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 Posted:   May 13, 2012 - 4:34 AM   
 By:   Graham S. Watt   (Member)

We're all nuts.

Almost all film scores are interchangeable, and always were (at least within similar genres).

There's no need to hire composers any more. You just need a good music editor and a huge back-catalogue of existing works (no problem - we've got that). Just re-track everything. It worked for old TV shows and Universal B-Movies.

 
 Posted:   May 13, 2012 - 4:44 AM   
 By:   Thomas   (Member)

Almost all film scores are interchangeable, and always were (at least within similar genres).

Thats actually very true. Seems to me it all just depends on what is going through a composers head at the given time. And then he just sticks it down on a movie. Could be pretty much anything.

 
 Posted:   May 13, 2012 - 4:46 AM   
 By:   Jim Phelps   (Member)

Who the Hell are we fooling? We really should just be listening to Wagner and Stravinsky.

 
 
 Posted:   May 13, 2012 - 4:49 AM   
 By:   JSWalsh   (Member)

Who the Hell are we fooling? We really should just be listening to Wagner and Stravinsky.


Jim Phelps,

If this really was the tavern of your dreams where we all sit around drinking and talking about movies, you've now become the guy who stands up an hour past closing time, tie undone, slurring his words, who delivers the "Life is a fraud and I hate my job and house and wife!" speech, full of passion and real feeling. When you finish, we applaud and laugh comically, and you smile, heartbroken, and pretend it was all just a put-on. As we all go back to talking about Horner's thieving, the camera comes in close on you, lost in thought, a sad smile on your lips as you nod, as if you've accepted some harsh truth about the world...


Burp.

 
 Posted:   May 13, 2012 - 4:58 AM   
 By:   Jim Phelps   (Member)

I haven't been heartbroken since Magnum went off the air. I'm officially a stoic now.

 
 
 Posted:   May 13, 2012 - 5:11 AM   
 By:   JSWalsh   (Member)

Magnum? Sure, open 'er up! Let's sing a song!

 
 Posted:   May 13, 2012 - 6:12 AM   
 By:   goldsmith-rulez   (Member)

I have one:

What ethnic cleansing was to 1990s former Yugoslavia, Remote Control Productions is to early 21st century film music.

Think about it before you get all worked up ...

 
 Posted:   May 13, 2012 - 7:48 AM   
 By:   Stephen Woolston   (Member)

My controversial film score opinion is that nobody gives a f--k about most people's controversial film score opinion.

Of their non-controversial film score opinions, for that matter.

Nor do people give a f--k about how you index your itunes library.

Or whether you sort your CD collection by title or composer.

Or what your favourite score is.

Or what your favourite cue is.

etc etc etc.

I think what most people want to read about is what's coming out.

Cheers

 
 Posted:   May 13, 2012 - 7:55 AM   
 By:   goldsmith-rulez   (Member)

Release XXX is coming out.
Ordered.
When will release XXY come out?
Release XXY is coming out.
Ordered.

Fascinating ...

 
 Posted:   May 13, 2012 - 10:39 AM   
 By:   Buscemi   (Member)

The Chemical Brothers should have scored Tron: Legacy.

 
 
 Posted:   May 13, 2012 - 10:41 AM   
 By:   Tall Guy   (Member)

This thread gets more ugly and hateful as the days go by.

-Erik-


The truth is, there shouldn't be a need for this thread. Why shouldn't people have strong and different opinions, and why shouldn't they be able to voice them without being assailed on all sides? If they're expressed without insult or rancour, they shouldn't be met with insult and rancour.

TG

 
 
 Posted:   May 13, 2012 - 10:58 AM   
 By:   dan the man   (Member)

I agree, as long as you are not dong harm or damage to somebody, one should be allow to offer their opinion on any issue weather one agrees or not, be it strong or soft, if one speaks and says things are facts not opinions, then one has to be mature enough to be able to take the word fact not opinion from the other person, no matter what you feel about it, if however you feel it would be more intelligent and wise not to use the word fact on creative issues but the word opinion[my opinion] then i feel things will be even more peaceful and honest.But the trouble with this board and i am not trying to create trouble at all, is it is at times bias and unfair[no offense my friend, MR Walsh] i agree with him and he knows it on many issues, but here is a perfect example, people should be able to discuss certain issues of certain people's lives if they wish, and obviously with the Mel Gibson thread this is to a degree allow, so why if someone makes a remark about someone in a film some people really loved a few days a remark is made [mind you a true incident] the person is told never to mention the guy again.

 
 
 Posted:   May 13, 2012 - 11:16 AM   
 By:   Thor   (Member)

This thread gets more ugly and hateful as the days go by.

-Erik-


The truth is, there shouldn't be a need for this thread. Why shouldn't people have strong and different opinions, and why shouldn't they be able to voice them without being assailed on all sides? If they're expressed without insult or rancour, they shouldn't be met with insult and rancour.

TG


What he said.

But now that it's here, it's here. The next step is taking these viewpoints out of the thread and post them in the relevant debates. Without people taking them as personal insults. That would be nice.

 
 
 Posted:   May 17, 2012 - 10:17 AM   
 By:   Nicholas_DW   (Member)

As much as I enjoy Goldsmith's music (He's my number one favorite), I could barely get through The Boys From Brazil when I had the opportunity to hear it.

 
 
 Posted:   May 17, 2012 - 10:25 AM   
 By:   CinemaScope   (Member)

Who the Hell are we fooling? We really should just be listening to Wagner and Stravinsky.

...or Handel & Rameau

...or The Beatles & Steely Dan

It's just so great that all this different stuff is out there.

 
 
 Posted:   May 17, 2012 - 10:29 AM   
 By:   CinemaScope   (Member)


There's no need to hire composers any more. You just need a good music editor and a huge back-catalogue of existing works (no problem - we've got that). Just re-track everything. It worked for old TV shows and Universal B-Movies.


That's so true, it's a miracle that some miserable bean counter at a large studio hasn't ordered that!

 
 
 Posted:   May 17, 2012 - 10:51 AM   
 By:   kossjak   (Member)

Goldsmith's Chinatown apart from the main theme is crap.

 
 Posted:   May 17, 2012 - 11:24 AM   
 By:   Shaun Rutherford   (Member)

Goldsmith's Chinatown apart from the main theme is crap.

CONTROVERSY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 
 Posted:   May 17, 2012 - 11:32 AM   
 By:   Jim Phelps   (Member)

Goldsmith's Chinatown apart from the main theme is crap.

I hold the opinion that it's the other way around. The theme is sappy pap, but the underscore is friggin' brilliant.

 
 
 Posted:   May 17, 2012 - 12:15 PM   
 By:   Tall Guy   (Member)

Goldsmith's Chinatown apart from the main theme is crap.

I hold the opinion that it's the other way around. The theme is sappy pap, but the underscore is friggin' brilliant.



I partly agree with both of you! big grin

 
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