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I don't know if Prokofiev is a "score composer", but Alex Nevsky is spectacular

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In Reply to: Your favorite film score composer? posted by rico on July 28, 2005 at 11:44:04:

VERY few movies have score that raises to that level.
He wrote score for 75 films, among the best known onces is Romeo and Juliett.
I woudl submit to you that this is different caliber of score composing.

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Nevsky is at least "spectacular". - Harmonia 19:17:09 07/31/05 (1)
Nevsky is a fabulous score.
I don't normally think of Prokoviev as a film composer, but he certainly composed a couple of the greatest ones in history.
Perhaps my blind spot is due to not having seen many Russion films scored by him, excepting the famous Eisensteins.
To which Rome & Juliet are you referring? The Ullanova ballet film or a different, non dancing version of R&J?
- Re: Nevsky is at least "spectacular". - Victor Khomenko 06:12:46 08/01/05 (0)
  I have only seen the Russian version. Of course back then Ulanova was a household name - you couldn't go about your life without hearing her name every day.
"Romeo and Juliet" is a ballet, not film music... (nt) - orejones 09:45:27 07/29/05 (5)
- We are talking about films here, not ballet. (nt) - Victor Khomenko 10:33:56 07/29/05 (4)
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  - That�s what I thought. And "Romeo and Juliet" is still a ballet: read your post... (nt) - orejones 11:32:49 07/29/05 (3)
    - But...it was also a film... - Harmonia 19:03:28 07/31/05 (2)
      Quite a famous film was made of this ballet very early after its creation and widely shown, both in Russia and eventually in the west.
      It was the first look dance lovers (outside the Soviet Union) had of the great ballerina Ullanova,who, although apporaching middle age, gave a radiat performance as Juliet. It was a very influential film in its time within the dance/arts world since this was before the great Soviet companies were allowed to tour the West.
      This version is seldom performed outside Russia today - the British choreographre Kenneth Macmillen's version of R&J is better known now.
      - it was also a very violent modern film... - KT88 19:22:01 08/01/05 (0)
        
        In Reply to: But...it was also a film... posted by Harmonia on July 31, 2005 at 19:03:28:
        
        starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes. I am not sure who did the music but it used a lot of pop and rock songs from recent past with the original bands performing.
        I like weird stuff and so in addition to having that soundtrack, I also have a couple from David Lynch films. He used a great, modern composer who does some pretty spooky sounding tunes, Angelo Badalamenti. Even the name is creepy!
        -Bill
      - A filmed ballet is still a ballet, not a movie, even if it�s played by Ulanova and Zandov, or by Fontaine and Nureyev.. - orejones 01:39:32 08/01/05 (0)
        
        In Reply to: But...it was also a film... posted by Harmonia on July 31, 2005 at 19:03:28:
        
        ...as it was in a version which has been shown everywhere: both excellent, none of them a true film.
        Regards
        BF
Yes, he's in another league... - DFaulds 07:52:22 07/29/05 (3)
and the 1995 RCA Temirkanov/St. Petersburh Nevsky is one of the finest recorded orchestral performances I have ever heard. Clearly one of the finest movies ever made, and I believe the single greatest film score.
- Re: Yes, he's in another league... - Victor Khomenko 14:27:46 07/29/05 (2)
  It sounds like you have seen the film, so you remember how well the music is integrated into it.
  - Hasn't everyone seen Nevsky? - DFaulds 14:45:54 07/29/05 (1)
    - Probably not. (nt) - Victor Khomenko 16:30:41 07/29/05 (0)
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