Bellosh 3,387 Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Is there a possible motif in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, for the deception and trickery of the grail trials. First heard in 'Father's Study'. 2:05-2:17. A sorta playful yet sinister sound. Played shortly after Indy views the 'Path of God' painting in Professor Jones's house. Then after Indy passes through the first trial, in the unreleased cue, 'Papa Jones is Shot' (2:15-2:38). It's played much faster. Barely noticeable in the movie, you need the cue to really hear it. Am I just hearing things and totally wrong? It's most likely just a coincidence? Or could this be a motif for the grail trials deceptiveness? Falstaft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Holko 9,499 Posted July 30, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 30, 2020 You may be onto a less specifically associated .. thing (less than a motif, more like a recurring setting), it definitely appears more throughout the score: SingeMoisi, Bellosh and Falstaft 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jurassic Shark 12,030 Posted July 30, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 30, 2020 That's a great OST. SingeMoisi, Bellosh, Marcus and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,287 Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Interesting, I never picked up on that connection before! That X Marks the Spot bit sounds different though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,340 Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 You can also hear John's "danger motif" in there too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellosh 3,387 Posted July 30, 2020 Author Share Posted July 30, 2020 2 hours ago, The River (Fal) said: You can also hear John's "danger motif" in there too. What's the danger motif? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,340 Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 It's not really a danger motif, it just 3-6 intervals that show up in a lot of Williams scores 2:29 of Jones is Shot 0:46 of Austrian Way 0:45: Bellosh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Great score. Bellosh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellosh 3,387 Posted July 31, 2020 Author Share Posted July 31, 2020 22 hours ago, Holko said: You may be onto a less specifically associated .. thing (less than a motif, more like a recurring setting), it definitely appears more throughout the score: That bit plays as soon as Indy opens the grail diary to compare the stained glass window! It sounds like it's in the family of the 2 bits in my original post, and even those I will admit don't seem to be exact, but very, very similar. I adhere to the fact, that if JW wanted us to know about a motif for the grail trials, it would have been in the blimp scene when Indy and his dad discuss the trials. But I like to think JW was being conscientious with these little bits of music during these particular scenes. The grail trials had a sense of mischief, and a very obvious malicious intent to the them. And these 'playful' bits reveal that. I'm probably looking too much into it, but I'm okay with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Skywalker 1,792 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Thanks everyone reminding me we dont haver this score in good quality-complete form :p Bellosh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellosh 3,387 Posted July 31, 2020 Author Share Posted July 31, 2020 8 hours ago, Luke Skywalker said: Thanks everyone reminding me we dont haver this score in good quality-complete form :p Eventually MM will grace these scores. The bootleg sound gives me a weird nostalgic feeling though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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