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LOG IN Forgot Login? Register General Discussion • Trading Post • Non-Film Score Discussion  Profile • Preferences • Community Rules • Help/Contact • Search Board Search Terms:  Search Within:  topics posts since 2019 2018 posts 2017 posts 2016 posts 2015 posts 2014 posts 2013 posts 2012 posts 2011 posts 2010 posts 2009 posts 2008 posts 2007 posts 2006 posts 2005 posts 2004 posts 2003 posts 2002 posts 2001 posts 2000 posts users  search tips  You must log in or register to post.   Go to page:  1 2 3 4      General Discussion: When the songs were better than the score    FIRST   PRIOR   1 2 3 4    NEXT   LAST   Last Post   Posted:   Jul 14, 2014 - 7:57 AM     By:   other tallguy   (Member) One that leaps out immediately: "Labyrinth". Just great David Bowie song after song, meanwhile I can't think of a single cue that stood out for me (except maybe that breif, although unreleased, piece at the end when she tells him he has no power over her) from Trevor Jones' dated [in a no-so-good way] synth score. I'm calling Labyrinth a draw. I can't imagine the film without either. And I like the 80's sound!    Posted:   Jul 14, 2014 - 8:00 AM     By:   First Breath   (Member) Rocky 4 Yikes, no! The score is amazing, some of the songs are good too, like Hearts On Fire and No Easy Way Out, but also some stinkers among the songs IMO.    Posted:   Jul 14, 2014 - 8:04 AM     By:   First Breath   (Member) THE INCRDIBLE SHRINKING MAN-80- Not much of a score but I loved that end theme song by SUZANNE CIANI, GALAXY GLUE. You mean The Incredible Shrinking Woman. I haven't seen or heard it, but I applaud Joel Schumacher for hiring Suzanne Ciani to do the score. She released some great albums on Private Music later in her career.    Posted:   Jul 14, 2014 - 9:22 AM     By:   PhiladelphiaSon   (Member) I pretty much hate films where they use songs to underscore scenes, rather than an orchestral score. The only example of a film where a song was better than the score, imo, is the film THE ODESSA FILE. Main Title is accompanied by "Christmas Dream", which is far better than the horrendous underscore that follows.    Posted:   Jul 14, 2014 - 9:43 AM     By:   Thomas   (Member) 'Apocalypse Now' is mainly remembered for the use of Wagner and The Doors music. How much original score was in that?    Posted:   Jul 14, 2014 - 9:46 AM     By:   Freejack   (Member) About every Michael Mann film.    Posted:   Jul 14, 2014 - 9:55 AM     By:   dan the man   (Member) TO FIRST BREATH-I stand corrected, meant WOMAN, been change.    Posted:   Jul 14, 2014 - 9:55 AM     By:   johnbijl   (Member) About every Michael Mann film. Heat is an exception. And one new entry: The Lost Boys. Thomas Newman's score has it's moments, though most of the cool moments are related to Gerard McMann's excellent tone-setting song Cry Little Sister. (A dutch DJ once declared it The Song Of The Century, but alas, that was last century.) The soundtrack has even more cool songs, but they're mostly diegetic and their influence on the film is marginal. I love that album!    Posted:   Jul 14, 2014 - 10:00 AM     By:   dan the man   (Member) CIRCUS OF HORRORS-60 -Score by Frank Reizenstein was effective, but somehow the song LOOK FOR A STAR, really worked perfect for the film and just became a classic.    Posted:   Jul 14, 2014 - 11:12 AM     By:   dan the man   (Member) Some of the Henry Mancini scores , could be neck to neck or the songs were more memorable then the instrumentations. While I really liked HENRY'S opening theme from THE PARTY-68- I loved both the vocal version of LITTLE TOO LOSE, by MS LONGET and the CHORUS version during the end. There are plenty other examples from HENRY'S film's.    Posted:   Jul 14, 2014 - 11:13 AM     By:   dan the man   (Member) Some of the Henry Mancini scores , could be neck to neck or the songs were more memorable then the instrumentations. While I really liked HENRY'S opening theme from THE PARTY-68- I loved both the vocal version of LITTLE TOO LOSE, by MS LONGET and the CHORUS version during the end. There are plenty other examples from HENRY'S film's.    Posted:   Jul 14, 2014 - 11:51 AM     By:   MusicMad   (Member) I pretty much hate films where they use songs to underscore scenes, rather than an orchestral score. The only example of a film where a song was better than the score, imo, is the film THE ODESSA FILE. Main Title is accompanied by "Christmas Dream", which is far better than the horrendous underscore that follows. I can't agree with the general statement as I'm sure there are many good examples of vocal underscoring ... ... but I do agree 100% re: The Odessa File ... a truly abysmal score, especially for such a mainstream film. Mitch    Posted:   Jul 14, 2014 - 11:52 AM     By:   MusicMad   (Member) Skyfall. Agreed ... ... and I don't think that much of the song (especially after the half-way mark!) Mitch    Posted:   Jul 14, 2014 - 12:08 PM     By:   Timmer   (Member) Skyfall. Agreed ... ... and I don't think that much of the song (especially after the half-way mark!) Mitch I agree too but I do like the song, including after the half way mark.    Posted:   Jul 14, 2014 - 12:10 PM     By:   Timmer   (Member) CIRCUS OF HORRORS-60 -Score by Frank Reizenstein was effective, but somehow the song LOOK FOR A STAR, really worked perfect for the film and just became a classic. The song was written by Tony Hatch who wrote many songs and TV themes including one of my favourites for The Champions. ( more "infamously" he wrote the theme to Aussie soap Neighbours )    Posted:   Jul 14, 2014 - 12:54 PM     By:   dbrooks   (Member) What about Last Action Hero? Pretty good songs from AC/DC and Megadeth.    Posted:   Jul 14, 2014 - 1:03 PM     By:   First Breath   (Member) About every Michael Mann film. ??? Care to elaborate? Thief - no songs The Keep - no songs Manhunter - score better than songs LA Takedown - only 1 song, not better than score Last Of The Mohicans - Clannad song possibly better than score Heat - songs better The Insider - good songs, but quite good score too Ali - bad songs Collateral - songs not better than score Miami Vice film - score just as good as songs Public Enemies - ? So then, Last Of The Mohicans, Heat, and possibly The Insider has better songs than score. IMHO.    Posted:   Jul 14, 2014 - 1:07 PM     By:   mstrox   (Member) Yellow Submarine    Posted:   Jul 14, 2014 - 1:13 PM     By:   dan the man   (Member) TO FIRST BREATH- you really felt the song from LAST OF THE MOHICANS was better then the score?TO EACH ONE'S OWN.    Posted:   Jul 14, 2014 - 1:16 PM     By:   dan the man   (Member) STANLEY-72- Not much of a score but I liked the songs in it.     General Discussion: When the songs were better than the score    << < 1 2 3 4  > >>  Go to page:  1 2 3 4   First Post    General Discussion • Trading Post • Non-Film Score Discussion  Profile • Preferences • Community Rules • Help/Contact • Search Board You must log in or register to post.   Go to page:  1 2 3 4

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