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Topic: The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
BackToTheFutureFan
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Anyone looking forward to this Randy Edelman score?
posted 07-18-2008 04:10 PM PT (US) Stargate
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Absolutely -- The first two scores were spectacular and I believe Edelman has some talent to tap into, especially on the action side. He was given a real orchestra, right?
posted 07-18-2008 04:20 PM PT (US) tjguitar
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Other forums have mentioned Debney doing some cues late.
posted 07-18-2008 04:35 PM PT (US) BigT1981
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I will give the score a shot. I only like a couple of Edelman scores but this one I'll give a whirl.
posted 07-19-2008 07:32 AM PT (US) Ge0rge
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I personally didn't like the score for the second mummy enough to buy it, and I'm afraid that third part will be more like the Silvestri's score, rather than Goldsmith's. But I heard not enough for the final verdict, let's wait.
posted 07-20-2008 07:36 AM PT (US) tjguitar
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unfortunately the clips ive heard are nowhere near as awesome as the silvestri (whcih was imo far far more enjoyable than the goldsmith)
posted 07-20-2008 08:40 AM PT (US) BigT1981
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I've always preferred Goldsmith's version over Silvestri's. Silvestri's is still fun to listen to though. It's sad George that you don't like Silvestri's score.Edit: I will say having the complete scores for both Goldsmith's and Silvestri's helps a great deal in my opinion.
[Message edited by BigT1981 on 07-20-2008]
posted 07-20-2008 12:02 PM PT (US) scoreguy16
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I have to say, although I love huge adventurous themes like Silvestri wrote for The Mummy Returns, Goldsmith has him beat. There was much more you could do with Goldsmith's music and it also gave the film more of a unique style/feel. Silvestri's music made it kind of more of a typical adventure movie and didn't seem quite dark enough for the film.As for the third movie, no desire to see it. Rob Cohen? That's just a terrible director. But I do have some hope for the score.
posted 07-20-2008 12:54 PM PT (US) Stargate
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Originally posted by scoreguy16:
I have to say, although I love huge adventurous themes like Silvestri wrote for The Mummy Returns, Goldsmith has him beat. There was much more you could do with Goldsmith's music and it also gave the film more of a unique style/feel. Silvestri's music made it kind of more of a typical adventure movie and didn't seem quite dark enough for the film.As for the third movie, no desire to see it. Rob Cohen? That's just a terrible director. But I do have some hope for the score.
Agreed on all points!
posted 07-20-2008 01:14 PM PT (US) Kris
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Originally posted by tjguitar:
Other forums have mentioned Debney doing some cues late.IMDB lists Debney as a co-composer. Although IMDB is not always reliable, I wonder if it is true. I'll first have to listen to the score to make any judgments though.
posted 07-21-2008 07:53 AM PT (US) tjguitar
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I doubt any of Debney's work makes the CD.
posted 07-21-2008 09:34 AM PT (US) BigT1981
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It's been stated Debney was hired on to I guess finish up the score similar to what he did for Looney Tunes.
posted 07-21-2008 03:14 PM PT (US) BackToTheFutureFan
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Haven't heard from Edelman in awhile. We'll be lucky if it's anything close to what Silvestri and Goldsmith gave us. I'm hoping he uses a full orchestra.
posted 07-21-2008 06:34 PM PT (US) Ge0rge
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As Rob Cohen writes in his blog:
"The scoring in London went so well. Randy spent ten days, two sessions a day, with the 105 piece London Symphony and the music is doing a great job giving the movie bravado, adventure, and thematic beauty."
posted 07-22-2008 01:21 AM PT (US) Kris
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Originally posted by Ge0rge:
As Rob Cohen writes in his blog:
"The scoring in London went so well. Randy spent ten days, two sessions a day, with the 105 piece London Symphony and the music is doing a great job giving the movie bravado, adventure, and thematic beauty."At least it sounds promising. Let's hope we don't get the usual Edelman synth sound.
posted 07-22-2008 04:56 AM PT (US) scoreguy16
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Originally posted by Ge0rge:
As Rob Cohen writes in his blog:
"The scoring in London went so well. Randy spent ten days, two sessions a day, with the 105 piece London Symphony and the music is doing a great job giving the movie bravado, adventure, and thematic beauty."With no mention of Debney? That's kind of rude actually...
posted 07-22-2008 10:10 AM PT (US) rkeaveney
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Debney came in because Edelman was unavailable to re-write portions of his score.
posted 07-22-2008 11:11 AM PT (US) MWRuger
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Not if Debney was called into rewrite after the initial recordings. Besides, these blogs are always suspect in my opinion as they are mainly marketing tools, not true journals.
posted 07-22-2008 11:12 AM PT (US) Quill
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Surprisingly, I am looking forward to this movie. I am trying to not get too excited, based on what have been solid trailers.I have always been a fan of Edelman and have missed him for several years now.
Yes, the Cohen factor worries me, but I am willing to give the film a shot.
posted 07-22-2008 11:42 AM PT (US) BackToTheFutureFan
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A side note, did anyone see the Yeti and the dragon?? Ahh!!!! I swear I thought our special effects were a little more advanced than that these days! Big orchestra though??? I can't wait.
posted 07-22-2008 04:18 PM PT (US) Old Infopop Software by UBB