Posted on 10/14/2005 6:40:47 AM PDT by paudio
The spiritual character of "Narnia" is being reinforced with the debut on the charts last week of a Christian pop album of music inspired by the film. But prospects for a previously announced secular soundtrack now seem cloudy, executives involved in the process say. Disney executives say that at the very least the CD will be delayed beyond its planned Oct. 25 release.
Mitchell Leib, president of music for Disney's Buena Vista film unit, said he still expected to assemble and release a secular soundtrack before the film's Dec. 9 opening. But he cited production snags. He said he was still awaiting a recording by the rock band Evanescence that is intended as the film's closing song. He added that planning had also been complicated by last-minute decisions about how music will be used in the complex, special-effects-laden film.
The Christian-oriented album's status as the only "Narnia" musical project in the marketplace, for now at least, could upset the studio's plan to balance two audiences. "If they go ahead and release only the one soundtrack, I think they're risking being identified as turning toward a blatantly religious company, which does turn some people away," said Chris Ahrens, founding editor of Risen, a San Diego-based lifestyle magazine that explores the spiritual beliefs of entertainment figures. On the other hand, Mr. Ahrens said, if the music strikes a chord in the Christian market, "I think that's huge for Disney in terms of the movie audience." He added, "It seems like a huge gamble."
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(Denny Crane: "I like nature. Don't talk to me about the environment".)
Bump.
It would be even worse if some of the adults read that CS Lewis was "Merely a Christian"...as he stated in "Mere Christianity"
Narnia ping.
I do not call a CD loaded up with a buch of pop songs that are not even in the movie to be a 'soundtrack'. A soundtrack is a CD of the music that is IN the movie, not music 'inspired by' the movie before the movie is even done.
I do not call a CD loaded up with a buch of pop songs that are not even in the movie to be a 'soundtrack'. A soundtrack is a CD of the music that is IN the movie, not music 'inspired by' the movie before the movie is even done.
I saw the preview of Narnia in a theatre last week--it certainly looks to be a visual treat, althrough the beginning was a bit jarring. In the books, the professor was no sort of grumpy tyrant would wouldn't let children play--Mrs. McReady was not a Wicked Stepmother.
These studio execs amaze me. Why don't they excise the passage from "Luke" from "Charlie Brown's Christmas Special"? Sheeeeesh.
SNORT.
You can say that again ;~D
Whatever. Sure, it will turn away Frank Rich and some other liberals. They would have avoided it anyway because it's not full of drugs and perversion. On the other hand, it will draw millions of others. Look, of course, at the Passion. Another example would be the $20+ million that cartoon Jonah the Veggie Tales movie brought in with no marketing whatsoever. Narnia is going to be a huge hit, even more so if every pastor tells their flock to see it, as happend with the Passion.
I'd be turned away because it isn't the soundtrack. It's just songs inspired by the story.
It's like packaging some Led Zeppelin songs that mention middle earth, and calling it a Lord of The Rings soundtrack.
Not sure why it's even being considered a soundtrack. The real soundtrack has been delayed and is still being completed.... meanwhile, there's another album out capitalizing on the demand for Narnia stuff. End of story.
I don't see rock music complementing the fantastical spirit of Narnia. It'd be like playing bagpipes in the credits of a Zorro movie. That Enya track at the end of the LOTR movies didn't seem to work for me, either.
Right. That really hurt "Passion of the Christ" at the box office.
Chris Ahrens, founding editor of Risen, a San Diego-based lifestyle magazine that explores the spiritual beliefs of entertainment figures.
Holy cow! Literally.
That’s like creating a magazine that explores the great orchestral masterpieces composed by butterscotch pudding.
In the books, the professor was no sort of grumpy tyrant would wouldn't let children play--Mrs. McReady was not a Wicked Stepmother.
how long has it been since you read the books?
Who is doing the soundtrack?
Anyone realised yet that there will be controversy around the later episodes as the Calormenian Tash worshipers are thinly disguised muslims?
FWIW I hope the TLTWATW is not too overtly Christian. One of the beauties of the books is that the analogy is there for anyone who wants to see it but anyone can enjoy its emotional power on its own terms.
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