Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 Too bad that the Hollywood Film Awards are bullshit, even as Hollywood award shows go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo 3,709 Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 Nice! Really enjoying this score. His other scores this year were all very good but I think this one is the best of the lot. Very impressive 2014 from him though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 I like this oneOne passage somewhere reminded me of PoA again ...Saving Buckbeak I think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 It's very good. Really nice textures in this one, and more than the "typical quirky drama" underscore that TGP gives it credit for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 yeah there's some varied and interesting cues Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 It's very good. Really nice textures in this one, and more than the "typical quirky drama" underscore that TGP gives it credit for. I'm due for a second listen, maybe it'll grab me more this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,364 Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 KM how does it compare to Monuments Men, Grand Budapest, and Godzilla for you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 It's very good. Really nice textures in this one, and more than the "typical quirky drama" underscore that TGP gives it credit for. I'm due for a second listen, maybe it'll grab me more this time.It's also pretty impressive, considering he only had 3 weeks to write it, while juggling around 4 other scores in a very busy year for the Frenchman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 KM how does it compare to Monuments Men, Grand Budapest, and Godzilla for you?It's a more straightforward Desplat score, but done with his typical finesse. Those three each have really unique sounds, but I'd rank this over Godzilla. A solid 4 out of 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,364 Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 It's funny but I don't ever have a clue what this movie is. Never seen a trailer, poster, review, nothing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Monement's Men>Imitation Game>>>> Godzilla> Grand BudapestGodzilla sounds like his failed Harry Potter scores Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Grand Budapest is the most inspired and should be nominated for an AA. Once 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,016 Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 I'd say they're all on the same level and very different from each other.Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 The others suffer by sheer similarity to other scores. And i don't find much to enjoy in GODZILLA, though it is technically impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,016 Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Howard Shore is a big fan of this one, apparently. A random thing to add, I know. No, I find it to be very accomplished. It seems to balance out a lot of different elements and doing it with grace - Ifukube DNA, modern Hollywood action with big drums and classic monster music. It does honour all those things and somehow makes sense. Plus, the technical prowess of Desplat as a composer - those low woodwinds and stuff like that - beautiful! And he's about the only composer to use taiko drums in a non-cliche and appropriate way. Brilliant in the film as well In my book one of the finest film music being written this year and it has nothing to do with it being attached to a major blockbuster.The Monuments Men has obviously a lot more appeal to older fans. And themes are great and stuff.I don't think that any of them necessarily break a new ground for Desplat. It's the masterful execution that matters, really.The Grand Budapest Hotel might indeed get a nomination. I wouldn't be surprised. The combination of all those ethnic elements is hilarious.Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 A truly find a lot of GODZILLA just loud...made impressive by the piss-poor quality of orchestral writing in Hollywood blockbusters more than by its inherent qualities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,016 Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 That's really harsh, mate.Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 It's funny but I don't ever have a clue what this movie is. Never seen a trailer, poster, review, nothingI was going to go see it at TIFF but didn't manage to get tickets to this one.It's supposed to get Cumberbatch his first Oscar nomination, if word-of-mouth is true.A truly find a lot of GODZILLA just loud...made impressive by the piss-poor quality of orchestral writing in Hollywood blockbusters more than by its inherent qualities. There is truth in this, thought not as harsh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Ware 526 Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 It's funny but I don't ever have a clue what this movie is. Never seen a trailer, poster, review, nothingIt's being very heavily promoted in the UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,364 Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Is Cumberbatch your George Clooney? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 That's really harsh, mate.KarolTo each his own. I just don't see much reason in applauding something i don't overly like. I like some of the more subtle bits but when it's loud it's just loud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,016 Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Is Cumberbatch your George Clooney?No, he's our Smaug, Sauron, Khan and Sherlock. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkgyver 1,645 Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Darth Vociferus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo 3,709 Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 It isn't out in the US for a couple of weeks but I highly recommend it. It's a great story, well acted, and it has a great score. I think I'm going to see it a second time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 One moment that struck me is the last 20 seconds of track 2 Alan Turning's Legacy. Usually only Williams can do this type of stuff with the notes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 What stuff with the notes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonesy 55 Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 13 minutes of Desplat's Unbroken1. Torrance Tornado (2:54)2. Mac’s Death (2:40)3. God Made the Stars (1:39)4. To Naoetsu (3:53)5. Coming Home (2:16)Source: http://www.universalpicturesawards.com/main/title/unbroken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 Desplat took a course 'advanced use of stereotypical RCP drumming by means of gross overbass-modulation' in Santa Monica. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,016 Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 Doesn't sound like Desplat is going to top himself (and I don't mean suicide here!) with this one this year. Which has very little to do with this music being good or not. It has been an excellent year for him.Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 Parts i find interesting, we have to see how it plays out. The rather macho Hollywood tone of some cues isn't really Desplat's strong suit (really, whose is it?) but there are some nice other bits. But yes, he seems to be on a roll now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,364 Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 New interview with Desplat in Variety:Billion Dollar Composer: Alexandre Desplat Has Ears of World’s Top Auteur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Harry Potter composer Alexandre Desplat and the shadow of John Williams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Would like to see that whole interview. Thanks for the snippets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 L'Étreinte is so beautiful. I really want to hear more of his concert music. Someone make it happen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hlao-roo 389 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 http://deadline.com/2015/02/alexandre-desplat-imitation-game-grand-budapest-hotel-oscar-double-nominee-1201374722/Whenever a double-nominee scenario arises in an Oscar category, prognosticators are hasty to assess that a cancellation is imminent. That’s not necessarily so. Typically, best score goes to the film that is gaining momentum in its sister below-the-line categories, i.e. last year’s Best Score winner Gravity. This is largely the ruling consensus, despite the fact that there were eight Oscar years when John Williams had double noms in the same music slot, winning only once during these instances, in 1977 when Star Wars beat Close Encounters Of The Third Kind for Best Score. Composer A.R. Rahman competed against himself in the Best Original Song category with Slumdog Millionaire’s “O Saya” and “Jai Ho,” with the latter winning. Then there’s the time when Bernard Herrmann went up against himself in 1941 for his music on Citizen Kane and All That Money Can Buy. Money won. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Desplat is like the new James Horner as he was in the 1990s. Taking on half a dozen projects per year and gaining widespread recognition. Hopefully he's unseating Hans Zimmer as the industry's most sought after composer right now. Bilbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 He did start using ghostwriters? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Yes, Horner is now ghostwriting for Desplat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Those are the GODZILLA sheets!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 He did start using ghostwriters?Horner never uses ghostwriters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Copy and pasting from classical composers seems to work well enough for him. Bilbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TownerFan 4,983 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 He did start using ghostwriters?Horner never uses ghostwriters.Some rumors say that Conrad Pope and Randy Kerber ghost-wrote a few sections of Troy (but that it's understandable, since it was a last-minute replacement). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fommes 153 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 The finale of The Legend of Zorro comes to mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Copy and pasting from classical composers seems to work well enough for him.Yeah, he's literally using ghost writers. Bilbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 He did start using ghostwriters?Horner never uses ghostwriters.Of course, i forgot he personally confirmed this to worldwide renowned investigative film music journalist Stefan Cosman! An oversight on my part... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Yes! Here's the proof they met: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Stiff's wasted away a lot since then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Ware 526 Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 He did start using ghostwriters?Horner never uses ghostwriters.Some rumors say that Conrad Pope and Randy Kerber ghost-wrote a few sections of Troy (but that it's understandable, since it was a last-minute replacement).The Legend of Zorro too. Also Don Davis on The Pagemaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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