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joan hue Standard Userer	I often like a Richard Donner directed movie. (Not all of them, but quite a few.) I looked up who was scoring 16 BLOCKS and then checked out who has scored some of his previous films. I was surprised to see how many top composers he has used. Unlike Spielberg, he hasn't settled upon one composer unless it is for a series of sequels like the Lethal Weapon series. Some examples are: Superman, Williams The Omen, Goldsmith Goonies, Grusin Lethal Weapon and sequels, Kamen Radio Flyer, Zimmer Maverick, Randy Newman Conspiracy Theory, Burwell Timeline, finally back to Goldsmith and then to Tyler Now he is using Klaus Badelt for 16 BLOCKS. I find his variety of composers interesting, but I wonder why he doesn't use a composer more often? I do like many soundtracks associated with his movies, so I sense he has some type of ear. (Well, and then there was Ladyhawke.) Anybody heard/seen the movie 16 BLOCKS that would care to comment upon this movie and/or score? NP Small Soldiers [Message edited by joan hue on 03-03-2006]
posted 03-03-2006 04:49 PM PT (US)

nuts_score Standard Userer	quote: Originally posted by joan hue: Anybody heard/seen the movie 16 BLOCKS that would care to comment upon this movie and/or score? Badelt does the music for 16 Blocks? I'll put $20 down on Martin Tillman tearing up the cello PotC/Constantine-style for a good bit of it. Did Zimmer produce the music?
posted 03-03-2006 09:25 PM PT (US)

rkeaveney Standard Userer	Don't forget Donner's SCROOGED, scored by Danny Elfman I saw 16 BLOCKS. Totally forgettable score by Badelt. No surprise there. Check out the Cinemusic blog for further thoughts! Ryan
posted 03-03-2006 09:36 PM PT (US)

joan hue Standard Userer	Oops, forgot to mention Elfman. Ryan, it doesn't sound like I'll see 16 Blocks for the score, but is the movie any good or just more cliches? NP The Boy Who Could Fly
posted 03-04-2006 11:42 AM PT (US)

Marian Schedenig Standard Userer	Don't forget that originally Goldsmith was to be the composer for Superman.
posted 03-04-2006 01:40 PM PT (US)

rkeaveney Standard Userer	The movie isn't half bad, but there are some logic leaps (like cops tracking Willis through New York -- why not just wait infront of the court house for him?) and you'll have to stomach Mos Def's bizarre vocal choice for his character. I went to see it because it was shot here in Toronto and I know a few people who worked on the production. Folks outside of this city will have a very hard time figuring out what was filmed where. Ryan
posted 03-04-2006 01:42 PM PT (US)

joan hue Standard Userer	Thanks for the information, Ryan. (Shucks, I only get to see 16 blocks of Toronto...maybe.)
posted 03-04-2006 02:34 PM PT (US)

Lancelot Standard Userer	Andrew Powell for "Ladyhawke"...one of my favorites, though most would prefer it didn't exist....
posted 03-04-2006 05:23 PM PT (US)

scoreguy16 Standard Userer	quote: Originally posted by rkeaveney: you'll have to stomach Mos Def's bizarre vocal choice for his character. Finally someone brought that up. I haven't seen 16 Blocks, but I've noticed Mos Def's voice BOTHERS THE CRAP OUT OF ME! Sometimes it's fine, but other times it sounds like Nicolas Cage trying to have a deeper less solid stoned voice.... if that makes sense. Clayton
posted 03-04-2006 10:51 PM PT (US)

Quill Standard Userer	Movie was well directed and acted. It played out with a taught sense of immediacy that I liked. Morse and Willis were excellent. If you can get past Mos Def's caricature that part is also well performed. The score is serviceable, purely serving to move the picture forward and accompany the scenes. It is forgettable as mentioned before.
posted 03-06-2006 01:53 PM PT (US)

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