Also, I don't know about you guys, I'm nervous about WWF's The Rock co-starring (as The Scorpion King), but it'll take a lot more than that to keep from the standing in line. (Only the casting Will Smith could accomplish that).

Apparently, the story has to do with Imhotep kidnapping Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz's child for some sort of sacrifice, and their attempts to stop it.

August

As for The Rock; HE WILL DO AN AWESOME JOB JABRONI!

I am a wrestling fan and wrestling is not only an athletic event, it is also entertainment and trust me, The Rock is entertaining! Just ask Scott and Norman, two other Moviemusic fans of wrestling.

The Rock did do a good job on SNL though, he should be alright in the movie.

It's quite possible, given his past experiences with films like WALL STREET and ALIEN NATION, that he anticipated that all of the great material he assembled for THE 13th WARRIOR might not see the light of day.

Why waste good material (a la THE RUSSIA HOUSE)?

This is not WRATH OF KHAN syndrome at work here.

I love most of Goldsmith's stuff. That's why I was so surprised to hear the similarities in these two scores. One really does appear to be the sequel to the other.

I did not know the circumstances surrounding the two scores. I can certainly understand why Goldsmith would want to use material he thought may be lost forever.

But you've got to admit that it's awfully strange to have two Goldsmith scores sound so much the same. It's certainly worth remarking on.

Also of note for CONAN THE BARBARIAN fans, the head god of the Rus was very similar in temperament and philosophy to Crom. I don't think Robert E. Howard did much theological study of this part of the world, but he certainly nailed this particular siritual part of it.

BTW, I loved both movies and both scores.

Listen to these place names (I'm leaving out Keiv and Novgorod): Turov-Pinsk, Volhinya, Galich, Suzdal and Viatechi.

Here are some tribal names: Merya, Burtas, Radimichi, Dregovichi and the Chud.

Beleive me, Scandanavian names can't touch Eastern Europe for weirdness.

I got the impression from the movie that it took place in Northern Russia, among the Scandanavian settlers there.

Oh, yeah, that Crom-like god was named Svarog.

But several norwegian actors played in it (among them, Dennis Storhøi), so I was just guessing that it took place in Norway. I'll have to see the movie.

Here is what an poster said on Filmus-L,

"Goldsmith did some Q&A things before each concert. A few choice tidbits:

He said he thought The Mummy was "a pile of crap" and he'd refused to score the sequel"

If he meant the movie. I can't help but to wonder why would he not do the sequel, since most think of the first more highly than he does. And it never stopped him before.

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Originally posted by Chase&August:
...then it's time to bring in James Newton Howard or Alan Silvestri (Sommers original choice for DEEP RISING).

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