Theory: Firefly Theme Song NOT in movie

POSTED BY: Succatash
UPDATED: Wednesday, June 9, 2004 10:44
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HOWDYROCKERBABY1

Sunday, June 6, 2004 5:27 PM

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Originally posted by Cardie:
I would say that the initial weekend business by Firefly fans going multiple times might be at most $25 million. From the general audience, let's hope for $10 million more. That would equal the production budget recouped in a weekend and would be fantastic on a relative scale. But a movie based on a defunct television show without any major stars is never going to do the $80 to $100 million opening that we're seeing this summer. There's no way it's going to blow the lid off attendance records.

It's also not FOX executives who need to decide to produce more television episodes--it's the 20th-Century Fox studios. I suppose one scenario might be that a Universal-allied network like SciFi might strike a deal with 20th to broadcast new tv episodes or miniseries or movies of the week.

However, from everything I've read in the trade papers, the deal for Universal to get to make Firefly features was that Firefly not return as a television show until that option was up.

So, yes, I think you're being too optimistic. On the other hand, I never thought we'd see a feature film in a million years, so ya never know.

Cardie

Troy had Brad Pitt and Orlando Bloom, as well as other big name actors, and it didn't break the 80 million mark over a weekend...it was actually a quite small weekend opening.

so who's to say that Serenity couldn't go the other way around?

Plus, Spiderman came out and it was HUGE its first weekend...and during its release Tobey Macguire and Kirsten Dunst were still pretty much B list actors. And aren't Comic Book geeks (and i mean that in the best of sense) kind of in the same boat as Sci-Fi Freaks? (again, in the best of sense)

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MAL: This is my scrap of nowhere. You go on and find your own.
SAFFRON: You can't just leave me here, on this
lifeless piece of crap moon...
MAL: Sure I can.
SAFFRON: I'll die.
MAL: Well, as a courtesy, you might start
getting busy on that, cause all this chatter ain't doin' me any kindness.

DESANGRO

Sunday, June 6, 2004 6:28 PM

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Originally posted by howdyrockerbaby1:
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Originally posted by DeSangro:

They could just get Ralph Stanley to do the theme song. He could be the old man on the porch.

Then again, "Man of Constant Sorrow" would work in the context of "Serenity"....

except for that whole "i bid farewell to old kentucky" part. lol Mal would have to be pretty damn old to be doing that.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
MAL: This is my scrap of nowhere. You go on and find your own.
SAFFRON: You can't just leave me here, on this
lifeless piece of crap moon...
MAL: Sure I can.
SAFFRON: I'll die.
MAL: Well, as a courtesy, you might start
getting busy on that, cause all this chatter ain't doin' me any kindness.

Ah, I forgot about that part... still, who's to say that there's not a Kentucky in space?

CARDIE

Sunday, June 6, 2004 6:34 PM

Troy was plagued by lots of negative buzz from early reviews and bad word-of-mouth afterward. The section of the audience that might have embraced it, those fans of Homer and Greek mythology were peeved by how radically the story got changed. And I'm not saying that big stars can ensure a big weekend, only that no stars and no presold concept rarely do. Firefly could well be a sleeper hit; I was specifically disputing Kmpec's assertion that it was bound to "blow the lid" off attendance records.

Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst may not be A-list, but a heck of a lot more of the general public has heard of them than has heard of Nathan and Gina. And Spiderman is a superhero famous enough that he has an appeal far beyond the narrow confines of comic book geeks. Plus, the effects were fabulous and well showcased in the heavy promotion. Its studio planned for it to be a blockbuster and marketed it as such. Universal has given Serenity a modest budget and is opening it outside of summer blockbuster season. They will obviously be quite happy with a modest success (say a 50-75 million domestic box office).

I for one am pleased that we may well get more Firefly because the first movie isn't being laden with impossible-to-meet expectations.

Fans live in a relatively small world in which we talk to maybe a couple of thousand other people who are as obsessed as we are, and after a while we can lose perspective on just how much appeal our show has outside the confines of fandom.

Cardie

DRACOS

Sunday, June 6, 2004 6:47 PM

While I'd certainly love to hear the original theme somewhere in the film I'm more interested in the NEW music that will be in the movie. Any preferences for composer? I cast my vote to Bryan Tyler, his stuff in Bubba Ho-Tep was completely amazing. It made the movie that much better.

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I wont play silly games.
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SCOTTISHBROWNCOAT

Sunday, June 6, 2004 6:50 PM

Well said Cardie.

MANWITHPEZ

Sunday, June 6, 2004 9:44 PM

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Then again, "Man of Constant Sorrow" would work in the context of "Serenity"....

except for that whole "i bid farewell to old kentucky" part. lol Mal would have to be pretty damn old to be doing that.

Maybe it could Kentucky That Was. I only bring it up because it the place where Man With Pez was born and bred.

Kaylee: "What's so damn important about being proper? It don't mean nothing out here in the black."
Simon: "It means more out here. It's all I have..."

RAISTLYNNE

Monday, June 7, 2004 12:15 AM

It'd be nice if they kept a revised or punched-up version of the original theme song in the movie. That said, I'd also like to hear some new stuff on the movie soundtrack. For example, Shinedown's-45, Nirvana's-In Bloom, and Marilyn Manson's-Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of These).

About the only thing I really liked about, say, Kill Bill Vol.1 for instance, WAS the soundtrack. The movie itself was awful. (In my opinion, anyway.)

If you're going to be making a Big Damn Movie, don't skimp on the soundtrack!!

MANTICHORUS

Monday, June 7, 2004 8:50 AM

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Originally posted by Duke:
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Originally posted by Succatash:
Ahh! Excellent thought. That would be a great way to do it. Maybe even in a flashback scene, an old man sings it to young Mal, or a young Book. Fun to think about.

The movie will open with the aftermath of the battle of Serenity, just as the last of the browncoats are finally being picked up by Alliance transports.

The song will be sung around a fire a cappella by wounded soldiers as the Allience rolls in.

As the highest ranking surviving resistance fighter, Mal is brought in for interogation. As he is heared onto a ship, fairly well broken, we see Mal walk by a commanding Alliance officer without really look at him. But we, the audience, will get a good look at the officer.

It is Book.

Cut to a reaction shot of Book as the camera pans back to survay the utter devestation and suffering of the remaining soldiers.

Roll opening credits with full version of song. As the credits roll, we will see a montage of clips from the TV show that will catch eveyone up to date with our story thus far so that even those who have not seen the show will be able to launch right into the mocie fully up tp speed.

Duke

"I'll be in my bunk...."

Good idea, Duke. I'm getting a mental image of it as I read it...
Damn, that's a helluva good idea.

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"BADGER: You think you're better than other people.
MAL: Just the ones I'm better than."
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"MAL: Gotta say, doctor, your talent for alienatin' folk is near miraculous.
SIMON: Yes, I'm very proud."

MANTICHORUS

Wednesday, June 9, 2004 10:44 AM

Actually, going back to that (after hearing Joss sing the theme again), Joss could sing the song himself during the movie. Be on screen doing it and everything. Not a half bad idea.

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"BADGER: You think you're better than other people.
MAL: Just the ones I'm better than."
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"MAL: Gotta say, doctor, your talent for alienatin' folk is near miraculous.
SIMON: Yes, I'm very proud."

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