publicist 4,643 Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Tango was musically connected to low-life gangsterism and crime in the past, be it through Weill/Brecht or even Goldsmith in 'List of Adrian Messenger'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,714 Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 5 minutes ago, publicist said: Tango was musically connected to low-life gangsterism and crime in the past, be it through Weill/Brecht or even Goldsmith in 'List of Adrian Messenger'. I wonder if Scorsese got the connection from such past filmic associations. If I remember correctly he and Shore thought tango would be just perfect musical metaphor as the main characters were dancing around each other constantly in the film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Subconsciously. They could have gone for a waltz (it worked for 'The Godfather'). But i didn't like the movie and the score didn't register back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,012 Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 It is probably the easiest Howard Shore album to listen to. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,714 Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Assassin's Creed Syndicate by Austin Wintory: This guy is impressing with each new score. He really gives the franchise his own unique spin here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 He's one of the best composers working in media today. Hopefully his exposure continues to increase. Gnome in Plaid 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 He'll probably pull another O'Donnell on us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Rosie, Chris, or Neil? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Daniel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 30 minutes ago, Lonnegan said: Daniel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 2 hours ago, Incanus said: Assassin's Creed Syndicate by Austin Wintory: This guy is impressing with each new score. He really gives the franchise his own unique spin here. Except that score is a year old Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 1 hour ago, Lonnegan said: He'll probably pull another O'Donnell on us Blame Bungie! They turned him into a hermit. Gnome in Plaid 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Did the details of that falling out ever emerge? I think he won the following lawsuit, but he was with Bungie from the beginning. Seems odd that such a weird situation would unfold. Kinda like Hennig's fallout out with Naughty Dog, or Kojima with Konami. Only in the games industry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,193 Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 On 7.8.2016 at 6:44 PM, crocodile said: Star Wars. I listen to this so rarely but, whenever I do, it always feels incredibly refreshing. An innocent medium-sized (by today's standards) fantasy score with an innocent heart. It completely doesn't seem to aware of how big it is. And yet at the same time, it's got a huge scope. And I don't think that's a contradiction to what you said. Nearly everything got bigger in ESB (film and score) - the characters, the plot, the action, the orchestra, the spotting. But SW, in its comparative innocence, has a vast universe that musically translates into an emotional palette and storytelling scope that all but dwarfs the sequels. crocodile 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 2 hours ago, Koray Savas said: Did the details of that falling out ever emerge? I think he won the following lawsuit, but he was with Bungie from the beginning. Seems odd that such a weird situation would unfold. Kinda like Hennig's fallout out with Naughty Dog, or Kojima with Konami. Only in the games industry! Pretty sure he said that it was Activision or some other outside influence that was at the crux of the problem, not necessarily his old Bungie friends and colleagues. I can't remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,481 Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 Jan A.P. Kaczmarek - Hachi: A Dog's Tale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 2 hours ago, TheWhiteRider said: Pretty sure he said that it was Activision or some other outside influence that was at the crux of the problem, not necessarily his old Bungie friends and colleagues. I can't remember. Bungie is a privately owned company though. He said he was fired without cause so something must have happened internally. They have a 10 year publishing contract with Activision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,714 Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 7 hours ago, Koray Savas said: Except that score is a year old I know. He has still been impressing me with each new score in the recent years is what I meant. Wintory has been very lucky with the projects he has done and the collaborators who have apparently given him a lot of room to experiment and give each of these scores their own distinct concepts and soundscapes. Whether or not the budgetary constraints affect his orchestrations, there are really wonderful combinations of sounds in his music from Journey to Banner Saga to Assassin's Creed and Abzû. Some of them are more conventional and some interesting experiments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 Try this one for Wintory in tunesmith mode. It's good: Incanus and Dixon Hill 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWMike 117 Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 The New Moon in the Old Moon's Arms - Michael Kamen Gets better every time. I love both of the pieces on this album. What a guy. Dixon Hill and Incanus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,714 Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 17 minutes ago, serenifly said: The New Moon in the Old Moon's Arms - Michael Kamen Gets better every time. I love both of the pieces on this album. What a guy. A great album and I love how the gorgeous theme from the finale of the the piece is reworked by Kamen for the Band of Brothers score. And Mr. Holland's Opus is some of Kamen's most heartfelt material too. Lovely to hear Kamen himself on cor anglais in Rowena. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Batman Returns: Expanded Archival Collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnome in Plaid 219 Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 On 8/8/2016 at 8:46 PM, TheWhiteRider said: Pretty sure he said that it was Activision or some other outside influence that was at the crux of the problem, not necessarily his old Bungie friends and colleagues. I can't remember. Plus, you'd think that Paul McCartney of all people would have the influence to get the full "Music of the Spheres" released. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 His involvement was relatively detached, from what I understand. Providing material which Marty then shaped and incorporated into larger things. But I'm sure if he were so inclined, he could make something happen on that front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Cage Fugue 19 Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Man of Steel by Hans Zimmer If this is the kind of stuff I'm missing by not listening to Remote Control superhero scores then I feel I've made the right decision. Obnoxious, repetitive, and totally at odds with everything Superman. Mostly dreck. Mad Max: Fury Road by Junkie XL. In the same vein but appropriate to the torched MM landscape. And there are a couple of lovely sad string pieces. Might actually revisit this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Your taste is your taste, but I implore you to not write off the entire output of Zimmer and company as so many others do here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,714 Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 The Rocketeer (Intrada) by James Horner: There is something so joyous about this whole thing and the flowing/flying main theme is one Horner's absolute best creations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Cage Fugue 19 Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 1 hour ago, TheWhiteRider said: Your taste is your taste, but I implore you to not write off the entire output of Zimmer and company as so many others do here. I like plenty of Zimmer scores. Just not Man of Steel. I'm happy that he's moving on from superheroes because it seems like his heart is not in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Good. Nice to have a new member who isn't joining the anti-Zimmer club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Your comment makes one wonder if you have really listened to that score or just making broad swipes against Superman music not sounding like Williams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Cage Fugue 19 Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 I wouldn't be posting it in a thread called "What is the Last Score You Listened To" if I didn't actually listen to it. Sorry if you're offended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 You better are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,012 Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 About a half of material found on the deluxe 2-hour Man of Steel album forms a very pleasant, if slightly repetitive, playlist. The other half I don't care about. Karol Dixon Hill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 I enjoy pretty much everything there apart from the drum circle stuff, which is just obnoxious noise. Unfortunately that means a good deal of the score is set permanently to skip. Some of the action cues where the drums feature but don't absolutely dominate I can live with, there's some interesting and often thrilling stuff going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Yes, the best action bits are quite exhilarating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Its a great score! Finally a composer got Superman right! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 He got this version of Superman right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 The American Journey Williams' summary of his Olympic and celebratory festival fanfares + his rearrangement of his An American Journey films score remains surprisingly listenable considering it doesnt offer much variation in style. Still the last few tracks do tend to all mesh together for me as one triumphant fanfare is followed by another. Compositionally this is all outstanding of course. But a more varied album might have been better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Cage Fugue 19 Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Zimmer's Superman theme isn't bad (listening to its reemergence in BvS). It's simple and noble - I like it. It's all the pummeling action tracks that just aren't for me. And many of the secondary themes feel underdeveloped on the OST. I find the BvS soundtrack to be much more balanced between thematic and percussive material. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 The action material was the pits but the melodic stuff both for Krypton and the bass pedal one when he's on earth are very catchy. Brónach and Sharkissimo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post crocodile 8,012 Posted August 10, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted August 10, 2016 His extended demo track from the second disc is a nice one too. Almost feels like a self-contained 28-minute album. It's actually worth it to buy DE just for this one thing: Now this is Zimmer on a good day. Karol Not Mr. Big, publicist, Sharkissimo and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Yeah, i like this suite very much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Cage Fugue 19 Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 I really like the piano statement of the main theme starting around 9:30. Brónach 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 The drum circle action stuff has grown on me over the years too. There's a visceral, headbanging appeal. Brónach 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones expanded edit It's basically a bunch of mini Williams fanfares connected by filler music. Star Wars (1977) complete score Perfection. That's obviously a really tough act to follow, but I do so with the completely inferior David Arnold score for Godzilla (1998). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,012 Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 I also like the more rural Black Hawk Down-like statement in this track: Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brónach 1,302 Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Just now, TheWhiteRider said: The drum circle action stuff has grown on me over the years too. There's a visceral, headbanging appeal. I like the intersection between that and the theme in the ending cue. It's cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,012 Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Star Trek Beyond by Michael Giacchino. It's a definite improvement over its predecessor in terms of overall writing and vibe. It actually feels like a Star Trek score this time (to me anyway) and 5-year mission theme is one of composer's finest. And there's so much woodwind writing too. And while most of the pieces on the soundtrack album are quite strong, the overall experience is somewhat choppy and unfocused. The first 6-7 tracks flow extremely well but then it sort of disintegrates. There's nothing about each of the pieces.that follow. But there's no overall momentum to the proceedings. We might need a longer album. Not necessarily to make it longer for the sake of it... but to create a better programme. Now, if Jurassic World had a theme as good as (or even exactly this one) 5-year mission theme it would have been Giacchino's best score ever. Just a random thought. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWMike 117 Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 On 09/08/2016 at 7:40 PM, Incanus said: A great album and I love how the gorgeous theme from the finale of the the piece is reworked by Kamen for the Band of Brothers score. And Mr. Holland's Opus is some of Kamen's most heartfelt material too. Lovely to hear Kamen himself on cor anglais in Rowena. Yes, it was a pleasant surprise to hear the Band of Brothers theme when I first heard this album! Listening to this makes me realise that I would love to hear Kamen's music live. I think he would have thrived in the current boom of live film music/composer shows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 I miss him! JWMike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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