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Jan 13, 2003 - 4:39 AM
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joan hue
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(Warning, rather strange topic ahead. So get over it. ) There is something magnificent about a horse ( or horses) and the music it has inspired. I don’t think it is so much its structure or bones but rather its grace and mainly the architecture of its rhythms be it a walk, trot, or best yet, a full out gallop. (Think about it. How many movies about oxen or chameleons have inspired such great music??) It is that clippity clop movement that leads into a full stride that introduces strumming rhythmic guitars, percussion, and eventually a strong theme. I.E. Morricone’s The Men From Shiloh. Horse music is almost “icongraphic” in some cases. Sometimes if I rent a dull movie I hit fast forward until the riding begins, and it is often the riding that heralds large land themes and action themes. Poledouris: Lonesome Dove for both types of themes. Bernstein’s Hallelujah Trail for a wide open land theme. Specific music inspired by the horse: Bruce Rowland’s The Man From Snowy River, Return to Snowy River and Phar Lap Jerry Goldsmith Bucking Broncos from Wild Rovers John Scott’s Shergar Others? Help me out. How’s National Velvet? I really didn’t care for Newman’s music for The Horse Whisperer except when Redford and lady went riding. Horse music. Tiomkin cuts loose in riding scenes in Giant and The Unforgiven. Morricone strums a lot of guitars when Eastwood rides in the Spaghetti westerns. Goldsmith with guitars and banjos knows when horses Take a Hard Ride, and Bernstein always scores the cadence of horses in Big Jake. The first new theme I noticed in The Two Towers was when the white horse arrived and the heroes rode off. New movies still compose for the horse as well as the man. Where did this all come from? Well, yesterday I saw the trailer for a new Toby McGuire movie SEABISCUIT, and the trailer used the heroic theme from Rudy. Spirit Stallion’s trailer used the work out music from Rudy. Both worked. Now I’m hoping for an exciting score for this new movie. I see Randy Newman has been picked. I hope he has some horse sense and composes something thematic, rousing, and noble. In other words, horse music.
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Hi All! Jerry Goldsmith's "The Hunt" from Omen 3 is an inspirational sceene. The John Wayne Film "The Train Robbers",has a driving force theme used when the bandits chase Wayne,Anne Margaret, and team, written by Dominic Fronteir(spelling?) Anyone care for a release from the Train Robbers? Laters. Peace Rich.
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Hi All! Jerry Goldsmith's "The Hunt" from Omen 3 is an inspirational sceene. The John Wayne Film "The Train Robbers",has a driving force theme used when the bandits chase Wayne,Anne Margaret, and team, written by Dominic Fronteir(spelling?) Anyone care for a release from the Train Robbers? Laters. Peace Rich.
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Hi All! Jerry Goldsmith's "The Hunt" from Omen 3 is an inspirational sceene. The John Wayne Film "The Train Robbers",has a driving force theme used when the bandits chase Wayne,Anne Margaret, and team, written by Dominic Fronteir(spelling?) Anyone care for a release from the Train Robbers? Laters. Peace Rich.
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Hi All! Jerry Goldsmith's "The Hunt" from Omen 3 is an inspirational sceene. The John Wayne Film "The Train Robbers",has a driving force theme used when the bandits chase Wayne,Anne Margaret, and team, written by Dominic Fronteir(spelling?) Anyone care for a release from the Train Robbers? Laters. Peace Rich.
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Hi All! Jerry Goldsmith's "The Hunt" from Omen 3 is an inspirational sceene. The John Wayne Film "The Train Robbers",has a driving force theme used when the bandits chase Wayne,Anne Margaret, and team, written by Dominic Fronteir(spelling?) Anyone care for a release from the Train Robbers? Laters. Peace Rich.
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Hi All! Jerry Goldsmith's music titled "The Hunt" from Omen 3 is an inspirational sceene. The John Wayne Film "The Train Robbers",has a driving force theme used when the bandits chase Wayne,Anne Margaret,and team,written by Dominic Fronteir(spelling?) Anyone care for a release from the Train Robbers? Laters. Peace Rich.
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John Barry - Dances With Wolves (The Buffalo Hunt; Ride to Fort Hays; Death of Ciso; Rescue of Dances With Wolves) Also, Barry's The Beyondness of Things contains music rescued from his aborted score for The Horse Whisperer and contains a couple of horse-riding like tracks (Childhood Memory; Meadow of Delight and Sadness) Cheers
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Hi All! Sorry Guys!! Sorry for the triple posts,this has never happened before. My Computer is gettting all wonky,I promise that it wont happen again, and if it DOES, you may hang me by the neck,until I Cheer Up! Laters Peace Rich.
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Anyone wonder by Rosza didn’t compose ( or was told not to write) for the Chariot race in Ben Hur? Great opening march, but when the race starts, we hear pounding hooves..and metallic buzzing. Effective. Guess that is what the director wanted. Still, what an opportunity for grand music. Rozsa was never big on scoring noisy scenes. NP: King's Row (Gerhardt/National)
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