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octobre-soundNov 25, 2006 7:15pm
28 Days Later.

Ok, so it isn't REALLY horror.

But it has an amazing soundtrack.

And some really EYE-POPPING effects, if you know what I mean!! HAH! *wink-wink nudge-nudge not funny*

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noelNov 25, 2006 7:23pm
I wil get back to you..I was gonna say I loved the music in The Omen remake..but since I watched then remake and the old one around the same time..I cant remember if that was the right one..lol

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Nicole1986Nov 25, 2006 8:43pm
I know a lot of people (me included) don't consider The Craft a horror, but that's normally how it's listed. This is one of my favorite movie soundtracks of all time.

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KingBoyNov 26, 2006 4:54am
Goldsmith's score for The Omen was really good, it won an Oscar too. I like John Carpenter's early scores. Also Suspiria, The Wicker Man (1973), Ravenous and The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974). And Cannibal: The Musical. Top of the pile, of those I can remember, is the soundtrack for The Shining - Penderecki, Bartok, Ligeti and those eerie keyboards of Wendy Carlos & Rachel Elkind.

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noelNov 26, 2006 6:28am
Yes suspiria definately. I didnt watch all of ravenous. Your post made me realize I need to pay attention more to the music sometimes..lol

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KingBoyNov 26, 2006 6:40am
I don't pay as much attention to it as some people I know! Soundtracks can be like referees - the best ones blend right into the experience and don't draw attention to themselves. I think this is only partly true though - one can hardly help noticing Ave Satani, for example. But all too often I find them overblown, intrusive and counterproductive. Music for the sake of music (this criticism doesn't just apply to horror flicks). Silence and subtlety are underrated techniques in establishing atmosphere.

I read a story once about how Alejandro Jodorowsky was on the set of The Exorcist, improvising sound effects while he watched the dailies or a test screening or something. When Linda Blair's head was doing its thing, Jodorowsky whipped his wallet out and twisted it slowly; the noise of plastic ground against leather was - apparently - perfect. One of several innovations he brought to the movie, though I think he remained uncredited and I don't remember where I read this.

What happened with Ravenous - did you abandon it voluntarily?

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octobre-soundNov 26, 2006 2:43pm
I guess I always thought the music is the most important part of a movie. It can have the greatest plot and be ruined be a cheesy or not thought through soundtrack. But I do agree with being subtle in horror movies. That is something many horror films lack, however good they are. Still, I love me some soundtrack.

So the lesson is listen to the music! Yay, I actually did something!

#4 - By the way, I thoroughly agree with Cannibal the Musical. Man, that was too good. I haven't even thought of that in a while. Thank you for renewing my memory like a library book.

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noelNov 26, 2006 5:02pm
Yes I watched some of Ravenous and got bored..I did with wolf creek the first time I tried to watch it as well, however when I did watch it I really liked it. I will eventually watch Ravenous..

*I loved cannibal the Musical.

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octobre-soundNov 26, 2006 5:14pm
I did the same with Wolf Creek. But I must be honest. It moved quite slowly. It must be hard to sit through all of it.

How long did it take you?

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noelNov 26, 2006 5:15pm
I was on the internet at the same time...so it wasnt so bad..lol

I have depression really bad lately..so anything takes a long time for me.
My husband and my friend gave up trying to watch it also..before anything happened to their car even. Yes a very slow movie.


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