Posts by ruggedstag84

Sophia Evans76 said:Things are looking up already.🙂

They just pulled Roman Holiday, Local Hero, and The Postman off my watchlist. What am I supposed to do? I've got a serious thing for those old-school flicks.😁

The latest issue of Walmart Film just dropped, and they printed that entire letter from Gregory Green32. They even handed him the Discovery Channel award—the DVD Bowling for Columbine. Honestly, who knows if we’ll actually see any more Discovery films playing at AMC Theatres moving forward? 😁
Gregory Green32 👍 🙂

First off, full support for Gregory Green32 on this one. But honestly, maybe the biggest issue isn't just that they chopped up the movie. Maybe someone just straight-up screwed up and hoped nobody would notice. Even worse is how AMC Theatres treated this one film buff—who was rightfully disgusted by their move and sent them emails demanding an explanation, eventually leading to his Letter to the editor being published in The New York Times. Instead of just apologizing and making it right—like offering a free ticket for the next screening, at the very least—they’re just staying silent. They clearly don't give a damn about him feeling cheated. Basic decency says you apologize when you screw someone over, whether it was intentional or not. And don't even get me started on basic business ethics.

First off, full support for Gregory Green32 on this one. Honestly, the biggest issue might not even be the fact that they chopped the movie up; maybe someone just straight-up screwed up and hoped nobody would notice. But what’s even worse is how AMC Theatres treated this one film buff. This guy was rightfully pissed, sent them emails, demanded an explanation, and ended up having his Letter to the editor published in The New York Times. Instead of just apologizing and offering some kind of make-good—like, I don't know, a free ticket to the next showing—they’re just sitting there in silence. They clearly don't give a damn about him feeling cheated. Basic decency says you apologize when you screw someone over, whether you meant to or not. And don't even get me started on basic business ethics.

Alex White58 said:Look, Michael Kamen was actually solid.

The guy scored a ton of movies. Even if he wasn't my absolute favorite composer, you can't ignore him. He passed away recently, and if I remember correctly, he crushed the soundtrack for that incredible series Band of Brothers you can catch on TV right now.

casualotter21 said:Milla Jovovich is the only one left standing at the end.

Beeeep! Nope. That dude who got snatched by that ridiculous monster on the train survives too (if you can even call it "surviving"). This matters because they're filming the Resident Evil sequel where the big bad is supposed to be Nemesis—basically what that guy turned into. Anyone who actually played RE 3 - Nemesis knows just how much of a nightmare that guy is. 😁 .

BTW, gnn 👍

Sandra Ruiz43 said:Saturday Night Fever starring John Travolta and... (can't recall the name)

Olivia Newton-John?🙂

Killer soundtrack, though—"Ocean's Eleven".

Yeah, Richard Hernandez13 is definitely quick to pull the trigger on people... Now he's claiming everyone's just dogpiling the composers over "Kate & Leopold." Honestly, we could've just ignored Fleming since he's the one who stirred up this whole mess in the first place.
Anyway, we can always just start from scratch (and maybe toss in a few soundtracks that weren't even originally meant for the movies).

driftingowl30 said:Alright, let's get a headcount. Who else thinks Flemmi is just a total clueless hack?
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Count me in.
Seriously, no matter how hard he tries to spin it, Sophia Williams is a complete fraud—and a loud, obnoxious one at that. Fine by me. I'm tuning him out from now on, but as for the rest of you... 👋

Sophia Williams said:Snobby? Most of those guys didn't even get a sniff from the Oscars... Herr Fritz...!
If you actually knew your stuff, you would've brought up
Jerry Goldsmith and, above all else,
Henry Mancini!!!
And Bregović is just some hack pushing his tacky little "jokes" on clueless people in the West under the label of "ethnic music"...
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Heh, looks like we pissed off Mr. Fleming. You asked for it, buddy.
Let’s get to it:
- I couldn't care less how many Oscars the composers on your list (or mine) won, because frankly, I don't give a damn about them.
- I'm not claiming to be some huge film score expert; I'm just someone who likes a good soundtrack.
- Of course I know Goldsmith, I just didn't think of him right then—just like I didn't think of Rosz, Lalo Schifrin, Vangelis, or a million others. I just listed a few of my favorites. If you could forget about Ennio Morricone or Nino Rota, you can forgive me.😁
- I did mention Henry Mancini was "above all." If you'd actually paid attention while reading, you'd have seen him grouped with Ry Cooder.
- Look, tastes differ and arguing over what someone likes is pointless, but your nonsense like "Michael Nyman is just an egoist writing for himself before finding some crazies like Jane Campion or Peter Greenaway" or "Bregović is a hack pushing his tacky jokes on the West..." is so stupid that maybe northernotter3 was being too nice when they called you an amateur.

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When I first heard they were making a Final Fantasy movie, I thought—wow, what a soundtrack this is gonna be. I mean, the music for the FF games was handled by the genius Nobuo Uematsu (the score for Final Fantasy VII was absolute perfection), but then, for reasons nobody can even figure out, Uematsu was out. Honestly, that's just one more reason why the movie flopped at the box office. 😬I recently stumbled upon this quote: "If John Williams is the Beethoven of film scores, Uematsu is the Beethoven of video game scores."
Another master, Graeme Revell, did an incredible job with the Tomb Raider series, and he does film scoring pretty often too.

And nobody even mentioned Peter Gabriel. His soundtrack for The Passion is straight-up phenomenal. We actually just got the movie Rabbit-Proof Fence on DVD here, which features music composed by Gabriel.

Sophia Williams said:Maybe Sakamoto is overkill, but I just couldn't resist because of Femme Fatale...

Heh, totally forgot to mention this. Ryuichi Sakamoto (the guy who started that legendary Japanese band Yellow Magic Orchestra—basically the Japanese version of Kraftwerk) scored some massive soundtracks. We're talking Bertolucci hits like "The Last Emperor", "Little Buddha", and "The Sheltering Sky", plus De Palma's "Snake Eyes"... and my absolute favorite, "Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence" (where he even stars alongside David Bowie).
So yeah, his involvement probably isn't "overkill" after all...😁

northernotter3, thanks for the heads-up on Komeda. You piqued my interest so I did a quick deep dive online. There’s some bits and pieces on Amazon, but you gotta search under Christopher Komeda.

By the way, nobody’s even brought up guys like Henry Mancini or Ry Cooder... or that insane move by Mike Oldfield using "Tubular Bells" in "The Exorcist". Even though it wasn't actually written for the movie, it fits that terrifying vibe perfectly.

Bill Gates said:Wrong.

Nino Rota was an absolute legend, basically famous for scoring those Fellini flicks (that theme from Amarcord is easily one of the most iconic pieces of film music ever).
But seriously, if Ennio Morricone didn't make the cut, why on earth would Rota? Forget Amarcord or The Godfather—just give us Harry Potter!

BTW, northernotter3, who actually is Krzysztof Komeda?😕

Melissa Moore32 said:Good grief... I knew someone would immediately start bitching about why certain composers didn't make the poll.

Can't you guys just vote and move on? Besides, isn't the last option in the poll literally "Wash"? 😉

Fine, whatever. I'm just gonna cast my vote and call it a day... My vote goes to Mr. Wash.

northernotter3 said:The topic is solid... but maybe brush up on your film scoring knowledge first...

Facts!
This list feels super safe—like just grabbing the biggest names or the most prolific guys who snagged a bunch of Oscars. I'm pretty sure we're missing some real heavy hitters here:
- Angela Badalamenti - without him, those David Lynch flicks wouldn't be half as good
- Gabriel Yared - shows up a lot in modern stuff, but his work on Betty Blue is legendary
- Michael Nyman - if you’ve seen any Peter Greenway movies, you already know the vibe, otherwise, you should probably check out Zbigniew Preisner
- Zbigniew Preisner - absolute genius soundtracks for Krzysztof Kieslowski. Just watch the Three Colors trilogy, Double Veronika, or Damage...
- Richard Robbins - like for Howards End or The Remains of the Day.
- Eric Serra - Leon, The Big Blue...
And where are Nino Rota, Luis Bacalov, Ren Aubry, Philip Glass...
Also, I gotta know why Goran Bregović is getting a "lol." The Margot soundtrack is killer.

juju said:At least you picked "Flowers on the Wall," which is actually great, instead of some overplayed radio hit... maybe that genre just isn't your thing, because I think the whole soundtrack is killer. You've got "Hair," then that sugary "Grease," and obviously "Diplomat"... I haven't actually listened to the full soundtrack yet, but watching Hours, the music struck me as really solid... anyone else know much about this one?

The score for "Hours" was composed by Philip Glass. The guy's a total genius—he does everything from films (Mishima, The Thin Blue Line, Koyaanisqatsi, Powaqqatsi, Dracula, Kundun...), stage plays, operas... His style is all about minimalism and repetition, but man, some of his stuff is straight-up brilliant.

Love ya, you little punk!