Favorite movie based on a great book

[yogidozer]

I love all kinds of music, except rap and hip hop. Sadly I have no gift in playing an instrument or singing.
Often I hear a song and wonder what instrument is being used.
Never expected what that orchestra, especially that woman could do that.
And she looks like, no big deal that she's doing it.
I watched that movie last night. Truly a classic. 

[Lannis]

I love all kinds of music, except rap and hip hop. Sadly I have no gift in playing an instrument or singing.
Often I hear a song and wonder what instrument is being used.
Never expected what that orchestra, especially that woman could do that.
And she looks like, no big deal that she's doing it.
I watched that movie last night. Truly a classic. 

I think the woman's voice was being "buzzed" a bit with some sort of electronics OR with an echo chamber of some kind, but still she had to hold the true note, volume, etc so there's some real talent behind that.   And she DOES look like "Hey, this is EASY ..."

I was really surprised to see a simple 'recorder' and an even simpler Ocarina being used in the theme song, and an oboe in the second piece, as well as some of the percussion, like two boards being slapped together.   You just never know what people can do with talent ....

Lannis

[LowRyter]

I thought it was great.  I've always wondered what instruments were being played and how Ennio Morricone put it together.   Whether this exactly how Morricone actually did, it still gives me a good visual.

And to bend the subject, I think western themed music is an interesting take on the "classical" symphonic tradition.  You have musical works like Appalachian Springs, and great movie themes like Morricone, Elmer Bernstein's Magnificent 7 and Comancheros.  I'll bet we could do a thread on this alone.

[Don G]

Who has seen the wind by W. O. Mitchell. A story about life and the way it was  during the Dirty 30's in rural Saskatchewan. DonG

[bigbikerrick]

I went to watch Racing in the Rain with the wife. First time to a new fancy dancy theatre they opened in Tucson with electrically reclining chairs , where they serve beer , wine,and pizza, and must say, I am ruined from now on.
  The movie was a great movie, but it made me feel sad, through most of it. Its , been a long time since a movie has brought out feelings of sadness in me, but this movie accomplished that. That being said, it does have an "uplifting"ending, which I wont ruin for those that have not seen it.
Its a good movie to take a date to!
Rick.

[Toecutter]

"The Road" by Cormac McCarthy

But... be warned. A "feel good" story it ain't. Hell, the movie is actually a bit easier to watch than the book is to read.

[pressureangle]

Guardians of the Galaxy.