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TORN MUSIC (a book on rejected scores)

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  1. For over a year now I've had to play hush, hush on it, but it's finally out.

    Torn Music (Hubai), the first book specifically on rejected scores, is for sale. It goes into details on the films and rejected scores of select titles. Within each, it also brings up relevent other rejected scores -- in fact, there are about 25 or more titles I didn't even know about.

    I was asked to review the book, and accepted, marking my breif return to reviewing on MainTitles. Expect the review in about a week.

    Yours truly is name/or website can be found over 13 times in the book.


    RejectedFilmScores.150m.com/list.html
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  2. I ordered this last week and am waiting for it to arrive. Looking forward to reading a film music book with a different angle to it.
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      CommentAuthorThor
    • CommentTimeMay 6th 2012
    These things don't interest me much, but that must surely be treat for you, Justin. Right up your alley.
    I am extremely serious.
  4. If it's an insight into that thing we rarely glimpse, the dramaturgic reasons for rejection ('Harvey felt this type of score made the film too ________, particularly in the scene of character X's redemption'), it would be a valuable text. Otherwise, you'd have to think there's more essential books still to be written on the subject of music that IS used. (There are still very few books on the process of score development, that take you through that creative process.)
    A butterfly thinks therefore I am
  5. Stop the presses! OH MY GOD! Thor's not interested in things!

    DEAR DIARY!!!
    The views and opinions of Ford A. Thaxton are his own and do not necessarily reflect the ones of ANYONE else.
    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeMay 7th 2012
    I look forward to hearing a review.
    On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt
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      CommentAuthorThor
    • CommentTimeMay 7th 2012
    franz_conrad wrote
    If it's an insight into that thing we rarely glimpse, the dramaturgic reasons for rejection ('Harvey felt this type of score made the film too ________, particularly in the scene of character X's redemption'), it would be a valuable text. Otherwise, you'd have to think there's more essential books still to be written on the subject of music that IS used. (There are still very few books on the process of score development, that take you through that creative process.)


    Agreed!
    I am extremely serious.
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      CommentAuthorBregt
    • CommentTimeMay 7th 2012
    Well done on being a source for the book. Happy that you'll review the book. A pity you won't review anything else anymore. Looking forward to it!
    Kazoo
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      CommentAuthorSouthall
    • CommentTimeMay 7th 2012
    I think it could be quite interesting, as long as it focuses on scores rejected for genuine artistic reasons (2001, Chinatown et al) and looks at what that music didn't give the filmmakers as opposed to whatever it was they did find in the final music.

    If it's just about the ones rejected because studios are panicking due to poor test screenings then it's hard to know exactly what could be said that's interesting, since the replacement score is usually very similar in concept and execution to the one it replaces. I dare say mention will be made of Troy and Timeline, for instance, but Horner and Tyler respectively took pretty much the same approach as Yared and Goldsmith had done, so what could really be said about that?
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  10. My review will address your concerns, Southall.
    The views and opinions of Ford A. Thaxton are his own and do not necessarily reflect the ones of ANYONE else.
  11. I think he was rather hoping the book itself would address those. wink
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  12. But it won't if he doesn't have it. wink
    The views and opinions of Ford A. Thaxton are his own and do not necessarily reflect the ones of ANYONE else.
  13. Just had an email from Amazon concerning the book TORN MUSIC:

    "We regret to inform you that we have been unable to source the [book]...Our supplier has informed us that this item is no longer available. This item has now been cancelled from your order."

    So my order has been rejected? How appropriate!
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  14. I may have to look for an alternate source...
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  15. Not sure what's up, but you can always try ordering straight from the publisher:

    http://www.silmanjamespress.com/shop/pc … oduct=3480
    The views and opinions of Ford A. Thaxton are his own and do not necessarily reflect the ones of ANYONE else.
  16. Cheers Justin. I found a "marketplace" seller.
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      CommentAuthorsdtom
    • CommentTimeMay 12th 2012
    This could be a welcome addition to the library.
    Tom
    listen to more classical music!
  18. It is. I also have another very good fil mscore book to suggest, if anybody is interested.

    Should have the review turned in about Sunday night.
    The views and opinions of Ford A. Thaxton are his own and do not necessarily reflect the ones of ANYONE else.
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      CommentAuthorsdtom
    • CommentTimeMay 12th 2012
    Will look forward to reading it.
    Tom
    listen to more classical music!
    • CommentAuthorJoep
    • CommentTimeMay 12th 2012
    That took a while! I remember the writer asked me to shed some light on some (Dutch) rejected scores and things unknown to him. Justin, was any of that included?
  21. I'm in the process of giving the book a thorough read to make sure the review is representative of the book, but so far it's almost exclusively U.S. rejected scores, U.S. rescores. But there is decent amount, thus far, of films being rescored overseas.

    I do know some original chapters were replaced with others, as information, and new rejected scores came to light when I would discover them on my site, or via his own research, some not everything got in. If the Dutch stuff isn't, it might have gotten nixed.


    It's very informative. Hell, I'm learning things. It's crazy how sometimes a film will get a new score in multiple different countries. Or even entire TV series will be rescored overseas. Though not covered in the book, "CHiPs", for example, was rescored in another country (I think it was China or Japan) and oddly enough -- as I recall -- that got a CD release before FSM made Volume 1.
    The views and opinions of Ford A. Thaxton are his own and do not necessarily reflect the ones of ANYONE else.
  22. FalkirkBairn wrote
    Cheers Justin. I found a "marketplace" seller.

    And now they have just cancelled my book order - 'out of stock'.
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  23. I'll e-mail the author and find out what's happening here.
    The views and opinions of Ford A. Thaxton are his own and do not necessarily reflect the ones of ANYONE else.
  24. Okay, he replied -- not sure what is going on. The publisher isn't showing any problems, the book is doing well.

    Did you order Amazon UK? Try the regular U.S. versiopn. Try alternative purchasers like Books-A-Million, Barnes & Noble, the publisher I linked above, etc.

    http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/torn-mu … 3j9Rq2QBwA

    http://www.booksamillion.com/product/9781935247050
    The views and opinions of Ford A. Thaxton are his own and do not necessarily reflect the ones of ANYONE else.
  25. Thanks Justin. I will chase up other sellers.
    The views expressed in this post are entirely my own and do not reflect the opinions of maintitles.net, or for that matter, anyone else. http://www.racksandtags.com/falkirkbairn
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      CommentAuthorsdtom
    • CommentTimeMay 19th 2012
    I'm going to wait for both Justin and Alan before I commit.
    Tom
    listen to more classical music!
  27. I have given up on trying to get a copy for the time being.
    The views expressed in this post are entirely my own and do not reflect the opinions of maintitles.net, or for that matter, anyone else. http://www.racksandtags.com/falkirkbairn
  28. Did all those sites cancel your order? Odd if so.

    Did you try ordering from the publisher, as I linked above?
    The views and opinions of Ford A. Thaxton are his own and do not necessarily reflect the ones of ANYONE else.
  29. I have only tried Amazon UK and one of the marketplace sellers so far. Will try again somewhere else at some point.
    The views expressed in this post are entirely my own and do not reflect the opinions of maintitles.net, or for that matter, anyone else. http://www.racksandtags.com/falkirkbairn
  30. It must be that "No sale to FalkirkBairn" order we secretly sent out. ;-)
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