aalenfae said:
I'm glad to hear that Ady will be taking out the Battle of the Heroes music from ANH. The main problem was that it doesn't in any way fit the musical style of ANH. However, I wouldn't mind that duel to be scored in SOME way. But that's just personal preference.
But I'd say that the biggest issue with William's music in the Prequels isn't that it's forgettable. The actual cues of the PT are probably more memorable to some degree. The Duel of the Fates and Across the Stars come to mind. The songs are very memorable. The problem is that those cues aren't inextricably LINKED with memorable moments. They're just songs pasted into the movie because they need to be there. That's the beauty of the OT, and especially the ESB score. The visuals and the music are so perfectly intertwined because they were designed for one another. You can listen to it and imagine every beat of the film. Every cut, every expression. You can't listen to the PT scores and experience the same thing, because William's music was cut up and pasted in to fit the editing. It was in no way the natural, intertwined score that we heard in the OT.
Williams is no worse a composer now than he was then.
Agreed with every word.
Also, considering that the OT is much more likable with higher re-watch value, the music will of course be more memorable in that way.
As for the PT, I really liked the music in there (although I wish each film had more of its own music, like in the OT, rather than borrowing and relying on each other), but if the films themselves aren't that memorable, of course the music will follow the same fate.
Ronster said:
on the flip side of this I really like the probe droid score you re-instated with the video you did..
I think this scene is actually best without any music, as it is now - I'm glad Ady agrees. Maybe, not sure yet, but maybe this piece you speak of could be used in the right place somewhere in the PT.
AntcuFaalb said:
DominicCobb said:
HotRod said:
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Agreed.
Indeed.
indubitably
Intriguing... not sure Ady would go for it though :P