Renie Posted September 20, 2001 Share Posted September 20, 2001 James Newton Howard is awesome, I love the Unbreakable soundtrack. When I went to that film I felt it really got under my skin, very powerful and mature emotionally. Also there is a lesser known film called Dark Days by Marc Singer -a brilliant film, which uses works by DJ Shadow as a soundtrack to great effect. Renie Coffey | riverattic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g05 Posted September 21, 2001 Share Posted September 21, 2001 i know what you guys are talking about when it comes to elfman. i'm a big danny elfman fan. i even met the guy and had my picture taken with him. he's a really nice guy. i know you guys can get burnt out by his so called trademark scores, but has anyone seen the movie "midnight run"? a perfect example that danny can do "regular" scores as well without using big orchestras and children's choirs. g. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Bryce Posted September 21, 2001 Share Posted September 21, 2001 Originally posted by rivery: James Newton Howard is awesome, I love the Unbreakable soundtrack. When I went to that film I felt it really got under my skin, very powerful and mature emotionally. Please tell me that you're talking about the score, and not the film... I can't tell you what a complete waste of my time I thought that movie was. It bored me to tears - I thought it was one of the dumbest films I've seen in years. It was soooooo dramatic and artsy, and the story line was just pathetic, IMO. I thought that it was a perfect example of a director becoming completely full of what an excellent film maker he is, and completely missing the mark in the process. Frankly, I'm surprised that Samuel Jackson made the film in the first place. If it was supposed to be funny because it was so dry and overly dramatic, it definitely went over my head. I was so busy being annoyed by the movie that I missed the soundtrack, and normally I just love James Newton Howard's work. dB ==> David Bryce Music • Funky Young Monks <== Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobro Posted September 21, 2001 Share Posted September 21, 2001 Originally posted by Dave Bryce: Please tell me that you're talking about the score, and not the film... If it was supposed to be funny because it was so dry and overly dramatic, it definitely went over my head. I was so busy being annoyed by the movie that I missed the soundtrack, and normally I just love James Newton Howard's work. dB Well it certainly wasn't Sixth Sense, but I found it very droll and entertaining, probably didn't hurt that it was dubbed into German. Ultimately unsatisying though, unlike Sixth Sense which was just plain great. -CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Frankensteinway Posted September 21, 2001 Share Posted September 21, 2001 Movie Scores: Gone With the Wind 12, Grapes of Wrath 9 The Godfather 34 over Jaws with 26. Star Wars busted Close Encounters with a 3 to 2 margin in overtime. and Tim Allen movies failed to score any points .. . Oh yeah? That's fine for you, you're an accepted member of the entertainment community. What about me? What about Igor? Marginalized by Hollywood yet again. I want my Mummy . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renie Posted September 22, 2001 Share Posted September 22, 2001 Re:Unbreakable....well Dave I did enjoy the film and the soundtrack!! Glad I wasn't sitting next to you ...... Renie Coffey | riverattic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Jones Posted October 8, 2001 Share Posted October 8, 2001 The soundtrack to "City of Angels" The movie was pretty good too!! http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/smile.gifhttp://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/smile.gifhttp://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/smile.gifhttp://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/cool.gif "I may be a craven little coward, but I'm a greedy craven little coward." Daffy Duck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfjunkie Posted October 8, 2001 Share Posted October 8, 2001 billyb wrote An honorable mention might go to Lalo Schifrin. He did all of the Dirty Harry movies and a lot of other Clint Eastwood movies. I know I've seen his name elsewhere but can't remember. He did some great jazzy scores. he arranged for quite a few jazz musicians, and played piano with dizzy gillespie & others. great stuff. Movie Scores: Gone With the Wind 12, Grapes of Wrath 9 how about Rocky 5, Superman 4 Scream 3, Scary Movie 2 (both eliminated) the Magnificent Seven, Slaughterhouse Five Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llarion Posted October 8, 2001 Share Posted October 8, 2001 Originally posted by wager47: the Magnificent Seven, Slaughterhouse Five Is that a Dirty Dozen? http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/biggrin.gif ------------------ Cheers! Phil "Llarion: The Jazzinator" Traynor www.mp3.com/llarion Smooth Jazz Cheers! Phil "Llarion: The Jazzinator" Traynor www.llarion.com Smooth Jazz - QUESTION AUTHORITY. Go ahead, ask me anything. http://www.llarion.com/images/dichotomybanner.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krakit Posted October 8, 2001 Share Posted October 8, 2001 Originally posted by dano: Speaking of movies ..... Has anyone done a Movie Score on this Forum ? How about something you heard in a movie that you always remember . I am sure that JAWS is something to remember . I also love Samuel Barbers "Adagio for Strings" because of how it was used in the movie PLATOON . Anyone else ? dano My only commissioned piece was for a film score. It was a documentary about (coincidentally enough) the Halloween parade in NY's Greenwich Village. It was fun composing to the image and making my music fit the scene, but since it was a documentary, I think it was far easier than scoring, say a romance, comedy or action movie. Essentially, I created a theme and played variations on that theme during the more artistic parts of the film (when there weren't any interviews going on). It was great fun. Anyone remember a Sly Stalone movie called "Nighthawks"? http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/smile.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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