[Fmpro] I saw that one too

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Ted, never been able to get bit by the opera bug. To be sure my fault, and 
not the format. Too much hamburger and not enough caviar in my lunch box I 
suppose. However, for some reason I have loved Herrmann's portion of opera 
for CITIZEN KANE, and also Astley's sections of opera for Hammer's PHANTOM 
OF THE OPERA. I know these are both "film score bastard" off-springs of true 
opera, but much appreciated by me nonetheless. As for "real" opera, I do 
much enjoy Penderecki's PASSIO ET MORS DOMINI NOSTRI JESU CHRISTI SECUNDUM 
LUCAM, THE DEVILS OF LOUDUN, and especially the always stunning UTRENJA. 
Some movements of this mammoth work are terrifying on sub-conscious or 
spiritual levels, cutting through the prevailing buffers of intellect and 
stabilizing self-awareness. - JohnB

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ted Peterson" <ted.peterson at tcsn.net>
To: <fmpro at nxport.com>
Sent: Friday, February 29, 2008 3:14 PM
Subject: Re: [Fmpro] I saw that one too


> Wonderful isn't it? I just love ambient light horror. It's so...
> so... backyard and "my friends are all great actors" kind of stuff.
> The success of "BWP" made anyone think that horror is an easy medium.
> In a way, there is an underground market for the stuff but the cinema
> verite variety is often lacking.
>
> I have satellite and there is a channel right above Bravo called
> Ovation. Right now, I'm watching an opera by Johathan Dove called
> "Flight." It is hideously boring and just goes on and on and on. Good
> singing and a great orchestra but the opera is about as dynamic as
> butter. There are a few moments that are pretty but hardly enough to
> support a whole opera. It's kind of like "No Exit" in an airport
> terminal without the genius writing. You know it's a bad scene when
> commercials are waited for as a welcome interdiction of banality.
>
> So it goes to show that movies aren't the only area where less than
> stellar music exists.
>
> Ted Peterson
>
> On Feb 28, 2008, at 11:39 PM, Jim Chase wrote:
>
>> Ted Peterson wrote:
>> "I am working on a film now called "Zombie Cheerleader Camp." It's
>> terrible and edited wrong and paced wrong with no SFX snd no
>> development and no string roles and no suspense and little comedy."
>>
>> I'll see your "Zombie Cheerleader Camp", and raise you one "Beach
>> Demons" feature, complete with last minute rewrites.
>>
>> Jim Chase
>>
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