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Mr. K

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Mr. K last won the day on November 7 2012

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  1. JW considers the LSO's involvement with the SW saga as intregal and very special. He seems to be trying to summon up enough energy and strength to go the 'whole nine yards' with this score. He will be in London with the LSO...even if they have to wheel him in. I guarandamntee you.
  2. Here's something to consider. Filmmakers hire composers the same way they cast actors- they have a pre-conceived notion of the kind of performance they expect that person to accomodate. Most filmmakers wouldn't go to the trouble and expense of hiring someone like, say, Danny Elfman- and ask him to produce a score that sounds like Vangelis' score for Chariots of Fire (although that might be an interesting paradox of style). They expect Elfman to produce an Elfman-esque score. Same with JW. The opportunities given him by Spielberg to go outside his comfort zone into such varying degrees of genre is not the path most composers have laid out for them. It was damn hard for Horner to break out of the sci-fi/fantasy mould. Elmer Bernstein had simliar problems in the 1980's with comedies. Yes, composers- like most talent in Hollywood- are indeed typecast. Some of the blame of self-plagurism isn't an intentional laziness in their craft, it's a matter of appeasing to the job expected of them. Why do you think they lay down temp-tracks? Honestly, if you had the means to produce and direct a feature and had Mr. Horner, wouldn't you suggest a throwback to his Wrath of Khan/Krull/Willow days? Damn sure I would!
  3. First badmouthing JP, now Drac?! How can you listen to 'Love Scene' or 'Dracula's Death' and say...ho-hum. Boring. ??? Mr. K
  4. Yup. A shame, they're missing out.
  5. Thematic intonations of Emperor's Theme appears in Augie, very much like Imp. March is in Anakin's Theme- but you're correct. They are often mistaken as the same theme- they are not. They have the same elements and some of the same intervals in composition, but JW made it cloaked just enough that a casual listener will pick up the similar phrases without thrusting the thematic identification in your face. Finding those mirror-like representations of established themes was a lot of fun to discover in the prequels. If only the movies were as good as the scores. That would have been a big undertaking, but absolutely amazing had that happened. Can you imagine new arrangements of those wonderful action cues by JW's pen & baton? I would pay admission just to hear that, nevermind the ride!
  6. The Jurassic Park theme makes me squeal with glee. WITH GLEE, I TELL YOU!!!
  7. Regardless of the delivery or interpretation, Spielberg is very much aware that his career is indebted immeasurably to JW's contribution. I wonder what alternate reality Spielberg films would be like without JW.... Jaws scored by Lalo Schifrin, Close Encounters by Goldsmith? Who knows... Eat your Wheaties, Johnny! Can't wait to for 2015! Mr. K
  8. The TPM:UE made me so angry. I even entered Sony's stupid giveaway contest and won a copy...only to receive it nearly two months after the album's release! So here I am with 2 copies of "every single note" of TPM teetering between anguish and white-hot beligerence. Even the track supposedly "unused" was indeed in the film. "Desert Winds" or something like that. Source music wasn't unused, it's in the damn film at the exact placement in the album. Ohhhhh...I'm getting all worked up about it all over again! Mr. K
  9. I really hope the Rebel Fanfare makes a return. It, more or less, served as a musical identity for the Millenium Falcon as well as the Rebels heroics. I was very pleased to hear it in ROTS, appropriately underscoring the heroics of R2D2. My favorite theme has always been the Han & Leia theme from ESB. Charles Gerhardt's recording of the concert arrangement is wonderful. Not so sure he'll use the Luke & Leia theme though. He had an ideal opportunity to use it in ROTS but chose to utilize the character's own individual themes instead. I'm less interested in the substance JW applies (new/old themes) than the style he chooses. I really hope he makes a return to the swashbuckling romantic style that made the original trilogy so soaring. His prequel scores, although technically superior and more complex, didn't inhibit the sense of wonder and magic that the OT has in spades. Leitmotif-driven rousing adventure gave way to pastoral and operatic narrative. I'm an 1980's kid...toss me into nostalgia, JW. Mr. K Or if Ben Burtt decides to track old cues in lieu of new material. I could c-c-c-combo break that guy for his treatment of the prequel scores. Some truly inspired cues were terribly hacked apart or abandoned completely so he could paste 'Escape from Naboo' or 'Escaping the Trade Federation Ship' all over the place! Go ahead and record your whiz-bang sound fx, Benny- and stay outta the editing bay. We should have let Ken Wannberg crucify him years ago. Mr. K
  10. I'm borrowing a concept from filmmusic's topic "Best and Worst Film JW has scored". There are some really awful movies that the Maestro has blessed with his best effort. But which movies has he made watchable; films so bad that the only redeeming factor is his score? My top three: Spacecamp Superman IV (by proxy, via A. Courage) Monsignor Mr. K
  11. I'm not ashamed to admit, I air conduct to JW's works all the time! Preferrably when no one is watching. I do get some strange looks from passersby when I'm at a stoplight. I CAN'T HELP MYSELF!!! Mr. K
  12. It was an absolute chore to sit through HEARTBEEPS, although the score does elicit some interest. His "Crimebuster Theme" is a very close cousin to "Setting the Trap" from HOME ALONE. The best film he's scored IMO is probably a tie between EMPIRE STRIKES BACK & E.T. It's kind of difficult to determine the quality of the film apart from the score because his contribution cannot be retracted from the picture easily. I cannot say whether or not JAWS, for example, would be a great film without JW's collaboration. Without his work, would STAR WARS still be a phenomenon or would it be reduced to just a trendy novelty of the late '70's? That might be up to debate for some, but I know my answer. Mr. K
  13. I'm an 80's kid too and don't play either, but those that do have found a treasure trove of cues- especially those from Lucasfilm games. The game designers have open access to the complete recordings.
  14. Damn, I love this thread! These tracks are what drew me to film scores in the first place, even before I knew what a soundtrack album was, I'd watch a scene over and over again just to soak in the sonic lemonade. It's an unfortunate reality that a lot of JW's best action cues remain unreleased. Nothing gets me more excited than discovering a "lost gem" from a classic JW score. Thank you gaming community.
  15. Well, I will say this about Jabba's Theme- it was a powerhouse presentation in TPM. Like all returning themes in the prequels, this made me squeal with glee. Yes...squeal. With glee.
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