tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893181641000652114.post1558944055117978231..comments2023-10-24T10:13:54.598-05:00Comments on Bravo New World: An Open Letter to Win Butler, Régine Chassagne and Owen PallettAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18044343185462620856noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893181641000652114.post-26917510716615564782011-02-26T12:46:01.762-06:002011-02-26T12:46:01.762-06:009/11. You know who DID know about it before it we...9/11. You know who DID know about it before it went down? San Francisco mayor Willie Brown. The people who placed the orders for the American Airlines put options knew. The Project for a New American Century obviously had some inclination. Two workers for Odigo, an instant messaging service, received warnings two hours before the attack. Some Pentagon brass were warned and canceled Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18044343185462620856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893181641000652114.post-75422659839880719482011-02-26T12:45:33.129-06:002011-02-26T12:45:33.129-06:00Welcome back, my anonymous friend - and apparently...Welcome back, my anonymous friend - and apparently this may be goodbye, as well. So be it. I'd like to start by expressing gratitude for all the nice things you've said. Thank you.<br /><br />I may not address all points. It is not my intention to disappoint. Quite honestly, I'm done arguing my position on the plagiarism issue. I've stated and restated my argument and Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18044343185462620856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893181641000652114.post-56692338797437047182011-02-25T17:27:19.746-06:002011-02-25T17:27:19.746-06:00Oh, Bravo. Bravo, Bravo, Bravo.
Bravo. WHY did I ...Oh, Bravo. Bravo, Bravo, Bravo.<br /><br />Bravo. WHY did I come back to this blog? WHY did I even bother? I think I might be a masochist, because that's the only explanation I can think of at the moment. That, and as a studier of the mind, I find yours particularly fascinating.<br /><br />Also, it turns out that reviewing my evolutionary chart, I discovered that the two subspecies of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893181641000652114.post-39289764573587786022011-02-23T10:51:37.421-06:002011-02-23T10:51:37.421-06:00By the way, Anonymous, are you willing to post usi...By the way, Anonymous, are you willing to post using your actual identity and call these United States Military Officers for 9/11 Truth idiots?<br /><br />http://www.militaryofficersfor911truth.org/#Razer<br /><br />If this is truly your opinion, I challenge you to do so.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18044343185462620856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893181641000652114.post-11720698508862567622011-02-23T10:33:06.845-06:002011-02-23T10:33:06.845-06:00I should check my HTML before posting, eh?
Raison...I should check my HTML before posting, eh?<br /><br /><a href="http://www.reverbnation.com/play_now/song_2417263" rel="nofollow">Raison D'etre</a><br /><br />This is a song I wrote about why I do music. I'm guessing the French Canadian Arcade Fire kids will know what the title means.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18044343185462620856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893181641000652114.post-67721558175164984172011-02-23T10:27:54.915-06:002011-02-23T10:27:54.915-06:00These are very strong words for someone without th...These are very strong words for someone without the balls to post their name. God forbid we have an open and honest conversation about this. Also, you're very condescending and attacking. Why don't you love yourself, brother? : )<br /><br />I promise you I would admit I was wrong if I truly thought I was. I've seen that part of the movie twice now and remain convinced. Whatcha Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18044343185462620856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893181641000652114.post-31045522132531513402011-02-22T21:17:05.271-06:002011-02-22T21:17:05.271-06:00You just can't admit you're wrong, can you...You just can't admit you're wrong, can you? Ever heard a cover of a song that didn't sound exactly like the original? There's such a thing as making it your own: adding in effects, changing arrangement, and generally adding in your own things. This is NOT plagiarism, musically or otherwise. Plagiarism would be taking the idea pretty much wholesale, and making a minimal altering toAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893181641000652114.post-53616991894362412522011-02-21T10:05:30.899-06:002011-02-21T10:05:30.899-06:00Tim JG, I honestly searched quite a while to find ...Tim JG, I honestly searched quite a while to find a clip from the movie with the theme in question. Regrettably, I wasn't successful. <br /><br />[SPOILER ALERT] If you rent the movie, it plays in the scene where Cameron Diaz's character is shot. It's toward the end, although I know there's a scene earlier in the flick where it first plays - I just can't recall which scene.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18044343185462620856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893181641000652114.post-86092334138173033692011-02-20T22:30:59.462-06:002011-02-20T22:30:59.462-06:00I just Stumbled Upon this post but as someone who ...I just Stumbled Upon this post but as someone who loves Arcade Fire (and really, who doesn't?), this surprises and disappoints me. <br /><br />Can you provide a link to the portion of The Box in question? I'd wanna hear this for myself. If it really is just about identical then yes, we've got a plagiarism problem. If it's just identical chord structure, however, then that's a Tim JGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893181641000652114.post-22896866932484066802011-02-17T10:15:29.606-06:002011-02-17T10:15:29.606-06:00Have you SEEN the movie? I'm not talking abou...Have you SEEN the movie? I'm not talking about them having some song on the radio in the background. I'm not talking about the use of a popular song to augment a sequence in the film. I'm not talking about a sound TRACK. I'm talking about an "original" film SCORE. The piece to which I'm referring isn't Giacchino's piece EXACTLY. It's like one of theAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18044343185462620856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893181641000652114.post-49771742967137666262011-02-16T20:53:44.493-06:002011-02-16T20:53:44.493-06:00It IS possible, you know, that Richard Kelly used ...It IS possible, you know, that Richard Kelly used that on purpose. As in, he directly took the LOST theme and used it deliberately. If Butler, Chassange, and Pallett took it and claimed it was their own, then it would be different. An original score doesn't have to be ALL original, you know. You can use other songs in it/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893181641000652114.post-86495519818182377622010-10-05T10:00:33.586-05:002010-10-05T10:00:33.586-05:00http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvf8dX11H8s
it rea...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvf8dX11H8s<br /><br />it really is quite different... it's a film score, don't they all sound vaguely similar but when you listen closer, it becomes apparent they are different? <br /><br />JanaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893181641000652114.post-10893658101427100472010-09-18T23:24:35.613-05:002010-09-18T23:24:35.613-05:00Well Giacchino is guilty of one of the most blatan...Well Giacchino is guilty of one of the most blatant examples of plagiarism in recent history. The theme from UP <br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93jxkqG0gWc<br /><br />compared to this tune by Alberto Iglesias<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0DmANsHQZs<br /><br />Can you post examples of the Box example? I'm curious because I love Arcade Fire. Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893181641000652114.post-37649937491241637012010-08-27T17:41:45.181-05:002010-08-27T17:41:45.181-05:00Dude, it's a simple motif. There's not mu...Dude, it's a simple motif. There's not much there to create confusion. It goes beyond a similar sound, it's a straight up nearly identical progression. Period. I sat down at a piano and worked it out myself to make sure I wasn't off base.<br /><br />Maybe you should try the same.<br /><br />Sounds to me like you're another Arcade Fire fan sticking up for their heroes. I Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18044343185462620856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893181641000652114.post-29091650762230952112010-08-19T15:24:21.863-05:002010-08-19T15:24:21.863-05:00sorry guy, they are completely different. a simila...sorry guy, they are completely different. a similar sound, yes, but nothing more than that. there is no theft, as a composer you may need to get your ears checked.jimmynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893181641000652114.post-78701411378243433622010-08-10T11:53:45.741-05:002010-08-10T11:53:45.741-05:00(Spoiler alert for those who haven't seen The ...(Spoiler alert for those who haven't seen The Box!) In the interest of helping you in your investigation, the music to which I'm referring is playing during the scene when Cameron Diaz's character is shot dead by her husband toward the end.<br /><br />The "Life and Death" theme often made appearances in LOST without the melody; only the left hand chords were played - exactlyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18044343185462620856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893181641000652114.post-56208904281956024402010-08-10T11:12:43.529-05:002010-08-10T11:12:43.529-05:00Yeah I get your point.
But you being a Lost fan, ...Yeah I get your point.<br /><br />But you being a Lost fan, and me being an Arcade Fire fan, differences in opinion are bound to be, haha.<br /><br />I believe it is a case of coincidence here. I doubt they built the soundtrack based on Lost's.<br /><br />But hey, who knows. Interesting enough to allow myself some investigation, I'll get back to you about it!RLhttp://rlacorne.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893181641000652114.post-73291714570508248452010-08-10T09:52:24.159-05:002010-08-10T09:52:24.159-05:00And you don't need to post anonymously, Worksh...And you don't need to post anonymously, Workshop. I'm a peaceful guy. I'm not flying over to the UK to confront you personally or anything.<br /><br />Take some pride in your opinion. Stand up for what you believe and put your name to it.<br /><br />Otherwise, you're just a troll.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18044343185462620856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893181641000652114.post-87153980473032833132010-08-10T09:50:26.939-05:002010-08-10T09:50:26.939-05:00I've heard Film and TV Sound-alikes in music l...I've heard Film and TV Sound-alikes in music libraries that are further removed from the original.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18044343185462620856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893181641000652114.post-60600362840244433052010-08-10T09:47:31.116-05:002010-08-10T09:47:31.116-05:00You're right. I AM a pissed off LOST fan boy ...You're right. I AM a pissed off LOST fan boy - and proud of it. <br /><br />But I'm not JUST a pissed off LOST fan boy.<br /><br />I'm an ardent fan of Michael Giacchino. I'm a composer myself, and I there are codes about this sort of thing (not to mention laws).<br /><br />And there's a little something called PRIDE IN ONE'S WORK - something I wish these three would Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18044343185462620856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893181641000652114.post-43775712896237516502010-08-10T09:40:23.215-05:002010-08-10T09:40:23.215-05:00You just sound like a pissed off Lost fanboy. Grow...You just sound like a pissed off Lost fanboy. Grow up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893181641000652114.post-88419803254447745002010-08-10T09:33:49.816-05:002010-08-10T09:33:49.816-05:00I guess this makes you a Plagiarist Apologist, huh...I guess this makes you a Plagiarist Apologist, huh? <br /><br />I understand there are only 12 notes in western music and if you're going to stay within a key you're really limited to around 8. Obviously, chord progressions are going to get repeated. Living in Kansas, I hear it all the time; there hasn't been a NEW country song written in 30 years. <br /><br />That said, there'Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18044343185462620856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893181641000652114.post-33326314885024952332010-08-10T01:53:13.372-05:002010-08-10T01:53:13.372-05:00You know you can hear the ode to joy theme in many...You know you can hear the ode to joy theme in many a composition?<br /><br />Mozart used it.<br /><br />Plenty of other too.<br /><br />After all, when it comes to music, you are limited, and I would bet that most possible chord progressions have been used already.<br /><br />Win Buttler and Régine chassagne are the co-leaders of the band "Arcade Fire", Owen Pallett goes by the stage RLnoreply@blogger.com