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Np Powder (Jerry Goldsmith)

What a theme. So beautiful and touching it almost hurts. Superb music.

Couldn't agree more.

I can see where you are coming from but if I have to spend my own time and effort to make a score listenable (not including a quick iTunes playlist) then the composer didn't do a very good job at 1) producing the soundtrack or 2) writing good music to begin with. Airbender's presentation is pants but even switching around a few cues or cutting some out doesn't help it's cause. What you have done probably helps with the listening experience to it... which makes up part of the overall grade... but if I have to cut out a majority of the score then how good can it really be overall?

As for Salt... I really enjoyed the album, which is obvious. It kept my attention nicely throughout its playing time so much so that I returned to it almost immediately and played it again. I can't wait to return to it tomorrow!

-Erik-

For me it does since I'm probably only ever going to listen to 'my version'. I think 40 minutes of "worthy" music is pretty good going! Even if the rest of the score isn't as good, that doesn't take anything away from those 40 minutes I've deemed worthy to listen to. I don't think a score should be criticized too heavily for not playing well in its entirety: even if a composer manages to create 10 or 20 minutes of awesome film music amongst 2 hours of score, I still think that's reason to celebrate. Even the original Star Wars scores tend to play better in 1 CD lengths.

I certainly agree the album could have been produced better (hence my edit).

As for Salt, I reckon I heard about 20-30 minutes of music I'd want to listen to again (if I'm in the mood). But even with that in mind, for me, those 20-30 minutes don't even begin to top those 40 minutes from Airbender.

I like that echoing two-note ostinato from Salt quite a lot, I must say.

I love Airbender.

I don't even LIKE the main theme from Star Wars. It annoys me most of the time. And I find Krull's themes completely unmemorable. Conan, doesn't really have a main theme, just a bunch of different prominent melodies. Willow, sure, but it's Horner and that's his style.

I understand where you're coming from and I'm not saying you're wrong, I just don't feel the same about those scores. And it has nothing to do with their age. It's just that, for me, a lot of times when it comes to conveying emotion, less is more.



I will have to look for that the next time I listen to it. Only heard it 2 or 3 times and nothing stood out to me.

The Red Violin - very good score
The Black Stallion Returns - very good score
The Holiday - good score
1492: Conquest of Paradise - laughable as a score but a decent album listen
The Vanishing - Forgettable

NP: The Wind and the Lion (Goldsmith)

Incredible... I love that theme! I'll have to buy the Intrada when my next paycheck comes in...

How can it possibly stand out any more than playing over the title of the film and then during every major plot point?

Er, not at all?

It seems to be more of a musical bridge to the second film than a recap of the themes of the first film. The final scenes of the film ("Flow Like Water") are so musically climactic that I think it actually works better that way. Any more would have been over the top, overwhelming. Same thing with Lady in the Water, the final 10 minutes are so intense (at least musically!) that having the "Ripples in the Water" piece (which, similarly to Airbender, has little importance in the film itself) be the end credits works so much better than further epic-ness would have.

Again, sometimes less is more.

don't listen to me, i'm ridiculously, inappropriately, irrationally biased towards this film

I love the storm music ( can't remember the name of the track? ).

Which, Salt or TLA?

Because M. Night Shyamalan is a soulmate of mine, and consequently I experience his films in a completely different way than "most" people. Beyond that, I don't know if I could successfully answer that question in less than 50,000 words...