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Feb 6, 2008 - 10:32 AM
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Morricone
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Saw this last night - great! I've always been impressed with Anderson's originality and vision, but never entirely satisfied with his films. He needed something like an Upton Sinclair novel to reign him in and focus. I have only read one, THE OCTOPUS and, of course, saw ELMER GANTRY and all I can say is he has the feel right. Having spent a lot of time in Texas and Oklahoma (this is California but you get it, rural desert) I know these characters, they are hone by the harshness of the environment and the times (early twentieth century). Anyway small criticisms include there is little humor in the film, always tricky to pull off and an immediate guarantee
that someone will accuse the film of false self-importance, or here put simply above, pretentiousness. But I believe by locking us in with this self-absorbed character without a breather and with the absolute intensity of Daniel Day Lewis's performance this difficult movie succeeds. One real flaw is the last chapter or epilogue where the final downward spiral of this character is compressed and we have to fill in a big chunk of this ourselves. Still, great filmmaking and, yes, Greenwood's score works. Unique approach to a unique film.
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DDDDDDRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAIIIIIIINNNNNNNAAAAAGGGGEEEEE!!!!!!!
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Nutsie, do you have this soundtrack? I'm considering getting it but am curious to know if the album has all the music one might desire after watching the film.
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I still need to get this sometime, too. I'd recommend buying the album direct from Nonesuch Records, since in addition to the CD, you also get to immediately download an mp3 version of the entire album along with an additional 3 bonus mp3s. And it looks Nonesuch is going to be having a 20% off sale for the rest of the year, so it's not a bad time to pick it up.
http://www.nonesuch.com/albums/there-will-be-blood-soundtrack
You also might want to get Greenwood's Bodysong while you're at it, since the track Convergence from that soundtrack was used to underscore the burning oil derrick sequence in There Will Be Blood.
http://www.amazon.com/Bodysong/dp/B0000DZGGU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1227310708&sr=1-1
Well holy cow. That's all very valuable info to know. Thank you!
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You're welcome. I know I'd certainly have been annoyed to find Convergence missing from the There Will Be Blood soundtrack if I didn't already know where else to get it. For me that was the most effective use of music in the entire film.
I've only seen the film once so far. What scene(s) does Convergence go with?
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