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Aug 31, 2008 - 9:39 AM
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Rexor
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I think some scores are so close to classical pieces that the difference is hard to tell sometimes, I "discovered" some classical tracks that I have appreciate after hearing them in movies I have seen.
Yes, there are several classical peices and non-classical peices, which could work well in a scene of a film, but original scores are produced for a purpose...
For instance, for Minority Report: Franz Schubert-Symphony no.8 in B minor (unfinished), this one is brilliant and fits the movie very well.(whispermode: almost better than the John Williams score. ) Here you can hear a part:
This one has been used a lot. Have you heard it's use in Double Indemnity? Still, I don't think it fits the film as well as Rozsa's score.
Do you know some other classical pieces that are worth mentioning cause they are great and above all very effective in movies? And I don't mean the well known classical parts for 2001, Out of africa, Amadeus ( ),a clockwork orange, the Shining..etc.
Well, Schubert has written several peices that could sound well in films. There's his Death and Maiden quartet, which has been featured in several films, including a film with the same name. His "Trout" Quintet could have easily been used in a scene, like the Smeagol fishing scene, in Return of the King.
If you're looking for classical peices that sound like film scores, I suggest you start with Atterberg's Third Symphony, which is entitled "West Coast Pictures." This one would work very well in a movie. Just read the review:
http://www.amazon.com/Kurt-Atterberg-Symphonies-Nos-6/dp/B00004XSN3/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1220197003&sr=1-3
-Rex
NP: Bruch's Scottish Fantasy (Heifetz)
PS: You might want to check out Rozsa's voilin concerto too!
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I'm still not convinced that this is such a debate. Most classical music was written as either concrete or programmatic. Concrete is for the music itself and does not have a "given" program or idea. Program music, on the other hand, is describing a particular scene, feeling or some sort of descriptive idea.
The term you're describing is actually "absolute music." Musique concrète is something entirely different.
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Aside from Kubrick films, Excalibur and The Hudsucker Proxy are two films that come immediately to mind when I think about classical music being used effectively in a score.
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