ALAN SILVESTRI

I didn't say that Silvestri can't write a theme... the Captain America theme is BRILLIANT. It's just that everything else surrounding it stunk!

-Erik-

He means, it does quite the reverse of helping the score.
So it harms the score.
So he probably doesn't like it.

Sorry, I admit that was confusing!

That's certainly different to each. I can instantly recall at least 2 themes from Beowulf, and last time I heard them was approximately 2 years ago. I know I loved the score to Cast Away, but it's not a melody I can fully recall now (only fragments, vaguely. I would recognize it, though).

Oh, I think it's up there. The issue, like you said, is the application of theme through out the score which is horrendous!

-Erik-

Somebody please take that fake drum set and loops away from Silvestri please!!!

No. I am saying that whilst i was bombarding my neighbors with the excellent Avengers Ensemble main theme last night, the ridiculous 80's Casio keyboards' set came in and they started pointing and laughing at me. Thank you Mr.Silvestri.

And to think that back in the day he used a top percussionist ( can't remember his name but he played with modern jazz band Weather Report who were renowened for only using the very best musicians ) for the likes of PREDATOR 2.

Interview with Silvestri, primarily about The Avengers:

http://www.hollywood.com/content/news_d … p;dir=next

I love what he says about temp tracks: "It’s like a hammer. In the hands of a craftsman, it’s an instrument of great beauty and creativity. In the hands of a homicidal maniac, it’s a weapon of death."

Flight

Zemeckis, planes, Denzel Washington, Silvestri.

Sold!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnVNNR6CEOE

Yes, a return for Zemeckis to live action filming and here's hoping the film will be another classy example of his obvious talent. Love the man's films, Contact being one that is very special to me.

I have a good guess Silvestri will feel inspired for once, after all the boring crap for other directors he has done lately.

must say, another quality like trailer
looks awesome

I love Zemeckis motion capture stuff. And you can't deny that most of Silvestri's best scores in the past decade were for Zemeckis motion capture stuff. When was the last time he wrote themes as moving as those in Beowulf for a live action film?

It's a bit harsh when saying that animation such as The Polar Express or Beowulf look like garbage, when the technology was still in its infancy. Besides they films still look the business and sometimes the animation may be a bit off, but sometimes is so downright real I'm still amazed by it: Beowulf being the prime example. The Polar Express is a wonderful film because it's a real heartfelt story told by a great storyteller, and the technique of performance capture (not motion capture with these films) is just another way of telling that story. It has the best Silvestri score from the past decade IMO.

With the motion capture animated stuff, I forgive the little problems with the character animation and eyes because the medium allows the artists to create rich, lush, complex sets and set pieces that would be more or less impossible in the real world. Like the "journey of the ticket" or the roller coaster train in Polar Express (or the whole North Pole section!), like the final battle in Beowulf, those scenes could never be done in a live action film. They violate both the laws of physics and the laws of "how much cool stuff it is economically feasible for me to stuff into this set?" (only in Lord of the Rings do I remember seeing such convincingly lush fantasy sets as you see in the Zemeckis animated films, and those were pretty darn expensive). Its like watching someone's dream, and that's why I love it.