Emperor Music
Tony
Freakzilla
> What kind of music should be featured in a God Emperor of Dune movie?
Bach:
Once, after the death of a particularly superb Duncan, he had toured
great
musical performances preserved in his memories. Mozart had tired him
quickly.
Pretentious! But Bach . . . ahhh, Bach.
Leto remembered the joy of it.
I sat at the organ and let the music drench me.
Only three times in all memory had there been an equal to Bach. But
even Licallo
was not better; as good, but not better.
Sammy Sands
"Freakzilla" <jl...@comcast.net> wrote in message
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Bach:
Great answer. I was going to say Techno-Pop.... :^P
Sammy
Tony
"Sammy Sands" <wild_mo...@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:
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> Great answer. I was going to say Techno-Pop.... :^P
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Perhaps Techno-Bach would be great God Emperor soundtrack music? ;-)
Freakzilla
> "Sammy Sands" <wild_monksh...@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:
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> <snip>
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> > Great answer. I was going to say Techno-Pop.... :^P
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> Perhaps Techno-Bach would be great God Emperor soundtrack music? ;-)
Like the synthesized Bethoven in A Clockwork Orange?
Tony
That might be cool. Or even synthesized Bach played backwards. But upon second
thought, I wonder now if Bach would suggest an antiquated atmosphere rather than
a world of the future probably most appropriate for God Emperor of Dune.
Freakzilla
I don't know, Leto's empire was pretty rural.
Tony
"Freakzilla" <jl...@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> I don't know, Leto's empire was pretty rural.
Country and western?
Freakzilla
I'd refuse to see it.
Freakzilla
How about a "spaghetti western" score, ala The Good, the Bad and the
Ugly by Ennio Morricone?
Tony
"Freakzilla" <jl...@comcast.net> wrote in message news:
I'm trying to recall that sound track. I don't remember it as being that good.
Could we have Duncan riding on a horse to meet Leto for the first time led by
two face dancers wearing cowboy hats?
Freakzilla
> "Freakzilla" <jl...@comcast.net> wrote in message news:
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> On Nov 20, 3:45 pm, "Tony" <t...@hotmail.com> wrote:
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> > "Freakzilla" <jl...@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> > <snip>
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> > > I don't know, Leto's empire was pretty rural.
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> > Country and western?
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> "How about a "spaghetti western" score, ala The Good, the Bad and the
> Ugly by Ennio Morricone?"
>
> I'm trying to recall that sound track. I don't remember it as being that good.
It wasn't:
As budget strictures limited Morricone's access to a full orchestra,
he used gunshots, cracking whips, whistle, voices, Sicilian Jew's
harp, trumpets, and the new Fender electric guitar, instead of
orchestral arrangements of Western standards à la John Ford. Morricone
used his special effects to punctuate and comically tweak the action—
cluing in the audience to the taciturn man's ironic stance.
> Could we have Duncan riding on a horse to meet Leto for the first time led by
> two face dancers wearing cowboy hats?
A THORSE! Why not?
I was thinking; Duncan = The Good, Siona = The Bad and Leto = The
Ugly.
Tony
"Freakzilla" <jl...@comcast.net> wrote in message news:
On Nov 23, 6:28 pm, "Tony" <t...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> "Freakzilla" <jl...@comcast.net> wrote in message news:
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> On Nov 20, 3:45 pm, "Tony" <t...@hotmail.com> wrote:
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> > "Freakzilla" <jl...@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> > <snip>
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> > > I don't know, Leto's empire was pretty rural.
>
> > Country and western?
>
> "How about a "spaghetti western" score, ala The Good, the Bad and the
> Ugly by Ennio Morricone?"
>
> I'm trying to recall that sound track. I don't remember it as being that good.
"It wasn't:
As budget strictures limited Morricone's access to a full orchestra,
he used gunshots, cracking whips, whistle, voices, Sicilian Jew's
harp, trumpets, and the new Fender electric guitar, instead of
orchestral arrangements of Western standards � la John Ford. Morricone
used his special effects to punctuate and comically tweak the action�
cluing in the audience to the taciturn man's ironic stance."
If I recall correctly, that type of approach to movie music is sometimes called
"Mickey Mousing it."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mickey_Mousing
> Could we have Duncan riding on a horse to meet Leto for the first time led by
> two face dancers wearing cowboy hats?
"A THORSE! Why not?
I was thinking; Duncan = The Good, Siona = The Bad and Leto = The
Ugly."
Now we're getting somewhere. ;-)
What's a thorse by the way? Is it part Thor part horse?
Freakzilla
> "Freakzilla" <jl...@comcast.net> wrote in message news:
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> On Nov 23, 6:28 pm, "Tony" <t...@hotmail.com> wrote:
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> > "Freakzilla" <jl...@comcast.net> wrote in message news:
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> > On Nov 20, 3:45 pm, "Tony" <t...@hotmail.com> wrote:
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> > > "Freakzilla" <jl...@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> > > <snip>
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> > > > I don't know, Leto's empire was pretty rural.
>
> > > Country and western?
>
> > "How about a "spaghetti western" score, ala The Good, the Bad and the
> > Ugly by Ennio Morricone?"
>
> > I'm trying to recall that sound track. I don't remember it as being that good.
>
> "It wasn't:
>
> As budget strictures limited Morricone's access to a full orchestra,
> he used gunshots, cracking whips, whistle, voices, Sicilian Jew's
> harp, trumpets, and the new Fender electric guitar, instead of
> used his special effects to punctuate and comically tweak the action—
> cluing in the audience to the taciturn man's ironic stance."
>
> If I recall correctly, that type of approach to movie music is sometimes called
> "Mickey Mousing it."
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mickey_Mousing
>
> > Could we have Duncan riding on a horse to meet Leto for the first time led by
> > two face dancers wearing cowboy hats?
>
> "A THORSE! Why not?
>
> I was thinking; Duncan = The Good, Siona = The Bad and Leto = The
> Ugly."
>
> Now we're getting somewhere. ;-)
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Six legged horse, mentioned as one of the cheif forms of surface
travel in GEoD.
Tony
"Freakzilla" <jl...@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> Six legged horse, mentioned as one of the cheif forms of surface
> travel in GEoD.
Wow. That would be cool in a God Emperor movie:
"This landscape reminded him of Caladan's lush gardens and made him wonder what
had become of the verdant planet where the Atreides had lived for so many
generations before coming to Dune. He could identify narrow roads, market roads
with a scattered traffic of vehicles drawn by six-legged animals which he
guessed were thorses. Moneo had said that thorses tailored to the needs of such
a landscape were the main work beasts not only here but throughout the Empire. "