Serenity: Was music disappointing to you too?
POSTED BY: mali
UPDATED: Wednesday, October 12, 2005 13:20
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I really enjoyed the music. I am currently majoring in music and the compositions were wonderfully done and complemented the movie very nicely. Because I study music all the time it is often difficult to find music, especially in a film that can really grab my attention the way that the movie does. Yes it was low key and a lot of times it was drowned out by the sound effects or the power of the scene taking place simultaneously but overall I thought it was probably done the best way that it could have been done. I especially enjoyed the use of Eastern modes set to western string instruments that seemed to enhance the culture that Joss is trying to create. It would have been nice to have the same type of compositions that were used in Firefly but I don't think that the sort of 'folk song' approach would have satisfied the general audience. Remember, most of the people who come to the movie who are not Firefly fans are used to the bold sounds like those of John Williams. I think Newman did very well and I am thouroughly enjoying the soundtrack.
-BCPrime.
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The only piece that really stood out for me was when Zoe is welding at the end.
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As stated on another soundtrack related thread...
I was not disappointed at all by the Serenity soundtrack. But, I did miss Greg Edmondson's (would-be) work. 
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I liked it, it stuck in my head for days. The score over the final shot of Serenity breaking into the sun is fantastic.
"I'll be in my bunk."
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I liked it.
The opening titles are the best, they actually sound as if they could be in the show. That was a very good track, fast, upbeat and pretty much firefly to a certain extent.
The other tracks i liked were the action scenes, but only because the Firefly theme was intertwined, i think.
but i still miss Greg. 
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I was just so chuffed it wasn't the usual hyperbolic fanfare that we are bombarded with when it comes to film scores these days...
Originally Carter Burwell was to do the score but for differences he and Joss parted ways... As a consequence I bought a load of Carter Burwells's works and to me he epitomised the Firefly ethos so I was curious as to what David Newman would do, and what I think he and Joss have done is to approach the score with subtlety and I feel it works.
I particularly remember the theme when Simon is shot and the soundtrack mutes and the score track raises...the tune was very moving indeed - it was fairwell music and hinted beautifully at the fact that Simon may die....very poignant.
Top Score for me and I will most certainly be buying it.
The
Somnambulist
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