La-La Land Records' HOOK (2CD Expanded) Discussion thread

[Jay 37,346]

Or both are inspired from the same classical music origins, perhaps

[Bellosh 3,413]

2 minutes ago, Jay said:

Or both are inspired from the same classical music origins, perhaps

 

i was thinking that too, considering the sound of the fanfare.  british i assume? it sounds british, even if i'm completely wrong

[MrJosh 892]

Listening to this release today. Man what an amazing body of action writing the Ultimate War cues are. Such a blast to listen to. 

[Jay 37,346]

Yea the final reels of this film contain some of my favorite music JW ever wrote

[Goldfingers 126]

There is clearly a bit of the Hook prologue here.

 

 

[Jay 37,346]

Haha, definitely

[Bellosh 3,413]

@Goldfingers

 

nice catch.  yeah i stand by my opinion of Hook being temped on this episode.  Hook was released in 1991, and Phantom Train of Doom in '93, but could have definitely been scored in '92 (but i'm not totally sure).  They scored these episodes way before they were shot at times.  Plus the Lucas/Williams connection.   It's just funny that I'm finally hearing this because again, i rarely listen to Hook.

[jacksparrow900 32]

I was just listening to The Phantom Train Of Doom and  saying to myself how some pieces of music sound like cues from Hook. Theirs one that sounds like The Never Feast 

[Goldfingers 126]

I hear some similarities with Droid Invasion from The phantom menace  in The Phantom Train of Doom (1:20 - 1:28  / 1:48 - 2:05)

Does anyone know what the original inspiration was?

 

 

[Jay 37,346]

Belly Of The Steel Beast from The Last Crusade

[Goldfingers 126]

Ah yes ! Indeed ! Thank you !

[crumbs 14,306]

Anyone listened to this lately? 

[Luke Skywalker 1,795]

Thanks for the heart attack

[TownerFan 4,983]

On 16/11/2021 at 7:46 PM, Jay said:

Or both are inspired from the same classical music origins, perhaps

 

There is no clear template from a classical music piece that JW used for his Banquet cue, it's 100% JW stuff. Joel McNeely is a wonderful composer and a true nice chap, but here he was adhering very very closely to the template of the temp track, which was of course Hook.

[Luke Skywalker 1,795]

Heck its obvious that phantom train of doom has many williams references, hook, belly of the steel beast, desert chase….

 

i think i read in an interview that mcneely used this series to improve his skills.

 

definately here he was trying orchestration and adaptation…

 

this score is very fun to try to search all the references.