Any of the stuff that John Carpenter did is pretty cool,
whether you want to call it "idm" is questionable, but its original
electronic stuff...i love the soundtrack to escape from new york.
it was recently re-released on vinyl.
- cutups
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From: "Richard" <arkive@btopenworld.com>
To: <idm@hyperreal.org>
Sent: Saturday, August 17, 2002 3:03 AM
Subject: Re: [idm] idm in movies?
quoted 2 lines And what of Luc's 'Taxi' films? Although every time I mention Taxi to my> And what of Luc's 'Taxi' films? Although every time I mention Taxi to my
> mates, they think of that Rob De Niro one, but these are way better. It's
a
quoted 1 line more hip-hop influenced soundtrack, but they are definitely films to> more hip-hop influenced soundtrack, but they are definitely films to
watch,
quoted 3 lines highly funny.> highly funny.
>
> For me, Assault On Precinct 13 has to be my defining soundtrack. Again,
not
quoted 14 lines strcitly IDM, but it is completely synth-based. And a great film to watch> strcitly IDM, but it is completely synth-based. And a great film to watch
> late at night. It seems to have more atmosphere when you watch it in the
> dark.
>
> Rich
>
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> From: "Thomas Millar" <tmillar@comcast.net>
> To: <idm@hyperreal.org>
> Sent: Saturday, August 17, 2002 5:39 AM
> Subject: Re: [idm] idm in movies?
>
>
> > on 8/17/02 12:18 AM, Gaylord M. Focker at gaylordmfocker@yahoo.com
wrote:
quoted 8 lines So your saying Luc Besson's inhouse composer for:> >
> > > So your saying Luc Besson's inhouse composer for:
> > > Subway (1985), The Big Blue (1988), La Femme Nikita
> > > (1990), Atlantis (1991), The Professional (1994), The
> > > Fifth Element (1997) and Messenger: The Story of Joan
> > > of Arc (1999)
> >
> > Luc has a new one coming out with Jason Statham as lead: The
Transporter.
quoted 36 lines Poster has Statham in an inconceivable leaping pose with two handguns +> > Poster has Statham in an inconceivable leaping pose with two handguns +
> the
> > title lettering smashing into a BMW. Looks ace to me.
> >
> > > responsible for the recent abomination; better known
> > > as Rollerball (2002). That is the highest injustice
> > > to Tomaso Albinoni [Rollerball (1975), Gallipoli
> > > (1981)], Johann Sebastian Bach, Dmitri Shostakovich
> > > and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky I've ever heard.
> >
> > I never accused our mystery man of being any good.
> > I just said 5th Element had some IDM moments. And hey, The Professional
> had
> > that Bjork song in it. Anybody who likes any of Besson's films should
> > definitely check out 'La Dernier Combat', BTW.
> >
> > Tom
> >
> > P.S. Huh huh huh, you watched 'Rollerball'.
> >
> > P.P.S. as long as we're turning this into a history lesson, 'Tron' and
> > 'Scarface'.
> >
> >
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