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Topic: "Road to Perdition": Perfection everywhere
jeffy
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Especially the score. It's that perfect mix of "American Beauty" quirkiness with "Shawshank Redemption" elegance. Every note had a reason; every cue made me want to stand up in the theater and scream "Yes!"I know we've talked about this CD before, and I hope that the best cues are there...which in hindsight would be all of them!
posted 07-10-2002 07:53 AM PT (US) dgoldwas
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Jeffy,The film was amazing - certainly the best of the year so far. Excellent work all around.
Newman's score is very well represented on the album, and I can't think of any cue in the film that I felt was "lacking" representation.
Dan
posted 07-10-2002 10:09 AM PT (US) sean
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I don't see how you could have a good film with the trailers boasting that:"Every father is a hero to his son"
What a bunch of Tom Wanks crap!
Score sounded ok, though.
posted 07-10-2002 10:13 AM PT (US) Erik Woods
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quote:
Originally posted by Erik Woods:
Originally posted by sean:
[b]"Every father is a hero to his son"
What a bunch of Tom Wanks crap!
My dad is my hero! Got a problem with that?
As for the score... Road to Perdition is one of the best scores of the year. As mentioned in earlier posts the score is a mix between American Beauty and Shawshank... but I hear more influences from THE HORSE WHISPERER, especially in the first track. I also hear Horner's The Devil's Own influences in Newman score. While not an outright rip the first track's orchestrations sound similar to Horner's main theme from The Devil's Own.
My two cents,
-Erik-
posted 07-10-2002 10:32 AM PT (US) SPQR
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Norman Rockwell to the rescue! Movies like these are made to be loathed.
posted 07-10-2002 12:05 PM PT (US) jeffy
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quote:
Originally posted by SPQR:
Norman Rockwell to the rescue! Movies like these are made to be loathed.Well...Norman Rockwell with a tommy gun!
posted 07-10-2002 12:24 PM PT (US) Crono/Kyp
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I am very excited for the film. Sam Mendes, Conrad Hall, David Self, Thomas Newman, and Jill Bilcock. With a crew like that, the film is going to rock!--Brian
NP: The Horse Whisperer
posted 07-10-2002 01:02 PM PT (US) dgoldwas
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quote:
Originally posted by SPQR:
Movies like these are made to be loathed.Yeah, I'm sure that was the thinking behind making this film. "Let's make it so that people can loathe it!"
Dude, it's just a movie. It's not gonna affect world events, or even change your life. It's just a film.
quote:
Originally posted by Crono/Kyp:
With a crew like that, the film is going to rock!Yes, it does rock. In my own, personal opinion, of course. And some people (like SPQR) might loathe the film. And that's just fine for them - they aren't being forced to see it....
Dan
posted 07-10-2002 01:04 PM PT (US) Kevin
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Dan,Can I be forced to see it? I want to anyways, but if I'm forced to (with a sexy young lady who shall remain nameless)....
Kevin
posted 07-10-2002 02:38 PM PT (US) sean
Goldmember
quote:
Originally posted by Erik Woods:
[/b]<HR size=1></BLOCKQUOTE>My dad is my hero! Got a problem with that?
[/B]
No problemo here, Erik. If you read my post again you'll notice that the key word is "Every...." So, that's a far cry from the truth because not "Every father" is a hero; far from it, man.
Tom Wanks is a suck. All he ever does are those pretentious American hero films.
posted 07-11-2002 09:18 AM PT (US) Shaun Rutherford
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sean, were you molested as a child? If not, RELAX! Be glad they didn't use "Failure Is Not An Option" for the billionth time!Shaun
posted 07-11-2002 09:30 AM PT (US) SPQR
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quote:
Dude, it's just a movie. It's not gonna affect world events, or even change your life. It's just a film.Dude, it's just a word. It's not gonna affect world events, or even change your life. It's just a word.
posted 07-11-2002 10:19 AM PT (US) jeffy
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quote:
Tom Wanks is a suck. All he ever does are those pretentious American hero films.
[/B]I wouldn't call his role here heroic.
posted 07-11-2002 10:23 AM PT (US) dgoldwas
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quote:
Originally posted by sean:
All he ever does are those pretentious American hero films.Yeah, like THE MONEY PIT, BACHELOR PARTY, and SPLASH!
lol.
Dan
posted 07-11-2002 10:57 AM PT (US) otten
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Don't know if this was posted earlier or not, but for those interested in the score but want to hear it before buying it, you can go to www.roadtoperdition.com and listen to every track in it's entirety through what appears to be some sort of flash streaming. (It's actually sounds pretty good, good quality.) So far, I would have to say that Newman has another great score to add to his numerous excellent previous scores.Ed
posted 07-11-2002 08:03 PM PT (US) Mark Olivarez
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We should know better that every time something with "Americana" in it is mentioned, sean will chime in with his typical tired anti-U.S. statements.
I'm glad that Erik considers his father his hero. I wish more kids in the world were that fortunate or could say that as well.
posted 07-12-2002 06:49 AM PT (US) Ted
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American hero, huh?Since when were cold blooded killers considered heroes in today's society? Sam Mendes said in an interview that he did absolutely everything possible to make the Tom Hanks character morally ambiguous, going so far as to remove any scene which justified Hanks' unfortunate occupation. A hero this guy's not.
Just got back from the movie. Outstanding on every level. Nice to see Big Hollywood treating audiences like intelligent adults. Also nice to see Tommy Boy stretching his range--good stuff. Liked the score, but liked how it was used in the film more--especially that one scene in the rain (if you've seen it you know what I'm talking about). Oh wow...that scene gave me chills.
--Ted
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