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Does this score have any exotica content?
It's a grim 'war' film as far as I remember. (Haven't seen it for years).
So I suspect not 
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Sep 29, 2015 - 4:28 PM
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OnyaBirri
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It's a grim 'war' film as far as I remember. (Haven't seen it for years).
So I suspect not
So you are saying that it would be inappropriate to score a grim war film with a genre whose seminal work depicts a human sacrifice?
Setting aside your understanding of what the genre of "exotica" entails: Compositional technique, instrumentation, and adaptations of regional musical components all exist outside of, and separately from, mood or tone. So elements of exotica could be used - and, importantly have been used - to portray a wide range of emotions from mystery, to bliss, to terror.
But using your assumption as an example:
I don't associate "Breakfast at Tiffany's" with Satan. So what would you say if I asked if a film about getting impregnated by Satan contained any light, Mancini-esque tracks? The answer would be yes, because such tracks appear in the "Rosemary's Baby" soundtrack.
I don't associate bossa nova with murder, but what if I asked if any giallos contained any light bossas? The answer would be yes, because many of them do (Cold Eyes of Fear, Case of the Bloody Iris, etc.)
So, given the locale of "Hell in the Pacific," and given the fact that WWII soldiers' experiences in the Pacific played a role in the postwar tiki craze, I will ask again:
Does the score for "Hell in the Pacific" contain any exotica content?
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I appreciate the replies, but respectfully, many of the participants are unfamiliar with exotica. There is plenty of exotica that could be described as "avant-garde with lots of dissonance."
So I guess I will either have to watch the film or seek a response elsewhere.
Hi, Onya.
I own Hell in the Pacific on home video. Schifrin's score is one of his earliest ('68) to sound 'experimental'. As much as I like this score and wish it were on an album, this music doesn't communicate its locale (the South Pacific) and its characteristics are neither luxuriant nor hedonistic.
Don't expect Villa-Lobos/tropical soundscapes.
The music is rather austere and erupts at times with ironic cacophonies. The later portions tend to sound jubilant as the 2 protagonists build a raft and sail the sea (think Goldsmith's Papillon when Steve McQueen first escapes from Devil's Island). 
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I appreciate the replies, but respectfully, many of the participants are unfamiliar with exotica. There is plenty of exotica that could be described as "avant-garde with lots of dissonance."
So I guess I will either have to watch the film or seek a response elsewhere.
Why not do both Onya. Respectfully.
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