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| This is a comments thread about FSM CD: The Space Children/The Colossus of New York |
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This is just TOO good for me not to bump it- If you haven't ordered it, you really should- it's hypnotically sublime. I can't stop playing it- I am frozen in it's Power...
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I'll bump it back at ya Steve. Gotta wait until next week to order mine so I'll be anxiously awaiting my copy then. I'm stoked about it too!
Mark, you are going to LOVE it. It's a knockout. TWO spectacular avant garde Sci-Fi scores....Nirvanah...
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After playing it three times in succession, all I'll say is superb.
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This just might be one of the best releases of the year. ROBINSON CRUSOE ON MARS was a stunner- but this damned thing has just gobwhacked me.
THE CONQUEST OF SPACE would be like whipped cream.
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Just played it again at home thru my JBL keyboard system....wow. The Novachord always give me a Pink Floyd vibe (Rick Wright's Farfisa & echo sounded a lot like this in their early material.)
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The SUPREME release of the year. I like it better than "SPLORER'S and the B HOLE....
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Lord, the score for COLOSSUS OF NEW YORK is like a superb piano concerto. It's dark and moody. Just supreme.
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Lord, the score for COLOSSUS OF NEW YORK is like a superb piano concerto. It's dark and moody. Just supreme.
I urge all to get this. It's really not to be missed.
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I've been playing this a lot recently, mostly to try to get to grips with THE SPACE CHILDREN - a score I know I should love but which sends me to sleep every time. That low pulse which dominates much of the score will be hypnotically compelling to some, but I find it deadening. A lot of meandering in the other tracks too.
But I wouldn't sign off on that negative comment - THE COLOSSUS OF NEW YORK is simply brilliant. I have seen this movie once, on TV at the age of about ten, and it really made an impression. I think seeing kids of your own age in films can mark you for life. I was scared when I saw the original INVADERS FROM MARS because I could identify with the boy's mounting terror. And THE 5,000 FINGERS OF DR T haunted me in the same way... I was prone to feverish dreams too as a youngster. And you know, hearing THE COLOSSUS OF NEW YORK again for the first time in 40 years took me back to sitting in front of the tiny flickering telly, absolutely spellbound by the scenes of the father's (now a robot) visits to his son - and I REMEMBERED that spinechilling yet tender piano/ celesta for those scenes... something hit a nerve there. Wonderful.
I know some of you (Steve, Heath etc) have touched on this element, but I really think that THE COLOSSUS OF NEW YORK could be worked into a small ensemble concert piece. I believe that it's strong enough to stand up as such.
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Feb 26, 2012 - 2:09 PM
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Chris Avis
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I've been playing this a lot recently, mostly to try to get to grips with THE SPACE CHILDREN - a score I know I should love but which sends me to sleep every time. That low pulse which dominates much of the score will be hypnotically compelling to some, but I find it deadening. A lot of meandering in the other tracks too.
But I wouldn't sign off on that negative comment - THE COLOSSUS OF NEW YORK is simply brilliant. I have seen this movie once, on TV at the age of about ten, and it really made an impression. I think seeing kids of your own age in films can mark you for life. I was scared when I saw the original INVADERS FROM MARS because I could identify with the boy's mounting terror. And THE 5,000 FINGERS OF DR T haunted me in the same way... I was prone to feverish dreams too as a youngster. And you know, hearing THE COLOSSUS OF NEW YORK again for the first time in 40 years took me back to sitting in front of the tiny flickering telly, absolutely spellbound by the scenes of the father's (now a robot) visits to his son - and I REMEMBERED that spinechilling yet tender piano/ celesta for those scenes... something hit a nerve there. Wonderful.
I know some of you (Steve, Heath etc) have touched on this element, but I really think that THE COLOSSUS OF NEW YORK could be worked into a small ensemble concert piece. I believe that it's strong enough to stand up as such.
I totally agree with this post - I absolutely love Colossus, but Space Children just reminds me of how much better Herrmann did this sound in Day the Earth Stood Still. Maybe it just hasn't clicked for me yet. Still, Colossus is strong enough to carry the CD on its own. I hope people won't ignore this disk just because of the wealth of big ticket items coming out this year. It's fantastic.
Chris
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I noticed that the artwork for Space Children has some issues (maybe from the source elements). So I took the liberty to fix them in Photoshop.
Scott, do I have to register and log in to see your artwork. All I see is giant red squares. I've tried on several computers with the same result.
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