I really do not understand why McWeeny did not like the score and found it too bombastic.
To single out this (perfectly measured) Desplat-score and never mention all the really bombastic (and not fitting) scores to other films seems very unjust to me.
You know how it is these day with film critics and film scores; if it's in anyway memorable or noticeable, it's automatically over the top, old fashioned, and thus they don't like it.
Had the film been completely panned, the film score would be have mentioned negatively in almost all reviews.
Overall, I loved the last 30 minutes...had some problems with the rest. Desplat's score was serviceable for me, worked OK in the film but had nothing memorable about it thematically.
Overall, I loved the last 30 minutes...had some problems with the rest. Desplat's score was serviceable for me, worked OK in the film but had nothing memorable about it thematically.
Sooooo, pay to see another movie then slip in for the last 30 minutes? Gene Siskel once gave that advice.
The score is bombastic, but its well constructed and doesn't overwhelm. In previous scores, where Desplat used to write action, it sounded too subtle or over the top. I think he got a great balance with this one.
Lokutus is genetically unable to be positive about anything but his autograph collection.
blablabla. Same old bs and personal attacks nobody cares about. Better be quiet if you don't have anything to add to the topic. Welcome to the ignore list.
Just listened to the Amazon samples. Sorry to say but that`s simply another ordinary and not very memorable action score with absolutely no new twist. It probably serves the film but as a stand alone listening experience it didn`t interest me at all. Btw that`s what I already thought of Arnold`s score of Godzilla of 98 in the first place. Since I bought the LLL Godzilla soundtrack which btw was also recorded at Sony I`d much rather save my money and listen to a rather bland action score that I already own instead of paying for yet another predictable action score about the same subject.
Saw the 2014 movie in IMAX 3D today and the film and the Alexandre Desplat score are a lot of fun!
The sound system had Great Quaking Sounds and while exiting the theater, I heard a moviegoer saying the following to his companion: "There was this early 70's movie called "Earthquake" that had shake motion seats". Unfortunately, he didn't mention the John Williams music.
Except for Heisenberg and some nice tributes to King Kong, Jurassic Park and whatever else, it was LARGELY disappointing. The score was fine although where is that damn choir on the CD?!
Except for Heisenberg and some nice tributes to King Kong, Jurassic Park and whatever else, it was LARGELY disappointing. The score was fine although where is that damn choir on the CD?!
Aw, man. They removed the choir?
It would be disappointing if there is no choir on the CD as this post appears to indicate.
The choir is on the album, however there is music in the film that features choir that is not on the album.
My understanding is the for the album, they replaced the live choir with a sampled choir due to SAG costs.
I could be mistaken, but my source on this seems to know what they are talking about.
Ford A. Thaxton
That's strange. The choir sounded pretty much organic, and not like the synth one from New Moon and the leaked Deathly Hallows demos. Anyway, where in Harry Potter and Golden Compass it was terribly mixed under the orchestra, here you can hear it perfectly, with all the layers (other than the second minute of The Wave).