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BobaMike Oscar® Winner	I took my girlfriend to see Ice Age last night, and we were both suprised how much we enjoyed it! I enjoyed it more than Shrek, although it wasn't nearly as good as Monsters Inc. Some thoughts on the film : 1) Ice Age looked like a cartoon! Shrek tried too hard to have photorealistic backgrounds, and there was nothing in Final Fantasy that could not have been done in live action. It was very nice to see a cartoon that LOOKS like a cartoon! Beautiful, stylized backgrounds that resembled the painted backgrounds on the cartoons of the 40's and 50's! The art direction was very well done. (monsters inc as well has a nice look to it. ) 2) THE SCORE. David Newman's animation scores all seem to sound very smiliar. I was thinking how much Ice AGe sounded like Anastaisa, when a beautiful waltz began in the film. During the cave scenes, Newman created a piece of music that plays for a few minutes with a nice soundmix...very well done. Some nice aggressive action music with drums in big fight scene as well. There was only one short song, which I can't place, but it worked well. A nice end credits suite ended the film. I am looking forward to getting a copy of the promo. 3) nice animation! The fur was not as well done as in monsters inc, but I liked the character designs. The humans looked great, almost claymation-ish. I am curious to see the entire character that they cut out (sid's GF) on the dvd. 4) The star wars trailer. wooo! The "Spirit" (horse movie) trailer was decent as well. Overall, I recommend the movie, and score (if you can find it)! BobaMike [Message edited by BobaMike on 03-17-2002]
posted 03-17-2002 11:53 AM PT (US)

Dinko Oscar® Winner	quote: Originally posted by BobaMike: 4) The star wars trailer. wooo! If it's the same trailer I saw the other day, there was more animation in the Star Wars thing, than there could ever be in Ice Age. AOTC looks like a cartoon.
posted 03-17-2002 12:04 PM PT (US)

ksadya4 Oscar® Nominee	I too really enjoyed Ice Age...and the short song that you couldn't place was Rusted Root's "send me on my way" which I think worked very well in the movie.
posted 03-17-2002 12:33 PM PT (US)

John Zimmer Oscar® Winner	Sounds good! I might go to this thing. Jz NP: The Family Man (Danny Elfman) ***/***
posted 03-17-2002 01:35 PM PT (US)

Tim_P Oscar® Winner	quote: Originally posted by Dinko: If it's the same trailer I saw the other day, there was more animation in the Star Wars thing, than there could ever be in Ice Age. AOTC looks like a cartoon. And we don't want that! I was praying to God that Lucas would shoot Episode 2 without any bluescreens at all, on location in Germany, and in black and white... I wanted Ep. 2 to give us a poetic look at humanity and man's ability to offer unconditional love to those around him- not a bunch of CG characters, settings, and battles. BLECH! Tim
posted 03-17-2002 02:07 PM PT (US)

Dinko Oscar® Winner	Tim, do I detect sarcasm?
posted 03-17-2002 05:56 PM PT (US)

CF8 Oscar® Winner	ICE AGE really is a good score...and it sounds even better on CD.. NP: Ice Age
posted 03-21-2002 01:17 AM PT (US)

Quill Oscar® Winner	Ice Age...fun all around. And I agree with Boba...the mesh of sharp characters with cartoonish backgrounds was a pleasant change. As for the Clones trailer...seeing it the theatre was a treat--what I initially thought to be some blandness to the FX was replaced with crisp (yes, colorful images) Call it a cartoon if you want...but real sets simply wouldn't allow the imagery that Lucas is going for. Enough on that. Go see Ice Age..I will have to go again...the film when out with a few minutes to go. Argg....
posted 03-21-2002 08:13 AM PT (US)

OHMSS76 Oscar® Winner	quote: Originally posted by CF8: ICE AGE really is a good score...and it sounds even better on CD.. NP: Ice Age Arrrrrggggghhhhhh!!! You guys had this before the film came out, a first if I'm not mistaken!!! How are ya Chris! Long time no see! Sean
posted 03-21-2002 08:29 AM PT (US)

CF8 Oscar® Winner	hi Sean, interested?????
posted 03-21-2002 01:48 PM PT (US)

OHMSS76 Oscar® Winner	::::digs into Felix the Cat-like bag o' cds "Lemme see what I got here....hmmm::::: You betcha! S~
posted 03-21-2002 01:54 PM PT (US)

CF8 Oscar® Winner	...then gimme a call (don´t know if you get my new e-mail...try 24601@gmx.de...that´s always correct!)
posted 03-21-2002 02:48 PM PT (US)

OHMSS76 Oscar® Winner	Uh oh! Just sent a long rambling email about 40mins. ago(?), and I think that was the address I used......maybe email takes longer to cross the ocean, than locally Sean PS...yep, just checked, thats the address I sent it to! Sorry for all this personal biz here guys...um, if you haven't heard David Newman's FIREBIRDS, get it. It's kick ass, an action conglomeration of T.Newman synths,Poledourian muscle, and D. Newman's melodic sensibilities, for what is a wretched film I'm told [Message edited by OHMSS76 on 03-21-2002]
posted 03-21-2002 02:52 PM PT (US)

ManOfSorrows Oscar® Winner	Saw this movie yesterday, really funny. The best part were the dronts.. The score was waaaay better than I expected it to be. Me wantie it now.
posted 03-29-2002 01:17 AM PT (US)

Crono/Kyp Oscar® Winner	Yes the score was good, will there be a CD release for it? --Brian
posted 03-29-2002 11:00 AM PT (US)

joan hue Oscar® Winner	Just plain loved it. I’ve been dying to see a fun comedy, and I left this movie with sore ribs from laughing so much. Yes, it does have a maudlin tear-jerking ending, but this manipulation is more than compensated for by a smart, comedic script. While the children in the movie reacted to the visuals, the adults roared at the savvy dialogue that quite often was geared towards adults. Superbly scored by David Newman. John Leguizamo’s voice as the sloth is amazing. How did he get such a sloshy, saliva laden voice? See this with the intent of having fun and give the squirrel an Oscar.
posted 03-30-2002 10:37 PM PT (US)

joan hue Oscar® Winner	I'm baaccckkkk! I posted and this thread remained in the same spot. Ghosts?
posted 03-30-2002 10:46 PM PT (US)

dgoldwas Oscar® Winner	So, to those who have this promo, how long does it run? Details? Dan
posted 04-01-2002 09:30 AM PT (US)

CF8 Oscar® Winner	34 tracks...excellent sound...tracklist strangely track 2 has some faint dialogue...rest is music only
posted 04-01-2002 12:26 PM PT (US)

dgoldwas Oscar® Winner	quote: Originally posted by CF8: 34 tracks...excellent sound...tracklist strangely track 2 has some faint dialogue...rest is music only Cool, thanks. How long is it? Dan
posted 04-01-2002 12:35 PM PT (US)

CF8 Oscar® Winner	..oops forgot that bit...66 min
posted 04-02-2002 12:24 AM PT (US)

David Maxx Oscar® Nominee	You can dump the bootleg. Varese Sarabande is releasing the score in May!
posted 04-02-2002 03:48 AM PT (US)

CF8 Oscar® Winner	wanna bet that it´s not 66 min?
posted 04-03-2002 01:15 AM PT (US)

SBD Oscar® Winner	<BLOCKQUOTE><font size=1 face=arial>quote:</font><HR size=1>Originally posted by CF8: wanna bet that it´s not 66 min?<HR size=1></BLOCKQUOTE> Varese will most likely trim the fat from the score to put out their CD. I'm sure it will be great. Just as an unusual aside, this is my 1000th post. [Message edited by SBD on 04-03-2002]
posted 04-03-2002 05:34 AM PT (US)

SBD Oscar® Winner	Just saw "Ice Age" today. I don't care if it's only April; this is one of the funniest movies of the year. It's a neck-and-neck tie as to who was funnier: Sid (voiced by John Leguizamo in perhaps the performance of his career) or Scrat. David Newman's score is among his all-time best. The orchestrations are particularly noteworthy. I look forward to the Varese CD.
posted 04-03-2002 07:04 PM PT (US)

Dinko Oscar® Winner	I might have not seen it all correctly, but it looks like a 30-minute CD. http://www.varesesarabande.com/assets/product_images/md/vsd-302-066-358-2.jpg You might want to count that again though.
posted 04-22-2002 11:41 AM PT (US)

Richard Street Oscar® Winner	I make it 32:16. JASON X is a lot longer, but it's "performed by"... And I'm not struck on the artwork either. NP: TURBULENCE 2 (Don Davis) [Message edited by Richard Street on 04-22-2002]
posted 04-22-2002 12:25 PM PT (US)

CF8 Oscar® Winner	isn´t it funny that the tracktitles of the varese are almost the same as on the boot (with some minor variations like "opening migration")...
posted 04-22-2002 03:45 PM PT (US)

dgoldwas Oscar® Winner	quote: Originally posted by CF8: isn´t it funny that the tracktitles of the varese are almost the same as on the boot (with some minor variations like "opening migration")... Not really, when you consider that "the boot" was really just a composer promo that Newman put out - and therefore it stands to reason that the tracks are titled the same, since he probably named them himself. Dan
posted 04-22-2002 04:01 PM PT (US)

Brad Wills Oscar® Winner	Anybody care to post those track titles?
posted 04-22-2002 09:24 PM PT (US)

Jeron Oscar® Winner	Hope this helps, Brad. ICE AGE PROMO - Cue list 1. 1m1 — Opening Travel Music 2. 1m4 — Angered Rhinos 3. lm5a — Humans/Diego 4. 1m6 — Manny Sid for Bed 5. 2m5 — Tigers Going for Baby 6. 2m6 — Manny and Sid Meet Baby 7. 2m7 — Sid Taking Care of Baby 8. 2m8 — Leaving Baby for the Humans 9. 2m9 — Start the Tracking 10. 3m10 — The Dodos 11. 3ml0alt — The Dodos 12. 3m11 — Fighting Over the Melons 13. 3m11a — Feathers Transition 14. 3m12 — Sid Trying to Relax 15. 3m13 — Diego Sends Message to Soto 16. 3m14 — Baby's Lounge 17. 3m14a — Baby's Lounge 18. 3m15 — Manny Bonds with Baby 19. 3m18 — I Found a Shortcut 20. 3m19 — Way to Go Tiger 21. 4m20 — Walking Through 22. 4m21 — Baby’s Wild Ride 23. 4m22 — Checking Out Cave 24. 4m23 — Dad Searches for Baby 25. 4m24 — My Feet are Sweating 26. 4m25 — Running from Lava 27. 4m27 — Soto's Plan 28. 4m28 — Baby Walks 29. 5m29 — Tigers Try to Get Baby 30. 5m29R — Tigers Tiy to Get Baby 31. 5m30 — Giving Back the Baby 32. 5m30 TK157 — Giving Back the Baby 33. 5m30a — Giving Back the Baby 34. 5m31 Big version — End 35. 5m31 Small version — End TTL — 62m12s [Message edited by Jeron on 04-22-2002]
posted 04-22-2002 09:58 PM PT (US)

CF8 Oscar® Winner	yeah, most of these tracktitles are exactly the same as on the boot....but if it was a promo by Newman himself why was it recorded THAT loud (it almost sounds "scratching" in loud passages) and why does the 2nd track "Here´s Manny" contain faint dialogue...?
posted 04-23-2002 01:51 AM PT (US)

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