Thanks in advance! You guys are great!

dave

NP : In Dreams, Goldenthal

PS - Have any of you seen the trailer to 'Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon?' This movie is goinna kick ass!

Just a little thought of mine, which probably isn't like anyone else's!

PeterK

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Originally posted by ZapBrannigan:
But you don't have to play the whole 77:50.

I just play what I want.

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Jeron

PS.... Total sarcasm there. Personal opinion (as always), but I think the electronics are great. Very characteristic of the time the film was released. Nostalgic!

But I agree the electronics get too heavy in some tracks.

For those unhappy with the 77 minutes of the gorgeous Silva Screen album (and also too busy to press the "skip" buttom), there's the 45 minutes Varese album you can dig for.

The Silva sound quality is fantastic! I think I'll go listen to The Flying Ballet again

It's GOLDSMITH baby!

I think I'll listen to "Final Showdown/End Titles (12 minutes of absolute POWER!!)...

Hmmm.... sounds like the title of a movie, eh? Work on a script!

Jeron

I just have to say that I love that "WOOSH SOUND."

First off, it's just inappropriate to judge a film score strictly by its presentation on album (Are you listening, CLEMMENSEN???!!!). SUPERGIRL has great *music* and makes for a great *album,* but, it's because the score succeeds in the picture that one can judge it as good. Film music must be in service to the film first.

Secondly, I ADORE repetition as long as its with variation, permutation, etc. SUPERGIRL includes this in the best of the Goldsmith tradition. A film score is not worthy of being called such if it does not introduce musical material and then extract as much usage out of that material as possible. As characters and a conflict are introduced in a film and then each's presence persists throughout a picture, so too the music should be introduced and then recycled and permutated from start to finish. THE OMEN and CHINATOWN are good examples of films that contain scores of great continuity.

Also, I love the use of electronics in the score. Goldsmith employs these instruments for helping him to highlight the bizarre, etc. in the narrative of SUPERGIRL; the synths do help and the score overall is able to resonate better with an audience--conveying to it the extraordinary when the synths are orchestrated into the music.

Frankly, I'm finding that I can't enjoy an album of film music if the music as score in its film was ineffective, etc., anyhow.

I'm glad you've bought the score album; it's good music. But, I'd remind one of the proper place of and perspective on judgment of film music.

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Goldsmith employs these instruments for helping him to highlight the bizarre, etc. in the narrative of SUPERGIRL

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You're right, I guess, but, it's definitely the former rather than the latter that matters most--or ONLY matters.

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Originally posted by Swashbuckler:
Although Andre seems quite freaked by the Varese album, I've been looking for it. I would like to hear the alternate versions of the cues that were changed for Silva's release (which I enjoy, by the way).

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I do agree the electronincs are a bit cheesy, but what in the 80's wasnt cheesy

Thanks for all the replys!

dave

Check it out!!!!!

reminds me of a commercial Helen Slater did for Japanese TV: backed by the SUPERGIRL theme (and a couple of shots of her in costume) she then faces the camera in normal clothes, plugging a Japanese "health drink" (many of them are thinly disguised amphatamine boosters): "Drink Biomim X," she chirps, "it's SUPER! It's a GREAT drink for GOODNESS!" I have this one on video someplace.

A thought on the length of the Varese and Silva CDs: the alternate takes on the Varese disc aren't that much different from those on the Silva, and additionally, the Silva release restores SO MUCH terrific music, including all the choral stuff and (to my mind) SUPERIOR renditions ("swoooosh" and all) of the Supergirl theme, that the Varese version absolutely pales in comparison. I was never happy with that disc, and didn't even much like the SUPERGIRL score until I heard the Silva version.

In terms of sheer musical NOTES written, SUPERGIRL is one of Goldsmith's busiest scores, along with THE SWARM, KING SOLOMON'S MINES, and TOTAL RECALL. Incredibly dense and exciting stuff, even if served up to the purpose of dramatizing complete fluff. Hey, somebody's gotta do it.

Oh, and Andre, one thing about the Varese cover (the US poster art) -- the Statue of Liberty is holding her torch in THE WRONG HAND!!!!!

I tried to watch Supergirl a while ago when it was playing one afternoon on WGN. I was channel surfing and when I heard the music I decided to stop flipping channels. I couldn't identify the music at first, but I eventually noticed it was the "Monster Tractor" part of Supergirl. After that sequence was over, I decided to change the channel. I think I found it quite comical for reasons I can't remember.

NP: Supergirl

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Originally posted by PeterK (almost 3 years ago):
But if it's done right, there would be no need to wish for more...

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It should be in everyone's collection.

Very wise of Silva to re-release it.

And the album length is just peachy for me!

Joe

How is it?

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Yes, from the game.

I personally enjoy it, composed by Jeremy Soule.

It isn't 100 percent Star Wars music, but it contains familiar themes.

Joe