Composer Threads The Official Howard Shore Thread

[Code 000. Destruct. 0. 4,262]

Sounds neat.

[gkgyver 1,647]

Listening to Eastern Promises right now. Sublime score.

[Incanus 5,890]

Listening to Eastern Promises right now. Sublime score.

It is rather. The score is positively dripping with Slavonic melacholy which more often than not gets to me.

[gkgyver 1,647]

Yes, I know. I often wonder how this distinct Russian/Slavonic tone is achieved in composition. I have a very personal connection with the Russian culture (through a lovely girl named, ironically, Tatiana), been there several times, and I feel Shore captured it beautifully.

[Kühni 485]

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[crocodile 9,724]

I have absolutely no idea.

And I am a Slav.

Karol

[BloodBoal 8,711]

And I am a Slav.

How do you know for sure? You don't even know the difference between Slavonic and Slavic!

[crocodile 9,724]

Well, I wear a ring with two intertwining serpents with emerald eyes. And don't age much.

Karol

[BloodBoal 8,711]

[crocodile 9,724]

Hey Viggo Mortensen. At least our conversation still makes some kind of sense.

Inexplicably.

Karol

[BloodBoal 8,711]

[Incanus 5,890]

Can you two enlighten me as to the difference between Slavonic and Slavic in this case? Ta!

Actually they have pretty much the same meaning, either refering to Slavs as people or something relating to them or specifically the Slavic language(s).

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,390]

Slaves?

[Kühni 485]

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[Code 000. Destruct. 0. 4,262]

It's the score where he pushes his aleatoric work to the farthest boundaries, and its fascinating to hear as a whole. Really one of my favourite Shore works.

Listening to this again tonight. I've never seen the movie; does anyone have anything good to say about it? A Google search suggests that it's visually weird/awesome.

[KK 3,313]

Never seen it. From what I've heard, it doesn't hold up to scrutiny well and its a bit pretentious but its visuals are really cool. I've been curious about checking it out myself.

The director also happens to be the same guy who directed Immortals....

[Code 000. Destruct. 0. 4,262]

I'm mostly intrigued by the Holy Mountain esque imagery. Maybe I'll watch it.

[SafeUnderHill 205]

[Jay 46,244]

Clickbait tweet!

A> Cronenberg immediately turning down their offer is not "shockingly close"

B> Even if Cronenberg directed a SW film, there's no guarantee Shore would have scored it.

[Once 1,084]

Of course he wouldn't.

[Bilbo 4,294]

That story was around earlier in the week and he was asked to direct one of the earlier sequels (as in Return of the Jedi) not one of the new ones.

[SafeUnderHill 205]

[KK 3,313]

To my knowledge, Shore has scored all of Cronenberg's films since their collaboration started. And considering he was offered one of the spinoff movies (not the main trilogy), I don't see why Shore wouldn't have done it.

Though Shore and Star Wars don't exactly mix...

[SafeUnderHill 205]

[Kühni 485]

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[gkgyver 1,647]

I'd have actually paid money to see a Shore-scored SW film on the big screen.

[Sharkissimo 1,978]

Didn't they say that before LOTR! Was there not a member who recently posted here about how versatile Shore can be?

Dramatically versatile, but technically he's fairly circumscribed. But that's not necessarily a bad thing, so were Barry and Herrmann (and Philip Glass is a good living example). t just means it wouldn't be a STAR WARS score with the quick-witted, endlessly colourful, improvisational quality we're used to. It would probably be more unified, but at the expense of tonal variety.

[Bilbo 4,294]

To my knowledge, Shore has scored all of Cronenberg's films since their collaboration started. And considering he was offered one of the spinoff movies (not the main trilogy), I don't see why Shore wouldn't have done it.

Though Shore and Star Wars don't exactly mix...

*le sigh*

http://www.digitalspy.com/movies/news/a437740/david-cronenberg-i-was-asked-to-direct-star-wars-return-of-the-jedi.html

EDIT: and Shore has scored all but one of Cronenberg's films. Ironically the one that he didn't score came out in 1983! The same year as Jedi....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dead_Zone_(film)

[SafeUnderHill 205]

[KK 3,313]

Dead Ringers is a lovely score.

[SafeUnderHill 205]

[crocodile 9,724]

Fingers crossed!

Karol

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[Code 000. Destruct. 0. 4,262]

Would much rather have official releases of various concert pieces.

[crocodile 9,724]

Some are most certainly coming. I'd love to hear the piano concerto, the bit we heard in that one documentary was very nice.

Karol

[SafeUnderHill 205]

[crocodile 9,724]

It has been said it is his intention, yes.

But that's hardly a confirmation.

Karol

[KK 3,313]

As much as I'd love to hear that, I have a feeling we won't be seeing it happen.

[crocodile 9,724]

They might release it under a different name or something like that. It has happened before.

Karol

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,390]

Any idea hoe much was actually recorded?

[crocodile 9,724]

There's only one person on this board who can possibly know the answer.

And that's not me, surprisingly.

Karol

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[gkgyver 1,647]

Wasn't the rumor (or actual info) that around 50 minutes had been recorded before the plug was pulled?

[Jay 46,244]

Cover art and ordering links for all three releases

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_st_date-desc-rank?qid=1408111915&rh=n%3A5174%2Cp_32%3AHoward+Shore&sort=date-desc-rank

[gkgyver 1,647]

I already have Naked Lunch. Not sure it's my cup of tea.

[Jim Ware 638]

Cover art and ordering links for all three releases

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_st_date-desc-rank?qid=1408111915&rh=n%3A5174%2Cp_32%3AHoward+Shore&sort=date-desc-rank

Well that wasn't there earlier! Looks a bit temp.

[Kühni 485]

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[Jim Ware 638]

Philip Glass and Elliot Goldenthal, although neither have released any film music recently.

[BloodBoal 8,711]

[Jonesy 55]

I wonder what Brian Eno thinks of Howard Shore...

Eno thinks Shore ruined the LOTR/Hobbits films