Snow White and the Huntsman - Part 1

[Marvolo]

No kidding. Have you seen his wife? She's a quite the looker.

Just looked her up. I had no idea that Elsa Pataky was his wife! Damn, Hemsworth get's all the pretty ladies.

 

[Project862006]

theron worked with hemsworth and fassbender back to back

surprised she didn't get knocked up instead of adopting LOL

 

[Project862006]

3 New TV Spots

Snow White & The Huntsman TV Spot - Fairest Of Them All


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Snow White & The Huntsman TV Spot - Family Fantasy

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

theron worked with hemsworth and fassbender back to back

surprised she didn't get knocked up instead of adopting LOL

Fassbender seems to like black chicks more than anything.

 

[terry78]

Fassbender seems to like black chicks more than anything.

Is that just wishful thinking on your part, or did you actually hear that somewheres?

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

Is that just wishful thinking on your part, or did you actually hear that somewheres?

No it is not wishful thinking! He dated Zoe Kravitz and actually talked about how he is dating this chick http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2718512/ in GQ.

 

[terry78]

Haha, cause I was about to be like, "I heard Charlize Theron loves the brothers. Hell, she FROM Africa."

 

[mclay18]

Clips from James Newton Howard's score for the film:

http://www.jpc.de/jpcng/SESSIONID/e...-various-Snow-White-The-Huntsman/hnum/2689391

The quieter tracks sound good, the more actiony tracks disappoint...

 

[Still Wynning]

Clips from James Newton Howard's score for the film:

http://www.jpc.de/jpcng/SESSIONID/e...-various-Snow-White-The-Huntsman/hnum/2689391

The quieter tracks sound good, the more actiony tracks disappoint...

You know, I'm starting to wonder with all of these more well known composers being used in films from the past year or so, they tend to sound overproduced and more electronic than scores they did in the past. I wonder if there is some sort of mandate from music companies nowadays telling composers to make their music all sound the same.

Take James Newton Howard, for example. I mean how, how do you go from composing something like this...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mTANle_IcQ
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...to something like this...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=es_MTz7PzLc&feature=relmfu
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...in just one year?

I mean, those two tracks couldn't be more different from each other. Where did that last track from Green Lantern come from? It doesn't sound like JNH. It sounds more like something Han Zimmer and his buddies would produce.

 

[3rdstone]

Just looked her up. I had no idea that Elsa Pataky was his wife! Damn, Hemsworth get's all the pretty ladies.

There's injustice and then there's other kinds of injustice..

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

Haha, cause I was about to be like, "I heard Charlize Theron loves the brothers. Hell, she FROM Africa."

 

[Mrs. Sawyer]

Haha, cause I was about to be like, "I heard Charlize Theron loves the brothers. Hell, she FROM Africa."

I still have a chance!

 

[Project862006]

Snow White And the White Pony Clip

 

[Silvermoon]

Snow White And the White Pony Clip

Ohhh.... I love that clip (come on, I'm a sucker for beautiful horses, alright?). Love the song that's being sung during it too (wonder if it's actually in the film and if so, will it be on the soundtrack too?)

 

[Project862006]

^actually yes that song is on the official soundtrack

here is a preview of it

titled "Gone" by Ionna Gika
http://odv.hsn.com/customcontent/12_Gone.mp3

 

[Silvermoon]

^actually yes that song is on the official soundtrack

here is a preview of it

titled "Gone" by Ionna Gika
http://odv.hsn.com/customcontent/12_Gone.mp3

Ohh... thanks for the info, as if the Florence + the Machine song weren't enough incentive for me to get the soundtrack, this has just sealed the deal

 

[Project862006]

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[mclay18]

I mean, those two tracks couldn't be more different from each other. Where did that last track from Green Lantern come from? It doesn't sound like JNH. It sounds more like something Han Zimmer and his buddies would produce.

Well, JNH did work with Zimmer on two Batman movies... so it's very possible JNH is going his route. And then you have the troublesome area that afflicts all movies nowadays... the dreaded temp-track. And then add in what kind of sound the director wants. I was very excited to hear what JNH had conjured up for GL prior to its release, but I was disappointed with most of the score.

JNH can still bring it, but his output varies widely with the directors he works with. A few months before GL came out, JNH delivered a wonderful score for Water for Elephants... which was as good as his output from the mid-1990s. And he delivered a fun little score for Nanny McPhee 2 the year before, so he can still bring it.

And not all composers are going with the overproduced, synthy route. Alexandre Desplat, John Williams, Debbie Wiseman, Bill Stromberg, Christopher Gordon and lesser-known composers are refusing to compromise their work. Good for them.

 

[flickchick85]

JNH's Hunger Games score was beautifully understated, imo, not Zimmer-y at all.

 

[mclay18]

JNH's Hunger Games score was beautifully understated, imo, not Zimmer-y at all.

I forgot about that. "Tenuous Winners/Returning Home" (the final scenes) sends a chill down my back halfway through. Just wonderful.

 

[Still Wynning]

And not all composers are going with the overproduced, synthy route. Alexandre Desplat, John Williams, Debbie Wiseman, Bill Stromberg, Christopher Gordon and lesser-known composers are refusing to compromise their work. Good for them.

I know. I'm just saying that it seems like the majority of scores nowadays seem to have that Zimmer-y sound to them. That sound was kind of cool at first, but now that it's really starting to wear out its welcome.

I hope when Nolan ends his Batman film trilogy, those kinds of soundtracks gradually start to go away, and we get more traditionally scored films again, with actual classical instruments.

 

[mclay18]

I hope when Nolan ends his Batman film trilogy, those kinds of soundtracks gradually start to go away, and we get more traditionally scored films again, with actual classical instruments.

I think it'll happen a bit earlier than that. With the massive success of The Avengers, studios will demand the composers go the "Silvestri route." Which is a good thing.

And even though I love Nolan's films, the musical scores for all of them are just underwhelming and droning. I'd wish he took the inspiration he got from Superman: The Movie and applied it all aspects of BB/TDK/TDKR, especially the music. The late Shirley Walker would've nailed Nolan's Batman to a T, score-wise, if Nolan had approached her instead.

 

[Marvolo]

I know. I'm just saying that it seems like the majority of scores nowadays seem to have that Zimmer-y sound to them. That sound was kind of cool at first, but now that it's really starting to wear out its welcome.

I hope when Nolan ends his Batman film trilogy, those kinds of soundtracks gradually start to go away, and we get more traditionally scored films again, with actual classical instruments.

I don't mind Zimmer's sound if it's done properly. Zimmer's process breeds laziness, however. His score for On Stranger Tides was an absolute mess. Most of the cues were reused from previous films, and did not fit the emotion or events on screen.

 

[Solidus]

Then when traditional music comes back into swing, people will start griping and whining about that too. It's cyclical, anything becomes popular and used a lot, it all of a sudden sucks.

Zimmer has had some bad ones, but his scores for Inception, BB and TDK have been incredible. Those types of films don't need melodic John William scores, people have to let it go, it is a film by film basis, and Nolan's films are not ones that grove with melodic over the top classical instruments. I am a fan of all types, whether it be Zimmer or Williams. But anything "in" at the moment will be crucified.

 

[craigdbfan]

Then when traditional music comes back into swing, people will start griping and whining about that too. It's cyclical, anything becomes popular and used a lot, it all of a sudden sucks.

Zimmer has had some bad ones, but his scores for Inception, BB and TDK have been incredible. Those types of films don't need melodic John William scores, people have to let it go, it is a film by film basis, and Nolan's films are not ones that grove with melodic over the top classical instruments. I am a fan of all types, whether it be Zimmer or Williams. But anything "in" at the moment will be crucified.

Word.