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PeterK FishChip	There are many movies about the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The newest MovieMusic poll asks for your favorite score of the five films: Ben Hur: A Tale of the Christ The Greatest Story Ever Told Jesus Christ Superstar The Last Tempation of Christ The Passion of the Christ The scores above each have very individual characteristics; characteristics that must certainly agree or disagree with your own personal enjoyment and preference when it comes to the kind of movie score you like. Which is your favorite, and why? The thoughts from your mind that pull you closer to one or further from another would be interesting for everyone reading. Criticism of this list is to be expected. Are there glaring omissions? The films above represent box office winners and are films most seen by Hollywood audiences since their release. But barring popularity, certainly some great music has been written for less-than-successful Jesus films.
posted 03-08-2004 10:39 AM PT (US)

rkeaveney Standard Userer	THE KING OF KINGS THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST Just about covers both styles of scoring the life and times of JC. Ryan
posted 03-08-2004 12:25 PM PT (US)

sean Standard Userer	Peter, None of your choices. Instead, I'll go for: Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter I mention this one because you didn't mention it and because it's vastly different than any of the above scores, and to cause mischief. [Message edited by sean on 03-08-2004]
posted 03-08-2004 02:27 PM PT (US)

franz_conrad Standard Userer	quote: Originally posted by PeterK: Criticism of this list is to be expected. Are there glaring omissions? The films above represent box office winners and are films most seen by Hollywood audiences since their release. But barring popularity, certainly some great music has been written for less-than-successful Jesus films. Are there glaring omissions? Well... any list that manages to leave off fine scores like King of Kings (Rosza), Jesus of Nazareth (Jarre), The Gospel of John (Danna) and The Robe (Newman) is arguably missing the best of the bunch!
posted 03-08-2004 02:29 PM PT (US)

Timmer Standard Userer	Andrew Toadyface Webber's musical sucks!
posted 03-08-2004 04:05 PM PT (US)

John C Winfrey Standard Userer	Interesting Peter. What about the Robe? I like them all except for Last Temptation one. John.
posted 03-08-2004 04:10 PM PT (US)

John C Winfrey Standard Userer	I also like King of Kings. J.
posted 03-08-2004 04:11 PM PT (US)

PeterK FishChip	Yes, there was one other qualification for scores making the final cut: - one score per composer King of Kings and The Robe were right up there at the top, but were dropped after considering which of the multiple scores/one composer was the better one. Why? Not a big fan of 20-option polls. Dilutes things too much (there's always going to be something missing, even with 20 choices). Is The Robe the better Alfred Newman score, or The Greatest Story Ever Told?
posted 03-08-2004 04:32 PM PT (US)

Dinko Standard Userer	The Robe! The Greatest Story Ever Told is a very good film score, but it's too "Thin-Red-Liney"; serene, thoughtful, more realistic in its message. The Robe has everything a great film score should have: all the thoughtful serenity of TGSET, but with a lot more bombast, and one of the best "Love Themes" ever written. The Robe! The Robe! The Robe! The Robe! The Robe! The Robe! The Robe! The Robe! The Robe! The Robe! The Robe! The Robe! The Robe! The Robe! The Robe! The Robe! The Robe! The Robe! The Robe! The Robe! The Robe! The Robe! The Robe! The Robe! The Robe! The Robe! The Robe! The Robe! The Robe! The Robe! The Robe! The Robe! The Robe! The Robe! The Robe! The Robe! The Robe! The Robe! The Robe! The Robe! The Robe! The Robe! The Robe! The Robe! The Robe! The Robe! The Robe! The Robe! The Robe! The Robe! The Robe! The Robe! The Robe! The Robe.
posted 03-08-2004 05:00 PM PT (US)

Lancelot Standard Userer	What, no "Jesus the Epic Miniseries"?
posted 03-08-2004 05:08 PM PT (US)

franz_conrad Standard Userer	quote: Originally posted by Lancelot: What, no "Jesus the Epic Miniseries"? Do not even speak its name!!!!!
posted 03-08-2004 05:43 PM PT (US)

joan hue Standard Userer	I have to also ignore the poll options and say King of Kings.
posted 03-08-2004 05:55 PM PT (US)

Hector J. Guzman Standard Userer	In my mind, when I think of music of the live of Jesus, I think of Maurice Jarre's score for the TV series, Jesus of Nazareth. From the list I'd say Ben Hur.
posted 03-08-2004 07:11 PM PT (US)

Dinko Standard Userer	quote: Originally posted by Lancelot: What, no "Jesus the Epic Miniseries"? quote: Originally posted by franz_conrad: Do not even speak its name!!!!! If it's the one scored by Patrick Williams, the show might not have been great, but the score deserves more attention than it gets.
posted 03-08-2004 07:32 PM PT (US)

Justin Standard Userer	Slap me like a pimp! Ben Hur is a tale of Christ? Did I miss something???
posted 03-08-2004 08:26 PM PT (US)

Hector J. Guzman Standard Userer	There's also that crappy Mary, Mother of Jesus score by Ken Thorne from 1999's NBC mini series. But as I said, it was crappy.
posted 03-08-2004 08:34 PM PT (US)

John C Winfrey Standard Userer	Peter, I like both of those a lot, hard to choose. Both quite different, but both are great. J.
posted 03-09-2004 05:52 AM PT (US)

John Zimmer Standard Userer	This poll does not contain King of Kings. It is a waste of my time. Boo. boo! tsk tsk tsk.... Jz
posted 03-10-2004 05:35 AM PT (US)

mlw Standard Userer	Edward Scissorhands?
posted 03-10-2004 03:33 PM PT (US)

Camillu Standard Userer	Finally saw The Passion of the Christ yesterday. Loved it. I thought Debney's music was great on CD, but on screen - wow. Impressive stuff. I thought the most memorbale scenes were Peter's Denial, Mary runs to Jesus, the Crucifixion (which was done superbly IMO) and the ending. I still love Jesus of Nazareth - the two are unique in their own ways and both accomplish what they set out to. But for sheer listening pleasure I have to go for Debney's CD.
posted 03-12-2004 07:26 AM PT (US)

Graham Watt Standard Userer	Peter, excuse my complete nincompoop ignorance (plus the fact I've had a few beers - it's Saturday night here) - How does one actually vote on those polls? I couldn't find an option to click on the results page. Dumbo me. But I'll tell you what I think anyway - Of the choices given (GOOD idea to limit them - there's one for each musical style), I'd go for BEN-HUR (with Alf Newman's GREATEST G EVER T in second place, but really on the same level).
posted 03-13-2004 04:26 PM PT (US)

PeterK FishChip	Cheers Graham! The main poll page shows the archive of polls. Along the right side of this page in the light green is the current poll. This poll is viewable on every page of the website except for message board pages.... Once you see the poll, you click on the selection you like. The main poll page is reached from the message boards at the very top of all the message board pages.... one of the eight little green ones at the top. Or, here.
posted 03-13-2004 06:14 PM PT (US)

Graham Watt Standard Userer	I just went there, Fishy, and got a "Sorry, you've already voted" message. Maybe I did, maybe I didn't. Can't remember. And if I did, I don't know how, and if I didn't, I don't know how not. And wot - no LIFE OF BRIAN?
posted 03-14-2004 08:41 AM PT (US)

Scorro Standard Userer	That's a easy one. Peter Gabriel's "The Passion" score for "The Last Temptation of Christ" is unconventional, creative, beautiful and sounds eexcellent. Haven't heard Debney's score, or seen the movie.
posted 03-15-2004 08:35 AM PT (US)

scelli Non-Standard Userer	IMHO, the 2 finest Biblical soundtracks are "Ben-Hur" and "King Of Kings". But I also admit that the music is highly personal to me for various reasons, so I understand if others disagree. Ironically, if I remember correctly, Rozsa considered the "Kings" soundtrack to be an inferior work of his and was never pleased with it. I disagree: it is a stunning piece of composing and I am absolutely thrilled to have gotten it on CD after all these years. Actually, I have 2 different CD's of it, the second being a double-disc set I picked up a few months ago. [Message edited by scelli on 03-24-2004] [Message edited by scelli on 03-24-2004]
posted 03-24-2004 09:17 AM PT (US)

Hector J. Guzman Standard Userer	The score for The Last Temptation... sucked. I just saw the movie a couple of weeks ago.
posted 03-27-2004 09:38 AM PT (US)

Lancelot Standard Userer	So is that a "no" on your favorite music then?
posted 03-27-2004 11:50 AM PT (US)

Hector J. Guzman Standard Userer	I don't know what you mean, I don't remember the whole thing, only some electronics that to me are now dated. Pretty distracting.
posted 03-27-2004 12:24 PM PT (US)

Greenhill Peter Non-Standard Userer	What about Andrew Lloyd Webber/ Tim Rice's 'Jesus Christ Superstar' brought to the screen by Norman Jewison. The pop approach really works IMO. Pete
posted 03-27-2004 05:00 PM PT (US)

Hector J. Guzman Standard Userer	Frankly, I did not liked the musical, however I kinda a liked a couple of songs, and one of them I think it's pretty good, the one that Magdalene sings.
posted 03-28-2004 09:32 AM PT (US)

dennisversteeg Non-Standard Userer	Easy choice: Passion by Peter Gabriel (which is the soundtrack to Last Temptation of Christ) is one of my favorite CDs ever. The use of ethnic musicians, percussion, synthesizers, wordless singing and breathtaking atmosphere combine in a fantastic piece of music. -dennis-
posted 03-29-2004 04:52 AM PT (US)

mlw Standard Userer	Which movie has your favorite music for Christ? Robocop.
posted 03-31-2004 11:44 PM PT (US)

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