James 119 Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 The Shape of Water - Desplat (2017), It - Wallfisch (2017) and Cleopatra - North (1963). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 This is the better performance: And you can hear more of the theme here: Romão and publicist 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Hilary Bray 235 Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 Listened to a clutch of Schifrin's: Dirty Harry, Dead Pool and Kelly's Heroes then went festive with Bruce Broughton's Miracle on 34th Street. Man's gotta know his limitations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fancyarcher 350 Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 The Shape of Water - Desplat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 7 hours ago, KK said: This is the better performance: Tbh, i find the first better, here it's so halting. Anyway, easily harmonically the most interesting 2017 entry. James 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 The Light Between Oceans - Alexandre Desplat My 40-minute playlist of highlights. This is still one of the most underrated dramatic scores of the past couple of years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 The Ghost Writer by Alexandre Desplat The Painted Veil by Alexandre Desplat The Queen by Alexandre Desplat Birth by Alexandre Desplat Grand Budapest Hotel Alexandre Desplat The Hours by Philip Glass James and Bilbo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 And you stayed awake the whole time?! James 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 Those were the days when Desplat used to have albums you could actually make it through! I miss when he used to do distinct genre scores like that. Now, too many of his drama scores, while well-written, are passable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 I dunno, I think he's a very good composer but even several years ago I couldn't listen to 2 or 3 Desplat albums in a row like I can Williams or Shore. He drains me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 4 hours ago, KK said: I miss when he used to do distinct genre scores like that. Now, too many of his drama scores, while well-written, are passable. It was the same back then. Only that the albums were generally shorter and the films more varied. Like most guys today, Desplat writes in a minimalist idiom that feels static if too few harmonic shifts are happening. P: 'Phantom Thread' by Greenwood won the LA Film Critics award last night. This shapes up to be his most remarkable since 'There Will B Blood'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 8 hours ago, publicist said: It was the same back then. Only that the albums were generally shorter and the films more varied. Like most guys today, Desplat writes in a minimalist idiom that feels static if too few harmonic shifts are happening. That definitely helps. I just find it interesting that something like "The People's Princess" from an "Oscar-bait" biopic like The Queen, oozes far more personality than anything in Del Toro's eccentric The Shape of Water. 8 hours ago, publicist said: P: 'Phantom Thread' by Greenwood won the LA Film Critics award last night. This shapes up to be his most remarkable since 'There Will B Blood'. Excellent. A Greenwood score would be a much-needed breath of fresh air in a largely dull year for film music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,982 Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 Close Encounters of the Third Kind by John Williams. The new set, of course. Might not be his most popular score but it certainly might be his greatest musical achievement in the art form of scoring films. In fact it's among the finest pieces of 20th century symphonic writing. Karol Marian Schedenig 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,281 Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 Let us know what you think of the Disc 1 program! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,982 Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 Will do! Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,281 Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 Yasunori Mitsuda & Nobuo Uematsu - Front Mission: Gun Hazard (OST) Tied with Chrono Trigger for me as the pinnacle of SNES-era chiptune music! Koji Kondo - Super Mario World I love the ragtime element he infused into this score - the whole thing is SO much fun! Koji Kondo - The Legend of Zelda: A Link To The Past Brilliant stuff David Wise - Donkey Kong Country Hey, this David Wise guy is pretty good! This is a classic score right here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 Koray Savas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,281 Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 Of course I have, I played the game when it was a brand new game back in the day! Did you? This was also not the first time I've listened to the music isolated from the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,281 Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 I'm listening to something much more exciting instead! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,281 Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 No! But I will listen to those....... soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,024 Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,475 Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 In the mood for some big fanfare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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KK 3,307 Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 Snow Falling on Cedars Anyone else feel like this is JNH's most Newman-esque score? A lot of it sounds like his answer to Shawshank Redemption. While the core idea (the one that makes up "Tarawa") is JNH through and through, a lot of the textures, cadences and voicings give off shades of 90s Newman (ex. "The Strawberry Field" or the more dramatic "Humanity Goes On Trial"). Beautiful stuff and one of my favourites from the man. Dixon Hill and James 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,982 Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 Apocalypse Now by David Shire. What a bizarre score. Interesting though. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 I like his Wagnarian music for the helicopter scene. About as good as Kamen's Die Hard music that Beethoven stole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,475 Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 - Empire of the Sun [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] (1987) (2014, La-La Land Records, LLLCD 1300; Rainbird, Williams, Ambrosian Junior Ch./McCarthy) CD 1 - Rosewood [Music From The Motion Picture] (1997) (2013, La-La Land Records, LLLCD 1244; Caesar, Parks, Morgan, Williams) CD 1 - The Missouri Breaks [An Original MGM Motion Picture Soundtrack] (1976) (2013, Kritzerland Records, KR 20026-0) CD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,982 Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 Titanic (20th Anniversary Edition) by James Horner. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,982 Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 The Haunting (Deluxe Edition) by Jerry Goldsmith. Arrived today. Die Another Day (LLL) by David Arnold Close Encounters of the Third Kind by John Williams. The disc 1 programme. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,281 Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 How's Die Another Day? I haven't seen anyone talk about it anywhere yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,982 Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 It's definitely a better listen than the horrid OST (I've never finished my first listen of that one). There is some good stuff in this score but sadly Arnold decided to ruin a lot of it with obtrusive and horribly misjudged use of electronics. Both DAD and TWINE aged really badly because of that. But there is enough solid material on this set for me to cut him some slack. And, of course,most of the music on LLL set is actually new so for me it's like having a brand new score. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,281 Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 The electronics are why I never got into TWINE or DAD as much as I was into TND, a score I still love the shit out of to this day. It has a PERFECT balance of orchestra and electronics, that one. I'm glad he reeled it back in for Casino Royale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,982 Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 Because there is a lot more material on this album, it feels like the electronics are less present. A lot of the underscore is mostly acoustic. Think this helps a great deal. And the orchestral writing itself is actually quite strong. I'm not a big David Arnold fan anyway. But I like his Bond scores overall. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,281 Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 Makes sense, kind of like how the synth choir is less annoying in Titanic now that its a much lesser percent of the entire album Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,982 Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 Yeah, pretty much. I hope LLL get to release the other 4 Bond scores. I would be interested in that. Neil did a very good job on this release. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,281 Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 It would be cool if they go backwards and do TWINE next, then TND. I'd even buy an expanded Goldeneye! Casino Royale might not be affordable until its 15 years old, I dunno Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,982 Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 I'd be cool with that. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 I'm not much bothered by TWINE, but TND is fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will 2,215 Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 Apparently more music from Yoko Kanno's brilliant Onna Joushu Naotora (2016) is out. There are some really great moments here. Wonderful. Surely some of the best stuff written this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,982 Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Yeah, again. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,475 Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 Currently listening to an homemade playlist, made with the End Credits of JW's scores from the 70's. Jane Eyre Pete 'n' Tillie The Poseidon Adventure The Cowboys THe Long Goodbye The Paper Chase Earthquake Jaws The Eiger Sanction Towering Inferno Family Plot Midway The Missouri Breaks Black Sunday CE3K Star Wars Jaws 2 Superman The Fury 1941 Dracula Empire Strikes Back (ok I know it's 1980) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 An old favorite. A great compilation album of the OT, with a gutsy orchestra performing the music with pace and vigour. I've always loved The Asteroid Field on this, and the then unreleased ROTJ cues. Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,024 Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 Indeed a classic! It's up there with Gerhardt's recordings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,982 Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 Die Another Day by David Arnold. Dismissing this score on the basis of the horrid 2002 album was a mistake. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,475 Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 Mine looks like this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,475 Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 John Williams - Quiet moments Technically the tracks having the less amplitude. 100 % scientific. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 15 hours ago, Bespin said: Mine looks like this: That looks funny! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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