Donnelly24 0 Posted December 31, 2003 Share Posted December 31, 2003 I was watching the mini series the other day on DVD, and when they had the opening credits I thought to myself "Doesn't this theme sound familiar?!" Then I realized that it reminded me WAY to much of John Williams "Hymn to the Fallen" from the Saving Private Ryan score. I thought Williams was by far better and contained much more emotion in the music. Does anyone else agree about the comparison? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UCFKevin 0 Posted December 31, 2003 Share Posted December 31, 2003 Nah. Not really. I mean...they have a somewhat similar tone, in that every World War II show/movie has the same kinda tone, even Medal of Honor, musically, but yeah...don't really think they're that close to each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue_Leader 2 Posted December 31, 2003 Share Posted December 31, 2003 Yeah they're similar but NOT the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted December 31, 2003 Share Posted December 31, 2003 They are similar, and they're trying to capture the same emotions, but both are great, put in context. And although I think that Hymn to the Fallen is better, and one of the best pieces of music ever composed for a film, BoB theme has it's own resonance, and works extremely well if you've watched and liked the show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue_Leader 2 Posted December 31, 2003 Share Posted December 31, 2003 I like the main overture over the main theme of BoB. The main theme has a somewhat moving melody but its a little too flat compared to the other stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Breathmask 555 Posted December 31, 2003 Share Posted December 31, 2003 The whole style of BoB is very similar to SPR. Hymn to the Fallen beats the Main Title for BoB in my book, but it's still a beautiful piece.- Marc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 31, 2003 Share Posted December 31, 2003 I'm sorry, they do not sound at all like each other, like Kamen sounds nother like Williams.And frankly as a whole i much prefer the Band Of Brothers CD.Stefancos- who played that about 10 times in the week after Kamen's death. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue_Leader 2 Posted January 1, 2004 Share Posted January 1, 2004 One of the things I like about BoB over SPR is the way Kamen doesn't repeat the same music over and over again like Williams with SPR. The various pieces are more unique in BoB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted January 1, 2004 Share Posted January 1, 2004 I wholeheartedly agree. Except for Hymn for The Fallen there's not much to enjoy on SPR. Maybe Williams wasn't much inspired by the movie. Maybe he needs more of Spielberg's extravaganza to sink his teeth in.----------------Alex Cremers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted January 1, 2004 Share Posted January 1, 2004 I don't think the movie needed that kind of score. I think keeping the mood there was all that was needed. Anything more would've been too obtrusive(sp?). I remember coming back from the theeater after watching the movie for the first time with my father, my grandfather and my two brothers, and us all being convinced that there was absolutely no music in the movie, and the movie being better for it. And Hymn for the fallen is IMO an amazing achievement, making the whole venture (score wise) as worth while as Hook or Far and Away. I'm still blown away by it every time, and to think that it's just the same piece over and over again, but that just grounds it in (as opposed to some of Goldsmith's repetitious theme) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue_Leader 2 Posted January 3, 2004 Share Posted January 3, 2004 I wholeheartedly agree. Except for Hymn for The Fallen there's not much to enjoy on SPR. Maybe Williams wasn't much inspired by the movie. Maybe he needs more of Spielberg's extravaganza to sink his teeth in.----------------Alex CremersI don't see how he couldn't have been. That was one of Spielberg's best works. Plus are you seriously going to tell me that the great score to the film Hook came from inspiration from a great film?I DONT THINK SO! I believe they used to use Hook in China to "de-program" dissedents. One viewing and even the most rebellious would swear to remain docile for life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted January 3, 2004 Share Posted January 3, 2004 I don't think inspiration has anything to do with it. I have never heard a single Williams, Goldsmith or Elfman score that did not fit their movie. I've always felt that SPR was more contemplative than anything else, and the score fit that perfectly. And the score to Hook was fittingly colorful, irrelevant of the quality of the movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmo Lewis 6 Posted January 3, 2004 Share Posted January 3, 2004 They are similar, and they're trying to capture the same emotions, but both are great, put in context. And although I think that Hymn to the Fallen is better, and one of the best pieces of music ever composed for a film, BoB theme has it's own resonance, and works extremely well if you've watched and liked the show.What he said.-Ross, who sees no need to put the same in different words. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QMM 4 Posted January 3, 2004 Share Posted January 3, 2004 When I first saw BoB and saw the opening credits, I was like "this doesn't sound like it remembers the war correctly butafter watching it more I realized how much I liked it and sadly I did like it even more after Kamen himself died I dont really see a similiarity at all between the two Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiseManShazam 0 Posted January 3, 2004 Share Posted January 3, 2004 I just loved the entire score, especially the two suites he made. I was watchin the dvds today, and the just the music in the menus were great. So sad that he died, i would've liked to hear some more of his music.Nick- Band of Brothers Suite Two Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue_Leader 2 Posted January 4, 2004 Share Posted January 4, 2004 Yeah the two suites are the best parts of the score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin H 0 Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 Actually, the Band of Brothers music sounds way too similar too the Deep Space Nine theme. Go listen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,315 Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 On 1/1/2004 at 3:07 AM, AC1 said: I wholeheartedly agree. Except for Hymn for The Fallen there's not much to enjoy on SPR. Maybe Williams wasn't much inspired by the movie. Maybe he needs more of Spielberg's extravaganza to sink his teeth in. ---------------- Alex Cremers Boy Alex! You be here, long time!😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mstrox 6,651 Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 I always thought that the back part of Kamen’s Band of Brothers theme sounded a lot like the back part of Kamen’s Robin Hood theme. Maybe just a chord progression he liked. Love this score though. Looks like most or all of the old hens in this original thread are gone now, but I’ll argue with them anyway - SPR is one of my favorite Williams scores, and as much as I love Band of Brothers, it doesn’t hold a candle to SPR. edited to add: I Just relistebed to some and was wrong about this being the main theme, I was thinking about a secondary theme (which appears several times, including The Mission Begins) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,504 Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 1 hour ago, mstrox said: I always thought that the back part of Kamen’s Band of Brothers theme sounded a lot like the back part of Kamen’s Robin Hood theme. Everything he did sounded a little like ROBIN HOOD. In fact, Kamen always sounded like himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strawberry 0 Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 I hear the theme to Dr Quinn Medicine Woman... At least part of it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thestat 348 Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 Kamen sounds like Kamen. Unless it sounds like Don Davis or Chris Boardman but then it probably is under heavy duress and deadlines. BoB is very similar to Robin Hood which, of course is a compromised Kamen by all accounts. But the following from Robin Hood is all Kamen, I am very confident. Ricard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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