Monday, May 10th, 2010
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Very Annoying But Kind of Awesome 'Lost' Composer Reveals Tricks


The scoring on "Lost" is, in a way, extremely successful. Musical cues frame intended emotional response particularly well on the show. The scoring is also extremely repetitive and full of overworked tics. It works, in terms of familiarity; for me, it can grate. Still, the video guide to the sounds of "Lost," hosted by the delicious Alex Ross, serves to make me newly appreciative of the scoring, particularly when you think about someone rubbing a gong with a superball. (And yes, the woman playing those horrid boring harp parts is the very same who played the harp on "The Simpsons" theme. You can be her friend!)

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Matt (#26)

The Danny Elfman thing on the Batman Returns special edition DVD is the only DVD extra that has ever mattered.

The commentary track on the DVD of John Carpenter's The Thing, with Kurt Russel and John Carpenter chit-chatting for two hours is the best extra I've ever come across.

That was supposed to be a reply to @Matt's comment.

It is good!

Also, Jack Nicholson's commentary for Antonioni's "The Passenger."

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