Brónach 1,302 Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 I could just post this over and over: Romão 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romão 2,274 Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Good one, my favorite Herrmann score. But the suite conducted by him in the Film Fantasy cd to me is still the supreme representation of the score Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brónach 1,302 Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 It's also my favourite of his. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad'Dib 1,802 Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 5 hours ago, TheWhiteRider said: Curiously, in the second and third installments, yes. Very interesting. I've noticed Morricone is more sloppy when he's conducting -either due to budget reasons of his older scores or he just likes a more raw sound-, but what do you think about Williams? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted August 11, 2016 Author Share Posted August 11, 2016 He's competent and has a charismatic podium presence that is always a good thing, but I've never been wowed by any specific element of his style or interpretation. He does the job, and well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 NeoJWfanner scum! Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted October 3, 2016 Author Share Posted October 3, 2016 I'm about to listen to A.I, John Williams' best score! Maybe I'll have something unique to say about it afterwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Doubtful... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Casper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,674 Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 The essentials: Ben-Hur by Miklos Rozsa. Rozsa's magnum opus. He perfected a singular soundworld here. It uses themes, gorgeous themes, to tell its story, but does not simply rely on them. The themes serve the overall dramatic structure, not the other way around. Particularly masterful is Rozsa's religious writing here. Some of the most heartfelt since Bruckner and Bach. The Sea Hawk by Erich Wolfgang Korngold. Golden age film scoring was never quite so golden. Korngold found just the right blend of operatic lushness and all-out adventure. An absolute pleasure to listen to on its own. The Mission by Ennio Morricone. More than a film score, it is a musical and human triumph. One is a better person just for listening. The new and old worlds come together in Morricone's score. An emotional listen, to be sure. Close Encounters of the Third Kind by John Williams. Here, (and as @TGP rightly maintains, in A.I.) we hear John's true compositional voice. Close Encounters is the symphony many wish Williams would write. The orchestral writing is glorious, the purpose sure and maintained. Myth and the modern man come together. A post-modern triumph. Schindler's List by John Williams. Profound. This is the composer commenting on a film and a time rather than scoring it. Williams channels Bach here, and does much with a choice palate. Perlman's violin playing naturally brings the score to life, but some of the highlights for me are the cues where he does not play, like the orchestral rendition of the Remembrances theme. Music of the highest order. The Rocketeer by James Horner. Horner may be the most joyous composer since Mendelssohn, and this joy really shines through here. It is a score without pretentions, quintessential Horner. Great fun to listen to. And the love theme is to die for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 Titanic Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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