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The final few minutes of Third Date has some gorgeous parts: 5:29 - 5:41 And this snippet sounds like it belongs in a Debussy piece: 6:21 - end

Unrelated - have we talked about the different versions of "Cast a Christmas Spell" yet? I don't mean vocal vs. music box; I mean differences in the vocal version itself. There are now three versions "out there": * The OST version, which of course overlaps other cues at the beginning and end. This version has synth backing, and the synthesizer generally changes chords at the top of each measure. * The LLL version, which also has synth accompaniment, but the timing is different - the chords change on beat 2 of each measure, rather than beat 1. It's also a different vocal take from the OST. * The sessions version, which omits the synth part, like the version heard very briefly in the film. And if I recall, it's yet another take, I think? I haven't yet compared them all rigorously, but regardless, the OST/LLL difference raises an interesting question: how was the synth part actually written? We don't have sheet music for this cue, so your guess is as good as mine. I know Mike is very exacting in his album construction process, which would seem to indicate that the LLL version is correct...but the OST of course had more direct involvement from JW, and personally, I think that version makes more musical sense. I suppose one possibility is that the timing was actually changed for different takes, so the OST and LLL versions each accurately present one performance of the cue. But I still can't help wondering how it was originally written. Regardless, I intend to use the OST version for my own eventual edit - with help from the LLL version for the beginning and ending, of course.

I haven't the mental energy to do every theme in one huge post, but I'll start you off with what I consider to be Hiccup's theme. Pretty much the entirety of this track. And 3:15 of this one. And 3:52 of this one.

You know I don't mean it, guys

For me the sound is not very relevant, each release of E.T. sounds the best according of the period they were released.

I think we'll need a "How to Train Your Dragon" subforum. TLW

Charles Aznavour: The Boring Way 

This is rumour control; here are the facts. THE GODFATHER is not only the best film of its genre, it is also one of the finest executed (no pun intended) films of all time. Part mob saga, part history lesson, part study of a dysfunctional family; it blends drama, action, and doomed romance, perfectly. Most of all, however, it's the story of how a good man can be overtaken by events, and eventually become corrupted beyond recognition. It's a cautionary tale about how the American dream can turn sour, very quickly. Is it the best film ever made? No, but it's damn well near the top. Imho, any "greatest" list should include VERTIGO, LAWRENCE OF ARABIA, LA GRANDE ILLUSION, 2001, THE GODFATHER I+II, and THE THIRD MAN. I'm not saying that these are my favourites, but I am saying that they all deserve to be counted as the best of the best.

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. I liked it.

Appreciating people's thematic breakdown. I need more listens now! Maybe this was posted already: Powell talks about his music for the trilogy on the BBC Radio 3, yesterday. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0002c7x

There's nothing quite like hearing the music live!

Bes, please tell me that's not a euphemism.

ffs it's been over a year, just let it go

I'm surprised the bike was invented!

They aren't commom here.

Nope! That Stephen Oliver score sounds lovely though. On the list it goes.

After three movies, I really hope they find out how to train them finally.

Listening now. Now this is a score!

They knew how to make quality hats, back then. Not like nowadays: one look, and they fall apart.

Nope!

UPDATE: 1. The John Williams Star Wars Prequel Collection 2. The John Williams Indiana Jones Collection 3. The Hobbit Complete Recordings (in a very carefully constructed set) 4. The James Bond Complete Collection 5. The John Williams Star Wars Sequel Collection 6. The Star Wars Anthology Series Collection 7. The Walt Disney Legacy Collection Continuation (To include The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Mulan, Bambi, The Jungle Book, etc.) 8. The Pirates of the Caribbean Complete Recordings 9. The Adventures of Tintin Complete Score 10. War Horse Complete Score

I read the first few chapters of the novel. Nice and pulpy. I'll have to return to it and read the rest sometime.

The only works that were recorded in September were the Trumpet Concerto and Theme from Born on the Fourth of July. So unlikely.

Well I for one am glad to have you at the forum for 3 weeks. I don't think these kids can quote.

I think it’s time for someone far more knowledgeable than I to do a theme catalogue/track analysis ala SW and LOTR. I still don’t know all the themes and motifs in this trilogy; there are so many!

Bes, my friend...darling, this is meant to be a meaningful discussion about the merits of John Powell's HTTYD scores...and all you can say is "LOL"?!

There is, now!

Save Ferris!

I agree with Richard. Rewatched it recently and was amazed by how fast it moves, for a 3 hour film. Tightly paced without a minute wasted.

Forty years ago, I would have suggested Jean Pierre Cassell.

How To Train Your Dragon trilogy by John Powell. It's certainly one of the finest thing to come out in the 10's. Grand and epic as any modern blockbusters should be these days...and yet so full of emotion. It really soars. When you listen to them all together it's easy to hell how much John Powell has changed over the past 10 years. Delicious. Karol

I don't think its a new transfer, it was digital anyway.

Then they came out with anti-skip, which I think was mostly in the form of the discman reading 20 or 30 seconds ahead.

"Battling the Green Death" + "Counter Attack" from HTTYD remains the ultimate action set piece for me, however "Armada Battle" is excellent too. I understand where PrayodiBA is coming from, and I had a similar problem with "Battle of the Bewilderbeast" from HTTYD 2, but I also revised my judgement after some more listens. It can get uncanny, the way Powell injects past themes all over the place, but I've come to get used to it I guess... By the way, I was creating a playlist across all the HTTYD films today and I have to say, this entire trilogy might not only be Powell's magnum opus, but is a strong competitor for THE magnum opus of the century so far. Is that an exaggeration? Possibly...but from listening to the music, I don't think there's a better musical storyteller living today. Here's the playlist as it stands currently: I like having the full fledged "hidden world" theme appear only at the very end. Gives the whole music a truly transcendental finish!

My reaction after first listen:

My friend was in this episode and I missed it! He was an alien horn player. Fun trivia, he also played on the The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi sessions, so Orville is in very "sound" musical hands.

I watched Game Night yesterday. A real surprise. Very funny cast - Jesse Plemons was great.

That's still very generous!

No way; I don't have that kind of money! I made a contribution of $500. The letter was a really nice and unexpected gesture.

I got a personal letter in the mail today from Thomas Hooten, written and signed by him. It reads: "Dear John, Thank you so much for your significant help in the John Williams recording project. This would not have been possible without you and I'm incredibly grateful for your generosity. The recording session was truly a once in a lifetime experience; thank you for making it a reality. I can't wait to share it with you. By Monday, Jan. 21, I will have sent the master to get CD's printed. Thank you again for your extremely generous help. Sincerely, Tom Hooten." I cannot wait to get the CD, liner notes and framed copy of the first page of the concerto next month.

Yeah, it's like a plague!

God forbid people to be actually passionate about something great.

Because we don't have all the necessary clean openings/endings?

YES! Finally they will right the wrongs of racial inequality by nominating this guy for his superhero score!

Interesting post i read that i want to share here, which shows the stupidness of the whole backstory of the sequel trilogy: The politics of the sequels is so puzzling. First it's so vague and unhelpful for creating context during the movie, then they use books to fill in the details, but the movie has established details that are so dumb that the book explanations end up completely contradictory... Here, follow this 'logic': Q: So why didn't the New Republic want to take on the First Order themselves? Why are the Resistance on their own? A: Well acting directly would destabilize the galaxy and start a shooting war. They were in a Cold War type situation that could easily slip into a conflict that would cost billions of lives. Q: Oh, wow, sounds intense. So the NR must have been stockpiling weapons and constantly monitoring the FO in case the bad guys decided to nuke them or do some Pearl Harbour thing, right? A: No, the NR planets were afraid of the central government turning into a new empire like what happened under Palpatine, so they decided to disarm down to just a defense fleet so the individual planets couldn't be dominated by a single central force. Q: Oh, so I guess they split up the command of the armed forces then? And stationed the ships at different points around the galaxy so that the whole military couldn't go rogue all at once? And the individual planets had their own national guard type forces under their own command? A: Oh no, none of the individual planets had military. And the NR put the whole fleet around the central government planet under central command and- Q: But you just said they were afraid of a dominant central government! A: ...and then the FO Pearl Harbored them. With nukes. And wiped out all the NR's military power. Which was conveniently stationed around the central government. Even though the people didn't want them to have all the military power. Q: ...fuck you.

I go to Ottawa this week end, can't go to NY.

I'm screaming, I'm banging in excitement. My neighbours think I'm watching porn.