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ScoreKeeper Chats With Composer David Julyan (MEMENTO, THE PRESTIGE)!!

possibly first by Holodigm	Dec 19th, 2006 12:31:15 PM
and thanks for the julyan interview, he's the first interview you've ever done that i've gone super-excited about.
Uno by Lando Griffin	Dec 19th, 2006 12:33:07 PM
that is all
D'oh by Lando Griffin	Dec 19th, 2006 12:34:34 PM
the dream eludes me yet again. Well played Holodigm, well played.
Awesome, Scorekeeper! by Strabo	Dec 19th, 2006 12:35:09 PM
Thanks for the great interview. Julyan's score for The Descent is one of my favorites for this year. His "majestic nature" theme is great...it's the music from some of the over-head shots of the mountains in The Descent, and the shots of the glaciers in the beginning of Insomnia. Julyan seems to reuse some of the same thematic material between the two scores (The Descent and Insomnia), but it's not all a retread. He's not obnoxious about it like some composers though--such as Glass or Horner--who reuse entire scores and expect no one to notice (hell, Glass reuses the same two _measures_...that's the nature of the minimalist beast, I guess).
LANDAAA!!!! by FreeFingers	Dec 19th, 2006 03:21:20 PM
OMG!
Great Stuff, SK! by emvan	Dec 19th, 2006 03:38:01 PM
I adore the MEMENTO sounstrack. Funny thing is, I've seen THE PRESTIGE three times already and haven't really noticed the score yet, but seeing as I adore the film (it's already one of my 15 favorite films of all time; MEMENTO is 2nd) it is certainly doing its job. This may be an interesting distinction, between scores that call attention to themselves (Shore's work for LOTR, anything by Herrmann or Glass) and scores that work at a less overtly conscious level. Perhaps too obvious suggestion for a future interview: Gustavo Santaolalla.
I like Music. by Redrockmullet	Dec 19th, 2006 04:21:55 PM
That is all.
Thanks by Manatee	Dec 19th, 2006 05:04:53 PM
Julyan is probably my favorite film composer right now. The Descent is an amazing score. I was hoping that maybe, someday, a certain long-running spy series might contact him.
Prestige = best movie of the year by TallBoy66	Dec 19th, 2006 06:40:50 PM
tis true. Sadly, I don't remember the score quite all that well, but I guess it had an effect on the movie being so amazingly awesome.
Scorekeeper, do you think you could get Philip Glass? by Proman1984	Dec 19th, 2006 11:39:41 PM
Would love to hear you interview him.
I wish Julyan did Batman Begins by triplefive	Dec 20th, 2006 07:42:09 AM
i was quite disappointed when i saw that as well
I wish the fire alarm didn't go off... by just pillow talk	Dec 20th, 2006 10:18:33 AM
during Batman Begins at the theatre, right when he was sliding down the side of the mountain trying to save darkman. An unscheduled intermission that was quite annoying to say the least.
interviews... by ScoreKeeper	Dec 20th, 2006 02:27:04 PM
As far as my interviews go, I get offers from several publicity companies to interview their clients. Some I accept. Some I turn down. I just don't have time to interview everybody even though I may want to. I've tracked down some on my own but for the most part they're coming to me. I haven't been offered Philip Glass yet but rest assured I most certainly wouldn't turn down an interview with this legendary composer.
Drones by readingwriter	Dec 22nd, 2006 05:06:01 AM
Julyan and Chris Young are the only film music composers who can handle the droning suspense music demanded of them without it being just plain dull. They can create oppressive, claustrophobic music that retains interest AS music.

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