Cool World - Original Score

Batman: The Original Score

Advantages: The most powerful Batman score ever composed; an Elfman classic all the way
Disadvantages: So what if it isn't the most sophisticated score in the world?

of the basic characteristics that define his music, namely quirky rhythms, diverse percussion, and simply out-of-the-wall weirdness. Many other contemporary composers were baffled at exactly how to react to the highly original man, with admiration or digust? In 1989 however, the perception of Elfman changed drastically. Batman was the most ambitious project Elfman had ever embarked upon and he took full advantage of the opportunity. The musical duties were divided between Elfman, whose score would fill about 80% of the film, and Prince, who wrote a number of songs to be used at various points in the film as background music or more prominently during few sequences (like the art museum scene and the money-parade scene). With Prince taking care of the song-part of the movie, Elfman would employ the use of a large symphony orchestra of gothic ...

berlioz 24.06.2005 · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful
Review of Batman (Score) - Danny Elfman

Jurassic Park: The Lost World

Advantages: A strong score of great power and brutality
Disadvantages: No loyalty towards "Jurassic Park", lacking the same thematic richness

The music for the Lost World is in a completely different world from the more magical, awe-inspiring Jurassic Park original, being more dark, mysterious and, at times, more nightmarish. There is no sign of music that strikes as being particularly lightnatured or charming. It is either tense underscore or blasting action music. What really puts this score apart from its predecessor is in its use of thematic material. Jurassic Park was one of Williams' most thematically rich scores, with a piece of melody or theme here, another there, followed by full blasts of thematic grandeur. The Lost World is more concerned with mood music, offering very little easily identifiable statements of thematic material and providing music that follows the mood of the screen action more closely. Of course, no sequel would be complete without a new theme ...

berlioz 03.10.2004 · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful
Review of Jurassic Park - The Lost World - Original Score

Cool World

Advantages:
Disadvantages:

I have never been more disappointed in a movie as I was with Cool World. I am a big fan of animation, and an even bigger Gabriel Byrne fan, but neither could save this awful flick. I don't know which was more disturbing. The animation (think of Yellow Submarine on crack), the plot, or the acting. The entire time I sat in the theater watching this movie, all I could think about was leaving early and asking for my money back. But, I wouldn't feel right reviewing this film without seeing it in its entirety. It is now seven years later, and I still think about the 90 minutes or so of my life that I will never get back. Do yourself a favor, and avoid this movie like the black plague. You'll thank me in the future. ...

ros145 24.08.2000 · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful
Review of Cool World (DVD)