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TimT Oscar® Winner	What are some of the longest action cues? And I don't mean just in terms of track length, but I mean the longest amount of time the music remains a the same volume and tempo or only gets faster.
posted 05-11-2002 08:36 AM PT (US)

Will Oscar® Winner	Try The Rock: tracks 2, 6, and 8. Great action cues. My personal favorite is track 6 - a good 14+ mins. of pure action.
posted 05-11-2002 08:46 AM PT (US)

Philipp Oscar® Winner	The Chase from The Peacemaker, a mere 18 minutes of powerful action music. Philipp np: take me home (phil collins)
posted 05-11-2002 09:08 AM PT (US)

Maestro Sartori Oscar® Winner	I can think of a few.... 1SQ from Crimson Tide, at 18+ minutes The entire end of ID4, because the music was continuous in the film, regardless of how it was divided on the boot. The same goes for Hook. Jon
posted 05-11-2002 10:18 AM PT (US)

justin boggan Oscar® Winner	ST:8 - "Flight of the Pheonix/ Death of a Queen" 6:23 Good old Joel Goldsmith.
posted 05-11-2002 11:15 AM PT (US)

JJH Oscar® Winner	the greatest action cue of all time is the Hoth ice battle music in ESB, clocking jn at 15 minutes. You know what's sad?
posted 05-11-2002 11:29 AM PT (US)

Philipp Oscar® Winner	nope, JJH. np: superman - the complete score (john williams, london symphony orchestra)
posted 05-11-2002 12:17 PM PT (US)

TimT Oscar® Winner	Guys remember I wasn't talking about in terms of track lenghth, the track The Chase from Peacemaker maybe 17 min long but it doesn't maintain the same level of intensity throughout. Heres an example, you have the Power from Dark City, the action starts, but doesn't slow down for at least 4 min. It remains at the same level of volume, intensity and pace. I'm not talking music with like a big burst of action for only a few seconds then it slows down to give a theme or some suspsene music for another few seconds then burst in to another few seconds of action as so on, even if the track may be 8 min long. Sorry music is hard to describe, I guess I should have asked....what is the longest action sequence?, or what is the longest amount of time a bombastic action cue as kept the same intensity without ever slowing down?
posted 05-11-2002 02:46 PM PT (US)

Marian Schedenig Oscar® Winner	I still think the Battle of Hoth qualifies. It does slow down at times (like the beginning of the AT-AT music), but it maintains an "action flow" throughout. The final battle in ROTJ, on the other hand, has several pauses during the Death Star scenes that break the flow, so I'd say this does not qualify. Is that about what you were asking for?
posted 05-11-2002 03:27 PM PT (US)

BMikeJ Oscar® Winner	There is a big action cue on Clear And Present Danger. I think it's like 10 minutes. It's the third track.
posted 05-11-2002 07:34 PM PT (US)

André Lux Oscar® Winner	THE PLAN, from EXTREME PREJUDICE... 9 minutes of pure Goldsmith's power!
posted 05-11-2002 08:23 PM PT (US)

JJH Oscar® Winner	oops. I wonder how I forgot to finish my last post this morning. oh well. THAT is sad.... NP -- PAnic Room, this album is sadly short
posted 05-12-2002 12:50 AM PT (US)

jeffy Oscar® Winner	Well, the last 30 minutes of all the Star Wars films are continuous music (save the break for the reel changes). I think that was "mandated" by Lucas. Another one I can think of is ID4, as was said before.
posted 05-13-2002 08:16 AM PT (US)

monkey Oscar® Winner	Cutthroat Island! There may be varioations in tempo and volume, but the music is pretty much continuous and excellent. Oh and a substantial amount of it is not on the cd. Does the complete boot have SFX, therefore?
posted 05-13-2002 08:19 AM PT (US)

Bradley Oscar® Winner	I'd vote for The Desert Chase from Raiders of the Lost Ark. I think that has a good pace throughout the scene.
posted 05-13-2002 10:38 AM PT (US)

Marian Schedenig Oscar® Winner	quote: Originally posted by jeffy: Well, the last 30 minutes of all the Star Wars films are continuous music (save the break for the reel changes). ROTJ hasn't. There are several breaks for the Luke/Vader/Palpatine scenes that are NOT action music.
posted 05-13-2002 12:07 PM PT (US)

jeffy Oscar® Winner	quote: Originally posted by Marian Schedenig: <BLOCKQUOTE><font size=1 face=arial>quote:</font><HR size=1>Originally posted by jeffy: [b]Well, the last 30 minutes of all the Star Wars films are continuous music (save the break for the reel changes).<HR size=1></BLOCKQUOTE> ROTJ hasn't. There are several breaks for the Luke/Vader/Palpatine scenes that are NOT action music.[/B] Wasn't categorizing the music as "action" music, just music. And I kind of take back the statement: in ESB, the music for the confrontation between Vader and Luke in the carbon freezing chamber are not used.
posted 05-13-2002 02:08 PM PT (US)

SEBULBA Oscar® Winner	The underwater cue from Alien Resurrection (They swim..) is quite long (on the complete score). Over 8 minutes of basically non-stop action music. [Message edited by SEBULBA on 05-14-2002]
posted 05-13-2002 02:09 PM PT (US)

plindboe Oscar® Nominee	I have one I think fits your description very well, no quiet or slow moments. It's probably the most powerful and exciting action cue I have ever heard; the main title theme from Morricone's '73 score to "Revolver"(a.k.a. Blood in the streets). It lasts 12:40, and keeps a high intensity all the way through. There are 3 different melodies, in this piece, repeated over again and again. The main melody starts of at medium pace but still intense, played by piano backed by percussion(Reminds me of "The untouchables" actually). Every time the main melody starts over, it's a bit faster with a slightly higher volume, and need I say; even more exciting. And the instruments vary; more strings and especially brass are added every time, plus the percussion goes faster and faster. The 2nd half of the piece is immense.
posted 05-14-2002 08:55 AM PT (US)

TimT Oscar® Winner	Hmmm Blood in the Streets huh? That sounds interesting. I'll check that one out. Is it hard to find?
posted 05-14-2002 09:13 AM PT (US)

TimT Oscar® Winner	Is this it? http://cheap-cds.com/surf/disps/317384 The sound clips don't really capture what you discribed but its Revolver by Morricone.
posted 05-14-2002 09:18 AM PT (US)

David Maxx Oscar® Nominee	I can't believed nobody has mentioned "The Hijacking" from AIR FORCE ONE. One of Jerry Goldsmith's best indeed [Message edited by David Maxx on 05-14-2002]
posted 05-14-2002 03:43 PM PT (US)

justin boggan Oscar® Winner	Yeah, the complete 2cd CTI has SFX. Dennis McCarthy, ST:7 "The Final Fight" 6:15 McCarthy again: "Klingons/skin of teeth" from st:tng "Yesterday's enterprise"
posted 05-14-2002 03:47 PM PT (US)

Jeron Oscar® Winner	Album: Lost in Space Composer by: Bruce Broughton Track: 6) Spiders Length: 10m24s Great stuff! And to think the entire score was composed in no more than two weeks flat. Incredible. [Message edited by Jeron on 05-14-2002]
posted 05-14-2002 03:49 PM PT (US)

plindboe Oscar® Nominee	Yep, that's the one. The piece I described is the 2nd track. There's about 20 sec. of percussion(similar to "The untouchables"), and then the theme starts, played by piano, though it's difficult to get an idea of the piece with this 30 sec. and 24 kbps sound clip. It's not a rare one, released in 2000 by Dagored. They have it at Amazon.com(Unfortunately with no sound clips). http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00004TDVZ/qid=1021416726/sr=1-7/ref=sr_1_7/103-9321984-6407055 I highly recommend this score. The main theme "A friend"(track 1) is incredible and very beautiful, so typical of Morricone's early 70's. It's also performed as a song in track 4 which is actually very good, and a synth versin at the end, but that one isn't very interesting. The second theme(track 2) is the action track I descibed, also heard in a couple of shorter renditions on the score(tracks 7 & 9). It's highly repetitive but that's exactly what makes it so great. Not a dull moment. The third theme "Anna"(track 3) is a beautiful little theme. It's actually a morriconian version of Beethoven's "Für Elise". It is possible to hear on the short sound clip, try to see if you can recognize it. There are also a couple of extremely cheesy pieces heard in tracks 8 & 10, still quite enjoyable. Another highlight of the score is "Quasi un Vivaldi"(track 5). A Vivaldi-sounding piece with percussion(Though some say it sounds more like Verdi). Excellent stuff. There's only 37min. and 11 tracks, but that's the only bad thing, about this score, I can think of.
posted 05-14-2002 04:27 PM PT (US)

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