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ScoreKeeper turns his ear to Hans Zimmer's THE DA VINCI CODE

It's snappy and I can dance to it by pilgrim57	May 6th, 2006 03:04:10 PM
I'd give it a 8.6...hehehe.
Oh My Gosh by pilgrim57	May 6th, 2006 03:05:03 PM
I was first -- and didn't even realize it.... ((Happy Dance!!))
Third! by Bodhizattwa	May 6th, 2006 03:07:53 PM
and I do realize it.
where is it on the internet?? by mr chicken	May 6th, 2006 03:18:23 PM
bagtatta?
What about the other two? by mr chicken	May 6th, 2006 03:26:19 PM
Are those already available to buy yet?
I'll definately be buying them any way... by mr chicken	May 6th, 2006 03:28:04 PM
Scores are the one thing I 'll always buy an actual hard copy of.
Thanks by mr chicken	May 6th, 2006 03:33:11 PM
I saw MI3 last night and that score was fantastic, Giacchino's the man!
Backdraft soundtrack ,,, by chrth	May 6th, 2006 03:43:04 PM
Or as most of it know it, the music to Iron Chef :)
Er, that should've been ... not ,,, by chrth	May 6th, 2006 03:44:11 PM
And most of "us" know it, not "it" know it.
Since Hans Zimmer started to copy... by CuervoJones	May 6th, 2006 03:56:00 PM
...LoDuca
Okay a pro doing David Marsh stuff for scores. by TomBodet	May 6th, 2006 04:07:11 PM
Not a bad idea there Harold. Not my kinda material to be honest but okay I like it.
one of Hollywood by Gilkuliehe	May 6th, 2006 04:15:50 PM

(My cat just walked on my keyboard) by Gilkuliehe	May 6th, 2006 04:17:30 PM
So what I meant to say was: "One of Hollywood
I'm sure the score will be great but... by stvnhthr	May 6th, 2006 05:21:05 PM
I'm still confused how so much talent is connected to one of the silliest stories ever written. The quality of research on THE DA VINCI CODE makes L Ron Hubbard look sincere by comparison.
A welcome change by giger167	May 6th, 2006 05:48:48 PM
Amazingly few modern film fans appreciate the benefit of a good score so any discussion is always welcome. Think of Jaws without the John Williams music, Star wars without its perfect score, or the whole of the lord of the rings trilogy without the wonderous cues from Howard Shore. I'm loving the vibe i'm getting off this film, like a big 70's serious adult thriller with a huge old school orchestral score, cant get enough of that stuff.
excelsior by damagedinc	May 6th, 2006 06:02:08 PM
this seems kinda schlocky. the da vinci code novel sermonized more than anything i've ever heard on a sunday and i think it's kind of weird that the book's oxford historian reads trashy occult books that you can buy at walmart and seriously considers them in his research. i'm super cereal.
This movie needs an awesome score, so by Novaman5000	May 6th, 2006 06:32:16 PM
This is a good thing.
This movie DOES need an awesome score... by halcyonseven	May 6th, 2006 06:39:07 PM
to help it not suck so bad. I can't wait 'till the week this comes out and all my "super-cereal" co-workers are gonna be all like, "I just learned all this CRAZY stuff about da' Bible!" and try to tell me all the "facts" they learned from "Da' Davinci Code". Seriously people. It's a movie... there are NO facts in it. In fact there are some blatent out and out lies in it. So... get a clue. You want a fact? Dan Brown once wrote a book on "relationships for women" under the name... ready?... "Danielle Brown". It was on NPR. So its gotta be true. Unlike this schlock.
There are torrents for the score on net. by Thumper2k1	May 6th, 2006 06:48:52 PM
Listening to the first track now. Nothing to special. I more into the John Williams style fanfare. But I can see how other people might like this.
On second thought.. by Thumper2k1	May 6th, 2006 06:56:19 PM
I've been skipping through the album, and except for a few tracks, the all sound pretty much the same.
Nicely written review ScoreKeeper, sounds good. by brokentusk	May 6th, 2006 07:52:51 PM
Get it? Sounds... good... I apoligise.
Wow, a modern day movie with a memorable score? by Orionsangels	May 6th, 2006 07:56:13 PM
I sure hope so. I miss movie scores that envelope a film and you can't get out of your head after watching. Hasn't happened in the longest time. The 70s & 80's where the glory days of movie scores.
Plant!!!!!! by SIR-SLEDGE450	May 6th, 2006 07:58:31 PM
Well, Nobody Else Said It.....
Am I the only one that can take or leave this movie? by Cotton McKnight	May 6th, 2006 08:00:03 PM
I never read the book because it didn't sound all that interesting, and neither does the movie. Am I strange?
Agree with Orionsangels by bmsatter	May 6th, 2006 08:11:04 PM
It's been killing me watching the slow decline of movie scores since the 70's and 80's. Every now and then a really great score (The Incredibles) pops up but back in those days it was difficult to find a bad score.
a whole post devoted to the lamest "composer" ever by watashiwadare	May 6th, 2006 08:25:41 PM
dont forget to mention the 40 other ppl working on it. drones.
Length of cues used in films by Discosis	May 6th, 2006 08:29:07 PM
I don't mind long sequences of music in films, as long as the music doesn't get in the way of what's going on on-screen. I usually find that the long cues work well. With that said, it's nice to see AICN will be covering scores more in the future! Thanks ScoreKeeper! :)
Best scores of all time! by paralyser-pro	May 6th, 2006 08:54:00 PM
Hermann - Vertigo, Psycho, It's Alive (made a bad movie great!); Williams - Jaws, Raiders, E.T., Star Wars, Jurassic Park; Horner - Willow, Braveheart; Karas's Third Man; Rota's Godfather; Conti's Rocky; Morricone's The Mission. Somehow I doubt this one is on par.
Zimmer sucks. by Osmosis Jones	May 6th, 2006 10:21:27 PM
There's the occasional gem like The Ring, but name a single Zimmer score that DOESN'T list a dozen "additional music" composers in the CD credits. Zimmer's a hack.
Re: 'Zimmer sucks.' by Darkman	May 6th, 2006 10:41:54 PM
PACIFIC HEIGHTS. Released in 1990 and orchestrated/conducted by Shirley Walker, this gets my vote for Zimmer's best score.
I don't care that the book is full of shit by Monkey Butler	May 6th, 2006 11:31:04 PM
Because, hey, it's fiction. What bothers me is that so many people like a book that is so terribly, terribly written. Honestly, ask someone their opinion of th book, if they call it well-written, odds on that they're a moron.
it's true monkey butler by McLuvin	May 6th, 2006 11:39:49 PM
da vinci code is, without a doubt, a very ENTERTAINING read. however, it is one of the worst written books i've ever had to sit through. as i recall, there was ever cliffhangers from chapter to chapter (like, "then a shadow came up from behind him!"). i'm sorry, but as fun as da vinci code is, it has the formulaic pacing of a R.L. Stine goosebumps book.
sorry by McLuvin	May 6th, 2006 11:41:23 PM
that was supposed to be "...EVEN had cliffhangers..."
Somebody is trying to sell a record. by superninja	May 7th, 2006 12:15:28 AM

The Peacemaker is my favourite Zimmer score by moviemaniac-7	May 7th, 2006 01:46:00 AM
Too bad I lost the cd somewhere while moving... The Rock also has its fantastic moments. I'm not too keen on seeing The DaVinci Code. Having read the book, I'm not that big an enthusiast. Book is mediocre at best, but I might catch the movie because of the actors.
True Romance by damagedinc	May 7th, 2006 01:58:16 AM
Didn't Hans Zimmer do the score to True Romance? I'll still hear it every so often in the backdrop of telecommunications commercials or other odd places. That score is way awesome. That movie is way way awesome.
Scorekeeper by Cold Winter Wind	May 7th, 2006 03:24:12 AM
While I do enjoy the "Joe Sixpack" tone of most of the reviews I read here, I find your erudite-but-not-highbrow tone to be a refreshing change of pace. This was truly a mini music appreciation seminar, AND it was thoroughly spell-checked and punctuated! Keep 'em coming, bro!
When ever I see Zimmer as composer...I shutter a little by BendersShinyAss	May 7th, 2006 04:18:15 AM

ScoreKeeper from #MovieMusic? by SalvatoreGravano	May 7th, 2006 04:39:33 AM
Isn't this a small cyberworld.
nice piece by drjones	May 7th, 2006 05:22:50 AM
I'm also looking forward to more stuff by scorekeeper. nice job. Everytime I see the trailer for Da Vinci Code in a theater it disappoints me more. This is such a lame piece of montage... they probably didn't care about the trailer and neither about any other pr stuff because there's literally an ad in every newspaper that comments on the trials and new charges against the book or movie. all i wanted from this film is a good trailer. maybe now the film will not be too bad.
Zimmer's score to True Romance... by Osmosis Jones	May 7th, 2006 06:59:29 AM
...is swiped from Terence Malick's Badlands (intentionally so), so calling that a "favorite" Zimmer score is funny.
Zimmer, THE THIN RED LINE, CRIMSON TIDE by Dickie Greenleaf	May 7th, 2006 07:09:09 AM
Zimmer composed one of the all-time great scores with Malick's THE THIN RED LINE. One of the most lyrical, evocative and soulful works of film composing in recent memory. Also, his main theme for CRIMSON TIDE would have to rank as one of the most stirring pieces of music in an action movie during the 90s. His GLADIATOR score is also a masterpiece. I can understand why some people don't much care for Zimmer, but I think that's actually due to spreading himself as thinly as he has over the last decade. I simply think he agreed to score too many films (and average ones at that) and the sheer volume of his work has tended to detract from the genuinely great music he is, and has been, capable of.
BBC censors by Admiral Nelson	May 7th, 2006 09:25:06 AM
The BBC wants to increase the rating for
Nice by blackwood	May 7th, 2006 09:54:29 AM
change of pace from fanboy acrimony. More score reviews, please. And someone slap Sony for not putting out the soundtrack to Silent Hill.
Maybe this is a dumb question, but . . . by Barry Egan	May 7th, 2006 10:07:55 AM
what the hell is the point to reviewing a film score without the context of seeing it in the film for which it was written?
Because by blackwood	May 7th, 2006 10:59:37 AM
a good score can stand on its own? My favourite score is Danny Elfman's Edward Scissorhands - listening to it out of the context of the film, it is no less moving or beautiful.
well, throw a Beatles song in a movie then. by HypeEndsHere	May 7th, 2006 01:00:17 PM
a score compliments the action on the screen. is it nice if it sounds good on its own? sure. but job number one is to heighten the emotions of a film. of course that's just the opinion of someone who wrote an oscar-winning score.
I just tried again to pick up THE DAVINCI CODE novel. by Orbots Commander	May 7th, 2006 04:10:23 PM
I couldn't get past the first 2 chapters. It reads like it was written by a 12 year old. An illiterate 12 year old. It is just that badly written and I'm not a literature snob. Dan Brown makes John Grisham (who is steadily improving, by the way) seem like Hemingway.
I think people just associate him with Bruckheimer by scrumdiddly	May 7th, 2006 07:17:47 PM
And that's never good... His stuff does tend to vary wildly - much more than any other film composer - which suggests, as someone mentioned, that his music is "manufactured".
The book of the movie is already on Amazon... by Barney Hood	May 7th, 2006 07:22:12 PM
So don't read if you hate spoilers.
The Cousin Vinny Code by Orionsangels	May 7th, 2006 07:45:45 PM

HypeEndsHere by Avenger534	May 7th, 2006 09:29:22 PM
What score did you write?
Zimmer's best score... True Romance!! by Borgnine JR	May 8th, 2006 08:21:55 AM

Hey... there's some rumor going around that... by Johnno	May 8th, 2006 11:51:23 AM
Zimmer will be replacing Harry Gregson WIlliams as composer for Metal Gear Solid 4... anyone know anything about that?
Nice to see Hans on a big-budget, non-Bruckheimer movie by DonliQ	Oct 15th, 2006 02:56:44 PM
I think Zimmerman made this movie much more watchable with an elegant score.

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