Movie aside, that music in the trailer I thought was incredible.

I don't know if its possible to detach the score from such a movie that's got so much actual, still-topical history around it, but I really would love to own the piece of score used in the trailer. Anyone agree? Anyone know if that's part of the score, or composed specifically for the trailer?

Again, sorry for the double post. It's just been months - maybe a year or more, even - since I've been that moved, excited, thrilled about a piece of movie music.

To add to what TimT wrote about making money off this massacre: There's product placement in the trailer! As the shadow of one of the planes that hits the WTC passes over New York streets it flies over a poster for Zoolander! I don't care if there actually was a godamned Zoolander poster there in real life, it's ridiculous. Zoolander, it should be noted, is also a Paramount release—the same studio who's putting out Wolrd Trade Centre. Maybe, just maybe (and that's a stretch), like Tim wrote, it'd be less obvious 40 years from now, yet still just as stupid.

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Originally posted by Bagtatta:

- Just because they're making a movie about WTC doesn't mean they're trying to cash in on it.

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Cashing In, is the way of the world. And this is a deliberate attempt.

As for it being to soon, I don't agree with that. But I do agree with it being to soon for 2 movies to come out. I would've held off on United 93, as all the facts are still not clear. But World Trade Center appears to just be 2 guys telling their story. I will say the studio is doing it for money, but I don't think many of the film makers are there for the money.

The men being depicted in the film gave - or, if they passed away (my apologies, I honestly don't know the full story behind this particular group), their families did - their full consent/sold their rights toward the making of WTC.

No doubt, the movie will set off much commentary and controversy in the coming months. I didn't think it was necc. too soon for UNITED 93, but the straightforward docudrama approach (from the trailer and what I'd read/heard) seemed so real that I honestly didn't think I could take it - and that's not meant out of disrespect to anyone who lost their lives or loved ones on 9/11.

Anyway, for me, with re: to the WTC trailer, I still can't get that music out of my head.

Peace, ya'll -

Mills S. (my old log-in name; somehow, I can't long in with it anymore, but dagnabbit, I'm stickin' with it)

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Originally posted by scoreguy16:
Sean - Most studios normaly don't have the rights to display posters and advertisements from other movies in their own movies. Zoolander was coming out around that time and was probably actually there being advertised... It's not product placement in the least.

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Sure it is, Clayton. There's no way around that, even for the sake of being accurate, it's totally ridiculous. Everything in a movie is deliberate and placing a dumb Zoolander poster in that (VFX) shot was an idiotic decision and not needed, whatsoever. So, if you were Oliver Stone, would you seriously want to put a goofy Zoolander poster in that shot? Don't be insane.

I don't think it's too soon at all: Studios should be pumping out 9/11 movies like there's no tomorrow, like it's no one's business, like it's going out of style ... but they should have started with a "Let's Roll" action movie starring Chuck Norris on his missile-launching motorbike; maybe having something to do with Delta Force, too, and scored once more by Alan Silvestri! I'd pay real money for that.

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Originally posted by sean:

I don't think it's too soon at all: Studios should be pumping out 9/11 movies like there's no tomorrow, like it's no one's business, like it's going out of style ... but they should have started with a "Let's Roll" action movie starring Chuck Norris on his missile-launching motorbike; maybe having something to do with Delta Force, too, and scored once more by Alan Silvestri! I'd pay real money for that.

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Originally posted by nuts_score:
[b]THAT would be the movie of the summer . . . but only if Seagal backed it up with Under Siege 3: I Put a Jihad on You (with a marvelous Klaus Badelt score to boot!).[/B]

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THAT IS WOULD BE THE GREATEST ACTION MOVIE... EVER!!! Now all they need is Jan De Bont to direct it! Then take the score to Con Air, and add a duduk or whatever that instrument is, and some howling vocal parts, and you've got yourself a movie!

But, getting back to the whole Zoolander thing, there might be some weird reason for it being there. Like they were having a discussion on how hot Ben Stiller is in leather or something, then this fake shaddow of a plane flies over it. You never know, maybe it wont even be in the movie.

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Originally posted by sean:
nuts, I'm sure Chancellor Hitl-- ... I mean Heir Klaus would do a marvelous job, especially after his groundbreaking work on Brokeback Poseidon.

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Anyway, for those like me who thought the music was great, there ya go.

Still interested to see what Craig Armstrong does with it, though, as I usually find his stuff to be terrific.

Mills