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Definitely check out The Hurricane, The Black Tulip, Max & Helen, Haunted Summer and Flowers In The Attic!  Hush, The Gift and Killing Season are all wonderful thriller scores with some beautiful cues and sections in them too if you are considering broadening your scope.

If you like drama scores, you should definitely check Murder in the First. I think it's Young's masterpiece!

Hmmm.. Haven't ever heard of these. I'll check them out!

Much better. Lurie's isn't too bad, but can't compare. Also, I'm kinda boycotting Lurie these days, due to issues that are forbidden to talk about here.

SWEET NOVEMBER and AN UNFINISHED LIFE. 
 
Also, on Cinema Septet, AMERICAN HARVEST, LAST FLIGHT OUT and SPARKLE ROAD.

I mean, he's one of the best around for horror, but my favourites of his lie elsewhere.

Agreed. My fav of his too. Program out the marches and upbeat stuff, though.

If you like drama scores, you should definitely check Murder in the First. I think it's Young's masterpiece!

If you like drama scores, you should definitely check Murder in the First. I think it's Young's masterpiece!

If you like drama scores, you should definitely check Murder in the First. I think it's Young's masterpiece!

"Shit".
 
"As much as I hate to stoop to symbolism, Major..." (blows smoke in face).
 
A great cast, a nifty score, by Jack Nitzsche, and some astonishing miniature work, by ILM.

As I was watching I thought to myself:
Wow, Bridges should have been nominated for an Oscar. He plays the alien wonderfully.
And after finishing the movie, I saw that he was indeed!  
Not a great movie (I prefer other Carpenter movies), but a classic.

Working with Madonna on this was not an easy task for Korzeniowski (or so he said), but it resulted in one of his finest scores. Gorgeous post-minimalist romanticism back when it was hot and fresh. This is a 17-track promo, so slightly different from the commercial release.

OK, you convinced me.
I'll watch it and see how it goes..
I'm not terribly familiar with the theatrical cut either, so I won't know what scenes where added, except for the last past I guess...

Well, the short version is the one that won the Oscar for best foreign film and all the prizes.
Anyway, here's Ebert's thoughts on the longer version:
https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/cinema-paradiso-the-new-version-2002

Could it be argued that Waterworld is a pirate film?  I missed that one until recently too, and my review is almost identical to that of Cutthroat Island - that it was an unfairly maligned, fun, if imperfect, charming actioner.  
 
It seemed in the mid 90s that Hollywood columnists had a fetish for building up negative doom hype about overbudget event movies. And it sort of worked to drive audiences away, until Titanic came and put a stop to it. 

I haven’t seen the film or heard the score. 
 
All I can say is that I talked to Ke Huy Quan once at a convention about film music and he says CP is his absolute favorite.  

Never seen the movie. 
Is it good?
 
The score is lovely. 

Yeah, that’s a fun one!
 
Cutthroat Island
First time watch for me.  What didn’t audiences like about this?  This was everything I wanted it to be.  The 90s were very good for action movies.  Before digital stunts and digital hyper camera movements.  The pyrotechnics and stunts are top notch. The performances are just fine.  My wife chuckled at some of the hokey dialogue and romance while Modine removes a bullet from Geena Davis. I told her, “It’s Cutthroat Island. What do you want?”
 
Unpopular opinion: I still haven’t fully warmed to Debney’s score.  It is without relent.  I did have to volume down the remote a few times.  The score is the gold standard for bombastic.  I would’ve liked some nuance and subtlety where the scenes would’ve allowed.  It’s propulsive though, I’ll give him that. 
 
The movie gave me everything I wanted to see in a throwback pirate movie.  Cannons blazing, sword fights, pirate treasure, swashbuckling rope swings, double crossing, and old Hollywood romance.   This movie looked expensive, and was a feast for the eyes.   The production design felt real, the visuals felt earned. 
 
Sure, the characters were a bit thin. 
 
I was too busy enjoying the monkey to care. 

Watched Conan the Barbarian for the very first time on the new Arrow UHD set. Really enjoyed this. Whatever clunkiness there might be, whether that's acting or music performance, it actually works very well for this movie. It makes it feel like something from an very old age. I was amazed just how much attention is given to music, making it feel like a silent film for big stretches of time. There is an isolated score track included but you hardly need it as Poledouris' contributions are at the very forefront almost all the time. It's also refreshing to watch something as cinematic. There's hardly any unnecessary dialogue and most of it is carried by cinematography and music. Really cool.
 
Karol

I asked the same thing of my parents the other day.  Maybe because an Old Testament story satisfies both Easter and Passover holidays?
 
I’ve never seen it!

Well, the film is almost a yearly tradition here too on Greek TV. Generally biblical films are played around Easter.
Even Cleopatra with Elizabeth Taylor.
Of course I don't watch these on TV, I can't stand the ads and the quality, I watch them on my purchased blu-rays! 

Sounds like a Duduk to me as well.
 
 

WOW! If you love 80s Horner, you'll want to hear this! And it's for a short film!
 
 

WOW! If you love 80s Horner, you'll want to hear this! And it's for a short film!