Quintus 5,399 Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Watch as DenOfGeek.com commits sacrilege: http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/movie-scores/40164/the-25-greatest-superhero-scores-of-all-time Go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brónach 1,301 Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Hellboy is an awesome score, but... Hellboy 2? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,988 Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 It's not a bad list. All the significant ones are on there. Karol Ricard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,713 Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Well all the deserving usual suspects are there indeed. Ricard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 It's a good list. It could have been worse.. a lot worse. Ricard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted April 27, 2016 Author Share Posted April 27, 2016 In no universe is Elfman's Batman more important to the genre than Williams's defining superhero signature! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 The Rocketeer is the real greatest superhero score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted April 27, 2016 Author Share Posted April 27, 2016 I thought it was just alright. A lesser Horner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 That's sort of how I feel about Superman (maybe not to the extent of being a lesser Williams score though I feel like it pales in comparison to his best scores from that time period) Bilbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted April 27, 2016 Author Share Posted April 27, 2016 Fair enough. Superman is one of my absolute favourites in the Williams repertoire, the March is probably my most played piece of music ever. Could it possibly be a generational thing again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Ridiculous #1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 17 minutes ago, Quintus said: Fair enough. Superman is one of my absolute favourites in the Williams repertoire, the March is probably my most played piece of music ever. Could it possibly be a generational thing again? The themes themselves are great. I just don't find myself listening to the bulk of the score very often. I still prefer it to Elfman's Batman though. That one strikes me as being a bit "one-note". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted April 27, 2016 Author Share Posted April 27, 2016 That's why I wondered about the generational appeal thing. I don't know how old you are, but the Superman score has always been under appreciated by younger members here while beloved by older ones. Obviously that's not strictly the case, but it's definitely been a bit of a narrative at JWFan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdwardHall 30 Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 1 hour ago, Quintus said: I thought it was just alright. A lesser Horner. Lesser Horner? I disagree. "Jenny's Theme" is one of the most romantic and beautiful cues he ever wrote, in my opinion. Too bad it was never presented as powerfully in the film as it appears on the album. publicist 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted April 27, 2016 Author Share Posted April 27, 2016 I'm going to take a listen, thanks! Outside of the main theme I only ever listened to the score during the movie, when I was a kid. It left no indelible mark on me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Most consider The Rocketeer top shelve 80's Horner, Leigh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,713 Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 2 minutes ago, Stefancos said: Most consider The Rocketeer top shelve 80's Horner, Leigh! Which obviously time travelled to the 90's to grace that decade with its throwback charm! It's a fantastic superhero/swashbuckle score with a simply wonderful soaring main theme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted April 27, 2016 Author Share Posted April 27, 2016 I know, but it's Horner in twee happy heroics mode, which is always a cornflake too far for me. Sharkissimo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Really? Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted April 27, 2016 Author Share Posted April 27, 2016 It just gets a bit much. Out of curiosity is there a single really good action cue which doesn't heavily lean on the main theme? I never liked the main theme much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeallen01 2,134 Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Unbreakable is the best Superhero score for me. But that list (though I don't agree on the order) is good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 William's Superman is superior in absolutely everyway over Batman and all the others. The Denver of fools got it wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Great list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted April 27, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted April 27, 2016 Craig Armstrong's middling Incredible Hulk but not Elfman's Hulk? Oh and Batmans Returns > Batman. publicist, Not Mr. Big and Brónach 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted April 27, 2016 Author Share Posted April 27, 2016 Elfman's Batman Returns is epic tragedy on a Shakespearean scale, it's wonderfully OTT! The original score is good, but nowhere near as theatrically accomplished. However, I've completely outgrown both films. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Batman Returns is basically unwatchable to me at this point. I still have some affection for the original, but I watched it a couple of years ago with fresh eyes and it isn't terribly good. Williams' Superman is the greatest superhero score. It's probably the most infectiously exciting thing he's ever written, and one of the best marches you're ever likely to hear. Elfman's Batman is a solid number 2, but with measurable distance behind Williams. No one can match his orchestral might. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted April 27, 2016 Author Share Posted April 27, 2016 Yes.... YESSSSSS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,320 Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 5 hours ago, crocodile said: It's not a bad list. All the significant ones are on there. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,320 Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 3 hours ago, Stefancos said: Most consider The Rocketeer top shelve 80's Horner, Leigh! The Rocketeer came out in 1991. It's one of Horner's very best scores! 3 hours ago, Quintus said: Out of curiosity is there a single really good action cue which doesn't heavily lean on the main theme? I never liked the main theme much. If you don't like Jenny's Rescue and The Flying Circus than the album isn't for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,233 Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 It's nice to see Unbreakable on here, and at least the quality Hancock gets a passing mention. But all questionably ordered. And the typical attempt to save face by including TDK but immediately downplaying its quality (the two-note theme is "unforgivably dull," really? The most recognizable thing on the list aside from Williams' tune?) puts quite a dent in this guy's credibility! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,713 Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Is there any indication that list is in some order of preference and not just a list of 25 scores in no particular order? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 7 hours ago, Quintus said: That's why I wondered about the generational appeal thing. I don't know how old you are, but the Superman score has always been under appreciated by younger members here while beloved by older ones. Obviously that's not strictly the case, but it's definitely been a bit of a narrative at JWFan. Superman is full of eargasm fodder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 With ASMR qualities! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 1 minute ago, Stefancos said: With ASMR qualities! That Fortress of Solitude track is a great candidate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 With so many middling to mediocre entries i would consider a Top 10 excessive... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdwardHall 30 Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 "Batman Returns" would have been a better film if Batman had actually appeared onscreen for more than ten minutes. The movie centers on the three villains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy 4,089 Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 8 hours ago, Quintus said: Out of curiosity is there a single really good action cue which doesn't heavily lean on the main theme? I never liked the main theme much. Try the Rendezvous at Griffith Park cue. Nice suspense building to a (typical) Horner action crescendo. It's nothing groundbreaking, but like much of Horner, he used the same ingredients as before, but the recipe, for whatever reason, turned out better this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,320 Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 15 minutes ago, EdwardHall said: "The Dark Knight Rises" would have been a better film if Batman had actually appeared onscreen for more than ten minutes. The movie centers on the three villains. FYP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdwardHall 30 Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 FYP? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Fixed your post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,320 Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 1 minute ago, Drax said: Fixed your post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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