The Opening Sequence: Hated or Loved?

[3dman27]

Yeah, the opening sequence is great. I especially love the music accompanying the ever encompassing symbiote overtaking it.

tempest19 is correct

 

[Knightsaber Priss]

Basically the opening credits served to make me wantto watch the first two movies (How much I missed seeing Willem Defoe as the Green Goblin.) which I'd think would be a good thing.

 

[Mr Jide]

Cool opening sequence, but it won't beat SpiderMan 2's opening; Alex Ross ROCKS!t:

Gabriele Del'Otto whipes his ass with Ross

 

[Alexia Dark]

I thought it was... weird. I'm not fond of random peices of glass with movies in them stuck in some webs. If they were trying to develop a theme (webs, shattered glass, symbiote), it wasn't quite as clear as it should've been. And sometimes quite a pain in the neck to watch.

 

[Golgo-13]

The opening sequence was the worst of the 3. Completely unoriginal. And the score sucked. The Sandman score was DARKER than the Venom score..what's up with that?

 

[Golgo-13]

Well I was kind of disappointed. For three years I prepared myself to hear the same opening as in #1 and #2. I imagined how I'd be sitting in the theater, waiting for the film to begin and then the wonderful opening would begin. I was really surprised when I heard the changed music.

But now after watching the movie three times I have accustomed myself to it. It's great, above all the symbiote theme. I just don't understand why they've included the Sandman theme. The openings of the first two installements didn't have the villain themes? or did they?

SM2 had Ock's theme in the opening.

 

[Spider-ManHero12]

I loved the opening sequance!. and I love how it changes to the Symbiote theme and Sandmans theme.

 

[The Joker]

SM2 had Ock's theme in the opening.

Did it??

 

[Pimpjuice16]

ive noticed that the spider-man movie openingtheme sounds alot liek the hulks movie theme.

 

[Pimpjuice16]

Did it??

no it didnt!

 

[TLH]

Well I was kind of disappointed. For three years I prepared myself to hear the same opening as in #1 and #2. I imagined how I'd be sitting in the theater, waiting for the film to begin and then the wonderful opening would begin. I was really surprised when I heard the changed music.

But now after watching the movie three times I have accustomed myself to it. It's great, above all the symbiote theme. I just don't understand why they've included the Sandman theme. The openings of the first two installements didn't have the villain themes? or did they?

They have the villian's theme spliced in the middle, so that was consistent. The only real change was the drums that played during the Marvel logo, and even those aren't too different in themselves.

 

[Mr Jide]

The opening sequence wasn't bad, it was interesting and imo it was better than sm1's but not quite as good as Ross' recap paintings.

 

[Spider-Girl™]

The opening sequence wasn't bad, it was interesting and imo it was better than sm1's but not quite as good as Ross' recap paintings.

Exactly what I was thinking.

Well I was kind of disappointed. For three years I prepared myself to hear the same opening as in #1 and #2. I imagined how I'd be sitting in the theater, waiting for the film to begin and then the wonderful opening would begin. I was really surprised when I heard the changed music.

But now after watching the movie three times I have accustomed myself to it. It's great, above all the symbiote theme. I just don't understand why they've included the Sandman theme. The openings of the first two installements didn't have the villain themes? or did they?

That's so funny, I felt the same way, the drums at the begining where gone and it unnerved me throughout the credits, atleast until it hit the symbiote theme.

I used to think that the first two movies where playing the villain themes in the middle of the Main Titles, they did in SM3, but what did we see in the first two? Some kind of variation of the themes? Anyone know?

 

[Golgo-13]

no it didnt!

Are you guys kidding?

The Ock theme kicks in right when they show the Alex Ross painting of Spidey/Peter clinging to the side of the cage as Bonesaw looks up at him...did you guys even see the movie?

 

[Danny Elfman]

Are you guys kidding?

The Ock theme kicks in right when they show the Alex Ross painting of Spidey/Peter clinging to the side of the cage as Bonesaw looks up at him...did you guys even see the movie?

Correct...

 

[Spider-Bat]

I loved the opening, so cool. My girl friend loved it too. She said it was one of the best openings to a movie she'd ever seen.

 

[Spider-Ranger]

Are you guys kidding?

The Ock theme kicks in right when they show the Alex Ross painting of Spidey/Peter clinging to the side of the cage as Bonesaw looks up at him...did you guys even see the movie?

But it still sounded like the opening from the first movie. What I was trying to say is that #3's opening was quite different from the first two movies' opening, and I mean the middle part.
Beginning and ending remained almost the same.

 

[Turtle-Man]

But it still sounded like the opening from the first movie. What I was trying to say is that #3's opening was quite different from the first two movies' opening, and I mean the middle part.
Beginning and ending remained almost the same.

Okay. Let's find a comparison. In this video, check out 1:15 - 1:50. Goblin's theme. By the way, is it all right to post this when the DVD has been out for years? If not, please have a moderator remove it, as I'll be away for a little while.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sji7SSszYD4

Now, in the following video, check out 0:53 - 1:22. Ock's theme.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LQ8qOoWSR8

It took me a bit of time to realize the difference, as well, but I eventually figured it out. Notice how both themes are barely noticeable, and they tie into the rest of the piece very well. The Sandman and symbiote themes didn't do that quite as easily, and that's because Christopher Young changed the tempo, and wrote in powerful introductions for them. Different composer, different style. Too bad, though. I would've wanted to hear how Danny Elfman would have interpretated the characters' themes.

 

[Golgo-13]

Okay. Let's find a comparison. In this video, check out 1:15 - 1:50. Goblin's theme. By the way, is it all right to post this when the DVD has been out for years? If not, please have a moderator remove it, as I'll be away for a little while.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sji7SSszYD4

Now, in the following video, check out 0:53 - 1:22. Ock's theme.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LQ8qOoWSR8

It took me a bit of time to realize the difference, as well, but I eventually figured it out. Notice how both themes are barely noticeable, and they tie into the rest of the piece very well. The Sandman and symbiote themes didn't do that quite as easily, and that's because Christopher Young changed the tempo, and wrote in powerful introductions for them. Different composer, different style. Too bad, though. I would've wanted to hear how Danny Elfman would have interpretated the characters' themes.

The Ock theme kicks in at 00:59 - 01:10.

I can believe some of you guys have to figure it out, it's blantantly obvious to me..now in SM1, i don't hear the GG theme at all...

 

[Turtle-Man]

The Ock theme kicks in at 00:59 - 01:10.

I can believe some of you guys have to figure it out, it's blantantly obvious to me..now in SM1, i don't hear the GG theme at all...

Yeah, I know, but I wanted to make sure people could identify that anything before and after the villain themes are pretty much the same in each film (besides the third film).

Edit: I'm pretty sure the theme at 1:20 - 1:43 (of the first video) is the Goblin theme.

 

[dodus]

Edit: I'm pretty sure the theme at 1:20 - 1:43 (of the first video) is the Goblin theme.

It is. Man Elfman kicks ass.

 

[Danny Elfman]

Sorry guys but that is not the Goblin Theme, its a variation of the Spider-Man theme. In case you don't believe me, you can hear another version of this variation in the "He's Back!" cue from the second score and the goblin doesn't have anything to do with that scene.
The confusion may come from the fact that Elfman uses the same background music with the Goblin Theme in the End Credits of the first film. But in the main titles, it's a Spider-Man variation...

 

[fabman]

I enjoyed the new opening aswell as Christopher Young's new themes for the movie.

 

[dodus]

Sorry guys but that is not the Goblin Theme, its a variation of the Spider-Man theme. In case you don't believe me, you can hear another version of this variation in the "He's Back!" cue from the second score and the goblin doesn't have anything to do with that scene.
The confusion may come from the fact that Elfman uses the same background music with the Goblin Theme in the End Credits of the first film. But in the main titles, it's a Spider-Man variation...

Then what does the Goblin theme sound like? I could have sworn I've heard those notes associated with Harry and Norman on screen, maybe I'm totally wrong.

 

[englishtrebor]

I liked this one better then the first two because it seemed a lot more dramatic. I don't know. Maybe it's because I was anticipating this one more.