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<title><![CDATA[The Dark Knight: It's All Part of the "Marketing" Plan]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 06:01:21 +0000</pubDate>
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The Dark Knight proves one size fits all. The box office bohemoth is both a cinematic masterpie]]></description>
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<p style="text-align:left;"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong><span style="color:#008000;"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="color:#ff6600;">The Dark Knight proves one size fits all.</span></span></span></strong></span> The box office bohemoth is both a cinematic masterpiece and marketing marvel.  Yeah, I put Marvel in there on purpose.  Heh heh.  With legions of poster designs, websites, t-shirts, collectible action figures, rallies and yes, even baked goods with cellphone filled centers, The Dark Knight has managed to creep its way into every nook and cranny of the American psyche.  </p>
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<p style="text-align:left;">I've seen The Dark Knight three times, have five posters from the film hanging on my walls, and the soundtrack is playing on my computer as I write this post.  I know, I've caught the TDK bug and it's not going away any time soon.</p>
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<p><strong>Here are the five things I find most stellar about The Dark Knight.</strong></p>
<h3><span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="color:#008000;"><span style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="color:#ff6600;">1.  Movie Poster Designs</span></span></span></span></h3>
<p><span style="color:#008000;"><span style="color:#000000;font-weight:normal;">As an artist, this one shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone.  ;o)  The Dark Knight movie poster designs are some of the best I have ever seen.  We can thank the following companies for some of the poster designs created for the film.</span></span></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.impawards.com/designers/blt_and_associates.html" target="_blank">BLT &#38; Associates</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.impawards.com/designers/crew_creative.html" target="_blank">Crew Creative Advertising</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.impawards.com/designers/intralink.html" target="_blank">Intralink Film Graphic Design</a></li>
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<div>Here are some Dark Knight posters I feel are especially strong.</div>
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[caption id="attachment_112" align="aligncenter" width="480" caption="These are instant Classics in the making."]<a href="http://thinkostudio.wordpress.com/files/2008/10/darkknight.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-112 " title="The Dark Knight Posters" src="http://thinkostudio.wordpress.com/files/2008/10/darkknight.jpg" alt="These are instant classics." width="480" height="245" /></a>[/caption]
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[caption id="attachment_118" align="aligncenter" width="480" caption="This poster has IMPACT.  My favorite!"]<a href="http://thinkostudio.wordpress.com/files/2008/10/dark_knight_ver14_xlg.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-118 " title="International Poster for The Dark Knight" src="http://thinkostudio.wordpress.com/files/2008/10/dark_knight_ver14_xlg.jpg" alt="My absolute favorite.  It's as if he's looking at you through a tiny opening.  Heavy stuff." width="480" height="141" /></a>[/caption]
<p>I purchased a version of this one from <a href="http://www.moviegoods.com/movie_product_static.asp?cmio=&#38;sku=412122&#38;master%5Fmovie%5Fid=36765" target="_blank"><strong>MovieGoods</strong></a>.  I was not able to locate a version of this poster anywhere else that was new and in the size I wanted.  Their selection of posters is outstanding and they simply have the best customer service anywhere!  <em>Don't worry, I'm not part of any affiliate program, they're just really great and I want to share.</em>  The poster I received was actually a little dark, so I asked if I could get a replacement.  They not only sent me another poster, but let me keep the first poster I received.  I couldn't believe it.  That's above and beyond the call of customer service!  So check out <a href="http://www.moviegoods.com/movie_product_static.asp?cmio=&#38;sku=412122&#38;master%5Fmovie%5Fid=36765" target="_blank"><strong>MovieGoods</strong></a> for the best poster design selections and service.</p>
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[caption id="attachment_113" align="aligncenter" width="480" caption="I love this whole series with The Joker writing over everything!  Hee Hee!"]<a href="http://thinkostudio.wordpress.com/files/2008/10/dark_knight_ver19.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-113" title="Flying Rodent...Ha Ha Ha!" src="http://thinkostudio.wordpress.com/files/2008/10/dark_knight_ver19.jpg" alt="" width="480" height="710" /></a>[/caption]
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[caption id="attachment_103" align="aligncenter" width="480" caption="&#34;Would you like to know why I use a knife?&#34;"]<a href="http://thinkostudio.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/4121081020a.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-103" title="The Dark Knight Poster" src="http://thinkostudio.wordpress.com/files/2008/10/4121081020a.jpg" alt="" width="480" height="675" /></a>[/caption]
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<h3><span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="color:#008000;"><span style="color:#ff6600;">2.  Acting Performance/Script</span></span></span></span></h3>
[caption id="attachment_79" align="aligncenter" width="480" caption="&#34;I&#39;m an agent of chaos.&#34;  He&#39;s pointing to where his badge would be.  Hee Hee."]<a href="http://thinkostudio.wordpress.com/files/2008/10/thedarkknight80.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-79  " title="&#34;I'm not a monster, I'm just ahead of the curve.&#34;" src="http://thinkostudio.wordpress.com/files/2008/10/thedarkknight80.jpg" alt="&#34;I'm not a monster, I'm just ahead of the curve.&#34;" width="480" height="320" /></a>[/caption]
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://thinkostudio.wordpress.com/files/2008/10/snapshot20071217190751.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-145 aligncenter" title="snapshot20071217190751" src="http://thinkostudio.wordpress.com/files/2008/10/snapshot20071217190751.jpg" alt="" width="480" height="204" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:left;"><strong>Without a doubt Heath Ledger poured every ounce of himself into The Joker and left audience's around the world thirsting for more. </strong> </p>
<p style="text-align:left;">I didn't want to blink for fear I'd miss something spectacular.  An absolutely mesmerizing performance that is most inspiring!  I loved Gary Oldman, Michael Caine and Morgan Freeman as always, but it was Heath who truly stole the show.  Mourned by millions and marveled by all, Heath Ledger was an amazing human being on and off the screen.  His performance has also inspired numerous imitations and spoofs.  Check out <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vlTSwiFZGs" target="_blank"><strong>YouTube</strong></a> for this really great rendition of The Joker.</p>
<p style="text-align:left;"><strong>The script for The Dark Knight is a gem that is as delightful to read as it is to watch come alive on the screen. </strong> </p>
<p style="text-align:left;">With a great script to begin with, Heath Ledger was able to immortalize more lines than anyone could have imagined.  Lines like, "Why so serious" and "It's all part of the plan" have already become a part of our subconscious.  Make sure to download a copy of this amazing piece of writing over at <strong><a href="http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=22617" target="_blank">joblo.com</a><span style="font-weight:normal;"> and sit back and enjoy the read!</span></strong></p>
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<h3><span style="color:#008000;"><span style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="color:#ff6600;">3.  Soundtrack</span></span></span></h3>
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="480" caption="The Dark Knight Soundtrack by James Newton Howard and Hans Zimmer"]<a href="http://thinkostudio.wordpress.com/files/2008/10/5671e03ae7a076200f55b110l.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-121" title="The Dark Knight Soundtrack" src="http://thinkostudio.wordpress.com/files/2008/10/5671e03ae7a076200f55b110l.jpg" alt="The Dark Knight Soundtrack by James Newton Howard and Hans Zimmer" width="480" height="480" /></a>[/caption]
<p>James Newton Howard and Hans Zimmer join forces again to create the score for The Dark Knight and as The Joker would say, "And you didn't disappoint."  It's a thrill ride from the get go with its pulsing synth chords and uplifting, powerful and unforgettable themes.  It gets right under your skin and doesn't let go.  I highly recommend this soundtrack.  Buyers beware, it is addictive.  ;o)</p>
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<h3><span style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="color:#008000;"><span style="color:#ff6600;">4. Collectible Action Figures</span></span></span></h3>
<p><a href="http://thinkostudio.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/02.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-127" style="text-decoration:underline;" title="The Joker Action Figure Faces" src="http://thinkostudio.wordpress.com/files/2008/10/02.jpg" alt="" width="480" height="237" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://thinkostudio.wordpress.com/files/2008/10/2802492576_8a88af9850_o.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-129" title="Looks like they took a scene right out of the movie!" src="http://thinkostudio.wordpress.com/files/2008/10/2802492576_8a88af9850_o.jpg?w=480" alt="" width="480" height="311" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://thinkostudio.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/04.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-128" style="text-decoration:underline;" title="Grumpy" src="http://thinkostudio.wordpress.com/files/2008/10/04.jpg" alt="" width="480" height="640" /></a></p>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://thinkostudio.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/2499114478_b09871892c_o.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-131" title="Batman" src="http://thinkostudio.wordpress.com/files/2008/10/2499114478_b09871892c_o.jpg" alt="" width="480" height="640" /></a></p>
<p>Where do I begin... these figures are simply out of this world!  <a href="http://www.hottoys.com.hk/product.php?cat=66" target="_blank"><strong>Hot Toys</strong></a> is the maker of these incredible collectibles and one of these guys goes for about $175.00.  No wonder The Joker robbed a bank at the beginning of the movie...  </p>
<p>Check out these links to feast your eyes on more great images of The Joker and Batman figure collections.</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://flickr.com/photos/toysrevil2/sets/72157605933719539/" target="_blank">Toys2evil2 - Flickr</a></li>
<li><a href="http://abduzeedo.com/the-joker-action-figure" target="_blank">Abduzeedo</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.collider.com/clubhouse/vortex/article.asp?aid=7877&#38;tcid=6" target="_blank">Collider.com</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.onesixthwarriors.com/forum/showthread.php?t=80835" target="_blank">Onesixthwarriors.com</a></li>
</ul>
<h3><span style="color:#008000;font-weight:normal;"><span style="color:#ff6600;">5. Fan Art</span></span></h3>
[caption id="attachment_133" align="alignleft" width="320" caption="This is gut wrenchingly beautiful...  Can I say that?"]<a href="http://thinkostudio.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/jimhance-justafreaklikeme-787614.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-133    " title="jimhance-justafreaklikeme-787614" src="http://thinkostudio.wordpress.com/files/2008/10/jimhance-justafreaklikeme-787614.jpg" alt="" width="320" height="400" /></a>[/caption]
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<p style="text-align:left;">Jim Hance is a fantastic artist!  Check out his website <a href="http://strangelydrawn.com/blog/" target="_blank"><strong>strangelydrawn.com</strong></a> for all sorts of unique paintings.  Ever see a Stormtrooper in a dress?  You'll have to see it for yourself, it's great!</p>
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[caption id="attachment_135" align="alignleft" width="480" caption="Simply amazing."]<a href="http://thinkostudio.wordpress.com/files/2008/10/2676529259_b8f86755ca.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-135 " title="2676529259_b8f86755ca" src="http://thinkostudio.wordpress.com/files/2008/10/2676529259_b8f86755ca.jpg" alt="" width="480" height="440" /></a>[/caption]
<p style="text-align:left;">Eli Rutten is another awesome artist!  You can check out more of his artwork on his <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/elirutten/" target="_blank"><strong>Flickr page</strong></a>.</p>
<p style="text-align:left;"><a href="http://thinkostudio.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/409576yehd_w.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-large wp-image-247" title="409576yehd_w" src="http://thinkostudio.wordpress.com/files/2008/10/409576yehd_w.jpg?w=480" alt="" width="480" height="710" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:left;">I found this poster made by robotlick over at <a href="http://www.worth1000.com/emailthis.asp?image=409576" target="_blank"><strong>worth1000.com</strong></a> and it absolutely cracks me up. </p>
<h2><span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="color:#ff6600;">The Dark Knight DVD is set to be released December 9th.</span></span></span></h2>
<p><strong><span style="color:#008000;">Warner Bros. is also hoping to rerelease The Dark Knight in theatres at the end of 2008 in lieu of the Oscars.  Keeping it fresh in the minds of its fans.</span></strong></p>
<p>DVD features will include:</p>
<ul>
<li>Over three hours of bonus material</li>
<li>Two documentaries surrounding the film, the character and his gadgets</li>
<li>Six episodes of “Gotham Tonight” (”Gotham Cable’s premiere news program”)</li>
<li>Joker cards</li>
<li>concept and poster art</li>
<li>production stills</li>
<li>and more...</li>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://thinkostudio.wordpress.com/files/2008/10/092608_darknight4.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-72 aligncenter" title="092608_darknight4" src="http://thinkostudio.wordpress.com/files/2008/10/092608_darknight4.jpg" alt="" width="450" height="862" /></a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)]]></title>
<link>http://epicend.wordpress.com/?p=16</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 03:07:02 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>epicend</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Best line - Barbosa:
&#8220;Aii&#8230;, we&#8217;re good and lost now!&#8230;For certain you have to]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align:center;">Best line - Barbosa:</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">"Aii..., we're good and lost now!...For certain you have to be lost to find a place that cannot be found, else-ways everyone would know where it was."</p>
<p>Links: -</p>
<p><a title="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0383574/" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0383574/" target="_blank">http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0383574/</a></p>
<p><a title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirates_of_the_Caribbean:_Dead_Man%27s_Chest" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirates_of_the_Caribbean:_Dead_Man%27s_Chest" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirates_of_the_Caribbean:_Dead_Man%27s_Chest</a></p>
<p><a title="http://www.filmedge.net/potc3/photos.htm" href="http://www.filmedge.net/potc3/photos.htm" target="_blank">http://www.filmedge.net/potc3/photos.htm</a></p>
<p>Did you know that <a title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Branson" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Branson" target="_blank">Sir Richard Branson</a> is in <a title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casino_Royale_2006" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casino_Royale_2006" target="_blank">James Bond: Casino Royale</a>?? Well, <a title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_Pitt" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_Pitt" target="_blank">Brad Pitt</a> makes a very short cameo in Dead Man's Chest - watch it, and see if you can spot him...</p>
<p>Having recently watched this film for the 3rd time recently, I think out of the trilogy, this film is by far the best, especially in terms of the over-all quality of the production; from the music of <a title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Zimmer" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Zimmer" target="_blank">Hans Zimmer</a>, to the superb <a title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_effects" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_effects" target="_blank">special effects</a> of <a title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_Light_&#38;_Magic" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_Light_&#38;_Magic" target="_blank">Industrial Light &#38; Magic</a>, and of course the acting, which is actually very good - since I suppose we would expect such a swash buckler to have terrible acting, but really the acting complements the story and premise of the story. Moreover - there is actually a very impressive line of good actors in this movie, and great performances - Johnny Depp, who I think is perfect as Jack Sparrow; Stellan Skarsgård as Bootstrap Bill; Tom Hollander as Cutler Beckett; and Bill Nighy as Davey Jones is just brilliant, considering that whilst shooting, Nighy didn't have no mask to hide behind, and so the facial expressions that we see in the final version (tentacles and all) is based upon his original performance. The character of Captain Sao Feng is wholly convincing, (played by Chow Yun-Fat) equivalently - Geoffrey Rush portrayal of Hector Barbossa is done with such conviction and is a pleasure to watch.</p>
<p>The production budget was $225 million, and world wide gross revenues of $1,066,179,725 (<a title="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=piratesofthecaribbean2.htm" href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=piratesofthecaribbean2.htm" target="_blank">http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=piratesofthecaribbean2.htm</a>), whereas the Production Budget for The Curse Of The Back Pearl was: $140 million and 500% gross worldwide revenue, At World's End Production Budget being: $300 million with 200% gross worldwide revenue, is it plain to see that the investment made by at these increments reflect the confidence in the success of the trilogy, and also is reflected in the over-all quality, as I have said, of the production.</p>
<p>What I find particularly interesting in Dead Man's Chest are the themes that are explored through-out the duration of the movie. It seems that the writers (Ted Elliott &#38; Terry Rossio) derive a great deal of their style from proverbs, and there are strong allegories to various aspects of human and personal development and exploration, and explores many of the themes of individual freedom, the destructive force of globalisation over tradition and folk culture - indeed, at times, the script can almost appear to consist of true and meaningful wisdom. Combined with the superb visual effects, and performances, the movie appeals on many levels.</p>
<p>If I was make perhaps one observation and dare I say criticism - then it would be with the performances of Orlando Bloom as Will Turner and Keira Knightley as Elizabeth Swann - OH! Incidentally, Jonathan Pryce as Governor Weatherby Swann is also brilliant, especially the scene near the end, upon the Black Pearl's return from the chest of Davey Jones, where Weatherby Swann sits within a small fishing boat, having died and presumably floating upon an endless sea waiting for Davey Jones to fulfill his obligation of delivering him to the other-side; is it very poignant. As I was saying, I feel that Bloom and Knightley's performances are somewhat overly self-conscious, since I feel that as actors, they are somewhat aware of their own reactions and expressions, and that they perhaps attempt to hold-back in their portrayal of emotion or reaction. But, having said that Knightley is good at acting angrily, and Bloom is good at acting sadness and sorrow. Personally though, I did not get lost in my suspended disbelief by their performances. Which I find slightly disappointing, since it is the actions of these two characters that ultimately drive the plot forward, and it is by these two characters that the film concludes. Personally, I would have been more pleased to see a more involved and intense performance, but then again, given the movie is essentially a comedy/adventure/action swash buckler, I also accept that their performance fitted well into the over-all nature of the story.</p>
<p>Finally, the creativity of the production and cast is evident in the final release, and the film consists of some brilliant cinematography and highly stylised and visual scenes. A testament to Gore Verbinski vision.</p>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:47:31 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Khareen</dc:creator>
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Blood+ is one of my favorite shows in Animax.  This one’s an amazing anime because of the superb ]]></description>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0;line-height:150%;"><a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/72/Blood%2B_ost1.png"><img class="alignleft" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/72/Blood%2B_ost1.png" alt="" width="283" height="196" /></a><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS,sans-serif;">Blood+ is one of my favorite shows in Animax.  This one’s an amazing anime because of the superb special effects and the theme songs – they go so well with the plot’s atmosphere and the whole ideology (sort of) of the anime.  I sometimes watch the encore run in Animax (since the semester’s not yet over I missed episodes in between) but I already watched the whole series when it was first premiered on Animax here in the Philippines.  In 2006, the anime is ranked no. 41 in TV Asahi’s Top 100 Favorite Anime Series.  Cool eh? </span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0;line-height:150%;"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS,sans-serif;">The Blood+ anime is directed by Junichi Fujisaku, and was based on the 2000 anime film entitled Blood: The Last Vampire.  I still haven’t watch that anime film yet, I could have compared it to the anime series – I only manage to take a glimpse of the female character and I </span><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS,sans-serif;"><em>prejudging-ly</em></span><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS,sans-serif;"> say that I prefer the anime.  Laughs. </span></p>
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="221" caption="Saya Otonashii "]<a href="http://absolutelysugarfree.com/images/blood49_03.jpg"><img src="http://absolutelysugarfree.com/images/blood49_03.jpg" alt="Saya Otonashii " width="221" height="141" /></a>[/caption]
<p style="margin-bottom:0;line-height:150%;"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS,sans-serif;">I’ve also read that there are three manga series inspired from the same anime, but I haven’t got the chance to read them.  Well, if you know any site that scanlates manga or a site that provides you free reading of the manga online – please please let me know.  I want to compare and contrast the two, and see them as a whole.  There are also two Japanese light novel adaptation of the same anime. </span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0;line-height:150%;"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS,sans-serif;">The 50-episode anime series was produced by Production IG (like Fullmetal Alchemist) and Aniplex (like Girl From Hell) and the anime is widely distributed through Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI).  Here in the Philippines(South East Asia), it was aired through Animax, Sony’s anime satellite channel. </span></p>
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="230" caption="Haji - Saya&#39;s chevalier"]<a href="http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd166/raizan_jean07/Haji.jpg"><img src="http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd166/raizan_jean07/Haji.jpg" alt="Haji - Sayas chevalier" width="230" height="170" /></a>[/caption]
<p style="margin-bottom:0;line-height:150%;"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS,sans-serif;">One of the best points of the anime series – the theme songs.  For one thing, the entire musical score and few of the soundtracks of the anime were made by the celebrated music geniuses Hans Zimmer and Mark Mancina.  These includes </span><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS,sans-serif;"><em>Haji Plays J.S. Bach</em></span><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS,sans-serif;">, you know, that scene when Haji plays that cello piece, and the hair-raising Diva’s voice that intensifies the mood of the anime.  The anime’s opening and ending themes are all produced by Sony Music, and very excellent too, because all the anime theme songs are totally fit for the episodes.  The opening theme songs are </span><span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS,sans-serif;"><em>Aozora no Namida</em></span></span><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS,sans-serif;"><em> </em></span><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS,sans-serif;">by Hitomi Takahashi, </span><a href="http://harkene.wordpress.com/?s=season%27s+call"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS,sans-serif;"><em>Season’s Call</em></span></span></a><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS,sans-serif;"> by Hyde (totally hot!), </span><a href="http://harkene.wordpress.com/?s=colors+of+the+heart"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS,sans-serif;"><em>Colors of the Heart</em></span></span></a><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS,sans-serif;"> by UVERworld, and </span><a href="http://harkene.wordpress.com/2008/09/16/raion/"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS,sans-serif;"><em>Raion</em></span></span></a><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS,sans-serif;"> by Jinn while the ending theme songs are the following – </span><a href="http://harkene.wordpress.com/?s=kataritsugo+koto"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS,sans-serif;"><em>Kataritsugu Koto</em></span></span></a><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS,sans-serif;"> by Chitose Hajime, </span><a href="http://harkene.wordpress.com/2008/05/08/cry-no-more/"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS,sans-serif;"><em>Cry No More</em></span></span></a><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS,sans-serif;"> by Nika Nakashima, </span><a href="http://harkene.wordpress.com/2008/08/29/this-love//"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS,sans-serif;"><em>This Love</em></span></span></a><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS,sans-serif;"> by Angela Aki (my personal favorite!) and </span><a href="http://harkene.wordpress.com/?s=brand+new+m%2Cap+blood%2B"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS,sans-serif;"><em>Brand New Map</em></span></span></a><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS,sans-serif;"><a href="http://harkene.wordpress.com/?s=brand+new+m%2Cap+blood%2B"> </a>by K (I find this guy so appealing!).  I managed to download all these theme songs (thank God!) and I posted most of the lyrics here in my blog (some of them with corresponding translations). </span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0;line-height:150%;"><a href="http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/images/reviews/142/1204771271_1.jpg"><img class="alignright" src="http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/images/reviews/142/1204771271_1.jpg" alt="" width="267" height="199" /></a></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0;line-height:150%;"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS,sans-serif;">The story centers about Saya Otonashii, a high school girl with amnesia and an anemic one.  She is just your typical and ordinary girl, but she holds a very terrible past that she forgot, and little by little it all comes back to her.  It gets worse when she is attacked by a chiropteran (monsters that feeds on human blood) wherein the same horrible creatures kills her stepfather.  She finds that her blood is the only thing that defeats them, and she is ultimately the only one who can all these nonsense murders.  This is where Saya decides that she is going to embark in a journey with her sword and her faithful chevalier, Haji. </span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0;line-height:150%;"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS,sans-serif;">Along the way, she rediscovers her real identity, and she faces lots of challenges.  The anime also incorporates artistic elements such as flashbacks, allusions of war, and the science-morality dichotomy. </span></p>
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[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Saya with Kai and Riku (productionig.com)"]<a href="http://www.productionig.com/contents/works_sp/images/bloodtv/bs07c254_t10244.jpg"><img src="http://www.productionig.com/contents/works_sp/images/bloodtv/bs07c254_t10244.jpg" alt="Saya with Kai and Riku (productionig.com)" width="300" height="225" /></a>[/caption]
<p style="margin-bottom:0;line-height:150%;"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS,sans-serif;">Helping Saya in her quest to fight these bloodsucking creatures are her stepbrothers Kai and Riku.  Kai is very cute, I like his character – you know- the typical guy-next-door but a totally compassionate guy.  You can’t deny she’s in love with Saya, but because of the battle he has to postpone his feelings and just prefers to stick behind her to support her emotionally.  Riku is the younger stepbrother of both Kai and Saya – very carefree and emphatic young boy.  But he is killed by Diva in the middle of the anime series.  All three of them are adopted by their stepfather George Miyagusuku, who dies in the earlier part of the anime series because a chiropteran attacks him.  George Miyagusuku is also part of the organization, the Red Shield, and David is her personal protector of the same organization.  Her chevalier, Haji, always goes with her no matter where she goes.  Saya’s chevaliers are Haji and Riku. </span></p>
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[caption id="" align="alignright" width="185" caption="Diva"]<a href="http://xf2.xanga.com/3f3c544563032145760887/z104154132.jpg"><img src="http://xf2.xanga.com/3f3c544563032145760887/z104154132.jpg" alt="Diva" width="185" height="143" /></a>[/caption]
<p style="margin-bottom:0;line-height:150%;"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS,sans-serif;">The main antagonist is Diva, along with her chevaliers, Amschel, Solomon, Karl, James and Nathan.  Among these chevaliers I like Solomon most.  Aside from the fact that he is so hoooot, he is soft-spoken and she falls in love with Saya.  Their human allies is the Cinq Fleches Group, headed by Van Argiano (that guy who always eat sweets in a hair-raising sexy way).  The Schiff also works alongside with them, but then later, this group breaks away and sides with Saya’s group. </span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0;line-height:150%;"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS,sans-serif;">In the whole anime series, my favorite characters are Kai Miyagusuku, Saya Otonashii and Diva’s chevalier Solomon.  There are the must-see characters that makes you go ga-ga.  They are the reasons why before, I go home every weekends.  I just could get enough of them, you see.</span></p>
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="Solomon"]<a href="http://www.pureanimegallery.com/d/1467-2/solomon.jpg"><img src="http://www.pureanimegallery.com/d/1467-2/solomon.jpg" alt="Solomon" width="200" height="150" /></a>[/caption]
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<title><![CDATA[The Da Vinci Code Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]]></title>
<link>http://actdeltas.wordpress.com/?p=431</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:46:57 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>actdeltas</dc:creator>
<guid>http://actdeltas.pt-br.wordpress.com/2008/09/29/the-da-vinci-code-soundtrack/</guid>
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อีกผลงานดนตรีประกอบภาพยนตร์คุณภาพ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><img src="http://img.clubzaa2499.info/images/561680The%20Da%20Vinci%20Code%20Original%20Motion%20Picture%20Soundtrack.jpg" alt="The Da Vinci Code Soundtrack" /></strong></p>
<p><strong>อีกผลงานดนตรีประกอบภาพยนตร์คุณภาพอีก 1 ชุด จาก <span style="color:#800000;">Hans Zimmer</span> อีก 1 นักประพันธ์เพลงประกอบภาพยนตร์มีควํ่าบอร์ดมาอยู่ในวงการนี้มาแสนนานด้วยประสบการณ์ที่มีมากเหลือล้นทำให้แต่ละผลงานแต่ละชิ้นที่ออกมานั้นสุดยอด และ มีเอกลักษณ์เฉพาะตัวในแต่ละชุด เช่นเดียวกับกับอัลบั้มเพลงประกอบ <span style="color:#800000;">The Da Vinci Code </span>ชุดนี้ครับคุณจะพบกับ <span style="color:#800000;">ดนตรีอันนุ่มนวลแต่หนักแน่น</span> ที่มาจากเครื่องดนตรีประเภทสาย(เป็นส่วนใหญ่) จากดนตรีนุ่มนวลเบาค่อยๆไล่ไปจนถึงดนตรีอันหนักแน่นตรึงอารมณ์ ทั้งหมดนี้เป็นผลงานของ <span style="color:#800000;">Hans Zimmer </span>ครับ.</strong></p>
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<p><span style="color:#800000;"><strong>รายชื่อเพลง</strong></span></p>
<p><strong>1. Dies Mercurii I Martius<br />
2. L'esprit Des Gabriel<br />
3. The Paschal Spiral<br />
4. Fructus Gravis<br />
5. Quodis Arcana<br />
6. Malleus Maleficarum<br />
7. Salvete Virgines<br />
8. Daniel's 9th Cipher<br />
9. Poisoned Chalice<br />
10. The Citrine Cross<br />
11. Rose of Arimathea<br />
12. Beneath Alrischa<br />
13. Chevaliers De Sangreal<br />
14. Kyrie for the Magdalene </strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#800000;"><strong><span class="postbody"><span style="font-size:24px;line-height:normal;">DOWNLOAD</span></span></strong></span></strong></p>
<p><strong>Track 1-8 Fiel Size 49.6 mb <a href="http://upfile.zcs.co.th/file.php?file=1ecacc80c4925e6e6acdb9701b8daae0">Download</a></strong></p>
<p><strong>Track 9-14 File Size 44.8 mb <a href="http://upfile.zcs.co.th/file.php?file=c68a73a612cebac0855c1d5e462908ca">Download</a></strong></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Music box [ part 3 ]]]></title>
<link>http://hellozkitty.wordpress.com/?p=627</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 21:51:09 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>hellozkitty</dc:creator>
<guid>http://hellozkitty.pt-br.wordpress.com/2008/09/25/music-box-part-3/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[And here we go again !:D
♥ &#8230; And then I kissed him - Hans Zimmer
♥ Tennessee - Hans Zimmer]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>And here we go again !:D</p>
<p><span style="color:#ff00ff;">♥</span> ... And then I kissed him - Hans Zimmer</p>
<p><span style="color:#ff00ff;">♥ <span style="color:#000000;">Tennessee - Hans Zimmer</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#ff00ff;">♥ </span><span style="color:#ff00ff;"><span style="color:#000000;">Brothers - Hans Zimmer</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#ff00ff;"><span style="color:#000000;">Well, this trio is part of the OST from Pearl Harbour. Although, I have a particular dislike for what the film represents and the fact that it portrayed the Americans as martyrs and Japanese as barbarians, which was not exactly right, but the movie did follow a particularly romantic thread. That was perhaps the main attraction, considering all the actors involved with the project did a very good job in portraying their respective characters. These 3 pieces are quite representative for the movie, as they were played in the key points. But that's, again, hardly relevant when you listen to them. They are very peaceful and can be used as sleep inducers ... which I have been doing for the last 4 years or so. Something about the melow tone and piano, does the trick almost everytime...</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#ff00ff;">♥<span style="color:#000000;"> Come away with me - Norah Jones<br />
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<p><span style="color:#ff00ff;">♥ <span style="color:#000000;">Rosies Lullaby - Norah Jones</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#ff00ff;">♥ <span style="color:#000000;">Painter Song - Norah Jones</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#ff00ff;">♥<span style="color:#000000;"> I'll be your baby tonight - Norah Jones</span></span></p>
<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Come-Away-Me-Norah-Jones/dp/B00005YW4H"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://g-images.amazon.com/images/G/01/music/artists/Norah-Jones-2a-by-Danny-Clinch.JPG" alt="" width="464" height="594" /></a></p>
<p>I consider Norah Jones to be the most talented female singer of our time. Alongside Alfred Brendel [ pianist ] and Epik High [ hip-hop group ], they are the people that can do or say no wrong. So, these are my 4 favorite songs from Norah Jones. Starting from the top . The reason why I only posted 4 from her and no songs from Epik High or piano concertos from Brendel is because I'd have to post hundreds of songs. So I chose Norah Jones because she's probably the one out of the 3 that will appeal to more people. So enjoy !</p>
<p><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/aBKcKQHZXks'></param><param name='wmode' value='transparent'></param><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/aBKcKQHZXks&rel=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' wmode='transparent' width='425' height='350'></embed></object></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#ff00ff;">♥<span style="color:#000000;"> 09. The promise </span></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#ff00ff;">♥<span style="color:#000000;"> Piano concerto no 5 in F minor - J.S. Bach </span></span></p>
<p><a href="http://piticlinina.deviantart.com/art/Piano-40119911"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://fc72.deviantart.com/fs12/i/2006/263/e/5/Piano_by_piticlinina.jpg" alt="" width="530" height="702" /></a></p>
<p>These are 2 beautiful piano pieces that I could never get enough of them. I am fully aware that there are others more complex, but these were the first that got me to associate the piano with extreme comfort and peace. Enjoy these and maybe you'll be also tempted to search for more :) !</p>
<p><span style="color:#ff00ff;">♥<span style="color:#000000;"> God only knows - Jonatha Brooke</span></span></p>
<p>This is the best rendition I have ever heard of this classic song ! She has such a smooth voice and it all fits so perfectly ! You can visit her site <a href="http://www.jonathabrooke.com/">here</a>. Personally, this is the only song I have ever heard from her and I did not plan on getting more of her stuff. But if you like folk and rock, you should try and listen to more of her songs and the voice is absolutely stunning !</p>
<p><span style="color:#ff00ff;">♥<span style="color:#000000;"> Unchained melody - The righteous brothers</span></span></p>
<p><a href="http://www.retrojeunesse60.com/righteous.brothers.html"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://www.retrojeunesse60.com/RighteousBrothers1.jpg" alt="" width="550" height="565" /></a></p>
<p>I can't even remember when I first heard the song, but I know it's been a very, very long time since. Like a couple of other songs, it would be a true pity if you don't listen to this at least once in your lifetime, because it is the best rendition of a track established as a master piece. Listen to it, it's bound to stay in your playlist for quite some while.</p>
<p><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/t-idDbIfGvw'></param><param name='wmode' value='transparent'></param><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/t-idDbIfGvw&rel=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' wmode='transparent' width='425' height='350'></embed></object></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#ff00ff;">♥ <span style="color:#000000;">Sometimes you can't make it on your own - U2</span></span></p>
<p>I don't really know if I love U2 as much as I profoundly respect their music and humanitarian work, but this song definitely hit a home run. The lyrics had a huge impact over me, especially when I heard that they were about Bono's father. I have a weird relationship [ and I use this term loosely ] with my dad and a great part of this song's lyrics is part of what I wish I could have heard from my own father a long time ago. Unfortunately some people get to have that privilegde, some don't . Because in the day of today, the right to a fasmily is a mere priviledge, as the other sets of rights that we are GIVEN as human beings. But then again, we are here to discuss songs, not politics, although I would like to write something on this subject in the next week or so if time allows.</p>
<p><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/CuDqHtAR6L8'></param><param name='wmode' value='transparent'></param><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/CuDqHtAR6L8&rel=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' wmode='transparent' width='425' height='350'></embed></object></span></p>
<p>Either way, the lyrics are touching and deeply personal, so enjoy the song !</p>
<p><span style="color:#ff00ff;">♥<span style="color:#000000;"> Uma voz nu vento - Adrianna Mezzadri</span></span></p>
<p>I absolutely adoooooooore her . She's my favourite brazilian singer hands down ! Every song that she takes one... it's so obvious that she loves her job and puts so much effort in her tracks. I think she's really famous in her home country, and she became more known after contribuiting to a lot of drama soundtracks together with Marcus Viana, who is an established composer [ not to mention extremely creative ]. Please listen to her, fantastic voice . However, this is not her best song. I think the best ine is " Marcas de ayer", but I somehow like this one more. If you want to become a fan, listen to both !</p>
<p>Marcas de ayer [ fan made video ] :</p>
<p><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/39tzs3lNjlM'></param><param name='wmode' value='transparent'></param><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/39tzs3lNjlM&rel=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' wmode='transparent' width='425' height='350'></embed></object></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#ff00ff;">♥</span> Hey my friend - Tommy Heavenly6</p>
<p><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/_q4rKDOlpNs'></param><param name='wmode' value='transparent'></param><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/_q4rKDOlpNs&rel=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' wmode='transparent' width='425' height='350'></embed></object></span></p>
<p>This song is part of my favourite japanese movie, " Kamikaze Girls ", and as the title of both the movie and the song would suggest, it's a track about friendship with infusions of pop/rock and a unique voice of Tommy. This is a song that might not seem spectacular on paper, but it definitely delievers the feeling to you when you listen to it. I think it resembles freedom a bit... the melody of the song takes you in that direction. It's a nice escape, when you feel you are trapped in a tight place.</p>
<p><span style="color:#ff00ff;">♥</span> Peach - Ai Otsuka</p>
<p><a href="http://akrisdaryl.wordpress.com/2007/08/page/2/"><img class="alignleft" src="http://akrisdaryl.files.wordpress.com/2007/08/peach.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="400" /></a></p>
<p>I put this song up for the pure value of making me sing along. And or the fact that it compares love to an upside down peach!! How pop culture, Andy Warhol, harajuku tokyo is that ?? And the video is pure sweet, electric fun ! Loves it !</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Song of the Day: September 22, 2008]]></title>
<link>http://doublebassgirl.wordpress.com/?p=99</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 11:25:29 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>doublebassgirl</dc:creator>
<guid>http://doublebassgirl.pt-br.wordpress.com/2008/09/22/song-of-the-day-september-22-2008/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Today we&#8217;re venturing into the world of original film soundtracks, with a track from the sound]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Today we're venturing into the world of original film soundtracks, with a track from the soundtrack of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest. It was composed by <strong>Hans Zimmer</strong>, and the cool part is that there are actually no electric guitars featured in it, even though it sounds like there are. The orchestra was fed back through a guitar amp to get the sound you hear! Listen to <strong>The Kraken</strong>!</p>
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<title><![CDATA[CPB QUIZ OF THE WEEK:Qual'è la traccia della colonna sonora di TDK che preferisci?]]></title>
<link>http://cittadiniperbatman.wordpress.com/?p=347</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 20 Sep 2008 22:05:24 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>cpb_redson85</dc:creator>
<guid>http://cittadiniperbatman.pt-br.wordpress.com/2008/09/21/cpb-quiz-of-the-weekquale-la-traccia-della-colonna-sonora-di-tdk-che-preferisci/</guid>
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In tutte le recensioni, positive o meno, del film campione d&#8217;incassi dedicato all&#8217;uomop]]></description>
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<p>In tutte le recensioni, positive o meno, del film campione d'incassi dedicato all'uomopipistrello, un comune elogio va alla colonna sonora (e noi ci uniamo a questo elogio), capace di sostenere il film dall'inizio alla fine in maniera a dir poco perfetta.<br />
Allora qual'è la traccia che preferite delle 14 che compongono la tracklist? E a quale scena fa da sottofondo? E'ovvio che potete indicarne più di una formulando la vostra personale classifica...</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Something about my influences]]></title>
<link>http://myownscores.wordpress.com/?p=189</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:14:05 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[When you want to become a composer, you need to develop your own kind of style and expression. Well,]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When you want to become a composer, you need to develop your own kind of style and expression. Well, if you ask me, and listen to my music, you will realize that I'm still far away from my "own" style. </p>
<p>But, besides the (bad) copies I of other composer's themes and styles (some of this can be found on the "My compositions" page), I feel that my music is more and more becoming "my own", the more I write and the less I look to others for inspiration. And I don't know, but I think after now 8 months of composing music you can see the difference between my first and my current compositions. </p>
<p>However, there are still other composers that inspired me and whose music I love and admire. If people think of film music, most of them will think of Hans Zimmer. And he is really a talented composer, though I think he could have done better on <em>some </em>of his scores. It was, in fact, his music that aroused my interest in film music. First, through the Score of <em>The Lion King</em>, then through the whole <em>Pirates of the Caribbean </em>franchise, which is like the pop music of film scores. ;-)</p>
<p>But what impresses me most about him is how he got in the business without having a classic education. That makes him really sympathic to me, because I basicly taught myself the guitar and the little technique necessary to play the notes I need on the midi-keyboard. </p>
<p>Now it are other composers, too, besides Hans Zimmer, who I admire. For example the beautiful, unmistakable style of John Williams, the "master" in the business. Or the darker tunes of Danny Elfman. The intelligent, almost classical music of Gabriel Yared. The epic <em>Lord of the Rings </em>scores by Howard Shore (some of the best music I ever heard). And whose style I almost like the most is Harry Gregson-Williams. His <em>Kingdom of Heaven </em>score is one of my favorites.</p>
<p>So finally, I hope with all that major and minor influences, I will still be able do develop something one could consider an individual style, and I think there's still hope for me. ;-)</p>
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<title><![CDATA[From the Archive of unfinished Compositions #1: Panda]]></title>
<link>http://myownscores.wordpress.com/?p=179</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:34:05 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>Today I want to present you one of my unfinished pieces. It is called <strong>"Panda"</strong> and was created before the german cinema start of the film <em>Kung Fu Panda</em>. What I wanted to do is write my own piece of music just based on what I read about the plot and then compare it to the score that Hans Zimmer and John Powell would come up with. Well, after I couldn't get the composition finished before <em>Kung Fu Panda</em> was in cinemas in Germany and after I bought the (by the way awesome!) Score from Hans Zimmer and John Powell, I gave it up. Of course, there was no comparison between Zimmer's and Powell's brilliant and dynamic work and my little piece, but for me it was a nice exercise and I had a lot of fun while trying to fake asian instruments with my very european software instruments.</p>
<p>So what I want to do now is to give you a closer look on how I developed this piece (as far as I got). I want to show you the development in the order I did it, so if you want to listen to the whole composition first, you find it at the end of this post. Otherwise, just follow the development from the start.</p>
<p>First, I came up with a theme. And because I wanted it to sound asian, I used the pentatonic scale as an orientation. It should also sound vivid and funny, so I decided to make the whole thing not too slow and let two instruments perform like a little question-answer game.</p>
<p>So I gave the flute a melody: [audio http://myownscores.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/panda-flote-kurz.mp3]</p>
<p>And then let the violins answer: [audio http://myownscores.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/panda-violine-kurz.mp3]</p>
<p>Notice that I let the violins play portamento here to make the whole thing sound more like asian erhus. Without portamento it would have sounded like this: [audio http://myownscores.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/panda-violins-legato.mp3] You hear quite a lot the difference.</p>
<p>So after this first theme I created a second theme which directly follows the first one. This theme gives up the "question-answer" pattern; the solo flute and the violins playing parallel make the whole thing sound more fluent than the first theme. The composition so far played with the solo flute and the violins now sounds like this: [audio http://myownscores.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/panda-violine-and-flute-sol.mp3]</p>
<p>Of course there are instruments backing the two. I wanted them to sound kind of asian too, so I used a harpsicord, a concert harp, a Ben Boldt sitar, and a software guitar to pretend some "asian" sound. This is what their part sounds like. [audio http://myownscores.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/panda-zupfer.mp3]</p>
<p>Notice that I tried to use the pentatonic scale only as well as tried to blur the border between major and minor harmonies that would appear with the instruments playing together.</p>
<p>So now, after the two lead instruments have played, the theme, they repeat it again, now additionaly accompanied by double basses, french horns, and a percussion section as well as a few other instruments not mentioned here. The double basses give the piece a listenable accentuation, as well as the french horns, which, once again, stay in the pentatonic scale. This is what the basses and the horns sound like: [audio http://myownscores.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/panda-bass-und-horner.mp3]</p>
<p>And the percussion: [audio http://myownscores.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/panda-percussion.mp3]</p>
<p>Finally, I added a brigde to move to the whole composition to a different theme. The bridge itself contains some interesting stuff, such as a little hommage to the song <em>Kung Fu Fighting</em>, played by the brass section. By the way, the song was the first thing I thought of when I got the idea to make something "chinese". Just listen to an excerpt of the original song: [audio http://myownscores.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/kung-fu-fighting.mp3]</p>
<p>In my bridge, the brass section plays something similar, but not with that straight chords, but with a series of chords that raises the composition to a different key. Hear what I mean: [audio http://myownscores.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/panda-kung-fu-fighting-bras.mp3]</p>
<p>However, the piece, as it is now, ends, after this bridge. To this day I didn't finish it. But I keep it in my archive, and one day, when I am in the right mood, I will think of the perfect theme to bring this to an end. ;-)</p>
<p>So at the end, when all the components come together, my unfinished <strong>"Panda"</strong> sounds like this:</p>
<p>Enjoy listening!</p>
<p>[audio http://myownscores.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/panda2.mp3]</p>
<p>This piece of music was created mainly with my VSL Instruments.</p></div>
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<title><![CDATA[2º Especial Análisis de Trilogías y Sagas: 'Batman' de Nolan]]></title>
<link>http://cinefagos.wordpress.com/?p=3774</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 24 Aug 2008 12:37:09 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Karelia</dc:creator>
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Si el otro día le tocaba el turno a las películas de Burton y Schumacher (Especial Análisis de ]]></description>
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<p>Si el otro día <strong>le tocaba el turno a las películas de Burton y Schumacher (</strong><a title="Batman" href="http://cinefagos.wordpress.com/2008/08/11/especial-analisis-de-trilogias-y-sagas-batman/" target="_self"><strong>Especial Análisis de Trilogías y Sagas: Batman</strong></a><strong>) es hora de comentar las de </strong><a title="Christopher Nolan" href="http://http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0634240/" target="_self"><strong>Christopher Nolan</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p>
<p>Creo que no será necesario decir que <strong>hay SPOILERS</strong>, y muchos, pero por si acaso, quedais advertidos.</p>
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<p><strong><a title="Batman Begins" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0372784/" target="_self">Batman Begins</a></strong></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3164/2774925039_999cc69409_o.jpg" alt="" /></p>
<p>Corría <strong>2005</strong> cuando llegaba a la pantalla grande una <strong>nueva adaptación del "hombre murciélago</strong>". Pero si pensabamos que ibamos a ver una peli como las de Burton o algo tan malo como las de Schumacher, estabamos muy equivocados.<strong> Nolan cogió al personaje de la DC Comics y le hizo un gran lavado de cara</strong>.</p>
<p><strong>No solamente vimos como era Batman</strong> (tal y como ocurrió en la primera de Burton), <strong>sino que ahondó mas alla y nos explicó su origen</strong> (no voy comentar si fue igual o no que en los cómics, eso es otra historia y yo no he sido fiel seguidora de este personaje en papel). Vimos a un Bruce Wayne (<a title="Christian Bale" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000288/" target="_self">Christian Bale</a>)  perdido en el mundo a causa de lo que ocurrió a sus padres.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3088/2774925481_609e2e4b62_o.jpg" alt="" width="216" height="303" /></p>
<p> <strong>La primera media hora</strong> de película nos muestra todo eso. La vida de Bruce Wayne hasta "hacerse mayor". <strong>Momenos clave en su vida que determinaran su carácter y que serán de vital importancia a la hora de escoger un camino a seguir.</strong></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3008/2774923627_6c6e0be4a2.jpg" alt="" /></p>
<p>Pero una vez que se enfrente a su mentor en aras de la justicia, llegará la parte más dura. <strong>Cómo crear al héroe. Para ello echará mano de las últimas tecnologías y prototipos</strong> desarrollados en Industrias Wayne y que han quedado abocadas al sotano por el elevado precio de su posible producción en cadena. <strong>La ayuda de Lucius Fox (</strong><a title="Morgan Freeman" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000151/" target="_self"><strong>Morgan Freeman</strong></a><strong>)</strong> será de vital importancia para forjar la leyenda de Batman. Y así descubriremos como "vuela" Batman, o como se desplaza por la ciudad.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3235/2775780378_25ea37e67e_o.jpg" alt="" /></p>
<p>Y todo con la inestimable ayuda de <strong>su fiel mayordomo, Alfred, donde </strong><a title="Michael Caine" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000323/" target="_self"><strong>Michael Caine</strong></a><strong> hace un grandísimo papel,</strong> dotándole al personaje no sólo de una simpatía natural, sino haciéndole abanderado de las causas perdidas.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3144/2774934613_46437680b6.jpg" alt="" /></p>
<p><strong>La primera puesta en escena de Batman será simplemente espectacular</strong>. Durante unos minutos, no sabemos por donde aparecerá ni cómo lo hará. Fue un gran acierto por parte de Nolan no enseñarlo directamente, sino dejar que nuestra imaginación volara un poco hasta que vieramos a Batman en plena acción.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3276/2774924235_e964cc2fc1.jpg" alt="" /></p>
<p>Pero detrás de Carmine Falcone (<a title="Tom Wilkinson" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0929489/" target="_self">Tom Wilkinson</a>), el mafioso de la ciudad, se encuentra un enemigo más grande  y peor. El líder de "La liga de las sombras", <strong>Ra's Al Gul (</strong><a title="Liam Neeson" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000553/" target="_self"><strong>Liam Neeson</strong></a><strong> en realidad) que pretende destruir Gotham con todos sus habitantes, para encontrar el equilibrio perfecto</strong>. Y <strong>bajo su mando se encuentra el Dr. Jonathan Crane (</strong><a title="Cillian Murphy" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0614165/" target="_self"><strong>Cillian Murphy</strong></a><strong>) con su alter ego "El espantapajaros".</strong></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3156/2775777580_32b906a733_o.jpg" alt="" /></p>
<p>El "Espantapajaros" será el elemento clave de la mitad de la película, ya que pondrá en varios aprietos a Batman y sus amigos, para que finalmente descubramos que es lo que pretende hacer junto a "La liga de las sombras".</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3157/2775778054_f922bc307e_o.jpg" alt="" /></p>
<p>Y así llegará el desenlace. Como a veces se tiene que <strong>sacrificar la reputación del hombre de "a pie" para hacer más grande al héroe que nunca será aplaudido por las grandes masas</strong>.</p>
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<p><strong>Nolan no sólo dio una nueva perspectiva del "señor oscuro", sino que mimó al personaje hasta los más mínimos detalles (</strong>y esto en la siguiente está muchísimo más desarrollado)<strong>.</strong> <strong>Quitó el sentido "comiquero" y de película para niños y nos dió una película para adultos,</strong> donde el elemento más importante del "hombre murciélago" es el miedo que infunde a sus enemigos.  Si bien, hubo escenas de peleas donde te podías perder por el elevado movimiento de la cámara, <strong>su guión fue de lo más cuidado, donde los diálogos importaban, y mucho, para saber de donde viene la fuerza del héroe. Una película que aunque tiene acción a raudales, no es lo más importante</strong>. Un gran acierto por parte de Nolan el retomar al viejo héroe, adaptarlo a nuestros tiempos  y traérnosle de vuelta a la gran pantalla.</p>
<p><a title="The Dark Knight (El Caballero Oscuro)" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0468569/" target="_blank"><strong>The Dark Knight (El Caballero Oscuro)</strong></a></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3245/2775777316_8045679ec8_o.jpg" alt="" /></p>
<p>Y se acaba de estrenar en nuestro país (el 13 de Agosto de 2008), la segunda parte de la saga Batman de Nolan, <strong>que ha sido calilficada como la mejor película de los últimos tiempos. Y no es para menos</strong>.</p>
<p>¿Podríamos decir que <strong>se trata de una película de superhéroes como su antecesora o como otras que se han estrenado este año o los anteriores? Rotundamente no</strong>. No es una película de superhéroes, y muchísmo menos al uso. <strong>Aquí el héroe no es la principal baza de la película, pero tampoco gana, como siempre suele ocurrir. Aquí Batman es un peón más en este juego en el que nos mete de lleno Nolan</strong>.</p>
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<p><strong>No hay sentido para el mal que se desarrolla durante todo el metraje. Es mal, puro, duro, cruel. No hay explicación</strong> y sinceramente, es mejor no conocerla.</p>
<p>Se inicia la película prácticamente donde se terminó la primera. Con <strong>un nuevo personaje en acción. Joker (un grandísimo y malogrado </strong><a title="Heath Ledger" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005132/" target="_self"><strong>Heath Ledger</strong></a><strong>)</strong>, un <strong>ser que no tiene miedo a nada ni a nadie, cuyos métodos son crueles y despiadados a pesar de su eterna sonrisa dibujada en el rostro.</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Su mayor aspiración</strong> es hacerse el dueño de la ciudad, pero antes no sólo ha de desenmascarar a Batman, sino <strong>hacer que reine un caos total sobre la ciudad de Gotham</strong>. <strong>El dinero no es lo que le motiva</strong>. La escena cuando quema la montaña de billetes es espeluznante, porque si el dinero no mueve a Joker para hacer lo que hace, la simple idea de que lo haga sin una causa justificada, causa más terror que el saber que es por lo que mueve a la mayoría del mundo, el dinero o la venganza.</p>
<p>Pero también tenemos <strong>un nuevo justiciero</strong> en la ciudad. Y esta vez <strong>no se oculta tras una máscara y una capa. Es Harvey Dent</strong> (<a title="Aaron Eckhart" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001173/" target="_self">Aaron Eckhart</a>). El nuevo fiscal del distrito. Un soplo de aire fresco que ayuda a la policia de la ciudad a encarcelar a los mafiosos y criminales. Pero <strong>tambien es la pareja de Rachel Dawes (</strong><a title="Maggie Gyllenhaal" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0350454/" target="_self"><strong>Maggie Gyllenhaal</strong></a><strong> en esta ocasión, anteriormente encarnada por </strong><a title="Katie Holmes" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005017/" target="_self"><strong>Katie Holmes</strong></a><strong> </strong>y lo peor de ambas películas a mi parecer, ya que ambas resultan igual de insípidas e insulsas), <strong>antigua compañera de Wayne, por lo que también se establecerá un triángulo amoroso que será el eje motor de la actuación de Dent y Batman según avance la película</strong>.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3172/2789388425_0dde302845_o.jpg" alt="" /></p>
<p>Y así <strong>nos embarcaremos desde el primer minuto del filme, en un ritmo frenético con 3 puntos de referencia</strong>. Veremos como <strong>Joker deja un reguero de caos a su alrededor y como Batman llega a perder los papeles por perseguir al sanguinario y destructivo Joker</strong>. Como Batman deja a un lado sus principios de justiciero legal para enfrentarse cara a cara al mal. Y como, finalmente, lo que clama es venganza y no justicia (2 palabras cuyo significado aprendió en la primera entrega de la mano de Rachel).</p>
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<p><strong>Pero Joker</strong>, además<strong> es un manipulador innato</strong>, y esa habilidad la usará en su bien para corromper al fiscal del distrito y hacer que el único rayo de esperanza que invade Gotham sea <strong>pervertido a la oscuridad más absoluta</strong> (grandísimo acierto la razón de la "corrupción" del personaje), <strong>generando a otro villano similar a él. Harvey 2 caras.</strong></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3107/2790159920_248e9bc2d3.jpg" alt="" /></p>
<p>Y durante toda la película, <strong>avanzaremos en las diferentes tramas enlazadas por un Joker brutal y sin remordimientos, cuya principal baza es que no tiene nada que perder, a diferencia del resto de los protagonistas.</strong></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3219/2774928591_413a751ce7.jpg" alt="" /></p>
<p>Nos encontraremos con varias escenas angustiosas (la del barco, o los rehenes por poner dos ejemplos), varias preguntas cuya respuesta depende de la situación en la que te encuentres, nuevos artilugios de el caballero oscuro (si el acróbata o tanqueta de batman begins es buena, la batmoto es impresionante):</p>
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<p>Y <strong>personajes que repiten</strong> en esta segunda entrega de Nolan como Lucius Fox (<a title="Morgan Freeman" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000151/" target="_self">Morgan Freeman</a>), Alfred (<a title="Michael Caine" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000323/" target="_self">Michael Caine</a>) y el ahora ya Comisario Gordon (<a title="Gary Oldman" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000198/" target="_self">Gary Oldman</a>).</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3132/2789388377_f649fe5ff9_o.jpg" alt="" /></p>
<p>En definitiva, <strong>una de las mejores películas de esta década</strong>. Y ésta calificación no viene de que a mi particularmente me gusten los superhéroes, porque como ya dije al principio, no es un film al uso de superhéroes. <strong>Razones hay muchas. Uno de los mejores villanos de toda la historia del cine. Un héroe que se plantea su labor y que llega a rozar la línea que separa el bien del mal</strong> (el uso de medios ilícitos para conseguir atrapar a Joker).<strong> La caída en desgracia del fiscal</strong> por haber entrado en el juego del Joker. <strong>La magnífica banda sonora</strong> que nos acompaña con cada una de sus notas cada escena del filme. <strong>La más que correctísima actuación de sus protagonistas aunque con un vencedor claro en cuanto a interpretación</strong>. Todo esto y mucho más, hace que <strong>no os podais perder "El Caballero Oscuro"</strong> y que cuando editen la película en DVD pase a formar parte de la filmoteca de cualquier Cinéfago empedernido.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><strong><a title="Asi es mi vida" href="http://www.lacoctelera.com/aereon" target="_blank">Karelia<img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1438/1479486910_c4d2493993_s.jpg" alt="" /></a></strong></p>
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<pubDate>Sat, 20 Sep 2008 18:36:32 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Samantha</dc:creator>
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**WARNING: HEREIN CONTAINS DARK KNIGHT SPOILERS- SO, IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN IT YET, I WOULD RECOMM]]></description>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin:0;"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Verdana;">**WARNING: HEREIN CONTAINS DARK KNIGHT SPOILERS- SO, IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN IT YET, I WOULD RECOMMEND NOT READING THIS, AND INSTEAD GET YOURSELF TO A FUCKING THEATER**</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Verdana;">Ever since we heard the rumors about the next movies villians, it's got me thinking a lot about what direction Christopher Nolan is going to take in the next installment. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Verdana;">I had been very reluctant to think about it, though, because to me TDK was absolutely phenomenal, and with a few exceptions, a perfect film. And as much faith as I have in Nolan as a director, what in the world could they do to top this one?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:5pt 0;"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Verdana;">So, I was thinking one way to make it work, and to really counteract the explosiveness of the last film, would be to take the next in a different direction- do something smaller, grittier, more - dare I say - intimate. Maybe even something which feels more like a stage play than a movie – I don’t know, something more like Memento ((and maybe even with David Julyan scoring rather than Zimmer, good as it is)). They’ve set it up well to go in that direction – Batman is on the run, his relationship with Lucius is strained ((if not severed entirely)) so that he won’t be able to just go to him with gadget requests anymore, Rachel has been killed, he and Gordon are the only to know that Harvey had truly been corrupted ((so what will that do to his own morale- knowing that the Joker had truly won)) and so on. Somehow he’ll have to repair what the events of TDK<em> </em>have broken, but that’s going to require operating on a smaller scale for awhile, I expect. Robin <em>could</em> work within this thematic framework, but it seems unlikely they’d go that way. And I'd really be dissapointed to see that.. I have always loathed Robin, and have always thought their relationship seemed forced and uncomfortable - definitely not natural - but that’s a whole different topic. Presumably in a third movie we’d be able to return to Wayne Manor, which itself could thematically represent some sort of shift back to the status quo. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:5pt 0;"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Verdana;">As far as villians go.. Catwoman definitely could fit into this new direction, and seems like the most probable choice considering what circumstances we will be dealing with in the third movie. She would fit in Nolan's universe perfectly. Also, since Rachel is dead, they are going to need a new chick in the film. However, I doubt Warner Brothers wants to revisit that character any time soon.. and I'm also deathly afraid of who they would cast. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:5pt 0;"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Verdana;">And here's an idea- what about some kind of Gotham Central TV Series set in the Nolanverse between TDK and film #3, ala The Dark Knight Returns? If Batman is in hiding to some extent, then he can just be a vague, undefined presence to some extent who doesn't have to directly appear.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:5pt 0;"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Verdana;">One thing I am definitely looking forward to is the redemption of Batman. There must be one hell of a battle for him to overcome.. I don't think he will ever truly be accepted by Gotham, but I have a feeling he will at least be a little bit more appreciated at the end of the film than at the beginning. I'm just excited to see how that plays out, and a big part of that rests on what villian they choose. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:5pt 0;"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Verdana;">Maybe the biggest clue is in the final scene. It’s clear that Nolan and co. regard the Batman/Gordon relationship as the moral foundation of the particular stories they’re telling. That may seem obvious, but I think it’s very much underscored in the last scene of TDK<em>, </em>which is a clear counterpoint to the last scene of Batman Begins. For example –- Gordon telling Batman “thank you” and him replying, “You don’t have to thank me” seems to be very much a reference to the last line of Batman Begins, and in general both scenes function to wrap up the moral point of the preceding story and establish what the guiding principle will be for the next one. Given that, as much as escalation was the driving force of TDK, can we surmise that Gotham learning to accept the hero they need will be the plot engine of the third film?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:5pt 0;"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Verdana;">Also, maybe they will explore the idea of Batman being Gotham’s true villain- in the sense that it is <em>he </em>that is holding Gotham back from change and metamorphosis. </span></p>
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<p>Enter; my ego-centric, narcissistic notion of myself as a chest-cold, boiling, at the time in-bedded (yeah) patient. Not that I have dragged my lazy ass to a doctor so that he/she can diagnose me, probably ending up with hernia, scurvy or something else, completely off my symptoms chart. (seriously, the amateur intern that took care of me last time couldn't diagnose a simple migraine!) I don't think I am at all that ill, I just tend to exaggerate my condition, and the reality being a slight fever, a dripping nose, and the feeling of a cheese-grinder being shoved down my throat appears to me as the SARS virus or pancreditis. Nevertheless, it inspires me. At the moment I am, in bed as mentioned, watching Armageddon. Jesus, that's the farest from fact movie I've seen in many moon. The most annoing's gotta be the sound in space problem. For James's sake, IT'S VACUUM! I usually frown upon such minor slips or whatever kind of message they're trying to send, but this one really bugs me. Another thing is that Hans Zimmer's showing very clear signs of uninspired recycling. The main theme is close to similar to the themes in Pirates of the Caribbean, the Rock, etc.<br />
Ahanyway, I downloaded the HL mod, Minerva, Metatatatis something jibberish just now, but I can't seem to open it. It might be my intense n00bility when it comes to computural matters, but MY GREAT Goodness, I'm playing with words today.</p>
<p>Get down with the sickness.<br />
Løw, out.</p>
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<description><![CDATA[&#8230;la Regina salvi i film di animazione!!!&#8230;
geniali e spassosi&#8230;
ieri giornata Cinese]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><span style="color:#ffff99;">...la Regina salvi i film di animazione!!!...</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#ffff99;">geniali e spassosi...</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#ffff99;">ieri giornata Cinese...con Kung Fu Panda e relativa cena cinese al seguito...</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#ffff99;"><a href="http://www.noantri.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/kung-fu-panda-1.jpg"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://www.noantri.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/kung-fu-panda-1.jpg" alt="" width="498" height="306" /></a></span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#ffff99;">ci sono dei momenti esilaranti nel film e una bella morale...</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#ffff99;">stamani quindi,come al mio solito,sto impazzendo nel trovare le battute,i doppiatori,la OST,e tutto quanto concerne quel delziioso cartone animato...</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#ffff99;">qualcosa ho già trovato..ho saziato la mia sete di sapere e ve ne rendo partecipi...oltre a consigliarvi INNANZITUTTO la visione del film...</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#ffff99;">partiamo col DOPPIAGGIO...già mi ero abbastanza intrippata a scoprire le voci italiane,sgamando immediatamente Fabio Volo e la voce del papà del panda (che sono sicura essere del doppiatore italiano di Smigol)...ma stamani ho scoperto ke le voci in lungua originale sarebbero state ancora più divertenti da sentire...quasi quasi me lo cerco in lingua originale!!!</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#ffff99;">ebbene c'erano Black Jack a fare il panda...la Jolie a fare Tigre e il mitico Dustin Hoffman a fare il maestro,Luci Liu fa Vipera,Jackie Chan fa Scimmia...e dicono anke ke è tutta un'altra cosa sentire sbuffi e gridolini di Jack...</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#ffff99;">in più era tutto vero!il doppiatore spaghettaio del papà di Po era <a href="http://www.antoniogenna.net/doppiaggio/voci/vocifvai.htm" target="_blank">Francesco Vairano</a>,doppiatore anche di Smigol e di Piton di Harry Potter!!!che orecchio ragazzi...</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#ffff99;"><a href="http://www.antoniogenna.net/doppiaggio/film1/kungfupanda.htm" target="_blank">doppiaggio Kung Fu Panda</a></span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#ffff99;">Non sapevo ke avessimo dovuto attendere dei mesi x vedere il cartone..negli States è uscito addirittura a Giugno...bah...nn le capirò mai ste cose...</span></strong></p>
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<p><strong><span style="color:#ffff99;"><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/k3yuPrr6c8E'></param><param name='wmode' value='transparent'></param><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/k3yuPrr6c8E&rel=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' wmode='transparent' width='425' height='350'></embed></object></span></span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#ffff99;">(ho notato che nel trailer le voci non sono quelle ke poi effettivamente doppiano nel film...probabilmente xkè il trailer è stato fatto mesi prima quando ancora nn si avevano i doppiatori ufficiali...premetto..MIA SUPPOSIZIONE)!!!<br />
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<p><strong><span style="color:#ffff99;">anche se le finezze del logo della Dreamworks che cambia e diventa Cinese...e della scena finale dopo i titoli di coda...son da vedere!</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#ffff99;">E per darvi un assaggio delle battute del film vi lascio con queste perle...</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#ffff99;">quelle che ho maggiormente adorato...</span></strong></p>
<p><span style="color:#ff99cc;"><strong>La leggenda narra che un guerriero leggendario la cui abilità nel kung fu è la materia di leggenda ….. viaggiava per il paese in cerca di degni antagonisti…..<br />
Bue: vedo che ti piace mordere … forse dovresti mordere la polvere<br />
Il guerriero non disse nulla aveva la bocca piena poi inghiottì… e poi parlò: basta parlare combattiamo<br />
Era cosi micidiale che i suoi nemici venivano accecati dall’abbaglio di tanta miticità….<br />
Gatto: i miei occhi<br />
Coccodrillo: troppo mitico<br />
Coniglietta: e attraente<br />
Coniglio: come possiamo ripagarti?<br />
Poh: non c’è prezzo per la miticità….. neppure per l’attraenza<br />
Per quanti nemici affrontasse nessuno lo eguagliava in tostaggine…… mai prima di allora c’era stato un panda tanto temuto e tanto amato perfino i più eroici eroi di tutta la cina i 5 cicloni si inchinavano davanti a questo grande maestro<br />
Scimmia: spaparanziamoci<br />
Poh: concordo<br />
Ma lo spaparanzo doveva attendere xke quando affronti più di 10mila demoni…… c’è una sola cosa che conta ossia……</strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="color:#ff99cc;"><strong>e quelle un po' più serie...</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#ff99cc;"><strong>Yesterday it's history, Tomorrow it's mystery, Today is a gift.that's why they call it "present"</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#ff99cc;"><strong>Per rendere una cosa speciale, devi solo credere che sia speciale.</strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#ffff99;"><span style="color:#ff99cc;">...A volte ci si inbatte nel nostro destino proprio sulla strada per evitarlo.</span><br />
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<p><strong><span style="color:#ffff99;">E infine vi lascio la chicca musicale...</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#ffff99;">il tema musicale del film...nonchè titolo del post...</span></strong></p>
<p><span style="color:#00ccff;"><strong><span style="font-size:large;font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-size:medium;font-family:Verdana;"> <a class="NoUnderPlain" href="http://www.lyricsondemand.com/onehitwonders/kungfufightinglyrics.html">Carl Douglas</a><br />
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<p><span style="color:#00ccff;"><strong><span style="font-size:large;font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-size:medium;font-family:Verdana;"> <a class="NoUnderPlain" href="http://www.lyricsondemand.com/onehitwonders/kungfufightinglyrics.html">Kung Fu Fighting</a><br />
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<p><strong><span style="font-size:large;font-family:Verdana;color:#ffff99;"><span style="font-size:x-small;font-family:Verdana;"><span style="color:#00ccff;"><br />
Everybody was kung-fu fighting<br />
Those cats were fast as lightning<br />
In fact it was a little bit frightning<br />
But they fought with expert timing</span></span></span></strong></p>
<p><span style="color:#00ccff;"><strong>They were funky China men from funky Chinatown<br />
They were chopping them up and they were chopping them down<br />
It's an ancient Chineese art and everybody knew their part<br />
From a feint into a slip, and kicking from the hip</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#00ccff;"><strong>Everybody was kung-fu fighting<br />
Those cats were fast as lightning<br />
In fact it was a little bit frightning<br />
But they fought with expert timing</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#00ccff;"><strong>There was funky Billy Chin and little Sammy Chung<br />
He said here comes the big boss, lets get it on<br />
We took a bow and made a stand, started swinging with the hand<br />
The sudden motion made me skip now we're into a brand knew trip</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#00ccff;"><strong>Everybody was kung-fu fighting<br />
Those cats were fast as lightning<br />
In fact it was a little bit frightning<br />
But they did it with expert timing</strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#00ccff;">(repeat)..make sure you have expert timing<br />
Kung-fu fighting, had to be fast as lightning</span> </strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#ffff99;">Tra l'altro le musiche sono geniali xkè emozionanti...ma soprattutto xkè ho scoperto che sono del genio di <a href="http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Zimmer" target="_blank">Hans Zimmer</a>...(già nel Re Leone,Il Gladiatore,i Pirati dei Caraibi....e molti altri)</span></strong></p>
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<p>Seit nunmehr 69 Jahren gilt Bob Kanes geschaffener und Bill Fingers weiterentwickelter Comic-Held Batman als popkulturelles Phänomen und beliebter Superheld. Vieles hat der “Dunkle Ritter” und verbissene Retter Gotham Citys durchgemacht. Erstmals erschien Batman und sein Alter Ego, der Milliardär Bruce Wayne, 1939 in der Comic-Illustration <em>Detective Comics</em> in der Ausgabe #27. Beeinflusst durch den maskierten Rächer Zorro und durch Walter B. Gibsons erfundenes Vorlaufmodel eines modernen Superhelden Shadow, ein düster dreinblickender Anti-Held einer gleichnamige Radio- und Comicserie, präsentierte er sich in seinen ersten Jahren als gutgelaunter, schwerreicher Playboy mit Drang zur Verbrechensbekämpfung. Lange Zeit interpretierte man Batman als einfach gestrickten Charakter, wenig komplex, wenig sozialkritisch und vor allem wenig zwiespältig. Keine ambivalente Persönlichkeit also, wie man sie heute kennt. Leslie H. Martinsons 1966 erschienene Batmanverfilmung fiel auf Grund dessen ziemlich grell, ziemlich überdreht, ziemlich abgefahren und ziemlich unernst aus. Eine teilweise selbstironische Adaption ist das, deren unfreiwillige Komik, unter anderem ausgelöst durch unübersehbare Onomatopoesie, das Ganze stellen- weise zur Parodie verkommen lässt. Erst in den 80er Jahren zeichnet man den “Dark Knight”, den Rächer der Nacht, düsterer, grimmiger und zerrissener. Aus einem Gute-Laune-Helden ohne Ecken und Kanten wird eine nachtaktive Fledermaus und ein angsteinflößendes Symbol der Rache, der Gerechtigkeit, das seine “kaputte” Stadt von den Korrupten, seien es nun Richter, Polizisten oder Mafiabosse, befreit und reinigt. Selbstlos, das war Batman nie, weswegen man seine grenzüberschreitende Selbstjustiz seit jeher kritisiert, allerdings führt erst sein Rachegedanke, der Gedanke an seine ermordeten Eltern, an seine Kindheit als Waise, ihn zur Erkenntnis, dass nur er es ist, der Gotham City noch retten kann. Und zwar nicht als Henker, sondern als Bekämpfer des Verbrechens. Der Comicautor Frank Miller ist es, der 1986 erstmals sozialkritische Elemente in einem Batmancomic behandelt, der aus diesem “Helden” einen verbitterten, schicksalsgeprägten Rächer formt. Ein moderner Ritter eben, der nicht nur aus sozialpolitischen Gründen Verbrechen bekämpft, kein ausführender Arm des Gesetzes also, sondern auch der eigenen Genugtuung wegen. Und nicht nur deswegen gelten seine Methoden in Gotham City als fragwürdig und werden so von der Gesellschaft, als auch von den Medien kritisch beäugelt. Diese moderne Batman-Interpretation, diesen stark veränderten, dunklen Charakter übernimmt Tim Burton 1989 in seiner Comicadaption <em>Batman</em>. Und auch 16  Jahre später spiegelt sich Millers komplexe Neucharakterisierung in Christopher  Nolans <em>Batman Begins</em> wider. <!--more--></p>
<p>Tim Burton ist es, der mit seiner ernsthaft angelegten Comicverfilmung und einer multimedialen Marketingspirale dem Comichelden Batman zu neuem Glanze verhalf, der dieses Franchise sozusagen wiederbelebte und der Titel gebenden Figur eine unabdingbare Tiefe verlieh, die man so auf Zelluloid noch nicht geniesen durfte, was natürlich auch Batman-Darsteller Michael Keaton zu verdanken ist. <em>Batman</em> ist nicht mehr bunt, nicht mehr poppig und ebenso wenig grell wie infantil. Burton schlug eine gänzlich andere Richtung ein als sein Vorgänger. Stellenweise vielleicht ebenso verspielt, allerdings in einem anderen Kontext, im Sinne von eigenwillig, ja, gar skurril. Diese gotisch-düsteren Studiokulissen erschaffen eine bedrückend verstörte, möglicherweise auch morbide Atmosphäre. Tim Burton, dem Warner 1989 nur eine eingeschränkte künstlerische Freiheit bot, konzentrierte sich erst drei Jahre später, in seiner Fortsetzung <em>Batman Returns</em>, dem zerrissenen Charakter Batmans. Und erschaffte so ein Meisterwerk. Nicht einmal drei Jahre später setzte Joel Schumacher die Serie fort. Von Burtons kreativer Neuentwicklung, diesem dunklen, elegischen Touch, ist bei <em>Batman Forever</em> nichts mehr zu spüren. Elitärer, abgedrehter und überaus verspielter Edeltrash ist das: bunt, überzogen komisch und wenig ernst zu nehmen. Das sorgte nicht nur bei den Anhänger der Serie für Verärgerung, sondern auch bei den Kritikern. So floppte das unverschämt schlechte Starpower-Sequel <em>Batman &#38; Robin</em> - was hat sich Schumacher bloß dabei gedacht? - und manövrierte so das Franchise vorzeitig ins Aus. Erst Jahre später, mit dem spektakulären Erfolg der Comicverfilmungen <em>X-Men</em> und <em> Spider-Man</em> also, entschloss sich Warner Bros. das Franchise neu auszulegen, den Mythos um Batman gänzlich neu auszuführen. Weg, hieß es, von Schumachers Fehlinterpretation eines so vielschichtigen Charakters, von diesen grellen Settings und dieser inhaltlichen Leere. Mit dem einstigen Independent-Regisseur Christopher Nolan (<em>Memento</em>, <em>Insomnia</em>), ein Filmemacher der durchaus unkonventionellen Art, stellte man sich diesem <em>restart</em>, der die Ereignisse neu aufrollt, realistisch und ernsthaft die Anfänge des Superhelden Batman erzählt. Und so hieß es also nicht nur weg von Schumacher, sondern auch von Burtons visuellem Setdesign, was im Grunde heißt: weg von den fantastischen, verspielten, eingeengten, aber virtuosen Studiokulissen Anton Fursts. Und dennoch ist <em>Batman Begins</em> düster, visuell sicherlich nicht so anspruchsvoll wie Burtons Werke, letztlich aber dennoch allegorisch genug für eine so hoffnungslose und Gott verlassene Metropole wie Gotham City.</p>
<p>Das von Christopher Nolan und David S. Goyer (<em>Dark City</em>, <em>Blade</em>)  verfasste Drehbuch wurde stark beeinflusst durch Frank Millers 1986 erschienenem  Batman-Comic <em>Batman: Year One</em> und interpretiert Batman so als zornigen Charakter, der vorerst nicht zwischen Rache und Gerechtigkeit differenziert, der auf der Suche nach seiner inneren Furcht und nach der Wahrheit ist und dem Weg das Unrecht zu bekämpfen. Und so landet Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale), eine reiche, für Tod befundene Berühmtheit in Gotham City, der traumatisiert ist durch die Ermordung seiner Eltern, für die er sich schuldig fühlt, am sprichwörtlichen Ende der Welt: in einem Gefängnis in Ostasien. Er lernt den mysteriösen Ducard (Liam Neeson) kennen, kein Häftling ist das, der zu verstehen scheint, in welcher Lage sich Bruce befindet. Er kauft ihn frei, will ihn zum Samurai, einem Krieger also, ausbilden, damit er sich seinen eigenen Ängsten stellt. Denn sein unaufhörlicher Zorn überdeckt Bruces Schuldgefühle, und das weiß Ducard, der für den esoterisch, mystisch angehauchten Ra´s al Gul arbeitet, einem fanatischen Gegner jeglicher Verbrechen. Bruce lernt Theatralik und Täuschung als machtvolle Instrumente einzusetzen, sich unsichtbar zu machen, Kampftechniken, Verhaltensweise. “Verbrechen wird nicht toleriert”, heißt es bei den Ninjas und nun soll Bruce als letzte Prüfung einen Verbrecher hinrichten. Aber dieser Bruce Wayne, dieser hier aus <em>Batman Begins,</em> ist kein Henker, er ist ein Bekämpfer des Unrechts. Nach einem explosiven Kampf gegen seine “Ausbilder”, bei dem Ra´s al Gul stirbt und er Ducard das Leben rettet, kehrt Bruce zurück nach Gotham City, eine Metropole, tief drinnen in einer Wirtschaftskrise, korrupt und angeführt von Carmine Falcone, der mehr als die Hälfte der Einflussreichen und Mächtigen der Stadt geschmiert und so auf seiner Seite hat. Es gibt nur wenige gesetzestreue Bürger, gute Idealisten, die nicht diesem korrupten, subversiven System angehören: Rachel (Katie Holmes), Bruces Kinderfreundin und jetzige Staatsanwältin, sein Butler Alfred (Michael Caine), Lucius Fox (Morgan Freeman), ein alter Familienfreund der Waynes, und Detective Jim Gordon (Gary Oldman). Als Mensch aus Fleisch und Blut, als Sterblicher, als Sohn des sozialbürgerlichen Thomas Wayne, kann Bruce die Bewohner dieser Stadt nicht wachrütteln, kann er Rache und Gerechtigkeit nicht ausüben, nicht als wiederauferstandene Berühmtheit. Seine Feinde, die Ausbeuter Gothams, müssen seine Ängste teilen, die Nolan übrigens in Rückblenden ersichtlich macht, so zum Beispiel fällt der junge Bruce auf dem Geländer der Wayne Villa in eine Höhle voller Fledermäuse: “Wieso Fledermäuse, Mr. Wayne? - Weil sie mir Angst machen. Und meine Feinde sollen meine Angst teilen.” Das ist die Geburtsstunde eines (Anti)Helden, eines Symbols: Batman.</p>
<p>Keiner der vorherigen Batman-Verfilmungen, <em>Batman Returns</em> einmal  ausgeschlossen, vertieft seinen Protagonisten in solchem Masse wie <em>Batman  Begins</em>, rückt Batman derart in den Mittelpunkt, behandelt seine inneren Konflikte respektive seine innere Zerrissenheit so intensiv: Was geht in Bruce Wayne vor? Wer ist dieser Mann überhaupt, der ein Symbol erschafft, um Gotham City zu retten? Batman, das ist nicht sein Alter Ego, das ist seine wahre Identität. Nicht unter dem Bat-Cape hält er sich versteckt, sondern im teuren Business-Anzug, als Playboy Bruce Wayne maskiert er sich, ist er nicht er selbst. Nolan und Goyer stellen die “Verwandlung” in sein wahres Ich realistisch dar, was heißen will, dass sie veranschaulichen, wie Bruce Wayne zu seinen Idealen, seinem Anzug und seinen High-Tech-Gadgets kommt. Denn ein Superheld im traditionellen Sinne, wie beispielsweise Superman, ist Batman nicht: Er besitzt keine Superkräfte, verfügt lediglich über den Willen und die technischen und finanziellen Mittel, aus sich einen <em>hero</em> zu machen, der <em>die</em> Angst verbreitet, die er selber spürt. Und nicht nur das verarbeitet Nolans und Goyers Drehbuch, nein, ebenso sozialkritische Elemente, hinsichtlich auf das korrupte System Gothams, finden ihren Platz. So sind die Umstände schnell geklärt, die Seiten schnell abgesteckt. Batman/Bruce Wayne auf der einen, und wer auf der anderen? Nun ja, neben Carmine Falcone nimmt es der “Dunkle Ritter” auch mit einem unbekannten Obermacker auf, der von Dr. Crane alias Scarecrow (Cilian Murphy), einem verrückten Psychologen, der mithilfe eines halluzinogenen Gases seine Gegner in Angstzustände versetzt, vertreten wird, und der in Falcones Ausbeuter-Politik verstrickt ist. Und natürlich kämpft Batman ebenso wie Bruce Wayne gegen das ganze System an, mit all ihren bestochenen Figuren und Handlangern. Nicht jeder Bürger Gothams sympathisiert allerdings den nachtaktiven Stadthelden, er polarisiert die Gesellschaft, wird sogar kritisch begutachtet, obgleich Nolan Millers Intentionen bezüglich Batmans Ruf und Stand in den Medien und dem Bürgertum nicht weiter ausrollt, im Grunde eigentlich nur tangiert.</p>
<p>So weit sich <em>Batman Begins</em> von der visuellen Verspieltheit/Kreativität Burtons löst, so intensiv widmet er sich seinen Figuren, deren Motive und deren Moral - eine Moral, die angesichts Batmans fragwürdiger Selbstjustiz, allerdings nie die Taten des Rächers rechtfertigt, sondern gar in einen zwiespältigen Kontext stellt. Und doch taucht Nolan seine Comicadaption, trotz der unübersehbaren Unterschiede zu Burtons dunklem Gotik-Stil, in düstere, beklemmende Photographien, ohne allerdings dem Ganzen eine Eigennote zu verpassen, wie beispielsweise seine Vorgänger, was nicht heißen will, dass <em> Batman Begins</em> visuell nicht zu überzeugen vermag. Nolan legt deutlich Wert auf Details, auf opulente Settings, auf Authentizität und distanziert sich so von einer comicartigen Ästhetik, wie man sie in Burtons Verfilmungen bestaunen darf. Natürlich inszeniert Nolan brachiales Actionkino - alleine die Tumbler-Verfolgungsjagd und das effektgeladene, temporeiche Ende sind hier zu erwähnen - und verbindet so Blockbusterkino mit anspruchsvoller Filmkost: Kaum eine Comicverfilmung besitzt derart viel Substanz, Innenleben und Tiefe. Und doch besitzt <em>Batman Begins</em>, vor allem im Vergleich zu den Burton-Vorgängern, eines nicht: einen themen- und abwechslungsreichen Score, wie ihn Danny Elfman einst komponierte. Das sind keine elegischen, keine passenden, keine ausdrucksstarken Partituren, denen man hier lauschen darf, das sind Hans-Zimmer-Eintonklänge, die nicht mehr als das Gesehene untermalen, die nichts erzählen, die sich ausschließlich wiederholen. Musikalischer Nonsens ist das: konventionell und grundsolide, leicht durchschaubar und simpel komponiert, stellenweise wohlklingend und dennoch etwas unbeholfen, nicht mehr und nicht weniger.</p>
<p>Nach einem grandiosen Michael Keaton (<em>Batman</em>, <em>Batman Returns</em>),  einem schlecht aufgelegten Val Kilmer (<em>Batman Forever</em>) und einem schier  fehlbesetzten George Clooney (<em>Batman &#38; Robin</em>) ist es nun Christian Bale, der den komplexen, den zerrüttenden Charakter Batmans verkörpert. Und Bale interpretiert ihn nicht falsch, nein, er spielt nicht einmal schlecht, kann jedoch die innere Zerrissenheit, diese Zwiespältigkeit nur selten zum Ausdruck bringen. Und dennoch gelingt es ihm, den Unterschied zwischen Bruce Wayne, der Batmans eigentliche Lüge ist, und Batman, der Bruce Waynes wahre Identität ist, zu verdeutlichen. Mit den beiden Altstars Michael Caine (<em>The Prestige</em>)  und Morgan Freeman (<em>Se7en</em>) und einem passiv aufspielenden Gary Oldman (<em>JFK</em>)  stellte man Bale drei Hochkaräter an die Seite, die ihre “feindlichen”  Gegenparts Liam Neeson (<em>Schindler´s List</em>), Rutger Hauer (<em>Blade Runner</em>)  und Tom Wilkinson (<em>Sense and Sensibility</em>) problemlos an die Wand spielen.  Nur Cilian Murphy (<em>Sunshine</em>) als verstörter Psychologe Dr. Crane alias Scarecrow weiß Akzente zu setzen. Was der blassen, leicht übersehbaren Katie Holmes (<em>The Ice Storm</em>) nicht zu gelingen vermag.</p>
<p style="text-align:right;"><strong>Anthony Capristo</strong></p>
<p style="text-align:right;">zuerst erschienen bei: <a href="http://intermoviession.de/2008/07/28/retro-batman-begins-2005/" target="_blank">Intermoviession</a></p>
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<link>http://jenwu.wordpress.com/?p=79</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2008 19:15:40 +0000</pubDate>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Making up for lost time/posts here. Also because I'm stuck on a couple screws in the barrel of my Nerf revolver, so I can't get at those annoying little air restrictors. This is based on a conversation my friends I had over ramen, chicken satay skewers, and fruity Asian drinks at the <a title="37 Degree Dessert Cafe" href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/37-c-dessert-cafe-fremont#hrid:Vgx5jjx35lQDVxHyRtKWoQ">hip new dessert cafe</a> next to the Fremont Costco.</p>
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<li>Teach your child to talk in one liners.</li>
<li>Doors must never be opened, only kicked down.</li>
<li>One name only, None of that "Bond, James Bond" bullshit. "Bond... just Bond." is so much more epic. If your spouse permits, a two-word single-name such as "The One" or a single letter name such as "Z" is even better.</li>
<li>Hire a composer. Get that epic child an epic theme song. Try John Williams or Hans Zimmer for maximum epicosity.</li>
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<p><em>How To Raise An Epic Child</em> is awaiting publication. Watch for it and its sequels in your local bookstore.</p>
<p>Related titles:<br />
<em>Coping With the Epic Teenager<br />
Epic Young Adults in an Anti-Epic World<br />
Epic Parenting<br />
Eighty and Still Epic</em></p>
<p>Watch. I bet there's totally something out there like this already. The things people do to their children nowadays...</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Trailer in italiano di Babylon A.D.]]></title>
<link>http://stardustmovies.wordpress.com/?p=191</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 15:13:24 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Finalmente online il trailer in italiano del prossimo film del regista Mathieu Kassovitz, Babylon A.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft" style="border:10px solid black;margin:10px;" src="http://www.stardustmovies.com/img_news/(stardustmovies)babylon.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="200" />Finalmente online il trailer in italiano del prossimo film del regista Mathieu Kassovitz, <a class="voti" href="http://www.stardustmovies.com/scheda_film.php?id=16564"><strong>Babylon A.D.</strong></a>. L'adattamento è stato co-scritto dall'esordiente <strong>Éric Besnard</strong> e da <strong>Mathieu Kassovitz</strong>; la lavorazione è stata prefissata per cominciare a febbraio 2006 con set posti in Canada ed Est Europa, ma è stata poi posticipata al giugno dello stesso anno. Le riprese sono state ultimate nel maggio 2007. La colonna sonora è stata curata dai compositori <strong>Hans Zimmer, Atli Orvarsson, dal bassista Shavo Odadjian e dal rapper Robert Diggs.</strong></p>
<p>l film è ambientato ai giorni nostri o comunque nell'immediato futuro. Il film è incentrato sul protagonista (<a class="voti" href="http://www.stardustmovies.com/scheda_attore.php?titolo=Vin%20Diesel"><strong>Vin Diesel</strong></a>) che è incaricato di trasportare una giovane donna (<a class="voti" href="http://www.stardustmovies.com/scheda_attore.php?titolo=M%C3%A9lanie%20Thierry"><strong>Mélanie Thierry</strong></a>) dalla Russia in Canada. Durante questo viaggio però viene a conoscenza che la sua missione è una montatura e che la donna è stata trattata con un virus sintetico che può causare la fine del genere umano.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[THE DARK KNIGHT (2008)]]></title>
<link>http://filmsucht.wordpress.com/?p=70</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 08:06:06 +0000</pubDate>
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Im wohl größten und erfolgreichsten Blockbuster der letzten Jahre gibt es eine Szene, in der Feue]]></description>
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<p>Im wohl größten und erfolgreichsten Blockbuster der letzten Jahre gibt es eine Szene, in der Feuerwehrmänner alles versuchen, ein brennendes Gebäude und seine Flammen in den Griff zu bekommen. Das Gebäude ist völlig zerstört, lediglich Überbleibsel seines Metallskeletts sind noch zu erkennen. Die Szenerie ist voller Rauch und den Feuerwehrmännern scheint nicht nur deshalb der Schrecken ins Gesicht geschrieben. Diese Szene, die bereits einen großen, weil atemberaubenden Höhepunkt des Films markiert, erinnert nicht von ungefähr an die Ereignisse des 11. Septembers 2001. Dieses Datum, das nie ein Mensch vergessen wird, der an diesem Tag auch nur irgendeinem Medium folgte, war nicht nur eine Tat unproportionellen Ausmaßes, sondern markierte auch die Geburtsstunde des internationalen Terrorismus, der uns seit dem jeden Tag heimsucht. Nach dieser Einstellung Schnitt, dann steht plötzlich Batman (Christian Bale) vor diesem Trümmerhaufen, sein Cape weht im Wind, ähnlich dem Sternenbanner. Keine Frage, es ist Ground Zero und zugleich die Geburtsstunde des irrationalen Terrors, der Gotham City mit seinen 30 Millionen Einwohnern heimsucht. <!--more--></p>
<p>Nicht, dass Gotham nie Ziel von terroristischen Attacken gewesen ist. Nur waren sie nie so unglaublich motiviert und signifikant wie in diesen Tagen. Warum das alles? Warum müssen unzählige unschuldige Menschen sterben, die zudem noch ihrer Stadt und ihrem Land dienen? Auch wenn <em>The Dark Knight</em> sich nicht explizit dem Glaubenskrieg verschreibt, was der Krieg gegen den Terror ja ist, so zeichnet er dennoch ein sehr düsteres, weil genaues Bild des Terrors, der die USA seit Beginn nicht nur auf den Kopf stellte, sondern ihr auch bis Heute Entscheidungen abringt, die bisweilen ihre eigenen Werte verrät. Nolans zweiter Beitrag zum Franchise ist also nicht nur der politischste Blockbuster der es überhaupt jemals auf die Leinwand schaffte, sondern auch die wohl intelligenteste Comicverfilmung seit Anbeginn der großen Welle von Comicverfilmungen. Der Joker - in der Tat eine großartige Leistung von Heath Ledger, auch wenn er in <em>Brokeback Mountain</em> seinen Höhepunkt hatte und der Oscar ihm wohl vergönnt bleiben dürfte - ist dabei buchstäblich das Gesicht des Terrors. Im Gegensatz zu vielen anderen Gegenspielern benötigt er keine Maske, die Fronten sind klar verteilt, der Terrorfürst ist sowieso nicht zu fassen.</p>
<p>Seine Wahl der Waffen, ein unglaubliches Repertoire an Messern, scheint primitiv, jenen des Staates deutlich unterlegen. Jedoch weiß er damit umzugehen, sie richtig einzusetzen und viel Schaden anzurichten. Doch der Joker verkörpert weniger einen Terrorchef als vielmehr das westliche Demokratieverständnis respektive das der Vereinigten Staaten. Fast alles, was da aus dem Mund dieses vermeintlichen Psychopathen kommt, scheint die Wahrheit zu sein, denn es bestätigt sich immer und immer wieder. <em>"You either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain"</em>, verkündet Staatsanwalt Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart) auf einer Pressekonferenz kurz nach den ersten Terroranschlägen und bringt damit pointiert eine ganze politische Richtung auf den Punkt, die ambivalenter kaum sein könnte. Was bringt man dem Terror, dem puren Hass entgegen? Welche demokratischen Mittel stehen dem Staat zur Verfügung - und wie weit darf Demokratie gehen. Egal ob Massen fliehender Menschen oder Batman, der illegal alle Mobiltelefone abhört, um die Quelle des Terrors ausfindig zu machen und das Nest auszurotten, auch in Gotham heiligt der Zeck zu Teilen die (undemokratisch beziehungsweise weit gedehnten demokratischen) Mittel.</p>
<p>Im Film stellt sich die Frage nach dem richtigen Mittel, undemokratisches Verhalten auf nicht-staatlicher Seite zu bekämpfen, erst gar nicht, dafür sorgt allein schon der Einsatz von nicht gerade kleinem Pathos und dem dazugehörigen, für Gänsehaut sorgenden Zimmer/Newton Howard-Bombast-Score. Egal ob Batman selbst oder DA Harvey Dent, große Reden, die Menschen überzeugen und damit gleichzeitig auch für sich und ihre Politik gewinnen, können sie alle halten. Wer aber nie selbst (unfreiwillig) Teil des Terrors war und das Ganze lediglich in den Nachrichten aufschnappt, der ist politisch natürlich vollkommen integer - denkt er zumindest. Harvey Dent, das ist kein Spoiler, dies zu sagen, zeigt, dass dies eben nicht der Fall ist. Jeder glaubt an Werte und Normen, diese zu brechen fällt schwer, doch es hängt auch von den Umständen ab, und so verändern sich Menschen bisweilen urplötzlich - auch wenn seine Figur und ihre Wandlung etwas zu unausgegoren ist. Gotham befindet sich im Ausnahmezustand, so viel ist sicher. Doch warum all der Schrecken, warum all dieses Leid? <em>"Some men just want to watch the world burn"</em>, manchmal gibt es eben keine Rationalität hinter solchen Taten - oder sie will sich uns zumindest nicht so richtig erschließen. Clash of Civilizations nannte es Huntington.</p>
<p>Was in den meisten Fällen eine Fantasiewelt ist, die mit der unseren nur wenig gemein hat, ist bei <em>The Dark Knight</em> vollkommen anders, ja geradezu auf den Kopf gestellt. Im Prinzip ist der Film ein hochspannender, hochpolitischer und clever konstruierter Thriller, der mit einem Comic nur seine Gadgets und seinen maskierten Flattermann teilt. Der Rest ist so natürlich auch schon da gewesen, aber sicher nicht in solch einem großartigen Blockbustergewand, dem man jeden einzelnen Cent seines Millionenbudgets ansieht. Weniger überzeugend sieht hingegen der Schnitt aus, der teilweise nicht nur dilettantisch, sondern auch zu stark nach PG-13 riecht. Das fällt aber nicht weiter ins Gewicht, denn neben all den anderen Adjektiven, mit denen sich <em>The Dark Knight</em> in der Tat schmücken darf, ist er vor allem, und das in sehr hohem Maße, dunkel in Ton und Inszenierung. Was bei einem <em>Sin City</em> noch viel zu aufgesetzt und forciert wirkte, ist hier nahe der Perfektion, denn auch wenn es zahlreiche Aufkommen von <em>comic relief</em> gibt, so bleibt der Film dennoch überraschend zynisch und ehrlich, was primär natürlich auch seiner Politik zuzuschreiben ist.</p>
<p><em>The Dark Knight</em>, das ist Hype, der seinem Namen gerecht wird und Blockbusterkino in seiner schönsten Form. Auch wenn die großen Vorzüge des Filmes den meisten durch die vielen anderen Schauwerte vorenthalten bleiben werden - zugegeben, audiovisuell ist der Film, bis auf den Schnitt, auch der Inbegriff und Archetyp eines Comicfilmes -, so darf er dennoch als Meisterwerk des Genres feiern lassen, denn nichts weniger ist <em>The Dark Knight</em>.</p>
<p style="text-align:right;"><strong>Stefan Rybkowski</strong></p>
<p style="text-align:right;">zuerst erschienen bei: <a href="http://www.equilibriumblog.de/wordpress/category/filmtagebuch/" target="_blank">Equilibrium</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Sur la platine (Septembre 2008- I)]]></title>
<link>http://bruxellesbangkokbrasilia.wordpress.com/?p=142</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:38:38 +0000</pubDate>
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A écouter en ce début de mois de septembre:
Hans Zimmer &amp; James Newton Howard - The dark knig]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignnone" title="The Dark Knight" src="http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc331/sunalee/519J6f9ur8L_SL500_AA240_.jpg" alt="" width="100" height="100" /><img class="alignnone" title="George Kuo" src="http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc331/sunalee/61qU30Tel9L_SL500_AA240_.jpg" alt="" width="100" height="100" /><img class="alignnone" title="Hillbilly bop" src="http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc331/sunalee/61fuvQEohIL_SL500_AA240_.jpg" alt="" width="100" height="100" /><img class="alignnone" title="The Sacred Shakers" src="http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc331/sunalee/51uLGrhOClL_SL500_AA240_.jpg" alt="" width="100" height="100" /></p>
<p><strong>A écouter en ce début de mois de septembre</strong>:</p>
<p>Hans Zimmer &#38; James Newton Howard - <em>The dark knight</em> (<a href="http://www.lamediatheque.be/med/rech_n.php?ser=&#38;intervenant=&#38;titre=&#38;morceau=&#38;descripteur=&#38;label=&#38;ref=yd1500&#38;supa[1]=1&#38;supa[2]=1&#38;supa[3]=1&#38;supa[4]=1&#38;supa[5]=1&#38;supa[7]=1&#38;supa[6]=1&#38;supa[8]=1&#38;x=0&#38;y=0" target="_blank">YD1500</a>): le film est magnifique, la musique l'est tout autant, les envolées symphoniques largement atonales de Hans Zimmer (toujours aussi reconnaissable) se mariant très bien aux images sombres, les passages légèrement plus joyeux de James Newton Howard s'associant quant à eux au personnage a priori plus positif du "white knight", le juge Harvey Dent.</p>
<p>George Kuo - <em>O ke aumoe</em> (<a href="http://www.lamediatheque.be/med/rech_n.php?ser=&#38;intervenant=&#38;titre=&#38;morceau=&#38;descripteur=&#38;label=&#38;ref=mz6866&#38;supa[1]=1&#38;supa[2]=1&#38;supa[3]=1&#38;supa[4]=1&#38;supa[5]=1&#38;supa[7]=1&#38;supa[6]=1&#38;supa[8]=1&#38;x=0&#38;y=0" target="_blank">MZ6866</a>): steel guitar légère et aérienne, à déguster avec un cocktail, pour faire revenir le soleil.</p>
<p><em>Hillbilly bop, boogie &#38; the honky tonk blues, volume three 1954-1955</em> (<a href="http://www.lamediatheque.be/med/rech_n.php?ser=&#38;intervenant=&#38;titre=&#38;morceau=&#38;descripteur=&#38;label=&#38;ref=ma5924&#38;supa[1]=1&#38;supa[2]=1&#38;supa[3]=1&#38;supa[4]=1&#38;supa[5]=1&#38;supa[7]=1&#38;supa[6]=1&#38;supa[8]=1&#38;x=0&#38;y=0" target="_blank">MA5924</a>): troisième de la série déjà, mais toujours aussi dansant ! Répertoire pas très connu mais préfigurant le rock'n'roll.</p>
<p>The Sacred Shakers - <em>The Sacred Shakers</em> (<a href="http://www.lamediatheque.be/med/rech_n.php?ser=&#38;intervenant=&#38;titre=&#38;morceau=&#38;descripteur=&#38;label=&#38;ref=mc4125&#38;supa[1]=1&#38;supa[2]=1&#38;supa[3]=1&#38;supa[4]=1&#38;supa[5]=1&#38;supa[7]=1&#38;supa[6]=1&#38;supa[8]=1&#38;x=0&#38;y=0" target="_blank">MC4125</a>): classiques de la country gospel blanche américaine infusés de rythmes honky tonk et rockabilly.  Excellent album, le compagnon idéal du précédent.</p>
<p><strong>A éviter</strong>: quelques disques typiques de la "world" au sens péjoratif du terme:</p>
<p><img class="alignnone" title="NFaly Kouyate" src="http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc331/sunalee/41LRi3NuE8L_SL500_AA240_.jpg" alt="" width="101" height="101" /><img class="alignnone" title="Globo musica" src="http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc331/sunalee/GloboMusica_HR.jpg" alt="" width="112" height="100" /><img class="alignnone" title="Mediterraneo" src="http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc331/sunalee/capa_mediterraneo.jpg" alt="" width="102" height="170" /></p>
<p>N'Faly Kouyaté and Dunyakan - <em>Tunya</em> (<a href="http://www.lamediatheque.be/med/rech_n.php?ser=&#38;intervenant=&#38;titre=&#38;morceau=&#38;descripteur=&#38;label=&#38;ref=ml2763&#38;supa[1]=1&#38;supa[2]=1&#38;supa[3]=1&#38;supa[4]=1&#38;supa[5]=1&#38;supa[7]=1&#38;supa[6]=1&#38;supa[8]=1&#38;x=0&#38;y=0" target="_blank">ML2763</a>): qu'attendre d'un disque où l'artiste est présenté comme rapper, dans une ambiance très soleil et vacances ? pas grand chose donc à part une afropop sans aucune référence à la musique des griots (bien que N'Faly Kouyaté, Guinéen d'origine, joue de la kora) et interprétée avec des musiciens européens qui s'essaient à la musique africaine. Désolant, et pourtant ça plaît.</p>
<p>Ce groupe se retrouve aussi sur la compilation <em>Globo Musica ! World music from Belgium</em> (<a href="http://www.lamediatheque.be/med/rech_n.php?ser=&#38;intervenant=&#38;titre=&#38;morceau=&#38;descripteur=&#38;label=&#38;ref=mn3502&#38;supa[1]=1&#38;supa[2]=1&#38;supa[3]=1&#38;supa[4]=1&#38;supa[5]=1&#38;supa[7]=1&#38;supa[6]=1&#38;supa[8]=1&#38;x=0&#38;y=0" target="_blank">MN3502</a>), qui n'offre pas un panorama passionnant. Artistes africains, des Balkans et d'Amérique du Sud (le reste du monde n'intéresse personne en musique, c'est bien connu), pour des compositions plus ou moins traditionnelles et des fusions pas vraiment réussies. L'argument de  vente de l'objet, c'est: "Avec contenu tactile et olfactif !", avec une feuille de gingko séchée, donc, et un petit commentaire néo hippie de rigueur: "[le gingko] est devenu un symbole de vie, de la continuité se jouant du temps. Une image de sagesse simple et forte, traversant paisiblement un monde en mutation." Je suis peut-être un peu dure mais j'ai beaucoup de mal avec ce genre de discours (et de musique).</p>
<p><em>Mediterraneo</em> (<a href="http://www.lamediatheque.be/med/rech_n.php?ser=&#38;intervenant=&#38;titre=&#38;morceau=&#38;descripteur=&#38;label=&#38;ref=ma0211&#38;supa[1]=1&#38;supa[2]=1&#38;supa[3]=1&#38;supa[4]=1&#38;supa[5]=1&#38;supa[7]=1&#38;supa[6]=1&#38;supa[8]=1&#38;x=0&#38;y=0" target="_blank">MA0211</a>): livre-cd au packaging attrayant, qui fait de la publicité pour les "Classic International Cruises" (avec bon de réduction et description des bateaux de la flotte) et qui se veut le compagnon idéal de cette croisère, faisant office de guide de voyage mais aussi, entre autres choses, de guide santé (liste des aliments bénéfiques à notre santé). N'essayez pas de lire le livret: le texte a été traduit dans un anglais particulièrement tarabiscoté et incompréhensible. Et la musique me direz-vous ? Et bien, si vous voulez écouter quatre disques de musique fortement arrangée et métissée pour plaire à toutes les oreilles, libre à vous. Moi, je vais voir ailleurs !</p>
<p>Tous ces disques seront bientôt disponibles dans les centres de prêt.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Sonidos de Gotham]]></title>
<link>http://invitadodeinvierno.wordpress.com/?p=105</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 22:23:25 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Porque él es el héroe que Gotham merece, pero no el que necesita ahora. Así que iremos a p]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>"Porque él es el héroe que Gotham merece, pero no el que necesita ahora. Así que iremos a por él. Porque él puede soportarlo. Porque no es un héroe. Es un guardián silencioso. Un protector vigilante. Un caballero oscuro."</em><br />
<a href="http://invitadodeinvierno.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/darkknight1.jpg"><img src="http://invitadodeinvierno.wordpress.com/files/2008/09/darkknight1.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="300" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-107" /></a><br />
Entonces, si 'El caballero oscuro' no es una película sobre un héroe... ¿por qué su banda sonora sí debería serlo?</p>
<p>La sombra de <a href="http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Elfman">Danny Elfman</a> es alargada y, aunque su famoso tema para <a href="http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_(pelicula)">el hombre murciélago de Tim Burton</a> tiene ya diecinueve años, aún es referente no sólo para todo lo que tenga que ver con el cruzado de la capa, sino para la música de superhéroes en general: una melodía memorable, la orquesta sonando a toda potencia, majestuosos coros y épica rebosando en cada nota. Así lo hizo Elfman y así lo hicieron también <a href="http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elliot_Goldenthal">Elliot Goldenthal</a> y <a href="http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_Walker">Shirley Walker</a>. Y muchos pensaron que así lo harían también <a href="http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Zimmer">Hans Zimmer</a> y <a href="http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Newton_Howard">James Newton Howard</a>. Pero no. Las películas de <a href="http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Nolan">Christopher Nolan</a> sobre Batman no son cuentos góticos ni aventuras kitsch. En lugar de eso, son thrillers de acción policíacos (sobre todo en el caso de <em>El caballero oscuro</em>). Y en este nuevo escenario el estilo de Elfman, Goldenthal o Walker, aún admitiendo su versatilidad, habría estado fuera de lugar.</p>
<p>En su lugar, Zimmer y Newton-Howard optan por una aproximación musical muy particular e inesperada a priori (aunque una vez que se acepta la premisa de que no se trata de películas de superhéroes adquiere todo su sentido): minimalismo y <em>sound design</em>. Mediante esta combinación, el trabajo de estos dos compositores está más orientado hacia la representación de un personaje omnipresente: la propia ciudad de Gotham.</p>
<p>Y los sonidos de la ciudad son oscuros, mínimos, pulsantes. Las melodías están reducidas a su mínima expresión: dos notas para la que anuncia la presencia de Batman, una sola nota (aunque distorsionada, otra muestra de <em>sound design</em>) para la inquietante personalidad del Joker. Las básicas progresiones melódicas de acordes se mantienen en el registro más bajo de la orquesta y los sintetizadores y sólo un obstinado ostinato de cuerdas consigue que la partitura avance cuando la acción lo requiere. La separación entre música y diseño de sonido es muy débil: la fusión de instrumentos orquestales y electrónicos, tan habitual en la obra de Zimmer, es más evidente en estos trabajos, y juega en favor de los segundos: percusión electrónica, efectos, el sonido de batir de alas...<br />
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Es cierto que este planteamiento acerca a las bandas sonoras de <em>Batman Begins</em> y <em>El caballero oscuro</em> a la zona de confort en la que Hans Zimmer ha situado sus trabajos de los últimos años, dejando la aportación de James Newton-Howard en un segundo plano. En la partitura de Batman Begins se adivina su mano en los momentos más intimistas y románticos, escasamente más luminosos, y en las sutiles melodías de piano que representan los recuerdos familiares de Bruce Wayne. En cambio, en la música para El caballero oscuro la división de las tareas entre ambos compositores es más evidente y además ha sido detallada en numerosas entrevistas por ellos mismos: además de recuperar y desarrollar los temas y motivos previos, Zimmer se hizo cargo de <em>“la nota”</em> para el Joker y Howard de los temas que acompañan al más complejo personaje de Harvey Dent, complejo por la evolución que sufre a lo largo de la película y que la música reproduce perfectamente, con un tema que el piano y los metales inician noblemente y va oscureciéndose en su transcurso.</p>
<p>En definitiva, un planteamiento inesperado para una película sobre el caballero de Gotham, pero una materialización que no aporta ningún aspecto novedoso en la carrera de ambos autores; evidencia una carencia de personalidad, aunque se trata de una banda sonora correcta y, desde luego, la única adecuada para el universo en el que Nolan ha situado a Batman.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Sounds of Gotham]]></title>
<link>http://invitadodeinvierno.wordpress.com/?p=93</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 22:22:56 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Because he&#8217;s the hero Gotham deserves, but not the one it needs right now. So we&#8217;]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>"Because he's the hero Gotham deserves, but not the one it needs right now. So we'll hunt him. Because he can take it. Because he's not a hero. He's a silent guardian. A watchful protector. A dark knight."</em></p>
<p><a href="http://invitadodeinvierno.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/darkknight2.jpg"><img src="http://invitadodeinvierno.wordpress.com/files/2008/09/darkknight2.jpg?w=300" alt="" title="The dark knight" width="300" height="300" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-118" /></a><br />
So, if The dark knight is not a superhero movie... why should its soundtrack be?</p>
<p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Elfman">Danny Elfman</a>'s shadow is long and, although his famous theme for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_(1989_film)">Tim Burton's Batman</a> is already nineteen years old, it's still the referent, not only for everything related to the cape crusader, but also for every music related to superheroes: a memorable theme, a full powered orchestra, majestic choirs and every single note oozing epic. So did Elfman, and also <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elliot_Goldenthal">Elliot Goldenthal</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_Walker">Shirley Walker</a>. And many thought that <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Zimmer">Hans Zimmer</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Newton_Howard">James Newton-Howard</a> would do the same. But they didn't. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Nolan">Christopher Nolan</a>'s films about Batman are not gothic tales or kitsch adventures, but action thrillers (specially <em>The Dark Knight</em>). And in this new scenario the Elfman, Goldenthal or Walker style, even admiting their cap