The Quick Question Thread

[Dixon Hill 4,234]

The message boards? I've never seen such a barren wasteland anywhere else on the internet....

[Incanus 5,715]

The message boards? I've never seen such a barren wasteland anywhere else on the internet....

IMDB messageboards. You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.

[nightscape94 965]

Their layout is atrocious and completely ineffective.

[Koray Savas 2,251]

Yeah I don't know how anyone has a discussion on that software.

[Naïve Old Fart 9,552]

A quick "JFK" question:

Does anyone know if the TV motif (which can be heard at 2:09.34 on the Blu-Ray) is an original JW composition, or an an archive piece?

[paleo 63]

Sorry that I didn't browse hundreds of threads to possibly find out:

Is there a good open source program for editing sound files (e.g., for cutting off a section or combining several files into one)? Or what do you use for this kind of stuff? I normally don't edit (as you can tell), but I'd like to "improve" a few of my playlists now... Thanks.

[BloodBoal 7,538]

[paleo 63]

Thanks, I will try these. :-)

[Dixon Hill 4,234]

Any fans of Syd Mead's art on here? And if so, any recommendations on similar stuff? Totally dig that classic retro vision of the future.

[Ludwig 1,120]

Was it in an interview that Williams said he convinced Lucas to use a completely original score for Star Wars rather than an original score plus classical pieces? If so, where can I find that interview? Or is it documented somewhere else?

[Naïve Old Fart 9,552]

A quick "The Witches Of Eastwick" question:

The film version of "The Destruction Of Darryl" has some extra music in it (when Susan Sarandon falls off of the balcony). Was this actually composed by JW, because, to me, it sounds as though it was edited into the scene by someone "diong" JW, in much the same way that Morton Stevens "did" JG, in "Outland"? it sounds "almost", but not quite right.

[Jay 37,373]

I think the answer you seek is here:

http://www.jwfan.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=20741

[Incanus 5,715]

I believe it is an alternate, perhaps an insert where the Ballroom Scene "flying" theme is used more prominently (than on the original version found on the album) when Jane falls over the upper floor railing and is saved by laughter induced levitation. Obviously this small thematic quote is used to draw a connection between the two scenes. I doubt it was composed by anyone but good ol' Johnny.

[Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488]

In Amazing Stories: The Mission, the "episode version" of The Landing has this extra bigger fanfare after the plane falls. It's actually not on the Intrada CD. However, McNeely recorded it just like the episode, only without the preceding part that's on the Intrada CD. When you listen to it in the show, it kinda sounds like an insert that was spliced in. That said, why would McNeely have recorded it like the insert but not included the preceding passage except to establish a weird reason to keep listening to a re-recording after the original versions have been released? Can someone ask him on Facebook since I'm too embarrassed to? What is wrong with me?

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265]

I unfriended McNeely after his Facebook argument with Neil S. Bulk.

[Jay 37,373]

Justin, I'd recommending asking Doug and Roger on Intrada's message board rather than asking McNeely on Facebook

http://www.intrada.net/phpBB2/index.php

[Mr. Brown 91]

Anyone know where I'd find Daft Punk's "Giorgio by Moroder" with the music in the beginning intact, but without the vocals?

While I like Moroder's interview, I'd like to hear the music without the voice over--if it even exists.

[Naïve Old Fart 9,552]

Sorry, but I think you can only hear it on "Random Access Memories", complete with interview (but isn't that the whole point of the song..?).

Still, it's the best damn pop record I have heard in a good few years.

[Mr. Brown 91]

How do you change your username on this site?

[Dixon Hill 4,234]

Send Jay a PM.

[Jay 37,373]

Yep, that's the only way.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265]

Yet another way of the Moderators to maintain a tight hold on the membership.

I will never forget the day i woke up to find my screen-name changed to "Stefan Cock-Swallower"!

Damn you Mr. Breathmask!

[Quintus 5,399]

Can Incanus change them too?

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265]

Yes Lee, you can go back to Quint or TheGreatEye without groveling to Jason.

[Quintus 5,399]

I was thinking of changing it to "I, Quintus"

[Incanus 5,715]

I do approve the name you are thinking but alas the power over our names is held by Jason and Jason alone.

[Quintus 5,399]

Just another of his little power trips init

[Jay 37,373]

Nah, Ricard or Andreas (Root Admins) could do it too, just not Moderatos (like Inky)

[Quintus 5,399]

I'm thinking about watching John Carter right now on Netflix. Is it as bad as they said it was? As bad as 10,000 BC and AotC?

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265]

Neil S. Bulk liked it, if that means anything.

[Jay 37,373]

I liked it too! Very entertaining film.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265]

So John Carter is Moderator aproved!

[Mr. Brown 91]

I agree that GET CARTER was great.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265]

"She was only 16 years old!"

[Sharkissimo 1,973]

You couldn't run an egg and spoon race, Eric.

[Quintus 5,399]

I watched the first half of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind instead. Interesting.

[Marian Schedenig 8,208]

Just interesting?

[filmmusic 1,839]

Could anyone recommend any comedy-drama-adventure contemporary scores set mainly in Paris?

One that I thought of, is an animation score, "the Triplettes of Belleville".

But I'm not sure yet if it's along the lines I was looking for. I haven't seen the film for many years.

Is there any something similar in plot/atmosphere, in live action film?

[Sharkissimo 1,973]

Could anyone recommend any comedy-drama-adventure contemporary scores set mainly in Paris?

One that I thought of, is an animation score, "the Triplettes of Belleville".

But I'm not sure yet if it's along the lines I was looking for. I haven't seen the film for many years.

Is there any something similar in plot/atmosphere, in live action film?

I'd recommend the other films of Silvain Chomet.

THE ILLUSIONIST - Sylvain Chomet

THE OLD LADY AND THE PIDGEONS - Jean Conti

[Dixon Hill 4,234]

I'm trying to streamline my music library. Can someone give me the lowdown on the two disc releases of Rosewood, The Fury, and Jaws? Are the second discs (original albums) vital; that is, is there significant material on them that doesn't appear on the first discs? I know with Rosewood, it's mostly just the choral stuff, but not certain about the other two.

[Jay 37,373]

Well first of all for Jaws, there is no 2 disc set, so you might have some sort of fun made creation.

 

Anyways, for both Jaws and The Fury, Williams actually got a different orchestra together and recorded the entire LP program from scratch. IE, he took the sheet music from the film cues, then added, embellished, changed around, etc whatever he wanted and invented new programs that then got recorded and released as the OST. They're basically essential listens, and many find them superior to the later release of the actual film cues.

[Dixon Hill 4,234]

You're right, Jaws isn't 2 discs. I just forgot that I combined the original album with the Decca release. Duh.

Ok well looks like that and The Fury should stay, and I'll ditch all but the three choral songs of Rosewood's original album.

[Marian Schedenig 8,208]

The second disc of The Fury (the album recording by the LSO) is essential. In fact it's among the most essential discs of all Williams releases. The soundtrack on disc one has some additional stuff that's worth having.

[Naïve Old Fart 9,552]

Speaking of re-recorded OSTs...how much of both "The Eiger Sanction", and "Earthquake" are OST, and how much is re-recording?

IMO, "The City Sleeps" on CD sounds OST, but I'm not sure.

[Jay 37,373]

None of them were recorded at a later date, but some tracks could have been written just for the album, and recorded during the main sessions of the rest of the film cues.

[Naïve Old Fart 9,552]

Thanks for that, Jay. Was this the case for "Jaws"?

[Omen II 1,235]

Speaking of re-recorded OSTs...how much of both "The Eiger Sanction", and "Earthquake" are OST, and how much is re-recording?

IMO, "The City Sleeps" on CD sounds OST, but I'm not sure.

Both albums are re-recordings and do not include the versions of the music heard in the movie soundtrack. Although the album and original soundtrack versions of The City Sleeps (actually the end titles) from Earthquake are indeed very similar, they are different recordings - if you compare the vibraphone effect leading into the end titles on both versions, the difference is obvious. All the source music tracks represented on the album (e.g. Something for Rosa, Something for Remy, Miles' Pool Hall) are also clearly different in the film where they appear.

I would suggest however that the earthquake special effects within the Medley track on the album may well be from the film's soundtrack. You can hear the cows mooing when the cattle track swerves off the freeway, for example, as well as the screeching of the tyres. The Aftershock effects track may be too but I have never been able to place it in the movie.

[Naïve Old Fart 9,552]

The "Earthquake Effects" is the first 3 or so minutes of the main 'quake (complete with bells ringing, and cows mooing).

"Aftershock" might just be trying to demonstrate how Sensurround works on a 2.0 system (it doesn't!). Actually the "Aftershock" track might come from the bit when Genevive Bujold hangs on to a tree for dear life.

The effects in the "Medly" are all there in the film, but are not as "condensed" as the album suggests.

[Omen II 1,235]

The effects in the "Medly" are all there in the film, but are not as "condensed" as the album suggests.

Yes. For anyone that doubts whether the album is a rerecording, compare the album version of the main title...

...and the film version:

[Marian Schedenig 8,208]

Thanks for that, Jay. Was this the case for "Jaws"?

The Jaws album is an entirely different recording from the OST. And (I haven't listened to it in a long time) at least several cues are considerably extended compared to the original versions, notably the fugue and Promenade.