Welles' voice is a magic lantern, and Aiken's story is indelibly compelling. I first read it at 17 in an American Lit class with Ralph Meeker at Deep Springs College in east California's high desert. The climax line remains evergreen in memory and meaning more than 55 years later.
@@915buck Great to hear this. Words, music, pictures...Aiken said somewhere that this story had its roots in a numinous dream - not hard to imagine. Once launched, a great work becomes a moveable feast, accessible to many, by any channel at hand....
Hi Roxy. Thanks for taking the time to send a comment. I'm so glad you picked this one to comment on. I think out of all the Night Gallery episodes that I extracted the music from this was my favorite. The haunting and powerful music coupled with the soothing storytelling voice of Orson Welles about the mental landscape of a troubled youth all comes together for a very emotionally moving listening experience. I almost didn't post this video. Thought people would be put off by the voice narration over the music. But it's turning out to be very popular thanks to people like you who understand what it's about. Glad you enjoyed it. Best wishes. Fish Man
Hi Roxy. I thought you might be interested in the music (and some of the dialogue) I extracted from an episode of Thriller (1961). It is called "Mr. George" and it is similar to the Silent Snow, Secret Snow video I remember you enjoyed. Beautiful music and touching dialogue about a young girl, her imaginary playmate (Mr. George) and her evil guardians who want to do away with her for her inheritance. Here is the link if you're interested. Please don't feel obligated to respond or watch the video. Best wishes. Fish Man ua-cam.com/video/76J47menyE4/v-deo.html
I agree Anna. Orson Welles' narration of this classic story combined with Philip Glass' beautiful score is perfection. I really didn't think anyone would even notice this one but it turned out to be my most popular Night Gallery music video by far. Glad you liked it. Cheers!
Oh, wow. Ever since I came across this Night Gallery episode of "Silent Snow, Secret Snow" I wanted to listen to just the narration by Orson Welles. It is so wonderful that you uploaded this! Thank you!
I love this comment GreenGal. I almost didn't include his narration because I was extracting and compiling 'only' the music from this series. But as I was working on this episode I became mesmerized by Orson Welles's voice and the story. I thought it would be the least popular one out of the bunch because of the talking. Turned out it became by far the most popular one. So glad you liked it. Thanks very much for writing in. And thanks for subscribing. Cheers!
Thanks Andrew. Glad you liked it. Yes, have to give credit to Rod Serling, Orson Welles and Paul Glass for coming together and creating such a beautiful episode. Cheers!
Well thanks very much Derek. I always enjoy hearing from someone who doesn't mind that the music is extracted directly from the videos. Did the best I could to edit out most of the sound effects and remix the music for continuity. Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for letting me know, and thanks for subscribing. Cheers.
Perhaps you are descending into a mental state known as schizophrenia, which is actually the subject of "Silent snow, deadly snow". Oddly enough, this seems to be lost on everybody on this thread.
I'm not Schizophrenic lol, I remember watching the the night gallery episode of Silent Snow, Deadly back when I was a teen in the 70s, maybe that's the reason I love so much 🤔
Ya think?? It was the last story of the series and Sterling gave such a eloquent introduction of Mr. Aiken, I remember most of it but not the third word, IT HAS BROTHER ME FOR CLOSE TO 45 YEARS!! I'm a righter as well!!
I found the three words you were looking for. "Fragile. Lovely. Haunting". Here is the link to the episode. It's the second episode in the video. www.dailymotion.com/video/x5c8ny8
You're very welcome Roger. I too have a fascination with words. My interest lies more towards the origin and evolution of words. Glad I was able to help. Cheers.
Fish Man Ah! Thank you for the answer! But, i hear people saying it's about autism, schizophrenia or even his early stages in puberty. That's why i always wonder about the " real" meaning
I could not find a direct quote from the author as to the mental condition of the main character. But, as you said, most critics lean towards either schizophrenia and/or an Oedipus Complex.
I've always identified Paul's fixation on snow as his way to escape the crushing loneliness he felt by not connecting with his parents. I understand why people assume he must have autism, and that's certainly a possibility. Technically speaking, autism was known in 1934 (when this short story was written), but not well known. The fact that it was with Paul's declaration that he hated his mother that the snow could do its final work on the boy implies that this was more of a problem with family dynamics, and the only avenue of freedom that Paul could imagine was to simply withdraw into his own mind. To the outside world he would have appeared to have had a break with reality, and would no doubt be labeled schizophrenic. Inside, however, he was finally free to revel in his secret snow. It's a terrifying concept, which is no doubt why it appealed to Serling.
Welles' voice is a magic lantern, and Aiken's story is indelibly compelling. I first read it at 17 in an American Lit class with Ralph Meeker at Deep Springs College in east California's high desert. The climax line remains evergreen in memory and meaning more than 55 years later.
I agree, except I saw Night Gallery freshman year in college which lead me to Aiken's wonderful wordings!!
@@915buck Great to hear this. Words, music, pictures...Aiken said somewhere that this story had its roots in a numinous dream - not hard to imagine. Once launched, a great work becomes a moveable feast, accessible to many, by any channel at hand....
It's a short story masterpiece. It's a subtly terrifying tale.
Well said.
There are no words to describe how wonderful and haunting this is! Thanks a bunch!! I love it! 💋
Hi Roxy. Thanks for taking the time to send a comment. I'm so glad you picked this one to comment on. I think out of all the Night Gallery episodes that I extracted the music from this was my favorite. The haunting and powerful music coupled with the soothing storytelling voice of Orson Welles about the mental landscape of a troubled youth all comes together for a very emotionally moving listening experience. I almost didn't post this video. Thought people would be put off by the voice narration over the music. But it's turning out to be very popular thanks to people like you who understand what it's about. Glad you enjoyed it. Best wishes. Fish Man
Thanks Again, Fishman! I love Night Gallery and I adore Orson! So this is perfect listening for me! 💖💖💖👍👍👍😊😊😊
Hi Roxy. I thought you might be interested in the music (and some of the dialogue) I extracted from an episode of Thriller (1961). It is called "Mr. George" and it is similar to the Silent Snow, Secret Snow video I remember you enjoyed. Beautiful music and touching dialogue about a young girl, her imaginary playmate (Mr. George) and her evil guardians who want to do away with her for her inheritance. Here is the link if you're interested. Please don't feel obligated to respond or watch the video. Best wishes. Fish Man
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This is a truly amazing score.
I agree Anna. Orson Welles' narration of this classic story combined with Philip Glass' beautiful score is perfection. I really didn't think anyone would even notice this one but it turned out to be my most popular Night Gallery music video by far. Glad you liked it. Cheers!
Works much better as theater of the mind than as a low-budget TV film. Of course, radio was in Welles' blood.
THANK YOU! I Remember this when it first aired, very special work.
Thanks Rory. Glad you liked it. Cheers!
Oh, wow. Ever since I came across this Night Gallery episode of "Silent Snow, Secret Snow" I wanted to listen to just the narration by Orson Welles. It is so wonderful that you uploaded this! Thank you!
I love this comment GreenGal. I almost didn't include his narration because I was extracting and compiling 'only' the music from this series. But as I was working on this episode I became mesmerized by Orson Welles's voice and the story. I thought it would be the least popular one out of the bunch because of the talking. Turned out it became by far the most popular one. So glad you liked it. Thanks very much for writing in. And thanks for subscribing. Cheers!
Great show. I saw this episode the other night on METV.
Great story; love Welles narration. And this was a great Night Gallery segment, a nice color complement to the 1966 b&w film. Thanks for posting.
Thanks Andrew. Glad you liked it. Yes, have to give credit to Rod Serling, Orson Welles and Paul Glass for coming together and creating such a beautiful episode. Cheers!
These are great pieces from the show thank you for uploading it fishman I am glad I am a subscriber to your channel
Well thanks very much Derek. I always enjoy hearing from someone who doesn't mind that the music is extracted directly from the videos. Did the best I could to edit out most of the sound effects and remix the music for continuity. Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for letting me know, and thanks for subscribing. Cheers.
Why am I drawn to this , I listen to this a lot , it's mysterious 🤔
Perhaps you are descending into a mental state known as schizophrenia, which is actually the subject of "Silent snow, deadly snow". Oddly enough, this seems to be lost on everybody on this thread.
I'm not Schizophrenic lol, I remember watching the the night gallery episode of Silent Snow, Deadly back when I was a teen in the 70s, maybe that's the reason I love so much 🤔
@@bravo3279 Ok. Just checking, lol!
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love this...
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In the Sterling introduction , please tell me the 3 words he used to describe Conrad Aikens masterpiece, HAUNTING, ELEGANT,-----------------??
There is no Rod Serling introduction in this video.
Ya think?? It was the last story of the series and Sterling gave such a eloquent introduction of Mr. Aiken, I remember most of it but not the third word, IT HAS BROTHER ME FOR CLOSE TO 45 YEARS!! I'm a righter as well!!
I found the three words you were looking for. "Fragile. Lovely. Haunting".
Here is the link to the episode. It's the second episode in the video.
www.dailymotion.com/video/x5c8ny8
Thank you so much!! The words struck a chord in my intellect , being of supreme adulation for any written prose!! Again thanks!!
You're very welcome Roger. I too have a fascination with words. My interest lies more towards the origin and evolution of words.
Glad I was able to help. Cheers.
What's the meaning of the story?
Details the mental landscape of a lonely boy, his fascination with snow (as an isolation from his peers) , and his spiral into madness.
Fish Man Ah! Thank you for the answer! But, i hear people saying it's about autism, schizophrenia or even his early stages in puberty. That's why i always wonder about the " real" meaning
I could not find a direct quote from the author as to the mental condition of the main character. But, as you said, most critics lean towards either schizophrenia and/or an Oedipus Complex.
I've always identified Paul's fixation on snow as his way to escape the crushing loneliness he felt by not connecting with his parents. I understand why people assume he must have autism, and that's certainly a possibility. Technically speaking, autism was known in 1934 (when this short story was written), but not well known. The fact that it was with Paul's declaration that he hated his mother that the snow could do its final work on the boy implies that this was more of a problem with family dynamics, and the only avenue of freedom that Paul could imagine was to simply withdraw into his own mind. To the outside world he would have appeared to have had a break with reality, and would no doubt be labeled schizophrenic. Inside, however, he was finally free to revel in his secret snow.
It's a terrifying concept, which is no doubt why it appealed to Serling.
@@davidmillerizationits the onset of childhood schizophrenia, which is the worst type, much worse than adult onset.