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Topic: The Great Thomas Neman Finales!
scoreguy16
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So, lately I've been listening to Thomas Newman CD's a lot. I am curious, what Thomas Newman scores have the huge dramatic finales that I've come to know from him? So far I've discovered How To Make An American Quilt, The War, The Green Mile, Meet Joe Black, Fried Green Tomatoes, Cinderella Man (why couldn't they have used the film version of "Big Right" on the CD?!?!), The Horse Whisperer... Am I forgetting any?[Message edited by scoreguy16 on 01-16-2008]
posted 01-16-2008 09:23 PM PT (US) sean
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Clayton, Thomas Neman is just incredible. When a piece by Thomas Neman is used in a trailer, I have to go out and seek out that Thomas Neman score just for that one cue. Thomas Neman's grand, epic, and inspirational themes have been a cornerstone of my life; I can't imagine a world without Thomas Neman... Can you?
posted 01-16-2008 09:42 PM PT (US) PeterK
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Yeah, Shawshank Redemption... although the big dramatic piece is more in the middle of the album than at the end, if I recall. It's the title track... and it will blow most of the others you've listed waayy outta the water!
posted 01-16-2008 09:42 PM PT (US) tjguitar
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If that's the track taht McNeely recorded for HOLLYWOOD 94, then I like it.
posted 01-16-2008 10:59 PM PT (US) franz_conrad
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Among the great Newman finales...'Always Something Worse' from THE GOOD GERMAN
'End Titles' from LITTLE CHILDREN
'The Great Work Begins' from ANGELS IN AMERICA
'The Vast Continent' from THE HORSE WHISPERER
'Under the Umbrella' from LITTLE WOMEN
'Drive Away' from LEMONY SNICKET'S SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS (a potential franchise of scores that sadly never happened!)As Peter pointed out though, sometimes it's an earlier cue than the finale that really stands out. ROAD TO PERDITION's 'Murder in Four Parts' is one of these.
Sean - btw - could you clarify - were you being sarcastic above? I can't tell the difference anymore.
posted 01-17-2008 01:58 AM PT (US) scoreguy16
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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size=1 face=arial>quote:</font><HR size=1>Originally posted by sean:
Clayton, Thomas Neman is just incredible. When a piece by Thomas Neman is used in a trailer, I have to go out and seek out that Thomas Neman score just for that one cue. Thomas Neman's grand, epic, and inspirational themes have been a cornerstone of my life; I can't imagine a world without Thomas Neman... Can you? <HR size=1></BLOCKQUOTE>lol Perhaps a change of shorts? But seriously, I actually agree with you. That's how I ended up with How To Make An American Quilt and The Horse Whispererer. I totally forgot about Road To Perdition and Shawshank. I have Little Women but that one really didn't seem to have as much memor..ality?
As for the other ones. I'll listen to that track again though. And I'll deffinately have to check out The Good German, Little Children and Angels In America. I remember Angels In America getting quite a bit of recognition. I don't know why I've never seeked it out...
As for Lemony Snicket, that's a fun score. And you're absolutely right about Drive Away, a wonderful piece. I do wish they would've made at least 2 more Snickets (I am not sure how many books there are, I just know they combined 3 for one movie).
EDIT: And by agree ith you if you're talking about Thomas NeWman, not this other Thomas Neman fello...
[Message edited by scoreguy16 on 01-17-2008]
posted 01-17-2008 10:37 AM PT (US) PeterK
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Originally posted by franz_conrad:
Sean - btw - could you clarify - were you being sarcastic above? I can't tell the difference anymore.It seems the message is an (un?)funny way of suggesting there's a typo somewhere. We love being jerks sometimes!
posted 01-17-2008 12:41 PM PT (US) kindle
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My favorite score from Thomas Newman is Oscar and Lucinda. It has some of the most beautiful music I have ever heard, especially the opening and the the Glass Church music toward the end.
posted 01-17-2008 06:41 PM PT (US) pjhackman
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my all time fav is fried green tomatoes at the end of the film, perfect combination of music and imagery!!
posted 01-18-2008 08:05 PM PT (US) PeterK
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Ahem.
http://www.moviemusic.com/comic/archive.asp?11
posted 01-19-2008 10:16 PM PT (US) sean
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Michael-Peter, Clayton and I get along great and it was a friendly jab at him: I'm sure he agrees and apparently saw it all in good fun. I was joking in my repetition of "Neman," but serious in my accumulation of Thomas Newman's scores: His music used consistently and to great affect in trailers brought him to my attention.
posted 01-20-2008 01:17 AM PT (US) nuts_score
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Originally posted by PeterK:
Ahem.
http://www.moviemusic.com/comic/archive.asp?11Is Alex doing any more of these, PK?
posted 01-20-2008 10:20 AM PT (US) scoreaholic
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My Favorite Thomas Newman Scores are (in no order):
1) American Beauty- Favorite Track is the second to last one just before end credits
2)Shawshank Redemption- Tons of good tracks but the one where Tim Robbins escapes is the most dramatic
3) Meet Joe Black- The Track where Anthony Hopkins goes off to die at his birthday party is my favorite
posted 01-21-2008 12:16 PM PT (US) scoreguy16
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quote:
Originally posted by PeterK:
Yeah, Shawshank Redemption... although the big dramatic piece is more in the middle of the album than at the end, if I recall. It's the title track... and it will blow most of the others you've listed waayy outta the water!I think So Was Red (track 20) and the End Title (track 21) tracks were more what I was looking for compared to Shawshank Redemption (track 11). Though I was like "I know this track! It was used in some trailers recently!! Now I know which track it is!"
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