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John_Galt (g_brandon_martin@ureach.com) 07:51 pm UTC 01/20/07 |
| In reply to: | re: New Project Suggestion - Jacqueline 04:32 am UTC 01/20/07 |
| I second the motion in regards to a couple of scenes from Lost Boys. It's one of the few films that I've purchased on DVD. I've got to admit that I love its component parts -- the characters, the setting, the cast, the style, and a couple of the scenes -- but the compiled dramatic structure didn't work for me. I'd love to see Steinman redo Lost Boys as a stage musical with its component parts but a different plot. There are parts of it that are so animalistically, hormonally teenage, and others that are just sick Freudian nonsense, and others that are conventional. I suppose life is like that... and I'll accept it in my art every once in awhile, but I demand more consistency in my pop culture. -=John Galt=- > Grrr....I replied once and then my computer glitched! > > Now the short and sweet version...Jim would be motivated > by ALL of these. My personal favs mentioned here are > Highlander & Ladyhawke. I'll add Lost Boys...curious to > see what others would add...especially Brian, the new > Martin and Vin! xxx JD > > > Let's each choose a favorite scene from a movie or novel > > that has a special or interesting emotional dynamic and > > Jim can write a song inspired by it for the new album in > > which he collaborates with Darren, the artist featured in > > Pud's recent blog entry. > > > > The rules: Jim does lead sheets and piano arrangements > > only and may not spend more than 10 hours on any given > > song. Jim may not borrow from his existing work for this > > effort -- even if older materia would make this new work > > better... a likely possibility. The song has to be > > internally consistent with the theme: no dark and evil > > imagery just because it's cool if it isn't consistent. > > > > Here are my entries for screen moments: > > > > (1) The scene in the film adaptation of Shadowlands where > > CS Lewis, the intellectual's Christian, succombs to > > sorrow, curses God, questions his life's purpose, and > > looses faith after finding out that Joy has cancer. > > > > (2) The scene in Highlander where Connor's girlfriend > > unwillingly plunges a dagger into her boyfriend's heart > > only to realize in the next scene that she is making love > > to a god. > > > > (3) The scene in Ladyhawke where the two almost meet, but > > can't quite touch during the sunrise in the snow. > > > > (4) The scene in Goonies when our asthmatic adventurer is > > placed through cosmic accident into his older brother's > > shoes to experience Andy's nervous teenage desire without > > her realizing it. > > > > (5) The scene in Flatliners when Kevin Bacon's character > > is winded by a blow of guilt dealt from the little girl he > > taunted as a child. > > > > For those laughing, I understand that Jim wouldn't > > actually use any of the above as inspiration for new > > songs. I understand that our urgining him to write a few > > sketches for a Broadway crossover artist is not going to > > make a new album. Nevertheless, I believe in dreaming > > big... and the conversation which may follow on this board > > has potential. I'd love to hear everyone else's > > suggestions. > > > > -=John Galt=- > > | |
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