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simon cogan
United Kingdom
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I love playing games with music in the background.
Why play any 'Star Wars' game without John Williams' amazing and ground-breaking score playing too? Similarly for 'Lord of the Rings' - I can't imagine not having the wonderful themes of Howard Shore on in the background.
With 'Doctor Who', we're hugely lucky to have the very talented Murray Gold over the last 6 years who has given a humble TV programme cinematic orchestrations which are emotional, catchy and fun. In fact, I was so enamoured of Murray's music for Doctor Who's 'A Christmas Carol' and the brilliant song for Abigail that I even introduced Music as a Trait for Characters in DWSSG as a result.
When I'm designing (or doing this Blog), I usually either have a bit of Murray playing in the background courtesey of YouTube(!), or I've found that amazing group 'Two Steps from Hell' that do the most incredible tracks that are just bursting with atmosphere. if you haven't heard of them, check them out, they're wonderful.
A few posts ago, I mentioned my admiration and support for Flying Frog Games. Each of the games they produce has its very own soundtrack - how cool is that? Playing 'A Touch of Evil' with a specially designed score adds a little something. Sure, I could find numerous movie scores (Van Helsing and Sleepy Hollow spring to mind) but I do appreciate the effort put in here. Similarly of course, back to John Williams' 'Indiana Jones' scores for their upcoming 'Fortune and Glory', but I'm really looking forward to seeing what Mary (the composer from FFG) has come up with.
And...so... to... 'Let's Kill Hitler'...
I honestly, like 'A Good Man Goes to War' when it first aired, don't know how to rate this. I've only watched it the once, and it moved so rapidly that I'm sure I have missed several nuances and bits that might clear up some of the plot points over the last year and a half.
I did like it, thought Alex Kingston was as stunning and sexy as ever, thought Matt Smith was stuck on 'wacky' for a lot of it, and generally enjoyed the ride.
Plot wise, a lot of answers came out, some new questions were posed and a lot of holes are still left gaping. I guessed about Mels and the diary and a few others things too.
I'm not sure about River's 'redemption' that seemed very quick and also the jump from 'AGMGTW' to this episode was jarring. Steven Moffat pulled this trick before and it is so convenient in washing over the mundanity of tying up plot strands from episode to episode. For example, at the end of AGMGTW, they 're all on Demon's Run.Melody has been stolen and River's identity has been revealed. So, between this and 'LKH' Rory and Amy get back to contemorary Leadworth presumably by River taking them? Hang about, but River IS Melody - so if you were Amy and Rory, wopuldn't you sit River down and find out EXACTLY what was going on??
I guess that's about it for River in terms of her story - but of course, she's coming back! I think we're in for more timey-wimey nonsense yet.
And we STILL haven't found out why the TARDIS exploded in 'Pandorica Opens' when River is aboard who opens the doors to find stone and the voice on the console says 'Silence Will Fall'?? And the Silence aren't a race, they're an Order!!
My head hurts sometimes - and I'm a loyal fan...
So, rating 'Let's Kill Hitler', I'll tell you......
...Next Time!
(I've learnt all my tricks from a Mr S Moffatt!!)
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