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Thor, your review convinced me to give this score a try, and I just bought the CD.
However, are you sure Prisoners is Johannsson's "magnum opus"?
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Oct 5, 2018 - 5:57 AM
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Thor
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Thor, your review convinced me to give this score a try, and I just bought the CD.
However, are you sure Prisoners is Johannsson's "magnum opus"?
In terms of film music, yes. But in terms of concert works, it's hard to beat ORPHÉE, IMO. I'm not sure MANDY is your cup of tea, to be honest, but I think ORPHÉE definitely is. So definitely check THAT out. It's on Spotify, I think, on the Deutsche Grammophon label.
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In terms of film music, yes. But in terms of concert works, it's hard to beat ORPHÉE, IMO. I'm not sure MANDY is your cup of tea, to be honest, but I think ORPHÉE definitely is. So definitely check THAT out. It's on Spotify, I think, on the Deutsche Grammophon label.
I know ORPHÉE very well, and I think it's terribly boring. I actually can't remember even a single work by Johannsson that I like, except maybe a few snippets from THEORY OF EVERYTHING.
That said, you'll be surprised by my thoughts about MANDY, because I kinda liked it. It's definitelly not a score I'll listen to often, but there is something "eclectic" in it that I found appealing. The track "Children of the New Dawn" reminds me of some of those 80s dark action movies (Carpenter and alike) I grew up watching.
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Unlike Onya, i hate this film. But i do enjoy the score. Especially away from the film.
Sicario is still my most played of Johansson's, but i think this one will grow on me.
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I just looked at the trailer, and read the synopsis on a few websites...
Who the FUCK would want to WATCH SUCH GARBAGE?!?!?!?!?!?! This piece of celluloid trash is....well.... TRASH. There's no reason for this type of film to exist. Okay.... lay into me!
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I just looked at the trailer, and read the synopsis on a few websites...
Who the FUCK would want to WATCH SUCH GARBAGE?!?!?!?!?!?! This piece of celluloid trash is....well.... TRASH. There's no reason for this type of film to exist. Okay.... lay into me!
Hey Jim, what do you mean by "this type of film"? I didn't read a synopsis or see anything about it until i saw it. Its just an incredibly basic revenge thriller when you boil it down.
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I just looked at the trailer, and read the synopsis on a few websites...
Who the FUCK would want to WATCH SUCH GARBAGE?!?!?!?!?!?! This piece of celluloid trash is....well.... TRASH. There's no reason for this type of film to exist. Okay.... lay into me!
That’s what you want, isn’t it?! Well I can’t, because I haven’t seen it. But when I do, at least one of us will be sorry. Maybe both.
It's a really, really terrible film. It's down there with thev worst i've seen. Empty and pretentious. It let's Cage go full Cage only because that's a thing people joke about on the internet. It makes a chainsaw fight boring. Everything is spoken... very...slow...ly...cuz...it... wants...you...to...know...it's...im...por...tant... It's the Emperor's New Clothes of films.
But the music is good. And if you ever wanted to see Linus Roache's tackle, this is the film to watch. And Andrea Riseborough is really good despite having nothing to do. She can work magic, that lass.
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It's very funny to read the favorite films of some of the people who went on record as hating "Mandy."
Take a few moments out of your life to click on the profiles of some of the detractors. It will be well worth it. 
Now, if someone with a true appreciation of cult and exploitation cinema has issues with the film, I would be more than happy to read his or her thoughts.
Oh, you should never do that Onya. It means nothing really. Just a flat list of a top ten films or something? For example just because a person lists Jaws, Batman, The Meg, Cheney and Speed Racer doesn't mean they won't like or don't understand other stuff horror or westerns or Japanese films or exploitation.
Also, personally, i do have an appreciation of cult and exploitation cinema. I sort of have wide and varied tastes in general. But i don't think it makes my opinion about Mandy more valid than if i didn't.
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Oct 29, 2018 - 5:35 PM
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OnyaBirri
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Oh, you should never do that Onya. It means nothing really. Just a flat list of a top ten films or something? For example just because a person lists Jaws, Batman, The Meg, Cheney and Speed Racer doesn't mean they won't like or don't understand other stuff horror or westerns or Japanese films or exploitation.
Also, personally, i do have an appreciation of cult and exploitation cinema. I sort of have wide and varied tastes in general. But i don't think it makes my opinion about Mandy more valid than if i didn't.
Point taken. However, favorite films and favorite composers at least provide useful reference points.
Incidentally, your profile does not list any favorite films. Neither does mine, probably.
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Oh, you should never do that Onya. It means nothing really. Just a flat list of a top ten films or something? For example just because a person lists Jaws, Batman, The Meg, Cheney and Speed Racer doesn't mean they won't like or don't understand other stuff horror or westerns or Japanese films or exploitation.
Also, personally, i do have an appreciation of cult and exploitation cinema. I sort of have wide and varied tastes in general. But i don't think it makes my opinion about Mandy more valid than if i didn't.
Point taken. However, favorite films and favorite composers at least provide useful reference points.
Incidentally, your profile does not list any favorite films. Neither does mine, probably.
Aye, yer right, a starting point i suppose. Oh, i thought my profile did. I'll update it later.
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I'm both surprised you disliked ORPHÉE and liked MANDY. 
. Anyway, am I not the Johannsson expert here? Just joking.
