Williamsfan301 11 Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 If you could re-score a movie....1) What movie would it be?2) Who would you hire? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurgaFlippinMan 7 Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 1) Everything Zimmer & Co. touched with a few exceptions.2) John Williams, Alan Silvestri, Danny Elfman...take your pick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 3,689 Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 I thought it would take a little longer for that sort of reply.I'd love either JNH or Murray Gold to score a Potter movie. I'm not saying they would be better than Williams, I'm just interested in how they'd approach it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Skywalker 1,795 Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 i would get williams to rescore closed versions of the prequels.Specially the Battle of Geonosis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Williamsfan301 11 Posted July 12, 2008 Author Share Posted July 12, 2008 I would love to see the Narnia movies re-scored...maybe by Howard Shore or John Williams. I actually remember sitting in the theater watching the first one and having the LOTR's scores going through my head. Those Narnia scores just didn't do it for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desplat13 1 Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 No, NOT Howard Shore. Remember, we already had LOTR, and we don't need another one.A Williams Narnia score would probably sound too, Williams-esque, and would take away from the movie.For those movies, I think I would have been more happy with, in order, James Newton Howard, John Powell, or John Debney. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Williamsfan301 11 Posted July 12, 2008 Author Share Posted July 12, 2008 A Williams Narnia score would probably sound too, Williams-esque, and would take away from the movie.And how is that a bad thing? Although, I agree, Howard Newton would be a good choice too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 Harry's scores were adequate enough for me. I didn't like the first movie very much though. Score has some good highlights. It's decent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrScratch 294 Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 A Williams Narnia score would probably sound too, Williams-esque, and would take away from the movie.Nothing is worse than the crap that wound up in the film, part orchestra, part New Age and part Christian Rock. Autopilot Williams would still have been better than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 Excuse me? New Age Christian rock? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Skywalker 1,795 Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 Excuse me? New Age Christian rock?i suppose that's the end credits 'suite'That uses alot of good CD space Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 Excuse me? New Age Christian rock?i suppose that's the end credits 'suite'That uses alot of good CD space I thought they had a separate CD release for the rock material. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrScratch 294 Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 Excuse me? New Age Christian rock?i suppose that's the end credits 'suite'That uses alot of good CD space Not only that, some of the score itself had too much of a contemporary feel, probably trying to appeal to the Christian rock crowd. Completely inappropriate for a film that takes place (a) during World War II and (b) in a madeup land like Narnia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeshopk 8 Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 Goldsmith - Cat's EyeElfman - Creepshow 1/2Williams - Ladyhawke, Name of the Rose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wycket 36 Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 As a Bond fan, the music in Never Say Never Again has always been particularly horrendous to me. While there are a few good tracks, I doubt anyone can argue the score is pretty poor. If only Connery didn't interfere, perhaps we would have gotten a great score from Horner, who was originally signed to the project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Williamsfan301 11 Posted July 12, 2008 Author Share Posted July 12, 2008 Not only that, some of the score itself had too much of a contemporary feel, probably trying to appeal to the Christian rock crowd. Completely inappropriate for a film that takes place (a) during World War II and (b) in a madeup land like Narnia.I completely agree. Too many of the moments in that movie that should have had sweeping, symphonic music, had dippy contemporary music instead that totally didn't work for the scenes.I would now, also, like to add Stealth to my list of movies that should have been rescored. In a perfect world, it would have had a Jerry Goldsmith score, but in a perfect world, Jerry would still be with us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 75 Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 John Williams scoring Superman Returns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 Excuse me? New Age Christian rock?i suppose that's the end credits 'suite'That uses alot of good CD space Not only that, some of the score itself had too much of a contemporary feel, probably trying to appeal to the Christian rock crowd. Completely inappropriate for a film that takes place (a) during World War II and (b) in a madeup land like Narnia.I seriously doubt Harry was trying to reach to the religious crowd. The score has all of his sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FattyMcButterpants 1 Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 John Williams scoring Superman Returns.Dear god, why would you want to waste a month of John's life on this tosh?I'd love to hear Danny Elfman on POTC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 Elmer Bernstein - Ghostbusters IIElmer Bernstein - Top Secret!Jerry Goldsmith - JumangiBruce Broughton - Goblet Fire & Order Of The Phoenix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 75 Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 John Williams scoring Superman Returns.Dear god, why would you want to waste a month of John's life on this tosh?Considering he has never touched the material outside of the original, yes. And it goes without saying that the score would have been better than the movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 Elmer Bernstein - Top Secret!Either him or Bill Conti. Both of them have done great music for Zucker's, Proft's, and Abraham's films. Jarre's music wasn't very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FattyMcButterpants 1 Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 And although someone will break my back, I still would love to see what Elfman would have done with/to Batman Begins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crichton 4 Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 John Williams scoring Superman Returns.Yes. Or Williams Ross. I'm serious.The Pirates of the Carribean movies are the obvious ones to leap to mind, though with Bruckheimer's tin ear they probably would've turned out bad no matter who was scoring.Maybe Horner for Star Trek IV, to complete the loose trilogy, and I've never been a fan of Rosenman's score. And I would have liked Dennis McCarthy to get another shot at a movie, Insurrection would probably fit his style best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 John Williams - Superman II Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crichton 4 Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 Absolutely yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Williamsfan301 11 Posted July 13, 2008 Author Share Posted July 13, 2008 John Williams scoring Superman Returns.The Pirates of the Carribean movies are the obvious ones to leap to mind, though with Bruckheimer's tin ear they probably would've turned out bad no matter who was scoring.Maybe Horner for Star Trek IV, to complete the loose trilogy, and I've never been a fan of Rosenman's score. And I would have liked Dennis McCarthy to get another shot at a movie, Insurrection would probably fit his style best.Pirates of the Caribbean needs to be rescored and Korngold needs to do it. I don't care if he's dead! Re-animate him!Horner would never write another Star Trek score. Supposedly, they offered him Star Trek VI and he turned it down saying "His career had moved beyond Star Trek"And it would have been nice to see what Dennis McCarthy could have done with out Rick Berman looking over his shoulder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry B 50 Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 John Williams scoring Superman Returns.Dear god, why would you want to waste a month of John's life on this tosh?Considering he has never touched the material outside of the original, yes. And it goes without saying that the score would have been better than the movie.You forget that Williams contributed to Superman IV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crichton 4 Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 Horner would never write another Star Trek score. Supposedly, they offered him Star Trek VI and he turned it down saying "His career had moved beyond Star Trek"I thought it was because Nick Meyer thought Horner wouldn't work for the darker score he wanted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 75 Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 You forget that Williams contributed to Superman IV.I actually didn't know that. Still, that wasn't a full score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 Supposedly, they offered him Star Trek VI and he turned it down saying "His career had moved beyond Star Trek"Horner also turned down Harry Potter, saying he was tired of doing fantasy films. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 A Williams Narnia score would probably sound too, Williams-esque, and would take away from the movie.The movies are as bland as can be with the HGW scoresMy pick:Lost in Space the Movie. Even if Broughton's score is great ,I really wanted to hear Williams expand upon his TV scores in full blown orchestral gloryand also HPGoF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 But Lost In Space was a terrible movie. It had Matt Le Blanc!Nick Cave & Warren Ellis should score Australia. Not sure if a composer has signed on yet, but I know it will not be those two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerrygollay 0 Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 John Williams - Superman IIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH YES !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Breathmask 555 Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 I'm usually not too hot on this sort of discussion. I'll nominate this though:Alan Silvestri for Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitch 57 Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 Bernard Herrmann - Torn CurtainJohn Williams - The Color PurpleJames Horner - The DaVinci Code / Cinderella ManJerry Goldsmith - Starship Troopers (not that I like stomping on Poledouris' excellent score) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Williamsfan301 11 Posted July 13, 2008 Author Share Posted July 13, 2008 Supposedly, they offered him Star Trek VI and he turned it down saying "His career had moved beyond Star Trek"Horner also turned down Harry Potter, saying he was tired of doing fantasy films.A Horner scored Harry Potter movie would just sound like a sinking ship full of Scots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 I'm usually not too hot on this sort of discussion. I'll nominate this though:Alan Silvestri for Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black PearlYes I think quite a few people wished he would have stayed on board the project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 James Newton Howard - Batman Begins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,193 Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 Amadeus. Instead of that self-important hack Mozart so pretentiously drawing attention to himself all throughout the film, they should've hired a real composer like Williams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bondo 33 Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 Lord of the Rings Trilogy - John Williams or John DebneyPirates of the Caribbean - Alan SilvestriThe Kingdom - Hans ZimmerIron Man - John DebneyHellboy 2 - Marco BeltramiSpider-Man 3 - Danny Elfman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Williamsfan301 11 Posted July 14, 2008 Author Share Posted July 14, 2008 Amadeus. Instead of that self-important hack Mozart so pretentiously drawing attention to himself all throughout the film, they should've hired a real composer like Williams.hehehehe...I just got this mental image of JW bending over and farting after playing Mozart on the piano and a wild party. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wesker 0 Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 But Lost In Space was a terrible movie. It had Matt Le Blanc!Nick Cave & Warren Ellis should score Australia. Not sure if a composer has signed on yet, but I know it will not be those two.Don't knock Le Blanc. He was great on Friends, and that's all I care about. I also wouldn't pin the shortcomings of that film on Le Blanc's shoulders. Though I actually like the cast, the film was terrible for numerous reasons, the primary of which was the script. My God Goldsman is a hit or miss writer. Although it would appear the worst is behind him.Anyway, I would love to have seen what (you guessed it) Jeremy Soule could have done with either LOtR, or more so, The Narnia series. I think his style would have complemented either very nicely.Also, ditto on McCarthy. Pity it doesn't look like he'll ever get another good project... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry B 50 Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 Lord of the Rings should not be scored by anyone other than Shore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 75 Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 Lord of the Rings should not be scored by anyone other than Shore.Truth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 Or Leonard Rosenman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy should have been composed by The RZA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 Now that would be quality music. When you think of great film music or just great music, RZA immediately comes to mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,193 Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 Or Leonard Rosenman.Truth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Brigden 7 Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 Goldsmith for STAR TREK: GENERATIONS. I like the score, and some moments are very good, but I would have liked to have seen what Jerry could've done with it. Probably because I'm so enamoured with the TMP theme, and with it being so prominent in both the TNG series and Kirk's first movie adventure, I missed it a lot. Especially since it was used in the trailer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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