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I just want to see it because I like Emmy Rossum, though I am also interested in hearing the score because I love some of Badelt's music while other music of his will be not so pleasing to me. ~Conor

What about Reagan? He was never president in any of his movies, but he was president. ~Conor

But there's also his Jack Ryan presidency (if he was president in any of the Tom Clancy movies?). Wait a minute, Marian. If he were your president, then America would have taken over Vienna... ~Conor

Hugh Laurie was in Flight Of The Phoenix with Miranda Otto. Miranda Otto was in War Of The Worlds for which John Williams provided the score. Next one: Robert Redford ~Conor

I have to go with Harrison Ford, too, though I think that Leslie Nielsen was the most impressive of the presidents. For TV, Dennis Haysbert made a great president (Palmer), and Gregory Itzin was the best worst president (Logan) I have seen, both of "24" fame. ~Conor

I think that the music is very beautiful. There's a little dissonance in the choral piece, but I think it is very effective. The whole score sounds ethereal and reflective. I think I want to use the word provocative, but that doesn't sound right. I can't tell if there are any themes within the score itself, surrounding any of the characters, but the themes themselves are quite fitting for what the movie appears to be, so I am excited about it, however morbid that makes me. ~Conor

I think the use of shakycam in home videos is the worst, though. It has become so cliché, you just wonder if all parents have just lost the will to create something original. ~Conor

Because it always seems to overbearing and not to mention shallow. To me American patriotism seems like the moronic spectacle the Dutch put on for the World Cup or Euro Cup. But in this case it's going on 365 days a year instead of 4 weeks or so every 2 years. Exactly Well, it's interesting, though, because the way the U.S. was founded was much different than European nations. It is more common here to wave the flag all of the time because we're so young and we're founded by immigrants. This is a nation based entirely on the concept of self-rule, on the things for which we are patriotic. It is therefore understandable that we are stridently patriotic. We have a short history, but it is one entirely steeped in patriotism. Our forefathers were patriotic. It's difficult to pinpoint an exact moment in time where a ton of guys got together, fought for, and founded any other nation. Maybe my European history is completely wrong, but really, because we've always been patriotic, we always will be. Those growing up see it and imitate it, then it repeats, for better or for worse. Let me know if I am overstepping my political bounds here. From the little of the score that I have heard, however, it seems to be tragically beautiful. I think it's neat that there are cello, choral, and piano themes. In fact, I think it's just right. The music does need to grip you, as this is a movie, not the real events. If the movie is indeed a film, not "real," then the music needs to fit that description, which I think it will do nicely. ~Conor

What about Pirates vs. Vertigo or Gladiator vs. The Time Machine? ~Conor

My vote is for Gladiator. My favorite part of the score is actually the most POTC sounding part, though, at 4:11 or 4:12 in "The Battle." To me, that part of Gladiator is better than any of it's stylistic reusage in POTC. ~Conor

My hope is that, though I value American patriotism, this movie focuses on the heroics that transcend national borders first and foremost. That is my basis for patriotism. ~Conor

For me, it seems that the people complaining that it is too soon think that a film made anytime before they are dead is too soon. That may be a valid point, but I agree that it is all about the quality of the film. What little I have heard about World Trade Center is that it is a film that takes place in the event, but is about the heroism not only surrounding this event, but surrounding all of humanity. I look forward to seeing it. For me, the event did not take on meaning until much later. Therefore, this will give me the opportunity to react to it as it happened. I did not experience anything when I saw the towers fall. I didn't understand. Now I do. ~Conor

Can anyone explain why some of the parts sound like synth, some do not on this score? Is it orchestration, or synth added to increase the sound of the orchestra? ~Conor

That's not Four Feathers, the guy shooting E.T., is it? ~Conor

I went to this man's website. He has truly wonderful music. I am supremely impressed. Does anyone know where else one may find his music? ~Conor

Perhaps that makes more sense? Still, I'm not sure I have found the similarities yet. ~Conor

I recently found this "interview" of Tim Morrison, one of Williams' favored soloists. http://www.r-o-d-d-y-t-r-u-m-p-e-t.cc/morrison.html I found it very interesting, and he spoke about his acquaintance with Williams, and then also mentioned a trumpeting technique involving air pockets in the upper lip. Very cool stuff, for those who care. I'm not sure if anyone has ever posted this before. Also, Malcolm McNab was interviewed for the site. ~Conor

Ooh, I knew it! It had to be true... ~Conchobhar

Maybe he's just all-American (said in as low and as gruff a voice as possible). ~Conor

Well, maybe ethnic isn't the best term. Cultural or national background may fit the question better. ~Conor

Williams is a Scottish or English name, isn't it? Does any one here know from what ethnic backgrounds Mr. Williams comes? ~Conor

Yep, the man can't be that long without working. I know! He's got to make a little money or else he'll go broke! ~Conor

Hmm... ~Conor

Could anyone give the track number and time of Angela's Ashes from which the lift came? I didn't recognize that music at all. ~Conor

Composing. That's what I wanna do, and to learn how to do it from the Maestro... woah! I wouldn't be bored. I'd just watch for however long it took. I'd even go and get him his coffee or beer or whatever he wanted (assuming I were to do this after my next birthday). ~Conor