Dixon Hill 4,232 Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 Here's a thread for one of the ballsiest, most sophisticated, most challenging composers ever to work in film, responsible for one of the greatest scores of the 20th century. Maybe enough support will get him back to work! Listen to the original Burly Brawl. Who in the shittin' fuck else would write something like that now? What about the orgasmically wild Unable To Speak? Aleatory with actual thought put into it, instead of emulating some sample library "chaos" patches by throwing in every avant-garde-ism in the book? Who'da thunk it? Listen to him speak about contemporary classical music in that recent panel video. How many other Hollywood regulars could and would cite Xenakis and Ligeti in meaningful ways? You'll all see Rogue One soon. And when you do you'll have this same thought, if you've got any sense: bring Don Davis back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 Expert technician, maybe a bit lacking in the elusive art of constructing bold and memorable tunes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieter Boelen 740 Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 I'm only somewhat familiar with his Jurassic Park III which definitely has some good stuff in it. And on that subject, is it known if the Island's Voice motif from The Lost World makes an appearance in there? I never used to recognise that theme until this week and then it occurred to me that it may just be the same notes that heralded the coming of big dino's in the third film as well. I think there's a big statement of it in Cooper's Last Stand. Or am I just hearing things..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 39 minutes ago, Prerecorded Briefing said: Here's a thread for one of the ballsiest, most sophisticated, most challenging composers ever to work in film, responsible for one of the greatest scores of the 20th century. Maybe enough support will get him back to work! I'm sure Don Davis would love to score more films, talk to the producers that won't hire him! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 41 minutes ago, Prerecorded Briefing said: Here's a thread for one of the ballsiest, most sophisticated, most challenging composers ever to work in film, responsible for one of the greatest scores of the 20th century. Maybe enough support will get him back to work! Listen to the original Burly Brawl. Who in the shittin' fuck else would write something like that now? What about the orgasmically wild Unable To Speak? Aleatory with actual thought put into it, instead of emulating some sample library "chaos" patches by throwing in every avant-garde-ism in the book? Who'da thunk it? Listen to him speak about contemporary classical music in that recent panel video. How many other Hollywood regulars could and would cite Xenakis and Ligeti in meaningful ways? You'll all see Rogue One soon. And when you do you'll have this same thought, if you've got any sense: bring Don Davis back! Immortan Steef agrees! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 3,662 Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 2 minutes ago, Koray Savas said: I'm sure Don Davis would love to score more films, talk to the producers that won't hire him! Why the hell not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 Too complicated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 5 minutes ago, Richard Penna said: Why the hell not? I mean, if we live in a world where producers say Dario Marianelli's Pan is too European, so they reject him for John Powell, it should come to no surprise that Don Davis can't find work. His son posted on reddit a few years ago that he was depressed about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 Media Ventures and RCP ruined the industry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 4 minutes ago, Koray Savas said: I mean, if we live in a world where producers say Dario Marianelli's Pan is too European, so they reject him for John Powell, it should come to no surprise that Don Davis can't find work. After suffering through PAN on a flight i kinda understand. Powell did a great score within the wired ADHS parameters of this movie but Marianelli probably just burned by ignoring the cartoon vibe Powell has pats down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,973 Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 @Prerecorded Briefing what panel video? Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,451 Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 17 hours ago, publicist said: Expert technician, maybe a bit lacking in the elusive art of constructing bold and memorable tunes. I largely agree, although something like THE MATRIX doesn't really call for 'memorable tunes'. That is more a missing element JP3. But WARRIORS OF VIRTUE lets him explore more of that. It's a shame he's basically retired from film scoring in the last, what, 10 years? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 I don't think it's so much a matter of retirement as it is struggling or unable to get gigs. I believe he was definitely still interested in scoring films, but after his post-Matrix hiatus, the industry just kind of moved on without him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,451 Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 4 minutes ago, KK said: I don't think it's so much a matter of retirement as it is struggling or unable to get gigs. I believe he was definitely still interested in scoring films, but after his post-Matrix hiatus, the industry just kind of moved on without him. Has he said anything to that effect in recent interviews? (they didn't touch on this in the Montage discussion panel, for obvious reasons). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 This was something Jon Broxton disclosed once years ago, from a conversation with Davis I presume. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,232 Posted December 12, 2016 Author Share Posted December 12, 2016 Karol, the panel I mentioned is the one that Thor (I think) posted the other day with some of the Montage composers and Gloria Cheng discussing things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Disco Stu 15,495 Posted July 19, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted July 19, 2017 Apparently Don Davis scored a Japanese horror film that nobody knew about?????? Either way it's releasing next week! This should be interesting. http://filmmusicreporter.com/2017/07/18/tokyo-ghoul-soundtrack-announced/ Marian Schedenig, crocodile and Not Mr. Big 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,451 Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 I knew about it (I think it was posted either on FSM or Maintitles awhile back), so I'm looking forward to hear what he's come up with. Lots of clusters, presumably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 And Ben Wa balls across piano strings! *Seriously, he did that in the Matrix films. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,451 Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Samples for Davis' new score (the first in what, 15 years?) is out: https://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/B071SJS17G/ref=ya_st_dp_summary?ie=UTF8&psc=1 (but I can't get them to work in any of my browsers) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 The Matrix score is one of the masterpieces of the late 20th century. I'm unfamiliar with Don Davis' other work though, and I didn't rate his Jurassic Park effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,451 Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 12 minutes ago, BloodBoal said: If you use Firefox, after you clicked on the "Play" button next to one of the track titles and the small window opened, click on the shield icon on the left side of the address bar and select "Disable protection". The samples should show up after that. Got it to work now. The first track has a Camille Saint-Saens/Carnival feel! Sounds very promising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karelm 2,901 Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 Have any of you heard the new soundtrack from Don Davis called "Tokyo Ghoul"? It reminds me of his work on the Matrix films. Lots of exciting bombast, clusters, some EDM elements, etc. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,249 Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 I thought it was good but not great. It's been discussed a few times over the last several weeks in the Last Score You Listened To thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thestat 342 Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 I found this score beautifully composed - a score with a strong theme, some awesome orchestratión, some challenging material. No it is not the Matrix Reloaded! But it is a fantastic mystery score that sounds a lot like Christopher Young's work with a lot more aggressive material towards the end. Well, I dont have to sell it you as all of it is there on youtube: google 'the kaneki metamorphosis' and you are hooked. Great music. Seriously good, solid orchestral music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karelm 2,901 Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 28 minutes ago, thestat said: I found this score beautifully composed - a score with a strong theme, some awesome orchestratión, some challenging material. No it is not the Matrix Reloaded! But it is a fantastic mystery score that sounds a lot like Christopher Young's work with a lot more aggressive material towards the end. Well, I dont have to sell it you as all of it is there on youtube: google 'the kaneki metamorphosis' and you are hooked. Great music. Seriously good, solid orchestral music. I agree with you. It doesn't knock my socks off the way Matrix 1 did but very enjoyable traversal through Davis's sound world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 12 hours ago, karelm said: I agree with you. It doesn't knock my socks off the way Matrix 1 did but very enjoyable traversal through Davis's sound world. Agreed! A Don Davis score is a precious, precious thing in 2017. I'm not complaining if it's not his greatest work. It's just good to hear. Not Mr. Big 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Guernsey 2,277 Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 Has anyone heard Beyond the Sky? https://www.hdtracks.com/#/album/5dc2fc2b651f8bf49b954ad6 Have to admit that the clips are only variably promising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karelm 2,901 Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 On 9/24/2020 at 9:48 AM, Tom Guernsey said: Has anyone heard Beyond the Sky? https://www.hdtracks.com/#/album/5dc2fc2b651f8bf49b954ad6 Have to admit that the clips are only variably promising. Yes, it was mediocre. Nothing distinctive, could have been composed by anyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,451 Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 When this thread was ressurected a couple of days ago, I thought it was about the brand new release from BSX - for something called SPACE ODYSSEY - VOYAGE TO THE PLANETS (2004). The clips are intriguing! https://buysoundtrax.myshopify.com/collections/new-releases-home/products/the-don-davis-collection-volume-1-music-from-space-odyssey-voyage-to-the-planets Sounds surprisingly tonal and traditional for Davis. Not that many tone pyramids or clusters in sight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 3,662 Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 I loved Space Odyssey when it was first broadcast, and I've had a complete promo for years. It's really nice that it's finally been released. It's partially orchestral and partly synth, as (according to the liners) they didn't have the budget for an orchestra for the entire thing. This release does leave off about 10 mins that was on the promo (I put back in a 5 minute suite of my favourite bits) but it's nice to have the bulk of the score legitimately. And BSX include an instant flac download when you buy the CD, which is really useful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,008 Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 30 minutes ago, Richard Penna said: I loved Space Odyssey when it was first broadcast, and I've had a complete promo for years. It's really nice that it's finally been released. It's partially orchestral and partly synth, as (according to the liners) they didn't have the budget for an orchestra for the entire thing. This release does leave off about 10 mins that was on the promo (I put back in a 5 minute suite of my favourite bits) but it's nice to have the bulk of the score legitimately. And BSX include an instant flac download when you buy the CD, which is really useful. Does this release add something that's not on the promo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 3,662 Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 Not as far as I could tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Guernsey 2,277 Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 20 hours ago, karelm said: Yes, it was mediocre. Nothing distinctive, could have been composed by anyone. Thanks... shame, it's kinda what I figured. Back to the Matrix Trilogy, Jurassic Park III (still fingers crossed on an expansion of that, I think it's a great score and far more enjoyable than the Giacchino efforts, albeit not up there with JW's original two) and... for now, Warriors of Virtue! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Van_Etten 111 Posted December 8, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 8, 2021 "Pain" piano duo to be released on December 17th. https://music.apple.com/us/album/don-davis-pain-live-single/1593904459 "Wandering" string quartet - January 7, 2022https://music.apple.com/us/album/don-davis-string-quartet-no-2-wandering-ep/1596988632 Also his unknown "Critical Mass" concert work just got recorded, due for release on 4 February 2022. ChrisAfonso, Edmilson and crocodile 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jay 37,249 Posted February 4, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 4, 2022 And now Critical Mass is here https://www.qobuz.com/us-en/album/critical-mass-for-orchestra-feat-filharmonie-brno-dennis-russell-davies-don-davis/e4xseu7ffc94a https://music.apple.com/us/album/don-davis-critical-mass-ep/1604241229 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09QB4WF3Z/ https://open.spotify.com/album/38YaPcVeDZThNcXZOeH1HL?si=dAWKu0KqRV6Van6LecAdo crocodile, Yavar Moradi and ChrisAfonso 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerateWohl 4,319 Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 Just came across this album and have to say, good suite of all three movies. So, since I was always struggling with the OSTs, this is probably in future my go-to-album, when I want to hear Matrix music. Has all the essential highlights for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,008 Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 What about the performances? I'm not impressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerateWohl 4,319 Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 That's what I thought as well at first. It needs a little to get used to this live sound. And performance gets better during runtime. And I like that it misses out the techno parts. But yes, it's not perfect. Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 1,822 Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 Where is Don Davis? I see at imdb he hasn't appeared since 4-5 years ago. I love his Matrix scores and his Beauty and the Beast (the 80s TV series) scores, but I haven't heard anything else from him. (I've seen JP III once but I don't remember the music) Does anyone recommend something else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yavar Moradi 2,576 Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 Try Tokyo Ghoul, one of his more recent scores… Yavar karelm and filmmusic 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,249 Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 8 hours ago, filmmusic said: Where is Don Davis? I see at imdb he hasn't appeared since 4-5 years ago. I love his Matrix scores and his Beauty and the Beast (the 80s TV series) scores, but I haven't heard anything else from him. (I've seen JP III once but I don't remember the music) Does anyone recommend something else? Tokyo Ghoul wasn't that long ag.... That was 6 years ago!? Damn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 1,822 Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 Any drama or romance score I should check out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,153 Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 Bound from 1996 (his first collaboration with the Wachowskis) and Warriors of Virtue from 1997 are fun, even if they both at times have rather strong cases of temp track bleed (but then, not even The Matrix was particularly original, except for how perfectly Davis combined the Adams/Glass/Kernis tropes and applied them to the film). 1999's House on Haunted Hill has a powerful organ opening cue. My theory is that Davis failed to keep up with modern scoring trends (and aside from Williams, there are few who can afford that), perhaps because he was not interested in writing music that doesn't have a strong, recognisable identity of its own, and/or perhaps because he isn't interested in scoring films under contemporary conditions (no time to structure anything because everything will get edited and shuffled around after scoring has finished anyway). filmmusic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FunnyML 81 Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 4 hours ago, filmmusic said: Any drama or romance score I should check out? I'll throw The Unsaid (2001) into the mix: LSH and filmmusic 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,008 Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 4 minutes ago, Marian Schedenig said: Kernis I'm not very familiar with this composer. Could you recommend specific works of his that might have been an inspiration to Davis? 1 minute ago, FunnyML said: I'll throw The Unsaid (2001) into the mix: Ssssh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Marian Schedenig 8,153 Posted January 22, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted January 22, 2023 2 minutes ago, Jurassic Shark said: I'm not very familiar with this composer. Could you recommend specific works of his that might have been an inspiration to Davis? karelm, filmmusic and Jurassic Shark 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karelm 2,901 Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 3 hours ago, Marian Schedenig said: Oh I love Kernis. He's a very interesting person too - has synesthesia like Scriabin so visually sees music, an important part of his music. He kindly encouraged me and gave feedback on my very early music. He does this with lots of composers through various composer labs. I think he's a wonderful and inventive composer and I also hear Lutoslawski in Davis. At least his more aggressive/aleatoric moments of Matrix. Yavar Moradi and Marian Schedenig 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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