Comments for Notes in the Dark

Comment on Stupid soundtrack tricks by Jeff McDonald

Jeff McDonald — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:49:56 +0000

Howdy Tom, sorry to probably waste your time, but I have actually been desperately trying to find the very model of reel-to-reel machine you referred to. I just typed it into a search engine and found this reference. I’m just curious if you actually might still have that machine and might be willing to sell it(wink wink). I have one, but it hasn’t worked in 20 years and I’ve had it in 3 shops that claim they can fix it and no one has succeeded yet and I have tons of my own memories of the past recorded only at the 1.5IPS speed, and I can find no other machines, after weeks of searching that can play that speed. Just a thought… thanx

Comment on Film music video by Idetrorce

Idetrorce — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 07:21:30 +0000

very interesting, but I don’t agree with you
Idetrorce

Comment on Pencil vs. keyboard by devisenhandel

devisenhandel — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 00:00:40 +0000

Sorry guys i know this is not the best forum to ask for help but maybe there is somebody out there who understand something about Devisenhandel.

Well i read this article online about the forex being a good thing and all but i have heared that people get ripped off a lot.
This is why i am not asking this on a forex forum cause over there everybody will tell me that the devisenhandel is a great thing and all.

So my question is if somebody has experience with this here?

Thanks,

Marty

Comment on Star Wars by Jonathan Bright

Jonathan Bright — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 14:16:08 +0000

OH MY GOODNESS.
This is amazing - is there any way I can get a COPY of it?!
(I’m a vocalist - both a capella and otherwise - in Toronto, Canada, and would PAY for something like this!!!)

Comment on Scores on iTunes by Ismael

Ismael — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 19:13:20 +0000

I just got my 2000t and all of my songs are skipping in iTunes, and I cant figure out why. If someone could help me out and tell me how to fix this I would really appreciate it because its driving me crazy. Thanks for the replys.

Comment on GoldenScores by tomk

tomk — Sun, 05 Nov 2006 15:49:35 +0000

thanks for the support. Please feel free to join our forum and lend us some of your expertise from time to time. I would love your opinion on the Shostakovich/Hamlet recordings.

Comment on Conan the Barbarian by Lionel

Lionel — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 17:07:37 +0000

Basil Poledouris composed the perfect score for the movie. Seriously, every scene was a million times better because of the music. From Riders Of Doom to Civilization, you won’t find any music more suited for the movie.

Comment on Donnie Brasco by Ellen

Ellen — Fri, 05 May 2006 15:10:12 +0000

I’d have to say my favorites are HENRY V, A LITTLE PRINCESS and DONNIE BRASCO. I’m really stumped as to why DONNIE BRASCO (film or score) is so unmentioned. I just don’t understand what possessed the studio to release the film in February 1997 (opposite the STAR WARS Special Edition, no less) instead of December 1996 (Oscar season) as originally scheduled. It’s a great movie. It should have been up for several Oscars in various categories. Considering Lefty’s character, though, it seems somehow meta-fitting that it’s been so ignored…

EAST-WEST is a very nice (and fun) score. Regis Wargnier’s films are always hit and miss, but I can understand why Doyle keeps working with him, because Wargnier always makes sure to include one or two set-pieces where the story is told only by the editing and the score. (Also, he and Wargnier are very good friends.) I hope Doyle does Wargnier’s next movie, which is a thriller about a modern-day plague in Paris (although God knows if we’ll ever get to hear the music released).

UNE FEMME FRANCAISE has what many people feel is Doyle’s most memorable theme. This is also a nice CD. I have to admit I’m not very crazy about NOUVELLE FRANCE, though. INDOCHINE is an early Doyle score that features a ginormous orchestra which is very nimbly conducted by Bill Kraft.

As for HAMLET, there is actually a Special Edition (er, only edition) DVD of it coming out very soon, which supposedly has a lot of extras on it. Perhaps an iso-score, I don’t know. I think HAMLET got something of a tepid reception (film and score), but there are some interesting musical ideas in it. Everyone expects music for HAMLET to be dark, but it was Branagh’s intention that it also be heroic and have moments of broadness and brightness, because you have to believe there’s a chance for a happy ending in order for tragedy to work. Also Branagh is probably the only filmmaker who takes the view that Hamlet’s tragedy is Denmark’s as well (which is what tragedy was about in the classic age of drama - the king’s downfall is the nation’s) and so I like the anthemlike qualities in Doyle’s score (the song “In Pace” and all that).

Comment on Donnie Brasco by Michael McLennan

Michael McLennan — Thu, 04 May 2006 04:58:58 +0000

I like Donnie Brascoe’s score a lot… more than Carlito’s Way, though I think the latter more expressive score has some really interesting score concepts and fits the tradition of upfront music for DePalma films. The main theme for Brascoe is a much subtler creature - and it helps me ‘buy into’ the tragedy of Newell’s film much more than DePalma’s Shakespearean aspirations. Much in the way Al Pacino’s performance feels less the ‘performance’ here.

There is of course that beautiful cue when Lefty Ruggiero gets his ‘last call’.

Out of curiosity, what are your favourite Doyle scores? HAMLET and EAST-WEST come to mind for me, though I’ve not heard enough of his work in French cinema - INDOCHINE, UNE FEMME FRANCAISE and NOUVELLE FRANCE.

Comment on Pip-pip, cheery-o, bloody teacup by sdtom

sdtom — Mon, 17 Apr 2006 03:40:54 +0000

I must agree that whoever works in the art department for Chandos needs to take a class or two. I do enjoy the series that they have done but do read my latest review of the Stanley Black compilation and pay particular attention to the comments on the artwork and photography. It was awful
http://www.scorereviews.com/title.asp?id=531
sdtom