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| Other Modern Composers.; Show some love for the under-appreciated | |
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| Topic Started: Sep 11 2007, 05:11 AM (261 Views) | |
| will_k_williams | Sep 11 2007, 05:11 AM Post #1 |
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I was re-reading Wolf's film composers poll and I desperately felt the need to post this. Of course there are the giants like John Williams, John Barry, Hanz Zimmer and Danny Elfman but there are so many other composers out there who just don't get the exposure and the glory they should. Today I've been listening to some of Michael Nyman's work. He's delightfully mad and his music is easily recognisable as any good composer's should be. Everyone knows his score from The Piano but there are some really wonderful tracks from other, more obscure films that really should be appreciated more. Nyman's genius, however, is just a courteous, honourable mention as there's another reason I had to post this: I've been listening to a track from the Plunkett and MacLeane soundtrack by Craig Armstrong and it's called Escape. Not a great many people saw Plunkett and MacLeane when it came out, even less liked it and I think most people were too busy thinking about how the music wasn't quite right for a costume drama to revel in the sheer brilliance of it. I'm currently listening to it for the fifth time in a row and I'm still getting goosebumps. This is, without a doubt, my favourite composition from a film in the last decade and I haven't had this feeling from a piece of music since the lacrimosa from Mozart's Requiem. Of course talking about music is fairly pointless if you can't hear it so I tracked it down on Youtube. The quality isn't brilliant and it takes a while to buffer but bear with it. You can also totally ignore the video as it's the music that's the star. Technically this is two tracks; Hanging followed by Escape. Either way, I need to buy this soundtrack. Craig Armstrong - Escape. Share some love for the brilliant but virtually unknown. Will |
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| Explosive Calm | Sep 11 2007, 04:04 PM Post #2 |
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I remember Plunkett and Macleane, only just though, it doesn't seem to be liked enough to be on TV too much so I only saw it the one, but I must have liked it enough to remember it.
 Lately I've been listening to a lot of movie music on the AIM radio thing, and as much as I haven't seen the film I've loved what I've heard of the music from The Fountain, one track standing out, which unfortunately I could only find attached to an Afro Samurai video, as much as I like that cartoon it is a little on the violent side in places, so: You have been WARNED before clicking.  Which does also remind me, Clint Mansell, the composer of that, I loved the theme to Requiem For a Dream which he also did, which is one of my favourite pieces, although maybe blown away by the big Lord of the Rings trailer version, which I like even more, which... yep, I can find that: Link There's not a lot coming to mind instantly not played by the bigger guys, some of my fabourite movie music is from Japanese films, Battle Royale and Internal Affairs, and both I have found music in... places... to listen to whenever I want to. 
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| will_k_williams | Sep 12 2007, 12:47 AM Post #3 |
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Thank you! Thank you so much, I've been wanting to know what that music was for weeks. Basically that theme (and the one I posted earlier) is used frequently in Top Gear and it just sounds superb and makes such an impact that whatever's on screen at the time just looks epic and amazing. I never got around to watching Requiem for a Dream as, let's face it, it looks a little heavy going but now I think I'll have to. It's a shame that there are so many great composers out there who remain unheralded when they create such masterpieces. Will |
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| Explosive Calm | Sep 12 2007, 01:10 PM Post #4 |
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That's ok, and it does seem to be a little overused with trailers and stuff, but it's such a good piece of music it's hard to mind it, shame I had to click through so many versions to find the whole one, people just seem to like the dramatic part and cut all the build up out. <_< Oh, Requiem For A Dream is quite possibly the most depressing film I've ever seen, it's good, and does have good music, but maybe not one to watch any more than once, unless a person likes to remain depressed, then sure, why not? 
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| Eyemcool76 | Nov 9 2007, 01:05 AM Post #5 |
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That's ironic. Some of my friends at school were just telling me how much they loved the music from the Fountain and Requiem for a Dream. I didnt realize they were from the same composer. You know who's a cool composer? Victor Lopez. He's one of those guys who writes a bunch of high school and college band music. So I dont think anyone's ever heard of him. But the songs I've heard by him are pretty awesome, not corny and cliche like most composers who only compose for school bands. |
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| will_k_williams | Nov 9 2007, 01:48 PM Post #6 |
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How is that in any way ironic? I believe the term you are looking for is 'a coincidence'. Will |
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