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J40 Suttles: 2004-
Possible great-granddaughter of J2 Granny
Granddaughter of J12 Sissy and J1 Ruffles
Daughter of J14 Samish and L41 Mega
Mother of J63
Sister of J23 Capricorn, J30 Riptide, J37 Hy'Shqa, J43 Bellatrix, and J45 Se-Yi-Chn
Aunt of J49 T'ilem I'nges and J59 Sxwyeqolh
Probable niece of J24 Eltanin/Canuck
(Dave Ellifrit - Apr. 3, 2015)
It's been far too long since we've seen each other! And that is no fault of yours, let me assure you. Finals week has really kicked into high gear here at school, and music blogging, though preferable, always takes the back seat, when the bloodthirsty finals are out at night. But that is the case no longer fellow bloggers and music enthusiasts!
Today's post is all about Hans Zimmer. Over the past year or so, he has slowly escalated to being one of my all time favorite composers. This wasn't a conscious decision. I simply noticed one day that 8 out of 10 songs on my playlist were Hans Zimmer tracks, and that's usually indicative of one thing or another.
When choosing to showcase Hans, there is such a vast plethora of music to chose from, so picking one individual track for today's post wasn't an easy decision. I chose to go with his track "The Red Book" from Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows OST. Odd choice maybe, in loo of his more flashy, bombastic melodies from the Pirates scores, or the relentless tension of The Dark Knight scores. However, today I'm looking to accent a slightly different aspect of Zimmer's mastery.
The man knows how to craft excitement in music almost unlike any other film composer I know of, and I'm still trying to dissect why this is. It happens in film after film. Zimmer has a way of accentuating the overall pace of a narrative and subconsciously makes you appreciate the movie as a whole, rather than many small scenes strung together.
This is especially true in Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows. A movie that is entertaining enough, but lacks any deep substance. Yet, A Game Of Shadows is still one of my favorites simply because of how Zimmer's score reflects back on the film itself, giving it more laudation than it deserves (in my humble opinion.) "The Red Book" is an exciting little cue that showcases multiple Zimmerisms in one track.
0:00-0:40 : Twisted Zimmer, pushing boundaries and making people uncomfortable.
0:40-1:54 : Plotting Zimmer (The villain is making his moves, and crafting a master plan)
1:54-2:24 : Pre-Overture in which Zimmer gears up for full thematic, glory
2:24-3:06 : Full thematic glory. (Zimmer's signature. This cue is exciting, with a chord progression in FULL ORCHESTRATION that is better/more catchy than it has any right to be. Listening to it makes you feel smart, almost like you've solved your own mystery, side by side with Sherlock. You just feel clever, and excited about it, when listening to this cue).
3:06-4:00 : The wind down. Can't just end on a high note, gotta let them down gently.
This song is one of many many many Zimmer cues that I could talk about all day. As a filmmaker, if I could be lucky enough to work with this man at least once in my career, I will be happy. His bold, brash, loud, unapologetically bombastic scoring style is truly musically unique to him, and I just love it. This is possibly because said style is very similar to my own (with film) so I believe it would be a advantageous pairing.
Regardless if this is a legitimate review of Zimmer's work, or the incoherent ramblings of a college aged aesthete, Hans Zimmer is and always will be a composer I hold in the utmost regard, solely for his ability to make cinema, cinematic again. Enjoy.
Below are the links to the Sherlock Holmes OST on Amazon and iTunes.
http://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Holmes-Game-Of-Shadows/dp/B005ZHB84U
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/sherlock-holmes-game-shadows/id484447636
Until next time!
Decades and workspaces.
J40 Suttles, F (2004). Suttles is the offspring of Samish (J-14). Her living siblings are Hy'Shqa (J-37) and Se-Yi'-Chn (J-45). Suttles was named in a traditional potlatch naming ceremony held by the Samish Nation on October 1, 2005.
(via Blackberry (J-27))
