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Jun 13, 2013 - 4:47 PM
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bobbengan
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Aah, it always puts a smile on my face knowing this BRILLIANT composer is so loved on this board...
I heard one recent board member refer to him as "The Ravel of Film Music", and I think this is spot on. GREYSTOKE, KING KONG LIVES, his COUSTEAU scores and JULES VERNE ADVENTURES certainly are inspired by the sumptuous tonalities of Ravel's DAPHNIS ET CHLOE.
I also sense some Respighi (but what classically-trained film composer wasn't influenced by him at least a little?), Strauss, Delius as well - One of his secondary themes from WINTER PEOPLE seems to be heavily-inspired by a motif from the first movement of Delius' FLORIDA SUITE.
He also occasionally references Rozsa's film music as well, and a few others have pointed on that the title theme from YOR seems to be copped from Beethoven's 6th symphony.
His more "British"-sounding scores (SHOOTING PARTY, THE LAST VICEROY, ENGLAND MADE ME. MILL ON THE FLOSS) seems to be inspired largely by the "light music" composers of the 20th century as well on occasion.
All this said, I do believe that John Scott is one of the greatest composers to ever live, film or otherwise. He's just freaking brilliant and his musicianship is so damn good that it's totally spoiled my love of other film composers who just... can't... write as well as him, even if they're still really good.
He's the "full package" - Brilliant themes, orchestrations, hooks, thematic integration, action cues, versatility.
I can't sing his praise highly enough!
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Hey!
He just quoted YOR!
BTW, John Scott rules!
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Jun 14, 2013 - 2:41 AM
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bobbengan
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I would like to add to bobbengan´s impressive list few composers that come to mind immediately, when talking about incredible John Scott. Firstly Debussy. Scott´s sea music is, while highly original, influenced at least subconsciously by French master´s music, especially "La Mer" and "Nocturnes". Walton´s influence (particularly his 1st Symphony) is perceptible for example in "Jules Verne Adventures" in its more energetic pieces and Vaughan Williams´ in many of his pastoral scores ("Shooting Party", "The Scarlet Tunic", "The Mill on the Floss"). And of course Holst´s ("King Kong Lives", "Greystoke").
I don´t think there is particular inspirations for specific scores though. Scott is his own man and what a brilliant man he is! Also for me easily one of the greatest in all music. He hasn´t spoiled my love of other film composers, but very few comes near him and nobody surpasses. Like I said, Ravel of film music!
D'oh! How could I have forgotten Vaughn Williams? Yea, lots of him in SCARLET TUNIC and MILL ON THE FLOSS. You can hear that awesome rhythm setter from Holst's "Mars" in KING KONG LIVES, but Greystoke might be a stretch.
Debussy is definitely someone you can throw in there too indeed, and I might add Elgar as well.
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He's of a breed that flourished in UK TV and film in the 1970s, many of whom never became famous to that level.
His style is definitely English, but not in any copycat fashion.
He did use Tchaikovsky in a straight lift for one of the main motifs in 'Antony and Cleo' so that's an influence, I suppose.
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