> ..the Thomas and Martha Wayne death scene cue in 'A Beautiful Lie' and the
> end of 'Black and Blue' is the first bit of film music to make me cry in a
> long while.

> For all his faults, whether you like it or not, Hans knows how to score a
> scene perfectly and extract every last bit of the emotional context out of
> a scene.

> Both those scenes were expertly cued.

> Derivative and using bits from old scores? Please..they ALL do it so I
> hardly think going on about that is worth mentioning so much.

> Sometimes, it is worth listening with your heart, not with your head.

Same here. For such a critically-panned score, once wedded to the film it's extremely effective and sometimes moving. The music and dramatic beats can be transporting once you take off your MST3K glasses.