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Aug 2, 2014 - 12:45 PM
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nuts_score
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OK, so I'm gonna flip-flop my position on this after having seen the movie two times over the past 48 hours. The score works so damn well in the movie, and the songs work like gangbusters. I would cite this film as an example of masterful use of diegetic music in cinema, any day.
As for the score, Mr. Bates gets it right. It zooms along with the action, bombastically introduces the imperious and zealous villains, connects the emotional dots, and brings along an exciting new heroic theme for its band of heroes. The theme got lost on me during my initial listen of the score album, outside of the film, but since I have returned to a few choice tracks like "The Final Battle Begins," "The Kyln Escape," and "Black Tears" (a great moment of image and scoring within the film) and have greatly enjoyed the music as Bates has written it. It may not feature woodwinds per the usual FSM-user complaint, but neither does a rock & roll band so who gives a shit?!
Edited for an addition: join me over on the other side of the discussion board so that you can indulge in my excited reaction to the film... http://filmscoremonthly.com/board/posts.cfm?threadID=104819&forumID=7&archive=0&pageID=1&r=690#bottom
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Aug 14, 2014 - 1:20 AM
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johnbijl
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As for the score, Mr. Bates gets it right. It zooms along with the action, bombastically introduces the imperious and zealous villains, connects the emotional dots, and brings along an exciting new heroic theme for its band of heroes. The theme got lost on me during my initial listen of the score album, outside of the film, but since I have returned to a few choice tracks like "The Final Battle Begins," "The Kyln Escape," and "Black Tears" (a great moment of image and scoring within the film) and have greatly enjoyed the music as Bates has written it. It may not feature woodwinds per the usual FSM-user complaint, but neither does a rock & roll band so who gives a shit?!
Say this tonight (the film premieres today in the Netherlands -- I went to a 0:05 screening) and enjoyed the hell out of it. What a fun swirl of escapism and nerdgasm it is (and being born in 1972, I felt privileged to get the inside jokes). Those less than a few of storytelling flaws are easily forgiven.
As for the score: good thing I read threads before I post. Nuts_score worded the sentiments of my thoughts.
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Am I the only one who thought the songs DON'T work in the film?
I mean really?
No one else rolled their eyes at Quill's FOOTLOOSE speech with Gamorah which takes a scene that is already way too CUTE and then SLAMS YOU IN THE FACE with a song about FALLING IN LOVE while that is playing out right in front of our faces.... terrible!
I haven't hated a song use that bad since DRIVE where they used REAL HERO during the scene where our hero is acting like a human being which in case we miss, the song reminds us.
I thought this movie was BEYOND average. Not sure why everyone thinks its AMAZING but to each their own.
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