Re: Leos JanÃ¡cek - ephemere - Films/DVD Asylum

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Re: Leos JanÃ¡cek

In Reply to: Re: Leos JanÃ¡cek posted by Victor Khomenko on April 5, 2004 at 15:02:59:

I think this got twisted around. Let me clarify...
When I said that TULoB and HGG are my benchmarks for effective use of classical music in movies, I wasn't counting movies that are themselves about classical music, such as the two you mentioned. This is not a criticism of such movies. On the contrary, the music in All the Mornings in the World and Amadeus is wonderful, and is about as organically integrated into the films as you can get.
But in my opinion it's much harder for movies to make use of classical music simply in the role of a soundtrack. At one extreme, there are innumerable egregious examples that sound like the producers simply couldn't spring for an original score and slapped in some classical music as a quick fix. At the other extreme, TULoB and HGG are my benchmarks of total success. Those movies use classical music almost exclusively throughout, with great attention to detail and without any real flaws or awkward or self-conscious moments, in my opinion. Both movies would be significantly weaker without the scoring.
As for Barry Lyndon, I think that you interpreted my post as criticism. I do think it is an excellent example of classical music in a movie, and my attempts to explain briefly why it is not my absolute benchmark should not be mistaken as a blunt slam. To answer your question 'what else would you expect in a movie like this if not "period" music?', the answer is: an original score. TULoB and HGG could have used original scores, also, but it would have been even harder than BL to match what they already achieve with JanÃ¡ček and Copland, respectively.

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