F.W. Murnau's "Faust"/music by Phillip Johnston: 2 chaos

[faliklunj]

The music is hideous and completely at odds with the imagery.

[marcolopolis]

completely agree

[moeskido]

I disagree. From what little I've heard so far, this score seems a fine companion to the Clubfoot Orchestra's scores for "Nosferatu" and "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari."

It ain't always about 19th century Romantic orchestral work, you know.

[faliklunj]

@moeskido - That's assuming I am being pedantic which wouldn't even apply because the film wasn't made in the 19th century. I feel that a dark electronic score would have been more fitting in atmosphere than this.

[moeskido]

@faliklunj: I assumed you were expressing a traditionalist sentiment. "Dark electronic" might serve this movie. So might a lot of other styles. Consider how many times "Metropolis" has been given new music.

[faliklunj]

@moeskido The Human League/ Trevor Horn soundtrack for Metropolis being one of the worst, I believe.

[moeskido]

@faliklunj If you're referring to the 1984 Georgio Moroder production, I agree. But in retrospect, I'm still glad it was done. If only for comparison.

[faliklunj]

@moeskido - Indeed: I stand corrected.