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Post by Popeye Doyle on Jan 26, 2018 12:46:14 GMT
Which film has the better music score?
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Jan 26, 2018 13:55:26 GMT
Batman. Superman is the better movie, but that Batman score pumps me up.
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Post by Spike Del Rey on Jan 26, 2018 14:02:57 GMT
Superman, just watched the three-hour extended version a few nights ago and was reminded what an epic score Williams wrote. Don't get me wrong, I loved Elfman's work on Batman, but I'd put Williams' score for Supes among his very best.
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Post by anthonyrocks on Jan 26, 2018 14:07:34 GMT
Batman (1989)
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Post by politicidal on Jan 26, 2018 14:32:02 GMT
Batman.
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Post by SuperDevilDoctor on Jan 26, 2018 14:52:59 GMT
It's just too bad neither film is as good as their orchestral scores.
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Post by movielover on Jan 26, 2018 15:08:10 GMT
Superman (1978)
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Post by CoolJGS☺ on Jan 26, 2018 16:46:01 GMT
I really don't even like the original Superman movie anymore.
It's just too old looking.
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Post by Salzmank on Jan 26, 2018 16:47:12 GMT
I really don't even like the original Superman movie anymore. It's just too old looking. No intended disrespect, but that seems a remarkably shallow judgment to me. |
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Post by CoolJGS☺ on Jan 26, 2018 16:54:30 GMT
I really don't even like the original Superman movie anymore. It's just too old looking. No intended disrespect, but that seems a remarkably shallow judgment to me. It might be. To be clear, there's movies with crappy effects that I do continue liking (Such as Superman II) which is why it's telling me that I didn't particularly care for the story either. I think everything leading up to him becoming Superman is great, him being Superman not so much. |
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Post by CoolJGS☺ on Jan 26, 2018 16:56:49 GMT
I actually missed the question.
That's a tougher choice, but I would go with Batman.
I think Williams is able to create some timeless pieces to a score and Superman certainly has a more memorable hook to it, but the overall score to Batman is great and I love that Elfman included a snippet of Prince's Scandalous in one of the tracks.
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Post by teleadm on Jan 26, 2018 18:19:37 GMT
I'd say Superman, since I watched it in a cinema with great sound, and hearing that John Williams score pumping hard against the audience and all those names of actors that I know about swisching by. Great youth memories.
I don't have that connection with Batman, but I liked the modernized version of the old Neal Hefti theme.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2018 18:27:14 GMT
I really don't even like the original Superman movie anymore. It's just too old looking. Yea. |
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Post by jamesbamesy on Jan 26, 2018 18:36:59 GMT
Looking at the main themes, I pick Superman's since it is so iconic, but the Batman score gives me chills every time.
As far as the films themselves go, I like both but I prefer Batman (1989).
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Post by sdrew13163 on Jan 26, 2018 19:26:40 GMT
Superman by a little.
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Post by RiP, IMDb on Jan 26, 2018 19:59:14 GMT
I love both, but the problem with Superman is that it sounds too close to Star Wars. Anyone (who didn't know and has never heard of John Wiliams) listening to both would easily recognize them probably being made by the same person.
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Post by Salzmank on Jan 26, 2018 20:07:38 GMT
I quite agree, RiP, IMDb. As a kid, without ever hearing about Williams or knowing anything about filmmaking, I thought that both scores were really similar and wondered if the same person came up with them. Actually, I felt that way about directors, too; I learned fairly quickly that I liked movies made by these strange figures “Frank Capra” and “Alfred Hitchcock,” while knowing nothing much about either one. |
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Post by Vits on Jan 26, 2018 21:27:19 GMT
SUPERMAN. To me, it's not even close.
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Jan 27, 2018 0:21:48 GMT
I love both, but the problem with Superman is that it sounds too close to Star Wars. Anyone (who didn't know and has never heard of John Wiliams) listening to both would easily recognize them probably being made by the same person. On more than one occasion, I've tried humming or whistling the Superman theme only to realize I'm doing the SW theme instead. |
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Jan 27, 2018 0:24:07 GMT
No intended disrespect, but that seems a remarkably shallow judgment to me. It might be. To be clear, there's movies with crappy effects that I do continue liking (Such as Superman II) which is why it's telling me that I didn't particularly care for the story either. I think everything leading up to him becoming Superman is great, him being Superman not so much. The ol' origin story problem. Batman Begins and Spider-Man have the same problem. |
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