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Widescreen Oscar® Winner	Forgive me if this has been posted before. Prior to seeing Jurassic Park III (okay movie, not the strongest story but the Dinosaurs were ten times more effective than ever before), a trailer was run for a movie based on the Three Musketeers, centering around D'Artagnan, and featuring fight choreography from someone from Hong Kong whose name I didn't catch. The fight scenes in the trailer were great, it does feature Stephen Rea as Cardinal Richelieu (Rea's a good actor who I think will be much better suited to this role than Tim Curry- though I liked him in that movie), and here's the part I thought all you David Arnold fans would dig: he's doing the score- I did a little research on the score, and here's the deal- The Musketeer Film opens: 9/7/01 Soundtrack released: 9/11/01 Release company: Decca/UMG Soundtracks. This is great news because we get an adventure score from Arnold for the first time since Independence Day, and depending upon if the film and the score are worth, we might get a decent sized release from Decca. It may not be worth getting excited about, but after the trailer I saw, it's certainly something that could be enjoyable as this really dreadful summer comes to a close. My frevent hope is that Planet of The Apes doesn't suck.
posted 07-19-2001 10:06 AM PT (US)

Vladimir Oscar® Winner	Good News it seems like David hasn't had a score release forever!!!! I am looking forward to this and i am sure it won't dissapoint anyone.As for your comment on Planet of the Apes I too hope it is good but i am sure it will be.... Matt
posted 07-19-2001 10:13 AM PT (US)

Jeron Oscar® Winner	Thanks for the confirmation, Chris! It's been known that David Arnold was scoring "The Musketeer" for several months now, but it's good to finally see his name billed in the credits. As a die-hard Arnold fan, I can't wait. Jeron
posted 07-19-2001 10:44 AM PT (US)

dgoldwas Oscar® Winner	quote: Originally posted by Jeron: it's good to finally see his name billed in the credits Well.. we all know that just because your name shows up in the trailer credits, doesn't necessarily guarantee that your score won't be tossed out - especially when the film is still a little ways off.... Dan
posted 07-19-2001 10:47 AM PT (US)

Jeron Oscar® Winner	Exactly. I was just coming back to edit my post to add this little blurb: let's hope he actually scores the thing, as opposed to what happened with "End of Days." But for a film like this... I highly doubt anything David Arnold composes could be a candidate for the toss-out club. He doesn't write inappropriate music. [Message edited by Jeron on 07-19-2001]
posted 07-19-2001 10:58 AM PT (US)

Crono/Kyp Oscar® Winner	WS got "the score" this time Good job buddy! (and "Apes" rules!) --Bri PS: That CD comes out the day before I leave for Italy! WWOO HHOOO [Message edited by Crono/Kyp on 07-19-2001]
posted 07-19-2001 12:03 PM PT (US)

Hard Target Oscar® Winner	Well actually Baby Boy is coming out from Varese at the end of August and now The Musketeer this should be good. I can't wait! P.O. Blue Streak (Edward Shearmur) *****
posted 07-19-2001 09:20 PM PT (US)

JJH Oscar® Winner	why is it taking them till the end of August to release Baby Boy? that's like Cast Away. no one cares (save score geeks like us) two months after the film's opening. NP -- England Made Me, John Scott
posted 07-19-2001 09:29 PM PT (US)

Lancelot Oscar® Winner	so, what's your point?
posted 07-19-2001 09:38 PM PT (US)

wistiti Oscar® Winner	quote: Originally posted by Lancelot: so, what's your point? They better hope lots of score freaks buy the album. Otherwise, they might lose money. Most people who are impressed with a soundtrack album, want to go out and buy it immediately or almost immediately after seeing the movie. By the time Baby Boy comes out, the few people who have seen it, probably won't care much about the movie. let alone the instrumental Arnold score.
posted 07-20-2001 06:26 AM PT (US)

Bulldog Oscar® Winner	Bulldog, fellow Ape Warrior, here. How was Arnold's score for BABY BOY?
posted 07-20-2001 08:32 AM PT (US)

Pete M Oscar® Winner	Hooray for the search!
posted 07-20-2001 08:48 AM PT (US)

Jeron Oscar® Winner	Bulldog, Baby Boy is, as was Shaft, an orchestral/electronics-fused score. It's very much in the vain of the songs featured in the film. I'm definitely looking forward to it... then again, I'm a David Arnold nut.
posted 07-20-2001 04:57 PM PT (US)

Crono/Kyp Oscar® Winner	We know --Bri NP: Land Before Time (Horner)
posted 07-20-2001 11:51 PM PT (US)

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