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Death is the Road to Awe; Clint Mansell is Genuinely Brilliant
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... Darren Aronofsky too, of course :wink: 

If you were wondering, Clint Mansell composed the scores for Requiem for a Dream, Pi, and The Fountain; the music in the preview at the top of the post is his, of course.

A few days ago someone told me that Clint Mansell had/has a band called something like 'Pop Will Eat Itself' that I'm about to check out.  Anyone familiar with it?  I'm also curious as to how many other people have film scores (Requiem, The Matrix, etc.) - or songs from them - on your mobile devices. Is it niche to be into film scores? 

I basically see film soundtracks as a waste of money; it's the score that not only reminds me of the movie, but also is go much more meticulously planned . . . and often mesmerizing. Soundtracks usually sound like bad mix tapes my friends used to give me back when there was such a thing as a mix tape.  I'm not out to bash all soundtracks, just to be clear; there have been a few that have kept me company over the years.  One has to admit that the score has the power to make or break its film, though, and for good reason.

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Re: Death is the Road to Awe; Clint Mansell is Genuinely Brilliant [Re: the spiral]
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The Fountain is definitely one of my favorite movies of all time.

The music was just pure :feelsgoodman:


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Re: Death is the Road to Awe; Clint Mansell is Genuinely Brilliant [Re: Newlord]
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I suggest everyone watch it in whatever way you can.



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Re: Death is the Road to Awe; Clint Mansell is Genuinely Brilliant [Re: Newlord]
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Never seen The Fountain. Looks like a pretty cool movie though. I'll have to check it out.

Clint Mansell is definitely good at what he does. I first heard of him when I saw Requiem for a Dream.
If you guys like Mansell you will probably like Phillip Glass as well. Glass is not quite as dark, but still composes great orchestral pieces.


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Re: Death is the Road to Awe; Clint Mansell is Genuinely Brilliant [Re: Acaterpillar]
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Thanks for the tip Rabidbaboon- ive heard of Phillip Glass before and think I have heard some of his stuff but I don't remember really anything about it, so I'll be checking him out (again).


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Re: Death is the Road to Awe; Clint Mansell is Genuinely Brilliant [Re: the spiral]
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I'm a film score fan, so you're not alone.  Mansell's one of the best.  Glass is awesome, too (I recommend "Koyaanisqatsi" first and foremost).


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Re: Death is the Road to Awe; Clint Mansell is Genuinely Brilliant [Re: mundane]
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Fairly different in style, but Yann Tiersen and Jon Brion are also some of my favorite modern composers.


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Re: Death is the Road to Awe; Clint Mansell is Genuinely Brilliant [Re: Acaterpillar]
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The Fountain is indeed incredible. Took me a long time to piece it together. Need to watch it again soon.


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Re: Death is the Road to Awe; Clint Mansell is Genuinely Brilliant [Re: the spiral]
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the spiral said:
Is it niche to be into film scores? 





Film scores were the first type of music I actively listened to. I have a lot of the old John Williams scores from the seventies and eighties that I would listen to as a kid while I was writing cheap little rip-off stories.

My all time favorite film composer though will always be the great Jerry Goldsmith.  :soundsgoodman:


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Re: Death is the Road to Awe; Clint Mansell is Genuinely Brilliant [Re: the_drummer]
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you should check out jon brion, it's not the same thing but he writes good scores.


Also these guys could write the score for any film.


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Re: Death is the Road to Awe; Clint Mansell is Genuinely Brilliant [Re: Olympus Mons]
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I think Clint Mansell also did the score for the movie Moon, too. I could be wrong though. Good stuff:thumbup:


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