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Crono/Kyp Oscar® Winner	Well, I bought it today, but I have told myself I will not open it tell Friday. WHY you all ask? Becuase thats the day I leave for vacation and I always have a brand new CD to come with me Well? How is it? --Kyp NP: Robin Hood: Kamen (***1/2) <Darn orchestra
posted 07-25-2000 01:35 PM PT (US)

Jeron Oscar® Winner	What an original title for this post! First off, as I've already told you, you are a goofball. Secondly, WLB is exactly what I expected. The score has reverberated in my mind since I saw the film... and it is represented VERY well on cd. Sure, it could stand to be a wee bit longer, but hey - this is freaky music that will make the hair on the back of your neck stand STRAIGHT up. 29 minutes is probably a healthy amount. Regardless, I'm very pleased with the album. Jeron
posted 07-25-2000 01:57 PM PT (US)

Crono/Kyp Oscar® Winner	Goofball!!!!!!!!!!!! And your right, 29min is about all I can stand of scary music. --Kyp NP: Robin Hood (****) [This message has been edited by Crono/Kyp (edited 25 July 2000).]
posted 07-25-2000 02:01 PM PT (US)

JoeInSanDiego Oscar® Winner	I am ABSOLUTELY LOVING this score!!!! Then again, I'm a sucker for a good fright flick and it's accompanying score (when done well I must add). Silvestri certainly succeeds in creating an ambience that lends itself perfectly to the subject matter. This is Silvestri at his most mature as a composer and it is SO REFRESHING to hear. Oooo....track 7 - shades of Herrmann's Psycho...LOL...LOVE IT!!! Guess what scene The Getaway was temped with?? NP - oh please...what do you think?
posted 07-25-2000 02:13 PM PT (US)

Chris Kinsinger Oscar® Winner	I just returned home from seeing the film, and you're correct - the Psycho references are all over the place, but it is a very well-done score! Even Zemeckis referenced Hitch in his shooting of Pfeiffer's fall from the bathtub. I loved the film and Silvestri's music!
posted 07-25-2000 03:30 PM PT (US)

Mark Olivarez Oscar® Winner	Not to bad, the references to Herrmann are in several tracks. A nice refreshing, haunting score from Silvestri. I wish he would do more like these.
posted 07-25-2000 08:02 PM PT (US)

Al Oscar® Winner	One thing that made me smile when listening to the score in the film is for the scene where the women are using the ouija board. As the candle flickers, the strings play this sharp descending two-note motif similar to the end of the Murder scene of Psycho. So Herrmannish, yet so perfect for giving the sense of dread to the scene. NP: Broughton's "Young Sherlock Holmes recording sessions"
posted 07-25-2000 08:41 PM PT (US)

sabbey Oscar® Winner	Sorry for the delay in replying, however I have been away from here the last week or so. Anyway, my feelings toward the score is this. It is about 3 stars, maybe 3 1/2. I have not seen the film, so I can't really respond to as how well it fits within the film. However, as far as how it is on CD goes, it was good. It's just the little things that make it not an great score IMO. First the CD is less than 30 minutes, sure it works well. And actually I have no idea how long the complete score is. But it does seem rather short IMO. Secondly, and my biggest complaint about the CD is, the first half was rather boring to me. Well, not boring per se, though it was more background music and not really standing out. I was half way through the CD before, I really started to take notice of it. And to me, that is not good. The music really isn't that scary to me as well. Though your mileage might vary. However, I will say that the second half does really pick up, and give some incredible music. All-in-all, I suggest this CD, to fans of Silvestri's work, but if you have not seen the film, and are just getting into his work, there are many others worth picking up first. Regards, Sean Robert Abbey [This message has been edited by sabbey (edited 04 August 2000).]
posted 08-04-2000 04:51 PM PT (US)

SBD Oscar® Winner	I saw the film yesterday and in the first few score passages, I heard BASIC INSTINCT with a side of THE HAUNTING. After that, Herrmann takes over, and it's pretty nice.
posted 08-06-2000 11:12 AM PT (US)

H Rocco Oscar® Winner	This is a perfectly fine FILM score, but I'm sure I'd be bored by an album. I still insist that one of the prevalent Herrmannesque motifs in the score is actually borrowed from JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH -- those low bassoon growls first heard during the cue "Explosions." I'm thinking Silvestri wanted something that sounded clearly Herrmannesque, but didn't want to borrow from ALL the OBVIOUS scores.
posted 08-06-2000 12:01 PM PT (US)

John Dunham Oscar® Winner	Well, I just got back from seeing the film, and I must say I enjoyed it. Some of it was a little predictable, but still. Now, as to the score... I shall be buying it asap. I only didn't pick it up before because I wanted to hear it in the film first, and now I have. Silvestri has done a masterful job of fitting his score to the film, and it works in all the right places. I'm a sucker for scary music, so I can say with certainty I'll like it on CD as well. NP: Hollow Man; I had to play something to fit the creepy mood I came home with.
posted 08-06-2000 03:54 PM PT (US)

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