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Raff 
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 Topic: Interactive Poll Ate: Movie SoundtracksPosted: July 13 2020 at 14:59 |
My pleasure
 ! I actually saw the movie years ago, when it was first released (I was living in Finland then), and really need to watch it again. It's so good! |
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Shadowyzard
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Posted: July 13 2020 at 09:48 |
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Thank you, to you two. Moreover, Raff, glad that you liked and voted for my nomination. Forgot to mention it.
Also thanks mathman0806 for the playlists. On my second ride, it helped a lot. I'll suggest that we —mathman can be him, if that's not a problem, I don't know the know-how— do such playlists for all the prospective interactive polls, and the poll creator edits and includes it in his/her original post. Wouldn't that make things much easier? |
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jamesbaldwin
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Posted: July 13 2020 at 03:13 |
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Amos Goldberg (professor of Genocide Studies at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem): Yes, it's genocide. It's so difficult and painful to admit it, but we can no longer avoid this conclusion.
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Snicolette
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Posted: July 12 2020 at 21:29 |
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Excellent choices, Shadowyzard. This was a very difficult round and approachable from more than one angle. Lots of great listening, all around!
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"Into every rain, a little life must fall." ~Tom Rapp
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Shadowyzard
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Posted: July 12 2020 at 19:07 |
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Okay. My mouse pointer is ready to go upwards an find and click on my picks' circles on the left of them.
All my choices are equally loved by me, albeit in differing ways.  John Williams - "The Imperial March" - Star Wars Already was one of the strongest contenders right in the beginning, and won the "pure awesomeness" award. Zbigniew Preisner - "Van den Budenmayer" - La Double Vie..And the "haunting beauty" award goes to this. They are very good friends with "pure awesomeness". You know, like "The Bold & the Beautiful". Maurice Jarre - "Lara's Theme" - Doctor ZhivagoThis one gets the "heartwarming nostalgia in a cold setting" one, and the award is in the shape of a bottle of brandy; what is better is that the bottle is full of sh*t, oh no that would be for the Lana Del Rey one... Full of brandy, of course. I guess my synopses on page 7 should suffice for deducing my honourable mentions. Thanks everyone, this was a splendid round.  Edited by Shadowyzard - July 12 2020 at 19:10 |
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Posted: July 12 2020 at 11:14 |
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If I were to enter with Spinal Tap, it would rather be one of the clips where something isn't working. My favourite in that respect is probably "Rock'n' Roll Creation".
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Posted: July 12 2020 at 09:33 |
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I had time to listen to the playlist once (thanks Geo for making it easier) and these were the ones I enjoyed the most: Nino Rota - "Romeo and Juliet" theme - Romeo and Juliet Ennio Morricone - Magic & Ecstasy" -Exorcist II: The HereticZbigniew Preisner - "Van den Budenmayer" - La Double Vie.. |
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Lewian
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Posted: July 12 2020 at 04:46 |
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@Lorenzo: Yes, now I remember. I loved this film but my memory is bad, and because there is too much stuff in the world and too little time, I hardly ever see any film twice. That scene explains it... I couldn't believe that such commanding music could just work as a soundtrack behind some stuff happening, but as a concert in the film, yes!
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Posted: July 11 2020 at 20:31 |
Do you want to know what happened when the music was played? Read below. Well, when the music is close to reach the climax, the girl... die singing. Wonderful Irene Jacob. |
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Amos Goldberg (professor of Genocide Studies at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem): Yes, it's genocide. It's so difficult and painful to admit it, but we can no longer avoid this conclusion.
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Logan
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Posted: July 11 2020 at 20:23 |
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Goodnight, sweet dreams and nightmares (sorry, couldn't resist, just made a poll called Dreams & Nightmares...).
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Posted: July 11 2020 at 20:03 |
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Thanks Greg. Goodnight.
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Logan
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Posted: July 11 2020 at 19:59 |
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No hurry, Ozgur, I'd say. I've come in late on a couple of these as I recall (posted my choices after the next poll started), and a few have yet to post their choices. I look forward to reading it.
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Posted: July 11 2020 at 19:24 |
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Sorry for the delay. Some unexpected and long WhatsApp discussion took place on Turkish politics. I'll place my votes soon enough, that is after I go to bed and wake up and feel myself ready for another ride on your nominations.
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Posted: July 11 2020 at 10:18 |
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OK, top 4 are: Willow's song, In the house in a heartbeat, Concerto in Mi Minor, and Pi R^2. Now that's one too many. As so often.  The overall quality of this is very high, thanks to all of you! I have a really hard time bringing myself to not voting for one of these.  I think at the end I'll kick Willow's song out because it is not quite as good as Elfin Boy, even though I can't really compare it to the others. So it's In the house, the Concerto, and Pi. No ranking here, they're all good enough to deserve a number one spot. |
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Posted: July 11 2020 at 10:12 |
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I just go through the list for the second time. My favourites are (in order of appearance, or rather in some not totally logical order)): Willow's song: This reminds me of Elfin Boy by Curved Air, a magical piece of music. I tried to look up which one is earlier, but it seems both are 1973. Maybe they were composed independently of each other at the same time? Maybe there was something in the air...? Now we are free: Nice dynamics and a motif that pulls me in and stays in my ear. Perfect for an epic film. In the house, in a heartbeat: I wrote earlier that I favour soundtracks that work for me as music only and don't shout at me "I am a soundtrack, I need a film to go with me". Paradoxically I listen to a lot of music that friends & family think of as "soundtrack music" because they would think the music will work well with a film, but often there is none. This one is a good example of "soundtracky" music that for me doesn't need a film, but many people I know would think of as typical soundtrack music. Actually I think it's a very well done piece of post rock. Everything, even the strong contrast at 3:30, seems organic and logical to me. Magic and Ecstasy: It seems I have underestimated Morricone in the sense that I thought he was a great soundtrack composer, but for soundtracks that need the film to work for me. This however is another one that stands very well on its own feet. This has almost Univers Zero-like haunting qualities. Morricone is probably best when he rocks. Maybe some development is missing for making this top 3 (and Morricone is dead, so he won't mind anymore if I don't vote for him). Concerto in Mi Mineur (in the list as "Van Den Budenmeyer" - I don't know what is the proper title of this): This is a phantastically impressive composition, both sophisticated and emotional. I have seen the film a very very long time ago and I don't remember anymore what happened when this was played, but I imagine to find it hard to stick to the film with my awareness when such a thing is played. Technically Missing: Another track that has the atmospheric qualities and dynamic of good post rock. Very good to listen to, maybe not quite enough musical substance to reach the podium. Lara's Theme: Probably too obviously soundtrack music, but what an iconic theme this is! Pi R^2: I have a soft spot for well done technoid music, and this is a perfect example. Sharp and relentless. Romeo and Juliet Theme: I'm not mentioning this because it were a podium candidate, actually it's not. But it is the perfect illustration of the issue with some soundtrack music. It has different parts all of which I actually like a lot - but the way they are put together in my ears clearly follows a film logic and not a music logic. Ptrobably it's the same thing with the Nino Rota one from Dolce Vita that I posted myself out of competition. Let me also say that I enjoyed the Spinal Tap film a lot and the song is fun... but there's too good competition here to vote for it on musical grounds. OK, now I have to boil this down to three...
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Posted: July 11 2020 at 08:09 |
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OK, after a final round of listening, my votes are in! Here's my top 3: Tan Dun - Farewell (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon): the perfect complement to the movie's hauntingly beautiful imagery Reznor & Ross - Technically, Missing (Gone Girl): something I'd enjoy listening to anyway, even without the accompaniment of a movie Wim Mertens - Struggling for Pleasure (The Belly of an Architect): Outstanding piece of music Honourable mentions: Aaron Copland - Our Town Suite (Our Town) Paul Giovanni & Magnet - Willow's Song (The Wicker Man) Though all of the tracks are excellent in their own different ways, this time around I found it harder to relate to many of them, because soundtracks don't work as well as "independent" songs without the images and words they are meant to accompany. Additionally, though I am a fan of both Lisa Gerrard and Annie Lennox, their songs left me rather cold. The Spinal Tap song would also deserve a mention of its own. Believe it or not, I've never seen the movie, though I've been aware of it since it was first released. The funny thing is that the song's lyrics, though meant as parody, are not that different from those of many metal and hip-hop songs. Edited by Raff - July 11 2020 at 08:12 |
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Posted: July 11 2020 at 07:47 |
Well, it's more about listening to the music than having watched the films. With many of my favourite soundtracks in my collection I have never seen the film. But I liked the idea of perhaps a little film discussion to go with the listening of the soundtracks, and generally prefer to focus on those that I like than the ones I don't like. There are various films I love, from which a soundtrack was mentioned, and some films I don't. I did say that I didn't enjoy Gladiator, and Lord of the Rings for my own reasons, but In the case of Gladiator part of that was because I loved a somewhat similar one called Titus from the same year (which was more playful and less typical Hollywood epic) that I had recently seen, but in general I'd rather focus on the positive than the negative (and just because one didn't resonate with me doesn't mean it's bad or anything like that). Films like The Double Life of Veronique, The Belly of an Architect, The Wicker Man, Vertigo, Crouching Tiger..., Doctor Zhivago, PI, This is Spinal Tap, and 28 Days Later I loved or enjoyed considerably. Some of those rank amongst my favourite films. I had hoped you might nominate a film soundtrack choice this round. |
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Posted: July 11 2020 at 06:08 |
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I must admit I saw less than half of these movies. Movies like "Gladiator" or "Exorcist II" just don't interest me at all.
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Posted: July 11 2020 at 02:42 |
Thanks to you, Ozgur.
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I voted:
1. Clint Mansell - "Pi R Squared"- Pi 2. John Murphy - "In the House, In a Heartbeat" - 28 Days Later 3. Reznor & Ross - "Technically, Missing" - Gone Girl I went for the modern sounding pieces rather than the classical sounding pieces. |
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