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Topic: Christmas film music
jojo
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I enjoy movie scores with Christmas themes like Home Alone, Miracle on 34th Street, The Santa Claus, Elf, their are even action scores like Die hard and Jennifer 8 That contain christmas music.Do you know of any others?
posted 10-12-2006 02:46 PM PT (US) rkeaveney
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HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS, James Horner
NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS, Danny Elfman...Are two good ones.
Ryan
posted 10-12-2006 04:07 PM PT (US) PeterK
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Jarre's Prancer should be included in a list like this, and should be released!Ho ho ho.....
posted 10-12-2006 04:25 PM PT (US) wilbur gray
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A Christmas Story and 29th Street,yet neither has a soundtrack cd.Both worth a watch and a listen,though.
posted 10-12-2006 08:03 PM PT (US) wilbur gray
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Sorry-I somehow forgot It's a Wonderful Life by Dimitri Tiomkin.There's actually a cd with both that and Miracle on 34th Street(1949).
posted 10-12-2006 08:12 PM PT (US) pjhackman
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My xmas list that I always listen to is
Miracle on 34th Street 1949 re-recording
Scrooge 197? version
Prancer
Home Alone 1 & 2
Santa Claus the Movie
Spirit of Xmas CD with typical instr. of xmas songs
and I'm sure many other can't think now.
posted 10-13-2006 12:05 PM PT (US) Demetris Christodoulides
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ALAN SILVESTRI's POLAR EXPRESS. Gorgeous stuff.
posted 10-14-2006 07:49 AM PT (US) Ken S
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Have Yourself a Scary Little Christmas (Tales From The Crypt stuff)
Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics (South Park stuff)...ooops. We got to the darker side of Christmas.
Maybe not politically correct - and definitely NOT movie music - but both albums contain plenty of jaunty music and lots of laughs for those who still dare to laugh.
Actually when speaking of the "darker side" of Christmas, one should not forget Gordon Goodwin's original HAUNTED MANSION HALLOWEEN (Disneyland) nor Danny Elfman's later version - not forgetting Elfman's terrific (and terrifying) SCROOGED... Also Shirley Walker's main theme for TURBULENCES is quite deliciously dark Christmas music.
Ooooh, almost forgot this one from the more bright & happy Christmas stuff: "The Closing of the Year" from TOYS. And MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL, especially with its delicate and warm "One More Sleep Till Christmas". And not forgetting Bruce Broughton's beautiful ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS (the little sister of his MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET).
...I guess it's time again to update the personal Christmas compilations.
KEN[Message edited by Ken S on 10-17-2006]
posted 10-16-2006 09:59 AM PT (US) Scorro
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I always thought that parts of 'Little Women' (Thomas Newman) sounded festive.
posted 10-16-2006 04:31 PM PT (US) Old Infopop Software by UBB