Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 James Horner - Courage Under Fire OST Leonard Rosenman - Star Trek IV complete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,715 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 Solo: A Star Wars Story by John Powell (and Johnny Williams): Heck this is pretty terrific. The Illustrious Jerry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post crocodile 8,017 Posted November 27, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 27, 2018 32 minutes ago, Incanus said: Solo: A Star Wars Story by John Powell (and Johnny Williams): Heck this is pretty terrific. This is single most entertaining new film score album to come out this year. Karol Bilbo, SteveMc, The Illustrious Jerry and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,715 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 1 hour ago, crocodile said: This is single most entertaining new film score album to come out this year. Karol Yeah and one of the few recent OSTs I have bought all year. Powell is pretty synonymous with quality these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,483 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 🤖John Williams - Heartbeeps 🤖 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,715 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 Just now, Bespin said: 🤖John Williams - Heartbeeps 🤖 SteveMc, Bespin and Jurassic Shark 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,017 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 37 minutes ago, Incanus said: Yeah and one of the few recent OSTs I have bought all year. Powell is pretty synonymous with quality these days. Between and Hubris I would say he owns 2018. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,079 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 I'm currently listening to Beethoven. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,715 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 2 minutes ago, Jurassic Shark said: I'm currently listening to Beethoven. That guy never amounted to anything in the film music world. He disappeared after his big hit Immortal Beloved. He had potential but I guess he has ended up scoring ditzy romantic comedies these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,526 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 He made it big with Die Hard! Fabulin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,079 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 3 minutes ago, Incanus said: That guy never amounted to anything in the film music world. He disappeared after his big hit Immortal Beloved. He had potential but I guess he has ended up scoring ditzy romantic comedies these days. I beg to differ. He wrote big action heavy film music already in 1813 - the problem is there were no-one around to make the film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,017 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 Think he did some additional music on Band of Brothers too. That Kamen must pity his poor soul. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Incanus 5,715 Posted November 27, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 27, 2018 6 minutes ago, Jurassic Shark said: I beg to differ. He already wrote big action heavy film music already in 1813 - the problem is there were no-one around to make the film. A hipster ahead of his time then. He was too early and bombed very badly. No film music industry to support his works. 5 minutes ago, crocodile said: Think he did some additional music on Band of Brothers too. That Kamen must pity his poor soul. Karol Yeah Kamen was always a supporter of these lost causes. 8 minutes ago, Holko said: He made it big with Die Hard! Kamen allowed him to score some incidental bits out of charity. Just like he gave Sibelius his big break with Die Hard 2. Sadly the old Finn never amounted to anything in Hollywood afterwards. Holko, crocodile and SteveMc 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,079 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 5 minutes ago, Incanus said: Sadly the old Finn never amounted to anything in Hollywood afterwards. Yeah, those Finns... at least you have a Star Wars character named after you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 Not that there has been much competition. It was a quiet year. All below with reservations (i found Solo solid but not much more) + First Man + (JNH) Red Sparrow, Nutcracker + Brothers Sisters + Solo + Black Panther + Suspiria + Love, Simon + Ocean's 8 a few i'm forgetting but it can't be that much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,079 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 The art of film scoring is dying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,017 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 28 minutes ago, publicist said: Not that there has been much competition. It was a quiet year. All below with reservations (i found Solo solid but not much more) + First Man + (JNH) Red Sparrow, Nutcracker + Brothers Sisters + Solo + Black Panther + Suspiria + Love, Simon + Ocean's 8 a few i'm forgetting but it can't be that much. Christopher Gordon's Out of the Shadows was pretty good. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 You are absolutely right, i never should sell Gordon short. PS: Filmmusicreporter guesses Oscar favourites. The Adés i'm interested in, the first Britell i am just listening to and would include also, some aren't even out yet. The Frontrunners: Mary Poppins Returns – Marc Shaiman If Beale Street Could Talk – Nicholas Britell Black Panther – Ludwig Goransson First Man – Justin Hurwitz BlacKkKlansman – Terence Blanchard Isle of Dogs – Alexandre Desplat Colette – Thomas Ades Runner-ups: Vice – Nicholas Britell Suspiria – Thom Yorke Green Book – Kris Bowers The Ballad of Buster Scruggs – Carter Burwell Mary Queen of Scots – Max Richter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,715 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas by Harry Gregson-Williams: This one is bursting with larger than life swash-and-buckle and big hearted themes and moments making it one of the top HGW scores. Uncomplicated, well-written and highly entertaining and with a good dramatic arc and nigh perfect album presentation. Fabulin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 Fellowship of the Ring OST You know....I think I might prefer the OST listening experience Kasey Kockroach and Jurassic Shark 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,079 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 It's the best HGW score, and his best collaborative score is Chicken Run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 6 hours ago, publicist said: + First Man + (JNH) Red Sparrow, Nutcracker + Brothers Sisters + Solo + Black Panther + Suspiria + Love, Simon + Ocean's 8 First Man feels like an Oscar winner, even though it may not be the best score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 The new Brittel score is much better than his frustratingly impotent Moonlight. I'm curious about the Ades score as well, and if Richter's will be above his more middling film work. Otherwise, pub's list just about sums it up. It's been a rather lackluster year for film music. Disco Stu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,017 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 Die Hard. Yeah, again. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 4 hours ago, KK said: The new Brittel score is much better than his frustratingly impotent Moonlight We are in agreement. The orchestration and palette are much more interesting here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,017 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 2 minutes ago, Disco Stu said: We are in agreement. The orchestration and palette are much more interesting here. You do realise these are completely different projects, right? Moonlight certainly wouldn't benefit from a more refined and complex score. Some films just don't. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 Just now, crocodile said: You do realise these are completely different projects, right? Karol What? I'm comparing If Beale Street to Moonlight and saying that the former is musically more interesting to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,017 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 1 minute ago, Disco Stu said: What? I'm comparing If Beale Street to Moonlight and saying that the former is musically more interesting to me. Why would I compare The Book Thief to Stepmom? Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 You're certainly allowed to find one more interesting than the other... All I know is, I didn't find anything much to enjoy in the Moonlight score. Battle of the Sexes and now If Beale Street, however, I've found to be much more enjoyable! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brundlefly 2,385 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 4 minutes ago, crocodile said: Why would I compare The Book Thief to Stepmom? They're on the exact same level and have the exact same character. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo 3,709 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,017 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 12 minutes ago, Disco Stu said: You're certainly allowed to find one more interesting than the other... I might be completely wrong here but you seem to imply Moonlight would have been a better score had it employed more, shall we say, refined palette and orchestration. But it wouldn't. The simplicity of it is exactly what makes it good because it emphasises the quietness and stillness of the picture. A more showy score would have probably hurt the film. Does it make a great listen? Hell, no. But that's not the point. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 I don’t agree that the Moonlight score was the exact perfect fit for the film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,017 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 What would you do then? Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabulin 3,513 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 Eloise at Christmastime by Bruce Broughton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 To no surprise its is Home Alone and Home Alone 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 10 hours ago, crocodile said: You do realise these are completely different projects, right? Moonlight certainly wouldn't benefit from a more refined and complex score. Some films just don't. Karol No one's asking for Williams-style classicism. Nor is anyone questioning the idea of a minimalist/ambient approach to a film like Moonlight . It just happens to be that Britell's score is neither musically interesting nor very intelligent for that matter, within that medium itself. What little music there is derivative of Max Richter-temp with scattered 1-minute piano noodlings. Nah. Look to folks like Hanan Townshend for a more interesting take on this kind of thing. The only reason it warrants any attention really is because it has a sonic palette that's distinct from your usual indie flare. And Lord knows we're all starved for something, anything...different. But I wouldn't mistake that for great artistic credibility. That it walked away with an Academy Award nomination is still beyond me. Funny enough, I would argue that Beale Street comes from a similar sound anyway. Even here, I wouldn't call the approach very complex at all. At its core, it's minimalist, with chamber voices to give it a touch of classicism while manipulating certain contextual colours for ambience (all the processed jazzy improv riffs are a nice touch), much like Moonlight. It just happens to boast a much stronger personality and more confident musical direction. Moonlight comes off as an uninspired jam sesh loosely scrapped together at the studio, drowned in reverb and then thrown against the film. Sure, it'll work. But don't let that fool you. Great music, or even great film music, it ain't. Incanus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,017 Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 Was it nominated for an Oscar? I didn't know that. Bit odd but not surprising. I find to be very effective in the film and something about it's musical simplicity works well with this quiet film. As Herrmann once said, music correctly used doesn't need to be of high quality to serve its purpose. And in this rare instance I don't take it as an insult. Missing your longer posts @KK. Such a rarity these days. But always insightful Karol Disco Stu and KK 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 6 hours ago, crocodile said: Missing your longer posts @KK. Such a rarity these days. But always insightful Cheers mate. You just gotta get me riled up enough to get me out of my corner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,674 Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 2 hours ago, Fabulin said: A.I. Artificial Intelligence (Sooo praised around here. Edible. Pleasant. I like the main song) One of John's most nuanced efforts. A score that reveals more and more with repeated listens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabulin 3,513 Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 . SteveMc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 13 minutes ago, Fabulin said: I will listen to it once more when I watch the movie (and then once again, separately) You'll listen to it 'till your 'nads drop and you realize that A.I. made you a man! Kasey Kockroach 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 16 hours ago, Jurassic Shark said: The art of film scoring is dying. Let them die! Cliff Eidelman - Star Trek VI complete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fancyarcher 350 Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 Wanted by Danny Elfman The Sister Brothers by Alexandre Desplat The Grand Budapest Hotel by Alexandre Desplat Flesh and Blood by Basil Poledouris Lincoln by John Williams Empire of The Sun by John Williams Incanus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post crocodile 8,017 Posted November 28, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 28, 2018 Violin Concerto by James Newton Howard. Well, it's much much better than all of his recent film works combined. That much is certain. Karol publicist, Incanus and SteveMc 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,715 Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 A History of Violence by Howard Shore: A strange post LotR soundtrack that really sounds like the Midwest USA of the film was actually Middle-earth. It strongly feels like big vestiges of the fantasy epic's sound and ideas were still going through the composer's mind when he scored this, from the noble horn main theme to the Ringwraith-y chase music. Despite of this it is thoughtfully constructed piece of music with just the right length album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,526 Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 Williams' Dracula - OST first. I'm not overly impressed by the sound quality but I didn't expect much knowing it's just the original album master. It's about the same as Bespin's restoration, much much better than the previous CD release. Presentation's pretty good. Now for the real deal! Incanus and Bespin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,526 Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 So, Disc 1 of Dracula. Starts off with the standard expected stuff then suddenly you get Casting a Spell and the Visitation. And the sweet Give Me Your Loyalty! Other highlights include Grave Trampling and the Asylum, Van Helsing Confronts Dracula and Solution, and Waiting for Draula to the end. To Scarborough is quite the powerhouse, Death is a satisfying finale and End Titles is just a gorgeous composition. The sound quality is pretty good here, if not always great. The full Love Scene is fascinatingly different to Night Journeys! Well I certainly don't regret getting this set. It will get a number of listens, both discs probably, then I'll probably take up Stu's mantle as isolator (which he abandoned for this score after seeing unforeseen edits and speed changes) in the second half of December, I'm intrigued to find out what matches what and how. Disco Stu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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