"Bolero" will always remind me of a tank battle in the desert.
WTF? I can understand it reminding you of a naked Bo Derek, but a tank battle? Elaborate, please!
Classical Composers & Movie Soundtracks
by dh 15 Replies latest jw friends
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CaptainSchmideo
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frenchbabyface
The kiss (soundtrack of the Last of the Mohican) EXCELLENT soundtrack BTW.
Adagio for string (Soundtrack of Platoon) TOUCHING
Ghost in the shell (Soundtrack of Ghost in the shell) ORIGINALfor those that come into my mind and not mentionned already ...
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dh
I like some Rachmanivos stuff, the concerto no. 3 which they made a movie around (Shine) is crazy, and Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini is also very nice, and concerto 2 is good, I have one Rachmaninoc CD that i used to play all the time, has a lot of good stuff on, those crazy russians plonking away!
There is a variation on Pachebel's Canon in "Ordinary People" that I fell in love with
I love Pachelbel's Canon, and the way the variations differ so much is crazy, there are some really awesome renditions of this melody, like the greensleeves melody, it's totally timeless and can be arranged in really evocative ways. wonderful stuff!
Tex: Re: Einaudi, he is still alive, contemporary, and i would like to see him play live someday! in my opinion there is nothing else out there in the same ballpark when it comes to the way his melodies work, there are loads of well arranged compositions out there, true classics even, but his tunes are so beautiful and soothing that i think everyone should hear them, if i could convince people of only one thing, it would be to find some of his music and listen to it!
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CaptainSchmideo
always have to ask myself if the music is so strong on its own without the movie, that I can just listen to it as music and not think just of the film, that's why some soundtracks I take no pleasue in listening to without the movie being on, Star Wars & Indiana Jones are perfect examples!
That is true, but I think opera and ballet suffer from the same problem as well, IMHO.
That's why you will see "themes" and "suites" of these works, where you get the gist and main thematic elements that remind you of the feelings of the movie,ballet, whatever, without being stuck to matching the discreet segments to a particular moment in the movie.
One thing I have disliked about a lot of soundtrack albums is where they combine segments together to make a lengthier track, whether or not these pieces actually belong together in the same breath (The Star Wars albums are prime offenders in this regard.) It has only been recently that they have started to put the music in "event order", which makes for a less jarring musical experience.
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sleepy
My favorite sound Tracks of all time, Thine red line: (is it Hans Zimmer?) Blade runner: Vangelis.
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dh
Thin Red Line is an awesome movie ! and the soundtrack, i love the tribal chants especially, but then Hans Zimmer always brings something unique and special to the table.
One of my favourite pieces of work that Hans Zimmer was involved in is Gortoz a Ran from Black Hawk Down. The simple ambience gives space to the vocals, which is where the main part of the credit should go! (Denez Prigent & Lisa Gerard!)
Not to forget the John Williams score for La Amistad! Now that is traumatic and gutwrenching music.