Could someone please direct me to any threads where there has been a discussion on the infuence of Mars from The Planets (Holst) and specific film scores. At the moment I have been looking at "The Battle" from Gladiator and The "Imperial Attack" from Star Wars IV
If there is something about that music it's the embodiment of relentlessness:
dadada da da da-da-da
I think that sort of notion was used by JW in War Of The Worlds to denote the same emphasis with the Martians. It appears in the Morgan Freeman prologue and the Intersection Scene - it's saying like there is something of immense productivity in the wholesale distribution of destruction. Jeff Wayne's WOTW also embodies that sense of never-ending, indefatigable machination.
Incidentally, the Jeff Wayne production begins with dadada da da da-da-da, only, in a slightly different rhythm.
The tracks "Nung River" from the Apocalypse Now soundtrack and "The Jupiter Menace" from the documentary film of the same name are both clearly inspired by Holst's Mars.
I believe that Cliff Eidelman's Star Trek VI score has some resemblance to Holst's Planets, as the producers originally wanted to use it as the actual score. I'm glad they didn't actually go this route, but believe it still has influence on what Cliff wrote for the score.
I believe that Cliff Eidelman's Star Trek VI score has some resemblance to Holst's Planets, as the producers originally wanted to use it as the actual score. I'm glad they didn't actually go this route, but believe it still has influence on what Cliff wrote for the score.
It's pretty obvious. And yes, I'm glad they didn't go down that route too. There's no need for Kubrick'isms in Star Trek.
Apologies that this isn't from a film, but I've just been listening to the "Kingdoms Of Amalur: Reckoning" video game soundtrack for the first time today, and this particular track has a few bits that reminded me of Holst's "Mars".
Jeff Wayne's WOTW also embodies that sense of never-ending, indefatigable machination. Incidentally, the Jeff Wayne production begins with dadada da da da-da-da, only, in a slightly different rhythm.
Gawd-DAMN, I love that album! Nearly 40 years on and I still play it all the time.
