billd91
Not your screen monkey (he/him)
Not a fan of Conan the Barbarian, eh?If the film has to rely on the music to tell the story, and it isn't a musical, then they got problems.
Not a fan of Conan the Barbarian, eh?If the film has to rely on the music to tell the story, and it isn't a musical, then they got problems.
If a score isn't playing on your emotions, what's it doing there? If you think reflecting what's being portrayed on screen isn't also telling you how to feel about it... then I really don't know what to tell you.Yes, a good score is very important, however, more and more I see what I would call manipulative scores. The music should mirror the action on screen, not try and tell you how to feel about it.
Not a fan of Conan the Barbarian, eh?
If the film has to rely on the music to tell the story, and it isn't a musical, then they got problems.
Music in recent movies does feel like it has been taking a bit of a backseat. Does anyone remember the theme for Doctor Strange, or Black Widow?
But lately it feels like every soundtrack is just this dreary ambient, like with a lot of Nolan movies. I miss the big soundtracks with memorable themes.
Is that more about the music itself, or the kinds of movies we are getting these days? Like Nolan movies?
I dont recall the soundtrack at all. I just remember Prince tunes and Batdance.Danny Elfman's score for Tim Burton's Batman is fantastic. It is score that propels the movie forward. Compare this with the music for The Dark Knight, which is pretty forgettable. Fantastic Batman movie, but not a soundtrack that I would ever put in a playlist.
It doesn't seem exclusive to Nolan movies, and more of a current trend. But Nolan movies definitely are guilty of it a lot, which I feel is a shame.