nightscape94 965 Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 18 hours ago, Romão said: ...plus Bartok's Bluebeard's Castle are stunning works in the opera repertoire that I also find are quite easy to get into. My city orchestra is actually playing that early next year. I keep kicking around the idea of picking up a ticket. I was listening to a Proms performance on YouTube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 It's haunting and odd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,350 Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 The Ten Commandments - Elmer Bernstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,350 Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 A.I. LLL Disc 3 - John Williams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Air Force One. Gruesome Son of a Bitch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post publicist 4,643 Posted July 22, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted July 22, 2016 This was on randomly on my ipod and after so many years i can say two things about it: thematically, it's my favourite Indy score (mainly due to the magisterial grail music, then the resolving warm family motif) and while the first two reached for bigger highlights this is the one more completely rounded as a whole (film and composer met at the most perfect junction in time). Also it was here that Williams consolidated his style - everything that came after it didn't reference TOD or Raiders, but TLC (the scherzos, the winking light touch, the fugal action writing). Romão, Marian Schedenig, Dixon Hill and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,350 Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 A.I. Disc 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Cutthroat Island (LLL) - John Debney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,364 Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 And? Your thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 I'm really digging the sound and presentation on this release. Fantastic score to boot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,017 Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 The Monkey King 2 by Christopher Young. Haven't finished yet but I might be actually prefer this score to the original. I never really cared that much for that one but 2 seems more interesting so far. One of the best of 2016, for sure. And a really terrific album from Intrada. Karol Taikomochi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 Jumanji - James Horner Written off as lacking entry in the Horner children's catalogue (not that the shallow funfair trappings of the movie did help) one can find - in hindsight - a surprising number of virtues in it. Thematically it's much more slim than expected with a foreboding, vaguely russian, horn call acting as the movie's main theme (a playful variant opens the YT clip above) but there's an agreeable harshness, harmonically and in orchestration, in 'Jumanji' that is unusual for Horner's more innocuous scores and when it's coupled with his ethereal andean flutes i. e. in 'It's Sarah's Move', it makes for an interesting combination. The other observation is how Horner's mellow and more textural americana style that characterized his later years evolved here: in 'Alan Parrish' and the finale you get all the ingredients from 'Spitfire Grill' to 'Spiderwick Chronicles'. Considering the rollercoaster style of the movie it shows Horner for the masterful dramatist he often was: instead of highlighting the frenziness (you can feel Horner's disaffection for musically illustrating mayhem at points, btw.) he highlights the heartful elements musically. Which may or may have not led to the fallout with director Joe Johnston. Anyway, it was the right choice as it anchors the score emotionally beyond a superficial collection of action cues. It's not a great score but it should be textbook example for aspiring composers how to attack a movie musically without getting trapped in moments. Gruesome Son of a Bitch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 On July 19, 2016 at 4:23 PM, leeallen01 said: Fernando Velazquez - Crimson Peak I can't get enough of his timeless style. He's the Composer that I'm most excited about for the future. In film music terms he's just getting started, and he's already written many scores that seriously impress. I adore his string writing, and his memorable melodies that translate beautifully throughout all instrument groups. Meh. He's one of those "Euro-lite" composers that occasionally offer some wonderful moments, but usually lack in substance, especially when it comes to underscore. He joins the likes of Korzeniowski in that regard, but at least to the Polish composer's credit, he has a more distinctive voice. On July 21, 2016 at 6:26 AM, Sharkus Malarkus said: You're a braver than me. I really can't stomach Wagner. I can only do Wagner in doses. Bloated he can be, but there are moments/passages of such fine craftsmanship, it's hard not to admire. Not Mr. Big 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 26 minutes ago, KK said: He's one of those "Euro-lite" composers t North American tosser! leeallen01 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 He's right though. You unwashed Europeans can deny it all you want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 Hey! I wash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 Yes but how frequently? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 Every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 Star Trek: Insurrection complete score Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 Batman (OST) ROTJ (OST) Gruesome Son of a Bitch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,017 Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 Hey, I was listening to the Return of the Jedi OST as well today! Also... Batman (Prince album) Batman Returns ID4 Karol Gruesome Son of a Bitch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 No Godzilla (1998)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,017 Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 I've just started. How did you know? Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 interstellar (OST) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,017 Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 As much as I like this score I don't really listen to the album that much. I prefer to just put the film on in the background. Having said that, the expanded album was worth the price for this one suite. It might be one of my very favourite Hans Zimmer tracks of all time: Karol publicist 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 The OST is really all you need, like with most Zimmer releases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,017 Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 That's true but I also think the LP programme is a better presentation. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,533 Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 I like the light box you get with the special edition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,017 Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 It's just silly. Star Trek: Generations Karol Gruesome Son of a Bitch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 4 minutes ago, crocodile said: That's true but I also think the LP programme is a better presentation. Karol In the 1980's maybe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,017 Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 Haha smartass.. No, seriously, the programme is better put together. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 9 hours ago, KK said: I can only do Wagner in doses. Bloated he can be, but there are moments/passages of such fine craftsmanship, it's hard not to admire. For sure. There are some heart-stopping moments amid the sonic diarrhoea. It's like what I say about a lot of Shostavovich's later symphonies--the man needed an editor . It really took The New World to a fully appreciate the proto-spectralism of the Rhinemaidens. Something about it being attached to a humanist rather than Nietzschian worldview helped. If only someone could apply Strauss's Ein Heldenleben or the Alpine Symphony to film as effectively as Malick, then I might be able to disassociate it from images of ol' Adolf traipsing around Berchtesgaden with his beloved Alsatian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 ID4 Sneakers The Pagemaster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 Star Trek Beyond - Giacchino Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home - Rosenman (putting this on is the musical equivalent of drinking herbal tea wrapped up in a blanket) Mary Poppins - The Sherman Brothers crocodile 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 9 hours ago, crocodile said: As much as I like this score I don't really listen to the album that much. I prefer to just put the film on in the background. Having said that, the expanded album was worth the price for this one suite. It might be one of my very favourite Hans Zimmer tracks of all time: Karol It's better than everything! So is Star Trek: Generations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 You're half-right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 Don't be silly; you like Star Trek! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 Star Trek is better than everything! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,533 Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 14 hours ago, crocodile said: It's just silly. Of course it is, as are half the things in life, but it doesn't stop people enjoying them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 ID4 is better than everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 Good morning! Good morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,533 Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 #I've got nothing to say, but it's ok# Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,715 Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 The Rocketeer by James Horner The Lost World: Jurassic Park by John Williams Gruesome Son of a Bitch and Disco Stu 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,533 Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 "TLW": a superior score, from an inferior sequel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 The Lost World is my favorite of the two Jurassic films. As for the scores, they are equally entertaining. JP is the iconic one, but TLW is more interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,017 Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug and Soul of the Ultimate Nation. And both The Monkey Kings. Karol Incanus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 Twilight Zone: The Movie crocodile and Naïve Old Fart 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,017 Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 Original album, I take it? Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 Complete score! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,017 Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 I like both. The original album would have been perfect if not for that pop song in the middle. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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