JOHN WILLIAMS - THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN (2011)
: ndz lip 24, 2011 21:23 pm
No i już wiemy jak wygląda score... i jak zakładałem będzie lepiej niż War Horse..
"Tintin is your typical 'quirky' Williams comedy adventure score. With some accordion, sitar, saxophone thrown in. There are a few memorable action cues, but IMO it doesn't come close to War Horse in terms of creative and intelligent content - not to mention sheer beauty. To put it in comparable terms :
War Horse = Angela's Ashes/Raiders/Far and Away/Saving Private Ryan
Tintin = Funny SW Prequel moments/Terminal/SOME Catch Me If You Can/a PINCH of Jurassic Park (my favorite cue from the film) (not to mention the biggest Hook pirate theme ripoff this side of James Horner)"
"You have to understand that I must be careful in my answers to not give away actual descriptions of music as that could get me into trouble.
But I will say that the pinch of Jurassic Park is a bit of half-action music...more just intense (I don't mean scary) and millitaristic brass figures...except in Tintin it's an actual action cue that is sped up. But it's only the beginning of the cue. Trust me, if the whole of Tintin was on Jurassic Park's level, I wouldn't be complaining about a thing! It's a good solid John Williams score. But it's just that. Whereas War Horse is one that made me go 'Wow...this is why I wanted to be a composer'"
"There is a lot about Tintin that could be considered Carl Starling...but the Thompsons' theme is probably the quirkiest and most tongue in cheek. There is nothing blatantly...like...Merry Melodies theme...it's not THAT cartoony. But the Thompsons' theme is dorky and quirky."
"Tintin is a bit more like his general action music BUT there are several cues that achieve more than that. (There are a lot of moments of excitement in Tintin)"
"The score does not feel jumpy at all. All of the ethnic instruments are used either to emphasize a brief filmic moment, or to evoke a certain tone in the music. It doesn't jump from classic Williams orchestra to jazz saxophone from one cue to the next. Think the way Terminal had accordion in the main theme and throughout...it worked because it blended."
"Quite the contrary in regard to the themes...each theme is used extensively in Tintin. Almost every cue has at least a touch of the several themes. I wouldnt' say they are developed that much over time...pretty much what you first hear is what you get from them. Sort of like Indy's theme...sometimes it is fast and adventurous...sometimes it is slow and thoughtful...but it doesn't really morph that much over the film."
"Tintin is your typical 'quirky' Williams comedy adventure score. With some accordion, sitar, saxophone thrown in. There are a few memorable action cues, but IMO it doesn't come close to War Horse in terms of creative and intelligent content - not to mention sheer beauty. To put it in comparable terms :
War Horse = Angela's Ashes/Raiders/Far and Away/Saving Private Ryan
Tintin = Funny SW Prequel moments/Terminal/SOME Catch Me If You Can/a PINCH of Jurassic Park (my favorite cue from the film) (not to mention the biggest Hook pirate theme ripoff this side of James Horner)"
"You have to understand that I must be careful in my answers to not give away actual descriptions of music as that could get me into trouble.
But I will say that the pinch of Jurassic Park is a bit of half-action music...more just intense (I don't mean scary) and millitaristic brass figures...except in Tintin it's an actual action cue that is sped up. But it's only the beginning of the cue. Trust me, if the whole of Tintin was on Jurassic Park's level, I wouldn't be complaining about a thing! It's a good solid John Williams score. But it's just that. Whereas War Horse is one that made me go 'Wow...this is why I wanted to be a composer'"
"There is a lot about Tintin that could be considered Carl Starling...but the Thompsons' theme is probably the quirkiest and most tongue in cheek. There is nothing blatantly...like...Merry Melodies theme...it's not THAT cartoony. But the Thompsons' theme is dorky and quirky."
"Tintin is a bit more like his general action music BUT there are several cues that achieve more than that. (There are a lot of moments of excitement in Tintin)"
"The score does not feel jumpy at all. All of the ethnic instruments are used either to emphasize a brief filmic moment, or to evoke a certain tone in the music. It doesn't jump from classic Williams orchestra to jazz saxophone from one cue to the next. Think the way Terminal had accordion in the main theme and throughout...it worked because it blended."
"Quite the contrary in regard to the themes...each theme is used extensively in Tintin. Almost every cue has at least a touch of the several themes. I wouldnt' say they are developed that much over time...pretty much what you first hear is what you get from them. Sort of like Indy's theme...sometimes it is fast and adventurous...sometimes it is slow and thoughtful...but it doesn't really morph that much over the film."
