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LOG IN Forgot Login? Register General Discussion • Trading Post • Non-Film Score Discussion  Profile • Preferences • Community Rules • Help/Contact • Search Board Search Terms:  Search Within:  topics posts since 2019 2018 posts 2017 posts 2016 posts 2015 posts 2014 posts 2013 posts 2012 posts 2011 posts 2010 posts 2009 posts 2008 posts 2007 posts 2006 posts 2005 posts 2004 posts 2003 posts 2002 posts 2001 posts 2000 posts users  search tips  You must log in or register to post.   Go to page:  1 2      General Discussion: Starman (1984 - Nitzsche)     1 2    NEXT   LAST   Last Post   Posted:   Feb 11, 2019 - 8:02 PM     By:   David Sones (Allardyce)   (Member) Revisited the movie on Blu-ray, not having seen it for 30 plus years. Really enjoyed the score and I see that the 1989 Varese CD goes for a hefty price. To enthusiasts of this score, does the CD capture the majority of the score's highlights? Is there anything in the wind about a remastered version ahead?    Posted:   Feb 11, 2019 - 8:23 PM     By:   'Lenny Bruce' Marshall   (Member) The cd is an excellent listen!    Posted:   Feb 11, 2019 - 8:25 PM     By:   Jim Cleveland   (Member) I simply can NOT listen to this CD.... I always end up sobbing my eyes out! Such sad music.    Posted:   Feb 11, 2019 - 8:46 PM     By:   EdG   (Member) Love this score. It would be a perfect candidate for an expansion.    Posted:   Feb 11, 2019 - 8:48 PM     By:   'Lenny Bruce' Marshall   (Member) Love this score. It would be a perfect candidate for an expansion. Really? Bring it on!    Posted:   Feb 11, 2019 - 8:51 PM     By:   'Lenny Bruce' Marshall   (Member) I simply can NOT listen to this CD.... I always end up sobbing my eyes out! Such sad music. " But it's all electronics. Only a symphony orchestra can truly convey deep emotions!" - The FSM Forces of Reaction    Posted:   Feb 11, 2019 - 8:56 PM     By:   jkannry   (Member) Im in. Couple it with tv series and wow.    Posted:   Feb 11, 2019 - 9:02 PM     By:   'Lenny Bruce' Marshall   (Member) ... I see that the 1989 Varese CD goes for a hefty price....? Hmmmmm. How hefty?    Posted:   Feb 11, 2019 - 9:24 PM     By:   riotengine   (Member) Revisited the movie on Blu-ray, not having seen it for 30 plus years. Really enjoyed the score and I see that the 1989 Varese CD goes for a hefty price. To enthusiasts of this score, does the CD capture the majority of the score's highlights? Is there anything in the wind about a remastered version ahead? Rewatched about a year ago. It's aged very well. Arguably one of Carpenter's best, as it's so atypical. Shame it didn't do well theatrically, but the film's stature has grown over time. A remastered and/or expanded score release would be swell. Greg Espinoza    Posted:   Feb 11, 2019 - 9:30 PM     By:   GoblinScore   (Member) My cd dont rip to iTunes, so yah I'm in.    Posted:   Feb 11, 2019 - 9:59 PM     By:   joan hue   (Member) I've always liked this movie. Jeff Bridges gave a unique and strong performance and was nominated for an Oscar and Golden Globe. The electronic score worked well in this movie. At times the score appropriately had an alien or other worldly sound, and at times it had real emotional heart. The music and movie brought out the need for a Kleenex or two.    Posted:   Feb 11, 2019 - 10:02 PM     By:   SchiffyM   (Member) Funny. I've always found this movie, and its score, to be very cold. Even when the score is in full bloom, it's pretty repetitive, and feels like it's working very hard without getting anywhere. Just one man's opinion.    Posted:   Feb 11, 2019 - 10:12 PM     By:   'Lenny Bruce' Marshall   (Member) The film was a little to similar to E.T. Intentional or not. But i still like it ! Brm    Posted:   Feb 12, 2019 - 4:49 AM     By:   Josh "Swashbuckler" Gizelt   (Member) I recently caught up to this film again and was bowled over by the performances of the two leads. Jeff Bridges' is very layered and complex; he is able to convey what the character is feeling while also expressing how unfamiliar he is with the body he is inhabiting. Meanwhile, Karen Allen gives us a character who has been emotionally stripped down to the bone, and her arc as she rebuilds herself over the course of the film was very moving to me. I never had picked up this soundtrack album. It always sounded to me like a score with nice, if repetitive moments, but I didn't know how well it would hang together as a record. Nowadays, however, I would definitely pick up a re-issue.    Posted:   Feb 12, 2019 - 5:21 AM     By:   MusicMad   (Member) The film was a little to similar to E.T. Intentional or not. But i still like it ! Brm We don't often agree ! ! but I've always considered Starman (1984) to be the adult version of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) ... ... and so much better!!! I can't recall which I saw first, but I think this is one of my favourite sci-fi films. However: I'm not too taken with the electronic score. I have a cue lasting 4'40" on an old CD compilation disc which has sufficed ... a good reminder of the score. Incidentally, I find that apart from this cue, the only other music I have by Jack Nitzsche is ... ... Needles and Pins - the Searchers (1963) but perhaps my composer database is not 100% accurate. Mitch    Posted:   Feb 12, 2019 - 6:15 AM     By:   MCurry29   (Member) I have always loved this film. The score was my first Nitzsche and I've loved it for a long time. I still have my LP. But, I'd sure buy a CD even if not expanded, but would love to know if it can be expanded.    Posted:   Feb 12, 2019 - 11:15 AM     By:   Tango Urilla   (Member) I particularly like the orchestral version of the theme done by City of Prague Philharmonic.    Posted:   Feb 12, 2019 - 11:27 AM     By:   Scott McOldsmith   (Member) I didn't mind the similarities to ET, but having the final shot be a literal recreation was a little much. But I always prefer Starman to ET. It's more my speed. It's better than MAC and Me...    Posted:   Feb 12, 2019 - 11:36 AM     By:   SchiffyM   (Member) I didn't mind the similarities to ET, but having the final shot be a literal recreation was a little much. I completely agree! That the last shot was identical to E.T. was kind of stunning. It's pretty well known that Columbia Pictures was developing "Starman" for years along with "E.T." (at the time called "Night Skies"), and abandoned the latter in favor of the former. Of course, "E.T." wound up being the biggest hit ever at the time.    Posted:   Feb 12, 2019 - 3:02 PM     By:   'Lenny Bruce' Marshall   (Member) Dear MusicMad... Please, don't agree with me. Thank you. Brm     General Discussion: Starman (1984 - Nitzsche)    < 1 2  > >>  Go to page:  1 2   First Post    General Discussion • Trading Post • Non-Film Score Discussion  Profile • Preferences • Community Rules • Help/Contact • Search Board You must log in or register to post.   Go to page:  1 2

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