I'll take inspiration from anywhere, but fairly often I will get ideas from watching movies. Here's just a few, in no particular order, that inspired 'scenes' in TOTM.
The Prologue begins with the characters all tied to a log in a row. I took this idea from the prisoners in Apocalypto.
Raphinfell's Angels - and his dungeon -were loosely inspired by the victims in this movie. Come to think of it, the iron-masked Solemns probably owe a debt to Martyrs, too. Warning: this film is not for the faint of heart. Really.
The character 'Sourtongue' was greatly inspired by 'Meg Mucklebones' from the film Legend, but her voice was created by emulating the demons in Evil Dead. The way I imagine goblins has always been the way they are depicted in Legend, too. All in all, this movie must be in my top ten of all time favorites.
The grizzly attack was randomly generated, but I described its behaviour after watching the gruesome bear attack in The Revenant. This scene is truly one of the most harrowing movie scenes I can name.
Apocalypto also has a fantastic score, as does the Revenant.
ReplyDelete100% agree. Legend has a score by Tangerine Dream that probably shouldn't work, but is actually really effective.
ReplyDeleteOMG I love Legend. Absolutely one of my favorite films from my childhood and I am probably far too nostalgic about it, but I loooooooooove it. :)
ReplyDeleteMe too. I love that movie - like, to an unreasonable degree.
ReplyDeleteSo I realized tonight that I did not own legend on a streaming service, So I ordered it and watched it. Got me going down a bit of a Google rabbit hole and I discovered that a new version is coming out in September and you can pre-order it now!
Deletehttps://www.diabolikdvd.com/product/legend-limited-edition-arrow-us-blu-ray-preorder/
You can't beat physical media. I bought the Blu-ray a few years ago; looks gorgeous, and need to watch it again!
DeleteThanks for the tip, Matt!
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