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Well, I hope this little incident hasn't put you off flying. Statistically speaking of course it's still the safest way to travel.
Make sure to maintain high altitude when approaching Tessmacher Peaks.
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Dec 16, 2018 - 2:34 PM
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mortenbond
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@mortenbond I'm just curious as to what you mean by "boring orchestral masturbation"?
Serious.
Well, thanks for asking in a mild mannered fashion. I know I can raise temperament with these views. My view is this: I think - for example - the three first Star Wars and Indys had great cues in between the obvious stand-outs. Examples of the latter are the Ark theme, the Imperial March, etc. But in between these Williams did a fabulous theme for the Asteroid field, the escape from the sandy clitoris Jabba wants to drop Luke into, Indys escape from the temple, The Boat chase and Motorcycle chase in Indy III etc. etc. There are so many great cues. But with Superman, there are only the obvious, mind boggling hits, like the theme, love theme, krypton theme. The music in between is not as engaging as the in-between score of some other Williams adventure films. It is too much orchestra-playing-their asses-off-Wall-of-sound-approach with strings and trumpet flourishes galore. That's what I think is orchestral masturbation. When David Arnold does it, people hate him for it. With Williams, we tend to worship it all.
I'm not slagging Superman, `cause it is way much better than most other scores by most other composers. But in the great canon of Williams scores, this one is actually ranked rather low in my book. And it is not from lack of trying to like it better.
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I can't agree, mortenbond (but thanks for explaining yourself – I'm not sure "masturbation" is the best way to describe that!). I mean, "Leaving Home"? "The Fortress of Solitude"? "Helicopter Sequence"? Even something like "Superfeats" has a motif running through it that makes it intriguing in its own right.
Obviously, you like what you like. But to me, "Superman" is the opposite of what you're describing.
I agree... there is no "filler" music in SUPERMAN, this is a well constructed score, one that is engaging from start to finish.
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Dec 17, 2018 - 3:14 AM
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Score Whore
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But with Superman, there are only the obvious, mind boggling hits, like the theme, love theme, krypton theme. The music in between is not as engaging as the in-between score of some other Williams adventure films. It is too much orchestra-playing-their asses-off-Wall-of-sound-approach with strings and trumpet flourishes galore. That's what I think is orchestral masturbation. When David Arnold does it, people hate him for it. With Williams, we tend to worship it all.
I'm not slagging Superman, `cause it is way much better than most other scores by most other composers. But in the great canon of Williams scores, this one is actually ranked rather low in my book. And it is not from lack of trying to like it better.
You can't sit with us.
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Also for those who didn't get the Blue Box.
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