> >RE: THE PIANO. Of the many citations in this film, Nyman's score >seems to draw ironically on new age gew, such as that of George >Winston--endless crescendos, minor notes, spiraling fugues, tension >tension tension. I kept expecting Kenny Rogers to appear with his >hair blowing during the beach piano-playing scenes. Yet the music >works too with Hunter's pregnant expressions. Any ideas? > I, too, noticed that the score seemed quite new age influenced. Although I read that it was supposedly based on Scottish music from that era, a substantial number of George Winston compositional fingerprints were definitely present. Every time Holly Hunter sat down to play, it left me with a feeling that something was amiss (sort of like seeing dinosaurs and people together in the same movie!). Not only that, but I kept waiting for Kenny G. to wash ashore in a VH1 life raft, with the ubiquitous Michael Bolton close behind, so I was on the verge of a major panic attack. > >Perhaps I should rephrase in a less controversial manner. > Lauren, never embrace civilty at the expense of controversy! [-----------------------------------------------------------] [ {{{{{ | Chris White ] [ ( @ @ ) | Research Information Systems ] [ | U | | (619) 944-0373 ] [ | ~ | | ] [ ~~~~~ | Dammit, Jim. I'm a writer, not a doctor! ] [-----------------------------------------------------------]