Planet of the Apes: Pure Class!

[AC1 3,565]

I just bought Planets of the Apes, the original of course, by Goldsmith.

It is produced by Nick Redman for Varese Sarabande and I think it's a must buy for every soundtrack fan. There is not one movie producer that will allow this sort of movie scoring style today. If you don't have it already and you rank CE3K amongst the very best that Williams has ever done then check this one out. It certainly one of Jerry's best.

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Alex Cremers

[Uni 306]

Goldsmith's Apes certainly ranks among the more unique scores in history. I don't know that I would be as quick as you to compare it to Close Encounters, but that's primarily for the fact that Williams's work heads toward (and brilliantly achieves) a melodic, motif-aspiring resolution, while the original POTA does not. Not that it should have, of course; the music (it's almost an anathema to call it that!) was right for the film, and the film was not comparable to CE3K--especially at the end.

But you're right; it's a score every "serious" filmusic afficianado ought to have in his/her collection.

- Uni

[Guest]

Couldn't agree with you more, Uni. CE3K is as melodious as melodious can be at the very end.

Maybe I'm just used to CE3K being a standard, but I don't see how CE3K is so unusual, musically, in the same way as PotA, with the exception of "Barry's Kidnapping" and "The Conversation". The rest of the score's really melodious and conservative. Two cues hardly constitute an entire score.

[Marian Schedenig 5,520]

POTA is the first score I think of if you ask me what film is absolutely inseparable from its score. I can't imagine it working with any other music.

On it's own, the score isn't an easy listen at all, but still great, although I admit I don't play it very often.

Marian - who heard the suite live.

[morlam 0]

CE in many places sounds very much like Ligeti, Lutoslawski or Penderecki in the late 60'ties, POA sounds like crude Stravinsky. I'd very much like to hear the new edition. But a lot of soundtracks from back then ( and earlier ), sounds very artistic.

[Marian Schedenig 5,520]

I forgot to mention that Jeff Bond spoiled the movie for me thanks to his liner notes. :cry: Not as bad as the DVD of course, which has the spoiler RIGHT ON THE FRONT COVER.

So, if you haven't seen the movie, don't look at the DVD cover and don't read the CD's liner notes.

Marian - who finally bought the DVD in London but hasn't watched it yet (I've seen the movie before though).

[Morn 7]

A great score, you gotta love the hunt. What's really surprising is that it make use of 12 tone/serial methods.

[morlam 0]

Wow, did'nt know that. Great track. Fun to com-beerchug-pare it to "The Hunt" from "The Lost World", another great track!

[JoeinAR 1,759]

I have had the Planet of the Apes soundtrack for decades now, and I still think it is unlistenable as a stand alone score, but it works great in the movie.

[morlam 0]

Yeah, it is pritty harsh. 3 or 4 tracks, and you've you're ready for something else...

[King Mark 2,924]

So, if you haven't seen the movie, don't look at the DVD cover  

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that's pretty hard to do!

K.M.

[King Mark 2,924]

What's really surprising is that it make use of 12 tone/serial methods.

So what,does knowing that make it sound any better?

K.M.

[King Mark 2,924]

G

But you're right; it's a score every "serious" filmusic afficianado ought to have in his/her collection.

- Uni

not if you dont like it enough to listen to it more than once.

K.M.

[Morn 7]

So what,does knowing that make it sound any better?

Nah, but it makes it cooler.