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Dec 9, 2023 - 5:26 AM
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What we like and what we can argue is great film scoring are two different things.
I love listening to STAR CRASH and GAME OF DEATH, but would I ever argue that either of them is a great film score?
Not in a million years!
BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS belongs to a fairly large family of film scores that are not great film scores next to the numerous true classics of film scoring, but for various reasons they have become loved by film score fans.
I wouldn't argue it's a great film score, and, yes, of course it rips Goldsmith off very liberally.
But, do you know what? I love listening to it, so who cares?
That's all that really counts, isn't it? That you either love listening to it or you don't?
I don't know whether my love for it is nostalgia, or whether it's because I'm fascinated by Horner's early, developmental period.
Maybe both.
But, I say again, for all the navel gazing we could do about it, we either love it or we don't.
And sometimes we don't love things that we know are canonically great. Go figure.
Perfectly expressed (I love STARCRASH as well)
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John, so you know, I took you up on that, just listened to Destination Mood this morning!
Haha. Thanks! Good for you  What did ya think?
I find it a really amazing score. It lays the ground work for – not kidding – science fiction scores in general. Every SF-score owes directly or indirectly to Stevens' music. Not only Goldsmith's SMP, but also Herrmann's Day the earth stood still and Fahrenheit 451, Williams Star Wars, especially the prequels and especially Phantom Menace, Nyman's Gattaca...
Yikes! I missed the reply, and can't believe I wrote Desitination "Mood"! Though now I'm imagining an easy listening take on the soundtrack, which I couldn't help but listen to!
I hear what you are saying, but I would argue that they are all just using approaches and techniques that came out of late 19th and 20th century Classical music - from Debussy, Ravel and Holst to the whole panoply of new and experimental composers. Absolutely Stevens is one of the first, and he does a good job of integrating different sounds into 40's/50's scoring idiom. But I can't say I can remember anything from any of his scores a little bit after I've listened. And I think the influence comes more from the idioms of the time in general, and the bigger models - the Impressionists and so forth.
That said, yes, Destination Moon does indeed sound like a template of science fiction movie music. I just wish I found it more memorable. Nevertheless, I'm listening to it again. But over time I know I'll listen to Battle Beyond more!
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Heya Horner Fans!
Check your discs on this one - I just went to play the lp program on disc 2 and saw I had Disc one twice! Bought from Screen Archives and reached out to them.
A stark reminder - check your shite, don't keep it sealed for years til OOP!
"Check your perimeter!"
-Sean
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Interesting. My copy looks exactly like the one on Intrada's site. I don't see a cover consultant listed in the booklet either, just a media consultant.
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My copy arrived in the post this week and I noticed that the cover is different from that posted on intrada's site...
Is this new to the most recent pressing or have they all been like this? Either way it looks great!
I was asked by Intrada if I'd agree to provide my version of the cover for the re-print.
Glad to see they used it.
Seriously? How awesome!
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Mines in having a fkn holiday in customs.
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