Comments on: Exit Music (For a Film): “The Last Temptation of Christ” http://popdose.com/exit-music-for-a-film-the-last-temptation-of-christ/ your daily dose of pop culture Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:23:09 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Ben W http://popdose.com/exit-music-for-a-film-the-last-temptation-of-christ/comment-page-1/#comment-40957 Ben W Wed, 08 Apr 2009 22:23:20 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=15835#comment-40957 Truly a great film. One of my favorites actually. I remember seeing it with my parents when I was fairly young (early teens) and being surprised at how well I "understood" the film, but did not understand the controversy. Great post Zack. Truly a great film. One of my favorites actually. I remember seeing it with my parents when I was fairly young (early teens) and being surprised at how well I “understood” the film, but did not understand the controversy. Great post Zack.

]]> By: Ben W http://popdose.com/exit-music-for-a-film-the-last-temptation-of-christ/comment-page-1/#comment-27598 Ben W Wed, 08 Apr 2009 21:23:20 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=15835#comment-27598 Truly a great film. One of my favorites actually. I remember seeing it with my parents when I was fairly young (early teens) and being surprised at how well I "understood" the film, but did not understand the controversy. Great post Zack. Truly a great film. One of my favorites actually. I remember seeing it with my parents when I was fairly young (early teens) and being surprised at how well I “understood” the film, but did not understand the controversy. Great post Zack.

]]> By: Lance Berry http://popdose.com/exit-music-for-a-film-the-last-temptation-of-christ/comment-page-1/#comment-27558 Lance Berry Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:12:22 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=15835#comment-27558 And it wouldn't be until 1994 that Graeme Revell "borrowed"(cough, cough!) some of Gabriel's motifs for his soundtrack to "The Crow"... And it wouldn't be until 1994 that Graeme Revell “borrowed”(cough, cough!) some of Gabriel's motifs for his soundtrack to “The Crow”…

]]> By: Zack http://popdose.com/exit-music-for-a-film-the-last-temptation-of-christ/comment-page-1/#comment-27550 Zack Tue, 07 Apr 2009 21:59:39 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=15835#comment-27550 The whole song is embedded in the top part of the post. Along with "Bread and Wine" the pair packs a terrific one-two punch. The whole song is embedded in the top part of the post. Along with “Bread and Wine” the pair packs a terrific one-two punch.

]]> By: arensb http://popdose.com/exit-music-for-a-film-the-last-temptation-of-christ/comment-page-1/#comment-27548 arensb Tue, 07 Apr 2009 21:21:26 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=15835#comment-27548 My favorite track on this album is "It Is Accomplished". You can hear the beginning of it at the end of the DailyMotion video.<br><br>What I've always found interesting about it is the way the piano plays the same four--note motif over and over, while the drums, free of having to provide rhythm, are all over the place. Kind of an exchange of those instruments' traditional roles. My favorite track on this album is “It Is Accomplished”. You can hear the beginning of it at the end of the DailyMotion video.

What I've always found interesting about it is the way the piano plays the same four–note motif over and over, while the drums, free of having to provide rhythm, are all over the place. Kind of an exchange of those instruments' traditional roles.

]]> By: Arend Anton http://popdose.com/exit-music-for-a-film-the-last-temptation-of-christ/comment-page-1/#comment-27547 Arend Anton Tue, 07 Apr 2009 21:19:46 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=15835#comment-27547 No, mine has nothing to do with Easter. No, mine has nothing to do with Easter.

]]> By: Jack Feerick http://popdose.com/exit-music-for-a-film-the-last-temptation-of-christ/comment-page-1/#comment-27545 Jack Feerick Tue, 07 Apr 2009 21:00:21 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=15835#comment-27545 Not so coincidentally, no? I mean, given where we are on the calendar? Not so coincidentally, no? I mean, given where we are on the calendar?

]]> By: Zack http://popdose.com/exit-music-for-a-film-the-last-temptation-of-christ/comment-page-1/#comment-27542 Zack Tue, 07 Apr 2009 20:22:48 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=15835#comment-27542 Uptdate: Now with more badly dubbed video! Uptdate: Now with more badly dubbed video!

]]> By: Jack Feerick http://popdose.com/exit-music-for-a-film-the-last-temptation-of-christ/comment-page-1/#comment-27541 Jack Feerick Tue, 07 Apr 2009 20:14:12 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=15835#comment-27541 I wasn't surprised by the horrified reaction to <i>Last Temptation,</i> but it was a disappointment nonetheless. I thought it was a hugely reverent film, and very moving.<br><br>There's something so self-defeating about trying to put limits around our concept of God—particularly around Jesus; fully human and fully divine, encompassing everything—there's nothing in our experience, nothing we can imagine, that could possibly be alien to Him. I wasn't surprised by the horrified reaction to Last Temptation, but it was a disappointment nonetheless. I thought it was a hugely reverent film, and very moving.

There's something so self-defeating about trying to put limits around our concept of God—particularly around Jesus; fully human and fully divine, encompassing everything—there's nothing in our experience, nothing we can imagine, that could possibly be alien to Him.

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