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Jared Cowing
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My earth science teacher wants us to connect our interests and earth science for a project, and suggested to me that I find a piece of film music that reminded me of some event in earth science (aka a volcano erupting, or the course of a rock, or something else-) His definition of earth science would be anything under the fields of: astronomy, oceanography, meteorology, and geology.
I can't really think of anything myself, so I was wondering what suggestions you people would have. The soundtracks I have to choose from are:
Gladiator
Cast Away
The Ultimate Star Trek Collection
Gettysburg
The Mummy Returns
Star Trek: Insurrection
Star Wars: Episode 1
Lord of the Rings
Star Trek: First Contact
Star Trek: Generations
Oh, and- it's not from a movie, but I love some of the music for it anyways, and I do have the CD handy-
Total Annihilation (the name is misleading, don't think of me as blood-craved-)
If you have any suggestions, I'll gladly take them.
Thanks!
posted 01-13-2002 11:24 AM PT (US) JJH
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Volcano by Silvestri
Earthquake by Williams
Tremors by Troost (?)
posted 01-13-2002 11:33 AM PT (US) Kosh
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quote:
Originally posted by Jared Cowing:
Gladiator
Cast Away
The Ultimate Star Trek Collection
Gettysburg
The Mummy Returns
Star Trek: Insurrection
Star Wars: Episode 1
Lord of the Rings
Star Trek: First Contact
Star Trek: GenerationsThe end credits from CAST AWAY... waves, anyone? :) I mean, tidal attraction, the Moon's effect on it, or even hydroelectric power if you want, but... you know... the sea.
You could bring the theme of the Nazgūl as a volcano erupting, if you want to stretch your imagination... and "Crash" from GENERATIONS could also represent a volcano erupting and the unlucky citizens fleeing from its rampage.
posted 01-13-2002 11:46 AM PT (US) Graham Watt
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Jared, I don't know if this is very appropriate, but the late great Mario Nascimbene did some very interesting "primitive" music for neanderthal earthquakes and stuff in One Million Years BC. Or check out Alex North's rumblings for pre-dawn man in 2001. Some better ideas will come to me. Oh, it's just come to me! Philippe Sarde and Quest For Fire!Well, that's got pre-history out the way.
I've just realised that this may not be what you're looking for...
posted 01-13-2002 03:00 PM PT (US) John Zimmer
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The Perfect Storm was some good music for waves. Track 5 I believe.
Jz
posted 01-13-2002 03:25 PM PT (US) James
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Bernard Herrmann's Mysterious Island has some great representations of storms at sea, as well as a volcano erupting at the end. The main title (and other places where that theme is repeated) does such a good job of representing clashing waves that it's almost frightening!
posted 01-13-2002 04:12 PM PT (US) Jared Cowing
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Well, some of those suggestions sound great, but I only have the soundtracks I listed handy right now. And I doubt I'd be able to go out and get any of the suggested soundtracks between now and then.
As for track 8 for Generations, that I could do. Let me pull that CD out and I'll see how well it would fit.
With all my Star Trek stuff, I was thinking an astronomy event. I dunno- the lonely First Contact theme as the life of a comet. Or track 10 from the same CD as the creation of life on a planet- something like that. Maybe not- well, I'll keep looking.
posted 01-13-2002 05:47 PM PT (US) Timmer
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As Graham said, the Creation of Fire from Quest For Fire is awesome!....excellent score, get hold of it....and that 9 min 'Earthquake' track from One Million Years BC by the late and great Mario Nascimbene...WHOAH!
NP : Goldsmith london concert - cool!
...and I was there 
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