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I heard a player-piano version of a Radiohead song on the second episode. Kind of digging the cover versions in this show.
Not terribly impressed with the main title though.
Yeah, that was Radiohead's "No Surprises" from OK Computer. I also heard Soundgarden's "Black Hole Sun" for piano at one point. I'm still not sure what the point of these musical references is. Maybe it's just the idea of updating/modernizing Old West saloon music for the park's present-day customers.
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i think ramin is killing it for this show. but i've always been a big defender of his. i like his stuff, he rights good action and doesn't shy away from themes as much as others do this day. do think the pilot was probably a tough go for those not familiar with the original movie. they seemed to tack for granted setting up the theme park aspect. episode 2 righted that, with a good does of similarity to the movie, in that your POV is coming into the park with an outside. i wonder why they didn't switch those episodes around? but color me on board for this. always happy to have crichton material out there. he's not doing to bad for himself posthumously.
He has a new novel coming out next year! His third since he passed. He's certainly one of the more prolific deceased authors still active today.
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i think ramin is killing it for this show. but i've always been a big defender of his. i like his stuff, he rights good action and doesn't shy away from themes as much as others do this day. do think the pilot was probably a tough go for those not familiar with the original movie. they seemed to tack for granted setting up the theme park aspect. episode 2 righted that, with a good does of similarity to the movie, in that your POV is coming into the park with an outside. i wonder why they didn't switch those episodes around? but color me on board for this. always happy to have crichton material out there. he's not doing to bad for himself posthumously.
Enjoyed the theme for the show, but the show itself was pretty tiresome. A bunch of self important hooey, "Hey it's HBO so, let's cram in as much profanity and sex as we can since that makes us seem like an important show! " Everything about the pilot episode felt heavy handed and striving to be DEEP AND MEANINGFUL.
And the ridiculous set design , the robot repair area with Jeffery Wright all dark and sleek and floor to ceiling glass, with no real repair tools, just here's an empty room with an apparent technician and a naked person, oh here's an empty room with a technician and a horse, oh look, another naked person... 
I'll look forward to a score release, but am passing on the show for now .
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In both episodes there has been - right at the beginning when the train arrives bringing new clientele, a little 3 note burst of Karlin-style piano and sawed violin - very similar to the yul bryner gunfighter theme from the original.
I didnt imagine it coz it was there again at beginning of episode 2.
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I think it's ridiculous that the robot being built "plays along" with the hokey synth music, although I think it is a fascinating look into how Remote Control recruits its new composers.
Hahaha! And agreed - the music is such a bland, wasted opportunity. For a show that seems to be so big on playing up the wish-fulfillment appeal of Westerns, you'd think the score would indicate here and there that somebody working on the score has actually seen a Western. And what a bland, soulless cover of "Paint it Black" - Keith Richards must be rolling around in his grave!
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I actually think that weird player piano covers are one of the more interesting aspects of the show. I didn't mind the "Paint It Black" recording, actually... it could have been way worse!
Given the composer, I can imagine ways that it might have been worse, but it was so blandly orchestrated and devoid of energy. At times it seemed like it was going for a vague "Ecstasy of Gold" vibe, but that just ended up making it feel like a pale imitation of TWO of the greatest pieces of twentieth century music.
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