Who else will miss Greg Edmonson's music on the BDM?

POSTED BY: chrisisall
UPDATED: Saturday, October 15, 2005 06:04
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CHRISISALL

Monday, September 12, 2005 11:42 PM

Greg was part of what made the show so special. I know the composer for Serenity will do an outstanding job in his own right, but those beautiful world music-inspired melodies Greg gave us for the series will be in my thoughts as I watch the movie...

You can SEE the music Chrisisall

SNIPER

Monday, September 12, 2005 11:50 PM

From what little I've heard from the soundtrack, It's blown me away already, so I'm not too worried.

SERGEANTX

Monday, September 12, 2005 11:51 PM

I most definitely will. In fact, there's a whole feel, that Greg's music captured so well - a sort of ambling folksiness, that I missed in the movie. It's been explained away as part of a set of necessary changes in the transition to the big screen. But I know what I like, and I miss it.

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DARKJESTER

Tuesday, September 13, 2005 12:32 AM

I'm going to miss it. The soundtrack music you can find on the web is similar to Greg's music, like a mocha latte' is similar to a mocha cappuchino (mmmm, mocha!) but they are not the same. From what I've heard, the movie has a full blown score, and Greg's was more incidental music. Different purposes, I guess.

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NYWOE

Tuesday, September 13, 2005 6:19 AM

Yes, me! The music from the movie is great, and I'll likely buy the soundtrack, but Greg's music was like a character almost... :(

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MALSDOXY

Tuesday, September 13, 2005 12:51 PM

I, too, will be missing Greg's music greatly...anyone hear if the CD from the series ever came to fruition? I know it was 'in the works' but never saw any post about it

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CALLMESERENITY

Tuesday, September 13, 2005 1:33 PM

One of the essays in "Finding Serenity" talked about how Greg Edmonson assigned different sounds or instruments to different people or things. There's always piano around River and Simon. There are wild drum cadences whenever Reavers are mentioned. The Alliance is represented with horns.

I've only heard the promo CD for the movie, but I get this same feeling. For example, there's that same kind of fiddle sound to the "Serenity" track that you hear in the show whenever you see the ship. It even sounds a bit like The Ballad of Serenity at one point. Just bigger and more grandiose for the big screen.

I greatly admire both Edmonson's and Newman's talents, and I can't wait for the soundtrack to come out so I can buy it. I also wish they'd put out the Firefly soundtrack!

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CANTTAKESKY

Tuesday, September 13, 2005 1:45 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by CallMeSerenity:
One of the essays in "Finding Serenity" talked about how Greg Edmonson assigned different sounds or instruments to different people or things. There's always piano around River and Simon. There are wild drum cadences whenever Reavers are mentioned. The Alliance is represented with horns.

He talks about that in this interview too.

http://www.tracksounds.com/specialfeatures/Interviews/interview_greg_e
dmonson.htm

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FREMDFIRMA

Tuesday, September 13, 2005 2:42 PM

I'm with sarge, one of the things that made our show so special was greg's excellent use of music.

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NIKNAK

Tuesday, September 13, 2005 3:05 PM

The new composer was obviously copying the style of firefly to some extent to give it a similar feel. I think the Serenity theme is wonderful and Serenity's intruduction on the big screen with the theme and the roar of the engines is awesome. However, the rest of the music just does a good job of supporting what is happenning. There are none of those moments where the music is heart-breakingly beautiful like in firefly.

Here's a few snippets from firefly that I put together: http://rj200.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/FireflyMusicMix.mp3

Please Universal - Greg Edmonson for the sequel!

BROWNCOAT1

Tuesday, September 13, 2005 7:23 PM

I will definitely miss Greg's music on the BDM. The music added so much to the series, stirring emotion, setting the tone, etc.

I am sure the music score will be good too, but Greg will definitely be missed.

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CHRISISALL

Tuesday, September 13, 2005 9:35 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Nywoe:
Yes, me! Greg's music was like a character almost... :(

I hadn't thought of it that way, but yeah, Greg's score was sort of like your friendly musical narrator...

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MISTY416

Saturday, September 17, 2005 5:18 PM

I didn't even know they weren't GOING with Edmonson for composing!! DAMN! I totally will miss that. I agree with you totally -- every episode my brother and I watched, we were constantly commenting on how cool the music is. Sigh...we'll see when we see the movie, eh?

GORRAMZERO

Saturday, September 17, 2005 7:24 PM

I think both composers do their job extraordinarily well for the tasks they've been given. David Newman gives Serenity a more orchestral and "important" sound, but I still got that same tingly feeling whenever I heard the guitar twang or the violin hum.

Greg Edmonson did a wonderful job for a television score, and I'm not sure it would translate extraordinarily well to the silver screen, which is why Joss went with David Newman. Both Firefly and Serenity have a unique sound to them, and I love both for different reasons.

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MISTY416

Saturday, September 24, 2005 8:08 PM

Do you know if there is a CD for purchase that has the music from Firefly? I would LOVE that. I'm sure they'll be one with the score for the movie -

I'm notorious for buying movie scores (One of my most recent favorites is the score to Finding Neverland if anyone is interested.)

Be well!

MISTY416

Saturday, September 24, 2005 8:09 PM

MOJAVE

Sunday, September 25, 2005 8:19 AM

I'm willing to give David Newman a chance. But I can't believe he's going to touch what Greg Edmonson did.

JAEDE77

Sunday, September 25, 2005 3:10 PM

www.foxmusic.com

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OUTSIDER

Sunday, September 25, 2005 10:42 PM

Having seen the BDM I can safely say that, as good as Edmondson's music was, you won't think twice about it when you're watching the film.

MIMA

Monday, September 26, 2005 11:38 PM

the firefly soundtrack at foxmusic.com is gorgeous. the twangs are so perfect for the western, and the drums are incredible. i'm listening to it right now~ it's just as emotionally potent as any film soundtrack and stands on its own without any of the show's voiceovers as fans had provided before. exquisite.

MINDSEYE

Monday, September 26, 2005 11:44 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by chrisisall:
I know the composer for Serenity will do an outstanding job

I really enjoyed the Serenity soundtrack and have supported Greg by buying the Firefly Digital LP from FOX!

:)

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COZEN

Tuesday, September 27, 2005 12:00 AM

I understand that a feature release geared to stimulating the emotional responses of moviehouse crowds, with the intent of jacking an emotional response that triggers repeated viewings for the lowest-common-denominator marketing niche, might requrire the skills of a musical genius with a different skill set than Mr. Edmondson possesses.

Still, that intro to Heart Of Gold sends chills throughout my nervous system. Better than the remainder of the show, imho, and that's sayin' something.

Not to mention the spot-on musical backgrounds throughout the series.

A toast to Greg! Shiny, man!

DASCRIBE

Tuesday, September 27, 2005 1:06 AM

I will certainly miss him, though I am sure Whedon had something to say about how the music was done for the Movie too.

I just downloaded the TV soundtrack from Fox and realized a few things. First, how much I love Early's theme (The one with the Oboe). It reminds me of Peter and the Wolf and fit that episode so well. Secondly, the Funeral music in Message was awesome and helped make "The Message" my favorite Episode. It was so amazing to see the sheer presence of each of the characters on the ship. And the guy who played Tracy did a wonderful job with the actual message.

"When you can't walk you crawl, and when you can't crawl..." Well you all know the rest.

I loved that episode.

TENTHCREWMEMBER

Tuesday, September 27, 2005 1:12 AM

I will totally miss that music.

That being said, I do not think the music would have been suited for the movie given the difference in tempo. The movie is so much faster, so much more in the "now" than even the show, and no commercial breaks.

I loved the music in the show. I also love the music in the movie. Joss has done a wonderful job giving life to Firefly again, in every detail, including the music.

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MISTY416

Friday, October 7, 2005 5:29 AM

THANK YOU BUNCHES!!

I've been hoping for that music!! I went and downloaded it immeadiately. Gotta share it with my also a fan brother!

Saw the BDM -- LLLLLOOOOVVVVEEEEDDDD it. Wanna say more -- is there a chat/mailbox for people who've seen it? Don't want to spoil anything...but gotta talk a bit. Music was just right!!

MONTANAGIRL

Friday, October 7, 2005 5:36 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Outsider:
Having seen the BDM I can safely say that, as good as Edmondson's music was, you won't think twice about it when you're watching the film.

I respectfully disagree. The one thing that bothered me the most was that the music wasn't quite right; wasn't Greg's. For the most part the music was fine, but there were a couple of spots in particular where the music felt completely wrong to me.

But I'm in the minority apparently, which is just fine by me!

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CLJOHNSTON108

Friday, October 7, 2005 12:00 PM

I'm partial to Greg's fiddles.

CLJOHNSTON108

Saturday, October 8, 2005 12:39 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by niknak:
Here's a few snippets from firefly that I put together: http://rj200.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/FireflyMusicMix.mp3

Please Universal - Greg Edmonson for the sequel!

I thank you for this. I started misting up when the "Out of Gas" themes played.
And I'm glad you included the Eavesdown Docks music.

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CHRISISALL

Saturday, October 8, 2005 12:49 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by montanagirl:
For the most part the music was fine, but there were a couple of spots in particular where the music felt completely wrong to me.

But I'm in the minority apparently, which is just fine by me!

I don't think so, on repeated viewings I think more and more fans will be aware of what the music could have been like.
Newman did great, but greg's music is so ingrained in the show, like someone else said, a character's missing.
Jerry Goldsmith would've got it right....
*sniff*

But Greg Edmonson should have done it!

Chrisisallmusical and such

MISTY416

Saturday, October 15, 2005 6:01 AM

You're right...it's like a CHARACTER was missing. I loved the FIREFLY music so much I purchased and d/l it...it is great!! And I have no real drive to purchase the Serenity soundtrack... funny... I'm such the soundtrack purchaser! I'll go see it again this weekend -- I was so wrapped in the story I didn't even take much note of the music...hmmm...

MISTY416

Saturday, October 15, 2005 6:04 AM