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jonathan_little Wizard	I need to annoy some fellow "residents" of my dorm when I get up at 6:15am. The little "quad" I live in has 50% of us who like it quiet, and the other 50% are loud until 2 in the morning. OK, OK! Two wrongs might not make a right... but I don't care! So... What is the most annoying film music available that I can blast as a friendly wake-up call?
posted 01-17-2001 06:27 PM PT (US)

Stephen Lister Wizard	The Murder cue from Psycho might get them moving ... but maybe you should wait until they're in the shower.
posted 01-17-2001 06:31 PM PT (US)

André Lux Wizard	Try one of those unbearable "chase" cues from Hanzimmer.
posted 01-17-2001 06:37 PM PT (US)

Marian Schedenig Wizard	What about "Man With A Harmonica" from Morricone's Once Upon A Time In The West blasting at full volume? NP: Anton Bruckner: Te Deum (Vienna Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan; tape recording => horrible sound)
posted 01-17-2001 06:45 PM PT (US)

Hard Target Wizard	Hmmmmm....how bout James Horner's Aliens that'll do the trick. P.O. Wonderboys (Christopher Young) *****
posted 01-17-2001 08:19 PM PT (US)

John C Winfrey Wizard	The Aliens cue mentioned above has always been one of the most irritating of all time. Add the harsh, slamming piano music in Pelican Brief. Totally inappropriate for the scene. Did not fit it at all. F-----. Best, John.
posted 01-17-2001 08:25 PM PT (US)

JJH Wizard	guaranteed to work: The first track of music from The Cell, that features the Master Musicians of Jajouka (sp?). play it loud. put it on repeat.
posted 01-17-2001 09:54 PM PT (US)

Richard Wizard	How about "Tijuana Taxi" by Herb Alphert. (Althought, off the record, I really enjoy this.)
posted 01-18-2001 01:40 AM PT (US)

BMikeJ Wizard	quote: Originally posted by jonathan_little: I need to annoy some fellow "residents" of my dorm when I get up at 6:15am. The little "quad" I live in has 50% of us who like it quiet, and the other 50% are loud until 2 in the morning. OK, OK! Two wrongs might not make a right... but I don't care! So... What is the most annoying film music available that I can blast as a friendly wake-up call? I would dig up anything from Francis Lai...Their eardrums will burst and ookie stuff will come out if you put on Hannibal Brooks. Let's see... I almost drove fellow employees to rage when I played Night Of The Generals by Jarre. It's a personal fav of mine but I can see how the carousel-like music would drive someone nutty. A similar experience occurred when I used to run Koyanisquatsi by Philip Glass. Almost had the cops show up in riot gear for that one... And then there is... Patton. Jerry tells a story at his concerts about how we used it against Noriega and it worked!
posted 01-18-2001 02:44 AM PT (US)

scoreman Wizard	Try that annoying organ music from Mission to Mars. Sure pisses me off when I here it. -matt NP- Sommersby **/***
posted 01-18-2001 02:55 AM PT (US)

Darth Fart Wizard	quote: Originally posted by Marian Schedenig: *What about "Man With A Harmonica"* from Morricone's Once Upon A Time In The West blasting at full volume? NP: Anton Bruckner: Te Deum (Vienna Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan; tape recording => horrible sound)** Is that one where you just hear the Harmonica? It's pretty annoying.
posted 01-18-2001 03:01 AM PT (US)

Christian Reiffenrath unregistered	The ultimate would be Reel 9 from "the Fog": BUM BUM BUM BUM BUM BUM BUM BUM BUM BUM BUM BUM BUM BUM BUM BUM BUM BUM BUM BUM BUM BUM BUM BUM BUM BUM BUM BUM BUM BUM BUM BUM BUM BUM BUM BUM BUM BUM BUM BUM BUM BUM BUM BUM BUM BUM BUM BUM BUM BUM BUM BUM BUM BUM BUM BUM...
posted 01-18-2001 03:01 AM PT (US)

BobaMike Wizard	Guaranteed to work: the entire score to SUPERGIRL by Jerry Goldsmith! I love this score, but I used to play this cd constantly in the morning REALLY loud...the "whooshes" really get to people after a while. The Monster Tractor cue is great to wake up people, especially if you whistle along too I did this to my roommate freshman year, and last I heard, he was in Texas :-) also, the conan score is great for annoying people, I remember getting in trouble by my RA for playing it at 1am really loudly BobaMike (who is actually being quiet right now)
posted 01-18-2001 03:59 AM PT (US)

Tim_P Wizard	You guys all came up with good suggestions, but by far and large the most annoying cue you can play first thing in the morning is the opening minute or so from James Horner's "The Cheermeister Games" from the How the Grinch Stole Christmas promo. (up until the entrance of Chariots of Fire in that cue.) That, by far, is one of the most annoying pieces of film music ever composed. (although I love it myself) Or perhaps you can play "Ruby Rap" (is that what it's called?) from Serra's The 5th Element. Tim
posted 01-18-2001 06:25 AM PT (US)

Marian Schedenig Wizard	quote: Originally posted by Darth Fart: What about "Man With A Harmonica" from Morricone's Once Upon A Time In The West blasting at full volume? Is that one where you just hear the Harmonica? It's pretty annoying. No, that's "Death Rattle", that one's annoying but not loud enough for Jonathan's idea. "Man With A Harmonica" is the famous piece with the harmonica theme, but the e-guitar and the male chorus as well. Jonathan, you might also want to try "Death on the Carousel" from John Williams' The Fury. It NEVER fails to give me goosebumps at the climax. NP: Phantom Menace Ultimate (John Williams)
posted 01-18-2001 07:27 AM PT (US)

jonathan_little Wizard	Thanks for the suggestions everybody! I've picked up a used copy of Mission to Mars, so that fine organ music will be used eventually. I have a bunch of carousel music at home. I'll just have to bring my Nickelodeon tapes to college. NP: What Lies Beneath, "The Getaway." -- I think this could wake people up, too! [Message edited by jonathan_little on 01-18-2001]
posted 01-18-2001 11:24 AM PT (US)

Marian Schedenig Wizard	quote: Originally posted by jonathan_little: NP: What Lies Beneath, "The Getaway." -- I think this could wake people up, too! True. This is the ONLY score I know which has a couple of "surprise moments" that make me jump 3 feet in the air.
posted 01-18-2001 02:45 PM PT (US)

OHMSS76 Wizard	There is a LOUD jump about halfway through the cue "A Message from the Future" in John Carpenter's excellent PRINCE OF DARKNESS. I still have the LP(holding out for an expansion on this one,which might happen) and this still never fails to scare the fork outta me! NowPlaying:Galaxy Quest(Newman) Sean
posted 01-18-2001 03:15 PM PT (US)

Timmer Wizard	The 'Heart attack' cue from Brainstorm....personally guaranteed
posted 01-18-2001 05:39 PM PT (US)

Christian Reiffenrath unregistered	another suggestion: Battle in the Snow from Empire. Sure makes lot of noise if you turn the volume way up.
posted 01-19-2001 05:47 AM PT (US)

John Zimmer Wizard	If you want voulume just play the main title to Star wars or track 17 from Cutthroat Island. Jz
posted 01-19-2001 06:45 AM PT (US)

Swashbuckler Wizard	What, nobody's brought up Jerry Goldsmith's Planet of the Apes? Put on "The Hunt," with the clarion call and bizarre ape sounds! Hmmmm... How about John Corigliano's Altered States? The idea here I think should be to find stuff that's really good, but will drive people nuts. The point of it being really good is that if they bring it up, you can figuratively club them into submission by talking about how music written without a tonic center is more creative than standard Western musical idioms.
posted 01-21-2001 12:38 AM PT (US)

Al Wizard	Goldenthal. Take your pick. Some suggestions: The wailing saxophones from "In Dreams." The brilliant Unknown Event cue from "Sphere." If Goldenthal doesn't work, try some of Morricone's suspense music. How about the second suite from his Bulworth score? Nearly 21 minutes of dissonant strings. NP: Morricone's "Phantom of the Opera"
posted 01-21-2001 09:24 AM PT (US)

DANIEL2 unregistered	jonathan_little Goldsmith’s AIR FORCE ONE would seem the obvious choice, but I guess you don’t want to inflict any permanent damage on your fellow residents, so I’d suggest Goldsmith’s horrendous main theme to MR BASEBALL – horrifyingly noxious though it may be, at least it isn’t quite as rabidly and virulently injurious as AIR FORCE ONE.
posted 01-21-2001 10:44 AM PT (US)

H Rocco Wizard	Most of ALIEN 3 or the "Leviathan" cue from HELLBOUND -- they'll think you're preparing for human sacrifice or something.
posted 01-21-2001 12:28 PM PT (US)

JEC Wizard	If you have a turntable, put on the main title theme from ZULU on the old United Artists stereo LP and crank the bass up full!!!
posted 01-23-2001 09:53 AM PT (US)

soundtrackman Wizard	If you really want to get them coming after you with clubs, try the Main Title from Morricone's "Navaho Joe" with its screaming vocalist- it's so outrageous, it was even used in another film as a joke ("Election") - or another cut with an over-the-top Morricone vocal - "The Big Gundown."
posted 01-23-2001 02:24 PM PT (US)

John C Winfrey Wizard	How about the very "beautiful" music from Horner's Battle Beyond the Stars and the battle music from Krull and North's Journey into Fear-paranoid music? Best, JW.
posted 01-23-2001 05:11 PM PT (US)

samanthasmom unregistered	anything that James "I rippoff everyone and including myself" Horner There were certain cues from Robert Wise's the Hindenberg, by David Shire, that were just plain awful. Ken Thorne's High School Band trying to play John Williams Score to Superman 2 Ladyhawke, who did that??? All I remember was that the score did not go with the flic. When I remember I will tell you more.
posted 01-23-2001 07:58 PM PT (US)

Hornerfan Wizard	quote: Originally posted by Tim_P: You guys all came up with good suggestions, but by far and large the most annoying cue you can play first thing in the morning is the opening minute or so from James Horner's "The Cheermeister Games" from the How the Grinch Stole Christmas promo. (up until the entrance of Chariots of Fire in that cue.) That, by far, is one of the most annoying pieces of film music ever composed. (although I love it myself) Or perhaps you can play "Ruby Rap" (is that what it's called?) from Serra's The 5th Element. Tim Hey, what about "Aknot, Wot" from that same CD? Cats meowing, female orgasm noises, Gary Oldman's Zorg voice...you can't beat that! Mike
posted 01-24-2001 09:25 PM PT (US)

Gae Wizard	Ha Ha, that reminds me of when I was a student back in the 80's. I lived in a dorm that used to be an Army Barracks, you know, with a "LONNNNNNG" corridor with about 10 rooms on each side. Two doors away from mine lived some dope-smoking rastifarian's (who always played LOUD Reggae music...surprise, surprise!!). Before I get accused of being racist, they were in fact very good friends of mine. Anyway, one night to neutralise their LOUD Reggae music during one of their more prolonged "communal pipes-of-peace sessions" I decided to put "Poltergeist" on FULL BLAST!!! Am I a sadist or what? Anyway, the track "Escape from Suburbia" suited the barracks' corridoor to a T. If you remember in the movie JoBeth Williams is trying to run to the bedroom, but the corridoor stretches further and further away...great cue by the way. The violins do an eerie glissando followed by a cacophonous bash on the percussion and muted brass. It must have really "freaked" them out during their extra-terrestrial nocturnal activities because early the next morning, one of the rastifarian's, looking BLEARY-eyed as if returning from a HEAVY trip ( and I'm not talking package holidays!!) knocked on my door and with a nervous tremour in his voice asked me..."What the **** were you playing last night"....HEE, HEE!!!! Now if I was really on the ball at the time I should have replied "Playing???..I wasn't in my room all last night!" Now that would really have FREAKED him!! Gae [Message edited by Gae on 01-25-2001]
posted 01-25-2001 03:44 PM PT (US)

Probable Wizard	Zimmer see http://www.moviemusic.com/mb/Forum1/HTML/005075-2.html
posted 01-26-2001 12:49 AM PT (US)

BMUSTANG unregistered	Yes, the organ music from Mission to Mars, although the rest of it is pretty good. Also,"Old Ballplayers" from Field of Dreams. The rest of the score is still my alltime favorite, however!
posted 02-05-2001 07:52 AM PT (US)

Ken S Wizard	Bringing into my mind... Two of the most annoying movie score "songs": "RUBER" from The Magic Sword: Quest for Camelot The annoying music by David Foster The annoying lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager The annoying lead vocal by Gary Oldman "IN THE DARK OF THE NIGHT" from Anastasia The inappropriate music by Stephen Flaherty The silly lyrics by Lynn Ahrens The quite good Christopher-Lloyd-imitating lead vocal by Jim Cummings The totally obnoxious other vocals by the Creature Cast KEN
posted 11-04-2002 01:48 AM PT (US)

SplbrgWlms Wizard	How about the whole score to True Lies? That gets me irritated.
posted 11-04-2002 09:02 AM PT (US)

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