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Jim, this is getting tiresome. Post something I DON'T agree with willya?
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I think what might put people off THE WRATH OF GOD is the fairly strong 'latin source music' flavour of the early part of the album. It initially put *me* off anyway, although I did eventually succumb and buy it. There is some excellent Lalo action and suspense music later which some may not be aware of.
Unfamiliarity with the film itself (I'd never heard of it prior to the CD being released) may be another factor in it 'flying under the radar'.
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Posted: Mar 19, 2009 - 6:41 PM
By: Thomas Banacek (Member)
What's the music like?
It's a "versatile" and folkloric" score.
It's Latin American-flavored, including Mexican cues, Tango music, Bossa Nova, minimalist melancholic melodies.
It's a Mexican "Kelly's Heroes/Dirty Harry" score with hip arrangements if you can catch my meaning.
It features hectic action and subdued suspenses cues:
"El Viaje/Cordona"
"Capturados/Presidio"
"Emmet"
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Please listen to this clip:
http://www.filmscoremonthly.com/store/MP3/1002/05%20El%20Viaje_Cordona.mp3
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I think what might put people off THE WRATH OF GOD is the fairly strong 'latin source music' flavour of the early part of the album. It initially put *me* off anyway, although I did eventually succumb and buy it. There is some excellent Lalo action and suspense music later which some may not be aware of.
As this is one score which did arrive in the post, I can comment on it - Simon is right in that the best tracks are situated in the second half of the score. Which from memory reflects the film - certainly the best track which builds into typical Schifrin with a swelling version of the key theme is towards the end shootout, as Victor Buono climbs into the car with his tommy gun quoting poetry!
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i have been meaning to get this score for such a long time. and for some reason, i just forget with all the new releases coming out so fast. will correct that now . thanks for the reminder jim.
mike
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Finally ordered this tonight. Look forward to receiving more Lalo!.
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Since I've got this, I can tell you all to buy it because it's great. If I didn't have it I'd be sitting here hoping nobody would say anything positive so that nobody would buy it before I did.
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Jan 27, 2017 - 3:25 PM
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Graham Watt
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Listen to that jazzy-as-Hell main title, boys!
What "jazzy-as-Hell main title" would that be, Jimbo? The kind of upbeat Track 2, which bears little thematic relation to the rest of the score? And isn't really jazzy at all?
A matter of semantics. One man's jazz is another man's jizz. I love this score. Although there are indeed some "kick-arse" (sp?) tracks, I actually find a lot of of it quite subdued. Brilliantly crafted, and a great listen, but not really as action-packed as JG's Rifles. But the action is exhilarating. I think that there's a part of the long action cue near the end that's a bit like an Abba song. What was that?
I rate this on the same level as JOE KIDD. Maybe not quite what fans of westerns or jazz would immediately be thrilled by, but I was, and you were, and that's all that matters dude.
P.S - AÑADIDO POR SATÉLITE ESPÍA/// grahamwatt_ha añadido, un día después_///
I've just watched the opening credits which JimBob mentioned as being "jazzy-as-Hell", and which I questioned. Well, indeed. I think it still plays out on CD as part of the opening three tracks of source music. It looks like the music playing during the credits is "semi-diegetic" - the characters are dancing around, even when there's a firing squad going about its bloody business, so it's an interesting juxtaposition. But I say "semi-diegetic", because I don't think that the music heard is reallly supposed to be coming from anywhere in particular.
As to "jazzy-as-Hell", well yes, but it's more Latin American dance music to me, which of course overlaps with the more accepted notion of jazz. Oh, and it's pure Lalo too! Great!
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