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 ...
Advantages: Great story, extremely addictive Disadvantages: EXTREMELY ADDICTIVE
Peter Benchley's "JAWS"
INTRODUCTION
Jaws is possibly one of the most famous films of all time, it scared entire generations out of the water. I remember when I was a kid, after watching Jaws I was even concerned about going into a swimming pool. Nonetheless I adored the film and still love it fondly.
So, what about the book then?
Well, a few years ago I noticed in the credits that the film was inspired by Peter Benchley's novel "Jaws" which had been an immediate best seller and soon after was adapted into the film, directed by a young and promising director named Steven Spielberg.
Being a huge fan of the film I immediately ran online to read about this book and eventually buy it, although I was also a bit concerned by many of its reviews saying that the book was worse than ...
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