Popular Post Holko 9,531 Posted August 6, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted August 6, 2022 First off, a theme listing based on Bond's liner notes: Memories - A single phrase melody often played multiple times back to back, mostly on piano - a motif for how characters remember Carolyn, be it tragic or obsessive, the latter signified by its repetitions and the final notes being doubled. Regret - A multiple phrase main theme, in general heard on synth but on many other instruments too. Dies Irae - Often a counterpoint to the main theme, DI's first 4 notes as a base, often with an accompanying supporting melody winding around them. Family - A mostly warm and hopeful americana theme for everyday life. B-File - A dark low synth motif for the not-so-subplot involving the investigation around a missing file and the corruption it uncovers. I wrote some comments where I deemed it necessary/useful, but not for every single cue just playing the 2 main themes in some minor variation. Main Title - As the credits start appearing, Williams starts Memories on solo piano, then Regret is introduced uncharacteristically on horn. The Dies Irae forms a bridge to and foundation for a piano Regret, synth also being introduced as a texture, a piano Memories bookending the cue. Family Morning - The Family theme gets an optimistic introduction. Carolyn’s Office - As Rusty goes to look around in the dead Carolyn's office, Regret plays on synth, Memories on piano taking over as he sees her picture, but skipping a note, slowing down and giving way to B-File when he notices the missing entry on the computer. Burning The Note (A) (First half unused, tracked over) Burning The Note (B) The B File (Completely unused) The plot thickens, as Rusty receives the B-File, the B-file theme plays, and as he reads it and only becomes more confused, Dies Irae and Regret play. Juvenile Pictures Remembering Carolyn Reacting To Carolyn Love Scene - In addition to the expected Memories and Regret themes popping up (the latter on new woodwinds, the cue's mostly dominated by an unsettling synth+harp combo, then the Dies Irae theme. Off The Case (Completely unused) - Dan's off the case but still supplies Rusty with further clues, supported by the B-File motif. You’re Always Right (Completely unused, really unsure about its placement) - B-File and Memories score Rusty's reactions to being charged with the murder. The Bedroom Scene - As the series of flashbacks and the depicted relationship is coming to a close, the mood gets darker and less stable. On The Advice Of Counsel In The Patio (Unused except for the ending) - As pieces are put together, strings double Memories, then both it and Regret get various reprises. Carolyn’s Apartment Family Theme - As the son goes away to camp, the Family theme shortly returns in a much less lively setting. Physical Evidence Outside The Courthouse (Completely unused) - A relatively optimistic/strong piece for Rusty and Barbara's relationship. Leon Talks (First two thirds unused, tracked over) - As we get the final information about the B-File, its theme returns one last time. Fingerprints (Completely unused, partially replaced by tracking) Barbara And Rusty - A cold athematic piece for the tough discussion about testifying or not. Case Dismissed - The Family theme returns again very happily. The Boat Scene (Completely unused, opening replaced by tracking) - Rusty and his lawyer aren't sure about whether justice was served, the mood turns darker again. Dies Irae and an oboe Regret score Dan revealing he had the key evidence glass all along, and also his opinion on Rusty's guilt. Return To Normal - The Family theme returns to its first setting. The Basement Scene - JW supports the turning moods and real or fake twists wonderfully, playing with the audience's perceptions of the characters. Barbara’s Confession - Synth textures support Barbara describing her depressed life, but when she starts talking about her plan, solo cello enters, alien to the score's texture (previously only used when Rusty starts cleaning the axe), almost taking the role of the witches' fiddle for her dark turn. As the details of the plan like planted evidence start emerging, Memories plays. End Credits (Edited down in the film) - A grand merging of Memories, Regret and Dies Irae, building to climaxes but never satisfyingly resolving, eventually just dying away. Carolyn's Office (alternate) - The main difference is the Memories theme's slower tempo, and the lack of B-File at the end (as far as we know, the cue is joined into the next one on the OST and therefore the Varese, it may just fade out before it gets there, the ending here is fabricated via looping). Carolyn's Apartment (alternate) - Instead of Regret plus dark textures, this is Memories plus B-File. The Boat Scene (alternate) - Similar in structure and opening (Regret on piano instead of oboe), colder in the middle, darker ending. These alternates are all found in the album track "Carolyn's Office" in this order. ragoz350, Raiders of the SoundtrArk, Will and 6 others 4 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyD 1,223 Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 Cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,373 Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 Damn man, you work fast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,531 Posted August 8, 2022 Author Share Posted August 8, 2022 1 hour ago, Jay said: Damn man, you work fast! Haha, I did all the syncing up and half the comments about 2-3 weeks ago already, then focused on something else, then just posted the unused cues and was about to abandon the project until Corellian indicated that some people would care about it! I just had to render and upload. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,373 Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 Cool, can't wait to watch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyD 1,223 Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 Loved revisiting this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,531 Posted June 11, 2023 Author Share Posted June 11, 2023 In the process of migrating my iso videos from throwaway accounts into my main Drive, I decided to redo this with burned in subtitles since it's such a dialogue heavy movie. ragoz350 and Jay 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,373 Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 I love it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corellian2019 386 Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 Judging by the amount of music that was unused or dialed out, is this the closest that JW got to having a score rejected? I noticed that he and Alan J. Pakula never worked together again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,531 Posted August 21, 2023 Author Share Posted August 21, 2023 Tintin, TFA and TROS technically all almost have entire unused early scores, plus intermediary versions here and there. But of course I know what you mean, the percentage of music remaining in the film vs cues that had some version recorded is relatively low here. Brónach 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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