ChuckM 1 Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 Does anyone know who composed the army theme?You can hear it on the main video here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,391 Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 Sounds like Jablonsky or Zimmer. Probably isn't either, but I'd wager that MV was involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry B 49 Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 Wow, that composition could give Fanfare for the Common Man a run for its money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Barnsbury 8 Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 I'm so sick of that music by now, as they seem to have been running those ads for years without reprieve. And yeah, it's nice enough, but it's pretty much just standard MV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpigeon 3 Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 I find it pretty sickening, myself. A new commercial features the theme on a violin (for a particularly "touching" moment).Ted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,391 Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Well a fiddle worked for the Rohirrim charging to their deaths. What's the difference huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 73 Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 The commercials are fairly annoying, as is the theme. Although, when it's played on the violin it's somewhat tolerable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpigeon 3 Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Well a fiddle worked for the Rohirrim charging to their deaths. What's the difference huh?I'm not sure I can answer that without infringing on the Board's rules regarding politics. But I think there is a huge difference.Ted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,391 Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 It's okay, I was merely taking the piss anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLUMENKOHL 1,064 Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 If there is one thing that the MV style was made for, it is without a doubt the modern military. It is one case where I seriously can't find fault with its use.It's what it was built for in Crimson Tide. And no Backdraft doesn't count, because it sounds distinctly different than the MV sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thx99 1,211 Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 The "Army Strong" theme was composed by Mark Isham, not by any of the MV mill composers.There have been at least two short threads over at the FSM board discussing this music:Link to thread #1 (with additional audio/video links)Link to thread #2And here's an article titled "The Making of Army Strong" which features a bit about the music: LINK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckM 1 Posted January 8, 2008 Author Share Posted January 8, 2008 Awesome. Thanks for the links! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Barnsbury 8 Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 It sounds a lot better without the MV effects in the broadcast version. Too bad they had to cheapen it like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric_JWFAN 11 Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 I'll take the Marines ads, just gorgeous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,095 Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 It's actually composed by none other than Mark Mancina.This dude ----> Here!Here!!Here!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indiana_Fett 0 Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 If there is one thing that the MV style was made for, it is without a doubt the modern military. It is one case where I seriously can't find fault with its use.I couldn't agree more. I think it works great here: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thx99 1,211 Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 It's actually composed by none other than Mark Mancina.Not the "Army Strong" theme that's played in the video linked to in the first message of this thread.That's by the other Mark, Mark Isham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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