This is the one that comes immediately to mind -- John Williams' most shining moment?
This is the type of scene film music was invented for. Williams scored it perfectly here. Creating pace and humor. Imagine the same scene with some dramatic brass from John Barry.
speaking of John Williams, here's a scene from Heartbeeps
Did Williams write the Disco music too?
OMG! Never realized that Crimebuster was the (recycled) alien probe from the Six Million Dollar Man!
Guess it would have helped if I had actually seen the movie. :-)
Say what you will though, that Crimebuster theme is a pretty catchy tune which just goes to show that a talented composer can make the best of a truly bad situation.
And at no point did anyone - actors, the director, producers, crew members - stand up and say 'okay, is this scene really necessary, and if it is, do we really need everyone to be dressed like friggin' teddy bears?!'. It's like "The Emperor's New Clothes'. It's almost a wonder Connery didn't quit acting sooner.
As for, if not a ludicrous scene, then certainly a painful one: in the uneven but entertaining remake of THE VANISHING, Rita (Nancy Travis, doing her best) is trying to figure out the password to Jeff's computer. Pretty bland, then she gets in and reads through an incredibly inane children's book before scrolling down to see a message from Jeff to Diane (and why would he even write that if he was the only one to see it?).
Proving that his middle name may well have been 'professional', Jerry Goldsmith gave the scene weight through his beautifully tense music. (Overall, it's a very underrated score.)
For sheer directorial incompetence, nothing beats Steven Spielberg's Amistad.
In perhaps the most tragically inept scene in cinema history, a bunch of black slaves in captivity find a Bible that none of them can read but yet somehow work out the story and are touched by the love of Jesus. Williams scored it like it was a profound moment in cinema history which only made it even more ridiculous.
For sheer directorial incompetence, nothing beats Steven Spielberg's Amistad.
In perhaps the most tragically inept scene in cinema history, a bunch of black slaves in captivity find a Bible that none of them can read but yet somehow work out the story and are touched by the love of Jesus. Williams scored it like it was a profound moment in cinema history which only made it even more ridiculous.
I like it. Now if Cinque started wrestling with Anthony Hopkins (as John Quincy Adams) in a Jock Strap, I might agree with you.
For sheer directorial incompetence, nothing beats Steven Spielberg's Amistad.
In perhaps the most tragically inept scene in cinema history, a bunch of black slaves in captivity find a Bible that none of them can read but yet somehow work out the story and are touched by the love of Jesus. Williams scored it like it was a profound moment in cinema history which only made it even more ridiculous.
That feel-good stuff is intended for the majority of Spielberg's audience, who gobble up all that hokum. I always thought that Spielberg made movies for his father's generation. Though to be fair--I guess--the slaves are in a church and it's an illustrated Bible (hooray for "graphic sequential art"!), so I sort of understand what was intended, but it does enter eye rolling territory. Gotta love the Djimon Hounsou character's token skepticism, though.
