MARCO BELTRAMI

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I thought that was common knowledge!

-Erik-

Normand Corbeil scored the pilot, so you'll not be hearing Beltrami.

I want to hear your view?

Marco Beltrami to score The Thing prequel and Scream 4

http://filmmusicreporter.wordpress.com/ … g-prequel/

I hope so, it'd be fun. But this happens so rarely these days, as most modern horror / thriller flicks and remakes in general couldn't be any more far from the originals.

Yeah, that's true in this case, with Beltrami. But won't he go for the trademarked aggressive yet rhythmic percussion instead? We'll see.

I'm not so sure. Depends on what the storyline is. Morricone's bleakness - even with the rhythmic synths - fitted the bleakness of the location (and the men's predicament?) well. I'm not sure that Beltrami's aggressiveness would be appropriate for this.

As a film score, it works fine. But as a listening experience, it's about as pleasing as ripping your tongue from a frozen metal rod.

Nor me. It's one of the most enjoyable listening experiences. I do admit that not every track "does it" for me. But there are some cues that are just wonderful: both musically to listen to but also wonderful in the way that Morricone can elicit a response in me through his music. I can listen to some of the desolate cues in the heat of a summer's day surrounded by people and listening to Morricone's music I can feel so alone and freezing cold!!

I think that's everything to do with it.

Varese are releasing a score only album.

http://www.varesesarabande.com/servlet/ … m-4/Detail

During a futile search for Soul Surfer, I found this, from last year. Never even heard of it. What's it like?

The film is forgettable (literally...I saw it a few months ago and can't remember much of it), but Beltrami is - as usual - good in horror mode. Some "delicious darkness" here and there. But plenty of stingers and stuff too, which doesn't really make for good listening.

Varese CD Club Releases are out

SCREAM: The Deluxe Edition
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Music Composed by Marco Beltrami
Limited Edition of 2000 copies

The smash hit that transformed the horror genre was also responsible for introducing one of the most exciting composers to debut in the 1990s!

Back in 1998 Marco Beltrami's expansive Scream score was forced to share a 30-minute CD with the composer's sequel score from Scream 2. It was certainly better than having it never be released at all but the album was missing a lot of music. Finally, 15 years after the film was first released and coinciding with the release of the fourth film in the franchise, a proper Scream release featuring over 60 minutes of music is at last available.

After a series of mysterious deaths, an offbeat group of friends get caught up in a lively mix of thrills and chills! Wes Craven directed a cast that included Drew Barrymore, Courtney Cox, Neve Campbell, Skeet Ulrich and David Arquette.

Price: $19.98
Catalog #: VCL 0511 1120

1. Dimension Logo (:19)
2. The Cue From Hell (10:32)
3. Trouble In Woodsboro (1:57)
4. Sid’s House (1:12)
5. Red Herring (2:17)
6. Killer Calls Sidney (2:57)
7. Chasing Sidney (1:29)
8. Cell Phone (1:01)
9. Backdoor Gail (:49)
10. Schoolyard 2 (1:16)
11. Sid’s Doubt (1:27)
12. Bathroom (3:03)
13. Mr. Himbry Gets It (2:15)
14. Sheriff and Dewey (1:25)
15. Tatum’s Torture (3:02)
16. Sidney Wants It (3:11)
17. Dewey and Gail (1:56)
18. Off To See Himbry (:47)
19. Killer Stabs Billy (2:49)
20. Randy Almost Gets It
Composed by Christophe Beck (2:37)
21. Gail Crashes The Van (1:48)
22. They’re Crazy (9:49)
23. Sid Stabs Billy (4:26)
24. Billy’s Back (1:15)
25. End Credits (1:45)

I'm also torn. I have the Varese combo already but I'm not sure I'd gain anything by having this expanded version of Scream. I already have expanded treatments of Scream 2 and Scream 3 and from the clips I wasn't too enthused by what I heard for Scream 4.