Koray Savas 2,251 Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 It's an all around pretty superb score. I think it's one of the finest examples of how Williams is able to consummate the marriage between film and music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Taikomochi 1,136 Posted November 24, 2012 Popular Post Share Posted November 24, 2012 Breaking Dawn Part 2Atrocious film, but pretty good score. This has a much wider palette than I've heard from Burwell, ranging from his intimate piano pieces to epic, choral action music. He brings his work to a satisfying close.And I was very excited to hear direct reference to Desplat's New Moon! Apparently, Eclipse is quoted here too, I read, but I didn't listen to Eclipse enough to have the familiarity required to pick up references. I imagine it's at around 1:15. Good for Carter Burwell! Matt C, KK and publicist 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,153 Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Probably one of my favorite uses. I especially like how after the church scene Williams incorporates Carol of the Bells into "Setting the Trap." Its use has so much more meaning than I originally thought.And the effect is entirely ruined by the sequencing of the original album, which doesn't place the tracks next to each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 This finale track is actually pretty cool. Makes me go over to amazon for a little shopping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,975 Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 The Last Mimzy, The Master and The Ninth GateKarol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt C 452 Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 Breaking Dawn Part 2Atrocious film, but pretty good score. This has a much wider palette than I've heard from Burwell, ranging from his intimate piano pieces to epic, choral action music. He brings his work to a satisfying close.And I was very excited to hear direct reference to Desplat's New Moon! Apparently, Eclipse is quoted here too, I read, but I didn't listen to Eclipse enough to have the familiarity required to pick up references. I imagine it's at around 1:15. Good for Carter Burwell!Actually, Burwell incorporates Shore's Eclipse theme around 1:08. He uses the last minute of "Mountain Peak" from the Eclipse score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrJosh 892 Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 Yesterday early morning around this time (after 6am) I started a Star Trek film score marathon listening to all 11 Star Trek scores in a row. All though I didn't finish it last night and stopped half way through Star Trek Insurrection since I went to bed early last night. I've continued it and I'm almost done with Star Trek Insurrection.Of course when I started this marathon I started off with Star Trek The Motion Picture (just the main body of the score). Giacchino's Star Trek score will be the last one to listen to.I've never done this before I mean have a marathon listening to all complete scores. It's actually been a cool experience at least for myself since as you guys know I love ALL the Star Trek film scores.Trent , this is awesome. You've inspired me to do this sometime soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonzoe 18 Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taikomochi 1,136 Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 Breaking Dawn Part 2Atrocious film, but pretty good score. This has a much wider palette than I've heard from Burwell, ranging from his intimate piano pieces to epic, choral action music. He brings his work to a satisfying close.And I was very excited to hear direct reference to Desplat's New Moon! Apparently, Eclipse is quoted here too, I read, but I didn't listen to Eclipse enough to have the familiarity required to pick up references. I imagine it's at around 1:15. Good for Carter Burwell!Actually, Burwell incorporates Shore's Eclipse theme around 1:08. He uses the last minute of "Mountain Peak" from the Eclipse score.Well, there you go. I was more or less right, plus or minus a few seconds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Breaking Dawn Part 2Atrocious film, but pretty good score. This has a much wider palette than I've heard from Burwell, ranging from his intimate piano pieces to epic, choral action music. He brings his work to a satisfying close.And I was very excited to hear direct reference to Desplat's New Moon! Apparently, Eclipse is quoted here too, I read, but I didn't listen to Eclipse enough to have the familiarity required to pick up references. I imagine it's at around 1:15. Good for Carter Burwell! That sounds great. I like the inclusion of the Desplat and Shore material, especially the take of the Meadow theme.I think I'll be buying this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 It'll probably be the easiest way to do it, considering that's the only legitimate score I'll probably ever find in the "film soundtrack" section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 I thought it was cool to like Twilight (I'm young enough to play the part)! Or has that fad passed already? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Futanari count? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 I thought it was cool to like Twilight (I'm young enough to play the part)!Oh, yeah, it's cool... unless you have a penis!I guess I'll have to ask Alice to get my CD then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,326 Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 The Wind...and the Lion - Jerry Goldsmith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 A crappy recording of Joel McNeely's score for the Hall of Presidents at Disney. Too bad that's all I've got because it's awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,713 Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Elgar's Cello Concerto (John Barbirolli, LSO and Jacqueline Du Pré): Absolute brilliance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonzoe 18 Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,975 Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Lost In Space by Bruce BroughtonStar Trek V: The Final Frontier by Jerry GoldsmithKrull by James Horner Atonement by Dario Marianelli - one of the very few worthy Oscar winnners years in the past 10 years, a score that is excellent in execution, works fantastically well on album and elevates the film.Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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publicist 4,643 Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Atonement by Dario Marianelli - one of the very few worthy Oscar winnners years in the past 10 years, a score that is excellent in execution, works fantastically well on album and elevates the film.I never could really get into this score. I love Briony's theme, and the use of the typewriter was a great idea (especially since it actually is a plot point. Once you know the ending, and rewatch the film, at the beginning you're like: "Oh, yeah! That's awesome!") , but the love theme just... rubs me the wrong way. And I find the rest of the music to be a bit pedestrian.Not Elegy For Dunkirk, though. That one is badass.Oh, and I disagree that it works fantastically on album. The first half of the album just keeps on alternating between Briony's theme and the love theme, and has nothing else to offer.Sourpuss! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck 154 Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 If they ever make a Gremlins 3 movie, they should better use this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Atonement by Dario Marianelli - one of the very few worthy Oscar winnners years in the past 10 years, a score that is excellent in execution, works fantastically well on album and elevates the film.I never could really get into this score. I love Briony's theme, and the use of the typewriter was a great idea (especially since it actually is a plot point. Once you know the ending, and rewatch the film, at the beginning you're like: "Oh, yeah! That's awesome!") , but the love theme just... rubs me the wrong way. And I find the rest of the music to be a bit pedestrian.Not Elegy For Dunkirk, though. That one is badass.Oh, and I disagree that it works fantastically on album. The first half of the album just keeps on alternating between Briony's theme and the love theme, and has nothing else to offer.I must disagree here, the score does work great on album. You have Briony's theme, the love theme, the elegy theme, the darker music in "The Half-Killed" and all sorts of great piano material in general. And they are generally well spaced out. The contrast between the tone of the consistently lighter first half to the darker tone of the second half works quite well for me.One of my favourite moments in the score is the reprisal of Briony's theme in the cue "Atonement", played in a fashion that is both enigmatic and endearing. Classic Marianelli! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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alicebrallice 134 Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Of course, you love it! You're always so jolly, always looking on the bright side of life... The album could have consisted of just variations of the love theme, you would have said it was a masterpiece... I wonder if there is anything you don't like...that's just what he wants you to believe. he's the most melancholic person in canada, remember?it's all a facade. I've been fooled... and I'm not fooled very easily.well played, KK... well played. KK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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crocodile 7,975 Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 License to Kill (License Revoked) by Michael KamenWhat's wrong with this score that so many people dislike it? I think it's great, merges Barry sound with Kamen's own in a really effortless way, very much in a way David Arnold did almost a decade later. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 I never could really get into this score. I love Briony's theme, and the use of the typewriter was a great idea (especially since it actually is a plot point. Once you know the ending, and rewatch the film, at the beginning you're like: "Oh, yeah! That's awesome!") , but the love theme just... rubs me the wrong way. And I find the rest of the music to be a bit pedestrian.Not Elegy For Dunkirk, though. That one is badass.I remember everyone praising the typewriter when the score came out for being so original... Except Ramin Djawadi and Heiror Pereira did it first in Ask The Dust. I don't think this score should have won the Oscar but it is good. Agreed on "Elegy For Dunkirk." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,975 Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 I never could really get into this score. I love Briony's theme, and the use of the typewriter was a great idea (especially since it actually is a plot point. Once you know the ending, and rewatch the film, at the beginning you're like: "Oh, yeah! That's awesome!") , but the love theme just... rubs me the wrong way. And I find the rest of the music to be a bit pedestrian.Not Elegy For Dunkirk, though. That one is badass.I remember everyone praising the typewriter when the score came out for being so original... Except Ramin Djawadi and Heiror Pereira did it first in Ask The Dust.I don't think this score should have won the Oscar but it is good. Agreed on "Elegy For Dunkirk."The brilliance of the score doesn't lie in a fact Marianelli uses the typewritier, but rather how and why. It is only one of many things he does. Atonement score seems to be about the interplay between sound effects and score. It's merging the two worlds and distorts them, much in a same way Briony distorts the facts in the story. So you get the typewriter, but also choir, church organ, lighter, piano (in the film Briony plays the first notes of her own theme), harmonica etc. Very nice touch.Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Yes I understand that, Ask The Dust did it first crocodile 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Of course, you love it! You're always so jolly, always looking on the bright side of life... The album could have consisted of just variations of the love theme, you would have said it was a masterpiece... I wonder if there is anything you don't like...Bright side?! I think aside from you I've moaned most about the Hobbit project!And there is a great deal of diversity in that score...I don't know why you can't see that. Pride and Prejudice on the other hand is a pretty overrated Marianelli score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ollie 1,059 Posted November 29, 2012 Author Share Posted November 29, 2012 License to Kill (License Revoked) by Michael KamenWhat's wrong with this score that so many people dislike it? I think it's great, merges Barry sound with Kamen's own in a really effortless way, very much in a way David Arnold did almost a decade later. KarolI like it, an enjoyable Bond score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck 154 Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 Jerry Goldsmith - Hour of the Gun; performed by the City of Prague Phil It's great.I imagine Whose Cattle to be able to work in a modern score.Lincoln - John WilliamsFor some odd reason the rousing parts of the score reminds me of the same rousing parts in Jerry Goldsmith's Explorers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 License to Kill (License Revoked) by Michael KamenWhat's wrong with this score that so many people dislike it? I think it's great, merges Barry sound with Kamen's own in a really effortless way, very much in a way David Arnold did almost a decade later. KarolI like it, an enjoyable Bond score.ditto, I enjoy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,975 Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 The Adventures of Tintin by John WilliamsSuch a great fun. There's so much to listen to. I love how captain Haddock's theme is a clear descendant of the pirate music from Sir Francis track. You can fragments of that material in the battle cue. At 3:55 you seem to hear a heroic take on fragments of Haddock's material. Not sure if it's intentional or not, but I love it. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 Home Alone, simply great, everything about it. It's truly one of John's greatest contributions. It's iconic Christmas music that is now part of our Christmas culture. I literally know many many people who own Home Alone on CD just for the Christmas music. It's a great comedic score as well. It succeeds on so many level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 I never could really get into this score. I love Briony's theme, and the use of the typewriter was a great idea (especially since it actually is a plot point. Once you know the ending, and rewatch the film, at the beginning you're like: "Oh, yeah! That's awesome!") , but the love theme just... rubs me the wrong way. And I find the rest of the music to be a bit pedestrian.Not Elegy For Dunkirk, though. That one is badass.I remember everyone praising the typewriter when the score came out for being so original... Except Ramin Djawadi and Heiror Pereira did it first in Ask The Dust.I don't think this score should have won the Oscar but it is good. Agreed on "Elegy For Dunkirk."The brilliance of the score doesn't lie in a fact Marianelli uses the typewritier, but rather how and why. It is only one of many things he does. Atonement score seems to be about the interplay between sound effects and score. It's merging the two worlds and distorts them, much in a same way Briony distorts the facts in the story. So you get the typewriter, but also choir, church organ, lighter, piano (in the film Briony plays the first notes of her own theme), harmonica etc. Very nice touch.KarolHere's a cue from the score if you're interested.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjJ1LHH1DQk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alicebrallice 134 Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 starting off this sunny friday with some the cider house rules - rachel portman.I love this woman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,975 Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 Silver Lining Playbook and Promised LandMuch better, Mr. Elfman. Much better.Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 Speaking of Elfman, being the last day of November, I guess it's ok to start getting into the Christmas spirit with scores I can't stomach the rest of the year.Scrooged Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,975 Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 Rise of the Guardians by Alexandre DesplatJust heard some fragments before, now that I have the actual album I can say what I think of it all. First thing out of the way, I don't like this type of music anymore. For some reason cute, suger-coated children music doesn't appeal to me (no matter the composer). There is something too calculated about it and my mind tends to wander away. Having said that, Desplat really knows how to orchestrate. Even when he's working with big orchestra you clearly hear every detail. It requires a really good composer to do that. And while very is plenty of busy music in this album, the best material is the tender and quiet stuff. I kind of like that theme he used as a song. Overall, it's entertaining and proves that Desplat is indeed one of the best at the moment. But I can't say I'm all that inclined to listen to it non-stop. The Golden Compass, while more sterile and cold, offers more delights. Still, definitely above his Potter music.Karol Incanus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,713 Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 Jurassic Park by John WilliamsHome Alone by John WilliamsThe Adventures of Tintin The Secret of the Unicorn by John WilliamsWar Horse by John WilliamsRise of the Guardians by Alexandre Desplat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Score_Fan 36 Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 Requiem for a DreamSkyfallAmazing Spider-Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 Minority Report. This score is pure sex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,975 Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 Yeah I can barely sit down. Karol alicebrallice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,326 Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 Star Trek: The Motion Picture Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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