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Terrible Song Montage

posted 13 years ago by Jigsaw737
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I really like this film. Nice story, likable characters, stunning visuals and beautiful music... with one exception! Whose idea was it to put that terrible, terrible, terrible, autotuned generic pop song smack in the middle of the movie, set to a totally clichéd scene montage? Aside from the fact that it was a musical abomnination this kind of song seemed totally out of place in this film and completely ruined the mood at that point. They were preparing for a possible war, for crying out loud! Imagine having a song like that play in the background while the fellowship gets ready to march for Mordor in Lord of the Rings!

I really hope that wasn't Zack Snyder's idea, because it smells like a bad producer/studio boss decision of the "animated movies need a cheesy pop song" variety.

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[–] Grimreaper01 13 years ago

Have you seen "Watchmen" (also by Snyder)? The choices of music was baffling in that stinker. Totally out of place.

[–] Jigsaw737 13 years ago

Actually, I liked Watchmen and also liked the music selection. ;)

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[–] falsecard 13 years ago

Yeah, Watchmen soundtrack not only had good songs but it also jibed with the overall movie. The graphic novel quotes Bob Dylan, and some of the other songs featured in the film, why would those be out of place? Plus it's set in the 80's, so the 80's songs work too.

OP, I completely agree about that part you mentioned in LOTG. Sorely inappropriate for this type of movie. A real bad spot in an otherwise enjoyable movie.

Crazy how we go from that to the wonderfully eerie "Host of Seraphim" within fifteen minutes of each other.

[–] TheDoctorMan 13 years ago

Yeah, but the montage itself isn't that bad, though it would have been better without. It's the song that makes you cringe. Took me right out of the film.

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[–] Psinex6 13 years ago

I completely disagree that the music fit in the Watchmen. It felt tacked on and rather than trying to make the scene fit to the music, it seemed like a lazy attempt to stylize the scene. Yes, yes, I know that there were songs referenced in the graphic novel, but text should never serve as a gospel for a film adaptation, particularly if it doesn't work in reality. The effect of Sounds of Silence over the funeral scene was comical. That said, the pop song in Legends was worse. It reeked of commercialism. Some studio executive or producer forcing a pop song into the film so it could sell a soundtrack.

[–] falsecard 13 years ago

Well, regardless how you feel about the Watchmen soundtrack, at least it remained consistent in tone. Zack had a specific style he wanted to bring to the film and if you liked the style you probably end up walking away loving that film, at least I did. With Owls, that one montage spot didn't fit with anything the rest of the movie presented, just odd and out of place in that one spot. They're trying to please two demographics and that just doesn't work, now they've ticked off the crowd this movie appeals to by catering to the young contemporary people who probably wouldn't like this film in the first place.

[–] raduz123 13 years ago

Got to agree, there was brilliant selection of music that had an aire of Lord of the Rings and other epic films then that pop tune kinda threw me a little.

[–] garybatmanbusey 13 years ago

the pop tune ruined it for me, kinda like the raindrop scen in butch cassidy,it made me cringe badly. it was awful.

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[–] rgcustomer 13 years ago

Some of the music near the end, repeated during the credits, sounds strikingly similar to that of the mid-80s Amazing Stories series.

[–] Nightlightknight 11 years ago

Agreed, and as much as I do like Owl City, I felt the inclusion of 'Take to the Sky', contrasted oddly with the rest of the movie, but perhaps it fits somewhat better than you think. Personally, while I would have preferred a more sober and intense introduction to the tree, we can't forget that first feeling of open-eyed awe, as Ezylryb says 'Oh to be an owl with the thirst for adventure coming to the tree for the first time', and while it can be seen as inappropriate as a sing son on the walls of Minas Tirith on the eve of battle, that innocence and wonder element also has a place wouldn't you agree?

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[–] Liquid_Houli 11 years ago

By all means use music to create a sense of wonder and innocence but to use that particular auto-tuned pop piece really really distracted me from what was happening on screen

[–] contact-282 10 years ago

I couldn't believe they put that idiotic song in there too. It was a major wtf moment. That song belonged in some "Bridesmaids" movie not this!

[–] IceboxMovies 8 years ago

The song SUCKED! I worked as an usher at AMC when the movie came out, so cleaning out shows during the end credits while this song played was torture.