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Then again, I seriously doubt this is going to have anything in common with Shore's LOTR vernacular, so Newman is as good a choice as any.
That’s to be hoped for, at least.
Don’t get me wrong, you’ll find no bigger fan of PJ’s LotR films and Shore’s scores than I, but this will be a film about Tolkien - not Peter Jackson’s interpretation of his works. References to anything outside the novels themselves are something I do not want in this film, musically or otherwise.
I’m really looking forward to this, and can’t wait to get our first glimpse of the film. Though if it ends up positioned for awards, that may be a while yet.
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It's been a fairly quiet year for Newman so I'm looking forward to this one.
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May 22, 2023 - 3:50 AM
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Hurdy Gurdy
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I finally watched this film the other night.
It's a real middle-of-the-roader.
Never bad enough to be unwatchable, but also plodding the average/predictable bio route to avoid gaining any form of stand-out greatness.
It looks handsome enough, and all the actors are fine in that 'tirribly Downton' type of way.
It's very bitty, jumping here and there between his WWI experiences and early years and education/school days (with some obvious VFX during scenes - mostly WWI battle ones - to let the audience know how/why this guy would go on to write the LOTR books).
It feels like DEAD POET'S SOCIETY with a visual dash of YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES and the like.
I remember playing the Thomas Newman score on Spotify or YouTube when it first came out and thinking 'Yep, same old boring/predictable Thomas Newman' and moving on.
Obviously, as often-times happens, when we hear the music in relation to its reason for existing, it can change our perspective and emotional responses.
It still sounds like SAVING MR TOLKIEN at times, but I really enjoyed it a lot more hearing it in situ.
He adds a real emotional layer and depth to many scenes, even if he stays far in the background and away from any 'hitting you over the head' type manipulation.
Yes, it's typical Thomas Newman, so his detractors can argue the same.
But if you like his style (and I most times do), there is a lot to enjoy from his work here.
Any other fans of the music and/or film?
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