RE: (idm) In defense of Orbital (was Spice is the Price) -Reply
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The Spirit is a cool old Will Eisner character. Maybe Orbital knew this
and wanted to take the opportunity. Maybe Orbital can make a bad movie
cool by having good music in it. It's been done before. If they stand
out as "the only good thing about the Saint" then they'll get more gigs,
maybe for something actually with potential to be a good movie overall.
-CF
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> From: idm-owner@hyperreal.com [SMTP:idm-owner@hyperreal.com] On Behalf
> Of Aimee Merritt
> Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 1997 4:05 PM
> To: idm@hyperreal.com; szymczak@teleport.com
> Subject: (idm) In defense of Orbital (was Spice is the Price)
> -Reply
>
> Orbital have been wanting to make soundtracks for years and have
> repeatedly said so in interviews. If they were offered the Saint, why
> shouldn't they take it? Just because it's a Hollywood film? Since they
> are
> so enamored with John Barry's music, I'm sure the prospect of making a
> spy theme was what appealed to them rather than the enormous wads
> of cash that they're undoubtedly earning. Selling out usually implies
> doing
> something solely for monetary reward instead of for personal
> gratification. By this logic, Orbital are far from selling out-- they
> are finally
> getting to do what they've wanted to do for some time.