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"This piece alone has been imitated numerous times by various composers, a testament to its influence in the scoring of suspense music."
Other than Nixon and Jurassic Park, I'm not sure if I've heard music similar to Williams' Conspirators. Does Williams ever expand on these ideas? I like the sneakiness of it all.
The Conspirators
Started by Indiana_Fett, Apr 16 2008 07:07 AM
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Posted 16 April 2008 - 07:07 AM
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Posted 16 April 2008 - 07:29 AM
I do not recall that there were any other suspence cues where Williams would have used that particular style in recent or earlier years.
There is some similar suspence music in Ottman's Usual Suspects.
There is some similar suspence music in Ottman's Usual Suspects.
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Posted 16 April 2008 - 07:42 AM
The suspense music of Munich is JFKish at times but not so much related directly to The Consprirators; more some of the other suspense music of JFK which stillhas that kind of underground, subversive feel to it.
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Posted 16 April 2008 - 05:23 PM
I haven't listened to this in a while, but I think that the track "Mud Island Chase" on Dave Grusin's "The Firm" soundtrack, is similar in nature to "The Conspirators" track of JFK.
The Firm was released on June 30, 1993 and JFk was released on December 20, 1991, so it is possible that this cue was influenced by Williams. Of course, in 1993, Williams used a similar style for the cue in JP - "Dennis Steals The Embryo."
The Firm was released on June 30, 1993 and JFk was released on December 20, 1991, so it is possible that this cue was influenced by Williams. Of course, in 1993, Williams used a similar style for the cue in JP - "Dennis Steals The Embryo."
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Posted 17 April 2008 - 05:13 AM
Watch Under Siege, Gary Chang should be sued by Williams' attorneys.
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Posted 17 April 2008 - 08:09 AM
You can bet your life that 'The Conspirators' has been used in many temp tracks and that the composer was asked to write something similar. It's an amazing track. It works on almost everything.
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