I just watched the DVD and the soundtrack really detracted from the movie. The music sounded like outakes from the Art of Noise or Kraftwerk with some Tangerine Dream along with some bad German sci-fi nonsense mixed in for good measure. Awful Awful Awful. I think at one point someone was tuning a bobcat.
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That's as good as the description I once heard: "That sounds like you're
stretching a housecat".
On the Kino International DVD (2001) of The Penalty, the musical score is very bad. I only found the film watchable with the sound totally off. But, the many special features related to the film on that DVD make up for the score. Included is a 1914 short film with Chaney, By the Sun's Rays.
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I like it - sounds like The Residents to me!
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shareKraftwerk or The Residents doing silent movie scores--now that's something to dream about!
(But Phillip Glass is much more the influence on this score)
At first I thought the music was terrible too. The heavy drumming early on was
out of place and distracting, a big no-no. But as the film went on, I grew to like the score.
Very creative. There is room for unusual and modern silent movie music, it doesn't always have to be
slavishly authentic to the era. It ending up supporting the movie wonderfully.
I agree - its the first thought that I had when I started watching this. How does that happen - WTF??
I liked how the characters were introduced right before their first appearance, hadnt seen that before - wouldn't really work in a talkie though... interesting
I don't think I have ever disagreed with a comment on IMDb more.
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That's what I was thinking all through the movie! The score of a silent film is very important. Properly executed, it provides the emotional background of the film. It gives it depth. This headache inducing percussion dominated the movie, and distracted the viewer.
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