ChrisAfonso
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The wicker man
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(of course I'm talking too about the originals where applicable)
I caught the remake on TV a few weeks ago and was utterly bewildered how the movie was trying to make me feel. It could have been a decent parody if it wasn't taking itself so seriously.
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The Nightmare Before Christmas
Indeed. The only film I *try to* regularly watch around Halloween. Though I fail to do so more often than not.
There's always the second opportunity, to watch it at Christmas, though.
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That would be great! (and an opportunity to explore the city some more, which I had far too little time for the last time I was there)
Hopefully it pans out...
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I saw it last weekend and was blown away by the intensity of the experience, although it was only a "regular" 3D theater. The visuals were really engrossing, you don't see something like these very often... I loved the multiple extremely long uninterrupted shots that alternatively took you right into the middle of the frenetic action or let you really take in the beautiful vistas of (Earth from) space. Just a few days before I had finally seen "2001 - A Space Odyssey" for the first time in my life (thanks to Marian), which was a perfect preparation in terms of visual aesthetic (although obviously on a vastly different technical level).
(Mild spoilers possible:)
I found the acting ranging from very solid to incredible, and even though the story boils down to a fairly linear "struggle to get home" obstacle course, it was pulled off masterfully enough to not lose the interest of the viewer (this particular one at least
), and mostly served as a backdrop for the sensory experience and the thinly-hidden rebirth allegory.I'm still trying to decide if I should watch it again in the local IMAX (I've never been to an IMAX theater yet, but they only show the dubbed version)
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It took me almost two years to get this out of my head an into my computer, but I've finally managed to assemble a little concert arrangement based on Tintin's theme:
http://soundcloud.com/chrisafonso/tintins-theme-arrangement
It mostly consists of Williams' original theme and secondary "sneaking" theme, which I extended a bit. And to make King Mark happy, I applied a bit of a Raiders March feel to the beginning.
It's relatively short, unlike the more fleshed out suites Homeboy and especially Skystalker already created, but I hope it's enjoyable nonetheless
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The concert just ran on Austrian tv, and you could actually hear the Spider-man theme (playing as Horner was called to the stage) quite well (which, as several people pointed out, was totally drowned out by the applause in the hall, so much so that I didn't even notice it). Hope to get a recording of the broadcast in the coming days.
I've cut out the clip here (the quality isn't anything to get excited about, but at least from the microphones they recorded it with the applause is somewhat dimmed)
At Thor: thanks for posting your interview! Did you record the concert excerpts yourself, or did you get an "official" mix?
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The concert just ran on Austrian tv, and you could actually hear the Spider-man theme (playing as Horner was called to the stage) quite well (which, as several people pointed out, was totally drowned out by the applause in the hall, so much so that I didn't even notice it). Hope to get a recording of the broadcast in the coming days.
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Sounds like it was an incredible concert
I hope there is a chance to see it in the future, if they should decide to play more performances in Europe... LA is a bit too far off for my current possibilities... -
Biggest missed opportunity at the symposium: Horner's talk with Robert Townson was right before the fake scoring session, so they were seated on a recording stage with instruments and recording equipment. Townson's first question was about how Horner came up with a specific theme or something (I don't recall the details). Horner looked around and asked if there was a piano somewhere. There wasn't.
I believe they were talking about "A Beautiful Mind", and Horner wanted to demonstrate how it was less about a theme than about constantly shifting harmonic centers without any one firm base, comparing them (unsurprisingly, knowing the track titles) to a kaleidoscope. And I concur, the organization team absolutely has to have it on their mental checklist to always keep a piano ready in the future.
Then again, any prior preparation for demonstrations or the like where hindered by the fact that, unlike Bramson, who had prepared his own talk, Horner's session was more of an interview/discussion, the topic plan of which was obviously planned by the moderators, not by him. This went to the point of him being somewhat surprised by some topic shifts on the program, remarking that he found it funny that after him rambling on about his increasing dissatisfaction with blockbusters and wanting to work on smaller, more intimate projects, they insisted on showing a clip from Avatar, obviously to get on with their pre-planned list of topics about the big scores. But then he really opened up towards the end, getting into an entertaining somewhat cynical mood of telling some anecdotes.
Continuing irritations about his compositional habits notwithstanding, my opinion of his character really improved a lot this week.
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As a downer i watched 10 minutes of the german try at THE OFFICE.
Do you mean "Stromberg"? I endured one episode once to see what all the fuss was about. IS there an English word for "Fremdschämen"?
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Well, given that (according to current plans) it starts in New York and takes plays in the early 1900s, I get some kind of "King Kong" vibe from this... could turn out to be a fun adventure hunting for mythical creatures in exotic locations... with magic!
For now, color me sceptical but moderately intrigued.
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Anyway, looking forward to "The Book Thief". I also ordered the book, and hopefully on Monday will start reading it. And just found out that this one is a recommended reading for nine graders in Portugal.
It also won a prestigious youth book award in my hometown
I remember reading some newspaper cutouts about it at the time, my mother always follows those things quite closely. Should try to read it before the movie comes around. -
Watch out! A Zombie thread!
Why does it take me until the penultimate post to realize this is not a current discussion?
Regarding the Star Wars vs. LotR debate, you could liken it to a detailed and colorful illustration on the one side versus a mood painting done in big-brushed broad strokes on the other (until the counterpoint-busy parts in RotK kick in). Stylistically, it would be more fitting to compare the style of, say, War Horse with that of LotR, although at the end it always comes down to a different personal style, background, and sensibility.
Nothing new here, carry on!
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I never had the original SpaceCamp, but I remember ordering the TOD OST CD from a catalog that used to come with Lucasfilm Games full of Star Wars and Indiana Jones merch. I think it cost like $40 or something. I'm glad I still have it, it's a Japanese import, with all the liner notes in Japanese.
I saw the Japanese ToD in the local Virgin Megastore in the late 90s. Picked it up, looked at it, put it back on the shelf. When I was there the next time, willing to pick it up, it was gone. Never again seen a copy of it since.
I'm still biting my ass for doing the same regarding Ghost and the Darkness around that time.
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But the effect on the audience when they suddenly stab her repeatedly seems to be stunning.
The point would have been as sharp with the original character from the novel. Actually the death of Jeyne Westerling would have been even more effective since the Westerlings were bannermen to Tywin Lannister, the whole Rains of Castamere theme about Lannisters' awful retribution to the people who betray them doubly enforced by her death.
It's been a while since I've read the books, but I seem to recall that Jeyne's family, or just her mother, had something to do with how everything played out... perhaps even as far as making her daughter's marriage happen, as a means to lure Robb into a trap later. Could be all fan speculation, though. But the Westerlings seem to have gotten a pardon from Tywin after the event, something not very likely if they had switched sides for real.
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Yes, Williams composes at the piano, but he already notates his music as orchestral sketches, usually on 8 staves. So if you're looking for the whole score as written for the movie, notated for piano, this doesn't exist.
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Ordered. I didn't even listen to the sound clips
And I'll have to get Rosewood and Jane Eyre on my shopping list. The latter has been up on LLL for ages, and I'm constantly checking if it's still in stock. Would be heartbroken if it went OOP in the meantime
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his film with Leo as a crazy person was terrible on so many levels.
yet Hugo was near perfection.
Which one? The Aviator? Shutter Island?
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This is sad, sad news. I always enjoyed his reviews and took something away from them, whether I agreed with him or not. In the latter case, his exceptional way of analyzing and hitting the important points meant that I easily understood what aspects there were he didn't like, and make up my own mind as to how much they would bother me. You don't get such reasonable arguing in scathing reviews many place else.
RIP
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The most perplexingly stubborn tune stuck in my head just below consciousness level is the Midway march. Virtually every time I'm walking somewhere with a steady determined step for a significant length of time, I start whistling it and can't get it out again.
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As much as they tried to make up Holm as beginning-of-FotR-Bilbo, he reminds me more of the tired leaving-for-the-Grey-Havens-Bilbo than the lively old hobbit we met originally.
Christopher Lee's Saruman, in comparison, seems to me just a bit more distant-minded, but mostly believable as being roughly of comparable age as in FotR.
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I don't currently recall where the key comes in in that track, but recently noticed those other dwarrowdelf connections... things like these really increase my enjoyment of the score, which at the beginning was fairly average.
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The beginning of "An Unexpected Party" and "Balin's Tomb" are virtually the same, and closely related to the three-part rising Erebor motif (third/forth/fifth) and the beginning of Thorin's theme. Also the Erebor motif shares its rhythmic and directional gesture with the short brass exclamation at ~3:06 in "Balin's Tomb". To top it off, the first of the three intervals in the Erebor theme (a-c) is part of the accompanying motif in the beginning section of "Balin's Tomb" (repeated a-c-b). OF course this could be coincidence, as the motifs are so simple. But at least they're all (except the 3:06 in Balin's Tomb) in the same key (a minor).
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Same for me. I was a bit worried I didn't receive a confirmation mail yesterday, but the order is listed on their homepage, so it seems to be ok. Since I don't know much of the score yet apart of the Main Title, I'm looking forward to discovering it in full