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Mr. Marshmallow 11-15-2007 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by AerostarMonk (Post 63833)
Man, no love for The Incredibles by Giacchino? Or Superman by Williams. I wish this thread was to best scores overall. I could really give my opinion on many of the pieces I've come to enjoy.

Incredibles to me had an okay sound to it, the whole jazzy thing didn't fit sometimes. I actually confuse Superman's theme with the Star Wars theme sometimes.

They sound awfully similar actually.

AerostarMonk 11-15-2007 07:16 PM

The jazzy sound was supposed to be a mixture of James Bond with superhero music. And I totally dug it. They almost got John Barry himself to come and do the film. Though I will admit that it won't sit right with everyone. But what can I say, I'm a sucker for Big Band music.

I can't see how you can confuse Superman's theme with Star Wars. I don't even think they sound remotely similar. It was that time when few could accuse Williams of the "self-plagiarism" he's accused of nowadays. I'm with many film fans in saying that Superman is the best superhero theme ever.

I would like to add the opening titles and end credits of Pee Wee's Big Adventure. Man do I love that movie.

frankie_fan 11-15-2007 09:35 PM

Here are my favourites:
Beetlejuice
Spider-Man 2 (now THAT'S superhero music!)
Batman
Jurassic Park
Superman
The Matrix
Indiana Jones
Harry Potter
A Nightmare on Elm Street

I also love movie versions of TV Themes. Great examples include:
Pokemon (sung by Billy Crawford in the first movie)
Inspector Gadget (the only thing I liked about the Matthew Broderick movie)
Mission: Impossible (the first movie, brilliantly done by Danny Elfman)

I'm really looking forward to how Trevor Rabin is going to do the Get Smart theme!

Mr. Marshmallow 11-15-2007 09:48 PM

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Originally Posted by AerostarMonk (Post 63855)
I can't see how you can confuse Superman's theme with Star Wars. I don't even think they sound remotely similar. It was that time when few could accuse Williams of the "self-plagiarism" he's accused of nowadays. I'm with many film fans in saying that Superman is the best superhero theme ever.

It's very easy actually considering the beginning of it sounds almost identical. It's not hard considering the sound of the song actually. I personally have found Batman's to be the best superhero theme.

I loved how it was brought over into the animated series and I also agree with you Frankie fan that some TV shows turned movies made some AMAZING music. Batman: Mask of the Phantasm has a beautifully amazing version of the Batman theme.

I loved the Pokemon theme being redone as well. I love anything Danny Elfman does, he's a magnificent musician. Not surprising that most of the films he's scored are in my favorite list (Beetlejuice, Charlie and the Chocolate factory, Batman).

Oh, and you want to talk memorable movie themes, who could forget the Gremlins now THEY had a kick ass movie theme :bendy:. Talk about memories.

Medikor 11-16-2007 02:54 PM

A few more themes that I remembered are Ghostbusters, Indiana Jones, and The Lion King.

Lynnie 11-16-2007 04:45 PM

Forgot some. How can I forget-
Grease -Grease is the word, it has groove, it has feeling! :D

Sound of Music -The hiiiiiiillls are aliiiiiive, with the sound of muuuuuusic!

and My Fair Lady -Lot's of chocolate for may to aite! Lots of canday and lots of treits! :goo:

frankie_fan 11-16-2007 06:15 PM

Forgot one:

Schindler's List :frankiesmile:

Very powerful music, even though I haven't seen the movie.

AerostarMonk 11-17-2007 02:28 PM

All the best superhero themes are hummable. Elfman is a great composer, but his movie pieces usually aren't the most hummable, unless they are for comedies. He's my fave, but it's true. Even Mask of the Phantasm was composed entirely by Shirley Walker, and it's infinitely more hummable than any part of The Batman theme from the movie. That's just my opinion though.

Though I may be biased, I know the entire 5 minute Superman theme by heart and hum it on a regular basis. It's my bike riding theme music actually.
However if you would like to discuss this more can we do it in private so it doesn't seem like a message board strategy game?

I want to throw Alan Silvestri's Beowulf into the ring. THe guy has really outdone himself. It's the first score I've heard by him that doesn't have shades of Back to the Future. And the opening theme is just fantastic.

Invader Bloo 11-18-2007 12:37 PM

Doc Ock's Theme- Spider-Man 2
Symbiote Theme- Spider-Man 3
The Imperial March (Darth Vader's theme)- Star Wars (V-III)

But most of all....
Indiana Jones!

Mr. Marshmallow 11-18-2007 12:42 PM

The Island

That had some great music in it, very inspiring kind of stuff. I hated how a lot of people let that movie pass them by, I don't care what anyone says about Michael Bay, I was really impressed with that movie and I LOVED its music.

Other good movie themes I liked from films (most people) haven't seen:

Idle Hands
Seed of Chucky
Dream catcher
Toys
Pokemon 2000


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