tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9135701834929668413.post2076674057875583398..comments2024-03-28T03:18:32.558-04:00Comments on They live by night: And While We’re at It: What if the Movie’s Good, but the *Music* Stinks?Bilge Ebirihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12483062082914593902noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9135701834929668413.post-46580519342683167312011-06-13T20:22:16.211-04:002011-06-13T20:22:16.211-04:00Well, THE TERMINATOR theme is a classic, but the o...Well, THE TERMINATOR theme is a classic, but the original's tinkly synth score is definitely problematic, though I feel like it might have something to do with the lowish budget as well.Bilge Ebirihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12483062082914593902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9135701834929668413.post-81055318800391134312011-06-13T14:00:02.548-04:002011-06-13T14:00:02.548-04:00Oh, also Eric Rohmer's Le Beau Mariage. I can&...Oh, also Eric Rohmer's Le Beau Mariage. I can't remember if the bad electronic music plays anywhere between the titles and the credits, but it was so out of place that it felt embarrassing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9135701834929668413.post-71228953486888987362011-06-13T13:57:35.872-04:002011-06-13T13:57:35.872-04:00Most would probably disagree, but The Terminator f...Most would probably disagree, but The Terminator fits the bill for me. The first time I saw it, I was choking back laughter during scenes that were supposed to be tense because of the silliness of the noodling sawtooth synthesizer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9135701834929668413.post-38146401152579536382011-06-13T13:08:12.326-04:002011-06-13T13:08:12.326-04:00Dunno if it counts as "bad", since it...Dunno if it counts as "bad", since it's clearly a deliberate choice, but Michael Kamen's score for Rita, Sue and Bob Too (1986) struck me as spectacularly wrong for a gritty, ribald working-class comedy - and I think/hope I'd have felt the same way in 1986.<br /><br />The title song:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGqh0jyGnBQTheohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443263474243770769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9135701834929668413.post-70249490084760677502011-06-12T19:40:53.640-04:002011-06-12T19:40:53.640-04:00Wait. Who? Who's Mickey Mouse?Wait. Who? Who's Mickey Mouse?Bilge Ebirihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12483062082914593902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9135701834929668413.post-45181535709777045522011-06-12T18:25:36.759-04:002011-06-12T18:25:36.759-04:00Nice list. Plus, without naming any names, "M...Nice list. Plus, without naming any names, "Mickey Mouse" is not your friend!Ray Pridehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02533284713609879919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9135701834929668413.post-3516258765772395392011-06-12T13:25:28.833-04:002011-06-12T13:25:28.833-04:00Ooooh, I've never seen MADIGAN. Interesting --...Ooooh, I've never seen MADIGAN. Interesting -- Siegel's usually pretty good with music, as I recall.Bilge Ebirihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12483062082914593902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9135701834929668413.post-30228486237422111282011-06-12T11:55:41.445-04:002011-06-12T11:55:41.445-04:00Don Siegel's Madigan: a gritty thriller ruined...Don Siegel's Madigan: a gritty thriller ruined by a jaunty score.Ivanhttp://ivanlandia1.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com