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Feature THE CLACKAMAS PRINT ■ May 31,1989 1 ' { ” -- Page 12 1 Former student scores music for Star Trek by Rick Piller Business Manager Star Trek: The Next Genera tion is getting some music from a Northwest point of view. Ron Jones, a former Clackamas Com munity College student, is scoring some of the episodes for the syn dicated series on KPTV Saturday evenings in Portland. Jones was bom in Kansas Chy, Kansas. In 1958 his family moved tp Washington and later to West Linn where he graduated from high school. Jones, then attended CCC from 72-74. While here he studied Music Theory and received several awards fór outstanding mu sicianship for some of his Jazz Ensemble compositions. Jones also studied at the University of Ore gon, The University of Washing ton and received a B.A. in Music Theory from Seattle Pacific Uni versity. After he graduated in 1974 he andtiis wife, Laree, moved tp Los Angeles where he studied at the Dick Grove School òf Music, a professional school in L.A. Jones then was a protegee for Lalo Schfrin where he learned composition, film scoring and orchestration. In 1987 he was signed to work photo by Rick Piller Ron Jones, former Clackamas student, is scoring the music for some of the episodes of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" on Disney’s Duck Tales, an ani mated series shown on KPTV weekdays. He scored the music for the show seriously, “as. if it were Raiders of the Lost Ark.” Drawing On his experience of playing in the woods of West Linn. “I tried to score the show form a kid’s point of view," said Jones. “I know what it is like to be On an adventure,” He tries to .use his. “I try to be an,example to people,.. imagination to score the shows;. You have to have a dream you can Themusicof a showshould add to not achieve or else it is too small,” the. story; it should help convey Jones explains as part of his work the story to the viewer. When the philosophy. scoring is at its best the viewer “I consider this the Olympics; may almost not even be aware of to me, arrival is when I’m dead. the music. Why get out of bed if you aren’t Duck Tales is responsible for going to work for your dream.” getting Jones the job on Star Trek. He says of people who do. not “I feel that it was because I did work- for their dream “It is be Duck Talcs seriously,” remarked cause they don’t that they aren’t Jones, happy.” The process for scoring a show Jones is happy doingwhat he of Star Trek is a common one. does. When asked if he would still First, Jones receives a script of do this if he weren’t getting paid, the show. He reads it and then he said “Yes, I love this work. I forms opinions of the show, what would probably have a regular job kind of music heshould use. After but Iwouldstill.be writing music.” the company tapes the show they Jones is going to be teaching send him a video tape of it and he a class this summer here on Mas then forms more opinions, as of tering MIDI Music. The class is yet he has not written music for going toteach.students.how to use the episode. Then he meets with computers and synthesizers to cre the producers of the show and ate music. One can sign up for the tells them hjs views; sometimes class which will occur on July 13, they like what he has to say and 14 and 15 from 9 am - 4 pm in other times “they shoot me down. Randall 201,Thereisa fee of S125 I’m like the court jester,” quipped and a tuition of $25. Ifyouwant to Jones, “I’ll argue, my point with get involved in music writing or everybody... they are paying me would like to learn from a profes for my opinion.” sional then you may want to sign “My success is what this schtxil for this class. is all about,” said Jones about CCC Holy smoke! Batman is back Roscann Wentworth Copy Editor Holy Blockbusters! Batfever is here. If you think the lines are long for Indy III, wait until June 23. Warner Brothers is going to set movie goers on fire with the long awaited release of Batman, the motion picture. Batman might steam over The Last Crusadeand Ghostbusters II to take over the biggest cinematic smash for the summer of 1989. Not bad considering movie indus try moguls are expecting this summer to be the biggest and most successful movie season of all time. (Popcorn executives are too smil ing, respectively). Some 30 plus movies are scheduled for release between Memorial Day and La bor Day weekends. Plans to make the mopic Batman have been on the drawing table for nearly nine years. Fun nyman Bill Murray was once con sidered for the part of Batman, but Michael Keaton (Beetlejuice, Mr. Mom) ended up with the lead as the Caped Crusader. So you’re saying to yourself “Neither of these guys seem exactly like the ‘Bat man’ type.” That’s the point. Director Tim Burton, a thirtyyear old. visual whiz, is trying a differ ent approach. Hopefully, Keaton, will be believable. For the role, Keaton looks a bit beefed up- sort of like Mr. Mom on steroids. Although the name may not be familiar, Burton’s work is. He (coincidentally) directed Bee tlejuice and Pee Wee’s Big Ad venture, also a former Walt Disney animator. If you aren’t excited yet, maybe award-winning Jack Nicholson as The Joker will tickle your funny bone; Now he has a perfect reason for putting that notorious Nicholson grin to use. The estimated production cost of Batman is reported at the phe nomenal $50 million mark (a reportedly $11 million alone id grinnin’ Jack). Warren Skaaren (Beetlejuice, Beverly Hills Cop II)co-wrote the screenplay with Samm Hamm, Expect eye-popping action, fan tastic special effects, and great one- liners. Action-adventure movies are neVer complete without one thing—yes, a luptious female. Sean Young (No Way Out, Blade Runner) was originally cast, but had to resign due to an injury days into the shooting. She was luckily replaced by sultry Kim Basinger. Basinger (9-1/2 Weeks, My Stepmother is an Alien) plays Bruce Wayne’s (alias Batman) love interest. Judging from her previ ous roles, expect great screaming by Basinger' during suspenseful situations. The casting is promising as well as the. storyline, but if you really want to be impressed, see the flick for the Batmobile alone. Slick and black, it’s got to be seen to be fully appreciated; Now that you’ve been pre pared for the actual motion pic ture, you need to be prepared for “Bal Fever." Maybe you’ve al ready noticed more and more T- Shirts with the dassic Batman black on yellow logo walking around your city or flashing on the backs of celebr ities oh your TV set. This is just the tip of the Gotham City iceberg. Forensics host tourney Expect to be Visually j ammed with that insignia. Probably your own friends and family will start character acting and filling and spilling vocabulary with Batman ■and Joker lingo and repeating some of the better one-liners thrown from the film. You may even share the street with a bad version of a homemade Batmobile. Batman “lunchboxes, apparel, stickers, buttons, posters and baseball caps. By Labor Day, the American public, should be about ready to vomit Batman icons everywhere. What Top Gun did for the bomber jacket, Batman should dp for the Batman logo T-Shirt. I can’t wait to own one-soon it will all just be a small piece of movie nostalgia. Enjoy! Clackamas was host of the Tom McCall Speech Tournament on May 13 and 14, There were 12 colleges and 100 participants.at the tourna ment. Randy Baker, instructor of speech/communications, de veloped a computer program for the meet. “It had some bugs, but it’s the best program that I have seen,” commented Baker. Baker had “extremely com petent” help in organizing and running the event. Orv Iverson, speech coach at Clark College, and Mike Dugaw, speech coach at Lower Columbia College, helped with the tournament. “We had. a. lot of compli ments on how fun the tourna ment was and on how it ran,” Baker said. Clackamas did well in the meet with Mitch Sherrard taking first place in prose interpretation and Sara Lack taking third in edito rial commentary and informa tive speaking; “We beat out all but one of the four year colleges in sweep stakes points,” Baker said. “It was an excellent meet for us.” summer program K/d* for school age children V mar«: Camp Fira Comuni ty Child Care Center on the Clackaeas Coneunity College canpus, 19600 S. Molalla Avenue, Oregon City •baa: June 14 - Septenber 1 7 a.at. - 6 p.n. W*o: Boys and girls agss 4-10 Crafts, hikes, songs, skits, outdoor adventures, field trips and special events. 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