wartex 0 Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 Hi! Do you like "Mulan"? I'm very like Goldsmith score. I have a question... What kind of motif do you Hear in "Suite from Mulan" (4:38 - 7:07). I think it is "love Theme", but I not sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Coscina 4 Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 Hi! Do you like "Mulan"? I'm very like Goldsmith score. I have a question... What kind of motif do you Hear in "Suite from Mulan" (4:38 - 7:07). I think it is "love Theme", but I not sure.Great score. One of Jerry's finest of the late '90s. There's not really a Love Theme per se in the score but more a self-actualizing one or self-empowering one. I think the theme you speak of is derived from the song Reflections which wasn't written by Goldsmith. If it's the other one, which is more of the daughter-father theme, that was penned by Goldsmith and beautifully realized in the last couple tracks in the promo CD release. Sadly lacking on the official score though. Someone really needs to put out this expanded score. It's excellent. How Goldsmith did NOT win an OScar for this is beyond me. Really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 He lost because the Academy were used to the sing-a-long simplicity of the Menken Disney efforts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wartex 0 Posted January 11, 2008 Author Share Posted January 11, 2008 Hi! Do you like "Mulan"? I'm very like Goldsmith score. I have a question... What kind of motif do you Hear in "Suite from Mulan" (4:38 - 7:07). I think it is "love Theme", but I not sure.Great score. One of Jerry's finest of the late '90s. There's not really a Love Theme per se in the score but more a self-actualizing one or self-empowering one. I think the theme you speak of is derived from the song Reflections which wasn't written by Goldsmith. If it's the other one, which is more of the daughter-father theme, that was penned by Goldsmith and beautifully realized in the last couple tracks in the promo CD release. Sadly lacking on the official score though. Someone really needs to put out this expanded score. It's excellent. How Goldsmith did NOT win an OScar for this is beyond me. Really.No it is not theme from "Reflections". Theme from"Reflections" is in "Suite from..." (1:45 - 3:35). I asked about Jerry Goldsmith theme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 75 Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 It's a great score, one of my favorites for an animated film. One of Goldsmith's best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldsmithFanatic2000+ 0 Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 Mulan is my hands down favourite score for an animated feature film.Alan Menken? None of his scores compare to Goldsmith's level of excellence implemented in Mulan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hlao-roo 389 Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 Hi! Do you like "Mulan"? I'm very like Goldsmith score. I have a question... What kind of motif do you Hear in "Suite from Mulan" (4:38 - 7:07). I think it is "love Theme", but I not sure.Great score. One of Jerry's finest of the late '90s. There's not really a Love Theme per se in the score but more a self-actualizing one or self-empowering one. I think the theme you speak of is derived from the song Reflections which wasn't written by Goldsmith.Matthew Wilder's contributions are significantly underrated, though. Goldsmith's thematic material is strong, to be sure, but Wilder's melodies (woven in seamlessly by Goldsmith) help lift the score to 4-star heights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,069 Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 I think the songs in Mulan were just as good as Menken's and they were surrounded by an even better orchestral score than any of Menken's were.Goldsmith should have gotten an Oscar for this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,248 Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 Some of those songs are underrated, yes. I really like that matchmaker thing a lot.Goldsmith hardly used the song themes in his score though. The suite is a big exception here, but it appears nowhere in the film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romão 2,276 Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 One of my favorite Goldsmith scores and one of the best scores for an animated film of all time. The Huns Attack is one of my all time favorites. Although I think the score selections from the oficial cd are quite good and well thought, one really needs to listen to the whole thing to understand how brilliant and unpretentious this score is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 Eh, it's okay, but nothing amazing, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 75 Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 Shows what you know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 Why thank you, I think you are very wise too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacob 0 Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 Does anyone have a chronological tracklist for the promo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Coscina 4 Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 I think the really amazing thing about Goldsmith's score is that it sounds BIG. Very ominous too in places- like his theme for the Hun baddie. That sounded more ballsy than Arnold's Godzilla which came out the same summer. Actually that was a pretty good summer for films. Mulan, The Truman Show, Saving Private Ryan, Zorro, yeah, fun times. ^_^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieter Boelen 741 Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 I really like this score; one of my favourite Jerry Goldsmith scores. And I think I'd probably have to rate it as best score for an animated film as well. The OST had some nice tracks on it, but there's a lot of greatness that you miss out on without the complete edition. What I really like is that apart from the comedy tracks, it really doesn't sound like music for an animated film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 He lost because the Academy were used to the sing-a-long simplicity of the Menken Disney efforts. The only reason I'm glad he didn't win is because the song-writers would share the award with him. And most of those songs are terrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,248 Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 The Mulan score is really good, but best animated score? Sticking with Goldsmith, I'd say NIMH is quite a bit better still. And then there's Rosenman to consider. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romão 2,276 Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 And there's no denying Menken did write some fantastic stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurgaFlippinMan 7 Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 The Mulan score is really good, but best animated score? Sticking with Goldsmith, I'd say NIMH is quite a bit better still. And then there's Rosenman to consider.Indeed. And then there's Horner's contributions... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldsmithFanatic2000+ 0 Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 The Mulan score is really good, but best animated score? Sticking with Goldsmith, I'd say NIMH is quite a bit better still.Oh how much do I love "The Secret of NIMH" It's Goldsmith's family friendly equivalent of Poltergeist. Both are great scores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 75 Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 And there's no denying Menken did write some fantastic stuff.Oh, of course. The Hunchback of Notre Dame is maybe my favorite animated score of all time, it being Menken's greatest work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldsmithFanatic2000+ 0 Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 Oh, of course. The Hunchback of Notre Dame is maybe my favorite animated score of all time, it being Menken's greatest work.Enchanted is really good by him. My favourite Menken score to date though would have to be "Aladdin". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 Hunchback is mine, too. And that choral stuff is some of the best I've heard in a score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romão 2,276 Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 I third that. Hunchback is amazing, even most of the songs. It's great background music when building my LEGO cathedral Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLUMENKOHL 1,070 Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 It was without a doubt the most oomphy and powerful score for a Disney animated feature. A breath of fresh air, amidst a field of stale monotonous mickey mousing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romão 2,276 Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 Hellfire, both as a piece of music and an animated sequence, is quite an achievement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trumpeteer 302 Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 He lost because the Academy were used to the sing-a-long simplicity of the Menken Disney efforts.Wrong. He lost because the voters didn't want to deal with listening to all the scores in the Original Musical or Comedy Score and went with the movie they all knew about and were voting for elsewhere: "Shakespeare in Love." I think they remembered the songs more than the score, which has been described here as inferior to the score. Which they were.While we're on the topic of "The Hunchback of Notre Dame," I agree it's Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz's best collaboration. They lost the Oscar because voters didn't think Menken deserved NINE Oscars, so they gave it to Rachel Portman, who wouldn't have stood a chance if "Pochahontas" hadn't been released the year before. Voters didn't want another "Beauty" and "Aladdin" double win.It's all so terribly political, and ignorant, when looking back on many of the Oscar winners for Original Score. At least they were fine with giving a lesbian an Oscar for writing a song for Al Gore's documentary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romão 2,276 Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 The fact that Hunchback was as big a box office smash as previous Disney movies didn't help either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artyjeffrey 20 Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 Does anyone have a chronological tracklist for the promo?01. Honor To Us All02. Reflection03. Man Out of You04. A Girl Worth Fighting For05. True to Your Heart06. Attack At the Wall07. Preparation08. The Matchmaker09. Short Hair10. One Chance11. The Master Plan12. Shan Yu13. Blossoms14. Shoulders Back15. Ping16. The Real Work17. Morning Assembly18. Deserted Village19. Bogus Letter20. Letter Delivered21. The Doll Survives22. Save the Cannons23. The Huns Attack24. Avalanche25. What's Wrong with Ping?26. Truth All Around27. Imperial Palace28. The Imperial Palace29. Sword Snatcher30. Boo31. A Lucky Bug32. Gratitude33. The Pendant34. The Sword35. Reflection (End Credit)Of course, things can't be simple. There's another tracklist that varies (the German Emperor Entertainment release):1. Main Title (01:09)2. Attack At the Wall (02:15)3. Preparations (02:55)4. The Matchmaker (01:54)5. Blossoms (03:05)6. Short Hair (03:17)7. One Chance (01:22)8. The Master Plan (01:00)9. Shan Yu (01:00)10. Shoulders Back (01:56)11. Ping (00:58)12. The Real Work (01:50)13. Morning Assembly (01:10)14. Deserted Village (01:06)15. Bogus Letter (00:57)16. Letter Delivered (00:38)17. The Doll Survives (03:16)18. Save the Cannons (01:20)19. The Huns Attack (01:53)20. Avalanche (02:38)21. What's Wrong with Ping? (02:44)22. Truth All Around (03:25)23. Inperial Palace (01:34)24. The Imperial Palace (00:44)25. Sword Snatcher (00:43)26. Boo (02:31)27. A Lucky Bug (02:41)28. Gratitude (01:14)29. The Pendant (00:45)30. The Sword (01:17)31. The Matchmaker (Alternate) (01:56)32. Short Hair (Alternate 1) (04:05)33. Short Hair (Alternate 2) (03:17)34. One Chance (Alternate) (01:27)35. The Master Plan (Alternate) (01:01)36. Ping (Alternate) (01:01)37. Avalanche (Alternate) (02:31)38. Mulan's Decision (01:12)39. Suite from Mulan (07:03) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmo Lewis 6 Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 At least they were fine with giving a lesbian an Oscar for writing a song for Al Gore's documentary.That sounds very much like the Academy to me - they like to make (usually political) statements awarding the circumstances around each work, instead of voting for the film itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Breathmask 555 Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 I third that. Hunchback is amazing, even most of the songs. It's great background music when building my LEGO cathedral I just had a vision of Romão hanging off a lifesize LEGO Cathedral tower singing Out There at full volume... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ollie 1,069 Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 As far as Mulan goes it's worth it to have both the Academy Promo and the "other" version. The original soundtrack is ok but I'd look for the other two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 75 Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 The fact that Hunchback was as big a box office smash as previous Disney movies didn't help either.It had a bit of controversy surrounding it as well. It was boycotted by some Christian groups for having a priest as the (quite evil) villain. It also didn't help that was Disney's darkest film in recent years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmo Lewis 6 Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 The fact that it was a lousy wreck of a movie didn't help, either.There actually were half a dozen lousy movies packed in it - none of them was too good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romão 2,276 Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 I agree, but Frollo was fantastic to watch, due to the great character design and animation, and Tony Jay's mighty voice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacob 0 Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 Does anyone have a chronological tracklist for the promo?Of course, things can't be simple. There's another tracklist that varies (the German Emperor Entertainment release)Thanks, but yeah. That's the conundrum.Upon closer examination however the only actual difference in the ordering is Blossoms. I think it's supposed to go between The Matchmaker and Short Hair. Does anyone know for certain? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieter Boelen 741 Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 Blossoms is for the scene where Mulan is talking with her father after everything went pretty much wrong at the matchmaker. After that, she decides to go away. So between Matchmaker and Short Hair is the right spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpigeon 3 Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 Mulan's Decision - the film version - is wonderful. I like the orchestral version on the sountrack, but Goldsmith's use of electronics to build a rhythm of that nature is incredible. It's only 72 seconds long, but it's very memorable.Ted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieter Boelen 741 Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 That's the one thing I remembered about the soundtrack from Mulan, even before I was a film music fan. I like both versions a lot, but I think they made the right decision with the film version: it's much more powerful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hlao-roo 389 Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 That's the one thing I remembered about the soundtrack from Mulan, even before I was a film music fan. I like both versions a lot, but I think they made the right decision with the film version: it's much more powerful.It's appropriate on a symbolic level as well. The ostentatious use of electronics in an otherwise largely orchestral score highlights the radical nature of Mulan's actions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,069 Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 From what I heard, Goldsmith was "asked" to re-write the cue several times in order to please the suits at Disney who wanted a "hip" or "popular" sounding tune for that scene instead of the proper one he originally wrote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Barnsbury 8 Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 I always liked that more electronic version too. It kinda has the same effect as the drum loops in "Setting the Trap." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpigeon 3 Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 Yeah, but if we're comparing the two, it's more than obvious that Goldsmith was far more adept with electronic percussion than Williams. I get the feeling Williams could do it; he just shies away. I would still argue that Williams is downright brilliant at times with electronic ambiance, whereas Goldsmith seemed more interested in contrasting and juxtaposing electronic and orchestral sounds.Ted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeshopk 8 Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 I think the really amazing thing about Goldsmith's score is that it sounds BIG. Very ominous too in places- like his theme for the Hun baddie. That sounded more ballsy than Arnold's Godzilla which came out the same summer. Actually that was a pretty good summer for films. Mulan, The Truman Show, Saving Private Ryan, Zorro, yeah, fun times. I saw all those in the theatre. I hardly ever go to the movies anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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