Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 Where he puts his other rings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,483 Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 I will not penetrate anyone today, that's not in the plans! My favorite CDs are all encoded in FLACs then put on many many SD micro cards, that I bring with me everywhere I go, on each planet I visit. 1 hour ago, Jurassic Shark said: Bes doesn't have a home. It's an energy field created by all living things. It surrounds us and penetrates us. It binds the galaxy together. Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,483 Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 ESB - CD 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 The Anthology? Really? Man of your talents? The Illustrious Jerry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 Not quite sure of the best thread to put this in, but I have a question: when are some recent examples of John Williams going balls to the wall with tubas and the low end? Listening to some of his older stuff, I'm wondering if his softening of the lower end contributed to a distinct lack of punch in his more work. In the '80s he was practically opulent with low end! It's not the players or engineers that would contribute to such a difference, would it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,674 Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 @Nick Parker, I can't say for sure, but Williams did seem to be more active in the low end back In the day. Anyway, heard Solo by John Powell again. A bit action heavy, as Jay notes, but Powell's thematic emphasis and gorgeous romantic writing certainly make up for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,483 Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 We need more good clones of John Williams, Powell is a good one. It's welcome as we had trouble with Clone Giacchino. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,017 Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 Black Panther by Ludwig Goransson. Surprisingly, this score holds up quite well (not always the case with newer scores). One of the most entertaining and colourful Marvel scores next to Thor: Ragnarok. It might not appeal to everyone with its eclectic mix but there is a nice clarity to the execution of so many disparate ideas. Unlike most people, I actually enjoy the entire 96-minute album programme. Karol Not Mr. Big 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 16 minutes ago, Bespin said: We need more good clones of John Williams, Powell is a good one. It's welcome as we had trouble with Clone Giacchino. It's the fact that Powell's not a clone, that makes him more deserving of the legacies of composers such as John Williams. Kasey Kockroach and Holko 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John 2,032 Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 Star Wars: The Last Jedi, by John Williams It's been a while since I've revisited this soundtrack; I'd forgotten how nicely the OST is arranged. A very pleasurable listen. Williams' best action writing in years! **** and 1/2 out of ***** Bespin and mrbellamy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 The Force Awakens FYC by John Williams The Last Jedi FYC by John Williams Two very nice expansions on two great SW scores. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey by Howard Shore And also Thor: Ragnarok, The Star Wars Trilogy (Varese Sarabande, Utah Symphony), Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, Spider-Man: Homecoming, and Dunkirk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 All bad choices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 1 minute ago, Batman's Diet Coke said: All bad choices. Oh well apparently the prequels are all that matter Justin, so go watch Attack of the Clones or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 Or something! mrbellamy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt C 454 Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 The Wind and the Lion -- Jerry Goldsmith I feel like he was channeling Rosza and Jarre here, stylistically, with the wild percussion and complex brass lines. Lots more energy and his usual energetic action writing, the Graunke players really get put through their paces here. Another one of my favorites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 Solo: A Star Wars Story by John Powell Horton Hears a Who by John Powell Nightwing by Henry Mancini Pinocchio by Leigh Harline and Paul Smith Getting Even by Christopher Young The Illustrious Jerry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,017 Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 Avengers: Infinity War. I find Silvestri to be a mixed bag of a composer. His style is a bit of a basic bread-and-butter, he doesn't really ever venture beyond his comfort zone and has hardly changed since the mid-1980's. Having said that, I rather like his output for the most part, as "pedestrian" as it might be. He's just really reliable. I know that people are really disappointed he doesn't nod to other Marvel themes in this but I find that it probably would hurt the film. Silvestri's stodgy style writing actually did wonders to hold together the original Avengers film and I feel it also helped this film as well. It's this clarity and focus that gives Infinity War film a drive. I also feel it is a superior score as it offers bit more variety. The original felt more like an action thriller, this one definitely feels more wondrous and space opera. I also prefer the longer album. Not amazing in any way but a solid and quite enjoyable effort nonetheless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 Pirates of the Caribbean of World's End Pirates of the Caribbean of Dead Man's Chest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 Operation Dumbo Drop - David Newman Fantastic bike ride soundtrack. Averaged 13.5 mph (21.7 km/h) and loved every minute with this great music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 The Boy Who Could Fly by Bruce Broughton The Rescuers Down Under by Bruce Broughton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,017 Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 Valerian and the City of Thousand Planets Red Sparrow Se7en Soul of the Ultimate Nation Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow Oh and Bodysong Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,483 Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 John Williams - Angela's Ashes [Sony, with the narration] It's been a long time, I love this score! I usually listen to the Decca CD, the version without the narration, but today it will be "with" ;-) SteveMc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 X-Men: The Last Stand by John Powell Is it just me, or is the final 28 minutes of this just one long massive humongous cue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,674 Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 The Russia House by Jerry Goldsmith. Fantastic score, wonderful texture. Excellently performed. Achingly beautiful when melodic, thoughtful when more action-oriented. Normally, I don't go for electronicisms in film scoring, but Goldsmith makes it work here, and very well at that. It would be nice if the electronic instruments used were identified. Taikomochi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 2 minutes ago, Steve McQueen said: Normally, I don't go for electronicisms in film scoring. Why not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 Old school, maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,674 Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 15 minutes ago, TGP said: Why not? Like Stefan says, I'm a bit old school in that regard. I gravitate towards film scoring as a branch of traditional classical writing. On the other hand, I am by no means adverse to or ignorant of electronic instruments and their integration with orchestral textures. I especially enjoy when it is done right. I have been becoming much more open minded in this area recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 Honey I Blew Up the Kid by Bruce Broughton Mickey Donald & Goofy in The Three Musketeers by Bruce Broughton In regards to the former, Don't Touch That Switch is probably the greatest 26 second-cue in film music history. In regards to either one, Broughton probably did the greatest Carl Stalling impersonation ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 Following in Holmes footsteps, David, that is. Pure pastiche done with style - Pemberton probably would make The Q and Lalo smile benignly (Fugue in D Minor!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,715 Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 Little Women by Thomas Newman: Sunny, melodic and quite delightful all around and with little over 30 minute album doesn't overstay its welcome. God of War by Bear McCreary The Last Starfighter by Craig Safan Solo A Star Wars Story by John Powell The Girl With A Pearl Earring by Alexandre Desplat Stargate by David Arnold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 The Blues Bothers by various artists Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,079 Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 I love Various Artists. Such a versatile composer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,017 Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 Is that the new name for Media Ventures/Remote Control? Karol Kasey Kockroach and Jurassic Shark 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,079 Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 In that case you can ignore both of my sentences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,715 Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 1 hour ago, crocodile said: Is that the new name for Media Ventures/Remote Control? Karol Various Artists previously known as Remote Control? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,534 Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 The Artist Formerly Known As Good. SteveMc and Jurassic Shark 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,715 Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 So Various Artists was good at some point? I used to avoid them as much as I could if I saw their name on a soundtrack cover. Actually I still do. Almost as bad as that Music Inspired By guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,349 Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 Guardians of the Galaxy. So there ARE worse superhero scores than Man of Steel... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 Of course there are! Deadpool, for example.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 Man of Steel is rather leading the pack (nowadays, alas). bollemanneke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 17 minutes ago, bollemanneke said: So there ARE worse superhero scores than Man of Steel... Yes. The vast majority of them. Dixon Hill and Not Mr. Big 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 I could count the number of superhero scores I would ever bother to go out of my way to listen to again on one hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 I'm much the same. Unbreakable, Hulk, Man of Steel, Batman Returns and Superman: The Movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 Batman Returns, X-men: The Last Stand, Amazing Spider-Man and Captain Underpants for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 The Shadow Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 I wasn't sure whether to consider that a superhero or not. But if it does, I suppose it counts as my fifth finger on one hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,368 Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 Left my portable hard drive at home so it was a day of Spotify tunes Ramin Djawadi - Westworld I listened to Season 1 OST plus the material that's been released from Season 2 so far. Good stuff, I like his work on this show a lot, especially that Sweetwater diddy that got a cool Samurai World version in Season 2. Daniel Pemberton - Ocean's 8 If you like Holmes' original Ocean's scores, you'll like this - it's very much cut from the same clothe, lives in the same musical world. I like the old Ocean's scores, so I liked this one too! Lena Raine - Celeste A modern masterpice John Powell - Ferdinand It's nice but I like SOLO better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 1 minute ago, Jay said: David Holmes - Ocean's 8 Pemberton! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,368 Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 Woah,.... mind blown! I just assumed it was Holmes returning. He sure emulated his style perfectly! Post corrected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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