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So, how's the Max Reebo band's music in Jabba's palace? Personally, I think that it sucks in both versions. I know it's been discussed a bit before, but I figured I'd share my thoughts.
First of all, while I think that the 1997 version is far more obnoxious, what with these crazy looking creatures singing directly into the camera (really, WTF? Characters are not supposed to be aware of the camera unless it's The Office!), and downright cheesy music. I don't really think that the CG Sy Snootles looks so bad, because personally I think that the original puppet was a lot worse, and I'm all for having more alien chicks in the movie (and I'm even OK with Boba Fett flirting with them), but as I said, the scene is just way too obnoxious and a full musical number has no place in a Star Wars movie (and despite what the Head Ewok says, that doesn't make it "funnier," that just makes it stupider).
Basically, Max Reebo and co. should just be edited to just be something happening in the background, with a few shots making it into the scene but not being the center of attention any more than the butt head band from Episode IV was. There are a lot of different kinds of music that one could potentially go with, but I'd either go with something foreign or very experimental sounding, and it should work as background music to set the scene, not be the focus of the scene. I recall someone suggestign a while back that it could be a middle-eastern flavored music style, and that could work pretty well with the scene as long as it has enough of a beat to imagine Jabba having it as party music.
BTW, has any musician actually stepped forward with ideas for alternate music for that scene, or has anyone talked to one about it? I'd hope that if new music is going to be brought in from outside the franchise that it will be done with the artist's blessing, or better yet composed specifically for the film.
