Does nobody else find Michael Nyman's "music" trivial, cheap and trashy, and an obstacle to enjoyment? It's absolutely banal but intrusive and grating: it really gets in the way. Rubbish! ( ... and yes, I did read the extensive comments by dzap76 ... )
sharenope, you're the only one.
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I liked the music, especially the last song in movie.
shareYes, I do. It actually obstructs the plot.
Well... I've never seen this (or any of Greenaway's films), but I'm fan of Nyman from his scores to The piano (which I haven't seen) and Gattaca, so I bought some of the tracks because they were on eMusic.
http://www.emusic.com/album/11011/11011198.html
At this point, it doesn't really matter whether it fits the film or not. :-P
Now I want to eat some cow, but there isn't any to be had. :-(
The cockroach is a noble beast....
feeling a bit nostalgic....curious. i used to be "dzap76". i remember posting a copy of a paper i wrote on Nyman's music. too bad its not on this message board anymore. oh well! anyhow, i believe the music in this film is intentionally intrusive. i don't recall exactly what i wrote, but i believe he structured the score around the various drawings (scenes), with a grand finale. beautiful use of ground bass (to emulate the Baroque style) while using modern instrumentation. i remember the music perfectly complemented the film and served to enhance it. it was meant to be intrusive as the themes Nyman constructed developed along with the characters and the plot. without it, the film would not nearly have been as good. using more "conventional" composition techniques would have been all-and-good, but would have diminished the particular charm of this movie. it is quite experimental to match Greenaway's often abstract approach. ach...enough.
well, i haven't seen this film or heard the soundtrack for a while. but i remember it alternately rocks and is lyrical at times. quite dramatic. i just appreciated the mix of Baroque and Minimalist composition techniques (which--not surprisingly--complement each other....hmmm, perhaps one of Greenaway's themes for the film), and the unique instrumentation (in which Nyman participates himself as a keyboardist). i esp. like the use of saxophones!
"This is pure Kafka."
"Who's Kafka! Tell me!"
I really like the music. In fact, I listen to the soundtrack pretty regularly.
shareI don't think Greenaway films would be as good without Nymans very unique music. It was part of what got me into his films, I was like "what the hell kind of music is this" now I own tons of his stuff. yo
http://www.imdb.com/mymovies/list?l=9635205
Simple answer, no. I enjoyed the score in the film.
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