Post by The Joker on Jul 12, 2007 14:33:24 GMT -4
Watching RGB made me realise what difference good incidental music can make to a show. RGB featured a wide range of tracks, ranging from slow, atmospheric tunes to the delightfully corny stylings of Tahiti. We've had threads on favourite episodes and characters, so, let's do music...
1) Standard Creepy Theme: the music heard in most episodes, usually signifying weird supernatural things going on:
- heard right at the start of Ragnarok and Roll, The Collect Call of Cthulhu, and when we first cut to the subway in Knock, Knock
2) Standard Creepy Theme #2: synth-based theme often used in similar situations to 1), such as:
- near the end of Janine Melnitz, Ghostbuster, when Janine is looking for Proteus in the eerie (sp?)
- in Lights, Camera, Haunting, just after the guys are captured by Artie Grendel, and we see the three evil ghosts illuminated by the lights
3) Flashback Theme: medieval-style theme commonly heard in flashback scenes:
- in The Thing in Mrs Faversham's Attic
- in The Headless Motorcyclist
- when Cindy tries to talk to Jeremy in Ragnarok and Roll
4) 'Glittery' Theme: difficult to describe, but heard:
- in the opening shot of You Can't Take It With You
- while the guys are chasing the keystone ghost in Bustman's Holiday
- when the Watt-possessed Peter enters the basement and goes to shut down the Containment Unit in Mrs Rogers' Neighborhood
5) Mortal Peril Theme: often used in scenes when there's at least a 95% chance of the GBs getting killed:
- in Egon's Ghost, when the guys are fleeing Tolay's goons near the end
- in Who Are You Calling Two-Dimensional? when Walt Fleishman and the GBs are escaping from Winchester Wolf at the end
- in You Can't Take It With You when the helicopter is out of control
Well, sadly I had to narrow it down to five...
1) Standard Creepy Theme: the music heard in most episodes, usually signifying weird supernatural things going on:
- heard right at the start of Ragnarok and Roll, The Collect Call of Cthulhu, and when we first cut to the subway in Knock, Knock
2) Standard Creepy Theme #2: synth-based theme often used in similar situations to 1), such as:
- near the end of Janine Melnitz, Ghostbuster, when Janine is looking for Proteus in the eerie (sp?)
- in Lights, Camera, Haunting, just after the guys are captured by Artie Grendel, and we see the three evil ghosts illuminated by the lights
3) Flashback Theme: medieval-style theme commonly heard in flashback scenes:
- in The Thing in Mrs Faversham's Attic
- in The Headless Motorcyclist
- when Cindy tries to talk to Jeremy in Ragnarok and Roll
4) 'Glittery' Theme: difficult to describe, but heard:
- in the opening shot of You Can't Take It With You
- while the guys are chasing the keystone ghost in Bustman's Holiday
- when the Watt-possessed Peter enters the basement and goes to shut down the Containment Unit in Mrs Rogers' Neighborhood
5) Mortal Peril Theme: often used in scenes when there's at least a 95% chance of the GBs getting killed:
- in Egon's Ghost, when the guys are fleeing Tolay's goons near the end
- in Who Are You Calling Two-Dimensional? when Walt Fleishman and the GBs are escaping from Winchester Wolf at the end
- in You Can't Take It With You when the helicopter is out of control
Well, sadly I had to narrow it down to five...