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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      General Discussion: It Follows (Disasterpeace)     1 2 3    NEXT   LAST   Last Post   Posted:   Feb 10, 2015 - 1:14 AM     By:   Thor   (Member) So, here is -- simply said -- the best horror film I've seen in years, and my current no. 1 of the year regardless of genre. It premiered at festivals last year, but is getting normal distribution in 2015. It premieres in Norway in April, but I saw it at a festival a few weeks ago. On the one hand, David Robert Mitchell's film clearly references 80s stylings in terms of narrative, on the other hand there's something "Japanese" about it, on the third(!) hand, there's something truly original about a 'sticky' spirit following the protagonists around and the non-traditional way it's shown. The atmosphere is simply unbelieveable. The music is by Rich Vreeland, better known under his pseudonym Disasterpeace. It's a synth score clearly referencing the minimalism of John Carpenter and Tangerine Dream, but also with some weird sonorities - a sizzling kind of presence that jitters the nerves without being grating. Truly fascinating. The soundtrack was released digitally on February 2nd, and will get a vinyl release on Milan on April 7th. Heartily recommended -- and I hope we can get some discussion going once it's doing its rounds in cinemas around the world.    Posted:   Feb 10, 2015 - 8:50 AM     By:   joan hue   (Member) You've peaked my interest, Thor. I love a real scary movie. Too often so called scary movies are not scare-fests; instead, they are just gore-fests. I want a movie that makes me jump, close my eyes or plug my ears instead of gagging me. Looking forward to seeing a frightening movie.    Posted:   Feb 10, 2015 - 8:55 AM     By:   Thor   (Member) You've peaked my interest, Thor. I love a real scary movie. Too often so called scary movies are not scare-fests; instead, they are just gore-fests. I want a movie that makes me jump, close my eyes or plug my ears instead of gagging me. Looking forward to seeing a frightening movie. This is definitely it, Joan! No gore here. It's all psychological. No wonder it got so many raves at Cannes last year.    Posted:   Feb 10, 2015 - 9:34 AM     By:   Sean Nethery   (Member) Thor, thanks for bringing my attention to Disasterpeace. I've just started listening to another of his albums - Rise of the Obsidian Interstellar (wotta title!). Wonderful electronic music. I've been growing away from horror for some years now, but this is more intriguing to me, just because of the music.    Posted:   Feb 10, 2015 - 9:49 AM     By:   jkannry   (Member) So, here is -- simply said -- the best horror film I've seen in years, and my current no. 1 of the year regardless of genre. It premiered at festivals last year, but is getting normal distribution in 2015. It premieres in Norway in April, but I saw it at a festival a few weeks ago. On the one hand, David Robert Mitchell's film clearly references 80s stylings in terms of narrative, on the other hand there's something "Japanese" about it, on the third(!) hand, there's something truly original about a 'sticky' spirit following the protagonists around and the non-traditional way it's shown. The atmosphere is simply unbelieveable. The music is by Rich Vreeland, better known under his pseudonym Disasterpeace. It's a synth score clearly referencing the minimalism of John Carpenter and Tangerine Dream, but also with some weird sonorities - a sizzling kind of presence that jitters the nerves without being grating. Truly fascinating. The soundtrack was released digitally on February 2nd, and will get a vinyl release on Milan on April 7th. Heartily recommended -- and I hope we can get some discussion going once it's doing its rounds in cinemas around the world. Digitall where? cant find it on itunes    Posted:   Feb 10, 2015 - 9:58 AM     By:   MikeP   (Member) Digitall where? cant find it on itunes Apparently it is only available outside the US as a digital release, but Milan seems to be working on a wider release album. http://exclaim.ca/Music/article/disasterpeaces_it_follows_soundtrack_set_for_release    Posted:   Feb 10, 2015 - 10:01 AM     By:   Thor   (Member) Digitall where? cant find it on itunes Apparently it is only available outside the US as a digital release, but Milan seems to be working on a wider release album. http://exclaim.ca/Music/article/disasterpeaces_it_follows_soundtrack_set_for_release Hmmm....have you tried Spotify? If not, it may indeed seem like it's for our territories, and not yours. Milan's release on April 7 is an LP. I'm not aware of any other release by them, whether CD or otherwise.    Posted:   Feb 10, 2015 - 12:24 PM     By:   Sean Nethery   (Member) I found the soundtrack on Youtube - individual tracks and full score.    Posted:   Feb 11, 2015 - 4:27 AM     By:   KTK   (Member) >>Digitall where? cant find it on iTunes Try Amazon.    Posted:   Feb 11, 2015 - 6:31 AM     By:   The Thing   (Member) It comes to something when a company can't even offer its product to everyone who wants it. Digital (with terrestrial restrictions that needs additional "we're working on it" effort put in), or Vinyl which is only going to be applicable to a few old-school audiophiles. If only there was a standard product that was still useful to anyone who wanted it, which believe it or not, people could also make their own digital copy from...    Posted:   Feb 11, 2015 - 6:31 AM     By:   The Thing   (Member) duplicate post    Posted:   Feb 11, 2015 - 10:58 AM     By:   KTK   (Member) I like your thinking, The Thing! ... it could be small, portable, fit easily on shelves... the packaging could allow for informational materials to be included... It might even be possible to store content metadata in centralized databases for all to access... If only there was such a medium.    Posted:   Feb 12, 2015 - 12:36 AM     By:   Mr. Popular   (Member) So, here is -- simply said -- the best horror film I've seen in years, and my current no. 1 of the year regardless of genre. It premiered at festivals last year, but is getting normal distribution in 2015. It premieres in Norway in April, but I saw it at a festival a few weeks ago. On the one hand, David Robert Mitchell's film clearly references 80s stylings in terms of narrative, on the other hand there's something "Japanese" about it, on the third(!) hand, there's something truly original about a 'sticky' spirit following the protagonists around and the non-traditional way it's shown. The atmosphere is simply unbelieveable. The music is by Rich Vreeland, better known under his pseudonym Disasterpeace. It's a synth score clearly referencing the minimalism of John Carpenter and Tangerine Dream, but also with some weird sonorities - a sizzling kind of presence that jitters the nerves without being grating. Truly fascinating. The soundtrack was released digitally on February 2nd, and will get a vinyl release on Milan on April 7th. Heartily recommended -- and I hope we can get some discussion going once it's doing its rounds in cinemas around the world. Agreed with Thor. Also pay attention to the great score by Steve Moore who nailed the Carpenter / TD sound for the score to The Guest. Some very good times for those of us who grew up loving the electronic geniuses from the 80s.    Posted:   Feb 12, 2015 - 2:28 AM     By:   Thor   (Member) Agreed with Thor. Also pay attention to the great score by Steve Moore who nailed the Carpenter / TD sound for the score to The Guest. Agreed. THE GUEST was my third favourite score of last year! I'm looking forward to the score release.    Posted:   Feb 20, 2015 - 6:16 AM     By:   Hurdy Gurdy   (Member) This was the Odeon's Screen Unseen film this week. The clues leading up to the showing pretty much gave it away. Since my tolerance of horror films these days is at an all time low, I swerved it but a girl in work went to see it and she claimed it was truly awful. Dull, boring, laughable and definitely NOT scary. She also showed me the post-twitter meltdown reaction with many folks walking out of the showings and demanding their money back (the showings only cost a fiver and the whole point is you take a chance on the film, so I don't get that bit at all). The film critics and magazines are falling over themselves to herald this film. I wonder if we have another Babadook!    Posted:   Feb 20, 2015 - 6:20 AM     By:   Thor   (Member) This was the Odeon's Screen Unseen film this week. The clues leading up to the showing pretty much gave it away. Since my tolerance of horror films these days is at an all time low, I swerved it but a girl in work went to see it and she claimed it was truly awful. Dull, boring, laughable and definitely NOT scary. She also showed me the post-twitter meltdown reaction with many folks walking out of the showings and demanding their money back (the showings only cost a fiver and the whole point is you take a chance on the film, so I don't get that bit at all). The film critics and magazines are falling over themselves to herald this film. I wonder if we have another Babadook! I did NOT like BABADOOK and have no idea what people saw in that. Generic, unscary stuff. But IT FOLLOWS, on the other hand, is pure brilliance. It manages to be pastiche of 80s horror films while at the same having a contemporary sensibility. But what may put people off is that it has elements of an 'arthouse aesthetic' -- even though the story is fairly straightforward. I hope you get to see if for yourself and make up your own mind.    Posted:   Feb 20, 2015 - 8:23 AM     By:   stay-puft   (Member) the allegory of the premise does seem pretty on the nose when I look at the trailer. Most Horror movies stumble royally at their attempts at depth. It's coming out on video next month right?    Posted:   Mar 15, 2015 - 6:04 PM     By:   nuts_score   (Member) the allegory of the premise does seem pretty on the nose when I look at the trailer. Most Horror movies stumble royally at their attempts at depth. Not necessarily. I have found that allegorical or metaphorical content truly works in a film if the film could exist and still be compelling without thought of that intellectual content. In that sense, It Follows is still a thrilling chill-ride wrought with palpable tension and the anxiety of the characters' fates. There's no reason to even check under the surface to still find an excellent and well-crafted film. It helps the film's appeal and certainly its shelf life that it still is willing to wrestle with thematic content. Look at the early Romero zombie films, or The Exorcist: these and other genre pictures like them excel at their simple and thrilling narrative and thoughtful content. It Follows (and likely The Babadook despite Thor not liking it) might attain the same ambition.    Posted:   Mar 15, 2015 - 6:08 PM     By:   nuts_score   (Member) Oh, and what a score! I really loved Vreeland's music for the beautiful video game Fez and it was mention of him being attached to this which sparked my interest initially. Thankfully the trailers were able to utilize his unique score -- a 16-bit variation of the techniques behind John Carpenter having a Super Mario Bros.-infused nightmare with Tangerine Dream -- and the film excels in its sound mix. It really cuts into the nerves when the soundtrack is able to heighten the tension or underscore the anticipation. It was an instant buy when iTunes released it this past week, and I'm thankful to have been lucky enough to catch the film in a preview screening this week!    Posted:   Mar 15, 2015 - 6:27 PM     By:   nuts_score   (Member) This is a score which has "infected" me so much that I've even worked up a couple of custom covers. Not that I'm complaining about the official release's evocative cover, but there was some excellent artwork to be found from fans of the film. I hope you guys enjoy!     General Discussion: It Follows (Disasterpeace)    < 1 2 3  > >>  Go to page:  1 2 3   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

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