indy4 155 Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 This is probably the worst possible time to be suggesting I should buy more soundtracks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 Well, whenever you get the chance, definitely check out his scores for Sam Mendes:Road To PerditionRevolutionary RoadAmerican Beauty...and his Frank Darabont scores are also superb:The Shawshank RedemptionThe Green Mile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 Thanks for the recommendations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Brigden 7 Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 Also, his Pixar stuff (Finding Nemo and WALL-E) is amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,000 Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 Don't forget about The Good German, which explores a bit different territory and proves that Newman can do even more than he's normally allowed to. You know, when he's not asked to do "Thomas Newman music". I really hope someone will finally let him do a more traditional orchestral score like that one. That would be something.Oh, and Angels in America. Very enjoyable album.You can also check out Little Children. There is some great stuff there.Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 Agreed on all accounts, but I was just recommending some of my personal favorites. The "End Credits" to Little Children is amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,000 Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 I actually look forward to hearing this.Mao's Last Dancer by Christopher GordonImpressive, most impressive. Pity, the album is almost impossible to find. At normal price, that is. Maybe not as memorable, but from technical point of view this is almost Williams calibre.Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 I heard a lot about that. I think Dave is a big fan. My brother recently got it for review, and said he absolutely loved it. So I think I need to check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Brigden 7 Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 Just listened to a bit of Fitzwilly, and it sounds so Johnny. So much so that I thought for a second that I was listening to 'The Menu' from Jaws 2. Great stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,000 Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 I heard a lot about that. I think Dave is a big fan. My brother recently got it for review, and said he absolutely loved it. So I think I need to check it out.I can tell you all his works I've heard so far are worth checking out. It's not that their so immediately memorable like some works of Williams (who is the exception anyway in that regard), but there is a truly remarkable sense of structure. Mind you, this is film scoring at its most elegant. It is almost like classical music in that sense. I wrote a couple of weeks ago that I probably won't consider Moby Dick to be a truly great score for me. Well, I stand corrected. It is almost like Jaws (the swashbucklking parts, anyway) and Sea Hawk in one. I have yet to hear all of these in the context of their films, but as albums they work beautifully.Oh, yeah. On the Beach is great too.Not to mention Daybreakers being already one of my favourites from 2010. Classy stuff. Jaws (Varese)Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,515 Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 This is probably the worst possible time to be suggesting I should buy more soundtracks! Get "American Beauty" NOW! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy 4,122 Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 Taste the Blood of DraculaAbsolutely perfect for this rainy October day! I just love this score. A lovely robust love theme that contrasts nicely with the Dracula material. I love how the brass for Dracula just oozes malevolent evil.Anybody else love James Bernard's Hammer scores? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omen II 1,235 Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 Anybody else love James Bernard's Hammer scores? In fact Hammer had some wonderful scores by James Bernard and other relatively unsung composers (David Whitaker, for example). James Bernard was in the audience for the very first film music concert I ever attended - the Philharmonia orchestra played a lengthy suite from Taste the Blood of Dracula and, at the end, James Bernard stood up to acknowledge the applause when the presenter announced that he was in the audience. I remember that they dimmed the lights in the concert hall to make it scarier!Kudos to Hammer also for giving opportunities to plenty of so-called 'serious' composers to write film scores, the likes of Malcolm Williamson and John McCabe, for example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy 4,122 Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 I have that suite on another Hammer compilation, and it is great! Seeing it performed live must've been phenomenal!I like some of Harry Robinson's work as well. His Twins of Evil theme is a highpoint of the studio's catalog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crichton 4 Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 I finally picked up Final Fantasy XIII a couple of weeks ago and have hardly stopped listening to it. It's not quite Uematsu, but it's still bloody wonderful with some great set pieces and action cues. Fighting Fate in particular is amazing, a perfect example of how to do huge and epic without veering into cheese or being too over the top. There's some interesting thematic threads going on to, particularly the main regular battle cue and Lightning's theme being variations on the same piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba14brett 3 Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 I just listened to The Haunting by Jerry Goldsmith. I think this score is underated and should be one of the top scores that Jerry Goldsmith did. Yes, the movie is not good to a lot of movie lovers, but I like this movie and love the music Jerry brings into it. I wish they would release an Expanded or Complete Set. I love the main theme and Elenor's theme reminds me of Carol Anne's theme in Poltergeist. Great score! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,192 Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 It's an uneven score, but the theme and the mood it sets are awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellosh 3,418 Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 I've been listening to E.T. the Extra Terrestrial......A LOT!Both 20th Anniversary and the OST.October always makes me want to listen to E.T.I love in the movie how it takes place in California...but it doesn't have a feeling of a warm setting. Granted I don't know what Autumn is like in California, but regardless.:00-:17 from "Bait for E.T." has to be some of my favorite music from the score. I love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 Any time is perfect to listen to E.T.Today I've done Raiders, Superman, Gerhardt's Empire, Home Alone and right now Gerhardt Star Wars/Close Encounters. I'm just in the mood for the best of the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 I'm just in the mood for the best of the best.I don't think that statement has much weight, considering you only listen to John Williams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 As I said. Best of the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy 4,122 Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 CreepshowI'm not a big fan of synth scores, but I find this one very listenable. Of course, it doesn't hurt that it's probably my favorite horror film. I just love the tongue in cheek approach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted October 9, 2010 Share Posted October 9, 2010 I've been listening to Hans Zimmer's M:I-2. I'm actually starting to like this score quite a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted October 9, 2010 Share Posted October 9, 2010 I've been listening to Hans Zimmer's M:I-2. I'm actually starting to like this score quite a bit.Great action score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demondm810 399 Posted October 9, 2010 Share Posted October 9, 2010 I prefer MI3, but I love Zimmer's entry. I love the guitar stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Brigden 7 Posted October 10, 2010 Share Posted October 10, 2010 Back To The Future Part III love this score. Like the film, it gets unfairly treated as a rehash of the first one, but it's thrilling. And that theme is so damn versatile that sometimes it's barely recognizable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crichton 4 Posted October 10, 2010 Share Posted October 10, 2010 Back To The Future Part III love this score. Like the film, it gets unfairly treated as a rehash of the first one, but it's thrilling. And that theme is so damn versatile that sometimes it's barely recognizable.A completely agree. I can't wait for an official release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 We've gone past our 100 page limit.New thread to follow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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