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this isn’t a racey topic, but months later after having listened to the Spider-Man score hundreds of times over, and having seen the movie quite a few times, I would be hard pressed to argue that it wasn’t one of the stronger scores of last year, and arguably better than both of his other scores of the year?
anyone want to disagree?
Well, I think that SPIDER-MAN is much stronger than MEN IN BLACK 2. RED DRAGON, though, I think is of a different breed. That scores shows Elfman at the top of his craft and versatilitiy, where as SPIDER-MAN is him sort of doing something more familar.
Spiderman’s score was brilliant in the movie. Anyone who says the score is “theme-less” has some obvious mental issues. I enjoyed the Spiderman theme more than the Batman theme, believe it or not!
I’m not sure which scores of his were better, because I’ve only seen Spiderman. I don’t judge a score by it’s CD release. I judge it by how good it was in the movie. That is, after all, what the music is for.
Well lets take a look at this:
Spider-man (Action), this was an action score, so it would be better for people who like action scores.
Men in Black 2 (Comedy), this was a very different score, which I really liked. It shows Elfman doing really awesome theme variations.
Red Dragon (Suspence), Definitly a suspence score, if you like that kind of score, there ya go.
Now the thing that you have to realize is that every score Danny does if for a different film, for a different audience, and therefore you might not like some of his stuff unless you like a ton of different types of music. That is what a composer does, and Danny is the master of changing genres. So I will never look at one of his scores better or worse than any others, because they are meant to be different, and I love them all. And Mr. Dantz, I agree. The Spider-man score did have a theme and it was very exposed throughout the movie. Anyone who didn’t realize that is deaf lol.
Knight (Who would go crazy without music, and life would be much less interesting without Danny’s)
I, for one, would have to agree with Richard G, and put Spider-man in my number one slot for the best of 2002. I have high hopes for other scores yet to be released or heard this year (Far from Heaven, LOTR: The Two Towers, & Catch Me if you Can in particular).
Nat whose list for the top 5 so far in 2002 is:
1. Spider-man
2. Attack of the Clones
3. Red Dragon
4. Punch-Drunk Love
5. Minority ReportHM: Harry Potter 2 and Men In Black 2
*subject to change with mood (ie. all of this will probably change tomorrow)
I think Spider-man deserves the number one slot, too. I’m usually partial to movies in which such things occur as people being cut up and consumed….but I’m also a comic geek. And this time, the geek is the personality that one.
(Although it is kinda funny picturing Spidey dining on “Goblin Surprise”).
Hey Nat is Minority Report’ s music that good?
Just asking(I know it has nothing to do with Elfman)
ThanksIn my mind Bobby, Minority Report is a work that is on par with Williams’ most dissonant scores (thinking of Close Encounters specifically). Like most of Elfman’s scores, it takes multiple times to listen to (and view with the film) to appreciate fully. That is something that usually not associated with Williams’ who is the master of instantly gratifying tunes (again just an opinion). There is a “tune” that emerges but the whole score is more motive-driven than melody-driven. A.I. (which I think is a superior movie and score than MR) balanced the melody with dissonance – Minority Report is just a lean towards the dissonance side of things. If you like Close Encounters you should like this score, however if you are a fan of the “big-theme” Williams (ala Jurassic Park) only, then stay away.
Technically, I think it is a better score than Attack of the Clones, but I consider myself fortunate to be ruled by emotion over intellect when I listen to music. I’m just a big baby at heart I guess. If you have the time to spend really listening to a score than this is one for you.
Nat – I hope that answered your query?
If you would like to talk more about non-Elfman scores like Minority Report, then you can email me at natrebo@hotmail.com
Thanks Nat I might write to you one of this days because I think I have a lot to learn about scores. Because down here in Puerto Rico they are hard to find, for example: I just got my copy of Red Dragon today, it has a scratch on it but there was ony one…well you know…my birthday is near… jaja
Thanks again
Bobby
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