Oh, boy is this thing good. I'm sure I'll hear the usual complaints from the usual people on the order of "too many notes" but I'm in love with this album--and the movie is getting stellar reviews too. Color me excited.
By the way--there is no electronic music in Star Wars: A New Hope (I HATE calling it that). Not even in the "Land of the Sandpeople" cue. If you think there's electronic music in this cue you must think there's electronic music in Planet of the Apes--it's very much the same approach.
I got this cd over the weekend. Absolutely fab! I'll take this more than Star Wars Episode 2 and you can easily tell that Williams' was more inspired for this movie than SW. Very original and entertaining album. I'll definetly see this movie!
Jeff, My boy... How can you NOT hear that 2-second swirl of electronics in the Sandpeople cue? Man, I wished you lived near me, so I could invite you over and point it out exactly! Anyhoo... I was shocked when Ebert and Roeper praised this movie! I'm really psyched for the flick now!
I'm really quite ambivalent about anything starring Tom Cruise but the fact it's Spielberg/Williams...well, attention as always must be paid. I agree with you. But on the other hand, Spielberg and Williams creative powers should never be understimated.
Jim Cleveland--I listened to this whole cue blasting at top volume in the confined space of my car, and I just hear no electronics. And it makes no sense that Williams would have used electronics for TWO SECONDS in this otherwise completely old fashioned, acoustic score. Seriously, what says "futuristic electronics" about the Sandpeople?
Even if something SOUNDS electronic in there (which I dispute), that doesn't mean the sound was produced electronically--listen to Planet of the Apes, man! In short, I'm gonna need documentation that there's anything electronic in that score. And I've heard nothing of the sort in twenty plus years of interviews and articles about the Star Wars score. Your turn!
Well, then it makes no sense that Williams used the glockenspiel for ONE NOTE in the track Brody Misunderstood from Jaws 2, but he did!!!! check it out, dude! Oh... and even when I heard Planet of the Apes for the first time, WAY back when I was a wee little fart(Now an OLD fart, who has to wee ALL THE TIME) I knew there were no electronics used! I'll tell ya... listen to the track at HOME, with your ears close to the speakers. That oughta do it!
Jeff and Jim...here is a theory for you about this Sandpeople synth thing...
Listen to Leaving Home on the Rhino 2cd SUPERMAN set....the big crescendo of horns and strings that accompanies the shot of Clark and Ma Kent in the field sounds 'synthy' on this album....no doubt something to do with mastering/condition of the masters. Could a similar thing have happened on RCA's STAR WARS album?
Off to put his head against the speaker for this cue, Sean
Well, Sean, old bean... I heard this bit of electronics in the movie WAY back in 77 at the theatre! And, as most of you know, I am a HUGE fan of electronic New Age music... I don't know if that has any relevance!
Hey Sean and Tom! Listen VERY carefully starting at 1:50 seconds of The Land of The Sand People. I KNOW I'm not crazy!!! It is there!!!! If you know the movie, it's right where one of the sand people is jumping onto the Bantha.
Perhaps it plays well alongside the film, but 70 minutes of it on disc is a real snoozer. There's a few interesting moments - but even after 3 run throughs I still tend to loose interest half way through. Pity that Speilberg doesn't pass the baton around once and awhile...this sort of thing is right up Goldsmith's alley. You know: restless piano and searing strings ala Chinatown (but that' probably just nostalga speaking - and I don't really think Speilberg much cares for discordancy anyway).
It's OK, but not something I consider rave worthy.
I didn't hear the "electronic" effect in the Star Wars score. The one sound that might be confused with electronics is a violin slide up using a harmonic (secondary tone). If it is something else let me know.
I didn't hear the "electronic" effect in the Star Wars score. The one sound that might be confused with electronics is a violin slide up using a harmonic (secondary tone). If it is something else let me know.
I am looking forward to Minority Report.
That's exactly what it is, and perhaps with the addition of a piccolo.
check it out, dude!
) I knew there were no electronics used!
