tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16743003.post1747505010312098281..comments2024-03-28T01:06:38.596-07:00Comments on Maya Reynolds: My Favorite Films: The Lion In WinterMaya Reynoldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12791278987339976101noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16743003.post-21915102512212542882007-07-08T14:44:00.000-07:002007-07-08T14:44:00.000-07:00I almost missed the sound track to Dances with Wol...I almost missed the sound track to Dances with Wolves the first time I saw it. The cinematography is so amazingly lush, you are caught up in the beauty of that, and the sensory overload almost washes out the sound. It wasn't until I heard the CD alone that I realized that the sound was as lush as the image.<BR/><BR/>These guys do this all the time. John Williams once attributed it to 'stealinf from the best.' He has many themes that are similar to passages from Holz's Planets Suite. Schindler's List has a melody that David Arnold copies almost verbatim in Stargate.poetica in silentiumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06881374793984239361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16743003.post-51218234320451500512007-07-08T12:47:00.000-07:002007-07-08T12:47:00.000-07:00David: You're the only other person I know who pi...David: You're the only other person I know who picked up on the similarity in the music between both films. <BR/><BR/>The music was my favorite part of "Dances With Wolves."Maya Reynoldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12791278987339976101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16743003.post-85116120824758840792007-07-04T06:27:00.000-07:002007-07-04T06:27:00.000-07:00Hepburn, Hopkins, Olivie, Dalton. My gosh, what a...Hepburn, Hopkins, Olivie, Dalton. My gosh, what a cast! And the soundtrack! Watch this film and listen to the track closely - especially this clip - and then watch Dances with Wolves. Composer John Barry dips into the well of 'Lion' often for thematic ideas for 'Wolves.'poetica in silentiumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06881374793984239361noreply@blogger.com