tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6806151.post8853617013597051451..comments2023-07-26T11:56:04.312-04:00Comments on Hermitosis: Update - Mothertongue Composer Nico Muhly Scores New Stephen Daldry FilmTomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16518598485259084736noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6806151.post-3317794230638199392008-12-28T20:06:00.000-05:002008-12-28T20:06:00.000-05:00I'm not intrinsically opposed to striving for high...I'm not intrinsically opposed to striving for high-minded literary sensitivity -- adaptation is very tricky work. Having only previewed this score on iTunes, I think it's obvious that this is essentially technical work, or technical artistry if you prefer. I'm glad Nico gets to assert himself artistically via his albums, but if you think his work here seems to be "of a certain type" and is in a film that's also of that type, then I suppose it's the sign of an able collaborateur that he was able to provide what was asked for.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16518598485259084736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6806151.post-83390480553515409602008-12-26T19:56:00.000-05:002008-12-26T19:56:00.000-05:00Haven't seen it, but it does seem to be the latest...Haven't seen it, but it does seem to be the latest in a long line of "<A HREF="http://www.trailersundone.com/2008/11/the-reader-valkyrie/" REL="nofollow">good Nazi</A>" movies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6806151.post-45877821711228689672008-12-26T15:36:00.000-05:002008-12-26T15:36:00.000-05:00"The Reader" is another one of those films (usuall..."The Reader" is another one of those films (usually adaptations recent novels) that strives painfully to project a kind of high-minded literary sensitivity. If you listen carefully, you can hear the echoed whispers: hey academy voters, this is real quality shit here!<BR/>The filmscore is wan, watery, and surprisingly absent of anything to distinguish it from the work of any number of Hollywood's usual soundtrack suspects.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com