Richard Penna 3,690 Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 Seriously ,I think Alien is one of the most overrated scores in the film score community. Hypersleep ,Sign Off and End Credits are beautiful ,and some of the alien planet music is haunting, but the rest just fits within the context of the film and not on c.d.Can't be bothered to read through the whole page, but I agree with KM. I just don't understand what people love about this score.CE3K easily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 Unfortunately, I am unfamiliar with either scores. The films, on the other hand.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Skywalker 1,795 Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 BarnstormingAttack on a farm? Now thta's a deleted scene i didnt knew about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,193 Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 I didn't name the cue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 75 Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 Unfortunately, I am unfamiliar with either scores. The films, on the other hand....Either way, Close Encounters wins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,336 Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 Yes, but which CE3K wins? or Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 There are two of them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,336 Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 I even have the third one. (you know, the Alhambra one) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 Wait, there are more? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,336 Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 Yes, four! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hlao-roo 389 Posted January 3, 2009 Author Share Posted January 3, 2009 This one wins: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,336 Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 The Electric Moog Orchestra? I'm interested! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Skywalker 1,795 Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 I didn't name the cue.so you didnt made a typho?! Its the actual track name? I had always read 'Brainstorming'What do they mean with barnstorming? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joni Wiljami 1,206 Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 I always thougt "barnstorming" is when they made flying tricks with the saucers. Not sure.Great cue anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,193 Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 I had always read 'Brainstorming'Brainstorm is cool, too, but it's Horner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldsmithfan 6 Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 Alien. Close Encounters is quite a damn good score, but Alien is such a dynamic monster (no pun intended). It's the perfect music for the creature as well as the quickly dashed-to-bits romanticism of space travel. I just find that there's more that grabs me in Alien than Close Encounters. Don't get me wrong, the finale is one of the best things I've ever heard but much of the material before that is, as they say, "tension music" which doesn't grab me all that much. It's as interesting as it isn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,364 Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 Eeesh. I'm tempted to vote Alien, but that would be more because I've been listening to the Intrada set often since I got it. However, I haven't listened to CE3K (or seen the film) in many MANY years.... I don't think I can vote till I listen to CE3K again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixie_twinkle 48 Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 I always thougt "barnstorming" is when they made flying tricks with the saucers. Not sure.Great cue anyway.I always put it down to the clip of dialogue Neary catches on his car radio earlier in the film where one of the UFO witnesses can be heard to say "It's shaped like a barn". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,336 Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 I don't get those avid Goldsmith fans. It's almost like they prefer music that has no identity. I can play the music of Alien over Saw VI and it will fit the film as a glove. If I put the music of CE3K (or Jaws, Star Wars, Raiders, E.T, et cetera) on Saw VI, everyone will notice that I'm reusing music from another movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,533 Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 "Alien" is one of the best scores that Jerry Goldsmith has ever composed, and I am indebted to Intrada for allowing his fans to hear the complete version. "C.E.3.K.", on the other hand, is, quite simply, my favourite John Williams score EVER, so... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
222max 1 Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 How can you even compare these two scores? Better in what ways? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,533 Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 I can't speak for anyone else, and this is a purely arbitrary thing, but I simply prefer to listen "C.E.3.K." over "Alien". This does not denegrate "Alien" in any way whatsoever, it is simply a personal choice. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE the music of Jerry Goldsmith, and have approximately 70 c.d.s of his scores in my collection (in fact, on this site, I recently rated "Total Recall" over "Minority Report") but I love the the music of John Williams even more... Nuff said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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