View Full Version : Mr. Trevor Rabin is #1 again
Jacaranda
08-23-2004, 05:52 AM
The box office numbers are in for the weekend, and Excorcist: The Beginning has knocked off Aliens vs. Predator and is number 1 this weekend, which was scored by Trevor. Go Trev! No wonder he likes composing better nowadays, it's like having a "Owner of a Lonely Heart" every few months.
Snooping around, I found this comment on a message board for Mike Oldfield, who s work "Tubular Bells" was that famous piece of music used in the score of the original Excorcist:
Is it just me or are they going to transform the idea of The Exorcist into a generic, "hip" 00's horror flick? Sorry, but I don't like the idea at all. The comment about "footage without any of the bloody violence the backers had wanted" doesn't help matters any. And the official website is bloody annoying. It looks like a trend-following horror FPS game.
And Trevor Rabin wrote the original score? That Trevor Rabin? God help us!
This person must be under the impression the movie was going to be scored with 80's guitar licks. Sigh.
(Which would still rule, of course :))
Congrats Trev!
kmcpro615
08-23-2004, 08:40 AM
The box office numbers are in for the weekend, and Excorcist: The Beginning has knocked off Aliens vs. Predator and is number 1 this weekend, which was scored by Trevor. Go Trev! No wonder he likes composing better nowadays, it's like having a "Owner of a Lonely Heart" every few months.
Snooping around, I found this comment on a message board for Mike Oldfield, who s work "Tubular Bells" was that famous piece of music used in the score of the original Excorcist:
This person must be under the impression the movie was going to be scored with 80's guitar licks. Sigh.
(Which would still rule, of course :))
Congrats Trev!
There's a time to get in and a time to get out of a band like Yes, and there are *always* good reasons for doing so. It appears to me that Trevor used his 14 years in the band quite well and positioned himself nicely. The trick is, once you get an opportunity like that, not to drop the ball. It don't look like that is gonna be happening anytime soon. He probably makes as much money doing one movie, as Yes does for dragging their old man bodies across the world for a year....and he gets to do it at home with his wife and family around him. He and Trevor Horn are both deserving of every Yes fans admiration and respect.
KMCc:)
bondegezou
08-23-2004, 09:34 AM
This person must be under the impression the movie was going to be scored with 80's guitar licks. Sigh.
Mike Oldfield has worked with three Yes members, so he might be quite familiar with Rabin's work. Then again, he may be out of date in his assessment of Rabin's work.
Henry
JaneEyre
08-23-2004, 09:46 AM
He probably makes as much money doing one movie, as Yes does for dragging their old man bodies across the world for a year....and he gets to do it at home with his wife and family around him.
KMCc:)
Bingo.
And I tried giving you good rep for this post, but I still have to spread it around. Sorry, K.
mood for today
08-23-2004, 10:10 AM
Bingo.
And I tried giving you good rep for this post, but I still have to spread it around. Sorry, K.
i'll second jane's bingo kurt.
i have mellowed on my opposition to TR. and you're words (as usual) are part of the reason i have. the "there's a time to get in and out of a band like yes" ring very true. trevor used yes to his advantage and the band used TR to their advantage.
rick said it best that 90125 was entertaining and needed to be that type of music for that time in music. without TR yes would not be alive today. so we do owe him some respect and admiration. but i reserve my right to not like that particular brand of yes music.
oh....and mike oldfield has done what??? lately?
JaneEyre
08-23-2004, 10:58 AM
i'll second jane's bingo kurt.
i have mellowed on my opposition to TR.
Do you have a fever, or are your ears still ringing from the Bah-stin accents at the game? I'm concerned about you.
cinderella
08-23-2004, 11:26 AM
i have mellowed on my opposition to TR.
without TR yes would not be alive today. so we do owe him some respect and admiration.
Yeah, I knew you'd come around, Sweetie. All those times we played Twister in the sand weren't for nothing.
And Trevor Rabin wrote the original score? That Trevor Rabin? God help us!
Yeah I read that post a while ago and was pretty disgusted. But that's what everyone usually says about him. I knew this was going to be great.
Good for him !! I hope he knocks them all on their @sses!
Way to go Trevie!!!!!!!!!!
rabinmovies
08-23-2004, 12:38 PM
Glad to see exorcist at number 1 at the box office. Being from the UK, i got to wait until 29th october before it is screened over here. Can anyone tell me if they've seen the film yet? and what was the score like. This being Trev's first horror flick. Lets hope there will be a full score cd available soon. The last full one was The One. Oh we did get 1 trev track on each of the Bad company and Banger sisters soundtracks.
Well done Trev
cinderella
08-23-2004, 12:43 PM
I want to go but these kind of movies scare me. Maybe I could wear a blindfold and just listen to the music!!! :lmao:
What's cool about this is that on this project, Rabin stands alongside progressive composer/instrumentalist Mike Oldfield, who wrote "Tubular Bells," famous from the original Exorcist.
My interest in the movie is less than zero, but I find it deeply satisfying that Rabin continues to excel as a musician and composer in his non-Yes efforts, while all the "classic" Yes snobs rant and rant ...
JaneEyre
08-23-2004, 01:29 PM
My interest in the movie is less than zero, but I find it deeply satisfying that Rabin continues to excel as a musician and composer in his non-Yes efforts, while all the "classic" Yes snobs rant and rant ...
Couldn't have said it better myself.
mood for today
08-23-2004, 01:38 PM
Couldn't have said it better myself.
yes you could have....it would have been in that wonderful baaaahstin accent
JaneEyre
08-23-2004, 01:53 PM
yes you could have....it would have been in that wonderful baaaahstin accent
Ya, that woulda been WICKED PISSAH!
tardistraveler
08-23-2004, 03:08 PM
I want to go but these kind of movies scare me. Maybe I could wear a blindfold and just listen to the music!!! :lmao:
Just buy the soundtrack!
Jacaranda
08-23-2004, 05:00 PM
Mike Oldfield has worked with three Yes members, so he might be quite familiar with Rabin's work. Then again, he may be out of date in his assessment of Rabin's work.
Henry
Ooops, sorry, I guess my post came off sounding like Oldfield made the comment, but he didn't. I found it on a message board about him but this particular comment was made by a fan posting on the MB.
cinderella
08-23-2004, 05:02 PM
Just buy the soundtrack!
Oh believe me, I intend to. I can't wait to hear Trevor's dark side.
heartofthesunrise
08-23-2004, 09:02 PM
My roomie saw the flick and was thoroughly disgusted, but had I known that Trevor did the score, I would've told her to pay attention to the music. Guess I'll have to check it out for myself.
JaneEyre
08-23-2004, 09:05 PM
My roomie saw the flick and was thoroughly disgusted, but had I known that Trevor did the score, I would've told her to pay attention to the music. Guess I'll have to check it out for myself.
I've watched movies just to hear his music, so you're not alone.
LindaB.
08-23-2004, 09:24 PM
i want nothing to do with the exorcist. i'm embaresed trev wrote the score. anything to do with the devil is pathetic.
L
LindaB, you have an unfortunate member ID for someone who is no fan of The Exorcist ...
Timmo
08-23-2004, 09:51 PM
The review in today's Variety ended with: "Trevor Rabin's music is very loud, and there is rather too much of it."
TIM
Venice, CA
cinderella
08-23-2004, 09:56 PM
The review in today's Variety ended with: "Trevor Rabin's music is very loud, and there is rather too much of it."
TIM
Venice, CA
http://pages.prodigy.net/rogerlori1/emoticons/begood.gif There can never be too much of it!!!!
Loud Trevor's soundtrack may be, but not as loud and hard on the ears as the soundtrack from the first Ex sequel ...
JaneEyre
08-23-2004, 10:13 PM
The review in today's Variety ended with: "Trevor Rabin's music is very loud, and there is rather too much of it."
TIM
Venice, CA
LOL! I think that's funny.
cinderella
08-23-2004, 10:14 PM
I would think for a movie like the Exorcist, the music would have to be shocking, and loud. It's not a love story for cryin' out loud!! I hate critics.
http://pages.prodigy.net/rogerlori1/emoticons/shrug.gif
mattquarterstein
08-24-2004, 02:56 AM
LindaB, you have an unfortunate member ID for someone who is no fan of The Exorcist ...
That's funny!
Jacaranda
08-24-2004, 03:40 AM
The review in today's Variety ended with: "Trevor Rabin's music is very loud, and there is rather too much of it."
TIM
Venice, CA
Glad to see Steve is picking up some extra work outside the tour.*hyuck yuck*
cinderella
08-24-2004, 03:55 AM
Glad to see Steve is picking up some extra work outside the tour.*hyuck yuck*
hee hee hee!
ycantibu
08-24-2004, 08:39 AM
Debil music? I'm there!
LindaB.
08-27-2004, 05:41 PM
LindaB, you have an unfortunate member ID for someone who is no fan of The Exorcist ...
har har har.. Like Linda Blair>???
L
luckeydoug1
10-01-2005, 10:19 PM
I have enjoyed many of his soundtracks the past few years, and never new who Trevor Rabin was. Now that I have become a huge fan of YesWest it all makes sense! Trevor's music is outstanding, whether it be rock or OST. (Now its time to move into classical and give us a symphony or at least an oratorio. If Sir Paul can pull this off, so could Trevor.)
cinderella
10-01-2005, 10:22 PM
In many interviews Trevor mentions he's been writing a symphony for years.
Who knows if he's ever finished it. At least in soundtracks he can show that classical side of him. His father was an orchestra conductor and played the violin and his mother was a violinist also.
I remember this one quote from him I've always loved.
I just wanted to go fishing, but my father was a conductor and violinist. My mother was a piano teacher. My brother was already doing real well playing the violin, so they said, well, he's gotta do it. I wanted to be a lawyer.
luckeydoug1
10-01-2005, 10:31 PM
Thanks for that insight Cindy. I still have so much to learn.
cinderella
10-01-2005, 10:33 PM
Trevor's classically trained. He's been playing the piano since he was 5.
In fact I do believe the guitar is the only instrument on which he didn't have any formal training.
The review in today's Variety ended with: "Trevor Rabin's music is very loud, and there is rather too much of it."
Is this like playing "too many notes," a la one of Mozart's critics? :P I know I'd be interested in hearing Trevor's symphony. Wonder if it'd turn up on NPR some day...?
I understand TR also composed the theme of the TV show E-Ring. Anyone heard this? Will have to pay attention when it comes on.
cinderella
10-04-2005, 12:42 PM
E-Ring airs Wednesday nights on NBC at 8:00.
I see Benjamin Bratt is on the show. He was in the movie Trevor just scored called The Great Raid. Hmmmm wonder if there's any connection there?
Yes2Yes
10-04-2005, 12:50 PM
Cindy, here is a list of his many screen productions.
http://www.soundtrack.net/composers/database/?id=175
cinderella
10-04-2005, 12:58 PM
Thanks Mike. I do have a list of his works somewhere.
He also did Twister but it's not on that list.
He did his first movie soundtrack when he was 19 back in South Africa.
It was called Death Of A Snowman. :D
rabinmovies
10-04-2005, 01:02 PM
Correction cinderella. Mark mancina did the score to Twister but trevor (being Mark's good mate) did play electric guitar on the score, however the last track on the score cd, Eddie van halen plays the guitar. Such a brilliant score. Mancina also played keyboards on Trevor's cant look away tour.
cinderella
10-04-2005, 01:05 PM
Oh I see that Jerry Bruckheimer is one of the executive producers.
Well that explains why Trevor is scoring the show. He loves Trev!
Uh-oh I see it's setting is the Pentagon. Not far from me. Wonder if they film any scenes there. Wonder if Trevor might come check it out!!!
Sorry I'm fantasizing again.
E-RING
NBC
Jerry Bruckheimer Prods. in association with Warner Bros. TV
Credits:
Executive producers: Jerry Bruckheimer, David McKenna, Taylor Hackford, Jonathan Littman, Ken Biller
Producers: Ken Robinson, Andy Given
Associate producer: James L. Thompson III
Director: Taylor Hackford
Teleplay: David McKenna, Ken Robinson
Director of photography: Thomas Yatsko
Production designer: Aaron Osborne
Costume designer: Magali Guidasci
Editor: Paul Hirsch
Music: Trevor Morris, Trevor Rabin
Sound mixer: Pud Cusack
Casting: Deb Manwiller, Rick Pagano
Cast:
Major Jim "J.T." Tisnewski: Benjamin Bratt
Col. Bob McNulty: Dennis Hopper
Leonor Varela: Cat Rodriguez
Samantha Liston: Kelly Rutherford
Jocelyn Pierce: Aunjanue Ellis
cinderella
10-04-2005, 01:07 PM
Correction cinderella. Mark mancina did the score to Twister but trevor (being Mark's good mate) did play electric guitar on the score
Oh okay.
I'm just going by what the list on Trevor's (now non-existent) website said.
He did have Twister listed in his credits.
steelyDan
10-04-2005, 01:40 PM
Trevor's classically trained. He's been playing the piano since he was 5.
In fact I do believe the guitar is the only instrument on which he didn't have any formal training.
Cindy ,
Indeed, Trevor 's first instrument was the piano, at a very early age.
With regard to the guitar , he was an autodidact . Later he declared that it helped him absorb a diversity of styles.
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