I was super busy over the weekend & Monday and didn't have the opportunity to start this thread, but I am very interested in people's thoughts on Mark Ronson?
Here are some rambling ones of mine.....
Unfortunately, I STILL haven't watched Barbie (it's on my to-do list!!!!!) but this gives me an additional reason to do so. As of now, I'm only familiar with his song Uptown Funk. Love the earworm music, lyrics, not so much. 
And it certainly isn't Narnia. LOL
I also found this to be an interesting choice because of the strong rumors surrounding Charlie XCX a few months back. I can't help but wonder if at the very least they're going for some kind of original 1950s inspired rock and roll song (yep, there's that rock and roll again!) so they're pursuing pop music artists with that side benefit.
This makes me think of Walden|Narnia when the kids play hide and seek in LWW and they play "Oh Johnny, Oh Johnny, Oh".
I have never cared to put artists in a box and say "Oh, you write pop songs, so therefore you can't score a movie properly." That's not very fair. And I recall very much liking the score to Tron Legacy by Daft Punk. Maybe not the best comparison, but still, it can be done.
At any rate, while not super excited yet, I'm very intrigued by this choice and am curiously looking forward to hearing the final product!
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Posted : September 23, 2025 8:09 am
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I've only seen Barbie once. (Since it was a somewhat controversial movie, maybe I should mention that I didn't passionately hate it or anything. I've just never really felt like rewatching it. 
) But I remember the score-by which I mean the parts of the soundtrack that weren't pop songs-being very effective. Actually, it's kind of ironic. I love the script for Greta Gerwig's Little Women, but I don't find any of the other aspects of it special. The script for Barbie doesn't do much for me but I thought the filmmakers made it work as well as it could.
I really hope Mark Ronson is just going to do a "normal" score for The Magician's Nephew and maybe a pop song for the end credits and that there won't be continuous pop music throughout. I think Ronson is probably capable of doing what I wish but I'd feel much more relaxed if the movie had a "normal" soundtrack composer. I just don't think of pop music when I think of Narnia.
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Posted : September 23, 2025 10:20 am
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