Friday 13 November 2009

You just can't do that.

So I'm in the movie theatre today and the pre-feature trailers are playing. Avatar looks amazing, and that Sherlock Holmes flick seems pretty neat too. I'm settling down to watch 2012, and on release date too. All is well. Then along comes the trailer for Richard Kelly's new The Box picture.
Now, don't get me wrong, the concept of this movie is nice - a woman given the option to effortlessly kill a random stranger in order to win $1million. The first minute and half is an enticing piece of trailer editing. Then they play the Saw Theme Tune. WTF? Seriously? I know it's an awesomely terrifying and claustrophobic little theme, and it seems to fit with the movie's concept, but... you just can't put it in a trailer for any movie other than Saw. Especially not when Saw VI was released not a month ago. It would be like using the Star Wars theme in a trailer for Lord of the Rings, the week after Clone Wars was released. It's just too iconic. Okay, rant over. The trailer's here, if you want to check it out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVK-hVGqCpo

2012 was epic, by the way. So was Thomas Wander's (of 10,000 BC and Buffy fame) soundtrack, out now on Columbia.

Monday 12 October 2009

Twilight New Moon Soundtrack is awful already, say fans

30-second clips of each song on the Twilight: New Moon soundtrack have been posted on the UK Amazon website. Bad times.

Unpredictably however, the fanbase has erupted not with excitement, but with... criticism? :S

A YouTube video featuring all 15 clips, while it has received nearly 120000 views in 3 days, has been met with fan comments like "wow this really sucks ass" (pun unintended), "this suks i loved the twilight album :( this one just sucks", "I don't like the choice of songs" and of course the inevitable "Full Movies @ Watchitfree/org Lots of movies to choose from!". Tut.

But these Twilighters are actually criticising something bearing the sacred brand?? WWTM had to check it out.

They're pretty much right, actually. To summarise, the album consists mainly of generically angsty indie and alternative tracks, with a couple of slower, more indulgent songs (notably "Possibility", in which unknown singer/songwriter Lykke Li drowns dramatically in her own reverb) and the ONE score track by Oscar-nominated composer Alexandre Desplat (of Golden Compass and Benjamin Button fame) - "The Meadow". With a late classical melancholy character, this one's actually quite pretty, but it's the best of a bad bunch.

If you want to check it out go here.

Otherwise, you'd be better off getting a look at Michael Giacchino's adorable soundtrack to Up, released on EMI tomorrow.

-WWTM x

Friday 4 September 2009

WELCOME to Who wrote the music? - a regular blog on the what's-what and who's-who (and occasionally the when and WHY??) of Musical and Movie soundtrack music. I shall endeavour to keep both you and I entertained, educated, amused and informed on the global happenings and releases of note.

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WWTM out.