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Jan 19, 2010 - 12:17 PM
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Thor
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Thor, it's ok you dont like it, but... how can you say this is not a THEMATIC score?!?!
Oh, it's definitely thematic. It's just too damn NOISY.
"The Blue Max" is a masterwork...and it has a number of beautiful pastoral passages. Thor complains of blaring horns, but what I hear overall is some of the most soaring string writing Goldsmith ever did. As far is it being "rousing" within the film, I find it less rousing than impassioned. It's not a clang-bang score as Thor seems to imply, but rather a score that lifts the film far above what it might have been with a different/more traditional war film score. This is not just a story about an ambitious man's quest for glory...it's about FLIGHT at a time when wars were fought in the air...and Goldsmith's score captures that soaring adventurousness with passages that highlight both its beauty and its ugliness.
This is by far one of my five favorite Goldsmith scores.
Yes. If nothing else, it would be interesting to see how it works in context. Unfortunately, there are so many films I need to see that are way ahead of BLUE MAX, so it might be a while.
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I've heard not a note of THE BLUE MAX, nor have I seen the film, but I'll be picking this one up. I have no doubt it's a masterful score and I look forward to experiencing it for the first time.
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LOL!!
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oh well,
there goes Zooba's last $25
jerry done cleaned him out
poor guy
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Whether you think it Goldsmith's best or no, it's certainly a showcase of his craftsmanship and scope like no other.
I agree with you totally WILLIAMD!!! You're probably the person to ask this question: I love the 'Retreat' cue - but in the film I noticed that it starts but then seems to be dialed out once the strafing of the troops starts - and then returns later. Is this what happened? Did Jerry write for the entire bit (including strafing)
and then someone figured the mid-section didn't need music!?
I have seen a video, on You Tube I believe, where the entire musical cue is left intact.
It appears the director dialed down portions of the cue jerry had written
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Doug says they've sold about 2000 units already...
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Doug says they've sold about 2000 units already...
Not at'all surprised. It was one of the man's greatest 1960's scores, now done and presented to a turn...
Let the scoffers burn...
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Doug says they've sold about 2000 units already...
Not at'all surprised. It was one of the man's greatest 1960's scores, now done and presented to a turn...
Let the scoffers burn...
Yep, and I bought an extra just now for speculation purposes  May not be in so much demand for a while, but they sure moved a lot of copies fast on this one!
Mick
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Nah, I dont resell on ebay, but I sometimes buy an extra of something popular in hopes that it helps me acquire something down the road that I will inevitably miss.