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I’ve never seen “The Frighteners” and I only know what the music is like from the soundclips on this website, but I’m sure there’s loads of fans out there who will be excited to hear that if the SE DVD of the film sells well enough, Peter Jackson wants to make a sequel.That’s right. Don’t believe me? Check the site below.
It would definitely be higher profile and bigger in budget than the first. Jackson is a household name now.
Would he bring Danny back though?
Hmm, they’re playing The Frighteners on TV right now as I write this.
Weird.Just incidentally, I wonder if anybody else noticed that maybe Danny paid homage to Prokofiev with his frighteners theme? As far as I remember, It started out as a small melody in the score to Alexander Nevsky back in the 1930’s.
See?
http://www.twilight-land.com/clips/Nevsky.mp3Maybe I’m just crazy, but those first first five reoccuring notes are spot on, especially when they turn low and dark.
But on that subject,
The second movement in his Kije Suite, likewise, sounds eerily similar to the end titles for Black Beauty, after which the Tenor Sax enters and everything sounds very akin to the playful nature in The Nightmare Before Christmas.http://www.twilight-land.com/clips/Kije.mp3
But my favorite of Prokofiev’s will always be what inspired Elfman the most, “The Battle on the Ice” from Alexander Nevsky. Infact he used to play bits of it in his Mysic Knights shows. The three-note villain theme, in particular, for the invaders is almost a jello mold for what Elfman does for all his villain themes. You can use it in any decent epic made today and it will work just as well as it did back when it was first written.
http://www.twilight-land.com/clips/nevsky_battle.mp3
Then again, maybe I’m just making connections where I want to make them.
I’m sure I’m not though. Elfman’s gone on record citing Prokofiev as one of his biggest inspirations.Shhhh! Yer not supposed to talk about this
What recording did your NEVSKY clips come from? I have the old RCA/Red Seal recording.
Ryan
Actually, I think the one I have is out of print. It’s German manufactured copy, “Deutsche Grammophon”. I have the RCA copy too. There’s a few more out there, but the “Deutsche Grammophon” one is the best I’ve heard. The tempo, the chorus, the performance, everything was just nailed.
Holy shite! I want that soundtrack now!! I think I’m going to cry now that I’ve found it’s out of print.
Actually Nigel, I was mistaken. It is indeed in print. And it’s not the version I thought. I had to look at the disc it’s self. It’s the Telarc Version. I checked Prokofiev.org.
http://www.telarc.com/gscripts/title.asp?gsku=0143
It’s funny. Prokofiev would have likely been one of the best film composers in cinema history if he would have only scored more movies!
I feel kind of dorky when it comes to Nevsky. I have several copies of that score, and most of them I ripped to my computer’s system this last year. I bought a 200GB drive specifically for traveling with this stuff. I’m fairly certain it’s the Telarc version though. I didn’t pop the CD in to check it on it’s own (only the label) but it’s the only 12-track copy I own… I think.
Just incidentally, I wonder if anybody else noticed that maybe Danny paid homage to Prokofiev with his frighteners theme?
I have noticed that. They both have the same five-note motive at the beginning of their respective themes. I don’t really think it’s Danny paying homage to Prokofiev, but rather, unintentionally, channeling his music subconsciously. Danny is a big Prokofiev fan, and whether he enjoys paying homage or not, it’s hard to completely devoice yourself from said music.
…after which the Tenor Sax enters and everything sounds very akin to the playful nature in The Nightmare Before Christmas.
Yeah, like in Jack’s Lament? I love the Tenor Sax.
But my favorite of Prokofiev’s will always be what inspired Elfman the most, “The Battle on the Ice” from Alexander Nevsky.
“The Battle on the Ice,” I thought that was the percussion-based cue, with all the timpani?
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