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| This is a comments thread about FSM CD: Marathon Man/The Parallax View |
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How 'bout a little Parallax love, hmm?
"He's dumb. He's a real turkey. You know, you move his plate five inches, that boy's gonna starve to death."
I'll be honest Allardyce, marathon man I love, and have seen probably a dozen times and adore the score. Parallax View I struggled to get through once in the 70s on TV - doesnt someone go out of a window in it ? - I found it hard going, although I was young at the time so maybe wasnt mature enough to follow it - and simply dont remember much score in it. Perhaps it was typically low-key Small music in that in created atmosphere without being obvious? Either way Im sure I'll enjoy the CD when it arrives.
PS is it safe.
Bill, you REALLY need to watch Parallax again. You'll appreciate it, I think. I too saw it when I was very young, and it was too cerebral for me to grasp. Also, if you didn't see it in its original widescreen format, that makes all the difference. When I saw it some years later as an adult and in widescreen format, it was instant film-love for me. The music is brilliant, and so is the film. Give it a try. I think you'll dig it today as opposed to then.
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Is it just me and my Parallax programming but is the sound of the alarm from the dam one of the most tense scenes? Joe Frady battling the sheriff...love it and this score.
It's not just you. That whole scene is creepy and it's edited so tightly that the surprise moment with the sheriff turning on Frady is kind of a shock, like a slap on the head. The film has a few moments like that in which sound is the pivotal, jarring element (e.g. the ending).
"Don't touch me unless ya love me."
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"Don't abuse your sampling privileges."
Neil
Privileges?
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But back to Parallax again--I don't recall if Small scored that scene in the river or let the action tell the story alone. If he didn't, it was a smart move. If there's music, I don't remember it; that's how good that scene is...
If memory serves me correctly, there was no music in that sequence. Pakula & Small were always good at knowing where to have music, and where not. Some of those lengthy dialogue sequences in Parallax would have been hindered by music, perhaps making the scenes too melodramatic or ominous. The lack of music in key scenes was perfect, letting the characters and the audience soak up the paranoia and tension without distraction. Sometimes silence is ...err...not golden...umm...silver? I dunno. You get my meanin'.
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Just recieved my shipping confirmation too but it's not safe yet... Not until it's in my hands.
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I remember...I think it was "Squeal Like A Pig!!!" 
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btw, has it been confirmed yet if the track-by-track analysis is in the actual CD booklet, or only available online?
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