Yet then, with remarkable graciousness, Villa-Lobos offered to write a fresh score.
Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center, though corporate behemoths, have both discovered the joys, or at least the box- office allure, of fresh scores.
His producing partner, Caro Newling, said the Warner Brothers executives wanted a fresh score, but also wanted "the power" of "Pure Imagination" in the mix.
DuVernay's film is nevertheless one of the best-reviewed movies of 2014, with a 98% "fresh" score on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, and has taken $49m at the box office.
A runaway hit with audiences (it's currently the second highest-grossing film worldwide, after crossing the $1bn mark this spring), critics are equally enamored – it boasts a 98% fresh score on Rotten Tomatoes.
Critics loved the No. 1 film, "Dunkirk". But they hated — truly hated — "The Emoji Movie," and the film is hovering at a brutal "6percentt fresh" score on the movie-review-aggregator Rotten Tomatoes.
His silent work outshines his sound films in many ways, and recent restorations and fresh scores have done the thrillers A Cottage on Dartmoor (1929) and Underground (1928) proud.
Ethel, the new-music string quartet, is often compared to the Kronos Quartet because both specialize in fresh scores, play their repertories vigorously and cultivate personas closer to those of rock bands than of conventional chamber groups.
This screening — with additional footage restored by the film historian Kevin Brownlow and a fresh score by Carl Davis — will be staged at Oakland's gold-and-magenta Art Deco Paramount Theatre, a fitting site for grandeur.
The film, from Fruitvale Station writer/director Ryan Coogler, is a bonafide hit with critics (it boasts a 93% fresh score on Rotten Tomatoes) and audiences (it's doing blockbuster business at the US box office).
