PROMETHEUS Thread - PROMETHEUS 2 "Moving Ahead"

[Eric W.]

I wouldn't have thought so 20 years ago, but Vangelis' style so perfectly gels with Scott's, and he's also at this point one of the few really talented film composers left.

I suppose...I don't know about you but the last time I was really blown away by anything Vangelis did it was all the way back on 1492. After that his Mythodea album was pretty good and that's about it.

His soundtrack to Alexander was ok but nothing special to me.

So I'm just not feeling this hot "pick Vangelis!" vibe for this.




If Ridley wanted to evoke a Jerry Goldsmith feeling on the music...and I sorely hope that he does...I think Chris Young is about the only person active today that could pull it off so I stand by that choice or in my fantasy world Jeremy Soule which I know would never happen.

It's probably all moot because I strongly suspect I'm going to see the name Marc Streitenfeld on this thing, though, and I can shrug my shoulders at that.

[AndyDursin]

When was the last time a Ridley Scott film had a decent score?

It's been nearly 20 years at this point since I've bought a soundtrack to one of his films (and no I'm not a GLADIATOR fan, sorry).

[Eric W.]

When was the last time a Ridley Scott film had a decent score?

It's been nearly 20 years at this point since I've bought a soundtrack to one of his films (and no I'm not a GLADIATOR fan, sorry).

That's a good point. I like Gladiator but I don't absolutely love it but I'll be nice and technically count it.

Even if you grant Gladiator, though, your point still stands anyways: Don't get your hopes up, folks. The track record isn't pretty.

[Paul MacLean]

I think the last great Ridley Scott score was 1492! Scott brought the best out of Vangelis.

I am also a tremendous fan of Vangelis' Alexander, which I thought was one of the best scores of the previous decade.

I'd like to think that Scott's "return to his roots" with this film might inspire him to likewise return to old collaborators, and Blade Runner's music is unanimously regarded as one of the most admired (and important) components of that film.

But we shall see...

[Monterey Jack]

I actually like Zimmer's score to Matchstick Men (of all things), which is a lot more whimsical and tuneful than you'd expect from a Scott movie soundtrack. I bought the DVD/soundtrack double pack back in 2004 mainly to have the movie in a keep case instead of a snapper (ha, remember those...? ), and the soundtrack surprised me a good deal. Other than that, I think I'd have to go all the way back to Legend to find a Scott movie with a score good enough to listen to outside of the movie.



EDIT: Just remembered that the Matchstick Men score features heavy use of Nino Rota's theme from La Dolce Vita, so even the catchiest theme in a Zimmer score is lifted from another movie (although at least credited, unlike some other composers I could mention).

[Eric W.]

^^ Right.

I think the last great Ridley Scott score was 1492! Scott brought the best out of Vangelis.

I agree. I personally that's one of the best things Vangelis has ever done. I like it even more than Blade Runner. It's my favorite work of his.

I am also a tremendous fan of Vangelis' Alexander, which I thought was one of the best scores of the previous decade..

I've listened to that thing twice and it just hasn't worked for me too much. Certainly nowhere near that level.

Sure as hell doesn't say much about the whole decade's worth of music, that's for sure.

I guess I'll try it out again soon.

[mkaroly]

I guess it depends on where the film goes...if it stays sci-fi/horror as its predecessors, I just don't see Vangelis writing that type of score. BR wasn't really horror/scary and I liked Vangelis' score there because it really complimented the visuals and the story. Vangelis and "ALIEN" just doesn't seem to be a match to me.

The GLADIATOR score was awful IMO, so keep away from that crap.

[AndyDursin]

Sound design will probably be more important than the score with PROMETHEUS. Vangelis would be interesting but he'd likely have to compose a moody, odd score that's big on effects as opposed to musical color.

I wasn't crazy about ALEXANDER, it certainly beats anything we hear these days, but I haven't listened to it truthfully since the album came out.

[Paul MacLean]

I wasn't crazy about ALEXANDER, it certainly beats anything we hear these days, but I haven't listened to it truthfully since the album came out.

I hated the film, and while the score's got some slow and repetitive cues, there are some truly grand moments. It's some of my favorite of his work.

[Eric W.]

"Leaked" photos.

http://www.prometheus-movie.com/news/53



Weyland Yutani vehicle, some kind of lifter, alien tunnel.

[AndyDursin]

Cool. We all know this is ALIEN inspired, that whole "it's not a prequel" deal is obviously just a scam on the public -- and not a very good one given all the leaked images that have come out!

[Eric W.]

Sigourney Weaver in an interview with Hollywood Outbreak:


http://www.hollywoodoutbreak.com/2011/0 ... rometheus/

“I actually talked to Ridley about this very idea, and I’m delighted he’s doing it. I feel it’s in good hands. It’s a wonderful franchise and if they can invigorate the creature, it could have another life,”
“When you find [the alien] in the first movie with what we call the Space Jockey, the kind of strange creature with the elephant face… anyway, the eggs were in its ship, so where do they come from? So it’s like kind of following that storyline with, I hope, another great ensemble.”

Bread crumbs...

[Eric W.]

Some more bread crumbs:

http://www.alienprequelnews.com/

I reported that 'Prometheus' could be partially inspired by Erich von Daniken's hypothesis that mankind was created by aliens, who were seen as gods amongst ancient civilizations. This story was further backed by Ridley Scott himself in June .....

Now it seems Fox has quietly updated the synopsis with an extra little piece of information to confirm this. The updated synopsis, which can be found on the official Prometheus page on Facebook:

Ridley Scott, director of “Alien” and “Blade Runner,” returns to the genre he helped define. With PROMETHEUS, he creates a groundbreaking mythology, in which a team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a thrilling journey to the darkest corners of the universe. There, they must fight a terrifying battle to save the future of the human race.

[Eric W.]

Prometheus Trailer (sorta)

Meanwhile, prometheus-movie.com managed to get a description from someone who says he's seen an advance copy of a Prometheus trailer.
Just before a studio is about to release a trailer, they'll usually test out different versions of the trailer by showing them to selected audiences. So please bear in mind that this description is probably just a taste of what we'll see when the final version is released some time soon:


"Had to join to to comment on this. I am the Chris that saw the trailer. I run a theatre in the Denver area and my theatre has Nielson kiosks in the lobby for surveys of upcoming titles. They told me that they had few different trailer for various movies, but when they said PROMETHEUS, I said I must see the trailer. It was nearly 2 minutes long and looked fairly polished and complete. It was using a temp track for music and the trailer was VERY similar to the original teaser for ALIEN the way is was cut together. Quick shot after another. Had a couple a lines of dialog I think but is was hard to hear since my lobby was a bit noisy.
[spoiler]The planet they showed in the trailer looked nothing like original one where the derelict was crashed. It was sunny and desert like in appearance. The space suits the characters were wearing were VERY similar to the original suits worn by the crew of the Nostromo. The interior shots of their ship looked clean and not used like the the NOSTROMO did. It was all new and shiny looking. I did not see an exterior shot of the derelict ship but there were some really quick shots of the inside like the jockey, another room that looked like were the jockey was but without it, the room with the eggs but there were no eggs in it. There were some quick shots of the crew walking in the same "halls" that Kane and Dallas walked in as well in the derelict ship. But these things were hitting the screen so fast, it was hard to process all the information. Some of the crew look were in medical/cryo-tubes with something moving in their abdomens not their chests. Their eyes also appeared to be completely black and the faces altered I think. The end of the trailer ended with the title forming much like the ALIEN title did in the original movie at the top of the screen.
However, there were no mentions of the original movie at all. No Giger aliens, no eggs, nothing at all to pin this being a prequel. It just "looks" like it was from that universe."[/spoiler]

http://www.alienprequelnews.com/

Appears to be the real deal, since the source site pulled the above with the following explanation:

UPDATE 10/03/11:


[Post Removed at Request of 20th Century Fox]

Turns out the leaked preview of the trailer that was sent to us here on Prometheus-Movie.com yesterday was in fact the REAL deal and was actually a preview of the official Prometheus movie trailer. 20th Century Fox has requested that we remove the leaked information and the comments associated with the find. We encourage neighbouring sites who sourced their finds from us to do the same.

http://www.prometheus-movie.com/news/62







Photos of Prometheus props allegedly from the disassembled set:




Linky here: http://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/index.php?topic=40490.0

'though the pics were also pulled at Fox request.

[Eric W.]

http://www.alienprequelnews.com/

Only a few days ago Mr. Spall revealed that Ridley Scott had security guards on the Prometheus set to keep people from taking pictures, and speaking on UK channel Sky Movies today he reveals more about the security around the set.

"They're so guarded about it, and they want to keep it a secret. They're so guarded in fact, that Fox actually sent a private investigator down to the set to see where leaks were coming from. Because there were a few photographs that escaped.

All I can say about it is that it is indeed Ridley Scott returning to the genre. It's the third sci-fi film he's ever directed, the first two being 'Alien' and 'Blade Runner'. And it's not going to disappoint fans of 'Alien', and I don't think it's going to disappoint people who've never seen the Alien film."