Passion: Peter Gabriel

I don't know if the music is great or not, but it is effective. Of all the film directors, Marty is not a strong one to use music at all, although he is really big on the huge romantic moments and emotional moments that he figures the music makes them stronger!

 

There is a side of all this that is weird, since Marty was one of the folks with a camera in his hand at Woodstock, and maybe it was the directing in there that made a difference, but Marty has never been as storng "visually" and "musically" as some of the material he did in that film!

 

I do not feel, that the music was the best part of the film. In fact, at times I thought it was more confusing than helpful. But it makes for a really nice opening of the film, for example! But that is not "the story", it's an intro to hook you into a story!

 

Same thing for me Negoba.

 

Actually, almost all soundtracks do that for me ... they have their own personality, and I tend to not see the film in it ... there are exceptions, though, it's hard to not think Vangelis or the movie in Blade Runner or Chariots of Fire (specially the chair bit!) ... as an example, but I doubt you can listen to any of Sakamoto's soundtracks and think of any film, and some of the music is fabulous! Specially, The Last  Buddha. I just don't see that as "important" to an eastern culture, but very valuable as an experience, musically or otherwise, for us westerners, with that super beautiful soprano solo!

 

Or worse ... sit through the really big and great soundtrax of all time ... I don't see the "movie" in listening to Bernard Herrmann. i hear "modern music" at its best and most creative!