INTRODUCTION
Renny Harlin's CutThroat Island was one of those films that obviously should have been a big box office success with its lavish scenery, details (with authentic pirate ships built in scale) and high-flying action, but failed to get to the audience. In fact, CutThroat Island ... Read review
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Advantages: One of the best scores of the 1990s, need I say more? Disadvantages: Oh, none whatsoever.
INTRODUCTION
Renny Harlin's CutThroat Island was one of those films that obviously should have been a big box office success with its lavish scenery, details (with authentic pirate ships built in scale) and high-flying action, but failed to get to the audience. In fact, CutThroat Island is one of the biggest flops of the 1990s, resulting in the bankruptcy of its studio and in the general neglect of the main actors Geena Davis and Matthew Modine ... ...he really hit it big. CutThroat Island was originally going to be scored by David Arnold who was just fresh off from scoring the hugely popular Stargate, but scheduling conflicts resulted in his replacement with Debney. Debney took the project with much enthusiasm, opting to create an old-fashioned, purely orchestral swashbuckler in the style of the Golden Age masters (the score is dedicated to "Rózsa, Korngold, Steiner, and Newman"). Employing the ...
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