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Topic: What film do you want to see having only heard the music?
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Laurence Page
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I just wonder this because I'm playing Herrmann's "Obsession" - I vaguely remember is being on TV years ago but would really like to see how the music fits - I really love this score more each time I play it - sort of a slow burn. In fact with Herrmann in general - never used to do much for me... And "Sisters" - never seen it but like the music - very creepy.
How about Williams' "Images" and "The Missouri Breaks". And of all things Goldsmiths' "Damnation Alley" - is the film really as bad as they say?
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posted 02-02-2001 07:32 AM PT (US) ip
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Marian Schedenig
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Yeah, Images. Mephisto Waltz, too.
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posted 02-02-2001 07:55 AM PT (US) ip
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Reddi
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One movie comes to mind. I recently purchased the Plunkett and maclane soundtrack, and i was simply amazed at craig Armstrong's mix of awe-inspiring classical music, rock opers, and hard beat techno. i've always been a firm believer that music makes the movie, and I think this might have some potential REDDI
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posted 02-02-2001 09:06 AM PT (US) ip
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MWRuger
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Off the top of my Head.
Recent Pictures..
Legend of 1900 used to be on this list, now Cinema Paradiso and 1900 are still left from Morricone.
Older Pictures:
Mr Skeffington
Objective Burma
King Kong (Seen parts of this one)
Taras Bulba
Probably more if I gave it serious thought!
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posted 02-02-2001 09:33 AM PT (US) ip
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MWRuger
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Damnation Alley is based a marvelous story by Roger Zelazny. This movie suffers from being dated by its effects and ham handed handling of its main characters and story. The sky effects were not very good in 1977 and are worse today. In addition, Jan-Michael Vincent (who I like to think of as Keanu Reeves of the 70s) does his usual less than stellar performance. (I can’t imagine what Dan Curtis was thinking when he cast him as Bryon in Winds of War) George Peppard must have been starving because he certainly chews up the scenery. I saw this one at the theatre. I can't really recommends it unless you are a compulsive Sci-Fi fan or Goldsmith addict. Casual viewers beware!
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posted 02-02-2001 09:46 AM PT (US) ip
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OHMSS76
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DAlley gets such a bad rap.....I dug it well enough,watching a horribly panned and scanned TBS presentation....edited I might add!Or maybe it's due to the fact that Goldsmith's score is so awesome....btw, who has the music and effects boot of DAMNATION ALLEY? Is it worth it? Lawrence, you should see OBSESSION, since it's a very good film(even though some of the score is edited in it) and enhances enjoyment of the score. I would LOVE to see IMAGES,but I'm not sure if it's on video.... Goldsmith's MEPHISTO WALTZ is a fun movie,also hard to find, and worth seeing to figure how the score works, and to hear the differences between the boot and the Varese issue. NP:Sebastian(Goldsmith)Another film I'd like to see coincedentally! Best,
Sean
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posted 02-02-2001 09:52 AM PT (US) ip
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wistiti
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All the pretty horses is the latest one.>Reddi:
I also saw P&M because of Armstrong's score. It turned out to be not so bad. It had some very good moments. Amazingly, Armstrong's score, especially the techno/dance parts, went extremely well with the movie. I'd recommend it if you can find it somewhere to rent, not to expensive though. It's not a great movie. But, still, much better than some of the reviews of it I've seen.
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posted 02-02-2001 10:03 AM PT (US) ip
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Rang
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All three Waxman scored films MWRuger mentioned would be on my list as well.UNE FEMME FRANCAISE would be another.
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posted 02-02-2001 10:10 AM PT (US) ip
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Wedge
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That's easy: "Nixon."
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posted 02-02-2001 10:14 AM PT (US) ip
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Camillu
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On her majesty's secret service
Medicine man
Star Trek - any of themI know I know - about time
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posted 02-02-2001 11:39 AM PT (US) ip
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H Rocco
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Jerry Goldsmith's THE TRAVELING EXECUTIONER is so eccentric, and what little I know of the film so quirky (it's about a guy, played by Joe Don Baker, who goes town-to-town performing executions with his own personal electric chair), I'd be VERY curious to see it. Directed by Jack Smight, who previously worked with Goldsmith on THE ILLUSTRATED MAN, and subsequently on -- yes -- DAMNATION ALLEY!
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posted 02-02-2001 02:59 PM PT (US) ip
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Marian Schedenig
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Of course, I also watched Air Force One because of the score...Ugh  NP: Igor Strawinsky: Le Sacre du printemps (Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan)
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posted 02-02-2001 04:12 PM PT (US) ip
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Observer
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Genghis Blues
I am in love with this CD. Tuvan throat singing may not be everyone's cup of tea, but I find that it's wonderful (I suddenly have the urge to become a Tuvan throat singer  ). I had heard this film was about a blind blues singer's journey to Tuva and was about Tuvan throat singing. I had heard a little bit about the singing style, so I decided to take a chance. It paid off. Paul Pena, the blues singer, manages to combine the styles of blues and tuvan throat singing. Being a documentary, it's pretty hard to find.Eraserhead
Another CD bought on a whim, it is, the best way to descibe it, an ambient city soundscape with organ music playing in the background occasionally. It's very creepy music, and the movie has the surrealist style that I would really like. The problem though, is that this is another hard-to-find movie.
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posted 02-02-2001 08:25 PM PT (US) ip
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Obi Jok Kenobi
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Nothing in particular at the moment, but when I bought the scores for Tomorrow Never Dies and The World is Not Enough, they were out before the movies were released here. But then again, I was ALWAYS gonna go see them.
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posted 02-02-2001 09:26 PM PT (US) ip
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Mark Olivarez
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I eventually see every movie I have a score for.
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posted 02-03-2001 07:58 AM PT (US) ip
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H Rocco
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Masochist! 
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posted 02-03-2001 11:04 AM PT (US) ip
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Mark Olivarez
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It's a dirty job but someone has to do it.
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posted 02-03-2001 11:34 AM PT (US) ip
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Laurence Page
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Oh yes...what about "Monsigneur" - has anyone seen this one? I hear it's TERRIBLE. But great music...
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posted 02-07-2001 07:00 AM PT (US) ip
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