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do you guys think elfman should sue silversti for “the polar express” score
because it sounds JUST LIKE “ed scissorhands”
same boys choir and everythingGeez . . . you’re gonna get people all worked up with that subject name.
Hell no . . . Polar Express doesn’t sound anything like Edward Scissorhands . . . and wouldn’t it be record labels suing each other instead of composers?
No one can really sue anymore over that kinda of stuff unless the melodic organization is literally an exact copy. Using styles and forms from other composers isn’t exactly illegal.
FFC
This turned out to be a lame post. I thought Elfman might actually be filing suit against Silversti. You really need to phrase your subject titles a little bit better mike.
Good lord, mike. You should be more careful with your posts.
First the “feud” with Ottman and now this.
If you really must start topics like these, at least put a question mark at the end.
God.
it’s a good way to attract attention to your thread
i’m guessing you haven’t been to the IMDB boards
it’s filled with stuff like this “elfman and fonda sex tape”I found the basis for Polar Express. Listen to John Debney’s “Elf” score. I mean, exact same notes. Maybe different instruments, but same notes. I like Debney and Silvestri, so I’m not going to go further.
So does that mean I’m justified if I post a message about the Planet of the Apes score with the subject line, “Danny Elfman killed in plane crash” just because I want lots of people to read what I wrote?
There is a strange similarity between the main “gooey” theme from ELF (first hear when Buddy traverses the mountaintop as he treks to New York City) and the main theme from POLAR EXPRESS. If you get your hands on the POLAR EXPRESS promo tracks, you’ll hear one cue in particular that sounds very much like EDWARD SCISSORHANDS. I’ll post a clip if there is any interest.
Ryan
i like them both too
“Van Helsing” was my favorite score of last year, so it’s not like i hate silversti or none
i just feel like he shouldn’t have ripped elfman off like thatCan you maybe post that cue from Elf???
I really wish that movie had a score CD out
I am curious to hear which part of Polar Express sounds like Elf . . .i haven’t seen elf so i can’t really comment on debney’s score for that movie
but polar express is just a ripoff from start to finish
http://johndebney.com/projects/elf/?ref=cd
All of those samples contain the theme that I was referring to, especially “Main Titles.” I loved these bouncy tunes, and they were the only samples of film music that my friends would literally hum in the hallways at school after hearing (Elf was the movie that all the classes watched the day before winter break).
Here are some clips from “Elf” and “The Polar Express”. Make sure to right click and save as, because these won’t be here forever.
“Elf” Clip 1 – Big statement of “Buddy’s Theme”, similiar to first half of “The Polar Express” main theme.
“Elf” Clip 2 – “Buddy’s Theme” scaled down similiar to the next clip…
“The Polar Express” Clip 1 – First half of theme is remarkably similiar to “Elf” theme.
“The Polar Express” Clip 2 – Reminds me of “Edward Scissorhands”, even has it’s own well-timed crescendo, finishes with an Edward-ian choir.
Ryan
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