Sandor 459 Posted December 28, 2004 Share Posted December 28, 2004 Just a few minutes my perception of Quincy Jones' (and about 20 others) score for Steven Spielberg's The Color Purple was completely shattered. I always regarded it as a first rate achievement (I know many others - especially on this board - don't have that much appreciation for it) and it did bother me that Williams didn't write it. Especially the main theme (which Williams later re-arranged for his Cinema Serenade album with Itzhak Perlman) could really move me. It's a gorgeous, beautiful theme. But years ago I read in a Dutch film magazine that Jones' copied a theme from Georges Delerue. I never found out what that piece was until now... If you're familiar with The Color Purple theme (and especially the arrangment during the Main Title sequence) listen to the following:http://www.filmscoremonthly.com/store/audi...urMothers01.ramThis makes it very clear that Jones was not only inspired by Delerue's piece, but in a way copied it (maybe not note for note, but the similarities are extremely close).I still enjoy the score for The Color Purple, but I lost my respect for it. Roald Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 2,924 Posted December 28, 2004 Share Posted December 28, 2004 It's very similar.Still like Williams arrangement on Cinema Serenade the best.K.M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,251 Posted December 28, 2004 Share Posted December 28, 2004 Were you not a James Horner fanatic once, Roald? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danielle 0 Posted December 28, 2004 Share Posted December 28, 2004 Were you not a James Horner fanatic once, Roald?I was just thinking that things like this never really bother me... There's no way I could be a Horner fan if they did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AC1 3,565 Posted December 28, 2004 Share Posted December 28, 2004 Did anybody ever notice how beautiful the photography is of this film? Spielberg is a very visual director. The stories he tells with it are deeper than one might think. I never had any problems with the score. Can't wait to see it on DVD. It's been a long time. I hope they used a good master for it.----------------Alex Cremers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 9 Posted December 28, 2004 Share Posted December 28, 2004 Did anybody ever notice how beautiful the photography is of this film? Spielberg is a very visual director. The stories he tells with it are deeper than one might think. I never had any problems with the score. Can't wait to see it on DVD. It's been a long time. I hope they used a good master for it. I have the DVD, but still haven't watched the movie. Don't know why, I was never compelled to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AC1 3,565 Posted December 28, 2004 Share Posted December 28, 2004 I've the 2-disc edition (I should check out the quality tonight, just out of curiosity) but I'm waiting for a good moment to see the film.----------------Alex Cremers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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