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Post by StarOpal on Aug 15, 2007 22:51:21 GMT -5
Yes, Justin, let's talk about the music. Let's. Talk. About. The. Music.
If someone out there has never seen Ladyhawke, it is the most distracting, jarring, mangling soundtrack EVER. In a medieval fantasy setting. Wha?
The first time I saw Ladyhawke I remember that I laughed when that music came blaring from freakin' nowhere. Wait, not laughed, screeching to borderline fits might be more accurate. Unfortunately a friend was trying to convert me over, so she was highly, and rather personally, insulted.
Which isn't to say that I don't like to watch Ladyhawke... I just like to watch it for the amusement value. One of my favorite memories is when I watched it with my brothers. Long live snark.
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Post by Head Mutant on Aug 16, 2007 6:12:56 GMT -5
It's been about seven months since I watched that with my wife and wrote up a review, and last night I mentioned I posted this review and she even said something to the effect of, "That movie with the dumb soundtrack?"
Good to know that you avoided the sway of that particular cult, Star!
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Post by Magill on Aug 20, 2007 13:31:55 GMT -5
[tiny voice]I own the score to Ladyhawke[/tiny voice] I was in my big movie score phase and don't even remember why I bought it. Maybe because my dad was a big Alan Parsons Project fan.
To be fair, big bombastic orchestral scores aren't exactly period appropriate, either. I have the feeling it's the synths rather than the mere fact that the music is anachronistic. My only evidence--the concept of using modern music in a historical setting seemed to be much more well-received for Moulin Rouge! and the recent Marie Antoinette.
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Post by StarOpal on Aug 20, 2007 14:51:19 GMT -5
For me, it was just the sudden barrage of "music". The synth is something you come to expect of movies made during a certain time period. It's gonna be there, deal with it. But that doesn't mean I want to be ambushed, beat up, and then have my lunch money stolen by a film score.
Plus comparing Ladyhawke to those other movies? It's not so much a matter of time period as I think it's a matter of tone. Ladyhawke, even with Broderick's mouthy Phillipe and the fantasy elements, has the visual feel of trying to be so serious. Then, all of a sudden, SYNTH ATTACK FROM HELL*. Meanwhile, Moulin Rouge is avant garde, Marie Antoinette has a dreamy quality (though I do know some people who were really put off by the soundtrack), and the Princess Bride never takes itself too seriously.
Those are the two things that make it completely ridiculous to me.
*Please forgive the caps.
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Post by TheLuckyOne on Aug 20, 2007 19:09:54 GMT -5
In fairness to The Alan Parsons Project, they had some good songs. "The Turn of a Friendly Card" is pretty cool.
-D
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Post by Spiderdancer on Sept 7, 2007 16:03:22 GMT -5
I have to say this film was a big influence on my childhood. While I didn't imbibe much of the plot or dialogue per se, from about age 4 to 6 I really, really wanted to be able to turn into a hawk.  |
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