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falcon291 Group: Members Posts: 1 Joined: Dec. 2002 Posted: Dec. 26 2002, 14:53 I don't know if it is already something thought before. I think it would be great to watch Lord Of The Rings series with Mike Oldfield music. I cannot think any other composer than Mike Oldfield, after seeing these wonderful movies lack one both one of the most of important things: music. Back to top

TOBY Group: Members Posts: 1562 Joined: May 2002 Posted: Dec. 26 2002, 16:10 Actually I thought the soundtrack was fantastic to both films. ps Get the extended directors cut DVD of the first film its AMAZING. Back to top

raven4x4x Group: Members Posts: 1535 Joined: Jan. 2002 Posted: Dec. 27 2002, 04:50 I agree, the Lord of the Rings movies are amazing, and having Mike doing the soundtrack would be interesting. The actual soundtrack is quite wonderful, prehaps Mike could use the same tunes, with guitar etc. That would sound good. -------------- Thank-you for helping us help you help us all. Back to top

Der Straussmeister Unregistered Posted: Dec. 27 2002, 07:50 Personally, I thought he would have been ideal. And this not from listening to "The Killing Fields" or his orchestral work on "Voyager" and "MB" but just because I always associated a deep, strange, almost Tolkienesque feeling to his earlier stuff. Notably TB original, Hergest Ridge (would have done wonders for scenes in the Shire), Ommadawn, Incantations and Amarok. To me some parts are Shire, some parts are Elven, some are pure Nazgul. But then again. Maybe it would not have worked. Or it would have. Or it would not. Okay Monica you win! Anyone know what Mike himself has to say on the subject of Tolkien>@? PS Here's an idea. If ever "they" decide to make a movie/miniseries of Tad Williams' Memory Sorrow and Thorn trilogy, we have to vote for Mike to do the music. We simply have to. That would be perfection. Back to top

MO fan Group: Members Posts: 177 Joined: Nov. 2002 Posted: Dec. 29 2002, 10:19 Music in the 'Lord of the rings' films realy worried me, I wondered how could anyone make terrific music to justify one of the best fantasy books ever written. Howard Shore's wonderful compositon made the films, from the opening to the end of the films just fabulous , you can see the effort put into the music to blend with the action taking place. One of the best examples in the first movie was when the moth flys up the tower to Gandalfs hand and then flys back down the tower, the change in music to suit the scene is fantastic. Also the additional music by 'Enya' was brillant. In many films I would say that Mikes music would have been a great addition but it was not required for this one. I would say the director made a great judgement in picking Howard Shore. I cannot wait till the final movie next year. Mind you with the new A.C.Clarke Si-fi film 'Rendevous with Rama ' coming up shortly I wonder if anyone has put Mikes name foward for the music. Cheers & a Happy new year, MO fan Back to top

MO fan Group: Members Posts: 177 Joined: Nov. 2002 Posted: Jan. 06 2003, 14:01 I mentioned th efilm 'Rendezvous with rama' coming out in the near future. We must have a lot of Si-fi film buffs on this site as I have had quite a few E-mails asking for any details on the film. For those interested, the web site is..... www.rendezvouswithrama.com or do a search with the words 'Rendezvous with rama film' Cheers MO fan   Back to top

TOBY Group: Members Posts: 1562 Joined: May 2002 Posted: Jan. 06 2003, 14:22 David Fincher is directing it (Alien 3, Fight Club, Seven) so it should be good. Unless Mike is doing the soundtrack in secret, and lets face it this is pretty unlikely since they're openly advertising all the other key players at this point, I think we can guess he aint invoved which is a real pitty because obviously he would have been superb. It's petty unlikely the film would be this far into production without the musical score being organised, though I do say 'unlikely' anything's possible I suppose. I wonder if he was even asked. Arther C Clarke's a fan so maybe he would of suggested Mike. Who know's? Back to top

MusicallyInspired Group: Musicians Posts: 1445 Joined: June 2001 Posted: Jan. 07 2003, 18:54 unless mike changes his mind about never doing music for a film again, i wouldnt count on it too much. but then again he has been prone to changing his mind about a lot of things in the past . -------------- BrandonBlume.com "The beauty in life is in the embracing of the variety of things. If all the world was blue there would be no colour blue." Back to top

Korgscrew Group: Super Admins Posts: 3511 Joined: Dec. 1999 Posted: Jan. 08 2003, 03:38 Mike's mind may be half way towards changing...it's been a long time since he last scored a film, and it seems he might be prepared to give it another go, with him knowing better what to expect (things like directors changing their minds! ). I have word that he's been approached about providing music for a prequel to The Exorcist. Exactly how enthusiastic Mike is, and what form the music would take (parts from the new Tubular Bells, something new, or both) I don't know, but there are mutterings... Expect nothing to happen - that's the way of these things, a lot gets talked about, far less actually happens - but if it does, then you heard it here first... Back to top

TOBY Group: Members Posts: 1562 Joined: May 2002 Posted: Jan. 08 2003, 13:31 Jeremy Parker, Mike's PA, said in an interview ages ago that Mike gets approached a lot for soundtracks and quite a few people in the movie world have openly expressed a desire to work with Mike, not suprising really the Killing Fields was a fantastic score. If Mike does do one I hope he chooses a decent film. A prequal to the Exorcist does sound like a real potential stinker in the making IMHO, have you seen the sequals? My own personal view is that doing a few film scores may well be the way ahead for Mike after the new TB. ps I Read an interview with French director Jean-Pierre Jeunet the other day and he said he wanted a 'very famous English Intrumentalist' to do the soundrack to his film 'Amelie' before he got Yann Tiersen to score it. I wonder who he was refering to? Back to top

Korgscrew Group: Super Admins Posts: 3511 Joined: Dec. 1999 Posted: Jan. 08 2003, 16:22 Quote (TOBY @ Jan. 08 2003, 18:31) A prequal to the Exorcist does sound like a real potential stinker in the making IMHO I think I'd have to agree with you there... Mike working on film scores could be very interesting, but if I were him, I'd be looking to work on something a little less superficial and disposable than the vast majority of Hollywood films. There are some people out there doing some more interesting things with film - potential partners for someone who does interesting things with music. Back to top

Thea Cochrane Group: Musicians Posts: 445 Joined: Nov. 1999 Posted: Jan. 08 2003, 18:41 I thought the music for LOTR was a good example of what Mike was talking about in an interview where he said he didn't want to do music for films because he goes every week with his hot-dog and cola and afterwards he can never even remember the music. I don't remember the music from LOTR much, although I thought the Enya song seemed to suit it (maybe now she will finally change her style a little bit). A couple of films I've seen lately have been exceptions to this annonymous music: Donnie Darko (with an incredible version of Tears For Fears' Mad World at the end) and Rabbit-Proof Fence, which I believe I have now plugged enough elsewhere. Back to top

TOBY Group: Members Posts: 1562 Joined: May 2002 Posted: Jan. 08 2003, 19:02 I must admit I didn't think much of the LOTR score when I first hear it but It's really grown on me since I bought the DVD (apart from Enya's contrabution) and now I love it, I think it works well and the themes have been developed in quite an interesting way in the new film as well. I agree that Mike should work with an interesting director and I also think it needn't be a mega high concept blockbuster or oscar winning epic either. A film like Amelie for example would be good though Mike did say in that recent interview that he prefers to go and see films with special effects rather than anything else. So there might be the answer. Back to top

MO fan Group: Members Posts: 177 Joined: Nov. 2002 Posted: Jan. 09 2003, 17:57 Quote (TOBY @ Jan. 08 2003, 19:02) I must admit I didn't think much of the LOTR score when I first hear it but It's really grown on me since I bought the DVD (apart from Enya's contrabution) and now I love it, I think it works well and the themes have been developed in quite an interesting way in the new film as well. Glad to hear you like the films music. I have been back to see 'the two towers' film a second time as there is too much detail to take in both visually and musically. Cant wait for thre final film 'the return of the king' These films are going to be epics, My only complaint is the 'director cut' DVD version of the film, making you pay for yet another version containing that extra half hour, I dont fall for that one. Talk about milking it. Cheers MO fan Back to top

TOBY Group: Members Posts: 1562 Joined: May 2002 Posted: Jan. 09 2003, 18:39 Yeah it was a slight con but be warned they have admitted in advance that they will do the same thing again with the 2 Towers. Aparantly Peter Jackson, the director, has a 4 hour cut of the 2 Towers planned for DVD. So if you want those extra scenes wait for the second DVD release, should be good though. Back to top

Holger Group: Members Posts: 1506 Joined: Feb. 2003 Posted: April 05 2003, 16:28 No, I don't like the score to LOTR very much, it's fine but nowhere as good as a really great fantasy film score like Basil Poledouris' Conan The Barbarian. But there are two musical renderings of Tolkien's work which I think are worthwile mentioning. The first one is Bo Hansson's album The Lord Of The Rings from the 70s, it's quite wonderful, I think I've mentioned it elsewhere on this site. If you like 70s music and haven't got it yet, get it. You will like it, it's a promise. The other one is the Austrian band Summoning. That might be a bit harder to swallow for MO fans than Bo Hansson. I'm really a bit worried about making myself unpopular among Mike fans by recommending extreme metal bands, but I really find I got into that kind of thing recently. Like I said about another band (Primordial) elsewhere, if you have any liking for heavy music & can stand it if a band 'screams' instead of singing, go get a Summoning album as fast as possible, I recommend 'Stronghold' or 'Let Mortal Heroes Sing Your Fame', and again I promise you will not regret it. This band is exceptional. Not like any other metal band I've ever heard. Haunting, epic stuff with the most wonderful melodies you can imagine. I really wish I could convince you... Back to top

Sysiyo Group: Members Posts: 245 Joined: Feb. 2003 Posted: April 07 2003, 04:31 Quote (Guest @ Dec. 27 2002, 14:50) PS Here's an idea. If ever "they" decide to make a movie/miniseries of Tad Williams' Memory Sorrow and Thorn trilogy, we have to vote for Mike to do the music. We simply have to. That would be perfection. :cool: Yes it would... though I doubt they will ever do it, or they'll do it with such a low budger it's unviewable, but it's still a great idea... Back to top

raven4x4x Group: Members Posts: 1535 Joined: Jan. 2002 Posted: April 07 2003, 05:41 I too love the Lord of the Rings soundtrack, I think it worked wonderfully well with all the scenes, and I'm not sure that Mike could do it better. It would be interesting to hear Mikes take on the soundtrack, but I think he would be better suited to the Rama soundtrack. Based on TSODE, he would be ideal, if he can put up with doing what the director wants, not what he wants. Going off on a complete tangent, I have the extended version DVD, but you aren't just paying for the extra half hour. The box has two whole disks of documentaries, interviews and other special features, which are really fascinating if you are interested in how the movie was made. The movie itself also has three commentaries, by cast, director/writers and production crew. I think its well worth getting: it certainly isn't just an extra half hour, its an extra six hours! -------------- Thank-you for helping us help you help us all. Back to top

TOBY Group: Members Posts: 1562 Joined: May 2002 Posted: April 08 2003, 18:44 There was discussion earlier on in this topic about the film adaptation of Arthur C Clarke's Rendez-vous with Rama. Unfortunately I've just read that this movie is no longer going ahead, at least in the near future, because of technical restraints on filming it entirely digitaly. 2006 is the year they are talking about filming it in so at least there is now plenty of time for Mike to get involved. Back to top

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