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Author	Topic: Planet of the Apes

Gae Standard Userer	Just watched this on Channel 5 on British TV and just want to say how fantastic Goldsmith's score is to this Classic movie. My favourite moment's are "The Hunt" and "No Escape" but the whole score is a masterpiece of frenetic and atmospheric dissonance. Gae
posted 05-07-2006 05:26 PM PT (US)

filmfactsman Standard Userer	Amazing score! I remember first purchasing the LP on Project 3 records in '74. I had seen the "Go Ape!" release with all five "Apes" films re-released on ONE program and Goldsmith's music blew me away. Varese Sarabande has the good sense to keep this one in print (they deleted "Chinatown" a couple of years back). If you have seen the film and don't own the score, well . . . (no comment!) http://www.moviemusic.com/soundtrack/planetoftheapes
posted 05-07-2006 05:40 PM PT (US)

Marian Schedenig Standard Userer	The Hunt is a (the?) highlight, of course. But the entire movie before that builds up a very convincing atmosphere, and the score is very important (and effective) there.
posted 05-09-2006 12:20 PM PT (US)

Swashbuckler Standard Userer	I didn't mention it in the review, but "The Search Continues" is also one of the most distinctive cues in the film. Truly one of Goldsmith's best.
posted 05-09-2006 12:32 PM PT (US)

Graham Watt Standard Userer	Gae, good to see you crawling out the woodwork once more. I'm not posting much myself these days (old and tired), and I suppose that all that has to be said about PLANET OF THE APES has been said a million times before, hence the lack of replies. But let me just repeat that Jerry Goldsmith's score is one of the best film/music marriages ever. And even as a stand-alone experience. I can't understand people who find it "difficult". It's so consistently interesting, it's just amazing. "Difficult" is bland and boring, but POTA is the complete opposite of that (in my humble opinion - and if you don't agree, your taste is in your bottom!). And I don't say that just because I've been reading Lou Goldberg.
posted 05-13-2006 03:37 PM PT (US)

JoeinAr Standard Userer	its an effective score in the film, as a stand alone experience its unlistenable, and my taste isn't in my bottom, its just my opinion, as valid as yours.
posted 05-13-2006 05:02 PM PT (US)

Graham Watt Standard Userer	Joe, "unlistenable" as a standalone experience? Please elaborate. I know it's all about taste, but I'm interested in why it doesn't work for you, apart from "I don't like it". I don't like rap, but I stay awake at night wondering why I don't.
posted 05-13-2006 05:19 PM PT (US)

John C Winfrey Standard Userer	There are several cues in the Planet score I have always liked. I used to listen to the LP a lot when I was serving in Europe long ago, but there was one cue I didnt really listen to til later. One day I was listening to the Project 3 LP ten years later in Oklahoma when working there and I rediscovered how good the No Escape cue was. I also like the Clothes Snatchers cue and all the short revelation cues. All really good. That Clothes cue reminds me of one in Patton. J.
posted 05-13-2006 06:14 PM PT (US)

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