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« on: March 06, 2015, 06:54:41 PM »

Caught a screening of the film today. I thought it was absolutely brilliant on so many levels. I wasn't expecting to be so emotionally moved.

A major work worthy of its subject.

Yes, there are broad strokes that only people like us will know are broad strokes -- but none of the "inaccuracies" are done for any other reason than to advance the story and get the info and emotions in -- not to misrepresent or hinder it. It's a movie  -- not a doc. Some very real sh it in this film. Jarring. Sad. Heavy.

I've always made fun of biopics (with the ridiculously pristine Dodge Darts, rock bands from 1962 playing their guitars down by their crotches, and people in 1967 looking like Artimus Pyle), but this was pretty stirring and unforgettable.

Without question -- the best case scenario.
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« Reply #1 on: March 06, 2015, 07:00:31 PM »

Glad to see a positive review from you, Howie. I'm really looking forward to this and I was hoping it would pass inspection for most of us fans.
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« Reply #2 on: March 06, 2015, 07:38:26 PM »

A worthy endorsement.  Very glad to hear it Howie.  Thanks.
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« Reply #3 on: March 07, 2015, 01:12:08 AM »

Good stuff… roll on a UK screening :/
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« Reply #4 on: March 07, 2015, 01:16:42 AM »

Excellent to hear, Howie! Glad to hear it didn't fry your bullshit detector. No doubt the footnote brigade will comb through every line and studiously ignore the need for things like narrative, but I am loving the feedback so far from people who know the score.
 
What did you make of the soundtrack? Anything in particular stick out? Was intrigued by Lowbacca's talk of the sound mix.

 Roll on, SXSW.
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« Reply #5 on: March 07, 2015, 03:02:58 AM »

Film's sound-track is something to snuggle into and die. Pure bliss.

Glad you liked the film, Howie. It really is a piece of art.
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« Reply #6 on: March 07, 2015, 10:15:27 AM »

Howie called me after the screening, and I couldn't believe how emotional his voice sounded.  He was a little surprised at how deeply the film effected him.

Regarding the music, he described the most unbelievable soundscape created by the films composer.  Really looking forward to seeing it now!
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« Reply #7 on: March 07, 2015, 11:09:04 AM »

Howie called me after the screening, and I couldn't believe how emotional his voice sounded.  He was a little surprised at how deeply the film effected him.

Regarding the music, he described the most unbelievable soundscape created by the films composer.  Really looking forward to seeing it now!

Ed ; I am pretty pumped after reading Howie's thoughts on the movie , as well as the score.Atticus Ross, who won the Academy Award , along with Trent Reznor for Social Network did the score. He told Brian and the director, he couldn't ever write anything  better than what Brian had already written, so he took snippets of Brian's compositions and  linked them together with a contemporary spin.  That's what composes the score.
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« Reply #8 on: March 07, 2015, 11:35:11 AM »

Am puzzled why there is no word of soundtrack being released, especially now with such great reviews.
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« Reply #9 on: March 07, 2015, 11:49:08 AM »

The reason for no soundtrack is simple.

There's already 400 LP’s with these same exact songs on it. There’s no reason for it — especially with new Brian product coming in April.

Now, there absolutely SHOULD be a disc released of Atticus Rose’s work, which is beyond belief and absolutely Oscar-worthy as is Paul Dano’s performance.
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« Reply #10 on: March 07, 2015, 11:52:23 AM »

The reason for no soundtrack is simple.

There's already 400 LP’s with these same exact songs on it. There’s no reason for it — especially with new Brian product coming in April.

Now, there absolutely SHOULD be a disc released of Atticus Rose’s work, which is beyond belief and absolutely Oscar-worthy as is Paul Dano’s performance.

That's what I would want on the Soundtrack, the soundtrack music! not any actual previously released BB BW songs used separately
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« Reply #11 on: March 07, 2015, 12:13:42 PM »

I think I read in Billboard several times that there will be a soundtrack.  And I would imagine it would be the actual SCORE by Atticus Ross, which by all accounts is brilliant.

Thanks for the positive vibes from your screening.  I'm unbelievably jazzed to finally see this.
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« Reply #12 on: March 07, 2015, 12:34:46 PM »

Atticus Rose work is what I meant, pardon my loose terminology.
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« Reply #13 on: March 07, 2015, 12:52:10 PM »

The reason for no soundtrack is simple.

There's already 400 LP’s with these same exact songs on it. There’s no reason for it — especially with new Brian product coming in April.

Now, there absolutely SHOULD be a disc released of Atticus Rose’s work, which is beyond belief and absolutely Oscar-worthy as is Paul Dano’s performance.

Hi Howie ; I think , going in , that everyone knew that the score could not be Oscar qualified as Atticus Ross used  previous work by Brian; in order to Oscar qualified it has to be original compositions.  Sounds like you loved it !
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« Reply #14 on: March 07, 2015, 01:04:43 PM »

Busy couple of days and was delighted to return to read Howie's review of the film.  So looking forward to it.
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« Reply #15 on: March 07, 2015, 02:19:17 PM »

And also Ray, I'm betting that while certain parties/publishers might've happily signed off on the use in the movie, creating a new sellable version of a track utilizing many different writers would've been a nightmare in regards to clearances.

It's a shame re: the Oscars: should get "Best ADAPTED Score."
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« Reply #16 on: March 07, 2015, 02:28:30 PM »

Howie called me after the screening, and I couldn't believe how emotional his voice sounded.  He was a little surprised at how deeply the film effected him.

Regarding the music, he described the most unbelievable soundscape created by the films composer.  Really looking forward to seeing it now!

Ed ; I am pretty pumped after reading Howie's thoughts on the movie , as well as the score.Atticus Ross, who won the Academy Award , along with Trent Reznor for Social Network did the score. He told Brian and the director, he couldn't ever write anything  better than what Brian had already written, so he took snippets of Brian's compositions and  linked them together with a contemporary spin.  That's what composes the score.

Wait...Trent Reznor helped with the score?! I'm a bit loopy due to meds (mostly prescribed lol ) so I may have read that wrong.
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« Reply #17 on: March 07, 2015, 04:33:20 PM »

Howie called me after the screening, and I couldn't believe how emotional his voice sounded.  He was a little surprised at how deeply the film effected him.

Regarding the music, he described the most unbelievable soundscape created by the films composer.  Really looking forward to seeing it now!

Ed ; I am pretty pumped after reading Howie's thoughts on the movie , as well as the score.Atticus Ross, who won the Academy Award , along with Trent Reznor for Social Network did the score. He told Brian and the director, he couldn't ever write anything  better than what Brian had already written, so he took snippets of Brian's compositions and  linked them together with a contemporary spin.  That's what composes the score.

Wait...Trent Reznor helped with the score?! I'm a bit loopy due to meds (mostly prescribed lol ) so I may have read that wrong.

Many of us envy those meds right now - my damn shoulder is killing me for the 5th day in a row.  I KNEW I would make a crappy old lady.
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« Reply #18 on: March 07, 2015, 05:38:49 PM »

I feel ya..preaching to the choir! Gallbladder issues here. Two weeks I find out if it's coming out or not. Got antibiotics, medication for my ulcer, 2 different kinds of painkillers (technically three, but I'm only counting non-organic medicine ^_^). My wife has bad rheumatoid arthritis, and with it being cold, poor thing has not had an easy time. Sad part is, I'm going on 37 and she's going on 36, so I can just imagine how we'll be in 20 years! Age is how you feel, so I'm somewhere between the milk in my fridge and Bob Hope's ghost.  Thankfully I'm drop dead sexy* so I've got that. LOL

*despite the fact that my beard's going grey, being bald, and about 50 pounds from my target weight!
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« Reply #19 on: March 07, 2015, 07:30:53 PM »

Howie called me after the screening, and I couldn't believe how emotional his voice sounded.  He was a little surprised at how deeply the film effected him.

Regarding the music, he described the most unbelievable soundscape created by the films composer.  Really looking forward to seeing it now!

Ed ; I am pretty pumped after reading Howie's thoughts on the movie , as well as the score.Atticus Ross, who won the Academy Award , along with Trent Reznor for Social Network did the score. He told Brian and the director, he couldn't ever write anything  better than what Brian had already written, so he took snippets of Brian's compositions and  linked them together with a contemporary spin.  That's what composes the score.

Wait...Trent Reznor helped with the score?! I'm a bit loopy due to meds (mostly prescribed lol ) so I may have read that wrong.

I think he meant Trent Reznor helped with Atticus Ross' score for "The Social Network".
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« Reply #20 on: March 07, 2015, 07:34:21 PM »

Ahhh...got happy for a moment!
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« Reply #21 on: March 07, 2015, 09:23:31 PM »

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« Reply #22 on: March 09, 2015, 11:36:21 AM »

I feel ya..preaching to the choir! Gallbladder issues here. Two weeks I find out if it's coming out or not. Got antibiotics, medication for my ulcer, 2 different kinds of painkillers (technically three, but I'm only counting non-organic medicine ^_^). My wife has bad rheumatoid arthritis, and with it being cold, poor thing has not had an easy time. Sad part is, I'm going on 37 and she's going on 36, so I can just imagine how we'll be in 20 years! Age is how you feel, so I'm somewhere between the milk in my fridge and Bob Hope's ghost.  Thankfully I'm drop dead sexy* so I've got that. LOL

*despite the fact that my beard's going grey, being bald, and about 50 pounds from my target weight!

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« Reply #23 on: March 09, 2015, 01:07:33 PM »

Oh man!  Gallbladder is old news, that's last week and next week for me; this week is Kidney and Bladder. Wish I could have something better than percocets. Morphine and dilaudid felt good in the ER

Last time my kidneys pitched a major, major fit, I was on a morphine drip for five days. Everything tasted like iron filings but, hey, I was flying high, didn't give a sh*t.
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« Reply #24 on: March 09, 2015, 01:13:05 PM »

I don't know if I can watch a Beach Boys-related biopic if it doesn't have either mismatched beards or someone's mustache falling off mid-scene.
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