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AT LAST!!! RoboGeek's review of the "Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace" soundtrack !!!
Glen here...
...in a previous post,
I mentioned that
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace score would be forthcoming. I implied it
would be the same day (last Friday). It didn't really work out that way - as Robo got preoccupied
with a top secret mission in Moscow, then stopped off at Australia (Episode II), after which
he became gridlocked in the secret AICN sub-terranean bullet car tunnels which run beneath the
Pacific ocean (something about a school of lobsters).
Now that these issues have been resolved (and Robo is all dried off and sprayed down with
WD40), I am happy to present HREF="mailto:robogeek@aint-it-cool-news.com">RoboGeek's much-requested, eagerly
anticipated, highly detailed review of this very anticipated new score.
The score hits stores Tuesday May 4 (tomorrow), some stores will be open at midnight tonight
(Monday May 3) to begin selling copies at 12:01 a.m.
Here's
RoboGeek reviews the soundtrack to STAR WARS EPISODE I: THE
PHANTOM MENACE !
John Williams is a GOD. But more on that
later.
By now you've probably listened to a
bootleg MP3 of "Duel of the Fates" about a
kazillion times, battled the hordes at last
night's "Midnight Madness" release of the new
"Star Wars" toys, warmed up your VCR to record
the "Duel of the Fates" music video (airing
3:30 pm EST on MTV -- and five times in a row
on VH1 starting at 6 pm EST), and are
preparing to attend another "Midnight Madness"
tonight for the release of "The Phantom
Menace" soundtrack.
And then you've got a week to rest before
advance tickets go on sale for the movie
itself next Wednesday -- a week before the
film opens.
In the meantime, you can listen to the
score (or at least a little more than half of
it) over and over as you read the illustrated
screenplay or novelization -- both of which
are apparently now on sale at a book store
near you. Oh, and all the Lucasfilm licensing
partners kick off their campaigns this week,
too, so you'll get to watch a bunch of
Prequel-related commercials, in addition to
the film's TV spots themselves.
There's part of me that is troubled by all
this hype. There's another part of me -- the
Dark Side, if you will -- that relishes it
with glorious glee.
Principally, I'm a little annoyed by what
is arguably thinly-veiled hypocrisy on the
part of the "Star Wars" marketing machine. On
the one hand, they've been diligently battling
leaks and unauthorized spoilers online, while
on the other hand they're now actively selling
those spoilers themselves. It has now become
nigh-impossible for anyone to go see "The
Phantom Menace" unspoiled, no matter how hard
some of the leading fan sites have tried to
police themselves. Ah, irony...
Take the score, for example, whose very
track titles contain massive spoilers. For
many of us, the score is one of the most
anticipated elements of the new film. And
while I snatched it up at the first
opportunity, there was part of me that didn't
want to hear a single note of it until I could
experience it in the context of the film. But
once I saw that "60 Minutes" piece, and heard
that stunning snippet of "Duel of the Fates,"
there was no turning back. The Dark Side had
me in its grasp.
It's been very strange listening to this
score over and over this past weekend. Given
the spoiler-laden track listings, and the fact
that I've read the script, the music does
present itself in a vague yet palpable context
(even though the tracks are annoyingly
presented out-of-order relative to the film).
In a strange way, I feel as though I'm having
sensory premonitions of the film -- ethereal
visions of what awaits me May 19.
As a fan, though, there's part of me that
wishes I could enter that theater in blissful
ignorance, and experience each disparate
element and every wondrous facet in a singular
transcendent two hours and six minutes.
And therefore, before I comment on the
score, I feel duty-bound to compel you to lock
yourself away for the next two weeks and two
days, and not give into the temptation of the
Dark Side.
But I know that's probably pointless.
"The Phantom Menace" score is an absolutely
amazing piece of work which can't properly be
judged out-of-context from the film any more
that any other element of the film. Still, as
a whole it
stands as an impressive achievement in the
Williams canon.
It's not fair for me to try and rank it
among the existing "Star Wars" scores, since I
haven't seen it with the film yet -- or had
years to absorb it. My impulse it to rank it
close behind "The Empire Strikes Back" (which
I consider one of Williams' three pinnacle
scoring achievements) but at least on par with
"Star Wars" and "Return of the Jedi." However,
that is such a hopelessly arbitrary statement
I have difficulty defending it.
While most of you have already heard "Duel
of the Fates," for me the stand-out piece of
the score is "Anakin's Theme." It is one of
the most sweepingly beautiful and staggeringly
heartbreaking pieces Williams has ever
written. It is also a brilliantly inspired
example of how he has managed to deconstruct
the familiar "Imperial March" theme
(introduced in "The Empire Strikes Back,"
where it became the de facto Darth Vader
theme) and reconstruct it to serve a new
narrative purpose. In "Anakin's Theme," it is
woven in so gracefully and poignantly that it
almost escapes notice. But once you catch it,
it is haunting and tragic.
Williams reworks the "Imperial March" into
an equally inspired incarnation as a
pulsating, syncopated heroic theme, used to
score some of the action scenes. Again, it is
not as overtly obvious as one might expect,
but the effect is mesmerizing. When you hear
it you'll understand.
This really serves as the backbone to the
score, accentuated throughout with little
phrases of the "true" Imperial/Vader theme, as
if teasing us with foreshadowing things to
come. It is an evocative undercurrent which,
by the film's conclusion, ultimately -- and
somberly -- evolves into the fully stated
"Imperial March" theme. When we finally hear
it expressed openly, it is chilling.
And that is what I find so impressive about
this score, how it charts the journey of the
characters musically, in ways inspired,
varied, and subtle. A parallel example of this
is how Williams uses the Obi-Wan/Force theme
-- the theme I most strongly associate with
"Star Wars." Rather than radically reworking
it, is is purely preserved, but used sparingly
with understatement and restraint.
I was surprised by how _different_ this
"Star Wars" score is, and was initially
disappointed that the familiar themes weren't
used more -- particularly the Obi-Wan/Force
theme, as well as Yoda's theme and the
Emperor's theme. However, the more I listened
to the score, the more I appreciated how
Williams resisted relying on them to much. And
because he uses them so exactingly, and with
such care, they carry that much more weight
and resonance.
For instance, on the score as presented on
the soundtrack album, we hear Yoda's theme and
the Emperor's theme exactly once each (though
it's possible we may hear them more in the
film, of course). Imagining how these moments
come in the film gives me chills. They will be
very potent.
And while he preserves much of the "Star
Wars" musical legacy, Williams freely and
boldly explores new musical territory with
adventurous aplomb. The score has his
unmistakable signature all over it, yet is
still full of surprises -- particularly in the
choral department. The action music is
especially addictive, and the London Symphony
Orchestra sounds as good as it ever has, and
the sound engineering of the recording is
nothing short of spectacular.
Also worth noting is that Jar-Jar's music
isn't nearly as disturbing as I feared it
could be; this isn't Ewok or Otis stuff. The
finale music, played over the ending
celebration before the closing credits, is a
little weird out of context -- but it only
lasts a minute and a half, so I can live with
it. Oh, and yes -- the score does open with
the classic "Rebel Fanfare," which also makes
an interesting appearance later in the score.
I have to admit that I'm surprised by how
this score is presented. The fact they're only
releasing one CD worth of music is pretty
weird -- and smacks of a conspiracy. Anyone
want to start a betting pool as to when we'll
get a double-CD expanded release of the score
that we'll all be forced to go buy? Even
stranger is the fact that the CD packaging
contains virtually no liner notes. I really
wanted to read Williams' comments on each and
every one of these tracks. Maybe we were
spoiled by the "Star Wars" Special Edition CD
releases, I dunno.
Obviously, this is a must-have for any
"Star Wars" or John Williams fan. It may not
be what you expect, and it may take a while
for your to adjust to it, but ultimately I
think you'll find it vastly rewarding and
richly satisfying.
I can't wait to hear it with the film.
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But I am first in a talk back for STAR WARS!!!! Yea. By the way, I think the soundtrack rocks. Have you seen the video? Kick ass.
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i got em all on mp3. email me if anyone wants em. actually i need the track 17.
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Sorry to get off track. But I just looked at a web site with a very funny cartoon of Harry and Glen. Look in the Never Considered frame, a few pages deep, at http://members.tripod.com/dtailcolin/
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I thought that sound clip was awesome. Sure, it was kind of weird at first, but it grew on me really fast. I was actually a little worried by Glen's first review of this score, but now that I've been able to hear it for myself (or at least the 30 minutes I've been able to find on the net), I feel very confident once again. John Williams is one of the greatest composers that has ever lived and, while this is no "Raider's March", it is certainly some of his better work.
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i just watched the star wars video for duel of fates (sorry if i got that wrong) what the hell was up with natalie portmans voice when playing the queen. it sounded a lot deeper and slower than it did in the trailers. it was horrible and quite distracting, i hope george changes it back for the theatrical release.
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Okay, I too have the soundtrack for The Phantom Menace, and I LOVE the music.
HOWEVER, there are SEVERAL things about its release that REALLY REALLY irritate me. Basically, I think Sony is mishandeling this soundtrack.
1-To not release the complete score is CRIMINAL. If they released a 2cd soundtrack, it would still go Platinum. Lucas should know that Star Wars fans are nuts about the music (hey, count me in), and want a complete soundtrack. Maybe this is a scheme...in 20 years, Lucas will release The Phantom Menace: Special Edition and with it will come a nice 2cd soundtrack (probably from RCA Victor) with the ENTIRE score and alternate cues.
2-The liner notes (or lack therof) with this CD are TERRIBLE. All that's there, besides beautiful artwork, is Williams and Lucas kissing each others asses. Frankly, I'm tired of hearing how wonderful it is to work with George and what a musical genious Williams is.
3-The HUGE spoilers in some of the track titles is also very annoying. Lucas kept the script under lock-and-key, and now three huge plot points are given away on the CD that is being released two weeks before the film.
4-It's a little thing, but it would have been nice if they included the 20th Century Fox Fanfare as track one. The Fanfare is almost synonymous with Star Wars, and therefore was included in the 93 boxed set and the 97 Special Editions. But of course, Sony only wanted to release one CD, so the Fanfare wouldn't fit.
5-I watched the TPM TV spots, and I noticed some of the music in them is not on the soundtrack CD, and this is a real shame because the music was BEAUTIFUL. I just KNOW that some of the great music in the film is not on this CD, and who knows if we will ever get to hear it.
Overall, it is a shame that Sony had to botch such a fine soundtrack. The music itself is amazing, and it is one of the best orchestral recordings I have heard in a long time.
SO, WE NEED TO PETITION LUCASFILM AND SONY TO RELEASE THE REST OF THE SCORE.
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I check this sight religiously
twice a day, and I still managed to miss any posting about the music video's. If any one has any advance notice as to near future airing's, I would be most happy to see this info. By the by,
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It's cool to see that Lucas can revive so many aspects of the original trilogy for the prequels. Such as John Williams and the London Symphony Orchestra, as well as James Earl Jones as the voice of Vader in Episode 3. I wan't too fond of the orchestra being shown in the video, but it didn't bother me too much. I did like how they showed behind the scenes looks at the movie, instead of just the clips. I don't expect to see this one topping the charts on MTV, but then it is a different type of music from that which they normally play. It was very cool, and I can't wait to see the movie!
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I don't have the soundtrack yet, but I saw the tv spots and I love the music to the "one love" spot, you know the one where Anakin's mom keeps saying "don't look back". That music is beautiful, and I was just wondering if that is included on the soundtrack, let me know!
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the reason queen amidala's voice sounds strange in the video is because natalie's voice changed before the redubbing.
therefore she had to record over her orginal scenes in the movie.
i find it very interesting that Padme's voice sounds the same as when we heard it in the original trailer.
i've heard many spoilers that i wish i had not,most on accident but i am still surprised that Lucas gave away one of the key plot points of Episode One in trailer b.all you have to do is keep a close eye on the queen's handmaidens to know what i'm talking about!
and while i remember,in an upcoming edition of Rosie O'Donnel(may 5),Rosie explains to George Lucas that in the early naochian epoch,Mars was magnetic and this new data suggests that it was far more similar to Earth's global magnetic field than we had previously assumed,at which point Lucas exclaims,"WELL GODDAM THATS HOUNDOG COOL!!!!!!! -
The reason it sounds different is...well you'll have to see the movie to find out!
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did you ever consider that the voiceover in the t.v. spot was not amidala,but padme naberrie.scrutinize trailer b and focus on the queens handmaidens.AND DAMMIT I DIDN'T READ THE BOOK!!!
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The music from the opening :30 of the One Love trailer IS on the soundtrack (track 11)..the remainder, including the BEAUTIFUL flute theme and then the swelling FORCE theme, is NOT on the soundtrack.
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Only kidding.Just trying to get your attention.
I have to say I think Duel of the Fates video is ?????Why do I think it's ????Because I live in Ireland and havent seen it yet and due to the sad fact that I cant download it from Starwars.com.I was really happy to hear the soundtrack almost a week in advance to many people in the world(Well Done Irish music stores for being so F...ing stupid and putting them on you shelves a week in advance.)but now I want to see this Video.Does anyone have a mirror site for this poor Irish lad to download the Video from?Pretty pleassssseee!!!
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Did anyone notice the similarities between this score and Miklos Rozsa's score for Ben Hur? I felt that these two works were very similar, especially the Arrival at Naboo and the Flag Parade. I love Rozsa, so this is not a bad thing, but i wonder if Lucas asked Williams to do this intentionally because of the similarities of the two movies(well, at least some similarities--the whole "slave gets free by riding a chariot" routine is in both films, as well as a few other motifs.) The fanfares in other parts of the score also seem to harken back to Rozsa--the chord progressions are almost excactly the same. What do you think?
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Of course they botched the CD! And the music itself is underwhelming to say the least. I'm sorry. It's not a great score.
I smell a lemon. A big, fat lemon. What else explains this marketing blitz? Why else would they release the book, the screenplay, the comic book, the CD, the toys, and eveyrthing else that basically gives us the entire story? If this film is so earth-shatteringly superspectactular, why the hell are they doing all that?
Because this movie is going to suck. The story will suck. the acting will suck. It's going to be two hours of nice visuals. And that's all!
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I noticed this too in the video. First off, I wasn't aware that girls go through a "voice change" during puberty -- maybe I'm very ignorant, but I just thought that was a thing guys went through. But even if I'm completely wrong on that point, I seriously doubt Portman would go through a voice-change from at age 16-17, especially since girls hit puberty 2-3 years before boys. Jeez. Look at this. I've gotten to the point where I'm discussing female physical development somehow in relation to Star Wars. I need to calm down and stop being such an obsessive geek. So, rather than continue my silly explorations and explanations of the "voice" thing, I'm just going to think of it as one of those odd, unexplained occurrences like in the original Star Wars, when Carrie Fisher would alternate scenes with a British accent and a girl-next-door American accent.
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You can't judge a book by its cover, but judging from the sound bites and clips of Jar Jar, all I can say is I'm afraid I hate Jar Jar already. I haven't seen the movie yet, I know, but his dialect is terrible. I'm not talking about the animation, I'm sure it's hard to put a CG character against Neeson and Co. for 90 % of the movie. But if JAR JAR is this movie's answer to a sidekick like CHEWBACCA, let's hope the Gungans are not present in Episodes 2 and 3. CHEWBACCA was a more interesting character by far. I wouldn't have minded if they had Peter Mayhew around to play him again.
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Warning: Spoilers! (For all you cry babies who forgot about "Yoda's Death" and "Ben's Death and the TIE Fighter Attack" tracks)
Jar Jar rocks. He's funny, gets into trouble, and BTW, he's there to NOT like, kinda like an anti-Wookie. Obi-Wan hates him. He and Qui-gon have arguements over him. WE will hate him. Obi-Wan learns he is wrong. Therefore... See where i'm coming from? -
Am I the only person who's noticed that Augie's song is actually a very hyped up, spruced up version of the "Emperor's Theme" from the first three movies? Sure, it's in a fairly major key and being sung by a bunch of happy kids, but the chorus is there. Rather foreboding if you stop to think about the movie ending on this note - a bunch of happy children singing the theme song of the future Empire.
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On the issue of "why just one cd instead of two", remember, the Episode I soundtrack is from the same people that gave us "Titanic" and "Back to Titanic." Think of it from a marketing standpoint, would you rather sell all of the music on two CD's for $19.95 or even $24.95 orrrrrrr most of the music on two CD's for $17.95 each?? The thing that caught Sony Classical by surprise with Titanic is the success of the movie and people's demand for the Irish Jig song. So, they crafted a second CD with leftovers. Hopefully, Sony Classical has saved some important music for the second CD.
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I completely agree with, notoriousboz. He is so right. I never agreed with anyone more. Sony doesn't even compare to RCA. We are all going to go through this all over again to get the remaining ~40 minutes on the 2nd CD about two years from now.
Also, don't buy the DVD in a few years unless it is HD DVD. Even if you do not have an HD tv, you only want to buy the DVD once, right? What happens when you get an HD tv and the resolution of your tv is twice as good as the DVD, even though the DVD is currently twice as good as regular tv. Wait for the HD DVD when it is available or, like the TPM soundtrack, you are going to be buying the expanded version when it becomes available. -
Just bought the new soundtrack today and I cannot describe in words what I felt while listening to this soon to be legendary piece of work by the master himself, John Williams! Although I couldn't help but notice how much of his other work that you heard in it. Some songs had an almost Indy-esque sound to them. I have to congratulate him on the fact that he didn't use many of the old SW themes too much. Every song on the soundtrack was solid, except maybe for Watto's Deal and Augie's GMB, but other than that all great! I feel that I may never get Duel of Fates out of my head!
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I picked it up today and I liked it. Though there are similarities to Adventures of Don Juan, Robin Hood, past Indiana movies and even the original Star Wars itself. But, Lucas and Williams are not stupid. They'll have a hit on their hands. I just hope those guys waiting in line take a bath. I sure would hate to sit next to "Stinky" during the first performance of the show.
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May 04, 1999 6:26:13 PM CDT
Spoiler in soundtrack title (avoid this if you want to stay unsp
by neuracnu
I tried my best to avoid reading the track titles, but just couldn't pull it off when ripping them to MP3s. Anyways, about the "death of the major character", this wasn't that much of a huge spoiler for me. Ever since I saw Trailer-B, I thought to myself what Ewan was going "NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!" at. Well, it's obviously somebody's death (or casting him in another romantic comedy oppisite another half-star from Friends). Well, he can't die. Anakin can't die. The Queen can't die. I doubt he'd have that reaction to the Jar Jar biting it. It had to be him. Not so much a biggie for me.
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Okay, gave the score a full listen; been crunching about half the album illegally on mp3 for days; and I have to say that, while there's a lot to like, there's also a lot NOT to like. "Like what, infidel?" you ask? Okay, here goes: (1) Too much reactive, atonal scoring. In "Empire Strikes Back," Williams' best score ever, there are clear, sophisticated motifs for everything -- even action sequences such as "Asteroid Field." Here, action pieces (with the exception of "Sith Spacecraft," which is a rather simplistic motif) never gel into memorable, full-bodied pieces that stand on their own. There's no beginning, middle, climax, and end to most of the action cues. (2) And this REALLY cranks me: There's a lot of repetition of music on this disk! The End Credits are simply "Duel of the Fates," VERBATIM, stitched together with what I believe is a verbatim reprise of "Anakin's Theme," making the fact that this End Credits music doesn't end strongly seem more like lazy writing and less like innovation. Also: "The Arrival at Naboo" after the Main Title? EXACT SAME f-in music as heard in part of Track 13, "The Naboo Palace." AIIIGH! Why couldn't they put in some of the other music that supposedly is so great in the commercials? Of course, there's lots that's good, too -- "DotF" is swell, if a bit simple ("Yes, John Williams CAN count to eight," as a music-literate friend quipped to me the other day); I like to call it "Carmina Burana Jr." And the funeral music is as moving as anything he's ever written, as is "Anakin's Theme." Also, "Auggie's Municipal Band" is weird and exotic, if a little cheesy. My early opinion: About four truly memorable pieces here -- not as good as other SW scores, but about par for the course for JW these days. Dammit. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong.
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Also, joeboy is right on the money, I'm afraid: Jar Jar is very probably gonna suck -- so hard that he might take the whole movie down with him. I just read the novelization, and if they don't do Jar Jar and the Gungans JUST SO, they run the risk of making the Ewoks look unobtrusive. The footage we've seen and heard leads me to believe that JJ is filling the role the now-offensive "jigaboo" characters in old Holywood films filled -- the funny-talkin' cartoon character. I know this sounds harsh, but mark my words: the film might just raise cries of racism, with Lucas thinking he could get away with a racist stereotype because he made the character an alien.
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Forget about Jar-Jar, I'm concerned with Natalie Portman's voice! If it's as high, nasal and put-on as in seems in the trailers and TV spots, her scenes are going to take some getting used to. I suppose she's trying to sound formal, regal, sophisticated, and possessing the overly-precise speech of a seasoned politician, but she ends up sounding silly. It's a shame, because she SHOULD sound exceedingly precise in her speech, just not robotic. As it is, she sounds like C-3PO's wife. And maybe it's just me, but those four TV spots have to be the worst advertisements for a film that I've ever seen. What a terrible marketing idea! The characters are reduced to ludicrously contrived little labels like, "one will". I suppose Anakin's "one dream" sort of makes sense, but "one will" is a non-sensical phrase. What person has two wills? The label suggests their are such people, when in fact they are simply subverting the meaning of the word, "will", to suit their campaign. In the end, it just doesn't make any sense. Furthermore, the spots illuminate the characters to a limited degree, but what place has character development in an ad campaign in the first place? While I don't think ads should necessarily be a bunch of rapid cuts from throughout the film, the ads themselves should be cut together so as to convey a degree of dramatic impact, or perhaps a theme of the film. Instead, we have Natalie Portman saying things like, "I will not judge people for their differences", while we see Boss Nass. Does that mean that Boss Nass is going to be a victim of discrimination against fat aliens? None of this is to mention, of course, that the spots are AS CONTRIVED AS IT GETS. If the film as a whole is this goofily self-important and cheesily melodramatic (repeating, "There are things I cannot do..." over and over again) as the ads are, the non-action set-piece scenes are going to be insufferable! (I'm sure the film as a whole will be much more tolerable, though.) And for the record, I'm not one of the countless panicking Star Wars fans who fret over every little flaw, and are convinced the film is going to be weakened by some annoyance from the marketing campaign. If anything, those people are almost as silly as the marketing campaign itself.
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I have 2 theories why her voice is lower, even though I haven't read the novel or screenplay yet (I refuse to until May 20th). Either 1. Her voice is ONLY lower as Amidala, so it could be a Naboo way to strike fear into enemies, rather than have her sound all squeaky. Or 2. Lucas was annoyed by the sound of her voice, and the DOTF video was due out, so he pushed the tone down a little too far a little too quickly... Oh, buy the Cross-sections book! It rocks!
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Actually, Natalie Portman's voice DID change throughout the making of the film, so she re-dubbed her vocals for her scenes. (At least that's what the IMDB says.) As for the score, I like what I've heard of it, and (okay, I know this will piss off those that buy the album-and that's a lotta people!) but I think it would be better to release a dual-cd version of the complete score (with the tracks in order) sometime, instead of another cd with the missing music. Or better yet, how about an audio DVD? That would REALLY do justice to Williams' work. And one more thing: does anybody know if the DVD's of the original trilogy are going to feature audio remastered in Dolby Digital Surround EX? The first five minutes from ANH were presented this way as part of a demonstration for the new sound system, and it absolutely ROCKED the crowd who got to see it.
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This is the greatest thing I've ever heard. I love it. I love it dearly. Personally, I too loved Anakin's Theme, but also, Watto's Deal/Kids at Play I thought was WONDERFUL. Just the way the classic theme was brought into it early, and was incredible. I CAN'T WAIT FOR THIS MOVIE! Thank god I'm in Edmonton where people don't care AS much as I do, so I only have to camp out for 2 or 3 days, instead of a month (Which I WOULD do if I HAD to, and could afford to skip school/work that long). YAY! STAR WARS WILL RULE THE WORLD, just give it time. I say we vote George Lucas into leader of the world, and he'll make us ALL happy....
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OK, I'm sick of you idiots. First off, to MrNiceGuy... You say how the commercials sucked, I LOVED them. And when Amidala is saying "I will not just people on their differences" and how it shows Boss Nass makes 100% complete perfect sense. She's trying to bring about a bit of a change and for a LONG time the peopl of Naboo have been racist against the Gungans (Boss Nass is a fat Gungan). So, with Boss Nass being ABOVE ground, it makes sense that their overcoming racial differences on the planet. To the people that want a 2CD soundtrack. It'll be out after the movie opens, and we'll all buy it, you can't tell me you're THAT disappointed with this one. I LOVE This soundtrack, I damn near cried when I was listening to it 'cause I can't believe it's only 14 more days away!
And, about Jar Jar. Personally, I like him. He's goofy, he gives it some fun. And, like, in Trailer B when he says "You say people gonna die..." It's just so damn RIGHT... He seems like the cutest little guy ever. And, his lines (or as the novel puts 'em) are OK... Remember, he's not human and doesn't have to follow 1990's societal standards! HE'S A FREAKIN' ALIEN! OF COURSE HE'S NOT WHAT YOU WOULD EXPECT!
ANd, about the "spoiler" in the CD tracks, grow up.
And, if you're making MP3s and downloading them of THIS CD, shame on you. YOu deserve to rot in hell. BUY THIS ONE! Don't be a dirtbag.
And, I LOVE this new music, this is SUPPOSED to be a different Star Wars. It's NOT Luke, Han and Leia, it's Anakin, ObiWan, and Amidala! It has JUST enough Original stuff for people to recognize it as Star Wars, and that's what it wanted to do. It's PERFECT. And, I LIKE that Augie band track. It's great. The whole thing's great! Oh wait a second, I must not be a TRUE fan! I may be camping out for a few days for tickets, but, I LIKE EWOKS SO I HAVE NO CREDIBILITY! Get a life you assholes! George Lucas didn't make this movie for you! He made it to touch MORE than just the "Live with my parents and look up nude anime on the internet and masterbate" crowd! With the childish parts of the movie mixed in with more complicated symbolism and themes in the movie (which most of you geeks never notice anyway) it also appeals to the adults. How 'bout you quit being such pinheads and ENJOY THE MOVIE! ENJOY JAR JAR! Make him your friend! GET A F***ING LIFE! -
I find it hilarous, you people who say the score its that good. You haven't seen the movie yet. Then you can listen to the score, and visualize the scene in your head. And it will be glorious.
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Being as I was 16 when the 1st movie came out, and got the lp of the original soundtrack within a couple of months of release, I feel the need to point out an important point. 20th Century Fox took a chance and released the SDTK as a double album set. They were floored when it became one of the best selling albums of the year. It had not happened with a film soundtrack before. When Empire came out; It was also a double, but was missing some music. It was put out by RSO records though, and they were probably driven more by profit motive than desire for a nice product. When Jedi was released, it was a single disc, and a lot of important music was not there, you had to buy a symphonic score from Varese Sarabande to get the Anakin's Death music. When initially issued on CD, ANH was issued complete; Empire was sides 1 and 4 of the original double disc set. I do not know about Jedi, as I could not find it on CD. Point is, it is expensive for a double to come out, and they are afraid of not selling enough of an unproven title. So they will issue one disc and see how it does. They may then issue volume 2, possibly in a special double case to hold both discs. They will probably also have a combined set for Christmas. They will want to make as much as they can off of this, so will milk for all it is worth.
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Damn Angry, remind me never to piss you off.
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I have no doubts that we will be seeing a complete score score cd sometime in the future. How many people have gone out and bought the book, same content, 4 different covers? The Star Wars money machine has only begun to bleed us all dry and we only have ourselves to thank. Supply and demand.
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I got the episode 1 soundtrack this week...most of it wasn't bad, but that epilogue music was just insane, it sounded like Gloria Estefan on acid!!! And those kids singing "ya-ya-ya" were really annoying, I dont see HOW this piece can fit into the star wars genre, much less at the END of the movie. Hope not too many people leave the movie remembering that song the most.
As for the rest of the music, it was pretty good...."duel of the fates rules", and the rest of it grew on me quite fast. Nothing like "hyperspace" from empire, "tie attack" from star wars, or the rancor music from ROTJ (a personal fave) though.
It seems like Mr. Williams was going out of his way not to copy any old themes, he just hit on them for a few stanzas and then moved on. I wouldn't have minded if he hit the force theme a bit more, but that's personal pref. It'll be interesting to see what he does for Episode II! -
The kids were singing "ya-ya-ya" to the tune of the Emperor's Theme. A sort of hidden foreshadowing if you will. The music was more upbeat and the rythym was different because Vader was just a kid - it just fit the mood of the moment.
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outstanding work.
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