Pet Shop Boys to score Eisenstein's Potemkin

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06-30-04 | 11:40 AM

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Pet Shop Boys to score Eisenstein's Potemkin

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The Pet Shop Boys have written a soundtrack to Sergei Eisenstein's film Battleship Potemkin, which they will perform live in Trafalgar Square on September 12. Here Pet Shop Boy Neil Tennant explains why

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06-30-04 | 12:27 PM

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Sounds awsome. When Criterion's Eisenstein: The Silent Films finnally happens I hope they get this score as an option.

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06-30-04 | 03:37 PM

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This sounds very interesting. I'd love to hear it.

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06-30-04 | 03:46 PM

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Wow, three things I never expected to see in a sentence: Pet Shop Boys, Battleship Potemkin, and Trafalgar Square.

Regardless, silent films with live music accompaniment are always worthwhile.

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06-30-04 | 03:57 PM

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Originally posted by sundog
Wow, three things I never expected to see in a sentence: Pet Shop Boys, Battleship Potemkin, and Trafalgar Square.

Homer: I wouldn't have thought so either, but here we are.

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06-30-04 | 05:19 PM

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It makes sense. I hear that Eisenstein was a big fan of the band.

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06-30-04 | 09:06 PM

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06-30-04 | 10:12 PM

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Silent films go well with music...

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06-30-04 | 11:08 PM

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Nice news!

I wish more contemporary musicians would be adventurous like this. I've enjoyed the Phillip Glass scores (Dracula, Beauty & The Beast), Einhorn's Passion of Joan of Arc and even liked Morodor's Metropolis score.

Now if we could get Tangerine Dream back into the scoring business.....