Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 Hellboy II: The Golden Army by Danny Elfman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by John Williams I'm not a huge fan on Harry Potter in just about every aspect and I really never gave Williams my full attention on this score. Today I finally decided to give it a good and real listen. I must say, I love it. I can see why people are excited about this apparent expanded release. It's a really, really good score. Hedwig's Theme is great (used quite a bit, but that's not a problem) but much of the other material, thematic and not, is what really sticks with me. Great stuff. Star Wars: The Last Jedi (OST) by John Williams I don't know why I'm listening to the OST when I have a more complete edit, but I must say that as far as album presentation and Star Wars OST's go, this covers nearly all the bases. Most prime material is right there (flaw- no Holdo's Resolve) and the score itself is quite good-no, very good. The isolated score and FYC do more justice, but in terms of cramming material into an OST, this album does it right. The Adventures of Tintin by John Williams My muse of the month. I discovered the film and score for the first time a few weeks ago and it was an instant love. I'd very soon like to see a sequel. Snowy's Theme is so darn magnificent. It's Prokofiev, Rachmaninoff, and Rimsky-Korsakov all at once, but Williams still makes it his own. The entire score has such a great feel that we don't get too often in scores. It's an immediate go-to to get my spirits up. Bespin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 Out of curiosity, what's the popular consensus with the Hellboy scores? I'd be surprised but intrigued if Beltrami's had any fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,714 Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 The Book Thief by John Williams: The first snow landed here in Helsinki yesterday and this score somehow seemed like appropriate for the mood. So lovely. Suite from Memoirs of a Geisha for Cello and Orchestra by John Williams: Needed a quick Memoirs fix and this suite is a great 25 minute summation of the whole thing. 3 hours ago, kaseykockroach said: Out of curiosity, what's the popular consensus with the Hellboy scores? I'd be surprised but intrigued if Beltrami's had any fans. The first one is perhaps the best Beltrami score, period. I have had it on pretty steady rotation on my playlist ever since the Varese Deluxe Edition came out. Elfman's sequel score seems somehow less inspired despite the colourful source material. Bespin and SteveMc 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 Well anyway, maybe I'll try out Rabbit & Rogue...? Unlucky Bastard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,714 Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 1 hour ago, kaseykockroach said: Well anyway, maybe I'll try out Rabbit & Rogue...? You should! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,481 Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 I loved to ear ET yesterday with the dialogues and sounds effect, I think I will encode some of my DVD to rip the audio of them to and make FLACs. Starting with the 3 HP. It with allow me to correctly remember the music that goes with which scene! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,528 Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 BLADE RUNNER TRILOGY 25TH ANNIVERSARY. Disc 2. It's beautiful...and bloody infuriating! There's still so much that's not released, officially. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 3,688 Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 Theodore Shapiro's Ghostbusters Rewatched some of the film on netflix and the music for the end sequences particularly stood out for me. CD on its way. His heroic theme kept reminding me of something, then it finally came to me - Bates' Guardians theme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,674 Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 Heartwood by John Wiliams Listened again. Absolutely love it. Orchestral textures are sublime. Naïve Old Fart and Incanus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KK 3,307 Posted October 31, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted October 31, 2018 Braveheart by James Horner War Horse by John Williams Lincoln by John Williams It's been a while since I've played the last two (especially the former). I've forgotten how much better they are than the latest SW. filmmusic, Incanus and SteveMc 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,714 Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 Sleepy Hollow by Danny Elfman: I love Elfman in this mode. Kasey Kockroach and crocodile 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,012 Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 It was my first Elfman album and still one of his finest. Karol Kasey Kockroach 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,075 Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 There's only one Elfman album that's worthy of inclusion in my collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,012 Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 5 minutes ago, Jurassic Shark said: There's only one Elfman album that's worthy of inclusion in my collection. Which is? Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,075 Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 6 minutes ago, crocodile said: Which is? Karol Which one do you think, based on everything you don't know about me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,012 Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 Umm... Batman? Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,528 Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 7 hours ago, Steve McQueen said: Heartwood by John Wiliams Listened again. Absolutely love it. Orchestral textures are sublime. It's perfect for a foggy Autumn morning. It's the musical equivalent of mist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,714 Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by John Williams: Somehow this score feels most appropriate for this time of the year. I guess it is the memories of the movie coming out in autumn of 2001. Anyway the score is a lovely continuation of Williams' fantasy scoring style of 1990's with such broad splashes of orchestral colour, several big themes and magnificent set pieces all done with such supreme confidence. Magical is the word for it. Bespin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,075 Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 36 minutes ago, crocodile said: Umm... Batman? Karol No, sold that as I never listened to the whole album. It's Edward Scissorhands! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,714 Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 Just now, Jurassic Shark said: No, sold that as I never listened to the whole album. It's Edward Scissorhands! Well that is not bad either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,012 Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 5 minutes ago, Jurassic Shark said: No, sold that as I never listened to the whole album. It's Edward Scissorhands! Have you got the Intrada album? Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,075 Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 8 minutes ago, crocodile said: Have you got the Intrada album? Karol No, but I've been considering it. But is it really worth getting? - there doesn't seem to much additional music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,012 Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 1 minute ago, Jurassic Shark said: No, but I've been considering it. But is it really worth getting? - there doesn't seem to much additional music. Well, there's more of it but it doesn't change your perception of the score. But it's now out of print anyway. Not sure if you can find a decently priced copy. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,075 Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 24 minutes ago, crocodile said: Well, there's more of it but it doesn't change your perception of the score. But it's now out of print anyway. Not sure if you can find a decently priced copy. Karol I'm glad I didn't buy it, as you just confirmed my suspicions about it. Anyway... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,481 Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 I'm currently ripping the audio from all the DVD I have from the movies which got a "Live to projection" treatment so far. - Close Encounters of the Third Kind - Harry Potter 3 first movies - Home Alone - Jaws - Jurassic Park - Raiders of the Lost Ark - Star Wars 4-5-6 As I don't go to these "concerts"... it's my way of focusing on the music really played in the movies, and to remember more exactly which cue play on which scene! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,528 Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 2 hours ago, Jurassic Shark said: I'm glad I didn't buy it, as you just confirmed my suspicions about it. Anyway... Damn you. Damn you all to hell! Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 The Nutcracker and the Four Realms by James Newton Howard Meh. The best parts are the occasional Tchaikovsky flourishes, but even most of those renditions are more pedestrian than I had hoped. The underscore, while pleasant, sounds mostly like JNH on auto-pilot fantasy mode. Maleficent, this is not. This kind of thing would probably have fit Williams like a glove. Or someone else who has a real holistic understanding of the constructs and framework of the source material in order to rework it in a more interesting contemporary setting, rather than just obligatory nods and references. Oh well. Maybe the upcoming Fantastic Beasts score will be an improvement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 4 minutes ago, KK said: The Nutcracker and the Four Realms by James Newton Howard Meh. The best parts are the occasional Tchaikovsky flourishes, but even most of those renditions are more pedestrian than I had hoped. The underscore, while pleasant, sounds mostly like JNH on auto-pilot fantasy mode. Maleficent, this is not. This kind of thing would probably have fit Williams like a glove. Or someone else who has a real holistic understanding of the constructs and framework of the source material in order to rework it in a more interesting contemporary setting, rather than just obligatory nods and references. Oh well. Maybe the upcoming Fantastic Beasts score will be an improvement. As we discussed in the nether realm, I wholeheartedly agree with your assessment. I really was hoping for James Newton Howard's "Fantasia on Themes by Tchaikovsky" which isn't really what we got. Ah well. As you say, we must look to the horizon. KK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 Which is a shame, because JNH probably has the chops for it, more than many of his colleagues. But he's very much a studio composer nowadays. Serve the picture first, music second I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 heh, I keep almost forgetting it's supposed to accompany an actual movie. What a weird project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 There are some nice balletic sequences but in the second half, when the perfunctory 'action' starts it begins being a purely mechanical exercise. Nothing in it sticks, so i guess the movie is pretty lame, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,012 Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 As far as the action goes, it is actually better than Maleficent. In terms of overall concept and themes, not really. But I like it. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 Besides Elfman's Sleepy Hollow, also playing this today. Bespin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 46 minutes ago, crocodile said: As far as the action goes, it is actually better than Maleficent. In terms of overall concept and themes, not really. But I like it. The Nutcracker thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 Warlock is one of the weirder Goldsmith works in my book, but that theme gets stuck in my head every now and then. Has an odd gloomy atmosphere that brings me to revisit it when in the mood for something weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,012 Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 1 hour ago, publicist said: The Nutcracker thing? Yeah, but I only mean some action pieces in second half. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 1,829 Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 12 hours ago, Bespin said: I'm currently ripping the audio from all the DVD I have from the movies which got a "Live to projection" treatment so far. PAL Dvds? Well, you're listening to the music one semitone higher in the wrong speed. (unless they are NTSC) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,481 Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 4 minutes ago, filmmusic said: PAL Dvds? Well, you're listening to the music one semitone higher in the wrong speed. (unless they are NTSC) Ntsc, im In canada! filmmusic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 2 minutes ago, Bespin said: Ntsc, im In canada! Hey Bes, we need you in the Discord. Justin's fiddling with his electric razor again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,481 Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 2 hours ago, The Illustrious Jerry said: Hey Bes, we need you in the Discord. Justin's fiddling with his electric razor again! Wow. I listened to the audio dvd rip of Chamber of secrets today, it’s been a while. A part from Fawkes superb theme.... Of the three JW score, is it the movie with the less amount of music? Disco Stu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 7 hours ago, crocodile said: Yeah, but I only mean some action pieces in second half. They are lighter but as 'weightless'. I have the suspicion that the movie is stuffed with visual opulence but no real story or characters to root for. This is what it sounds like. This is more like it: Incanus and crocodile 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,012 Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 Now this is JNH score that needs an expansion. Karol publicist 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,714 Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 The Elfman by Danny Wolfman: One of my favourite Elfman scores that has surprising understated horror elegance mixed with brooding doomladen romance and relentless energetic action drive. Kasey Kockroach and crocodile 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,012 Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 Beautiful, elegant score. One if my favourite of his as well. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,075 Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 2 minutes ago, Incanus said: The Elfman by Danny Wolfman: Oh, you joker! I've actually got to check out this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,714 Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 The Betrayal (Nerakhoon) by Howard Shore: I love the intimate chamber orchestra dimensions of this work with very lovely choral passages and cello solos. Familiar Shore-isms appear frequently but not enough to be of detriment to the entire score and the whole affair has a mournful pensive air to it I find quite compelling. Definitely an autumn score. A History of Violence by Howard Shore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,714 Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 Sleepers by John Williams The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey by Howard Shore Romão 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romão 2,274 Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 3 hours ago, Incanus said: Sleepers by John Williams My favorite Williams score and perfect time of the year to listen to it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 Its brilliant and accomplished im sure. It just never clicked with me. It happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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