Bronze VIP Archive for February 2, 1999
Warning! Possible Spoilers!!
- C.Golden says:
(Tue Feb 2 19:21:09 1999 206.119.182.118)
- Bec: 68 year olds love Buffy too! The whole world loves Buffy.
EverDawn: Okay, but they're in a war, and that's one way to lose.
And now I'VE GOTTA GO CAUSE MY SON JUST WOKE UP CRYING.
BYE
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- C.Golden says:
(Tue Feb 2 19:15:28 1999 206.119.182.118)
- BTW, ISLINGTON, did you get that name from Gaiman's Neverwhere? Love that book, almost as much as I like Neil.
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- C.Golden says:
(Tue Feb 2 19:14:15 1999 206.119.182.118)
- Brittany: If Joss ever asks, I'd love to write for the show. Waitin' for that phone to ring. Actually, my frequent comic book collaborator, Tom Sniegoski, and I, have just finished a 2 hr tv pilot on spec, and we'll be shopping it soon, so who knows?
Chris Beck: Hey, with that script, and directed by Michael G., it's got to rock.
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- Chris Beck (composer) says:
(Tue Feb 2 19:13:02 1999 209.178.15.155)
Last post. (Will lurk hoping for C. Golden's response...)
RyanH - hey, how's it going. B/A theme is still kicking around... although it seems recently there's been less call for it. Don't worry, it'll still be around when I need it most.
hi Strange One, DoBoy.
Jenn Lynn - next year, next year.
Toodles
- Chris
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- C.Golden says:
(Tue Feb 2 19:11:42 1999 206.119.182.118)
- Angle Man: you're confusing me, man. Yeah, it was definitely cramped, but we wanted to fit it all in. I think you'll see that #3 diverges greatly from Joss's script, in order to fit into TV continuity. But what were you asking about, Buffy going home, etc? And when did Joss say what was canon?
Chris Beck: First of all, I'm driving over to your house to get that rought cut right now. Secondly, as far as Helpless, i think the execution was top notch, the music definitely helped (and I'm not just saying that), but I can't help expressing my surprise that Joss would approve an idea which is basically "most Slayers aren't good enough to live until they're 18, so when we have one who's that skilled, we'll do our best to kill her."
But that's just me.
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- Chris Beck (composer) says:
(Tue Feb 2 19:08:59 1999 209.178.15.155)
OK, second-to-last post.
Haven, morgaine - hi and thanks
Hi jasmen.
And I have nothing else to say, except Chris Golden has got me all hot & bothered with anticipation to see "Consequences".
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- C.Golden says:
(Tue Feb 2 19:07:10 1999 206.119.182.118)
- Paul: Good to "see" you again.
Pezwitch, thanks.
Brittany: no problem. I plan to return to the Shadow Saga eventually, but first up, I have a new fantasy novel out from Signet in Sept. Called STRANGEWOOD, and then a couple of other new original novels in the next year or two (as well as Buffy and other stuff).
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- Chris Beck (composer) says:
(Tue Feb 2 19:04:04 1999 209.178.15.155)
theSlayee - I see we have a fellow musicgeekmaker in the house. My stuff is mostly sequenced, with one or two live players thrown in for sweetening. I use MOTU Digital Performer, and Roland and Emu samplers (lots of them).
Sarah W - I have no idea who wrote/directed "Bad Girls". My working tapes have no credits, sorry...
C.Golden - Hi back atcha. I can't wait to see what I'm going to do with Consequences either. Wait a sec, I can't wait to see consequences. Oohh, I just realized, there's a tape of the rough cut waiting for me when I get home. I guess for me it *is* Buffy Tuesday! hehehehehe
Hey, Chris, by the way, did you change your opinion of "Helpless"? Last time we were on you expressed some mixed feelings about the script.
Pam, pezwitch - thanks
bec - Parody? What parody?
ThePlayer - I think I can't make it. (Thanks for the invite tho)
DeM - feel free.
hi FASTEDDIE.
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- C.Golden says:
(Tue Feb 2 19:03:18 1999 206.119.182.118)
- FastEddie, WiddleOne: Thanks
SuperBuffyGrrl: I'm with ya on the silver stuff. : )
Ang: you rock.
Ms. Alucard: You heard it here first. Nancy and I are currently writing the Sunnydale High Yearbook for the class of 1999, which should be in stores sometime in the fall.
As for a second volume of Watcher's Guide, time will tell.
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- C.Golden says:
(Tue Feb 2 18:57:48 1999 206.119.182.118)
- Candy Kane: Gatekeeper's been done for a while now. It's pretty bombastic, I must say.
DeMoriel: it might be past my bedtime, but I'll try to coordinate with Nancy, who'll be there.
Angle Man: No comment on the comic. : )
Thanks to everyone else who said hi. Can't keep up.
BRITTANY: First off, thanks so much for your comment about the Shadow Saga, I'm very proud of those books. Secondly, you should know that Peter Octavian was created in 1989, and first published in 1994, more than two years before Angel was created. Just thought I'd mention it.
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- Chris Beck (composer) says:
(Tue Feb 2 18:55:04 1999 207.217.247.119)
OK, one more CD of my wife's stuff to burn... that means I got 30 more minutes to kill... oh, I think I'll spend them... here?
Pixie - looking forward to meeting you.
Paul, Asanti, Monique, ASweetie, Otto - thanks
Hi SuperBuffyGrrrl.
poohbee - the finger snap thing you refer to I'm guessing was in Helpless. Yes, synthesized. The live perc was in "The Zeppo", mostly bongos and shakers supporting the spazzy violin.
Jenn Lynn (can I call you Jenn?) - Both films I did went into Sundance pre-sold: "Guinevere" (Miramax, Sarah Polley, Stephen Rea, directed by Audrey Wells who won the screenwriting award) and "Thick as Thieves" (October Films, Alec Baldwin, Andre Braugher). Which films did you guys sell?
Foremerly Stephen - re: the love them stopping as Xander walked in - How else could you do it? It seemed obvious. (Especially right after Joss told me to do it that way.)
horizon - I'll be cutting it close for the next three weeks. Two more eps to do right before air. Now *that's* fun.
AngelLover - do I get scared of posters? Well, I'm terrified of getting on Sarah W's bad side. I hear she;s got a roundhouse that'll send you to Timbuktu.
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- C.Golden says:
(Tue Feb 2 18:52:12 1999 206.119.182.118)
- BS81, Slay Me, and bec . . . wow, and thanks. I'm always so nervous what you guys are going to think.
SarahW: Little Willow's computer is sick. That's why she's been AWOL.
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- C.Golden says:
(Tue Feb 2 18:48:36 1999 206.119.182.118)
- AngelLover: Thanks a lot! I've been pleasantly surprised with the reaction to Out of the Madhouse. Kind of thought everyone would think WE'D gone nuts.
Also happy to say that, though Nancy and I are not collaborating at present (on novels, we're still doing Buffy non-fiction together), we both have solo Buffy adult novels coming out. Hers, The Evil That Men Do, is a July book, and mine, Sins of the Father, I think is November.
Oh, and SOs to SarahW. Everdawn DeMoriel, Laurence, and I'm sure I missed a bunch of familiar names. Didn't scroll too far.
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- C.Golden says:
(Tue Feb 2 18:43:50 1999 206.119.182.118)
- Chris Beck: hey! How are you? can't wait to see what you're going to do with "Consequences."
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- C.Golden says:
(Tue Feb 2 18:41:58 1999 206.119.182.118)
- Hey everyone! How've you all been? I'm so BUMMED I'm going to miss the PBP. I've been working like a dog, and unable to visit for a while, but I thought I'd come in for a quick hello.
SO to my bodyguard, Little Willow, if she's around.
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- Chris Beck (composer) says:
(Tue Feb 2 18:39:53 1999 207.217.247.119)
Robyn - hi
ThePlayer, minnie - thanks
horizon - thanks, I'm personally very fond of the "Helpless" score (maybe my favorite this season?), and that scene in particular. If they had a Freaky Climax Thing emmy category I'd definitely submit that scene.
DeM - I've heard it. Very funny. Punchline to very similar joke: uhh. can't remember. But something about Ghandi and supercalifragilistic etc. Anyone?
HollyJ - Yes, I did the Zeppo score, and yes, the similarities with BBB were intentional. I guess the frantic spazzy violin has become our "Xander being frantic and spazzy" theme.
Candy Kane - see my answer above - I was indeed going for something special. And thanks.
theSlayee - hehehe on the musician jokes. And, I'm afraid I don't have very neaty taste in music. Well, OK, if John Adams counts...
Fly-by-Nite - please tell my wife that hottie part. Sundance was very cool. "Guinvere" has a very distinctive score that plays a prominent role in the film, and people seem to notice it. I got to answer a couple of questions at the Q&A. Very cool.
Mary Loye - thank Sarah W and fax1 - I had nothing to do with it. OK I guess I wrote it.
Labyrnth - {vip rays your way}
Angelic Sweetie - You're totally wrong. It's the easiest thing in the world. I'm not even kidding. Anybody can do it. Try it: get a keyboard. Get a Buffy video, turn down the sound. Wait until a scene looks creepy. Play any two immediately adjacent notes on your keyboard, on some kind of sustaining sound (strings work good), pretty high up on the keybaord. Voila! Instant creepy music cue. See? If Joey can do it, ...
Sarah W - but it *is* Tuesday.
Everdawn - I just finished "Guinevere" which I'm EXTREMELY! excited about. Very different from Buffy. As always I've got my name in the pile on a few projects... nothing definite coming up, tho. Which is fine... it's tough to do a film and Buffy at the same time.
samantha - Thanks, and I think I should have a CD too. Please start a record company and convince Fox to let you release one before the song CD comes out. OK, that may be a big favor, but I'll buy you sushi.
AngleMan - Thanks for posting that. I actually saw that and was quite pleased. Then again, what does he know? :) (If you're lurking, Alan, that was meant to be amusing)
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- Chris Beck (composer) says:
(Tue Feb 2 18:20:36 1999 207.217.247.119)
Hey Shadowslayer - thanks for the compliment
amika - Thanks. I've worked on a bunch of TV shows of various quality, though I like to think they're all great (recently, Spy Game, FX: The Series, Two) and I'm trying to move into film work (recently: a couple of films that premiered at Sundance). There are currently no plans for a score CD. Though I would place better than even chances on there being one eventually, like 3 to 6 months after the song album is released, which by the way... was just pushed back to the fall.
I think I'll interrupt myself to say that my wife kicks ass. (I'm listening to the final mixes of her Taiwanese album as I type)...
Corvus - OK, I'll let you know when I'm choosing Emmy stuff. They make you pick in May, but if you have anything that airs after you pick, as long as it's before July, you can change your submission. Hey, check this out - I had picked "Bewitched Bothered and Bewildered" last year, which was a week or so before I finished "Becoming Pt. 1" (which of course I eventually made my selection, thankfully)
BuffySummers - see above for soundtrack info or lack thereof. I get all my best ideas from my dog Joey who sings to me in my sleep.
KiND - no kidding. Know Lynda King? David Grossman? Didja know I did three sitcoms for Paramount? (Most recently George & Leo)
samantha - I will be at the PBP. See you in 2000. And I just finished "Bad Girls". About to start "Consequences"... delays delays... looks like another really tight turnaround. (This always happens in February it seems)
Hollyn - re: doing music for "Angel" - I sure hope so. I'd love to do the theme, and it looks like schedule-wise they go into production right after "Buffy" wraps, so I may have time (should Joss & David want me) to do the first bunch of eps. I'm pretty sure I can't to both Buffy & Angel at the same time. I'd end up with less of a life than I have even now...
Sarah W - It's a long story. Turned the score around in 4 days. Well, not that long really. (It was especially tough cuz I used a lot of live percussion, which I normally don't do.)
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- Chris Beck (composer) says:
(Tue Feb 2 18:05:17 1999 207.217.247.119)
the unforgiven, Angle Man my fellow canook, CharlieX, Gabi, Hollyn, Ms. Alucard - thank you.
hi Mabb. hi Pumpkin.
Bruces Mom - For internal use I'm pretty sure the production staff uses the "c" spelling of prophecy.
Rile - I hope to someday personally play in your head. Sounds like a good venue.
Paris_angel - re: bringing back the B/A theme... well, that didn't really count though, did it?
Arymede - Does YTV suck? Well, it must, so I'm in.
Bruce's Mom - nope, that was Walter Murphy, who scored all of season 1. Hey, bit of trivia: Walter was recently featured on VH1's "Where are they now?" (didn't see it, someone told me about it, so I could be wrong about the title or channel) that was all about "Saturday Night Fever". He arranged "A Fifth of Beethoven"... those of us born early enough will remember the disco version of the 5th... (He's probably still making money off that)
Sarah W - Yes I saw Loki. She came to a screening of "Guinevere" and introduced herself afterwards. I think she said she was going to the PBP...
Corvus - there's a series underscore category. My work on "Buffy" falls exclusively into this category. I only get to pick one ep from the whole season.
Aurorastar- yep it was a solo violin. (It was fake tho - painstakingly crafted to sound as much like a real guy as possible - I knew it would just take too long to get a good performance for so much music)
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- Chris Beck (composer) says:
(Tue Feb 2 17:52:28 1999 207.217.247.119)
EverDawn - very good question. Here's my lengthy but not-so-good answer.
In an alternating-composer situation it's obviously desirable to share themes for continuity's sake. But: a) logistically it would be very difficult for composer A and B to learn and keep track of each other's themes (lord knows I have trouble myself, and I'm scoring them all this season); b) we composers are generally feircely competitive types and think we can always do it better than the other guy; c) money money money money any theme I use that's not mine, I gotta give away part or all of my royalties for that particular piece of music.
you can see how c) could be a particularly motivating factor. I try not to let it influence my decisions. This season we've actually re-used one little bit of Sean & Shawn's music from Season 2 where it felt appropriate - when Spike came back at the beginning of Lover's Walk. Since they wrote the original Spike Theme (School Hard) it felt right to use it again. Granted that was only 10 seconds or so, so no big skin of my royalty-collecting back...
Speaking of b).
How many composers does it take to change a light bulb?
Ten. One to change the bulb, nine to say "I coulda done that better".
Dirty Socks - thanks. Are you sure you're not dumb? OK, I'll take the compliment.
LadyJack - see you at the PBP.
Gabi - how about this message... umm... happy birthday?
mudpuppy - thanks
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- Chris Beck (composer) says:
(Tue Feb 2 17:41:39 1999 207.217.247.119)
slayme - thanks, please, babble on, babble on. I'm glad people responded to "The Zeppo". I knew when I first saw it it was a love-it-or-hate-it ep. I'm also glad to see so many people commented on the use of music in the ep... especially considering how grueling an undertaking it was...
Bruce's Mom - hi
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- Chris Beck (composer) says:
(Tue Feb 2 17:36:49 1999 207.217.247.119)
Gabi - OK, what do I do?
Nad, Beldin - thanks & hi
AngelLover - thanks. If you play the B/A theme backwards you get a special message from the First Evil. It was murder fitting FE in my little vocal recording booth. And the smell...
Corvus - the deadline for emmy submissions is mid-May. I haven't really thought about it yet. And Joey's nasal wetness is great thank you.
Sarah W - thanks, and great job on the CBCC site!
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- Chris Beck (composer) says:
(Tue Feb 2 17:28:22 1999 207.217.247.119)
Hey Bronzers, it's been a while.
Scrolling...
SpecialSundance shoutout to Loki (thanks for coming)
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- Erika Amato (Velvet Chain) says:
(Tue Feb 2 12:11:48 1999 207.217.244.15)
- Anais: Hello! Nice to meet you. =)
ACK! I didn't realize what time it was! I've got to run. See ya later!
Erika
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- Erika Amato (Velvet Chain) says:
(Tue Feb 2 12:09:47 1999 207.217.244.15)
- Missi: Thank you!!!!!! That was killing me! I knew that one, and I just couldn't retrieve the data, you know? I could even picture how Jennifer Grey delivered the line, but I was having a complete mental meltdown otherwise. You have relieved me immensely. ;-)
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- Erika Amato (Velvet Chain) says:
(Tue Feb 2 12:07:47 1999 207.217.244.15)
- Hi, TV James!
SarahNicole: Aw, man! I'm so sorry about your car! that's stinky. New sticker=no problem, of course! ;-)
CosmicBob:Oh, and yes we'll have shirts, and I'll try to put an XL aside for you. (No XXL's, sorry.)
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- Erika Amato (Velvet Chain) says:
(Tue Feb 2 12:03:51 1999 207.217.244.15)
- Hi, Missi! I'm OK. Still got a cold, but I'm nursing it. =)
CosmicBob: I'm feeling a little better. I'm sure it'll be gone by the PBP. As Sasheer said to me, "It'll linger just long enough to scare everyone!" LOL
JenniferLynn:Didja see my answers??? Huh??? Didja? ;-)
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- Erika Amato (Velvet Chain) says:
(Tue Feb 2 11:55:09 1999 207.217.244.15)
- Hmmmm....I don't know a lot of them, but here goes:
3.The Blues Brothers
5.Poltergeist
6.War Games
7.Witness???? (Total random guess)
8.Risky Business
11.Top Secret!
13.The Breakfast Club
14.The Elephant Man
16.Top Gun
That's all I can think of off the top of my head.
Hi, everybody!
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