tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post7307012108383392912..comments2024-03-28T14:22:54.579+00:00Comments on Coronation Street Blog: Incidental music on Coronation Street - Yay or Nay?Glenda Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03366238040782331941noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-56841093694795334242023-08-11T22:57:26.171+01:002023-08-11T22:57:26.171+01:00Awful incidental music on Corrie... it's makin...Awful incidental music on Corrie... it's making dialogue as background to it... Dreadful idea... Please remove immediately... you're spoiling an institution...if it continues then I'll launch a petition against it... Please...take it out...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-15111325402405612682023-02-10T02:56:37.810+00:002023-02-10T02:56:37.810+00:00It’s annoying and sometimes very inappropriate!It’s annoying and sometimes very inappropriate!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-46741722905427595162017-01-17T07:27:39.715+00:002017-01-17T07:27:39.715+00:00NO NO NO NO ! in the pub yes , the occaisonal time...NO NO NO NO ! in the pub yes , the occaisonal time but not in every scene ! it is not necessary . It just doesn't fit Corrie ! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-25014437354749474172016-12-30T08:23:51.576+00:002016-12-30T08:23:51.576+00:00I agree, the lowlife character has become an annua...I agree, the lowlife character has become an annual event like the annual murder, fire, crash, will-they-won't-they wedding... Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-61582154127910090032016-12-29T10:23:54.804+00:002016-12-29T10:23:54.804+00:00Realism? Must be great to live in your world, Joe,...Realism? Must be great to live in your world, Joe, where, at moments of high tension or emotion, an orchestra starts to play soaring string melodies. No? Actually, now this has got me thinking of the comical possibilities of this being a real thing. Can you imagine how awkward it would be, with every shred of one's emotion suddenly announced polyphonically to the whole world in full WagnerianCobblestonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01636002429906543635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-50841977821317709392016-12-28T10:17:45.361+00:002016-12-28T10:17:45.361+00:00another homeless/thief/lowlief girl turns up in co...another homeless/thief/lowlief girl turns up in corrie probably ends up as David's girlfriend and becomes the pillar of the community,just like Beccky, Kylie,Gemmer ,same old same old ,changing people's personality (andy)for a few episodes just to fit the story line.i could go on so i never even heard the music its the least of whats wrong with corrie these days ritaducknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-80317741436972494062016-12-28T09:17:45.322+00:002016-12-28T09:17:45.322+00:00I don't mind music that's on in the backgr...I don't mind music that's on in the background of a scene - clever choices add a little texture. What I completely and utterly dislike is the use of music across scenes to force emotion or set scebes as was used on Christmas day and on the last "explosive" episode. It's tacky, unrealistic and 100% not Corrie. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-6742475656432768142016-12-28T01:45:31.643+00:002016-12-28T01:45:31.643+00:00Well, Tyler, would it surprise you that Kate Oates...Well, Tyler, would it surprise you that Kate Oates was previously the producer at Emmerdale? You seem to like it a lot better now, which means you like it better since she left. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-61536849894509547322016-12-28T01:03:36.170+00:002016-12-28T01:03:36.170+00:00I think it makes the show a lot less realistic.I think it makes the show a lot less realistic.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16918291506192837601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-8284253001034114402016-12-28T00:22:07.355+00:002016-12-28T00:22:07.355+00:00Deffo not. Deffo not. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-81830073058351829782016-12-27T20:57:54.807+00:002016-12-27T20:57:54.807+00:00While I appreciate the enhancements, particularly ...While I appreciate the enhancements, particularly camera and set usage, brought in by the new show runner, I'm very hesitant to accept soaring background music that is present in many scenes with different characters in the same episode, sometimes not even intended for all the scenes it's played over. It's not subtle, but builds to a crescendo. (I also notice radio music in maggie mugginsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-12861764369805576772016-12-27T18:29:29.774+00:002016-12-27T18:29:29.774+00:00The entire way Corrie is produced now is quite ref...The entire way Corrie is produced now is quite reflective in many ways. Just how the show is 'shot' now shows extensive differences. Different camera angles and varying editing changes to enhance scenes. I noticed this right away...<br />More outside scenes taking advantage of the new set for one, as well as creating a more realistic approach to actually living on a street where Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07350806611187134451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-88930725131207448432016-12-27T18:04:28.706+00:002016-12-27T18:04:28.706+00:00I don't want to seem controversial here, but I...I don't want to seem controversial here, but I like the incidental music. Obviously, I don't want it in every episode, but if it enhances the scene or the storyline, then it's great. I think that because Corrie barely uses it, then fans have become used to it and don't like change. That is something that I really don't understand. Sure, I might be very young (17) compared to Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15032706427211015633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-41287178325031123872016-12-27T17:38:12.651+00:002016-12-27T17:38:12.651+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Sunny Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00185398006615995034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-60122737076935356512016-12-27T17:37:28.385+00:002016-12-27T17:37:28.385+00:00We've got excellent scriptwriters and actors t...We've got excellent scriptwriters and actors to tell us what to feel and how to react, that's what drama is. <br /><br />Incidental music is an insult to those professionals. Sunny Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00185398006615995034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-56580170926353627702016-12-27T17:13:17.100+00:002016-12-27T17:13:17.100+00:00Absolutely NO. So tired of trying to hear the dia...Absolutely NO. So tired of trying to hear the dialogue over crap music or singing on so many TV series. If Corrie starts doing this I will stop watching. So unnecessary. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-33028550270592810722016-12-27T17:10:53.891+00:002016-12-27T17:10:53.891+00:00No way! If we don't start a рrotest soon, the ...No way! If we don't start a рrotest soon, the we'll have it in every eрisode to convey every рossible emotion an actor should have - we are not dummies, we don't need music to tell us when to laugh, cry, shout boo - maybe they should hold uр cue cards reading 'aaah!' 'oooh!' 'weeр', etc - that's when we'll all switch off!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-71773749145104477842016-12-27T15:26:54.202+00:002016-12-27T15:26:54.202+00:00See, i don't mind it. Aside from music that co...See, i don't mind it. Aside from music that comments on or complements a scene, "musical ambiance" type stuff, I don't really pay much notice to the other incidental music. I mentioned on another post, I think it's because I spent decades watching American soaps though haven't watched them for a few years now, but it's a very common thing on those shows so I'm Tvorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01414660140541680599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-67253174849040598452016-12-27T15:00:17.570+00:002016-12-27T15:00:17.570+00:00Yay! I enjoy the music selections used and find th...Yay! I enjoy the music selections used and find they bring more realism to the show. Coughyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05189644652988441987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-15252638857052254022016-12-27T13:53:15.036+00:002016-12-27T13:53:15.036+00:00Nay, nay and thrice nay! I'm in Weatherfield ...Nay, nay and thrice nay! I'm in Weatherfield whilst I'm watching and don't want to be transported away on a surge of stringed instruments, like in an American / Aussie daytime soap! That Llandudno snow-globe ending was pure schmaltz.JoeDuttineFannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-46253819331890139862016-12-27T13:35:31.852+00:002016-12-27T13:35:31.852+00:00No, no, no, no. Never, not ever. No.No, no, no, no. Never, not ever. No.Ancient corriernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-58228144794792143692016-12-27T13:30:25.970+00:002016-12-27T13:30:25.970+00:00No No No No and, most emphatically, NO!!!
Why is ...No No No No and, most emphatically, NO!!!<br /><br />Why is it that, no matter what is great about anything, we have to change it to be more like the Americans? Being absolutely nothing like American television is the best thing about Corrie - always has been.<br /><br />Please get rid of the new crap and get us back to the high standards that we all love.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-39067227894281236872016-12-27T12:55:06.844+00:002016-12-27T12:55:06.844+00:00Generally I'm not in favour, in fact I'm a...Generally I'm not in favour, in fact I'm against. As an occasional one-off it has worked in the past, like the end of the story about Sarah's internet stalker in 2001. But under Kate Oates it's started cropping up far too often and often for absolutely no reason. <br /><br />Please stop it now.Sunny Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00185398006615995034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-16416340519900379282016-12-27T12:44:42.765+00:002016-12-27T12:44:42.765+00:00It's not hollywood , it's not right and рr...It's not hollywood , it's not right and рroduces lots of stuрid montages and stuрid exрressions on the actor's faces :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-61354303316933579022016-12-27T12:14:34.623+00:002016-12-27T12:14:34.623+00:00Agree 100%. It'/s not Hollyoaks (thank goodnes...Agree 100%. It'/s not Hollyoaks (thank goodness)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com