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Shadowy World. What makes Barry distinctive is his ability to project the mood of a film-"a certain smell that unifies," as he says-with offbeat instrumentation that titillates without distracting. Against a backdrop of gently swelling strings, he punctuates the action with a rippling organ (young love), a nervous twitter from a marimba (trouble in the streets), or perhaps the distant, breathy wailing of a girl's voice (ecstasy). One of his favorite instruments is the Hungarian cimbalom, which looks like the innards of a piano and sounds like an oversexed harpsichord. Rather than treat each scene with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Composers: Aboard the Bondwagon | 1/14/1966 | See Source »

...parasol. Stores around the country are selling an improved version, made in Japan, to the specifications of U.S. Importer and Designer John Reynolds. The first few sessions under a bangasa, which is fashioned of oilpaper and bamboo, are as heady as a day in a glue factory; but the smell of varnish soon fades, and what is left is an exercise in esthetics...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fashion: Esthetics for a Rainy Day | 1/7/1966 | See Source »

...just want to smell the grass," explained Arilla. Added Star Player Manuel Santana: "Don't worry. We will take the Davis Cup back with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tennis: A 20th for Australia | 1/7/1966 | See Source »

...moral's clear; it's obvious -- don't let them in, I pray. Though sweat socks smell, girl's legs are swell. BEWARE THE JUDGEMENT DAY! Richard N. Olans...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE TEMPLE ON THE HILL | 1/4/1966 | See Source »

...This is the perfect Kafka situation but you will pardon me if I do not consider it any longer funny . . . There is a church here for those who are solitary and the comfort you obtain from it is non-existent though I have wept many times there . . . Incidentally I smell...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: One Man's Volcano | 12/31/1965 | See Source »

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