lawdn Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 15 hours ago, Brian Tuma said: His score for Cinema Paradiso is perfection. So many of his scores were perfection. We have lost a giant but are fortunate to have his rich musical legacy. Every time I hear part of the Cinema Paradiso score I wonder when a corps is going to put it on the field, particularly the love theme as a ballad. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkman Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 SoCal Dream played - L'Arena in 2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwillis35 Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 Clearly one of the best in the long history of music for films. A Giant! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironlips Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 He was, indeed, a master. It's no coincidence that, like it's predecessor opera, the best film music is visually evocative, hence, ideal for drum corps. And it only requires a couple of notes to set the scene. Case in point: that poignant whistle theme. Genius revealed in simplicity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jthomas666 Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 On 7/6/2020 at 3:38 PM, DFA1970 said: OMG. I'm obsessed with his The Mission score. It's beautiful. Right there with you. It's sublime. Crazy enough that he didn't get an Oscar for it, but Morricone finally winning for The Hateful Eight is like Bob Newhart not winning an Emmy until he guest starred on The Big Bang Theory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DFA1970 Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 13 hours ago, jthomas666 said: Right there with you. It's sublime. Crazy enough that he didn't get an Oscar for it, but Morricone finally winning for The Hateful Eight is like Bob Newhart not winning an Emmy until he guest starred on The Big Bang Theory. Hateful Eight was good but nothing like The Mission or The Good, The Bad or The Ugly. Another composer to yet to win an Oscar is Thomas Newman. Shawshank to my favorite Road to Perdition and his latest nomination 1917. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.E. Brigand Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 (edited) On 7/6/2020 at 3:38 PM, DFA1970 said: OMG. I'm obsessed with his The Mission score. It's beautiful. Awesome music. Gorgeous photography. Boring film, unfortunately. Far from the first time that the composer's work will outlast its reason for existing. Edited July 9, 2020 by N.E. Brigand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.E. Brigand Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 DCX lists Bluecoats playing something by Morricone called "Moon" in 1997. What is that? The Wikipedia list of Morricone compositions is no help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DFA1970 Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 20 minutes ago, N.E. Brigand said: Awesome music. Gorgeous photography. Boring film, unfortunately. Far from the first time that the composer's work will outlast its reason for existing. Yes..the film didn't live up to the beautiful score. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skevinp Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 23 minutes ago, N.E. Brigand said: Awesome music. Gorgeous photography. Boring film, unfortunately. I was just trying to decide whether to rent it. I knew 1 and feared 3, but 2 makes it a yes. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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