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Topic: Matchstick Men: Is there a score?
VampirXNT
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Yeah! As the subject says... "is there a score?" I'm mostly wondering if anyone has the skinny on this because I've been remiss in playing catchup with the latest gossip. Danke! (-;
posted 07-17-2003 01:27 AM PT (US) franz_conrad
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Zimmer is scoring it I think... ON HIS OWN as well. Wonders never cease.
posted 07-17-2003 04:04 AM PT (US) Spicy Ramen
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Of course there is a score you silly rabbit
posted 07-17-2003 09:24 AM PT (US) VampirXNT
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Haha, well you never know whether or not there will be a "full" score!
Plus, it's sometimes hard to find the name of the composer in movies that have not yet been released.So, Zimmer, eh? I would have thought Dave Grusin or Bruce Broughton... but hey, we'll see (as usual), right?
posted 07-17-2003 12:08 PM PT (US) HadrianD
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Guten Tag Mein(e?) Freund.Hans Zimmer IS doing it since it's a Ridley Scott film. But, Geoff Zanelli and Jim Dooley I think are also doing additionals.
posted 07-17-2003 12:42 PM PT (US) Philipp
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Hadrian,leave the e, it is Guten Tag, mein Freund.
See ya
Philipp
posted 07-17-2003 01:57 PM PT (US) Dinko
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quote:
Originally posted by Philipp:
leave the e, it is Guten Tag, mein Freund.Stupid German suffixes.
mein, meine, meiner... whatever. A simple and single 'my' says it all.
posted 07-17-2003 03:30 PM PT (US) sean
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VampirXNT, what in world made you think it was Dave Gruisin or Bruce Broughton? (lol, for some reason I find that really bizarre to think either of those two composers, specifically, would be doing a Ridley Scott movie)Hans Zimmer is doing ALL of Ridley Scott's films nowadays; IMO, his best scores are coming out of Ridley's films, even if those films suck.
posted 07-17-2003 06:44 PM PT (US) VampirXNT
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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size=1 face=arial>quote:</font><HR size=1>Originally posted by sean:
VampirXNT, what in world made you think it was Dave Gruisin or Bruce Broughton? (lol, for some reason I find that really bizarre to think either of those two composers, specifically, would be doing a Ridley Scott movie)Hans Zimmer is doing ALL of Ridley Scott's films nowadays; IMO, his best scores are coming out of Ridley's films, even if those films suck.<HR size=1></BLOCKQUOTE>
Haha, yeah, I do know of the obvious collaborative effort, it's just that I can't see anything incredibly good coming from Zimmer for this particular genre of film. Maybe an action/adventure movie, sure, but a "not so much a heist" flick that doesn't seem as fast paced as the trailer... slow, nuanced scenes and many layers of complex emotions... do you see what I'm getting at though? I really liked Dave Grusin's score from the Firm and I mention this movie because it has the same tempo/style that I'm expecting from Matchstick Men. I mean, Grusin's a very versatile guy who's produced wide-ranging stuff (i.e. St. Elsewhere, Goonies, On Golden Pond, Maude, Tequila Sunrise, Clara's Heart, Fabulous Baker Boys, Milagro Beanfield War, etc.) so I think that he can do the more intimate stuff better than Zimmer any day. Don't you think that piano works better than synthesized instrumentation? Bruce Broughton was a tossup because I wanted to hear more from him, think he sounds similar to Grusin, and believe that he has the ability to score fairly well for MM.
True, while Zimmer's best scores come from Ridley movies... I still think that his style only works for particular themes; he's certainly unable to touch EVERY genre, but with collaborative aid (i.e. Lisa Gerrard et al), I think that he can certainly infuse his work with fresher styles and techniques. (Can you tell that I'm not a Zimmer groupie?) (-;
Oh, one last thing... I just find it beyond bizarre that Ridley would want to do this movie in the first place. This is partially why I can't see Zimmer scoring for it at all.
[Message edited by VampirXNT on 07-17-2003]
posted 07-17-2003 10:12 PM PT (US) myoozikgurl
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I've heard tracks from Zimmer's score to this movie and they're good...quirky and fun.I don't care if Zimmer scores it all entirely. ALL of the MV crew are extremely talented and work very hard.
posted 07-24-2003 05:19 PM PT (US) myoozikgurl
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I've heard cues from Zimmer's new score for Matchstick Men and they are great - fun and quirky.
posted 07-24-2003 05:24 PM PT (US) scoreguy16
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I have to agree with myoozikgurl. I think Zimmer could do practically every type of film. Of course there'd be a touch of Zimmer in it, but that's what I like about all of his scores.Clayton
posted 07-24-2003 07:39 PM PT (US) sean
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It's not that I don't want to hear Grusin or Broughton do the film, I just thought that it was strange to think either of them would land the project. That being said, I think Zimmer will do just find with this film. And yeah, it is bizarre that Ridley Scott would do this film even though I don't find any of his films remotely interesting (except, of course, Alien). Another thing to remember is that Zimmer doesn't always use synth for his scores; he's quite capable of using a full orchestra, or even, like you said, a score dominated by a piano. IMO, he can do any kind of film and succeed, although I think he should do a space film, like Star Trek (that will never happen, of course) or something very science fiction in space.
posted 07-25-2003 06:33 PM PT (US) scoreguy16
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Look at his scores for Nine Months, As Good As It Gets and A League of Their Own... The dude can do it.Clayton
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