Barnald 365 Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 Cerebral Cortex and Fabulin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 1 hour ago, Alexcremers said: Too slow. Shot attention span. Fear of people leaving the theatre after two minutes. Boring, unless opening credits is explosion after explosion. I guess all those names and their role in making the film means nothing to general movie goers, and probably smacks of Hollyweird narcissism to regular folks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabulin 3,514 Posted November 2, 2019 Author Share Posted November 2, 2019 4 minutes ago, Thekthithm said: I guess all those names and their role in making the film means nothing to general movie goers, and probably smacks of Hollyweird narcissism to regular folks. I would say it is the regular folks who smack of weird narcissism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 2 minutes ago, Modest Expectations said: I would say it is the regular folks who smack of weird narcissism. Pfft, elitist! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oomoog the Ecstatic 314 Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 Princess Mononoke's intro is pretty hard to top musically. Title screen comes right after 1:01 at the climax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,551 Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 The credits that made me sit up and take notice of cinema as an art firm (not to mention introducing me to the music of someone called John Williams!) are those from THE TOWERING INFERNO. The score, plus Fred Konekamp's lush aerial photography, all makes for a very impressive beginning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,207 Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 15 hours ago, Marian Schedenig said: It's only weak point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,083 Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 2 minutes ago, Marian Schedenig said: I don't get it - why did you add a typo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datameister 2,044 Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 Back to the Future, precisely because of the intentional lack of music. Perfectly sets up the impact of the guitar gag, after which we get "The Power of Love" - not score, but a perfect first song for this film - and then the score doesn't even sneak in till Marty's world gets turned upside-down by the entrance of the time machine. For that film, it's the perfect approach. I'll go classic family films for a couple of my more conventional responses: Mary Poppins and The Wizard of Oz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 13 minutes ago, Datameister said: Back to the Future, precisely because of the intentional lack of music. Perfectly sets up the impact of the guitar gag, after which we get "The Power of Love" - not score, but a perfect first song for this film - and then the score doesn't even sneak in till Marty's world gets turned upside-down by the entrance of the time machine. For that film, it's the perfect approach. Interestingly the opening title did have a Silvestri cue that was ultimately rejected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 Seeing this at the cinema was pleasantly terrifying. The Illustrious Jerry and Bayesian 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datameister 2,044 Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 2 hours ago, Thekthithm said: Interestingly the opening title did have a Silvestri cue that was ultimately rejected. I love that little logo cue...yet the film is better off without it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 Movies are better off with less music. Unlucky Bastard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,345 Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 More realistic, more cinema vérité. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,207 Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 4 hours ago, Jurassic Shark said: I don't get it - why did you add a typo? I fixed the typo after quoting it. It's still retained in your own quote of my original post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,083 Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 8 minutes ago, Marian Schedenig said: I fixed the typo after quoting it. It's still retained in your own quote of my original post. I didn't quote it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,207 Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 7 minutes ago, Jurassic Shark said: I didn't quote it. Either I'm confused or you are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 The Illustrious Jerry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,083 Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 1 minute ago, Marian Schedenig said: Either I'm confused or you are. I'm tired! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 1 hour ago, Gruesome Son of a Bitch said: Movies are better off with less music. Jerry would agree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted November 3, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted November 3, 2019 Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue opening Allen's Manhattan anyone? Sharkissimo, Naïve Old Fart, Unlucky Bastard and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 Ry Cooder + Wim Wenders I love this opening. A dreamlike bed of digital synths under the whirring overtones of nose flutes, that with title card gives way to Cooder's instantly-recognizable slide guitar, . KK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 Wagner meets Malick anyone? A24 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbellamy 6,289 Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 Howard Shore’s LOTR title is a special thing A Hard Day’s Night is one of the great openers Eyes Wide Shut...Shostakovich and NSFW Nicole > Strauss and monkeys Lots of “no shit” examples come to mind. Godfather, Graduate, Pulp Fiction (loved Once Upon a Time’s too). Boogie Nights with “Best of My Love” is one of the most entertaining fo sho. Goodfellas, “As far back as I can remember...” into “Rags to Riches,” that trombone riff with Scorsese’s accelerated dolly, and the freeze frame?? Dynamite Pee Wee’s Big Adventure opening credits plus the next few cues are among the all-time “here I am!” moments for a composer, not just announcing a film but a career. Still inspired lunacy. Of course. Don’t need a YouTube clip, you can hear it: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 1 hour ago, mrbellamy said: Don’t need a YouTube clip, you can hear it: ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oomoog the Ecstatic 314 Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 On 11/2/2019 at 3:39 AM, Borodin said: Princess Mononoke's intro is pretty hard to top musically. Title screen comes right after 1:01 at the climax. There are styles similar to this in earlier film, but none as so powerful and legendary. Princess Mononoke's is definitely my favorite intro moment in music. The 90s brought a lot of purity of sound to film, with new composers and a lot of forgotten gems. Then your more obvious ones: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oomoog the Ecstatic 314 Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 On 11/2/2019 at 12:58 PM, Kasey Kockroach said: I swear, most composers, including Powell, including calm ambient composers, are overly-dramatic in place of proper evocation. But aside from that fault, this was not terrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 On 11/3/2019 at 12:14 AM, Thekthithm said: ??? From the day they arrive on the planet, blinking step into the sun. There's more to see than can ever be seen, more to do than. Hold on. Sorry, that's The Lion King! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 Haven't seen it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oomoog the Ecstatic 314 Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 Here I'll post the video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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