The Quick Question Thread

[BloodBoal 7,538]

[Marian Schedenig 8,238]

I was. Must have missed it while browsing the Other Topics forum back to 2008, and of course, the search engine was no help.

[Jay 37,447]

How was the search engine no help?

1. Click the gear icon

2. Type "book" into the "Find words" box

3. Make sure "Search Titles Only" is checked

4. Make sure "Forums" is the "Search In Section"

5. Click "Search Now", and the last book you read thread is the first result!

[Marian Schedenig 8,238]

3. Make sure "Search Titles Only" is checked

Ah, THAT works. I missed that option at the top, and since there is a drop down box "Search in" at the bottom, I'd expect it to provide that option. It only has "Topic titles & posts" and "Posts only" for selection though, so I assumed searching titles only wasn't possible.

[Muad'Dib 1,802]

Does anyone else notice an interesting similarity between "The Planet Kripton" and Respighi's "Pines of Rome", specially with the ending part of this one? Both are amazingly powerful in their own way.

[Henry B 50]

It's that? I've never been clear exactly what sound the thing contributed.

Continuum fingerboard. Used to play a theremin synthesizer. The sliding properties of the keys allow it to more accurately mimic a theremin than a normal MIDI keyboard could.

So to be clear, it's just a particular piece of equipment. The end result is theremin.

[indy4 155]

On FSM"s "Film Score Friday" it says SAE released a score...since when has SAE released scores? I thought it just sold soundtracks.

[Maglorfin 196]

Does anyone else notice an interesting similarity between "The Planet Kripton" and Respighi's "Pines of Rome", specially with the ending part of this one? Both are amazingly powerful in their own way.

You mean the ending of the fourth movement, I pini della via Appia, which is indeed one of the most amazing musical climaxes in classical music. The Planet Krypton has a powerful ending to be sure, but I think a direct comparison is a little bit too strong, especially because the cue is heard too early in the movie (actually it's the first cue, main titles aside), it's quite short so it doesn't have the time to build the way Respighi's does so somehow, it also "lacks conclusiveness", if you see my point. From purely musical point of view, the comparison is somewhat stronger but still, Respighi wins this particular contest IMO. Not to take anything from JW's cue of course - it's one of my favourite cues of Superman soundtrack and at almost every listen, I repeat it one or two times, not to mention the goosebumps it usually causes.

On FSM"s "Film Score Friday" it says SAE released a score...since when has SAE released scores? I thought it just sold soundtracks.

It's probably just a typo. I've also never heard of SAE releasing any score(s). Which is the score in question?

[Jay 37,447]

SAE is the official distributor of FSM releases

[Ollie 1,063]

SAE did in fact release Tiomkin's score to Cyrano De Bergerac. And they have released several other scores as well.

http://www.screenarchives.com/title_detail.cfm/ID/14638/CYRANO-DE-BERGERAC-2CD-1500-EDITION/

[Maglorfin 196]

How interesting! I also thought that SAE was "merely" the official distributor of FSM releases.

[indy4 155]

Ah, thanks Mark!

Does anyone else notice an interesting similarity between "The Planet Kripton" and Respighi's "Pines of Rome", specially with the ending part of this one? Both are amazingly powerful in their own way.

Definitely - when I first heard Pines of Rome I thought the exact same thing.

[indy4 155]

Here's one: who arranged the "En'tract" for Fiddler on the Roof? I thought it was Williams, but there's a very similar arrangement on the Over the Rainbow Boston Pops album that credits "S. Harnick" for the medley.

[Koray Savas 2,251]

Are you talking about the cue on the 30th Anniversary release? It's credited to Williams for adapting and conducting.

[Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,489]

Jerry Bock (music) and Sheldon Harnick (lyrics) composed Fiddler on the Roof.

That medley is the one from That's Entertainment. Williams is given the adaptation credit, but nothing more. I'm not sure if he composed anything original in there. I think some people believe he did.

[indy4 155]

Okay thanks.

[Datameister 2,066]

Does anyone else notice an interesting similarity between "The Planet Kripton" and Respighi's "Pines of Rome", specially with the ending part of this one? Both are amazingly powerful in their own way.

Definitely - when I first heard Pines of Rome I thought the exact same thing.

Yep. It's a pretty strong similarity, and I don't really get the sense that it was an intentional homage. Naturally, it feels more...Williams-ish, and it's a fantastic bit of music in and of itself, but originality is not its strong suit.

[Henry B 50]

Here's one: who arranged the "En'tract" for Fiddler on the Roof? I thought it was Williams, but there's a very similar arrangement on the Over the Rainbow Boston Pops album that credits "S. Harnick" for the medley.

The original show has an Entr'acte; it's quite possibly just adapted from that.

[Faleel 5,392]

how do i get "clean" reverb endings in audacity?

[Datameister 2,066]

It's an art, not a science, and sometimes the results sound better than others. You'll want a reverb plugin that sounds decent - I use Freeverb. What you do is duplicate the ending to a new track (select it and then ctrl-D) and then use the envelope tool to make a very quick fadeout at the end of the material you have. Then Quick Mix (or Mix and Render, depending on whether you're using the beta) just that duplicated track so that the envelope tool changes get applied. Then select that duplicated track and apply the reverb to it, with all wet signal and no dry. (You'll have to play with the other settings a little.) Now you can cross-fade between the original track and the duplicated track to get a natural-sounding transition into the artificial reverb, and you'll want to adjust the gain of the duplicated track as well. (Watch out for clipping, especially on loud endings.)

Hope this helps; let me know if any of this needs clarifying. (Also, keep in mind that if the ending is just a long, sustained note or pattern, you may be better off looping it.)

[Andy 4,173]

Just started getting into the Batman Animated Series with my 7 year old daughter (thanks, Netflix). Is anyone familiar enough with the show to recommend some episodes for a 7 year old girl? I'm thinking some Batgirl focus and more lighthearted stories would appeal.

[Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,489]

Harley and Ivy

My favorite episode is Almost Got 'Im.

[crocodile 8,033]

When I was 7 years old I loved Batman Returns... But that's not a good recommendation, I guess.

Karol

[Andy 4,173]

No, we're not quite there yet. Thanks for the recommend, Elliot. *shuffles off to Netflix*

[Datameister 2,066]

All I know is that Burton's first Batman film was a really bad fit for me when I was about 11. I left after the Joker fried that dude.

Yes, I was a sensitive kid. Yes, I can handle fake charred corpses now.

[Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,489]

They're still in my top 15 favorite movies.

[Wojo 2,453]

All I know is that Burton's first Batman film was a really bad fit for me when I was about 11. I left after the Joker fried that dude.

Yes, I was a sensitive kid. Yes, I can handle fake charred corpses now.

Don't fret. I used to leave the room after the Ark was opened, Donovan drank from the wrong cup, and Kevin Bacon lifted the hat off the guy stuck in the ground (in Tremors).

[Delorean90 42]

Just started getting into the Batman Animated Series with my 7 year old daughter (thanks, Netflix). Is anyone familiar enough with the show to recommend some episodes for a 7 year old girl? I'm thinking some Batgirl focus and more lighthearted stories would appeal.

If she can handle the animated incarnation of Two-Face, then "Shadow of the Bat Parts 1 & 2" would be good, as it is Batgirl's origin episode. "Batgirl Returns" is another one--the last of the early '90s cartoons. For lighter episodes: "Christmas With the Joker," "I've Got Batman in My Basement," "The Joker's Favor," "Joker's Wild," "The Strange Secret of Bruce Wayne," "Zatanna," "The Mechanic," "Harlequinade," "Harley's Holiday," and "Make 'Em Laugh." There are some more middling in their darkness/intensity, but I'm not sure what to recommend, since I don't know what kind of thresholds your daughter has for these things, but this could be a good start, if a bit Joker-centric. The Riddler episodes--"If You're So Smart, Why Aren't You Rich?", possibly "What Is Reality?", and almost certainly "Riddler's Reform"--should be okay, and "Birds of a Feather" is another one that should be okay, off the top of my head.

[Andy 4,173]

Great recommendations! Thanks so much. Exactly what I was hoping for.

[Datameister 2,066]

Don't fret. I used to leave the room after the Ark was opened, Donovan drank from the wrong cup...

Those too. Oh, and the glimpse of Lars and Beru's charred corpses in Star Wars was a cover-your-eyes moment, too, simply because my parents told me to. I had a very sheltered childhood.

[John Crichton 4]

I couldn't watch the heart-ripping scene in ToD until I was nearly in my teen years.

[Wojo 2,453]

I never knew what the fuss was about that sequence because I grew up with a VHS that had been taped from network TV (ABC, early 90s). So beside missing the very beginning of the movie, I had little blips where recorded paused during commercial breaks...and the really gory stuff was edited out of the broadcast. So I've seen the unedited DVD version only either once or maybe twice.

[Andy 4,173]

Speaking of Batman TAS, check out 4:30 in this clip... It's a TRON Legacy Light Cycle!!

[Marian Schedenig 8,238]

I couldn't watch the heart-ripping scene in ToD until I was nearly in my teen years.

I couldn't watch it the first time I saw the film because the 8pm TV showings cut those scenes. Which of course made the bridge fight a bit confusing.

[Jeff 10]

Don't fret. I used to leave the room after the Ark was opened, Donovan drank from the wrong cup...

Those too. Oh, and the glimpse of Lars and Beru's charred corpses in Star Wars was a cover-your-eyes moment, too, simply because my parents told me to. I had a very sheltered childhood.

I didn't even notice the charred corpses at the homestead until about ten years ago (after having watched the movies dozens of times on VHS for at least five years previously and watching it in theaters in 1997). They kind of blend in with the desert without a higher resolution.

[Jay 37,447]

ditto!

[Wojo 2,453]

Same here. My eyes are drawn to the smoke coming out of the igloo. Even when it zooms in, I still couldn't discern what it showed.

[Andy 4,173]

More like this Here

[Datameister 2,066]

Those are amazing.

[crocodile 8,033]

You're sick!

Karol

[Demondm810 399]

LOL

[Koray Savas 2,251]

The only thing I remember my parents telling me to cover my eyes for was the "sex" scene in The Rock. They eventually stopped caring. I saw The Shining for the first time when I was like 10.

[Kendal_Ozzel 36]

Got Casino Royale today—my first Kritzerland CD—and the track info doesn't seem to be in the CDDB. Think they'll submit it soon? Or should I go ahead and enter all the track info myself?

[Wojo 2,453]

I believe you can upload to the CDDB just as easily as you can download from it.

[Kendal_Ozzel 36]

I know, but I was just wondering how quickly Kritzerland gets around to doing it, if ever. But oh, I suppose I could just do it myself, especially since I can just copy and paste most of them from the old CD. I'm just quite lazy.

[Wojo 2,453]

I've never known any of the labels to do things like that. Individuals might if they feel generous.

I have about 40-50 albums ripped on my computer right now waiting for me to tag them. I use MP3Tag which accesses FreeDB, a similar database to CDDB. None of the specialty label soundtracks were listed. Only the rock, classical, jazz, and non-specialty soundtracks showed up.

That tells me that if you want something done...

[Admiral Holdo 16]

Does anyone with the Alien CD/blu-ray know how to edit 'Out The Door' and 'End Title' correctly? I understand they're supposed to overlap (glad they don't though, wouldn't have anything to edit then, haha), but I want to figure out how it's intended to be done.

[Ollie 1,063]

Some of you guys are wusses when it comes to movie violence.

More like this Here

I saw those several years ago, hilarious. Then Hasbro actually makes Han Solo with a torture rack.

Got Casino Royale today—my first Kritzerland CD—and the track info doesn't seem to be in the CDDB. Think they'll submit it soon? Or should I go ahead and enter all the track info myself?

It's weird how some new albums are on there and some aren't. Bruce has said in the past that the titles should be on there by the time customers receive their discs.

I'd go ahead and do it yourself and get it over with.

[Koray Savas 2,251]

I enjoy typing in all the info myself. That way I know it's done right. Far too many mistakes people don't realize. I always double check before I import.

[Datameister 2,066]

Same here. And of course, even if all the titles have the right words and spellings, they never follow standard rules for punctuation in titles. NEVER. Why in the world would you want to capitalize every single word in every single title? That's not how titles work.