Bennett, Dinah Shore, Doris Day, Vic Damone and Jaye P. Morgan. His single most famous arrangement is probably the haunting string and piano accompaniment to Cole's "Nature Boy", which was a United States Number One in 1948. That same year, he released a version of "The Teddy Bears' Picnic" (Capitol Records 15420), that he arranged and sang lead vocals on.
The 2003 Mission Accomplished speech gets its name from a banner that read "Mission Accomplished" displayed on the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln during a televised address by United States President George W. Bush on May 1, 2003 and the controversy that followed.
Bush stated at the time that this was the end to major combat operations in Iraq. Bush's assertion—and the sign itself—became controversial after guerrilla warfare in Iraq increased during the Iraqi insurgency. The vast majority of casualties, both military and civilian, occurred after the speech.
Description
On May 1, 2003, Bush became the first sitting President to arrive in an arrested landing in a fixed-wing aircraft on an aircraft carrier when he arrived at the USS Abraham Lincoln in a LockheedS-3 Viking, dubbed Navy One, as the carrier lay just off the San Diego coast, having returned from combat operations in the Persian Gulf. He posed for photographs with pilots and members of the ship's crew while wearing a flight suit. A few hours later, he gave a speech announcing the end of major combat operations in the Iraq War. Far above him was the warship's banner stating "Mission Accomplished."
The film opens with a brief history of the B-17, its birth in 1935 and its proven war record at Midway and the Philippines. However, the narration states, the B-17 has yet to prove itself over Europe. The time and range needed for a successful bombing raid were not available in the European theatre, some people thought.
The film then switches to a dramatized mission over Europe, with a captain telling his pilots what to bomb and where. The film then follows them on their bombing raid and back. At the end of the film, the many successful raids of the bomber are recounted, as well as the numbers of Germans they have shot down. The B-17 in Europe was a "mission accomplished".
Frank DeVol - Mission Accomplished - The Dirty Dozen
Frank DeVol - Mission Accomplished - uploaded via http://www.mp32u.net/
published: 12 Jun 2011
Frank De Vol
www.bandassonorasdecine.com
published: 06 Apr 2013
Frank De Vol - Kronos (1956)
Kronos from the album "Bacchanal!"
Composer: Albert Harris
Performer: Frank De Vol and His Orchestra
Label: Columbia Records CL 1287 - Track B4
Released: 1956
published: 05 May 2012
Let's Play Games, by Frank Devol [From "The Happening" (1967) Soundtrack"]
Just for sharing. No copyright infringement intended.
published: 30 Oct 2011
Frank DeVol - Jezebel
Frank DeVol Jezebel
published: 11 Nov 2012
The dirty dozen. Frank De Vol
US army Major John Reisman (Lee Marvin), based in London, is an inventive man who often thinks outside the box which causes many problems in the structured military. But it is because of this mentality that in March 1944, he is assigned, or as his superiors put it volunteers for a near suicide mission. Prior to the Allied forces invading continental Europe, he and his team, who he will train personally with Sergeant Bowren (Richard Jaeckel) as his second in command, will infiltrate a highly fortified and guarded French château being used by the Nazis as respite house and meeting place primarily for high ranking German officers.
De Vol's score to The Dirty Dozen is deceptively simple. He writes an almost comedic war/action score that makes the film's uncompromising depiction of violence an...
published: 02 Jun 2023
Frank De Vol - Col. Breed's Folly
published: 16 Sep 2019
Frank De Vol & The Starlighters - Jing A Ling
Frank De Vol & The Starlighters
Jing-A-Ling
Recorded September 15, 1950
published: 25 Dec 2012
Thanks For The Memories - Unforgettable: Frank De Vol - When You Were Sixteen
Selections from the four LP set "Thanks For The Memories" by Columbia Records.
published: 16 Nov 2012
FRANK DE VOL - THE DIRTY DOZEN 1966 - SOUNDTRACK
FRANK DE VOL - THE DIRTY DOZEN 1966 - SOUNDTRACK - 1 - THE BATTLE BEGINS - 2 - COL BREDS FOLLY !
Kronos from the album "Bacchanal!"
Composer: Albert Harris
Performer: Frank De Vol and His Orchestra
Label: Columbia Records CL 1287 - Track B4
Released: 195...
Kronos from the album "Bacchanal!"
Composer: Albert Harris
Performer: Frank De Vol and His Orchestra
Label: Columbia Records CL 1287 - Track B4
Released: 1956
Kronos from the album "Bacchanal!"
Composer: Albert Harris
Performer: Frank De Vol and His Orchestra
Label: Columbia Records CL 1287 - Track B4
Released: 1956
US army Major John Reisman (Lee Marvin), based in London, is an inventive man who often thinks outside the box which causes many problems in the structured mili...
US army Major John Reisman (Lee Marvin), based in London, is an inventive man who often thinks outside the box which causes many problems in the structured military. But it is because of this mentality that in March 1944, he is assigned, or as his superiors put it volunteers for a near suicide mission. Prior to the Allied forces invading continental Europe, he and his team, who he will train personally with Sergeant Bowren (Richard Jaeckel) as his second in command, will infiltrate a highly fortified and guarded French château being used by the Nazis as respite house and meeting place primarily for high ranking German officers.
De Vol's score to The Dirty Dozen is deceptively simple. He writes an almost comedic war/action score that makes the film's uncompromising depiction of violence and cruelty all the more shocking by giving it a cheery, conventional demeanor. The film as a whole is given a four-note theme that seems to speak the title ("Dir-ty DOZ-en"), while De Vol quotes old band marches for thematic dimension and a sense of period, as well as an evocation of the characters' rather lowbrow sense of humor. The film's climactic mission in France is treated seriously with hard-driving action and suspense, some of the finest in De Vol's career.
US army Major John Reisman (Lee Marvin), based in London, is an inventive man who often thinks outside the box which causes many problems in the structured military. But it is because of this mentality that in March 1944, he is assigned, or as his superiors put it volunteers for a near suicide mission. Prior to the Allied forces invading continental Europe, he and his team, who he will train personally with Sergeant Bowren (Richard Jaeckel) as his second in command, will infiltrate a highly fortified and guarded French château being used by the Nazis as respite house and meeting place primarily for high ranking German officers.
De Vol's score to The Dirty Dozen is deceptively simple. He writes an almost comedic war/action score that makes the film's uncompromising depiction of violence and cruelty all the more shocking by giving it a cheery, conventional demeanor. The film as a whole is given a four-note theme that seems to speak the title ("Dir-ty DOZ-en"), while De Vol quotes old band marches for thematic dimension and a sense of period, as well as an evocation of the characters' rather lowbrow sense of humor. The film's climactic mission in France is treated seriously with hard-driving action and suspense, some of the finest in De Vol's career.
Kronos from the album "Bacchanal!"
Composer: Albert Harris
Performer: Frank De Vol and His Orchestra
Label: Columbia Records CL 1287 - Track B4
Released: 1956
US army Major John Reisman (Lee Marvin), based in London, is an inventive man who often thinks outside the box which causes many problems in the structured military. But it is because of this mentality that in March 1944, he is assigned, or as his superiors put it volunteers for a near suicide mission. Prior to the Allied forces invading continental Europe, he and his team, who he will train personally with Sergeant Bowren (Richard Jaeckel) as his second in command, will infiltrate a highly fortified and guarded French château being used by the Nazis as respite house and meeting place primarily for high ranking German officers.
De Vol's score to The Dirty Dozen is deceptively simple. He writes an almost comedic war/action score that makes the film's uncompromising depiction of violence and cruelty all the more shocking by giving it a cheery, conventional demeanor. The film as a whole is given a four-note theme that seems to speak the title ("Dir-ty DOZ-en"), while De Vol quotes old band marches for thematic dimension and a sense of period, as well as an evocation of the characters' rather lowbrow sense of humor. The film's climactic mission in France is treated seriously with hard-driving action and suspense, some of the finest in De Vol's career.
De Vol began composing music when he was 12. When he was 14, he became a member of the Musicians' Union. After playing violin in his father's orchestra and appearances in a Chinese restaurant, he joined the Horace Heidt Orchestra in the 1930s, being responsible for the arrangements. Later, he toured with the Alvino Rey Orchestra, before embarking on his recording career.
Arrangements
By the time DeVol was 16, "he was doing arrangements with professional skill." From the 1940s, De Vol wrote arrangements for the studio recordings of many top singers, including Nat King Cole, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Tony Bennett, Dinah Shore, Doris Day, Vic Damone and Jaye P. Morgan. His single most famous arrangement is probably the haunting string and piano accompaniment to Cole's "Nature Boy", which was a United States Number One in 1948. That same year, he released a version of "The Teddy Bears' Picnic" (Capitol Records 15420), that he arranged and sang lead vocals on.
Verse 1 Here's a controversial subject that tends to divide For years it's had Christians lining up on both sides By God's grace, I'll address this without pride The question concerns those for whom Christ died Was He trying to save everybody worldwide? Was He trying to make the entire world His Bride? Does man's unbelief keep the Savior's hands tied? Biblically, each of these must be denied It's true, Jesus gave up His life for His Bride But His Bride is the elect, to whom His death is applied If on judgment day, you see that you can't hide And because of your sin, God's wrath on you abides And hell is the place you eternally reside That means your wrath from God hasn't been satisfied But we believe His mission was accomplished when He died But how the cross relates to those in hell? Well, they be saying: Lord knows He tried Verse 2 Father, Son and Spirit: three and yet one Working as a unit to get things done Our salvation began in eternity past God certainly has to bring all His purpose to pass A triune, eternal bond no one could ever sever When it comes to the church, peep how they work together The Father foreknew first, the Son came to earth To die- the Holy Spirit gives the new birth The Father elects them, the Son pays their debt and protects them The Spirit is the One who resurrects them The Father chooses them, the Son gets bruised for them The Spirit renews them and produces fruit in them Everybody's not elect, the Father decides And it's only the elect in whom the Spirit resides The Father and the Spirit- completely unified But when it comes to Christ and those in hell? Well, they be saying: Lord knows He tried Verse 3 My third and final verse- here's the situation Just a couple more things for your consideration If saving everybody was why Christ came in history With so many in hell, we'd have to say He failed miserably So many think He only came to make it possible Let's follow this solution to a conclusion that's logical What about those who were already in the grave? The Old Testament wicked- condemned as depraved Did He die for them? C'mon, behave But worst of all, you're saying the cross by itself doesn't save That we must do something to give the cross its power That means, at the end of the day, the glory's ours That man-centered thinking is not recommended The cross will save all for whom it was intended Because for the elect, God's wrath was satisfied But still, when it comes to those in hell Well, they be saying: