Dole 11 Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 Can anyone tell me about this score? I was thinking about purchasing the soundtrack but I've never seen the film or heard much about the quality of JW's score. Is it worth buying? Thanks.Dole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peio 0 Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 I've never seen the film either, but the score is pretty cool.Maybe you won't like the use of synthesizers, but this score is more than just that. The main theme has some reminiscence of CE3K, the CrimeBuster motif is funny, and there are lots of good tracks.An enjoyable score, better than it's said to be. (one advice though: don't listen to the second track ).Worth buying, indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam 1 Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 Heartbeeps is an interesting little score. Before the soundtrack came out, the only way I could listen to the music was to rent the movie. So I ended up watching the movie several times (at least the parts with music). As someone who’s interested in how his music functions in the film, its kind of fascinating, because its quite possibly the worst movie I've ever seen JW score and its right in the middle of an era when he was composing some of the best movies. But, anyway, I have to conclude that he gave this stupid little movie a great score. While he’s not able save the movie from the reality of its horrible production value, horrible jokes, etc., JW somehow makes sense of the nonsense and finds the film’s soul. As a listening experience, this isn’t typical Williams - very heavy on the use of electronics, with a much slighter feel than what we’re accustomed to. Its not a score I listen to very much and I find it most interesting as a case study in JW’s approach to scoring a really bad film. He displays the trademark professionalism and seriousness of effort. He could have said, "this movie sux, I might as well let loose with some music that will please my fans" but, not surpringly, he subordinates the music to the needs of the film. The end result is a musical texture that marries with the movie but is probably not going to be anyone’s favorite as a listening experience, to put it nicely. Still, it stands out as a unique musical contribution to JW's repertoire. Worth buying? Was for me but only you know if its worth it for you.- Adam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 2,924 Posted July 23, 2003 Share Posted July 23, 2003 Well,the bouncy woodwind piece in "Phil is Born" is very good."Going to Sleep" has that that big uplifting chorus/orchestra sound.Very similar to the part just before the end credits in CE3K.K.M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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