Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 James Hoarder. Gruesome Son of a Bitch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 It reminds me of Casper's room on steroids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted May 26, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted May 26, 2018 Just a bump in remembrance of this great man. I listen to his music every day one way or another and he is dearly missed. Thank you. Muad'Dib, MikeH, Jay and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,674 Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 Nothing quite like Horner. So much heart and joy. Kasey Kockroach 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 I honestly think I prefer him to Williams. Sorry. The JWFan card was surrendered years ago anyway. Kasey Kockroach and Unlucky Bastard 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,674 Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 There is a pleasure I feel when I listen to Horner's music that I do not get when I listen to Williams, for the most part. I am in awe of Williams scope and technique and absolutely love his music, but with Horner, its more like his music just reaches out to your heart, without demanding emotion, just showing it to you. Its a very beautiful thing. And Horner was no slouch technically either. He is indeed missed. Kasey Kockroach and Gruesome Son of a Bitch 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad'Dib 1,802 Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 I think the thing is that when Horner gets soft, he gets reaaaaally soft. Like silk. Jurassic Shark and Kasey Kockroach 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 He was better than everyone. I was listening to Apollo 13 earlier. What a glorious score and so avant garde. What possessed him to combine this bold militaristic Americana yet distinctly Horner music with a children's choir? It's brilliant. You can't argue with the results. I love this man. Unlucky Bastard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 ...There are other people that love Horner more than Williams? ...Is it safe to come out then? Though I don't really find any reason to argue one composer's strengths against another's, it's merely that I pull out Horner albums a bit more often. I know there's the whole "But all his scores sound the same!" nonsense, but you can really say that for any composer, and that's just the consequence of trying to listen to every single score of a composer you like. Hence I don't feel the need to own any more Goldsmith's than I already do, for example. Unlucky Bastard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mephariel 451 Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 2 minutes ago, kaseykockroach said: ...There are other people that love Horner more than Williams? ...Is it safe to come out then? Though I don't really find any reason to argue one composer's strengths against another's, it's merely that I pull out Horner albums a bit more often. I know there's the whole "But all his scores sound the same!" nonsense, but you can really say that for any composer, and that's just the consequence of trying to listen to every single score of a composer you like. Hence I don't feel the need to any more Goldsmith's than I already do, for example. My 3 favorite composers of all time: 1. Hans Zimmer 2. James Horner 3. John Williams I came out for you so you can feel more safe. Williams is unquestionable the greatest of all time though imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 Aw, thanks,mac! Yer a real pal! I'll confess then that J. Williams is in my top ten, but not my top five. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 4 hours ago, Batman's Diet Coke said: What possessed him to combine this bold militaristic Americana yet distinctly Horner music with a children's choir? It's brilliant. You can't argue with the results. Oh, you can, the cooing choruses of syrupy proportions always being the worst, kitschy concession to new age by Horner. But such aesthetic considerations aside, 'Apollo 13' was a very distinctive work, doubly impressive as being another quickly written score in Horner's most busy period in between 'Casper', 'Braveheart' and 'Jumanji'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 Don't forget Jade! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 Which in contrast sounds exactly like it was written during a few nap-free afternoons to cash in a million $ pay check. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 Its still better than the film deserved! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 That's why it was hardly used at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 Horner somehow succeeded at New Agey stuff. Perhaps because his films invited it. But Williams failed miserably at it in RotJ '97. Gruesome Son of a Bitch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 Is that really worse than, eg, the awkwardly phrased pop choruses here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post crocodile 8,016 Posted May 27, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted May 27, 2018 I've yet to finish listening to this album. I remember putting it on in 1998. Think it's still on. Karol Jim Ware, Kasey Kockroach and Jurassic Shark 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 4 hours ago, publicist said: Is that really worse than, eg, the awkwardly phrased pop choruses here? I love that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 Matches the Trump love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 Nice of you to acknowledge that Trump fans can also like artsy fartsy stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,674 Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 Holko and Chen G. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,364 Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,016 Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NL197 368 Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 Wow, that publicist really loves to lay on the disdain. He’s the JWFan equivalent to FSM’s late RM Eastman with the levels of arrogance and insults flying at everyone who isn’t him. He’s on ignore because I find that kind of thing he does just lame and tiresome. I’d rather focus on positives than pointless criticism. Whatever his axe is that he feels needs grinding, it’s likely a polished stump at this point. Also the only music in JADE that wasn’t used much was the Chinese source music. Most of the score itself was used. Edited as most scores are, but used in the film. 1977 and bruce marshall 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 Fuck off you prick. Sharkissimo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,364 Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 Thanks for proving his point. Can everyone try to be nice and polite to each other please? Chen G. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 He's earned it and he's one of the more useless posters, anyway. But yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toothless 963 Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 https://www.legrandrex.com/evenement/1270 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,504 Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 Our review of 2011 compilation by City of Prague: http://celluloidtunes.no/the-music-of-james-horner-performed-by-the-city-of-prague-philharmonic-orchestra-compilation/ SteveMc and Jurassic Shark 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corellian2019 386 Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 On the Fathom Events website, I see that Glory and Field Of Dreams are returning to theaters in the summer for their 30th anniversaries. Wouldn't be surprised if they receive expansions at around the same time SteveMc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,016 Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 I would be interested in both. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NL197 368 Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 I'm going to rename my complete archival custom of Honey, I Shrunk The Kids a 30th Anniversary release. Just cuz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,526 Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 Academic curiosity: What is the earliest "documented" form of the Danger Motif? Film, cue, Youtube link, anything. Khan's the earliest I know of and it's pretty prominent there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 Who originally dubbed it the Danger Motif? 1977 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,364 Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 That's a great question Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,504 Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 Indeed it is. I have no idea. I now regret intensely that I didn't ask Horner about the 'danger motif' when I interviewed him. It was on my sheet of paper among the interview questions, but I chickened out in the last minute (also because of the time pressure). Gruesome Son of a Bitch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karelm 2,913 Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 On 4/6/2019 at 10:24 AM, Holko said: Academic curiosity: What is the earliest "documented" form of the Danger Motif? Film, cue, Youtube link, anything. Khan's the earliest I know of and it's pretty prominent there. He used it in his Roger Corman films he was scoring when he was in his early 20's. Battle Beyond the Stars had it, lots of cribbing, and the blaster beam because that was the thing then. Remember Horner started with Corman with ultra low budget films mascarading as big budget productions. So if you hear it https://www.discogs.com/James-Horner-Battle-Beyond-The-Stars-Original-Motion-Picture-Soundtrack/release/3425689 you will hear a TV quality early JH score full of the tropes of the time and tons of derivation. BUT what is very important is that Horner fans hear the original of the distinctive composer we grew to adore. It is sort of like seeing Picasso with crayola. Holko 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NL197 368 Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 Horner's own team called it the 'danger motif'. It might've originated with them or it was just common enough that they picked up the term. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,348 Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 Does anyone (NL?) know how expandable The Pelican Brief is? Is there a lot of material missing, could it fit on one CD etc.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NL197 368 Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 Actually back in 2015, DeputyRiley on the FSM board did a full breakdown: https://www.filmscoremonthly.com/board/posts.cfm?threadID=110259&forumID=1&archive=0 bollemanneke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 Filmtracks credits Horner with more 5 star score in the modern era with one exception and one tie. Williams is the exception, Goldsmith is the tie. 1977 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,076 Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 On 4/6/2019 at 7:30 PM, Ghostbusters II said: Who originally dubbed it the Danger Motif? It's used by Prokofiev in his composition Mother Goose, and I'm quite certain it's supposed to indicate danger there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corellian2019 386 Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 On 5/5/2019 at 11:58 AM, bollemanneke said: Does anyone (NL?) know how expandable The Pelican Brief is? Is there a lot of material missing, could it fit on one CD etc.? It could all fit on one CD. Really looking forward to hearing this cue released someday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,348 Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 Oh yes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post #SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted October 5, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted October 5, 2019 On May 29th 2020, James Horner´s virtually unknown concert works Spectral Shimmers and A Forest Passage will finally see the light of day, again. 1977, SteveMc and publicist 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,504 Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 I've known about that project for a while, but not been allowed to say anything (Kim, who is one of the people behind this project, is an acquaintance of mine). I won't be able to attend, but I hope it results in some form of recording. I've been curious about "Spectral Shimmers" for as long as I've been a Horner fan. SteveMc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NL197 368 Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 As I said on the fsm board we are ambitious and hopeful about a recording. It’s just too soon to say anything definitive about that aspect. Kim has gone above and beyond while keeping us in the loop even when he had to go down his own path to make this happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,504 Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 That's OK. If it's possible, great. If not, that's OK too. At least you'll get the concert work out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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