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Nice post, Howard. Over the years, FSM members have posted which scores led them to become interested in film scores. The ones I saw were almost all thematic like Conan, Star Wars, Ben Hur, Superman, etc.
I know there are movies that work well with soundscapes and ambient textures, but most of the time, it is some amazing theme that first captures our ears and then pulls us into film scores.
Right you are Joan.
Just look at the reception to the recent TITANIC reissue!
The vast majority here are fans of scores with strong themes.
Its probably the the only common denominator amongst this wretched hive of scum and villainy.
Brm
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"It's perfectly possible to have him as a favourite composer, but also be critical of certain aspects (whether it is criticism of his electronic noodlings or MY PREFERENCE that the film version of ALIEN is better than Goldsmith's original vision etc.)"
There ya go Thor. Fixed it for yer.
Exactly. That's why I considered many Williams/Goldsmith fans "fanatics". Music is subjective to a point, but you should still be able to be objective about a composers body of work as a whole.
The Solium Declaration
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Dana Wilcox
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I'm just glad Zimmer didn't win for Dunkirk. I (and my wife!) found the music a huge distraction and detriment while trying to enjoy the well-made movie. Didn't work for me, at all.
Yavar
Same for me (and for my wife also; she scarcely ever notices film music, and cares not a thing about it, but was so irritated by the intrusive, repetitious DUNKIRK score during the film that she (we) had a hard time watching it through to the end). In a way it was the perfect score for the film, however -- thoroughly irritating and virtually incomprehensible, the unlistenable as accompaniment to the unwatchable.
I can see how some would find Desplat and this score to be boring, but I thought it worked well and was not offended by Desplat winning the Oscar for this one. I was however just a little creeped about all the the sex with the Creature From the Black Lagoon (that re-make, with a twist, rumored to be del Toro's next project). Watch out, Guillermo, Frances McDormand is comin' for ya...
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While the score is all of those nice things mentioned, my biggest gripe was how inappropriate it was within the film.
It would have been more at home in AMELIE.
Y' can't have everything!
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Nominated for 13..only won Four...Remember when films were nominated big...and won big...not nowadays...
That was a thing to mourn?
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I really like The Shape of Water, both score and movie... but not so much for deserve the Oscar.
As for use of music in movies, Dunkirk was terrific.
IMHO.
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