Music

Siona · Post by **Siona** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 12:43 am

I recently got the soundtrack of X2 and I think it's bloody brilliant!! I was wondering who else liked the music?

And if ye didn't like it, why not?

~Siona

hilowey · Post by **hilowey** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 1:47 am

Really? who's on it??? I didn't even know the movie had a soundtrack!

Siona · Post by **Siona** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 1:52 am

Not really people who wrote songs and stuff for the movie, but the music of the movies. i. e., the opening sequence.

~Siona

Tatu · Post by **Tatu** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 1:53 am

Hilowey i dont believe it is a soundtrack i believe its the score that was released...right Siona?

hilowey · Post by **hilowey** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 1:53 am

Oooohhh! Now I can imagine all the scenes over and over again and again and again in my head...

Siona · Post by **Siona** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 1:53 am

Correct!

........................................................

~Siona

Vee_EmmCee · Post by **Vee_EmmCee** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 2:51 pm

Oh! I saw that! I was going to get it...but I only had 2.75. However I thought the names of the songs were amusing. "Sneaky Mystique" made me laugh. Why? Because I'm a spaz. But I really would like the score. I love the music from the X-men movies. Ecspecially just the X-men score.

rockstar · Post by **rockstar** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 3:28 pm

what was the name of the opening sequence? did they call it "Nasty Nightcrawler" or "Kickass Kurt"?

*BAMFs to Kazaa*

Siona · Post by **Siona** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 3:28 pm

I can hum to that opening score as easily as I can to the Star Wars one!

~Siona

Project Autumn · Post by **Project Autumn** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 4:52 pm

I LOVE movie scores. Beware, this is a long post.

Yes, the X2 soundtrack is the score from X2, as in a collection of the movie's orchestral incidental music. The X2 score was composed by John Ottman.

I think it's rather good - not my favorite movie score, but it has some awesome moments. When I saw the movie for the first time, I didn't think the score was very good because I couldn't remember any of the themes (save the opening one, which was in my head for weeks). Usually the scores of movies really grab me the first time I hear them, and X2's didn't. Except for a few random parts (the brief opening, finding Kurt with Cerebro, and that tiny little music fragment while Lady Deathstrike dies, for instance).

Upon seeing it a second time, however, I realized how good the score actually was. It's a sortof humble score, I think; it doesn't scream LISTEN TO ME, I AM AMAZING! while you watch the movie the first time (maybe because the visual effects are screaming LOOK AT ME, I AM AMAZING!

), but when you have the time to really listen and pay attention, you realize how brilliant it is. Ottman did a really good job putting warmth and depth into this score. And it gets fun when you start picking out the character themes... the Phoenix theme, Pyro's theme, and of course, Nighty's theme...

I guess since the visuals were so amazing, and since I know I was concentrating very hard on what was going on, there wasn't much brainpower left to pay attention to the music.

Once you know what's happening, though, you can open up your ears.

It's very good. The brilliant parts of it are UNBELIEVABLY brilliant, in my opinion, but it's not consistently brilliant.

It is, however, in my opinion, an incredible improvement over the first X-Men score by Michael Kamen. He rules, but for some reason, X-Men just wasn't his best effort....

rockstar · Post by **rockstar** » Mon Sep 01, 2003 2:00 am

i had a hard time listening to the score while watching the movie. i was too captivated with what was going on in the movie. but i can remember liking the music to Magneto's Escape.

Riley · Post by **Riley** » Wed Sep 10, 2003 1:19 am

I love that soundtrack! Except it didnt have the President Scene *grrr* But i like everything else. It did have one Nighty song though. Finding Faith. i do believe. I love the songs. i sleep to them at night, But i wake up when the loud parts of the music.

Virus · Post by **Virus** » Wed Sep 10, 2003 1:53 am

Originally posted by Riley
I love that soundtrack! Except it didnt have the President Scene *grrr* But i like everything else. It did have one Nighty song though. Finding Faith.

Here's the opening... where Kurt's kicking ass... or so I think.

And if it's not the right song, tell me, and I'll get rid of it, but other than that, enjoy!

When I first heard this, I was like okaaaaay... But then I listened to it about ten more times, and I was hooked.

I'm positive that "Dies Irae" by Mozart, is the opening, but I can't be sure cause I haven't seen the movie yet...

*gets pelted by stones*

And to all of you who are dying for the DVD to come out... have some sympathy for me... I.. I.. I didn't even get to see it

I haven't seen Kurt in action yet!

rockstar · Post by **rockstar** » Wed Sep 10, 2003 2:01 am

oh my goodness you poor deprived person!!!!!! *puts arm around crying virus for comfort*
it'll be ok. we only have two months and 16 days left before the DVD comes out. hang in there!!!!

Virus · Post by **Virus** » Wed Sep 10, 2003 2:06 am

Originally posted by rockstar
oh my goodness you poor deprived person!!!!!! *puts arm around crying virus for comfort*
it'll be ok. we only have two months and 16 days left before the DVD comes out. hang in there!!!!

*blows nose* *sniffs* thankyou...

WAIT! Two months and 16 days!?!? Oh boy...

Siona · Post by **Siona** » Wed Sep 10, 2003 2:11 am

*wails in sympathy for Virus, who's avatar kicks total and complete ass!*

~Siona

rockstar · Post by **rockstar** » Wed Sep 10, 2003 2:12 am

how will we survive. all we have is the soundtrack and a few clips...

some unbelievably lucky people have the bootleg copy.

Virus · Post by **Virus** » Wed Sep 10, 2003 2:28 am

Originally posted by rockstar
how will we survive. all we have is the soundtrack and a few clips...

some unbelievably lucky people have the bootleg copy.

Damn those lucky people....

Originally posted by Siona
*wails in sympathy for Virus, who's avatar kicks total and complete ass!*

~Siona

To Siona and Rockstar...

uh... IT'S BUDWEISER TIME!

XOXOXOX

I love you guys! You always know how to make a girl feel a lot better!

rockstar · Post by **rockstar** » Wed Sep 10, 2003 2:59 am

that's what we're here for.

*starts humming to soundtrack*

Bamf_Girl · Post by **Bamf_Girl** » Wed Sep 10, 2003 6:51 am

College sucks up all my money... and with the recent jacked up prices of units... I've been in the red for a long time T_T So I can't afford any luxuries for a while... but I did however find the one song that plays for Kurt in the White House scene at one of my Kurt fanlist groups *Sighs* I am so happy... and as for a birthday gift last month I was given the soundtrack of the first movie *Sighs again* *Wipes away a tear* Thank you mum!

Siona · Post by **Siona** » Wed Sep 10, 2003 5:24 pm

I still can't find the X1 'track. Where'd ya get the music, Bamf_Girl?

~Siona

Virus · Post by **Virus** » Wed Sep 17, 2003 3:03 am

Voila!

Okay... So I'm not Bamf_girl, but here's where the X1 soundtrack is...

Bamf_Girl · Post by **Bamf_Girl** » Mon Oct 13, 2003 6:15 pm

lol, guess I'm a little late in answering, but my mum got it off Ebay for me... and now.... *Holds up X2 music* MUAHAHA!!!! There was a sale and I managed to scrap together my money and I got it! *Gasp* I've had it for about a week now, and I've already gone through enough batteries for my CD player that was supposed to last me a month T_T But thats okay, I just ste- borrow my brothers... But Song #5, I can't remember the title for it's not on the CD but it's the one where Xavier and Logan are in Cerebro are the map of the world pops up... I cry everytime I hear that song... I dunno want to spoil anything so I shant say what exactually the scene is, but crud *Track 5 comes on* O.O *Bursts into tears*

Beboots · Post by **Beboots** » Mon Oct 13, 2003 10:42 pm

I remember seeing it in London Drugs a few weeks ago... I was looking for a different CD then (and found it too

), so I didn't consider getting it... But now I will... I'd go out and get it right now if it weren't for the fact that most of the stores are closed for today... Never thought I'd regret having a holiday...