15
May
2009
Cue of the Week: “A Dark Future”
Brooding and lyrical, this orchestral cue adopts the classic “rounded binary” form – a theme, followed by a contrasting B section, capped with a brief reprise of the opening material. It also reflects my fondness of using the woodwind section for color, even in the context of a ensemble sound where strings and brass predominate. (A gripe I have with epic film music these days is that it’s so brass-strings-percussion heavy that the woodwinds get overlooked… but that’s a subject for a blog post of its own.)
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Excellent sample, Mike! It starts out as a much softer take on the “ta-da-da-dam” we are so conditioned to receive as a message that there is a guy dressed in black with a curved knife behind the door.
Usually, such score distracts from the plot so completely that when the guy shows up, you no longer that interested… it’s sort of anti-climatic.
You piece has a mellow flavor (is that the technical term?). It impacts the mood without coming in front of the action. That said, it’s incredibly penetrating. I think I need to go listen to something light now!
That was pretty cool. I’ve never heard anything quite like it.
That little bit in the middle there where the woodwinds get a brief spotlight made me think. . .”ooohhhhh! This is the part where the faeries come in! Wait. This isn’t Opera. Nevermind.”