4 Soundtrack Tracks

POSTED BY: Jaina
UPDATED: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 04:30
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WHOISRIVER

Tuesday, July 19, 2005 10:48 AM

Hasn't been published online in file format, but David Newman has also reworked an instrumental version of the 'Firefly' theme, into a western/chinese epic vibe. It's going at the very end of the movie as the credits roll.

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JAINA

Tuesday, July 19, 2005 10:49 AM

yeah i didnt realise it was a zimmer. i had an inkling when the tumbler chase was on. but it's good when it doesn't sound like the usual stuff the composer does. that's becoming something that james horner does a lot. all of his new and old scores sound so the same. and yep, agree with WOTW one too, i knew it was williams but again sounded quite different to his usual.

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SIMONWHO

Tuesday, July 19, 2005 11:01 AM

A bad year for losing composers. Over the past 12 months, we've lost Elmer Bernstein (The Magnificent Seven), Jerry Goldsmith (Star Trek, The Omen), and Michael Kaman (Die Hard, X-Men), definitely three greats who are now sadly decomposing.

Yeah, Hans Zimmer is brilliant. Now We Are Free from Gladiator and the opening song from True Romance are personal favourites.

Oh and Batman Begins's soundtrack is actually written by two great composer, Zimmer and James Newton Howard; Zimmer did the action pieces, JNH did the more intimate character based stuff.

RELFEXIVE

Tuesday, July 19, 2005 11:41 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by SimonWho:
Oh and Batman Begins's soundtrack is actually written by two great composer, Zimmer and James Newton Howard; Zimmer did the action pieces, JNH did the more intimate character based stuff.

You'd think I'd remember that, since I own the gorram thing.

And the weird track titles? The latin names of species of bat.

If there's one thing I hate when it comes to soundtracks, it's when the tracks on the CD are not in the order they appear in the film. Does that seem right to you?

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JAINA

Tuesday, July 19, 2005 11:42 AM

what else has JNH done, sounds familiar, his name that is.

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- http://cafepress.com/cantstopsignal - Can't Stop the Signal T-shirts and more!

PSYCHICRIVER

Tuesday, July 19, 2005 11:49 AM

I love the village soundtrack, I think its fantastiche!

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JAINA

Tuesday, July 19, 2005 11:57 AM

adding fantastiche to the special dictionary!

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- http://cafepress.com/cantstopsignal - Can't Stop the Signal T-shirts and more!

MUGTWAINE

Tuesday, July 19, 2005 12:41 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by WhoIsRiver:
Hasn't been published online in file format, but David Newman has also reworked an instrumental version of the 'Firefly' theme, into a western/chinese epic vibe. It's going at the very end of the movie as the credits roll.

Sounds like a very cool idea. In fact, when that first string solo comes up in "Serenity," I remember thinking "Well, they've definitely kept the Asian flavor." It immediately reminded me of something like Tan Dun's "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" with all its cello solos... Especially that little lift into the second phrase of the "Serenity" theme, right after the tinkling chimes start fading in...

Hearing it again now (I'm more and more convinced that this track was in fact what I heard in the movie), it sounds a bit less Asian to me but I can see how Newman could take it into that territory very easily.

Funny thing is I can usually name the composer on a film after just a few seconds, but I don't know Newman all that well. Just Galaxy Quest. I also don't know Carter Burwell very well. For a minute I got nervous that maybe this great stuff was from his rejected score and wouldn't be in the film, but I don't think that's really the case.

Still, I thought the score recordings were only supposed to have taken place a few weeks ago, in late June. I saw the first two screenings, not the last one. And I could swear now that first track was in.

Funny thing is, having seen the film twice I can basically remember exactly where all this stuff should be in the movie. Maybe I just remember the images so well and the music is so appropriate, I'm convincing myself the music was there all along... Wouldn't put it past myself, I took a psych class in college where I studied some experiments where people were convinced they remembered things that never happened, so I could just be making it up.

MUGTWAINE

Tuesday, July 19, 2005 12:53 PM

By the way, for anyone avoiding the link because there are spoilers, I wouldn't be too worried about it. One is just called "Serenity", so hopefully that won't ruin anything for you.

All four tracks are from the beginning of the movie before the big and crazy stuff starts happening. One of the tracks has a name that is somewhat equivalent to "Walking Down the Street" in terms of spoiler content. The final two are related to each other and involve a bit of activity that criminal-types are like to involve themselves in. Hopefully that won't be a surprise either.

So anyway, don't be too afraid of clicking the link. It's really basic stuff, nothing intriguing and nothing you won't know about ten minutes into the movie anyway.

Oh, but stay away from the track called "Rivers%20Giant%20Secret%20Is%20Just%20Kidding%20I%20Wouldnt%20Spoil%20THAT.wma"

BROWNCOAT1

Tuesday, July 19, 2005 1:02 PM

Great music!

The first track was in the screening I saw & is an excellent one.

Can't wait to hear the whole thing.

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