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Apr. 6th, 2009 08:56 amBefore the meme, a fic rec.
Sarah Connor Chronicles (which everyone should watch, do you hear me, Fox?!?):
Seven Sunday Mother-Daughter Mornings: Savannah and Catherine Weaver, and it's absolutely fantastic, plausible, chilling and touching alike, just like that storyline on the show.
Now, on to the music.
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fannish5Name the 5 most memorable tv/movie soundtracks.
Personal choice of the moment, keeps changing in places, etc.
1) Maurice Jarre: Lawrence of Arabia. And not just because he died last week. It's impossible to think of the desert, as immortalized by David Lean, and not to hear that music in one's mind.
2) Nino Rota: The Godfather. Whether it's the main title's solo trumpet (making it one of the most instantly recognizable themes) or the waltz later, the Sicilian Pastorale or the operatic baptism/executions sequence, Rota proves that hiring him was one of Coppola's smartest decisions.
3) Christoph Franke: Babylon 5. A different variation of the main title for the credit sequence in each of the five seasons (my personal favourite is the one for the third season, though sometimes I prefer the elegic fifth season sequence) is the least of Franke's accomplishments. The B5 soundtrack was a quintessential element of the show - which is why watching the pilot in its original form, when Franke wasn't hired yet, is so weird - , and the score for the show finale, Sleeping in Light, is one of the few that makes me cry on cue whenever I hear it.
4) Christopher Beck: Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The show used its share of already existing songs, sure, and, um, I hear there was a musical at some point by some Whedon guy, but Beck's original themes were crucial, too. Two of my favourite all time episodes - Hush and Restless - being two great cases in point. I was glad he came back for the finale, but to me Restless was the apotheosis of his composing for Buffy. (But then I'm prejudiced in favourite of that episode anyway.)
5) Bear McCreary: Battlestar Galactica. I think the one single thing all viewers agreed on till the very end was that McCreary's scores were gorgeous. I remember the opening sequence of the s1 finale and then the closing sequence, with the opera house theme, watching them for the first time and thinking "this was an awesome episode, but damn, where can I get that music? And McCreary remained that good, assigning themes to characters, battles and visions alike, and *whispers heretically* improving on Bob Dylan.
Sarah Connor Chronicles (which everyone should watch, do you hear me, Fox?!?):
Seven Sunday Mother-Daughter Mornings: Savannah and Catherine Weaver, and it's absolutely fantastic, plausible, chilling and touching alike, just like that storyline on the show.
Now, on to the music.
fannish5Name the 5 most memorable tv/movie soundtracks. Personal choice of the moment, keeps changing in places, etc.
1) Maurice Jarre: Lawrence of Arabia. And not just because he died last week. It's impossible to think of the desert, as immortalized by David Lean, and not to hear that music in one's mind.
2) Nino Rota: The Godfather. Whether it's the main title's solo trumpet (making it one of the most instantly recognizable themes) or the waltz later, the Sicilian Pastorale or the operatic baptism/executions sequence, Rota proves that hiring him was one of Coppola's smartest decisions.
3) Christoph Franke: Babylon 5. A different variation of the main title for the credit sequence in each of the five seasons (my personal favourite is the one for the third season, though sometimes I prefer the elegic fifth season sequence) is the least of Franke's accomplishments. The B5 soundtrack was a quintessential element of the show - which is why watching the pilot in its original form, when Franke wasn't hired yet, is so weird - , and the score for the show finale, Sleeping in Light, is one of the few that makes me cry on cue whenever I hear it.
4) Christopher Beck: Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The show used its share of already existing songs, sure, and, um, I hear there was a musical at some point by some Whedon guy, but Beck's original themes were crucial, too. Two of my favourite all time episodes - Hush and Restless - being two great cases in point. I was glad he came back for the finale, but to me Restless was the apotheosis of his composing for Buffy. (But then I'm prejudiced in favourite of that episode anyway.)
5) Bear McCreary: Battlestar Galactica. I think the one single thing all viewers agreed on till the very end was that McCreary's scores were gorgeous. I remember the opening sequence of the s1 finale and then the closing sequence, with the opera house theme, watching them for the first time and thinking "this was an awesome episode, but damn, where can I get that music? And McCreary remained that good, assigning themes to characters, battles and visions alike, and *whispers heretically* improving on Bob Dylan.
