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Topic: The Non-Zimmer Piece in Thin Red Line
Al
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Hello ladies and gents,Remember that high string piece in The Thin Red Line? Once upon a time, I thought this was part of Zimmer's score, but when I bought the soundtrack--surprise, surprise--not only was it not there, it wasn't Zimmer at all.
So who did compose this little diddy, and what's the name of it? I'm assuming that it's actually a non-film work, as it also shows up in the death scenes of Run Lola Run.
posted 08-21-2002 09:13 AM PT (US) Hornerfan
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Originally posted by Al:
Hello ladies and gents,Remember that high string piece in The Thin Red Line? Once upon a time, I thought this was part of Zimmer's score, but when I bought the soundtrack--surprise, surprise--not only was it not there, it wasn't Zimmer at all.
So who did compose this little diddy, and what's the name of it? I'm assuming that it's actually a non-film work, as it also shows up in the death scenes of Run Lola Run.
Al: That piece is "The Unanswered Question" by Charles Ives. Absolutely stunning piece when heard in full, and works brilliantly in the film.
Incidentially, Zimmer DID compose score for the part of the film where "The Unanswered Question" plays. It's the high string elegy at the end of "Journey to the Line." Obviously influenced by "The Unanswered Question", I wonder if it would have had the same impact as the Ives piece if it had been used in the film as Zimmer intended.
Mike
posted 08-21-2002 09:47 AM PT (US) Al
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Excellent! Thanks Mike. As for Zimmer's elegy, it's one of the stand-out moments of the score, but in the film, wouldn't have stood out as well as "Unanswered Question."It's interesting that the piece is much like Morricone's experiments combining beautiful chord progressions with atonal melodies, such as his "State of Grace" main theme.
posted 08-21-2002 10:20 AM PT (US) sean
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Actually Zimmer's ending of "Journey to the Line" is just the theme played out through the first half of that track in the same key as Ive's "The Unanswered Question." So, the music is Zimmer's and not really inspired by the Charles Ives piece.NP: Signs - James Newton Howard *****/*****
posted 08-21-2002 08:16 PM PT (US) Foobsie
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Where exactly in the time is this piece?DVD time and chapter please?
NP: HUSH-Christopher Young ****/*****
posted 08-22-2002 07:51 AM PT (US) cine-sin
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The Ives piece occurs after the main battle sequence (ie. raid of the Japanese camp) and during Doll's narration.
It starts just before we see Dale telling a Japanese soldier he is about to have his teeth pulled out.Keep your ears open...it begins with slow pulsed diatonic strings.
Cheers
Rochelle posted 08-23-2002 03:12 AM PT (US) Old Infopop Software by UBB