Jurassic Shark 9323 Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 I love the great re-recordings of classic swing music featured in Swing Kids and The Rocketeer. Has Horner recorded more swing music for use in other films? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karelm 2587 Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Didn't he do some of the source cues in Cocoon which also had a similar vibe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4635 Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Those were original pieces that occasionally incorporated classic swing tunes, i. e. 'Basketball Swing', 'Sweet Georgia Brown' (Cocoon II) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 7510 Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 24 minutes ago, karelm said: Didn't he do some of the source cues in Cocoon which also had a similar vibe? No source cues, but there's a cue called THE BOYS ARE OUT. Also, the Main Title from *batteries not included is pretty "swingy". What there is on COCOON THE RETURN I wouldn't know. As the film is complete and utter dog shite, I tend not to listen to the score. Locrius and JTWfan77 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jay 30967 Posted January 5, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted January 5, 2018 How good or bad a film is had nothing to do with how good or bad a score is, Richard Once, Locrius and TSMefford 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 6819 Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 6 minutes ago, Jay said: How good or bad a film is had nothing to do with how good or bad a score is, Richard I'm against that affirmation. A good movie, is a global achievement of many talents. Light, editing, acting, the story, etc, etc... and the music. If the score is very bad and suits not the movie, how could the movie can be qualified as "good"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6478 Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 The beginning of the end credits from Casper is in that style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 7510 Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 3 hours ago, Jay said: How good or bad a film is had nothing to do with how good or bad a score is, Richard. 3 hours ago, Bespin said: I'm against that affirmation. A good movie, is a global achievement of many talents. Light, editing, acting, the story, etc, etc... and the music. If the score is very bad and suits not the movie, how could the movie can be qualified as "good"? There are many scores that transcend risible films, and are, in fact, the best thing about those films. In the case of CTR, however, Horner was probably asked to provide something that very closely resembled the original, and in doing so, he composed a dry, washed-up, unimaginative piece of work, for a giant dog shite of a movie. I don't listen to the score for CTR because it reminds me of what a giant dog shite the film is. It's much better to listen to the original. You both make very good comments, and you are, in fact, both right, so pat yourselves on the back. Come to think of it; I've seen many great films with great scores, but I'm yet to see a truly great film, with a bad score. They seem to go hand-in-hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 9323 Posted January 6, 2018 Author Share Posted January 6, 2018 Thanks for the tips, guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTWfan77 1309 Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 On 05 January 2018 at 5:59 PM, karelm said: Didn't he do some of the source cues in Cocoon which also had a similar vibe? Wasn't the performance of Dancing in the Dark also arranged by Horner? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 30967 Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 On 1/5/2018 at 12:01 PM, Bespin said: I'm against that affirmation. A good movie, is a global achievement of many talents. Light, editing, acting, the story, etc, etc... and the music. If the score is very bad and suits not the movie, how could the movie can be qualified as "good"? I've seen LOTS of good movies where the score made no impact on me whatsoever, or maybe I didn't even like, but I still loved the movie. Some examples: Memento, Gravity, Batman Begins, Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Fincher), Prisoners, Ege of Tomorrow, Arrival, etc etc. Likewise, there are plenty of great scores to films that aren't good at all (or films I've never seen). Examples: Star Wars prequels, Batman & Robin, Spider-man 3, Signs, Krull, The Mummy Returns, Grand Piano, half the movies Jerry Goldsmith scored... Ollie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6478 Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 I don't think it's even remotely accurate to say the prequels aren't good at all. Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 30967 Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 Eh, everyone's entitled to their own opinions, I don't really like them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6478 Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 I am a prequel fan. I love my prequels. You understand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 9323 Posted January 16, 2019 Author Share Posted January 16, 2019 Regarding re-recordings of classic swing and big band music used in film, The Cotton Club by John Barry is a good recommendation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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