Please rescore this movie!!!!!
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Tastentier — 10 years ago(January 20, 2016 03:46 PM)
Blackmore's Night is just as modern as synth pop. The so-called medieval music that exists today is a contemporary invention. With the exception of religious hymns that have survived in form of early musical notation, nobody knows what actual medieval music sounded like.
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rogermccarthy — 15 years ago(July 21, 2010 01:00 PM)
Very much agreed - as fantasy films go it is one of the best (which is not saying much) but the awful 80s electropop score ruins it whenever there is an action scene.
If only they'd got the great Basil Poledouris (Conan and Robocop) instead of Alan Parsons. -
Seymour-Pats — 15 years ago(July 29, 2010 11:40 PM)
The score is by Andrew Powell.
I'm also not sure what you mean by "as fantasy films go it is one of the best (which is not saying much)". Maybe fantasy films aren't your thing, but that doesn't mean that there aren't plenty of good ones. The Lord of the Rings trilogy are all good. -
gvsamoore-1 — 15 years ago(July 31, 2010 11:54 PM)
totally agree with the original poster. Saw this movie when I was a teen and saw it again on cable last night with my wife. Couldnt help thinking that the score absolutely sucks. Its not a score that fits in with the medieval time period..its more like a 70's porn film. It needs more Gregorian chant type stuff and less of the backyard - still practicing - techno crap./
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The_Khazi — 14 years ago(May 12, 2011 10:35 AM)
It
s an epic fantasy(or tries to be)and I think a keyboard score is totally wrong for this type of film.The score does contain some orchestral cues which ,although quite decent, are seldom used.Imagine "Lord of the Rings" with something similar-doesnt bear thinking about. -
jingizu_z — 14 years ago(August 17, 2011 03:15 AM)
Agree that to each their own and all that, and there are obviously people who did like the score, incomprehensible as that is to me.
Of course there is no rule that fantasy movies must have orchestral music! I don't mind if they try something different, but this "something different" FAILED, big time IMO. I own the movie and absolutely love it, but must admit that I don't watch it often and that the main reason for that is the terribly cheesy score. I would often thing, "I'm in the mood for Ladyhawke" then think of the score and summarily put something else on. But that's just me [and most other people who has seen it]! lol -
JEyler1183 — 14 years ago(February 23, 2012 06:07 PM)
to the original poster: WHY ON EARTH SHOULD THIS FILM BE RESCORED? DO NOT RESCORE THIS FILM. It was filmed in 1984 and most of the music was recorded in very late 1984 to January 1985. Rescoring this film would ruin it and be considered an insult to the fans of this film.