Serenity: Was music disappointing to you too?

POSTED BY: mali
UPDATED: Wednesday, October 12, 2005 13:20
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CAPNERIC

Saturday, October 1, 2005 2:28 PM

I absolutely loved the music and can't wait for the soundtrack.

When I saw the rough cut back in Feb there was music from lots of different films and for the most part it worked. So, I was really looking forward to the dedicated score and was not disappointed a bit.

It really grabbed me on a visceral level and pulled me through the entire show.

PERIDIDDLE

Saturday, October 1, 2005 2:39 PM

I personally loved the music. I've seen the movie twice before, so I could focus on it more than others. I LOVED the melody they used for Serenity...the notes they played on the violin as Serenity first came on screen were reused in multiple forms for Serenity, showing the devistated Haven, and for Mal on one or two occasions. THAT got me hooked. And they stuck with the violins, guitars, banjos...I loved it. I HAVE to get the soundtrack.

"Bwaa...it's kind of a warrior...strikes fear into the hearts of..."

CHRISISALL

Saturday, October 1, 2005 2:42 PM

David Newman did an excellent score, but I still missed Greg's music....

Hey! Maybe the dvd release can have a choice of two musical tracks; the theatrical, and a new one by Greg...???
What do ya think, should we start a campaigne?

Chrisisall, an Edmonson fan bigtime

MER

Saturday, October 1, 2005 2:50 PM

I like the music. It's very Firefly, but it's got that traditional movie sound. I think that's a good thing so people can be able to tell the difference between the movie and show.

DECLAN

Saturday, October 1, 2005 2:58 PM

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Originally posted by SanctimoniousApe:
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Originally posted by mali:
p.s. i was also miffed that they didn't play the original firefly song at the end of the credits (maybe a rights issue?)...but there was a brief instrumental version instead. Ah well...

Really? Must have been REAL damned brief. My wife & I sat through to the very end and while I'll admit there was something vaguely reminiscent of the song towards the end of the credits, it was nowhere NEAR the original. I was highly disappointed as well - low-key music during the film makes sense, but the ballad really should have been played at the end...

I think a slightly-off instrumental version was played in about the last 10-15 seconds of credits. The credits were then reading "Visual..." or something. (It was my second viewing, so I was looking for a marker and listening for the music).

My initial reaction was the same: I would've have liked the song, at least at the end of the credits. On futher thought though, hearing the song would've disrupted and over-written the emotional experience we had just been through. So, it probably didn't belong there. Anyway, we can always listen to it on the DVD.

The soundtrack was OK but it wasn't great. I'd give it a "B" compared to an "A" for the Firefly music.

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MOHRSTOUTBEARD

Saturday, October 1, 2005 6:54 PM

I loved the soundtrack. Definitely in the spirit of Edmonson's work on the television series.

As far as the Ballad of Serenity goes, before I saw the movie I was rather distraught that it wasn't going to be included. However, after seeing it, I really don't think Sonny Rhodes original version for the show would have fit in at all with the mood of the film.

However, listening to the instrumental version at the end of the credits, I was thinking that it would have been possible to have sung a more mournful version of the song that would have still captured the mood of the film and the poignancy of the lyrics.

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MRPACO

Saturday, October 1, 2005 7:12 PM

I guess a low-key soundtrack was more important than on the show, because the movie was moving pretty much constantly, while there were little "intermissions" in the series.

I was disappointed, though. I loved Edmonson's style - it was good enough that I was conscious of it, which is often uncommon for background music in TV shows.

Speaking of Edmonson, I found this while looking at Amazon.com reviews of the Serenity soundtrack:

"Compared to the Firefly series soundtrack, released (online download only) by Fox, the Serenity soundtrack is poor."

...Dude! Why haven't I ever heard of this series soundtrack? Does anyone have information about this? Or is the reviewer misinformed?

-Patrick

http://firefly-fans.deviantart.com/ My personal Firefly fanclub! We'd love new members!

MALI

Saturday, October 1, 2005 7:45 PM

<...[Firefly soundtrack] was good enough that I was conscious of it, which is often uncommon for background music in TV shows.>

Precisely my feeling. Every once in a while, I'd notice it and realize how much it added to the atmosphere--the funeral scene in "the message", for example.

I missed that in Serenity.

Another data point: Kevin" target="_BLANK">http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2005_10/007238.ph
p#more">Kevin Drum, in Washington Monthly: "(And speaking of the score, it seemed pretty unmemorable, which is too bad since the TV show had such interesting music. Oh well.)

Even so, it does seem like Joss wanted the low-key track....

p.s. thoroughly random comment: how frigging gorgeous is gina in that white dress at the end? geez.

~ Soupcatcher is a hottie ~

BLINKER

Saturday, October 1, 2005 8:25 PM

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Originally posted by MrPaco:
"Compared to the Firefly series soundtrack, released (online download only) by Fox, the Serenity soundtrack is poor."

...Dude! Why haven't I ever heard of this series soundtrack? Does anyone have information about this? Or is the reviewer misinformed?

The series soundtrack currently consists of a set of MP3 files that can be purchased for $10... if you live in the US and use Windows.

http://builder.navio.com/tts/store/index.jsp?id=a0a0164000000ff706071f
000000006&brand=FoxMusic

However, you might want to hold off, as an actual Firefly CD with all those tracks and more is due out November 8:

http://www.varesesarabande.com/upcoming.asp?list%5FPagingMove=%3E&List
AbsolutePage=1&qfkeyword=&artist=&title=&description=&upcoming%5Fid=&size

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MRPACO

Tuesday, October 4, 2005 1:25 AM

Well, gorram. Thanks for informing me about that upcoming soundtrack! I can't wait.

-Patrick

http://firefly-fans.deviantart.com/ My personal Firefly fanclub! We'd love new members!

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