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Post by rfeigels on Nov 7, 2007 8:43:59 GMT -8
Disclaimer: Band's BEASTMASTER 2: THROUGH THE PORTAL OF TIME is my official Guilty Pleasure (or at least, "Swamp Creature Attacks" is). But a little goes a loooong way... If I wanted to be snarkier, I could wonder aloud why people get all het up over Intrada's clues. Come on dudes, don't overtax your brain cells here... it's most likely going to be something by Bruce Broughton, Richard Band or David Newman... Beastmaster 2 was Robert Folk. I'm going to assume the two Alex North and two David Shire scores we released this year didn't do it for you either, not to mention the Jerry Goldsmith and John Barry scores. Or the John Williams and Georges Delerue releases for that matter! It's fair that what Intrada puts out is not your cup of tea, but you don't have to go on the attack! We're just trying to put out stuff we like and hope others will, too. If you don't and want to ignore, that's okay by me.
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Post by TJ on Nov 7, 2007 9:13:25 GMT -8
Meh, this is the kind of arrogant elitist bullshit that turns me away from these film music forums. Why can't you just like your shit without bashing the people who like their different shit? I don't think Michael's comments really qualify as "arrogant elitist bullshit". At least he's got a good point, which is more than can be said for the FSM poster who called Southall a clown. By the way Michael, Bozo is humourless. Back at ya later Clark, he was basically saying that any self respecting film music fan will think that Harold Faltermeyer's work is bullshit, and if they don't they aren't a "real" fan....which is bullshit. What he REALLY was are saying is that "anyone who agrees with my taste will think it sucks because i think it sucks". Which is not very helpful in anyway, since I guess that means everyone who likes Star Trek The Motion Picture isn't a real score fan either :-P
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Post by Jens Dietrich on Nov 7, 2007 9:37:45 GMT -8
What is this, kindergarten?
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Post by TJ on Nov 7, 2007 9:52:10 GMT -8
Seems that way. What's funny is Southall complains that somebody said he didn't "understand" faltermeyer's music, when he's essentially saying the same thing when someone doesn't think of "dramatic film scoring" the way he does...."YOU JUST DON"T UNDERSTAND IT"
That kind of dialogue doesn't get anybody anywhere.
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Post by Christian K on Nov 7, 2007 9:55:57 GMT -8
I honestly wish that one day people will *get* Southall's subtle sense of humour.
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Post by indy2003 on Nov 7, 2007 10:04:34 GMT -8
I honestly wish that one day people will *get* Southall's subtle sense of humour. I think the average reader of Southall's site gets his sense of humor. It's one of the elements that makes his site so uniquely enjoyable. Back at ya later
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Post by rkeaveney on Nov 7, 2007 10:50:13 GMT -8
- 8 out of 10 "Golden Age" scores are mega-bores - Danny Elfman fans are more likely to be hip people - Most soundtrack fans are white, dress poorly and have shiney complections - More people should write reviews for Cinemusic - There is more to life than film music
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Post by TJ on Nov 7, 2007 10:53:57 GMT -8
I'd probably say that 8 out of 10 scores period would be mega-bores. Of course, many have great themes which are worth going back to, but to listen to all the way through, to want a boot of the ENTIRE score? Easily 20% or less. For me anyway. Of course I probably haven't heard a significant amount of them, so maybe I'm very wrong...;D
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Post by Southall on Nov 7, 2007 11:01:07 GMT -8
- There is more to life than film music This is the craziest thing I've read in the whole thread.
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Post by pmrsim on Nov 7, 2007 11:16:28 GMT -8
- I did not sleep with Jens (as Brendan Gene Anderson put it so delicately). (I don't think I actually slept for more than 5 minutes that night.) - My teamleader at work looks sooo much like Brian Tyler... it's freaky. - I actually like Graeme Revell's scores, with hardly any exception. - I think that as film-music, John Williams' scores are highly overrated, enjoyably though the music is on CD. - Jerry Goldsmith's music (especially his action music) is as predictable and repetitive as Horner's music (and in fact annoys me more than Horner's rip offs) - I enjoy Horner's self-copying. - Yet, Horner's dropped from being my #1 fave composer to an (as yet) unconfirmed lower position. - Alan Silvestri is my #1 fave composer. (Elfman and Isham and battling it out for the number 2 spot). - Danny Elfman (though not yet my #1 fave composer) and his music is probably one of the best things that happened to filmmusic in the last 20 years. - Tim Burton and Bob Zemeckis are geniuses. - With very few exceptions, I like pretty much every Zimmer score. - I do not mind Remote Control and how the whole thing operates. - I think I've bought less than a dozen score cd's this year. (The number of downloads has gone up...surprisingly) - The LOTR films are hugely flawed. As are its scores. Howard Shore (though I love his older scores) hasn't written anything that I actually enjoyed since The Yards. - The Aviator is amongst the worst films I've ever seen. It's score is one of the most annoying i've heard in ages. - JNH continuously comes up with the most fascinating ideas, but usually fails to sustain interest for the full length of the score. - Alan Silvestri should've won an Oscar for Mouse Hunt. And for Forrest Gump. - With few exceptions I couldn't care less about Morricone's music. - Star Wars is a bag of w*nk. - I have yet to play a filmscore in my new car. - I'm going to a concert later this month.. and it's not filmmusic. - I still miss Michael Kamen... rest in piece brother.
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Post by TJ on Nov 7, 2007 11:37:47 GMT -8
Elaborations are in order!
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Post by muckle dabuckle on Nov 7, 2007 11:38:51 GMT -8
I love this thread. And please no name-calling or personal attacks. The point of this thread was to confess stuff without fear of retribution. Anyway:
This thread woudn't have made it past Ellen's first post at FSM without going to hell and people getting called Hitler or a Nazi.
Goldenthal is so over-rated (but I do like Michael Collins).
Interview with the Vampire. Boring. Goes in one ear out the other.
I love JNH's Peter Pan. One of hist best and one of the best the year it came out. Lovely main theme and the flying music is cool.
Signs is over-rated. Don't get this one. It's the same theme/motif over and over and over and over. Boring (although I do like the hardcore trombone hits. Come to think of it those may be french horns).
Children of Dune IS a good score.
Gladiator is dull. Don't like it. More Music from Gladiator is better than the OST.
I love Jens' Xbox 360 signature.
Come on Brendan. You have nothing to add? Your comments at filmtracks about Batman Begins being about as interesting as a pineapple would be great for this thread.
-Nate
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Post by franzridesagain on Nov 7, 2007 11:45:48 GMT -8
I don't think Michael's comments really qualify as "arrogant elitist bullshit". At least he's got a good point, which is more than can be said for the FSM poster who called Southall a clown. By the way Michael, Bozo is humourless. Back at ya later Clark, he was basically saying that any self respecting film music fan will think that Harold Faltermeyer's work is bullshit, and if they don't they aren't a "real" fan....which is bullshit. But isn't this exactly the thread for such scandalous thoughts? Better here than out there! (Even if... no, I will not say it. )
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Post by muckle dabuckle on Nov 7, 2007 11:47:27 GMT -8
But isn't this exactly the thread for such scandalous thoughts? Exactly. -Nate
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Post by Kevin Smith on Nov 7, 2007 11:53:08 GMT -8
Alot of Michael Kamen main themes are the same sort of structure. The familar french horn and swirling strings.
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