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  1. Spielberg already made Lincoln 2.
    3 points
  2. It's a vital part of the movie and a lot of fun. But eff this, I am not getting dragged into Arguing On the Internet about Last Jedi. Nooooooope. Done-ski
    3 points
  3. And the award for best John Williams discography database goes to...me, myself and I. Well this is a shocker! I never expected this. I would like to thank myself for presenting me this award and me for coming up with this prestigious prize. Humble thanks to the academy of discographies and film score database sciences (founded by me and me as the single member) for awarding me this honor. I am truly humbled. I truly am.
    3 points
  4. I think it is time we inform the Moderators our ability to distinguish the Han Solo score threads has diminished.
    3 points
  5. On May 10, the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra conducted by Krzysztof Urbański performed a program including Holst's The Planets and a suite from Star Wars (Main Title, Luke and Leia, The Asteroid Field, The Imperial March, Cantina Band, The Forest Battle, The Throne Room and Finale), The concert was streamed live and is now available on YouTube (the Star Wars suite starts at 1:27:15) Program notes pdf (in German)
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  6. I'm kinda freaking out right now... WHAT A SOUND! WHAT A PERFORMANCE! magnificent. Even the Imperial March sounded so fresh and powerful. And what about the Cantina Band, right??!?!!! I never heard a concert version that gets so real to the original. I didnt know that there is actually such an arrangement. Also, how nice to include Luke and Leia and The Forest Battle! And by the way, that's how I like filmmusic to be performed: no film clips, no light effects, no costumes, no stormtroopers, no silly presentation by the conductor or host... just the f****** glorious music.
    2 points
  7. To those who have read the sheet music, how close is it to the King of the Hill theme song?
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  8. That means I have to dig out the fucking thing and play it and then post where I found it for all you little ingrates and frankly Mr. Shankly I've just drived home from a 11 1/2 hr shift with no fucking break and I can't be arsed and I want a shower and i want my dinner and I'll do it tomorrow alright?
    2 points
  9. Yeah, best not to take this one for Granted.
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  11. Sigh. Sigh.
    2 points
  12. People don't understand The Last Jedi.
    2 points
  13. I'm still annoyed Lando hasn't been acknowledged in the ST so far.
    2 points
  14. Antz by Harry Gregson-Williams & John Powell: Really fun score, with some great themes. I especially love the tracks where both composer go full on referencing and they introduce lovely jazzy moments. It's a nice collaboration but it does not top... Chicken Run by Harry Gregson-Williams & John Powell: This score is fantastic. From start to finish you're engaged. The main theme (clearly referencing Bernstein's The Great Escape) appears through all the score but it never gets old because it's adapted to the different mood of the scene with such an energy and care that it stays with you long after you have finished listen to the album. Probably the best score of all of the Powell's collaborations for an animated movie.
    2 points
  15. I know what the initials are referring to, but every time I read CE3K, I assume it's regarding a Star Wars droid I've never heard of.
    2 points
  16. The height of the Nolan wave. Especially after The Dark Knight, almost everyone I knew into movies said I was "easy to please" for loving Batman Returns. They said the Burton films were dated, overly cartoony, and completely emtpy. My response? "You flush it, I flaunt it."
    2 points
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  18. There's no such thing. Ignore Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic. Those aggregate sites are one of the worst things to happen to movie criticism.
    2 points
  19. No score release of any kind ever for B&R remains one of the worst film music injustices in history.
    1 point
  20. I recall really liking the effect at the end of the Bait and Chase track, as if the alien was everywhere around you.
    1 point
  21. Indeed, but my favourite is Henry V. One of the greatest scores ever.
    1 point
  22. They both are awesome! I love Walton's Battle in the Air and Goodwin's Battle of Britain Theme.
    1 point
  23. I can understand TFA, but there was arguably room for him in TLJ. He could have worked alongside Leia and Holdo... or even replaced Holdo. Or assisted the Resistance on Crait.
    1 point
  24. Still, no Mummy. I'm really wondering why it takes so long for this one to be expanded. But if we take a closer look at the oldest titles of the Intrada Special Collection... ...and consider what the special labels have been doing for the last couple of years... ...it becomes quite obvious that a reissue of The Boys from Brazil is quite probable.
    1 point
  25. Better this than the musical!
    1 point
  26. I like that. And you're free to applaud whenever you like while listening to the album.
    1 point
  27. Nick1Ø66

    Lando: A Star Wars Story

    I think the likely reason he wasn't mentioned in either film until now is b/c Abrams (and then Johnson) wanted to free up the next director to use the character if he wished. If he doesn't make an appearance in Episode IX, I'm sure Abrams will pay tribute to Lando in one way or another. And if Lando does make a cameo, Abrams will be obsessive about keeping it secret. Either way, Episode IX will probably be the last opportunity to learn the card player's fate.
    1 point
  28. John

    Lando: A Star Wars Story

    It's inconsequential to the overall plot, though. There's a bit of character development with Finn, but it was not a very compelling or strong sequence, and it honestly felt like filler. Canto Bight looked nice, and we got some great music out of it, so there's that.
    1 point
  29. Bilbo

    Lando: A Star Wars Story

    Meh. I understand the film just fine and really like the vast majority of it but Canto Bite was included so people had a designated time to go to the bathroom
    1 point
  30. ^ those are two albums that always go by so fast when I listen to them. so enjoyable Currently listening to Mishima by P. Glass. Found out the first track was used in a trailer I saw recently (House With Clocks in the Wall or something). Not usually a fan of Glass's work, but it's pretty good so far.
    1 point
  31. And more important, where's John Powell's score to Evolution?
    1 point
  32. Rambo: First Blood Part II by Jerry Goldsmith Proudly stands alongside its sci-fi cousin Total Recall on the top shelf in terms of all-time great action scores.
    1 point
  33. The whole album is a modern pop classic, but yeah I responded more to “Touch,” a multi-part epic pop suite. Wonderful.
    1 point
  34. That's a completely fair assessment - I agree with pretty much everything. I certainly never meant the PR argument to be condescending to those anticipating it. From a purely musical standpoint I'm not complaining for a minute about a new concert piece from Williams.
    1 point
  35. I have just been listening some more to Michael Giacchino's Spiderman: Homecoming. I have heard in a few tracks what sounds a lot like an incidental quote of Georges Bizet's Farandole from L'Arlesienne Suite No. 2. Here is an example, around 1:01-1:15. And here is Farandole. The section I was thinking of was around 0:16-0:33, but the general tune is throughout. Obviously it has no connection and is unintentional, but it stood out to me very much.
    1 point
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  37. Just pour some water on the microphones, that's all I ask. Need some wetness in a Giacchino dino-score!
    1 point
  38. @Steve McQueen Thanks! You want to discover his songs in english or french? Ok... I start in english first... 18 incontournables songs. - She - The Old Fashioned ways - Yesterday when I was Young (duet) - You and Me - And I In My Chair - La boheme - You've Let yourself go - It Will be my day - You'Ve Got To Learn - No, I Could Never Forget - Happy Anniversary - I Didn't See The Time Go By - What Makes a man - Take me Along - There is A Time - They Fell - Ave Maria - How Sad Venice Can Be On Youtube, it's hard to find the original versions... write me in private please :-)
    1 point
  39. The animatronics look very good there...but in the trailer I thought the t rex was CGI. I hope color grading doesn'tkill the practical effects....
    1 point
  40. That's a strange way of seeing things.
    1 point
  41. I'm sure all of those things were harder to deal with in older times.
    1 point
  42. Well, Barbara's death -- as you mention -- and suddenly being a single dad of three teenagers is the "big problem" (if you could call it that) in his life. But there was also the bit in the 80s when his son Mark struggled with some form of abuse issue (either drugs or alcohol, I don't know), or when his daughter Jennifer came out of the closet after having been married for years, in a time when this was more of an issue than it is now. So not issues pertaining to Williams himself, but indirectly I'm sure such personal family things became an issue. Also, when he had an affair with Barbara back when she was still married to Robert Horton. Other than that, he's had a pretty 'clean slate' in his career, which I guess is why he often says his life is not interesting enough for a biography (of which I disagree, of course). But Serge Gainsbourg, he's not!
    1 point
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