[HPFGU-Movie] Re: Bland John WIlliams

[Sherry Gomes]

Sea Change
     It isn't interesting enough, and he didn't vary it enough, to make
someone who likes his     
music buy another CD.


Sea Change, who thinks that the producers allowed him to 'phone it in',
because he has a reputation


Sherry now:
Oh dear, liking or not liking a particular sound of a particular music is so
subjective, even more so than with books I think.  However, I think Williams
has written some of the most memorable and stirring movie music of our time.
I'm sure that almost anyone would recognize the first few notes of the Star
wars theme and be able to name that tune right away.  I always felt his
compositions fit whatever the theme of the movie was.  Star wars *was* 
Star Wars.  His superman theme was incredible and was exactly right for
someone who was saving the world on a regular basis.  The score for E.T. had
the perfect blend of simplicity and majesty to reflect the simplicity of
E.T. the character and the joy of the scenes like the flying bicycles and
E.T.'s final return to his people.

On the other hand, When a composer writes for a series of movies, I think it
makes sense for it to be repetitive.  After all, the movies have a theme
that is carried through the series, such as the Star wars movies, and the
music should continue its theme throughout the series with a few additions
to reflect new adventures.  In the original and prequel sets of Star Wars,
as in the HP movies, the series is one long story, and it makes sense to me
that the musical score should reflect it.  I just rented the DVD of the 3rd
prequel, and the music worked its magic on me as it always does.  In fact,
it was the best part of the movie!  yet, I wouldn't necessarily want to own
all six Star wars sound tracks.  I found the same to be true with the two
LOTR sound tracks I have.  Yet, I would buy CD's of Williams music that was
not for movies, if it existed, and I'd love a box set of John Williams movie
scores, for example.  I think it would be unsettling in a movie series to
have the music completely change for each segment of the series.

Didn't Williams get an Oscar for the first or second HP film score?  If so,
it wasn't a sympathy vote or anything, as he's won plenty of Oscars in the
past.

I liked his HP scores.  I thought the opening was perfect, and the music for
quidditch made me smile delightedly on my first hearing.  I liked Doyle's
music as well and thought it reflected the darkening trend of the stories
very well.  Still, I can't remember any of it at all.  It left no impression
on me after leaving the theater, except that I liked it.  well, I've rented
the DVD from Net Flix, and its sitting on my desk to be my reward for having
to work on Easter, so I'll get to hear it again.  But personally, I'm glad
to hear Williams will be back for the next installment, though I don't
intend to go see OOTP.  I could still get the sound track.

Sherry





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