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May 20, 2004 - 2:20 PM
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Jon A. Bell
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Absolutely Thor!
A wonderful score for a vastly underrated film. I still say the final sword fight between Tim Roth and Liam Neeson is the best ever filmed, but more importantly I prefer Burwell's score to Horner's similar Braveheart. It might even be Burwell's best... at least from those I've heard.
I particularly like some of the percussion work, and the love theme is quite nice as well. Amazingly, though the score is rife with a traditional, Scottish-sounding instruments -- it never seems to pander like other film scores for Scottish settings.
I agree. "Rob Roy" is a very underrated film, and has two incredible scenes -- the "bridge escape" (which is one of the most ingenious ways I've seen to both escape and wreak vengeance upon an enemy) and, of course, the final swordfight.
And, for my money, Tim Roth's "fop" ranks in the top 10 of the nastiest movie villains of all time; Liam Neeson's final "response" to him during the last swordfight is a moment worthy of cheering.
-- Jon
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Agree with everyone here... one of the most exciting musical moments in the film has to be the opening shot where the thundering drums rise in the mix as Rob and his cohorts approach.
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Right now, I'm embarassed to say that I don't remember if it's Irish or Scottish
It is a mishmash of both -- much like Liam Neeson's performance!
I do like the film however (though I can do without the unnecessarily violent rape scene). But it is wonderfully acted, and makes use of some grand locations (unlike Braveheart, much of which was filmed in Ireland).
But I must say I am not crazy about Burwell's score. I felt it was not lush and romantic and swashbuckling enough. I appreciated its "folksy" angle, but thought it needed to be a little more bold and orchestral. I chalk it up to Burwell not being articulate enough in the latter.
I don't understand why Michael Caton-Jones hired Burwell when George Fenton had perviously given him a grand, heroic score for Memphis Belle, as well as being much more adept in blending world music with "old school" scoring styles. Oh well...
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It's a lovely score and I enjoy every note of it. Plus, I'm a sucker for bagpipes. Burwell's use of the bagpipes and percussion in some of the action-oriented pieces are exciting and a great pleasure to listen to. I'm one of Burwell's biggest fans, and he doesn't get talked up nearly enough around here. 
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Right now, I'm embarassed to say that I don't remember if it's Irish or Scottish.....
Blrrrrrghh ... mmmph ..... bloarggghhhhhh... gggg ..... hold me down, men, hold me down ....
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Right now, I'm embarassed to say that I don't remember if it's Irish or Scottish.....
Blrrrrrghh ... mmmph ..... bloarggghhhhhh... gggg ..... hold me down, men, hold me down ....
Ireland:
Potatoes
My Left Foot
Oscar Wilde
Richard Harris
U2
Sinead O'Connor
Gangs Of New York and The Mask scoring sessions
Chief O'Brien
Scotland:
Haggis
Transpotting
Robert Burns
Sean Connery
The Bay City Rollers
Sheena Easton
Varese Sarabande rerecordings
Chief Engineer Scott
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On the subject of this indeed great score, any fans simply MUST also add the scarce (but easy to pick up 2nd hand..) CD single from the movie by Celtic band Capercaillie.
It was based on the traditional song "Ailein Dunn" and the CD single was actually a stunning 4x track EP (ignore the 1 track reference on amazon below - it's incorrect) - there are 2x versions of Ailein Dunn (one direct from the movie) - and then two further atmospheric tracks from the band.
I can't recommend it highly enough!
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00004WSTP/280675-21
(click Used and New. I checked amazon.com but sadly the item is not on that database).
WELL worth tracking down. As a final piece of trivia (my speciality ;-) ) Ailein Dunn was also used to great effect on the Game Soundtrack for: Tomb Raider: Legend. Incredible music, trust me..
John.
Edit: here's the sleeve for the single:
http://muzon.org/uploads/posts/2007-09/1189773225_ailein-duinn.jpg
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Excellent score. Must rewatch the movie, haven't seen it since initial l UK release in 1995
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