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What's the Score?
« on: January 23, 2013, 11:32:02 pm »
I'm a big fan of people who write musical scores for films. It's occurred to me that I don't know any of the ones that are currently working these days. Are there no more John Williams or Max Steiner's or Michel Legrand's?
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Re: What's the Score?
« Reply #1 on: January 24, 2013, 12:10:04 am »
I would mention Danny Elfman but it would just make me sad.
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« Reply #2 on: January 24, 2013, 12:13:02 am »
Although I guess sad in a way appropriate for this board, given the Chris Onstad context. There's another thread topic: artists who did something you loved and then went in directions you could not follow.
 
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Re: What's the Score?
« Reply #3 on: January 24, 2013, 03:51:11 am »
I think I have mentioned before that I think Thomas Harris was giving his readers a big ol' middle finger when he wrote Hannibal.
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Re: What's the Score?
« Reply #4 on: January 24, 2013, 04:02:57 am »
Quote from: wombat on January 24, 2013, 12:13:02 am
Although I guess sad in a way appropriate for this board, given the Chris Onstad context. There's another thread topic: artists who did something you loved and then went in directions you could not follow.

Hey, he's one I know. I'm not sure I understand. Is he no longer doing musical scores or are you lamenting the fact that he is doing that instead of making pop music?
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Re: What's the Score?
« Reply #5 on: January 24, 2013, 04:59:26 am »
Mark Knopfler did one of those too, but in his case I really adore his film scores. He was great fronting the Dire Straits and he was brilliant composing the score for The Princess Bride. I wish he'd do more.
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Re: What's the Score?
« Reply #6 on: January 24, 2013, 07:11:42 am »
I like Carter Burwell's score for Fargo. He's still composing, does just about all of the Coen bros. movies I think.

Jon Brion's main theme for Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is nice: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqyGDHmo1ok

I also like Angelo Badalamenti's work for David Lynch.
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Re: What's the Score?
« Reply #7 on: January 24, 2013, 01:34:12 pm »
Quote from: Asherdan on January 24, 2013, 04:56:52 am
Oingo was far more fun than welding Tim Burton to his hip.

This. I mean, I like a lot of those movies, as much as I like movies, but there's no comparision.

It would have been more fun if they'd let him make his own movies. Apparently he tried - some of the material is on YouTube - but cheery ditties about dead cats weren't an easy sell I guess.
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Re: What's the Score?
« Reply #8 on: January 24, 2013, 04:01:16 pm »
Despite Wombat's general indifference to movies, she actually owns a copy of The Forbidden Zone.

One of Wombat's favorite parts actually has no Elfman in it, but makes up for it by having tar pits.
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