Ladyhawke Music Lovers Anonymous.
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AZbookgal — 19 years ago(February 07, 2007 04:54 PM)
I had no idea there was such a controversy about the music for Ladyhawke! I love the movie & the soundtrack. In fact, it was the first soundtrack I ever purchased. Just the other day I was talking with a co-worker about favorite movies and we both mentioned Ladyhawke. She said she loves the movie, but HATES the music. I see that I am not alone in loving the music, and she is not alone in hating it.
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adagiomin — 19 years ago(February 25, 2007 12:53 AM)
I'm proud to say I've always loved the score to Ladyhawke and AZbookgal, I also bought the soundtrack. In fact, this score turned me on to Andrew Powell and The Alan Parsons Project. Started to collect their albums shortly after. And in 1985, the Project was no disco band. The music is electronica.
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SmallYeti — 19 years ago(February 19, 2007 08:54 AM)
Oh God, it's so hard but
My name is small yeti, I love the music in Ladyhawke. In fact worse, the movie holds such lovely memories for me (I used to watch it with my dog, who was a huge big black border collie who always watched over me and looked after me, sat in front of my parents big roaring open fire eating my mom's home made soup while the snow fell outside - yearly tradition) that now, if I hear the music it relaxes me beyond all belief, so much so that, when going for a bllod pressure test the other week and listening to the CD on the way down, the doctor commented on it!
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noodle1285 — 19 years ago(March 02, 2007 10:40 AM)
Hi, my name is Melanie, and I also love the LadyHawke soundtrack. I especially love the opening song as wellI think it's just called the main title. The music is really hard to findI think the soundtrack might be out of printI bought it used off of Amazon, but the venders there will charge you an arm and a leg for it.
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thecrashplace — 19 years ago(March 18, 2007 04:50 PM)
Hello, my name is DDL, and I liked the music fine. Still watching off a 20 year old VHS that has the movie taped off the TV, but besides some damage from magnets, it's in good condition, and it's easy to tell it's a brilliant movie.
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ultness — 19 years ago(March 28, 2007 01:14 PM)
I don't mind the music itself, the problem I have is that this music is used for a mid-evil movie. Its like playing smooth jazz for conan the barbarian it just does not fit.
Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of the women -
jetlag31 — 18 years ago(June 13, 2007 06:08 AM)
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That was my thought when I first heard it back when the movie was first released.
That and the thunderousness of the music over the opening credits! (Those who have only ever watched the movie on DVD or VHS probably don't realise how deafening it sounded in a cinema's auditorium!)
And yet the music grows on you. These days the main title track of "Ladyhawke" is not only one of my favourites I cannot imagine the movie without it. -
terror_of_tempe — 18 years ago(June 19, 2007 12:52 AM)
I've decided that the opening credit music would be perfect for my life's theme song. Can you imagine walking through the grocery store, picking up an apple and all of a sudden this superawesome synthesizer starts up followed by the string section of the London Philharmonic?
Seriously, I need this music as my ringtone. Anyone know where I can get it? Right now I've got a fuzzy recording from holding the phone up to the TV whilst blasting the music. Sigh. -
teako170 — 19 years ago(April 02, 2007 03:43 PM)
My name is Spartacus and I think the music was.
TERRIBLE.
It truly detracted from the cinematic experience or simply made one aware that this was merely a fictional farce set in the 13th century created by disco influenced composers of the late 20th century.
All elements of a film should transport the viewer to a time, a place. Unfortunately the score stood out like a sore thumb, reminding us this was just Hollywood's idea of playing pretend.
THIRD MILLENNIUM entertainment
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Habu974 — 18 years ago(May 21, 2007 02:48 AM)
My name is Spartacus and I think the music wasTERRIBLE.
Err, HELLO? This is Ladyhawke Music Lovers Anonymous
Ladyhawke Music Haters is the stadium over on 5th st and Constitution Ave LOL.
"Bud! The crane - we've lost the crane, it's on its way down to you!" -
Foo-Dog — 18 years ago(April 18, 2007 05:37 PM)
My name is Taryn and I LOVE the music of "LadyHawke". Then again, I've been a huge Alan Parsons fan for 25 years now, and Andrew Powell (the composer of the LH soundtrack) is a longtime Parsons collaborator
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neo_42102 — 18 years ago(May 18, 2007 02:30 PM)
Thought the music was pretty good as a ten year old kid. Haven't seen the movie in a while. I think that if we got a classical kind of score it would feel awkward as we are all so used to the "disco-medieval" one. Kind of like when we finally got the Jerry Goldsmith score to Legend and were used to hearing Tangerine Dream.
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silvershadow56 — 18 years ago(July 22, 2007 04:25 AM)
Hello, my name is Silvershadow. I love the Ladyhawke soundtrack and can't imagine the movie without it!
Yes, the music is "pseudo-modern" for the story, but the Phillipe and Isabeau characters seemed oddly contemporary, too. For me, those out-of-time elements added something really special to the overall feel of the movie.
I cherish my vinyl copy of the Ladyhawke OST, but use my CD version for regular (and frequent!) listening. There's nothing more exhilerating than having that Main Title Theme crashing over me as a thunderstorm rages outside.
Ah, bliss!
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SmallYeti — 18 years ago(September 17, 2007 05:37 AM)
Hello everyone,
I have a small update on my admission that I loved the music from Ladyhawke.
I walked down the aisle to it a short while ago. Now, much as I would love to admit that I boogied down to the disco medievil I have to confess I chose the music from when Phillipe describes Isabeau.
It's only a minute long and it is a very beautiful orchestral piece and it was perfect. It relaxed me as it reminded me of happy memories and we were in this beautiful church surrounded by gorgeous green hills (no towns or roads nearby) and it was perfect. Also it made everyone cry.
I love the disco bits also but when people think of the music all they think of is the disco bits and not the beautiful instrumentals that are scattered throughout.
