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I really enjoyed his score that the did the themes for and Zigman did the rest for the Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium. I thought the theme to that was just beautiful and well I really liked the score.
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I don't think he meant the BIRTH clip in such a confrontational way. I'm guessing the idea is basically that anyone who likes Desplat thinks that piece is amazing, as I do as well. But when you ask for other things by Desplat that you might like, you're automatically asking Desplat fans, so if you don't like two of his most well-known scores, which his fans find to be his best too, it's tough for a Desplat fan like me to know what to recommend.
I will say, though, that I was unimpressed by THE GOLDEN COMPASS too. There were only brief bursts of ten seconds at a time where he was allowed to do anything interesting, the rest is all bland underscore for dialogue scenes. I don't see a great difference between BENJAMIN BUTTON and the others, however, which you clearly do.
The only thing I can say is to try two of my favorites that weren't on the list of those you've already heard and been unimpressed by - THE PAINTED VEIL and LUST, CAUTION. If those don't grab you then clearly there's something particular that you're hearing in BENJAMIN BUTTON and I'm afraid I can't help.
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My posting of the YouTube clip (it wouldn't work when I tried to embed) was to show you why it's such a great cue. I didn't appreciate the music on its own until I saw how perfectly it worked against the picture. So, if you haven't seen the film Birth, definitely watch that and tell me that's not an excellently-scored opening sequence.
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Nov 13, 2009 - 3:07 PM
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antipodean
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I'm not interested in a debate, for crying out loud. Glad you liked the score. I did not. I am just looking for recommendations for things I have missed. Geeze.
I suppose that when you begin from the position of "I only liked X's work on this, but didn't like that, that, that and that, so can anyone recommend me something else", it simply makes it difficult for anyone else to think about what else you might like.
I've enjoyed just about everything by Desplat, although obviously some more than others - I loved "The Golden Compass", "Coco Avant Chanel", and "Largo Winch" right off, but it took me a while to get into "Birth" and "The Queen" - so obviously even amongst Desplat fans, there is still a multiplicity of tastes and preferences. Given his prolificity in recent years, it really isn't very difficult to find most of those scores still in print.
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Nov 13, 2009 - 3:17 PM
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Hester_Prin
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I'm not interested in a debate, for crying out loud. Glad you liked the score. I did not. I am just looking for recommendations for things I have missed. Geeze.
I suppose that when you begin from the position of "I only liked X's work on this, but didn't like that, that, that and that, so can anyone recommend me something else", it simply makes it difficult for anyone else to think about what else you might like.
I've enjoyed just about everything by Desplat, although obviously some more than others - I loved "The Golden Compass", "Coco Avant Chanel", and "Largo Winch" right off, but it took me a while to get into "Birth" and "The Queen" - so obviously even amongst Desplat fans, there is still a multiplicity of tastes and preferences. Given his prolificity in recent years, it really isn't very difficult to find most of those scores still in print.
Thanks. I included the works I did not enjoy simple to exclude them from recommendations.
If asked what I would recommend of Kaczmerak I would list
BLISS
UNFAITHFUL
QUO VADIS
THIRD MIRACLE
FINDING NEVERLAND
but suggest a pass on
WASHINGTON SQUARE
TOTAL ECLIPSE
KTO NIGDY NIE ZYL
and offer explanations. Evidently I failed to make this a friendly request for information and for that I apologize.
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Just played The Curious Case of Benjamin Button for the first time in a while and am just stunned by it's beauty. Track after track of wonderful music.
Desplat remains one of the very best of the current composers. We are fortunate to have him.
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