Comments | swashbuckler332: "It's important to think. It's what separates us from lentils."

swashbuckler332

"It's important to think. It's what separates us from lentils."

Dec 01, 2008 20:45

What a particularly delightful score David Newman's Jingle All the Way is!!! The music sounds like an impossibly cheerful action movie; it rivals David Shire's Max Dugan Returns in its good-naturedness! While I tend to like Newman's comedy scores, this one is exceptional.

Hopefully someday soon we'll get a release of Newman's score for The ( Read more... )

david newman, film music, buffy/angel, star trek, memes, i claudius, carnivàle, firefly, farscape, david shire

Comments 14

glenniebun December 2 2008, 02:44:48 UTC

I'd put it under comedy, but it's a true toss-up.

Chief Engineer Montgomery Scott, who could build me a phaser. Which I wouldn't misuse at all, I promise.

Again with the commuting issues...

swashbuckler332 December 2 2008, 12:10:27 UTC

How did you guess?

glenniebun December 2 2008, 21:44:15 UTC

Well, it was easy enough since that's why I want one too. I'd gladly enforce the death penalty for the inability to find one's gas pedal.

swashbuckler332 December 2 2008, 21:45:15 UTC

The best part is that a phaser would completely eliminate all evidence as well.

Thread 6

revolos55 December 2 2008, 06:19:23 UTC

Inara vs. Rita Sue

It's a whore-off, everyone wins! That'd actually be a tough one to call. Inara got training and skills and all, but Rita Sue is tough.

And no, I don't think anyone really "dates" Faith. But, provided it wouldn't kill me, I'd like to try and stay on the full 8 seconds ;)

swashbuckler332 December 2 2008, 12:09:49 UTC

I was thinking more along the lines of an I Claudius style competition between the two. That way, everybody really does win!

As far as Faith is concerned, it's not about dating her. Really.

"Well, we certainly don't want to cut into that seven minutes."

revolos55 December 2 2008, 14:53:01 UTC

I haven't seen I, Claudius, but holy hell that was hilarious.

swashbuckler332 December 2 2008, 21:46:41 UTC

I haven't seen I, Claudius, but holy hell that was hilarious.

You must have suitboyskin remedy this defect in your viewing roster post haste!

ehowton December 2 2008, 13:29:34 UTC

I don't think there's anything of David Newman's I don't like so far. I don't have a lot, but my two favorites being Serenity and Galaxy Quest means I'll keep an ear out for Jingle.

And for the record, I keep it with my Sci-Fi DVD's.

swashbuckler332 December 2 2008, 13:47:15 UTC

Every once and a while I come across a David Newman score that doesn't quite jazz me up as much as the others. They are rare, however, and with an output as prolific as his, it's still a pretty impressive record. Admittedly much of the feeling of 'discovery' of his music is coming rather recently for me, as like Bill Conti, there wasn't much of his work preserved on record before.

I'm still oscillating between "sci-fi" and "comedy" - if I'm looking for Newman, chances are I'll be looking in "comedy," but on the other hand, Serenity is the only Newman score in "sci-fi" otherwise...

suitboyskin December 2 2008, 15:46:51 UTC

While the idea of the whore-off is an appealing one (my money's on Rita Sue. Inara's insanity might handicap her a bit.) I think that Mal vs. Belyakov is hardly a fair fight and I think that Sophie would be a better match up for River than Iris.

Still the idea of match ups between these two series is tantalizing. Other possibilites off the top of my head...

Iris vs. Shepherd Book or the Operative.

Simon Tam vs. Smith.

Also Badger vs. Stumpy in a "sketchy guy off" would be epic and disturbing.

swashbuckler332 December 2 2008, 21:49:49 UTC

I originally had Sophie matched to River, but then I figured we'de be better off with a batshit-off, and Iris is much more batshit than Sophie for most of seasons 1 and 2.

Maybe the Operative vs. Belyakov...?

Iris vs. Shepard Book would be... interesting.

And for heaven's sake, will you fix this!?! Is this how you run Chez Geek?