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I'm so damn annoyed. I've been to the Krakow Film Music Festival 3 times in the past. It was wonderful every time, and this year Simon Franglen is there doing workshops, Q and A's, meet and greets, discussions and premiering music from his Avatar score at several concerts. It was easy to get everything I needed the 3 previous times because I had a press media pass as I was working for a film music review website. But now, as a general person needing to arrange and buy individual tickets and passes for these many events, it is impossible to do! The website to purchase tickets are in polish only, and every event seems to be spread out around the city and outside of the city and the locations are even impossible to find as they don't tell you where they are and only have the Polish name etc. I really wanted to go (it's this weekend) but it seems that unless you all of a sudden live in Krakow and are polish, you don't stand a chance unfortunately.

Don't think I've ever shared my JNH tattoo, but hey, here goes. It's his name in musical note form on the strings of a lyre instrument (the one used by Apollo; the god of music in greek mythology)

Can't wait to see this shit on monday. It's total schlock and I love it haha

I'm still on episode 8, Midnight Blue. Love this score. McNeely has some really magical moments. Like 'Sweet Moment/Beautiful Sight' makes me think he would be a good choice for a Harry Potter project. And 1:30 in 'Union Central' is perhaps the most badass reveal of the Orville ship itself.

Nice. I have the digital release with the 3 hours of bts, so hopefully the D+ release has a few different docs attached

Man I'd love to hear the full (film) version of 'Na'vi Attack.' With the extra Payakan's theme as he smashes up the ship, and Jake's initial charge.

Interesting. The first HG's score was very Appalachian sounding.

Well, the Director is Francis Lawrence again. So no doubt his musical vision he wants JNH to do will be the same.

Hopefully it's a good film, but either way, we get JNH.

It's pretty easy and digestible to listen to each episode's score on their own. I was overwhelmed at first, but then stopped trying to madly listen to all 72 pieces at the same time. It's been weeks and I'm only on episode 8. I'm already very familiar with each score and their ideas, as a result. They're all like mini-movies anyway, so each score works narratively as a solo entity. Some have their own main theme that carries throughout their episode, with development and resolution.

Still listening through the score, one episode at a time. I've re-listened to each episode over and over again, treating each one like its own separate score to be examined and enjoyed. On episode 7 at the moment; From Unknown Graves. Debney really shines in this one, with the delicate and romantic writing. The piano and woodwinds are particularly beautiful and I love the patience of this episode's score. It breathes and flows gorgeously.

Definitely. I missed when they re-released the first one before Way of Water came out. So I'd love to see it again in the cinema before the 3rd one. It's been 13 years since I've seen it in all its glory with 3D etc. I'm going to see Aliens tomorrow night. It's a one-off special showing at my local cinema. It's one of my all-time favourite films, and I've never seen it in the cinema before. It's all booked full as well, so it should be a fun experience with some diehard Aliens fans. I can't believe that in the last month I've basically only seen Cameron films as a pure coincidence haha. The Way of Water of course (about 700 times) and then Titanic's 25th anniversary re-release, and now a special Aliens screening.

Haha I know. It's back for 1 week. Just saw it last night. Even with it being out for 5 months, and it starting at 9 and finishing at midnight, and on a weekday, there was a decent amount of people in there. Crazy. I'm sure Cameron could just leave it in cinemas for the rest of time and still people would go. That's everyday.

You son of a bitch, I'm in.

I saw a picture of a transmission saying

I saw a clip on twitter. I hope it was a clip from a game or perhaps a fan-made thing, but can anyone confirm whether - However, I'm glad for the Trek fans that really enjoyed this season. I wish I could have connected to it enough to continue after episode 3. I hope we get a Star Trek Legacy where the showrunner for this season really gets his vision from the start and doesn't have to work around Kurtzman shite and new trek trash aesthetic. But it appears that they're going right back to Kurtzman style new series after this... they never learn.

As I didn't make it past episode 3, is Janeway in any of this season?

Yeah, I was just comparing season 3 of Orville to season 3 of Picard. I also love season 1 and 2 of The Orville and think all 3 seasons are just as great as each other.

I mean

So apparently Franglen is going to be in Krakow for the Krakow Film Music Festival, and they're going to be performing pieces from the Way of Water at two separate concerts. I would bloody love to go, but unfortunately it's not possible for me at the moment. I have gone to three Krakow FMF's in the past. They were fantastic, and Krakow is a beautiful place and they really value Scores there. I met many composers and heard them talk about their work for hours and attended many brilliant concerts there. So so crushed I can't attend this year and specifically to miss Franglen's Avatar music performed live. I truly hope it gets concertized and performed at general concerts in the future.

They'd be very smart to beg JNH to score.

I would say it has to be JNH.

I hope this series is massive and takes Netflix by storm and JNH gets some worldwide love.

Orville season 3 is the best Trek since the 90's. The core of Star Trek has always been an optimistic exploration of ideas, where we question our moral choices and beliefs, while having an adventure into the unknown. The Orville is every single one of those and more, including throwing in the Trek films levels of Score quality. I've since checked out the overt fan-service moments of Picard season 3, such as the SPOILER ALERT I GUESS - recent Enterprise D member berries and it's heartwarming yes, to see them celebrate the Enterprise and the crew like they are meaningful to the audience instead of the trend of deconstructing and insulting them, but it's still very in-your-face fan service that feels very artificial and extremely forced. It's kind of having the same effect on older Trek fans as Force Awakens did on older Star Wars fans, with the "member han solo!!!?" "Member x-wings?!?!" Etc etc. They were all overwhelmed with the initial hit, but after they came down from the high, all realised how ultimately empty it is and ended up reevaluating their thoughts. I'm not saying Picard season 3 is empty. It is a big step in the right direction and I do understand the love for it from my fellow Trek fans. It does satify many much needed and sorely missed Trek attributes. As a huge Star Trek fan, I was insanely moved and emotionally in awe of the launch of the Orville in the first episode of season 3, and that show has zero nostalgia, zero connection to decades of previous characters and ships etc, but as the Enterprise D launched with the original crew, I was happy and it was heartwarming yes, but I felt far more from the similar scene in Seth's 'essentially' Star Trek tribute show. E.g. Seth launched the Orville with a grand musical and visual fanfare for what seemed like minutes. Treating it with the honour of an iconic ship like the Enterprise D. Yet the Enterprise D was launched in about 10 seconds on Picard.

Probably my favourite Silvestri Score.