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macuser8403 Non-Standard Userer	THE BROTHERS GRIMM 01. Dickensian Beginnings 02. Shrewd Thespians 03. Red Riding Hood 04. The Queen's Story 05. The Forest Comes to Life 06. Jake's Pledge 07. Muddy 08. Inside the Tower 09. The Queen Awakens 10. The French Arrive 11. Burning the Forest 12. The Eclipse Begins 13. A Slice of Quiche Would Be Nice 14. It's You: You Know the Story 15. Sleeping Beauties 16. And They Lived Happily Ever After 17. End Credits
posted 08-05-2005 06:20 PM PT (US)

nuts_score Standard Userer	Is this a La La Land or Varese release? Do you know the run times of the tracks?
posted 08-05-2005 10:00 PM PT (US)

James Standard Userer	It's a Milan release. Don't know about track times, though.
posted 08-06-2005 03:34 AM PT (US)

nuts_score Standard Userer	Milan generally delivers on their disc running times; although I was a little disappointed with the "Dangerous Lives of Alter Boys" release. Beltrami always gets shafted with these barely 45 minute CDs.
posted 08-06-2005 12:36 PM PT (US)

John C Winfrey Standard Userer	The previews of this remind me so much of that recent film on the guy in Dracula-Van Helsing. J.
posted 08-07-2005 04:21 PM PT (US)

James Standard Userer	Sound clips up at the film's web site: http://miramax.com/thebrothersgrimm/music.php Sounds pretty awesome, if you ask me. Big orchestral fairy tale sound that (based on lazily chosen thirty-second clips, anyway) manages to avoid just sounding like a rehash of Elfman or Williams (not that they're not great at this sort of thing). I wasn't concerned, though. Gilliam films always have great music. I love the theme in "Red Riding Hood" and "Happily Ever After," I hope we get to hear more of that. Kirk
posted 08-08-2005 09:21 AM PT (US)

nuts_score Standard Userer	Great link James! I, too, greatly enjoy what I hear. This is definitly a summer release to look forward to just when I thought that no more good scores would come about for this season. I like how Miramax set the site up and made every track available for a 30-second taste. My favorite has to be "End Credits"; great orchestration in there. Really enjoyed the underlying themes in "Red Riding Hood" and "Sleeping Beauties". I can't wait til we get our hands on some clips from Dario's score for "V for Vendetta". He has to get Trevor Jones' "Dark City" out of my mind for the ideal-sounding score. Thanks again!
posted 08-09-2005 12:56 AM PT (US)

John Steel Non-Standard Userer	Wow the album is 71 minutes long! Now i'm definetely getting this one! 1.Dickensian Beginnings 3:23 2.Shrewd Thespians 0:42 3.Red Riding Hood 3:56 4.The Queen's Story 5:13 5.The Forest Comes to Life 9:14 6.Jake's Pledge 2:03 7.Muddy 3:08 8.Inside the Tower 3:12 9.The Queen Awakens 6:25 10.The French Arrive 2:52 11.Burning the Forest 2:24 12.The Eclipse Begins 6:52 13.A Slice of Quiche Would Be Nice 4:37 14.It's You: You Know the Story 8:02 15.Sleeping Beauties 3:50 16.And They Lived Happily 3:40 17.End Credit 2:08 Total Time: 71:41
posted 08-14-2005 01:51 AM PT (US)

PeterK FishChip	I'm barely on track 8, and I'm liking it better than most recent scores. I won't say groundbreaking, but I will say refreshing, especially after a summer full of rehashed reconizable sounds of [insert composer name here]. Quirky moments are there, but it's outlandishly conventional. Lots of detail in the music, many hidden melodies, very fun. The percussion is great, and characterizes for me the Brothers and their world the most. Of course, the vibrato strings help a heap... they are everywhere. Oddly fantastic... without trying to be! Can't wait to see the film.
posted 08-15-2005 03:33 PM PT (US)

James Standard Userer	Moviefone has the entire score up for listening: http://music.channel.aol.com/artist/main.adp?tab=album&albumid=787338 Note that the track order is reversed, so if you want to listen to it the whole way through you have to start at the bottom (or click the full CD option). I bought the CD yesterday. I've listened to it twice now and I think it's great. Like you said, lots of detail in the music, themes that grab you instantly as well as themes that take some effort on the listener's part to uncover. Substantial nods to the old guard as well, Herrmann especially, but also a little Steiner and Tiomkin. "The Forest Comes to Life" is quite an enthralling piece of work. This hasn't happened to me in a while, but I feel inspired to write a review. I'll probably wait until after I've seen the film, though. Kirk
posted 08-25-2005 01:26 AM PT (US)

nuts_score Standard Userer	I knew I should have waited and put my Amazon order on hold; oh well, I guess I'll do a single order of this disc unless someone tells me what store it would be readily available at. I've got a Wal-Mart close, but I've never seen them carry any Milan release. Best Buy maybe?
posted 08-25-2005 03:01 AM PT (US)

moviescore Standard Userer	First review of this CD was online a couple of days ago: http://www.musicfromthemovies.com/review.asp?ID=5606 mikael @ mftm
posted 08-25-2005 11:25 AM PT (US)

sean Standard Userer	This film is awesome! It's easily one of Terry Gilliam's best movies, alongside Time Bandits. Matt Damon and Heath Ledger and Jonathan Pryce and Peter Stormare obviously had a lot of fun working on this picture. Go see it now! The score is great, too. Does anyone else hear Jerry Goldsmith theme from Hollow Man creeping into the music throughout the score?
posted 08-26-2005 12:16 PM PT (US)

Foobsie Standard Userer	Sure do.... Goldsmith's Hollow man is in there, alongside Bernard Hermann's Vertigo in the "Forest comes to live". The frantic and energetic orchestrations remind me of Danny Elfman transforming into Elliot Goldenthal's string ostinato's and arpeggio's.... It's like a romantic Dante.... FoobsZ (based on the score, this is one movie I am going to watch)
posted 08-27-2005 02:02 AM PT (US)

moviescore Standard Userer	quote: The score is great, too. Does anyone else hear Jerry Goldsmith theme from Hollow Man creeping into the music throughout the score? Nah... I don't think so. The main theme in Grimm is a seven-note melody line, the one in Hollow Man six-note. And it's not the same notes! So, no, I don't think so. mikael
posted 08-27-2005 03:17 AM PT (US)

sean Standard Userer	quote: Originally posted by moviescore: <BLOCKQUOTE><font size=1 face=arial>quote:</font><HR size=1>The score is great, too. Does anyone else hear Jerry Goldsmith theme from Hollow Man creeping into the music throughout the score?<HR size=1></BLOCKQUOTE> Nah... I don't think so. The main theme in Grimm is a seven-note melody line, the one in Hollow Man six-note. And it's not the same notes! So, no, I don't think so. mikael You're wrong. Foobsie and I both heard it, and even if it isn't the same seven notes or six notes or whatever of Hollow Man, it's still there and the resemblance is obvious. It's not a bad thing, either: the score is quite good.
posted 08-27-2005 10:34 AM PT (US)

James Standard Userer	Well, Goldsmith wasn't the first person in the world to write a descending motif in 3/4 time....
posted 08-27-2005 03:03 PM PT (US)

Foobsie Standard Userer	You know.... if this was any other man than Horner... we would now have a field day of screaming rip-offs. This is not Horner and all is quiet and happy ;-) Not that I am advocating that discussion but just take a moment and think about it :-) FoobsZ
posted 08-28-2005 03:10 AM PT (US)

James Standard Userer	Not true. I'd also be screaming "rip-off!" if Hans Zimmer had written it.
posted 08-28-2005 12:14 PM PT (US)

Michael Standard Userer	quote: Originally posted by moviescore: First review of this CD was online a couple of days ago: http://www.musicfromthemovies.com/review.asp?ID=5606 mikael @ mftm Mikael is right in his review: This score is - by far - the best score of the year! Great melodys, fantastic action pieces and an overall a fantastic, dark atmosphere! Just GREAT!! Michael
posted 09-14-2005 06:09 AM PT (US)

nuts_score Standard Userer	Still haven't gotten it. Awww shucks.
posted 09-14-2005 10:14 PM PT (US)

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