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Gave it a listen today on Spotify, and damn... what a fine score! Beltrami's best in some time. Even though he had a busy year in 2013 and thought most of his output was somewhat disappointing (especially Wolverine and Carrie).
But The Giver is great, nice to hear a more lyrical score by Beltrami. With this one he proves ones again that he's one of most talented composers of this time
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Aren't the first notes from the choir in 'Main Titles' a nod to 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' ? :-p
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Gave it a listen today on Spotify, and damn... what a fine score! Beltrami's best in some time. Even though he had a busy year in 2013 and thought most of his output was somewhat disappointing (especially Wolverine and Carrie).
The Wolverine disappointing? I'm glad we heard different soundtracks because I felt that score was one of his most engaging and adventurous.
I think my expectations were a bit too high. I was hoping for something that was as kick-ass as Blade II. Maybe I should give it another spin
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Aug 17, 2014 - 7:04 AM
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DeputyRiley
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The Giver isn't a bad score but I found his themes to be a bit too simplistic and lacking in originality. Sure he wrote and used a couple of different themes here but they were not really memorable. There are so many more beautiful scores from other composers that even though this might be some of Beltrami's best work it still pales in comparison.
Out of curiosity, did you listen to the entire commercially released score, or hear the music in the film?
is there a difference?
Is there a difference between the commercially released score and the score as heard in the film? About 35 minutes of music worth of difference, yes. Not to mention seeing how the music plays with image and narrative. The music on the album is of course the same music that's in the film. But that wasn't the point of my question to sirusjr.
I was curious if sirusjr was determining his opinion based on a solid and fair appreciation of the commercial album or music as heard in film, or merely based on samples available on various websites. For all I know he listened to the entire album, I was just wondering if he did.
Maybe I phrased my question insufficiently. Instead of saying "Out of curiosity, did you listen to the entire commercially released score, or hear the music in the film?" I should have asked "Out of curiosity, did you listen to the entire commercially released score or hear the music in the film, or did you listen to available samples from the score?"
I'm not jumping to conclusions as to what sirusjr is basing his opinion on, that's why I asked him, and out of curiosity. However, a lot of people on this site feel they can judge the merits and quality of a score outright based on 30-60 second samples, and since I disagreed with sirusjr's take on Beltrami's score for The Giver I thought I'd follow up on his post.
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I can't help but think of that end thematic statement from JNH's THE SIXTH SENSE (last but of "Malcolm is Dead" - spoiler alert) when I listen to this. Nice score, though.
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I'm surprised nobody mentioned the similarity to Giacchino's Lost yet; probably the temp music?
It was not. Beltrami provided the director, Phillip Noyce, with some early music and themes while the film was still shooting. Jeff Bridges reportedly even listened this music while making the film.
Having said that, I hear absolutely zero similaraties between The Giver and Lost! Examples?
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