Harry Potter - Manchester Orchestra
*watch in hq* song: i can feel a hot one by manchester orchetra i own nothing but the editing I can feel a hot one taking me down For a moment, I ...
COLUMN: WTF, Mr. Fox? (Lashing out on "more music")
, Wes Anderson's latest picture which was made using classic stop-motion techniques. I've never seen any picture where a director can not only excel in a medium completely new to him, but uses it to a degree that he manages to put all his quirks into the story as well - and Anderson has quite a lot of quirks to count with. Fantastic Mr. Fox was a revelation for me because I finally "got" the appeal of Desplat, who wrote a score that's not only fun to listen to, but you can feel it was fun to write as well. The score has a unique character and it seems Anderson felt the same way because he used less songs this time around than what he usually does. So Desplat's music is allowed to shine properly and what's more surprising is that Anderson's stamp is all over the music as well - several passages sound as if they could have been written by Mark Mothersbaugh, Anderson's regular composer of choice. Which brings me to my main point today... . An iTunes only release of the score which came out in conjunction with the score's Academy Award nomination. Now the idiom "more music from" is worrying at best, for it usually marks the studios need to capitalize on a score's success by ripping off an unsuspecting market with this so-called "more music". At best, the results are unmemorable ("More Music From Braveheart") or just mildly disappointing ("More Music From Titanic", featuring a lot of music that didn't have much to do with the picture). Then there is "More Music from Gladiator", a hodgepodge concept album with unnecessary dialogue, a techno remix and music repeated from the original album. The best and most interesting bits were hidden in the middle of suite and yes, often featuring soundbytes that didn't even appear there! It might be good for fans of the movie, but not for fans of the score. This is why even the mention of "more music" is a cause for alarm.... offer us? The good news - this is really...