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Author	Topic: I need some recommendations for NON action Sci-Fi / Futuristic movie scores

TimT Oscar® Winner	I'm trying to make a list of Sci-Fi films mainly ones that take place in the future that do not have action oriented scores.... Suprisingly I could only think of two! A.I. and Gataca. Its seems mainly all futuristic movies are action films! Can anyone list more for me?
posted 03-20-2002 08:49 PM PT (US)

Kyriacos S Oscar® Winner	Blade Runner-Vangelis k
posted 03-20-2002 08:50 PM PT (US)

Rich Douglas Oscar® Winner	Try my sci-fi music series at http://www.mp3.com/cj5 . The cue "Arrival at Spaceport 1" is something I modeled after bladerunner, it's exactly what you're looking for. Rich
posted 03-20-2002 09:41 PM PT (US)

TimT Oscar® Winner	Thanks Rich...but actually I was thinking of actual....music. Your little piece is more like atmosphere. Is that what Bladerunner is like? I never heard it before.
posted 03-20-2002 09:55 PM PT (US)

Kyriacos S Oscar® Winner	I like Vangelis's use of synthesizers. I think you should buy it. There are some pretty good tracks in there! k
posted 03-20-2002 09:59 PM PT (US)

mgh Oscar® Winner	Try Goldsmith's Illustrated Man.
posted 03-20-2002 10:41 PM PT (US)

James Oscar® Winner	Mission to Mars, dude. And I wouldn't consider Final Fantasy an action score (though some might). Richard Band's The Day Time Ended is another one. Great stuff, that. Kirk
posted 03-20-2002 10:50 PM PT (US)

HadrianD Oscar® Winner	quote: Originally posted by James: Mission to Mars, dude. And I wouldn't consider Final Fantasy an action score (though some might). Richard Band's The Day Time Ended is another one. Great stuff, that. Kirk I think he meant "action oriented" and FF is very action oriented. M2M is perfect as an example of a non action SciFi score
posted 03-20-2002 11:12 PM PT (US)

TimT Oscar® Winner	Well I was thinking of somewhere along the lines of romantic or lyrical scores. Like A.I. or Gattaca. Do such score exists? Ones that are written for Futuristic Sci-Fi films, but don't exibit any sci-fi qualities, so you wouldn't know just by listening to music alone, that the movie is set way in the future with lots of special effects. I don't know, its hard for me to explain, and I know there aren't alot of these types of scores out there.
posted 03-20-2002 11:16 PM PT (US)

TimT Oscar® Winner	Yeah M2M is another good example.
posted 03-20-2002 11:19 PM PT (US)

James Oscar® Winner	Ah, I see now. No FF then. But I think the Band still stands.
posted 03-20-2002 11:23 PM PT (US)

HadrianD Oscar® Winner	Does A. North's 2001 counts? or David Shire's 2010?
posted 03-21-2002 01:32 AM PT (US)

Kris Oscar® Winner	The Omega Man (FSM) eXistenZ by Shore (Milan)
posted 03-21-2002 03:56 AM PT (US)

soundtrackman Oscar® Winner	I think Herrmann's "Farenheit 451" fits your description exactly - lyrical, romantic and no audio indication it's from a sci-fi film. The final sequence is also just plain beautiful. Mark T.
posted 03-21-2002 05:51 AM PT (US)

Timmer Oscar® Winner	Howzabout John Williams CLOSE ENCOUNTERS?!(okay, I know it isn't 'futuristic' but it is one of THE great scores ) Tim, Blade Runner is a fantastic score well worth having A great TV score is Jim Meacock's THE PLANETS, not sci-fi, but a great BBC series about our solar system! The music here is exceptional and I rate it very highly. [Message edited by Timmer on 03-21-2002]
posted 03-21-2002 06:33 AM PT (US)

HAL 2000 Oscar® Winner	Orchestral futurist scores: Logan's Run Fantastic Voyage Demon Seed You bring up and interesting point about all this because when I think of all the non-action based futuristic sci -fi I know most of it is scored electronically or atmospherically. I'm thinking: The Andromeda Strain Omega Man (hip, experimental 70's score) THX-1138 (did it even have a score?) 2001 (classical) Colossus: The Forbin Project Soylent Green Phase 4 Silent Running (intimate score with occassional songs)
posted 03-21-2002 07:27 AM PT (US)

MWRuger Oscar® Winner	I am assuming that you are trying to exclude movies that contain just about any physical conflict resolution. In this case Bladerunner and Logan’s Run have too much shooting and fight scenes to be non action. If you can find it: Bliss' The Shape of Things to Come Also: Leith Stevens - Destination Moon, When Worlds Collide Paul Buckmeister - 12 Monkeys Jerry Goldsmith - The Illustrated Man, Explorers (Sort of) John Corigliano - Altered States Michael Lands - The Dig Leonard Rosenmann - Fantastic Voyage Ennio Morricone - Mission to Mars If you are willing to accept films where there is some action, but it is not the focal point of the movie, then this list could get longer. Jerry Goldsmith - The Illustrated Man, Explorers (Sort of) John Corigliano - Altered States Michael Lands - The Dig Leonard Rosenmann - Fantastic Voyage
posted 03-21-2002 08:06 AM PT (US)

HAL 2000 Oscar® Winner	quote: Originally posted by MWRuger: In this case Bladerunner and Logan’s Run have too much shooting and fight scenes to be non action. There is mild action/violence in Logan's Run but if you listen to the score there are only a couple of what you would call action cues. The rest is pure futurism and brilliant futurism at that.
posted 03-21-2002 08:50 AM PT (US)

OHMSS76 Oscar® Winner	I second SILENT RUNNING One of the most melancholy Sci-Fi scores and films known to man. Sean
posted 03-21-2002 08:53 AM PT (US)

TimT Oscar® Winner	Thank you all for your replies, I'm writing everything down. Who scored Logan's Run?
posted 03-21-2002 09:14 AM PT (US)

OHMSS76 Oscar® Winner	quote: Originally posted by TimT: Thank you all for your replies, I'm writing everything down. Who scored Logan's Run? Why Goldsmith of course! Laurence Rosenthal did the TV theme IIRC. Sean
posted 03-21-2002 09:18 AM PT (US)

Boatnh8084 Oscar® Winner	Seems like alot of my ideas have been mentioned already. How bout the Abyss, by Alan Silvestri. Granted it has some action cues, but the majority of the score is not action oriented.
posted 03-21-2002 01:55 PM PT (US)

André Lux Oscar® Winner	Ennio Morricone's THE HUMANOID.
posted 03-21-2002 02:10 PM PT (US)

HAL 2000 Oscar® Winner	There's also Brazil by Micheal Kamen... if you can find it.
posted 03-21-2002 02:29 PM PT (US)

Spicy Ramen Oscar® Winner	The Thirteenth floor. There is a lot of jazz cues in there. Really good score.
posted 03-21-2002 03:45 PM PT (US)

Kyriacos S Oscar® Winner	quote: Originally posted by HAL 2000: There's also Brazil by Micheal Kamen... if you can find it. Is that one any good? I found it at my local TOWER. K
posted 03-21-2002 04:51 PM PT (US)

TimT Oscar® Winner	quote: Originally posted by Spicy Ramen: The Thirteenth floor. There is a lot of jazz cues in there. Really good score. Oh no, thats the opposite! That score has got techno, synth, bombastic action cues, and even choir. How much more Sci-Fi can you get???
posted 03-21-2002 05:02 PM PT (US)

James Oscar® Winner	quote: Originally posted by HAL 2000: There's also Brazil by Micheal Kamen... if you can find it. I'd disagree with that one. There's a great deal of action material on that disc (it leaves so much out, after all). Besides, Brazil (the film) isn't science fiction or fantasy. It's not even futuristic. Everything in the film has actually existed in "real life." Except for the dream sequences, but those don't count. Kyri, I love Brazil, and I think it's easily the best score Kamen has ever written. But I'm biased because the movie is also one of my all-time most beloved. I would think the score probably works better if you've seen the film, otherwise you might not know what to make of it. But if it's there for a good price, and you're interested, go for it. It's technically in print, but still pretty rare in stores. TimT, Don't let my disagreement of Brazil's inclusion discourage you from looking into the score anyway. Kirk
posted 03-21-2002 05:57 PM PT (US)

Marian Schedenig Oscar® Winner	STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE Come on, nobody mentioned this? Okay, there are one or two action cue in the score, but the heart of it are cues like The Enterprise and Vejur Flyover. NP: Gustav Mahler: Symphony #2 (LSO, Leonard Bernstein)
posted 03-21-2002 06:00 PM PT (US)

James Oscar® Winner	quote: Originally posted by Marian Schedenig: STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE You need a lot more than an exclamation point there. You need sirens, bells, whistles, spotlights.... Wow. What a horrible oversight. Yeah, what Marian said. Kirk
posted 03-21-2002 06:05 PM PT (US)

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