Magical Movie Music Moments

Deodato - Also Sprach Zarathustra from the film 'Being There'

William Walton - Battle of Britain - 'Battle In The Air'

This thread looks fun : )

...but how does one go about posting a YouTube 'ready-play' clip on the forum?

(instead of just the link)

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Originally posted by naim_nymph:
This thread looks fun : )

...but how does one go about posting a YouTube 'ready-play' clip on the forum?

(instead of just the link)

Go to youtube and find the clip you want to post here - look at the bottom just below the picture and you will see 'embed' click on that and copy the code - return to your post and click on 'Display Video - UBC Code' and paste the code - there you go!

Saw 'Of Gods and Men' this weekend. The scene with The Nutcracker playing is as moving a piece of cinema as I have ever seen.

Bruce

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Originally posted by Bruce Woodhouse:
Saw 'Of Gods and Men' this weekend. The scene with The Nutcracker playing is as moving a piece of cinema as I have ever seen.

Bruce

Others have said the same thing. Sadly there is no chance of me seeing it until it becomes available for download. I am looking forward to seeing it.

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Originally posted by Sniper:

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Originally posted by Bruce Woodhouse:
Saw 'Of Gods and Men' this weekend. The scene with The Nutcracker playing is as moving a piece of cinema as I have ever seen. Oh, and I've just remembered, it is Swan Lake not Nutcracker!

Bruce

Others have said the same thing. Sadly there is no chance of me seeing it until it becomes available for download. I am looking forward to seeing it.

Put aside a long quiet evening for it, it has a langorous pace but the payoff is an intense and thoughtful film about friendship and faith.

Bruce

Sniper,

I reckon this one deserves a place in the Music Room.

William Walton's Battle in the Air probably gets my vote. Well worth tracking down on vinyl (not sure whether it's available on CD).

It used to be available on an EMI CD of Walton film music, with the LPO conducted by Carl Davies.

As for the performance linked in the video clip, the DVD release of the film gives the option to listen to Walton's score in its entirety as a special feature.

Though Walton's score was initially rejected except for the Battle In The Air part, as the music was not considered suitable for the [officially] being too short to be issued on an LP [unlikely excuse!] and the film was first released with a new score by Ron Goodwin, it is not merely fascinating to listen to Walton's music as the composer intended, but the Battle In The Air becomes an even greater clinch after it has been hinted at thematically already!

I suppose Walton's music was probably considered somewhat frivolous in parts, but his sense of humour could be wry to say the least. Another great "moment" in film music was Walton's score for the 1942 film, The First Of The Few, and this was issued in a condensed form as the Spitfire Prelude and Fugue on two sides of a 78 record with the composer conducting the Halle Orchestra. Immensely poignant ...

OK, so there is no specific moment here, but the finale of this film is one of the all time greatest endings!

EJ

John Cage at his best.....OK, no music but very funny.

Rage Against the Machine - "Calm Like a Bomb" over the closing credits of the second Matrix movie. A killer track, and I was just so pleased that f$%^ing awful movie was finally over.

Not a movie, but Radiohead's "No Surprises" as the opening theme to last years' season of "House".

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Originally posted by Bruce Woodhouse:
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Put aside a long quiet evening for it, it has a langorous pace but the payoff is an intense and thoughtful film about friendship and faith.

Bruce

Thanks, Bruce. I will. It is impressive how the French can make films of such unashamed gravitas.

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Originally posted by Richard Dane:
Sniper,

I reckon this one deserves a place in the Music Room.

William Walton's Battle in the Air probably gets my vote. Well worth tracking down on vinyl (not sure whether it's available on CD).

Thanks Richard,

Battle in the Air is an astonishing piece of music in my view and one of the greatest pieces of film music ever composed. I saw it played live and it was interesting to see how some of the musical effects were performed.

George,

I watched the whole film with Walton's music and thought it changed the whole character of the film and I definately prefer the original Goodwin/Walton version.

I agree about First of the Few (which I watched again last month)- I nearly posted a clip but wanted other people to contribute to this thread rather than post all my own favourites.

George,

I watched the whole film with Walton's music and thought it changed the whole character of the film and I definately prefer the original Goodwin/Walton version.

It certainly seems to make a big change to the character of the film, and as it is all taste, then I'll say I prefer the version with Walton's score, intending no offense!

Vive la difference, as they probably don't say in France.

Happy New Year from George

Brings back nice memory for me as I used to play it on the piano.
The film sucked but the score rocked.

One of the most haunting and chilling scene. Stuck in my head to this day.
A great film one of the few directed by Charles Laughton.

Kuma,

Thanks, I enjoyed the clip from 'Night Hunter' - I think Laughton only directed that one film which is a pity as he was obviously a talented directer - sadly the film was a critical and commercial flop. I will track it down and watch it again.

ps - the Grusin was great too

...poor Bunny!

That's a corny cinema metaphor for you!

Sniper,

it's a shame that it was a flop but later re-discovered as the classic. It was ahead of its time for sure.
It's also the best performance by Mitchum and certainly the most memorable *talkie* that Ms. Gish ever made.