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PeterK FishChip	When pulling CDs for various orders the other day, I came across different orders for both Enemy of the State and Enemy at the Gates. It got me thinking this could be an interesting forum topic with two levels of creativity: 1) Finding pairs of movies/soundtracks that are similar in name (as in the above example) 2) A brief discussion on the two, comparing them when applying your likes and dislikes when it comes to your preference of movie music. You have to put your thinkin' cap on for part one, unless you have a super pimped up computer that can do the finding for you. Part two shouldn't be too hard... This can be an overlapping thread where new comparisons can be made at anytime. If you think of a new pair of similarly named movies, post it right away! So, we begin: Enemy at the Gates or Enemy of the State... which would you play first?
posted 06-27-2007 09:50 AM PT (US)

PeterK FishChip	Sadly, I would say "pass" on both of those... However: The New World vs Waterworld? I say Waterworld. What you?
posted 06-27-2007 10:01 AM PT (US)

tjguitar Standard Userer	Enemy of the State and Waterworld by far.
posted 06-27-2007 10:09 AM PT (US)

Marian Schedenig Standard Userer	Two I keep mixing up when typing their titles: Sleepers and Sneakers. One is an underrated and very unusual Williams score, not his most entertaining, but with a highly engaging action cue. The other, despite its heavy Glass and Beethoven influences (and Pärt, apparently, but it's been too long since I've heard any Pärt myself), is Horner's best score. My vote goes to Sneakers.
posted 06-27-2007 10:19 AM PT (US)

Stargate Standard Userer	Here's a tough one: Last of the Dogmen or Last of the Mohicans I'd rather play both at the same time than have to choose.
posted 06-27-2007 10:34 AM PT (US)

PeterK FishChip	You are a super hardcore movie music fan to want to play both at the same time instead of choosing between the two! What do you think: one in each headphone, or both loudly in the same room? We need more like you! Ahum, Darkman or Dark City?
posted 06-27-2007 11:15 AM PT (US)

tjguitar Standard Userer	I was gonna say Dark Crystal or Dark City
posted 06-27-2007 11:18 AM PT (US)

scoreguy16 Standard Userer	Easiest one: Ghostbusters vs. Ghost Rider.
posted 06-27-2007 11:52 AM PT (US)

NeoVoyager Standard Userer	Beyond Borders or Beyond Rangoon. I'd take Beyond Rangoon.
posted 06-27-2007 12:41 PM PT (US)

BigT1981 Standard Userer	Star Wars... Star Trek
posted 06-27-2007 12:54 PM PT (US)

PeterK FishChip	Blue or red? Blue Planet http://www.moviemusic.com/soundtrack/blueplanet Red Planet http://www.moviemusic.com/soundtrack/redplanet Tough one, although I'd probably side with Fenton...
posted 06-27-2007 01:22 PM PT (US)

tjguitar Standard Userer	How bout Black or Red? Black Scorpion http://moviemusic.com/soundtrack/blackscorpion or Red Scorpion http://moviemusic.com/soundtrack/redscorpion
posted 06-27-2007 01:28 PM PT (US)

BigT1981 Standard Userer	Dinosaur Dinotopia
posted 06-27-2007 01:59 PM PT (US)

franz_conrad Standard Userer	Blue vs Red Pill strikes again... THE THIN RED LINE (Zimmer) vs THE THIN BLUE LINE (Glass) I go with the Zimmer score. Also: - THE FOG OF WAR (Glass) vs THE DOGS OF WAR (Burgon) - Glass wins this time, but that's only because I haven't heard the Burgon score, and don't really like Burgon as much as I like Glass in general
posted 06-27-2007 04:59 PM PT (US)

Lancelot Standard Userer	Easy call? Bad Boys (Mancina) / Bad Girls (Goldsmith)? Bad Girls...because I can't find it. Slightly tougher... Midnight Express (Moroder) / Midnight Run (Elfman)? Midnight Run. Who remembers... Get Carter (Tyler) / Get Shorty (Lurie)? Get Shorty is groovier. And also... Gods and Monsters (Burwell) / Gods and Generals (Frizell)? I do enjoy a good Burwell score...G&G is decent, though, so tough call. Buggles or The Police? The Lion King (Zimmer) / The Leopard Son (Copeland) I'd go with The Leopard Son, but not because I don't like Zimmer... Tough one.. Mr. Baseball (Goldsmith) / Mrs. Winterbourne (Doyle)... I'd side with Doyle on this one. Not bad... Spaceballs (Morris) / SpaceCamp (Williams) SpaceCamp still doesn't have a legitimate release.... A slight stretch.. 1941 (Williams) / 1492 (Vangelis) 1941. Catchier. Spy Game (Gregson-Williams) / Spy Kids (oh..let's say...Elfman)? I enjoy Spy Game... The Terminal (Williams) / The Terminator (Fidel) The Terminal is fun. And the triple threat... Iron Giant (Kamen) / Iron Monkey (Venable) / Iron Will (McNeely) Venable's got promise, but this fight's between McNeely and Kamen, and I'm partial to Kamen. [Message edited by Lancelot on 06-27-2007]
posted 06-27-2007 08:03 PM PT (US)

joan hue Standard Userer	Cute idea, Peter, and there are so many creative answers. I go with Cool Runnings (Zimmer), Cool World (Isham) and Cool Hand Luke (Shifrin.) Well duh, Luke and Shifrin would win every time.
posted 06-27-2007 08:15 PM PT (US)

TimT Standard Userer	Arabian Nights by Richard Harvey Arabian Knights by Robert Folk Arabian Nights 20,000 leagues under the sea by John Scott 20,000 leagues under the sea by Mark Snow 20,000 leagues under the sea by John Scott Far from heaven by Elmer Bernstien Far from home by John Scott Far from Home by John Scott First knight by Jerry Goldsmith First blood by Jerry Goldsmith First strike First Blood by Jerry Goldsmith Green dragon Green card Green Card by Hans Zimmer Island of the sharks by Alan Williams Island of the stream by Jerry Goldsmith Island of the Stream by Jerry Goldsmith Iron Giant by Michael Kamen Iron Will by Joel McNeely Iron Giant by Michael Kamen Man on Fire by John Scott Man on Fire by Harry Gregon-Williams Man on Fire by John Scott Prince of Egypt by Hans Zimmer Prince of Tides by James Newton Howard Prince of Egypt by Hans Zimmer Oh and by the way I would definetly choose Enemy at the Gates over Sates. I hope this boosts revenue! [Message edited by TimT on 06-27-2007]
posted 06-27-2007 08:58 PM PT (US)

Squiddybop Standard Userer	Unforgettable (Young) The Forgotten (Horner) Young The Final Countdown (Scott) The Final Conflict (Goldsmith) Goldsmith Ruby (Scott) Rudy (Goldsmith) Goldsmith Toy Soldiers (Folk) Small Soldiers (Goldsmith) Folk Birth (Desplat) Birth (Hisaishi) Hisaishi eXistenZ (Shore) eSTher KaHN (Shore) Shore Lord of the Rings (Rosenman) Lord of the Flies (Sarde) Rosenman, though I've never heard the Sarde Quigley Down Under (Poledouris) The Rescuers Down Under (Broughton) Poledouris Tombstone (Broughton) Shallow Grave (Boswell) Broughton My Left Foot (Bernstein) Das Boot (Doldinger) Doldinger Children of the Corn II (Licht) Cobb (Goldenthal) Goldenthal S.W.A.T. (Goldenthal) The Fly (Shore) Shore [Message edited by Squiddybop on 06-28-2007]
posted 06-27-2007 11:08 PM PT (US)

sean Standard Userer	The Last Starfighter, Craig Safan The Last Samurai, Hans Zimmer ... THE LAST STARFIGHTER! Revenge Of The Sith, John Williams Revenge Of The Nerds, Thomas Newman ... REVENGE OF THE SITH! Deep Rising, Jerry Goldsmith Deep Impact, James Horner ... DEEP RISING! Black Rain, Hans Zimmer Purple Rain, Prince ... BLACK RAIN! Rules Of Attraction, tomandandy Rules Of Engagment, Mark Isham ... RULES OF ATTRACTION! Top Gun, Harold Faltermeyer Top Secret!, Maurice Jarre ... TOP GUN! True Lies, Brad Fidel True Romance, Hans Zimmer ... TRUE LIES! House Of Flying Daggers, Shigeru Umebayashi House Of Spirits, Hans Zimmer ... HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS! Superman, John Williams Supergirl, Jerry Goldsmith ... SUPERMAN!
posted 06-27-2007 11:37 PM PT (US)

PeterK FishChip	LOL, Squiddy! Why stop now? Those last few are hilarious.... Hellboy, Flyboy, Steamboy, Bubble Boy or Butcher Boy?
posted 06-27-2007 11:42 PM PT (US)

Squiddybop Standard Userer	Flesh + Blood (Poledouris) Flesh and Bone (Newman) Red Dawn (Poledouris) The White Dawn (Mancini) Dirty Harry (Schifrin) Soapdish (Silvestri) Contact (Silvestri) The Public Eye (Isham) Hostel II (Barr) Broken Lance (Harline)
posted 06-28-2007 12:12 AM PT (US)

tjguitar Standard Userer	quote: Originally posted by PeterK: LOL, Squiddy! Why stop now? Those last few are hilarious.... Hellboy, Flyboy, Steamboy, Bubble Boy or Butcher Boy? Bubble Boy, but only if its the one from Seinfeld.
posted 06-28-2007 12:16 AM PT (US)

Camillu Standard Userer	At the end of the day, it all boils down to: Return of the Jedi or Return of the King? I can't decide. Maybe King wins because of all the tracked in music in the Jedi finale, whereas King has loads of new brilliant music comapred to the previous 2 films.
posted 06-28-2007 07:07 AM PT (US)

Marian Schedenig Standard Userer	Another two I keep mixing up: The Wind and the Lion The Ghost and the Darkness ...especially since it's the latter one that actually has lions in it.
posted 06-28-2007 10:42 AM PT (US)

sean Standard Userer	Raising Arizona or Raising Cane?
posted 06-28-2007 02:07 PM PT (US)

Lancelot Standard Userer	Bee Season (Nashel) or The Sting (Joplin/Hamlish)? I'd go for The Sting... Merchant of Venice (Pook) or The Borrowers (Gregson-Williams)? Merchant of Venice is very intersting. Fly Away Home (Isham) or Drop Zone (Zimmer)? Zimmer's got some intersting riffs in DZ, but Isham overall. North and South (Conti) or East-West (Doyle)? Tough one. What do you think? Edward Scissorhands (Elfman) or The Cutting Edge (Williams)? Cutting Edge is pleasant enough, though Scissorhands is really a classic. Troy (Horner) or Rome (Beal)? I'd go with Rome, right now. Eragon (Doyle) or Eraser (Silvestri)? Doyle has a pretty good fantasy record. Sticking with him. The Black Hole (Barry) or Event Horizon (Kamen)? Kamen even spoke poorly of Horizon. Barry on this one, for sure. Firefly (Edmonson) or Dragonfly (Debney)? Firefly, without hesitation. Kama Sutra (Danna) or The Firm (Grusin)? Grusin's a little more captivating. Backdraft (Zimmer) or Sirens (Portman)? Backdraft. Ghostbusters (Bernstein) or Poltergeist (Goldsmith)? Ghostbusters. True Lies (Fidel) or The Straight Story (Badalamenti)? Badalamenti on this one. Transamerica (Mansfield) or Transformers (DiCola)? Wow, that's unfortunate... DiCola. Casablanca (Steiner) or The Usual Suspects (Ottman)? Seemed inevitable... Cleopatra (Jones) or Snakes on a Plane (Rabin) It's a stretch... other longshots... Cat People (Moroder) vs. Dog Soldiers (Thomas)... Pearl Harbor (Zimmer) vs. The Nightmare Before Christmas (Elfman). [ouch.] Dolphins (Wood) vs. The Net (Isham)... Bambi (Churchill) vs. Godzilla (Ikufube)... The Godfather (Rota) vs. Stepmom (Williams)... Julius Caesar (Scott) vs. House of Flying Daggers (Umbayashi)... Aliens (Horner) vs. Green Card (Zimmer)...
posted 06-28-2007 08:40 PM PT (US)

joan hue Standard Userer	Wow Lancelot, those pairs are extremely creative. I had to stop and ponder the connections for a few of them, and the answers (connections)were worth the cognitive and humorous journeys. Really well-done. (P.S. Love Doyle, but I'd pick Conti's North and South over East and West. NS is just gorgeous.)
posted 06-29-2007 09:47 AM PT (US)

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