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I like it a lot too, but who exactly is the actual narrator?
The cast list credits Courtney B. Vance as "Narrator," but the first thing we see in the film is F. Murray Abraham's dog avatar "Jupiter" beginning the narration which he continues through the remainder of the movie!
Except for that opening, Vance narrates the whole movie (needlessly, as he mostly just reads the subtitle on screen). I already forget why Jupiter does the beginning.
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Very unusual score. Great to see there are still composers who dare to "compose stuff outside the box", so to say. I dig this quirky piece of music. Really whets my appetite for the movie.
Though I have to say, there's one downside... when I listen to it while walking, I start to walk/move in the rythm of the music which I feel looks weird enough to have the potential to open a new chapter in silly walks... 
Agreed. It's a delightful score with nods to Japanese music idioms. It's meditative qualities continue to intrigue and delight my ears. Such a far cry from the overt orchestral material we could have gotten from another composer for this project.
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I like it a lot too, but who exactly is the actual narrator?
The cast list credits Courtney B. Vance as "Narrator," but the first thing we see in the film is F. Murray Abraham's dog avatar "Jupiter" beginning the narration which he continues through the remainder of the movie!
Except for that opening, Vance narrates the whole movie (needlessly, as he mostly just reads the subtitle on screen). I already forget why Jupiter does the beginning.
Ah! Okay, thank you.
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Gee, I regret so much getting this... It's the most awful score I've heard in ages! And don't chime in with the "it works great in the film" sentence, because as a listening experience this has no merit at all.
It's beyond my comprehension how is possible for the Academy Awardee to come up with such a thing (I'm using this word just out of respect). And I tought he can't go worst than Grand Budapest Hotel...
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Gee, I regret so much getting this... It's the most awful score I've heard in ages! And don't chime in with the "it works great in the film" sentence, because as a listening experience this has no merit at all.
It's beyond my comprehension how is possible for the Academy Awardee to come up with such a thing (I'm using this word just out of respect). And I tought he can't go worst than Grand Budapest Hotel...
That’s your opinion and that’s fine if you don’t like it but I think it’s great. It’s unique and does work exceedingly well in the film but I first heard it prior to watching and still found it mesmerizing.
Perhaps it’s best to couch your opinions as just that rather than making declarations as the tenor of your post suggests that no one should like his score nor even attempt to rationalize it.
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His scores are ALWAYS better after you see the film, though. It's a repetitive album, sure, but once you see the film, it all works. I don't want to listen to every track on the album after seeing the film, but the key versions of the cues are certainly worthy of a relisten.
Grand Budapest was also glorious in and out of the film (even though I still think that this score isn't that dissimilar from something Mothersbaugh could have done), so maybe this just isn't the composer for you.
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His scores are ALWAYS better after you see the film, though. It's a repetitive album, sure, but once you see the film, it all works. I don't want to listen to every track on the album after seeing the film, but the key versions of the cues are certainly worthy of a relisten.
Grand Budapest was also glorious in and out of the film (even though I still think that this score isn't that dissimilar from something Mothersbaugh could have done), so maybe this just isn't the composer for you.
That’s a good way of putting it and I concur. I enjoy the earlier tracks but also Sushi which recaps the opening male chorus but with recorder embellishments. Great scene in the film too.
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Not sure about this score.
Taiko leave it?
You waited so long for this moment, my friend.
The score is repetitive and can easily be whittled down to probably one cue. It's effective in the movie, though.
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Anyway, he won't attend the ceremony because of doctor's orders. He's had throat surgery and his doctors did not want him to fly (according to his rep).
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Anyway, he won't attend the ceremony because of doctor's orders. He's had throat surgery and his doctors did not want him to fly (according to his rep).
I thought he was working on his opera! I guess be can do both.
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