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Post by Jon Broxton on Aug 9, 2013 11:53:35 GMT -8
My favorite post-TITANIC score of Horner's has become THE FOUR FEATHERS. The exotic material, the action material and the supremely gorgeous love theme combine for a really strong whole. "The Makings of a Fine Soldier" is as fine an opening as he's ever written. The album, long as it is, has few lulls. Agreed 100%. That finale cue, "A Coward No Longer", contains one of the most emotional and spine tingling crescendos in a Horner score for years and years and years.
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Post by Pawel Stroinski on Aug 9, 2013 23:42:08 GMT -8
The Four Feathers is a fascinating work and for Horner the use of a mystical combination of vocals and electronics, especially this kind of ethnic sensibility, was something quite daring, I believe. Sadly the movie didn't do very well and the score got largely overlooked. I call it the orchestral companion to Black Hawk Down, because of not shying away from the unpleasant character of the culture clash. The Mahdi, Escape are amazing.
It did take me a while to accept The Makings of a Fine Soldier, but now I see it as a fantastic (in odds with the scene, which is basically a rugby match, but then again, Horner foreshadows the conflict of honour that way) introduction to the whole ordeal.
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Post by Southall on Aug 13, 2013 15:03:15 GMT -8
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