simple soundtrack?

Anyboday see the movie "A Simple Plan", and if so, have
comments on the score?

-Carl

Carl,

{you wrote...}
>Anyboday see the movie "A Simple Plan", and if so, have comments on the score?

I haven't, but how about saying a little bit about the film and the soundtrack - no reason why the appetite can't be whetted!

Cheers,
Jon

>>Anyboday see the movie "A Simple Plan", and if so, have
>>comments on the score?
>
>I haven't, but how about saying a little bit about the film and
>the soundtrack - no reason why the appetite can't be whetted!

I saw the movie in the theater and asked about it here then, and
nobody replied.

The score did indeed seem simple, but also highly microtonal
(like, 90% of the film has highly microtonal harp playing).
Was wondering if anybody else agreed, knew who did it, thought
it was significant, etc.

-Carl

Carl,

{you wrote...}
>I saw the movie in the theater and asked about it here then, and nobody >replied.

Hmmm. I just checked my MMM mailbox and don't find anything - maybe another list? No matter. Did you enjoy the film? I now remember it (having checked the web): a smaller, semi-indy film from Sam Raimi with Bill Paxton and Billy Bob Thornton:

http://www.movie-page.com/1998/ASimplePlan.htm

>The score did indeed seem simple, but also highly microtonal (like, 90% of >the film has highly microtonal harp playing). Was wondering if anybody >else agreed, knew who did it, thought it was significant, etc.

I'llBeDarn, it's a Danny Elfman score!

Cheers,
Jon

>>I saw the movie in the theater and asked about it here then,
>>and nobody replied.
>
>Hmmm. I just checked my MMM mailbox and don't find anything - maybe
>another list?

Yeah -- it was in the theater in 1999 or 2000, when the only list
was onelist, I believe.

>No matter. Did you enjoy the film?

Not really.

>>The score did indeed seem simple, but also highly microtonal
>>(like, 90% of the film has highly microtonal harp playing). Was
>>wondering if anybody else agreed, knew who did it, thought it
>>was significant, etc.
>
>I'llBeDarn, it's a Danny Elfman score!

That's right; I remember now!

Looks like quarter-tones, and the "harp" was perhaps a banjo...

http://www.filmtracks.com/titles/simple_plan.html

-C.

> Subject: simple soundtrack?
>
> Anyboday see the movie "A Simple Plan", and if so, have
> comments on the score?

Is that the one with, like, the one single microtone on the piano?
If I remember correctly.