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One thing I have to say if anyone (Varese?) decides to release any more Lost music aside from already what is commercially available...I hope they include a decent version of Sawyer's Theme.
Of all the countless themes represented from the show on Varese's discs, Sawyer's Theme is the least represented, in my estimation. Anyone who read my previous post in this thread understands that I have been meticulously examining Giacchino's music episode by episode, disc by disc, season by season, theme by theme, and one of the things that sticks out the most is the conspicuous absence of variations on Sawyer's Theme.
Indeed on the Varese discs there are a few...but they are quick and none of the tracks are wholly dedicated to Sawyer's theme. Here is a representation of the theme for those interested:
http://lostpedia.wikia.com/wiki/Sawyer%27s_Theme
Again, it is only represented on the Varese discs ever-so-briefly, the best representation being the last 15 or so seconds of the cue "Dharma Delinquent" from the Season 5 disc. It's a great theme, and as Sawyer is a major character, I feel his theme deserves more attention.
What's just as compelling is a variation on Sawyer's theme that is not on any Varese disc. It is featured most prominently when he (mistakenly) kills his parents' "killer" in the first season in the rain, or more prominently in his confrontation with Anthony Cooper in the hold of The Black Rock ship in the Season 3 episode "The Brig":
http://lostpedia.wikia.com/wiki/Original_Sawyer%27s_Theme
Truly haunting and wonderful stuff.
So in summary, if (when?) expansions of Giacchino's Lost music surfaces commercially, I hope that Sawyer and his themes are paid their due respect!
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I'm sure he was just momentarily confused. Of course the opening of that video is from Juliet Is Lost; the entire video is made up of OST tracks.
It's confusing because he linked to the LostPedia article FOR Juliet Is Lost, and mentions the other OST tracks that contain the theme that are pointed out in that article without seeming to realize that the theme of course also appears in the track the article is about....
I'm sure in the THREE YEARS since he's figured it out 
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May 5, 2023 - 9:37 AM
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I've started watching LOST again, for the first time since it aired on TV between 2004-2010. Back when it first premiered, I was at the tailend of my university studies, or just after, there was no streaming and I had to tune in every Wednesday at 9:30 or so to watch the next episode on my oldschool "fatscreen TV". It became a ritual.
Returning to it now was not an easy decision, because -- like so many others -- I was bummed by the "Damon Lindelof Syndrome" of introducing too many mysteries without properly unmasking them, thus ending up with a weak-ass resolution about purgatory/"bright white light".
However, as I was starving for more CAST AWAY-type stories, and my recent thread about such things didn't really yield any results, I decided to give it another shot last week. And I was reminded again about how brilliant it was, at least the first few seasons. Of course, there's the issue of flashbacks. I don't like them, and I would have loved to see a version with all the flashbacks edited out, but the atmosphere is second to none.
Also, as someone notorious for my dislike of Giacchino, I think this is his shining hour as a composer (at least for music-in-context, less enthused on album). Stark and detached, but with some warmth trying to break through here and there, in a relatively small ensemble.
Anyone else revisited the show recently?
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May 5, 2023 - 1:51 PM
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I've started watching LOST again, for the first time since it aired on TV between 2004-2010. Back when it first premiered, I was at the tailend of my university studies, or just after, there was no streaming and I had to tune in every Wednesday at 9:30 or so to watch the next episode on my oldschool "fatscreen TV". It became a ritual.
Returning to it now was not an easy decision, because -- like so many others -- I was bummed by the "Damon Lindelof Syndrome" of introducing too many mysteries without properly unmasking them, thus ending up with a weak-ass resolution about purgatory/"bright white light".
However, as I was starving for more CAST AWAY-type stories, and my recent thread about such things didn't really yield any results, I decided to give it another shot last week. And I was reminded again about how brilliant it was, at least the first few seasons. Of course, there's the issue of flashbacks. I don't like them, and I would have loved to see a version with all the flashbacks edited out, but the atmosphere is second to none.
Also, as someone notorious for my dislike of Giacchino, I think this is his shining hour as a composer (at least for music-in-context, less enthused on album). Stark and detached, but with some warmth trying to break through here and there, in a relatively small ensemble.
Anyone else revisited the show recently?
Have watch the TV Series FROm on MGM+
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9813792/
Season 2 of From just started.
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May 8, 2023 - 5:36 AM
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Crew
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I've started watching LOST again, for the first time since it aired on TV between 2004-2010. Back when it first premiered, I was at the tailend of my university studies, or just after, there was no streaming and I had to tune in every Wednesday at 9:30 or so to watch the next episode on my oldschool "fatscreen TV". It became a ritual.
Returning to it now was not an easy decision, because -- like so many others -- I was bummed by the "Damon Lindelof Syndrome" of introducing too many mysteries without properly unmasking them, thus ending up with a weak-ass resolution about purgatory/"bright white light".
However, as I was starving for more CAST AWAY-type stories, and my recent thread about such things didn't really yield any results, I decided to give it another shot last week. And I was reminded again about how brilliant it was, at least the first few seasons. Of course, there's the issue of flashbacks. I don't like them, and I would have loved to see a version with all the flashbacks edited out, but the atmosphere is second to none.
Also, as someone notorious for my dislike of Giacchino, I think this is his shining hour as a composer (at least for music-in-context, less enthused on album). Stark and detached, but with some warmth trying to break through here and there, in a relatively small ensemble.
Anyone else revisited the show recently?
Yep. Same as you, my first time since watching it in the original run as "appointment television" on a tube TV - but now it's without any commercials, as we're watching on the blu-ray set I bought way back and never watched. LOL
Caught the bug to re-watch it after a recent lotto winner on TV reminded me of Hurley, and I asked the family to just watch the pilot episode to see if it caught them. Well, now we're on Season 4! Haha.. I like to remind the group that the suspense built between commercial breaks was second-to-none.. and like you mentioned, the atmosphere this show creates is unlike any other since.
I am admittedly a Giacchino fan, but I can agree that this is some of his best work. I loved listening to the "We Have To Go Back" Concert LP set, and would loved to have seen that performed live. Watching through, and hearing several motifs and themes repeated and reimagined along the way, is really satisfying. I hadn't been into scores when I first watched, but always understood that several themes (Love & Death) were prevalent, but they are deeper and more meaningful now.
I was also one of the few who wasn't completely upset with the ending, but I can understand why many disliked it. I will look forward to the family's thoughts on it, with their fresh eyes and input. I think I'll put on that LOST album..
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Returning to it now was not an easy decision, because -- like so many others -- I was bummed by the "Damon Lindelof Syndrome"
I thought it was called JJ Abrams's "Mystery Boxes"? He's an excellent opener, but can't Always Be Closing worth crap.
I recommend, with reservation, watching Wrecked, a darkly comic approach on castaway survival that takes a while to get going (the first few episodes land with a dud), but picks up steam along the way. The reservation being that it ends on a (seriously good) cliffhanger after a few seasons, but hey, no Mystery Boxes.
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May 8, 2023 - 11:33 AM
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Tom Servo
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Returning to it now was not an easy decision, because -- like so many others -- I was bummed by the "Damon Lindelof Syndrome"
I thought it was called JJ Abrams's "Mystery Boxes"? He's an excellent opener, but can't Always Be Closing worth crap.
I recommend, with reservation, watching Wrecked, a darkly comic approach on castaway survival that takes a while to get going (the first few episodes land with a dud), but picks up steam along the way. The reservation being that it ends on a (seriously good) cliffhanger after a few seasons, but hey, no Mystery Boxes.
Being a massive Lost fan, I've listened to pretty much every interview given by Lindelof and/or Carlton Cuse, as they both were showrunners, read every interview and also attended an excellent Q&A with them both here in LA around 10 years ago. I've also met and talked with Lindelof himself, who is gracious, kind and funny. I learned that the end of "Lost" was written when they started, specifically the closing scenes (around the last 10 minutes of the finale). This ending was always in place, right from the start. Whether it works for every viewer is subjective, there is no objective judgment on art and for me personally, the ending of "Lost" worked 100%. Changes that occurred during the run of the series are what occur organically with every long running show - changing network demands, cast demands/departure, writers arriving/departing, etc.
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Returning to it now was not an easy decision, because -- like so many others -- I was bummed by the "Damon Lindelof Syndrome"
I thought it was called JJ Abrams's "Mystery Boxes"? He's an excellent opener, but can't Always Be Closing worth crap.
I recommend, with reservation, watching Wrecked, a darkly comic approach on castaway survival that takes a while to get going (the first few episodes land with a dud), but picks up steam along the way. The reservation being that it ends on a (seriously good) cliffhanger after a few seasons, but hey, no Mystery Boxes.
Being a massive Lost fan, I've listened to pretty much every interview given by Lindelof and/or Carlton Cuse, as they both were showrunners, read every interview and also attended an excellent Q&A with them both here in LA around 10 years ago. I've also met and talked with Lindelof himself, who is gracious, kind and funny. I learned that the end of "Lost" was written when they started, specifically the closing scenes (around the last 10 minutes of the finale). This ending was always in place, right from the start. Whether it works for every viewer is subjective, there is no objective judgment on art and for me personally, the ending of "Lost" worked 100%. Changes that occurred during the run of the series are what occur organically with every long running show - changing network demands, cast demands/departure, writers arriving/departing, etc.
From the scuttlebutt of the time of the show's airing, Lindelof and Cuse wanted to end the series at season 4, but it was at such a high point in ratings that Disney compelled them to two more seasons. Abrams's involvement was uncertain during this extension since he was moving on to bigger projects (of which only Mission: Impossible 3 had a decent ending).
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