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That ad for the golf, music?

  • 19-05-2006 6:03pm
    #1
    faceman
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    The ad on the telly at the mo for the golf later in the year, u know the one with loads a people walking over o'connell bridge and all that. Whats the tune playin over it? it sounds familiar n its wreckin me head!!


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  • #2
    Dudess
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    It was originally written by Clint Mansell (former member of British early nineties group Pop Will Eat Itself, now film music composer) for the soundtrack to the film Requiem for a Dream, and performed by the Kronos Quartet. Stunning piece of work, combining strings with kind of electronica stuff.
    Then along comes some naff orchestra who re-recorded it as a piece of nice, sanitised generic music for film trailers (it was used in one of the Lord of the Rings trailers). So that's what it is. Check out Requiem for a Dream if you haven't seen it (amazing, but be warned: disturbing as hell) or buy the soundtrack. The other toons on it are superb too.
    Can't believe Mansell took money for that horrible rehash...


  • #3
    faceman
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    Cheers dude, knew it sounded familiar. Havent seen that film since its release actually must pencil in a repeat viewing!

    Have u ever seen Storytelling?


  • #4
    Adam
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    On a side note, after looking for the soundtrack to Requiem for a Dream (amazing movie ftw) on amazon I found a comment from a guy looking for the same piece that bought the soundtrack, only to discover the piece in its entirity(sp?) isn't actually on it!

    Apparently its not on any widely availible media format, but can be found on p2p networks with the likes of Limewire.


  • #5
    Dudess
    Closed Accounts Posts: 37,214 ✭✭✭✭Dudess


    faceman wrote:
    Have u ever seen Storytelling?

    I haven't, but I'd love to. Todd Solondz is a genius. I've seen Happiness (which, incidentally, features a couple of actors that had bit parts in Requiem for a Dream - one of the other women in Ellen Burstyn's building, the doctor who examines Jared Leto's arm) and Welcome to the Dollhouse. Bleak as hell, but so good.


  • #6
    Dudess
    Closed Accounts Posts: 37,214 ✭✭✭✭Dudess


    fade_to_grey wrote:
    On a side note, after looking for the soundtrack to Requiem for a Dream (amazing movie ftw) on amazon I found a comment from a guy looking for the same piece that bought the soundtrack, only to discover the piece in its entirity(sp?) isn't actually on it!

    Apparently its not on any widely availible media format, but can be found on p2p networks with the likes of Limewire.

    Not sure what that Amazon guy's on about. I have the soundtrack and it's there all right. Maybe it's the bland orchestral re-recording he's looking for? That's definitely not there, thankfully.


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