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May 5

John Debney's "Passion of the Christ" OST

Question: Does anyone know what genre of music the "Passion of the Christ" ost would be considered? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.40.54.255 (talk) 01:38, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

According to The Passion of the Christ#Music, there were two separate soundtrack CDs released (three, if you count the "songs inspired by the movie" CD). Which one are you referring to? --Richardrj ^{talk email} 07:28, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

Answer: I was refering to the John Debney Original Score

Question: What does this question have to do with "starving artist"? -- JackofOz (talk) 14:18, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

Answer: The reason I picked the title "Starving artist" is because I'm a Hip Hop Producer, but also one who loves good music. I was wondering what that genre would be considered because I'm absolutely fascinated with that sound. Perticularly the first track on the cd. I just have never been able to find out through research, so I was wondering if anyone else knew already.

Tip: In future, use a header that has some obvious relationship to the question. Meaning, obvious to people who've never owned the CD in question and wouldn't be expected to know that "Starving artist" is the title of its first track. That way, you'll be more likely to get a good answer. Many respondents here choose questions to answer based on the header alone, without even reading the text of the question. Think of it like skimming a newspaper and deciding which articles to read based on the headline alone. Many would have assumed this question was about the identity of some artist who was starving; they thought "I know nothing about any starving artists", and moved on to the next question. -- JackofOz (talk) 22:08, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

Tip accepted: Thanks for the tip, I'll be sure to do that from now on. Still kind of knew to this.

Comic Book

I'm looking for the name of a comic book that was released 2002-2003. I can't recall the authors name, but the cover had: A Muscular man standing in the snow looking up, and a shadow was casting down on him. Perhaps this cover or the next issue this man had blood on his hands... Thanks!!!

12.110.35.99 (talk) 15:09, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

It would probably be helpful if you could include some more details here, because by itself, that doesn't strike me as a particularly unique or memorable cover -- honestly, that's a little like saying that you're looking for the name of that movie where that one muscular guy shoots a gun and a car blows up. Do you happen to remember the publisher? Or the name of any of the characters in the book? What was the genre? What happened in the story? -- Captain Disdain (talk) 22:45, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

Yeah I figured, but that's the problem I never read it. I think it may have been the first issue though.

12.110.35.99 (talk) 18:47, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

Well, I may or may not have done what I would've sworn was the impossible here -- that "first issue" thing kinda helped out. Maybe. Anyway: if you happen to mean Brit: Cold Death, which was a Brit one-shot that came out in 2003, then you're in luck. This cover image will probably tell you whether it's the one you're looking for. If not, you're pretty much on your own unless you can remember something else about the book in question. -- Captain Disdain (talk) 23:16, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

Huh. According to the message the original poster left on my talk page, that was the comic. Accordingly, I would like to point out two things: 1) I RULE. 2) That was absolutely and without a shadow of a doubt the most productive thing I got done yesterday, so I really don't rule that much. -- Captain Disdain (talk) 10:59, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

Bass-uitar

Has anyone came up with a successful Combination of a guitar and a bass? i saw a mix of an EB-0 and a Flying V on Flcl, and i thought it was pretty cool looking and would like one if they exist.the juggresurection ^IstKrieg! 15:11, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

See Baritone guitar and Guitarrón. —Keenan Pepper 15:45, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

Im talking more of a double neck; bass on one neck, 6-string on the other.the juggresurection ^IstKrieg! 16:21, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

Yep, Mike Rutherford of Genesis plays one of those. Here and here are examples. Actually those are combined bass and 12-strings. --Richardrj ^{talk email} 19:06, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

hi. thanks, everybody. _{Now i just need to figure out how to get one...}the juggresurection ^IstKrieg! 14:24, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

The Instruments section of the Rutherford article I linked to above, and the article on the manufacturer Shergold, both suggest that his double-necks (which could be separated and played apart as well as together) were custom made for him. So it's likely that they are only available to order. --Richardrj ^{talk email} 14:46, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

Name of a Movie (2)

I was wondering if anyone could identify a film I remember seeing as a child.

It was set in the middle of the Second World War, in a Nazi-occupied country. It started with a huge crowd of people, probably Jews trying to escape the area. A boy and his family are trying to get away, in a taxi, but it's caught in the crowd, so they get out and walk.

The boy gets seperated from his parents by the anxious crowd. Eventually he ends up in a concentration camp. Unfortunately, that all I can remeber. Does anyone have any idea what this film is called?

Sam —Preceding unsigned comment added by SamUK (talk • contribs) 16:48, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

Could it be this one Empire of the Sun (film) Lisa4edit (talk) 18:59, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

But that's set in China, which has never been Nazi occupied. ···日本穣^{? · Talk to Nihonjoe} 19:30, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

It would help to know in approximately what year (decade?) you saw the film? The boy-in-concentration-camp element made me think of Fateless but that was released in 2005 (and I know nothing about the opening scene). -- Deborahjay (talk) 20:13, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks guys, it seems it was Empire of the Sun... I must have invented the Nazi link in the intervening years. :S

Time to fire up Amazon.co.uk. :P Thanks everyone! Sam 22:18, 5 May 2008 (UTC)