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Post by Moorkey on Jul 5, 2005 16:58:39 GMT
Why have Hollywood given the, may I add suitably decent looking, tripods in the new movie AIR HORNS!!??
Is this because they scan-red the book in five minutes, conveniently missing the parts describing hooting sounds, the bellows that sound similar to 'aloo aloo', or the pathetic 'ulaa' from the dying occupants.
Or is it just some brainless, sorely-lacking-in-the-imagination department waster saying 'I don't care. I got paid for it, it sounds kind of ok so we will leave it.'
OK. Rant over. Anyone agree?
Please feel free to tear my head off, or even rally behind my banner.
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Post by Poyks on Jul 5, 2005 17:04:38 GMT
I thought the tripod sound was simply awesome, fantastic, brilliant. It gave those monsterous machines an even bigger feeling of power and chilled me to the bone. I love the novel, but someone used imagination and ingenuity to come up with that sound.
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Post by Spirit of Man on Jul 5, 2005 17:07:24 GMT
I also thought it sounded good, since its very distinctive, once you've heard it for the first time, then any time after that you know u've jus gotta run for ya life.
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Post by Zoë on Jul 5, 2005 17:12:42 GMT
yeh I really like the sound aswell. I seriously never even imagined it would sound like that. Also if any one did hear that it doesnt even have to come from a tripod but it still sounds scary.
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Post by RustiSwordz on Jul 5, 2005 17:15:12 GMT
me too, the sound was awesome, a kind of 'troll get the hell lost' kind of sound...  |
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Post by jeffwaynefan on Jul 5, 2005 17:16:02 GMT
The 'hoot' sound comes from the actual Martians itself and not the machine. Though H.G desribes the calling of the Fighting Machines as 'ULLA' and 'ALOO', this would appear to be the best way to described something which in a way is undiscribable, if you catch my drift. The machines call would be very similar to how the machines call in Spielbergs film, so my hats off to Spielberg for this as he created for the first time in WOTW history a mechanical calling sound of a mechanical monster.
Sorry Jeff, you've been pushed into second place.
Though Spielbergs machine call has not got the defined 'ULLA' call in a way you can hear those letters, it has the same charactor and you spot it straight away as this mechanical wailing 'ULLA' low tone.
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Post by Poyks on Jul 5, 2005 17:16:45 GMT
me too, the sound was awesome, a kind of 'troll get the hell lost' kind of sound... Hehe!!!  |
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Post by Lensman on Jul 5, 2005 17:17:19 GMT
Thank you! An "air horn" is bang on the mark. I've described them elsewhere as a "foghorn" but that's not quite right. The air horn blasts were very effective in underscoring the power and menace of the Tripods. I agree that they were nothing like the undulating sounds that "aloo" and "ulla" suggest to me.
Several have noted the similarity of the sound to a note the mothership made in the "musical conversation" sequence in "Close Encounters". It might also be interesting to compare the sound to the menacing semi truck's air horn in Spielberg's "Duel".
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Post by jeffwaynefan on Jul 5, 2005 17:22:24 GMT
Several have noted the similarity of the sound to a note the mothership made in the "musical conversation" sequence in "Close Encounters". It might also be interesting to compare the sound to the menacing semi truck's air horn in Spielberg's "Duel". Thats because it was created using the same instruments, bass and french horn. One of Spielbergs many 'trademarks'. |
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Post by Poyks on Jul 5, 2005 17:23:16 GMT
Following on what H_C was saying, "Ulla" is more of an onomatopoeia that a direct said word.
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Post by miketrak on Jul 5, 2005 18:03:52 GMT
Thought it sounded really good, shook the cinema I was in! A real terrifying sound! (Much less bass and it could be a train!) lol!!  |
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Post by EvilNerfherder on Jul 5, 2005 19:31:03 GMT
Poor Foley work?  ''Get the f*ck outta here!'' Sorry, couldn't resist it. |
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Post by Poyks on Jul 5, 2005 20:40:45 GMT
LMAO!! Bitchin!! |
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Post by jeffwaynefan on Jul 5, 2005 21:30:08 GMT
"onomatopoeia"
Im sure I saw this word on a poster in a doctors reception room, with the words "Have You Got" and ",Then See A Doctor" ;D
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Post by DareDevil on Jul 5, 2005 21:47:13 GMT
I found the tripod sound awesome. They had the volume on pretty loud in the theater. And when the first tripod emerged, that sound was just...chilling  |
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Post by Poyks on Jul 5, 2005 21:49:33 GMT
"onomatopoeia" Im sure I saw this word on a poster in a doctors reception room, with the words "Have You Got" and ",Then See A Doctor" ;D Yep, the doc gave me a suppository for it, and for what good it did me I might as well have stuck it.........you know the rest!! ;D |
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Post by Moorkey on Jul 25, 2005 0:04:56 GMT
I like what you did there. Foley, Axel Foley, Foley. Very funny! |
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Post by RustiSwordz on Jul 25, 2005 6:12:14 GMT
yeah Axel Foley's work was always poor.
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Post by Tripod on Jul 25, 2005 13:04:37 GMT
I thought the tripod sound was simply awesome, fantastic, brilliant. It gave those monsterous machines an even bigger feeling of power and chilled me to the bone. I love the novel, but someone used imagination and ingenuity to come up with that sound. I'm with stupid. Tripod |
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Post by the Donal on Jul 25, 2005 19:18:31 GMT
Lots of laffffs here- nice shot with Beverly Hills Cop, Cuz!
I love the sound of the tripods in this film- the only fault with this is when the aliens enter the cellar- they leave at a call of the 'horn'- almost like the horn to start work again! Maybe they punched in on the way back into the cockpit!
But ULLA and ALLOo- these are massively open to interpretation- as they are an observer's closest interpretation of an alien war or feeding call. Yes, the Jeff Wayne LP spells it out to the letter- very well I might add, but the call on the Paramount movie does kind of sound like an ALLOOOO. One to turn the sub up on your sound system for when it comes out on DVD. Also there are 3 notes there- the first booming tone, the second higher tone and on the decay of that a rising tone. Interesting. I wonder what the hand signals are for those!
Yes- horns and trombone featured in the bass notes of the 'conversation' in Close Encounters- also the flute was quite prominent. A little odd for a big Wurlitzer and an extra terrestrial craft? Oh well- it still sounds great!
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