TheUlyssesian 2,478 Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 I have now come to the conclusion that the Tintin score is not mixed very well at all in the movie soundtrack. There are so many highlights on the album but in the movie the score has a very mild presense and not as extra-ordianry as you would expect such a good score to sound. It just sounds muted and meh. And on the album its superb.War Horse might be slightly boring on the album but it works wonders in the movie, I would say most of the pleasure in the movie comes from the score, it is so prominently mixed and always front and centre.Whats the deal?Is one score more appropriate for the movie it was written for or the other score was just indifferently mixed into the soundtrack? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 War Horse sounds much better than Tintin on album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Brausam 214 Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 I don't think War Horse is boring at all on the disc! It's a rare soundtrack album that actually tells a clear and complete story. It's very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datameister 2,042 Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 In terms of sound quality, I think War Horse sounds a little worse on album, yes. The OST sounds a little tinny, and some of the brass (horns in particular) almost sound like they're suffering from lossy compression, which is REALLY weird. In terms of enjoyment of the music itself, I'd say the film and OST are very similar, which is to say very good. The music works great in both contexts.As for Tintin...I didn't notice anything wrong with the sound quality or mixing in the film, but the reverb on the OST is a little distracting and unnatural-sounding to me, and I enjoyed the music more in the film than on album. I'm sad to say that the Tintin OST really bored me, at least for my first listen. It's possible my opinion will improve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,347 Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 the Tintin OST really bored me, at least for my first listen. It's possible my opinion will improve once I listen to the complete/expanded score.Fixed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,355 Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 In terms of sound quality, I think War Horse sounds a little worse on album, yes. The OST sounds a little tinny, and some of the brass (horns in particular) almost sound like they're suffering from lossy compression, which is REALLY weird. In terms of enjoyment of the music itself, I'd say the film and OST are very similar, which is to say very good. The music works great in both contexts.As for Tintin...I didn't notice anything wrong with the sound quality or mixing in the film, but the reverb on the OST is a little distracting and unnatural-sounding to me, and I enjoyed the music more in the film than on album. I'm sad to say that the Tintin OST really bored me, at least for my first listen. It's possible my opinion will improve.I'm looking forward to comparing the sound quality of the War Horse FYC to the War Horse OSTAs for Tintin, definitely check out the FYC CD. I thought many tracks sounded better on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datameister 2,042 Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Hmmmm.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostinspace 8 Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 I felt overall the mix for tintin was good ( considering it is a very sound efx dominated film). There are certain moments where the music could have come through more.I wish Williams would use another mixer. Shawn Murphys stuff done with the LSO was great ( Star Wars, Harry Potter etc) but I still think the recordings in LA are too sterile and artificial (processed) - To me it sounds like the Sony Scoring stage has a very dry acoustic so you don' t really hear the natural acoustic of the room. So the mixer ( in this case Shawn Murphy) would add reverb and eq later. At times it sounds too perfect, if you know what I mean. I alsothink parts of Tintin have way too much reverb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Murphy never did a Harry Potter score with the LSO. He only mixed POA, which was recorded in the USA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissPadmé 17 Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 POA was recorded in London aswell - only with selected LSO-Players..Or are you talking 'bout the trailer (Double Trouble)? That was recorded in LA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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