RICHARDSTRAUSS68 107 Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 I am just curious to see which scores are you favorite of Jerry's. Mine is a tie between Small Soldiers and Poltergeist because of the way they are written and how I enjoyed them growing up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 LEGEND. Because it has everything - tonal, abstract, impressionism, romanticism, electronics/orchestra fusion - and even though some of it is aesthetically questionable it's exactly this kind of brave try-and-error forward-thinking which made Goldsmith such musical giant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,528 Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 THE FINAL CONFLICT; for all the reasons that Pub likes LEGEND. Amer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 Isn't it trial-and-error though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 Star Trek V because it's better than everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 I wanted to like Legend, and did for a while, but I think something about it started to grate on me, and I'm also pretty sure I heard it once while I had the flu and that totally tarnished it for me. As for my favorite Jerry score, the human adventure is just beginning.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted May 29, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted May 29, 2017 Naïve Old Fart, Gruesome Son of a Bitch, Dixon Hill and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,504 Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 For album -- THE MUMMY For score-in-movie -- probably ALIEN The first is simply a rambunctious adventure affair, filled to the brim with awesome ethnic elements, melody and catchy meters and rhythms (slightly more streamlined than he used to be). It's good in the movie too, but it really rocks on album. As far as soundtrack albums go, nothing beats Jerry in the 90s, IMO. The second is a tour-de-force of organic scoring, with elements mirroring and expanding upon all the audiovisual ideas in the film (both narrative and Freudian). I like his original conceptualization, but I think the Scott/Rawlings-edited version is superior in every way. Josh500 and RICHARDSTRAUSS68 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brundlefly 2,385 Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 "Legend" is awesome, but nothing will ever beat "Alien"! Ridley Scott did really not know what he has got. "Alien" is musically complex and maybe the other score I mentioned is the only one that has the same atmospheric density. Additionally I have to mention the brilliant and unique instrumentation of the xenomorph which consists of conches, a serpent and a didjeridoo. "Alien" is a score that has EVERYTHING Jerry Goldsmith is admirable for! "The Mummy" was my first Goldsmith score, but the OST has a weird gap of a certain chapter of the movie. Josh500 and RICHARDSTRAUSS68 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 A triple tie between Poltergeist and both Gremlins works. Why? I don't know! I just count the number of goosebumps I get compared to othe scores! RICHARDSTRAUSS68 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 Gremlins 2 is ace. But so is 'Lionheart' (in the 'when knighthood was in flower' category), 'Under Fire' and a zillion others from different eras (say, 'Seconds' or 'Papillon') that today will be flattened by stuff like 'The Mummy' or '13th Warrior'. Goldsmith is harder to favourite than even Morricone - he lacks the elevator hits but still has so many different highlights every mention of a single score feels like a betrayal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DominicCobb 194 Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 Surprised no one's mentioned Planet of the Apes. That's my pick anyway. RICHARDSTRAUSS68 and Sharkissimo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 Under Fire The Edge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corellian2019 386 Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 Chiming in with Total Recall. The Quartet release was a godsend RICHARDSTRAUSS68 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 Neil S. Bulk did good work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 7 hours ago, Thor said: The second is a tour-de-force of organic scoring, with elements mirroring and expanding upon all the audiovisual ideas in the film (both narrative and Freudian). I like his original conceptualization, but I think the Scott/Rawlings-edited version is superior in every way. Drax? The score is so minimized in the film, even when it should really come alive, like when they land the ship. It just get lost much of the time. Like tears in the rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fancyarcher 350 Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 Star Trek V, which has slowly been growing in my book over Star Trek: TMP. It has everything. Several great themes, it's exciting, it's relaxing when it needs to be, and it's great to listen to on its own as well. There are so many to choose from though. Goldsmith had a great diverse filmography / discography of scores. It's been great to go through it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John 2,032 Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 No Rudy? Jerry's best score, in my book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 3 minutes ago, Fancyarcher said: Star Trek V, which has slowly been growing in my book over Star Trek: TMP. It has everything. Several great themes, it's exciting, it's relaxing when it needs to be, and it's great to listen to on its own as well. Another one has seen the light! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fancyarcher 350 Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 Just now, BloodBoal said: Another one has seen the light! I'm a fan of all of his Star Trek scores. I loved how he approached just about every sequel he did, as opposed to other composers simply rehashing their work, Goldsmith usually attempted something a bit different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 Mr Baseball. Makes me feel like a manly man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 Isn't American Football manlier? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 Poofy! They have to wear shoulder pads to look more intimidating! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 Rugby is far manlier, yes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 Doesn't Rugby have female players? Despite a ridiculous surge in female fans and female reporters, no actual female NFL players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 Those women are butch though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 Watch it mate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 Your mistress plays rugby? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 4,714 Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 ST: TMP. Because it's the best one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brundlefly 2,385 Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 Why this weird, very limited selection of the poll? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 2 hours ago, Stefancos said: Your mistress plays rugby? Like a beast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Disco Stu 15,495 Posted May 29, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted May 29, 2017 1 hour ago, Brundlefly said: Why this weird, very limited selection of the poll? Yeah it's a pretty stupid selection. Small Soldiers? Gremlins 1 and 2? No Planet of the Apes? No Sand Pebbles? The Goldsmith fans who seem to only care about his scores for trashy 80s and 90s movies are so weird. John, DominicCobb and Sharkissimo 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John 2,032 Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 Curse you, @dillweed97, and your limited poll options! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RICHARDSTRAUSS68 107 Posted May 30, 2017 Author Share Posted May 30, 2017 4 hours ago, JohnSolo said: Curse you, @dillweed97, and your limited poll options! Haha what can I say I was sleepy when I wrote the poll and some of his bigger themes I am not really a fan of Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 Goldsmith isn't about themes, anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RICHARDSTRAUSS68 107 Posted May 30, 2017 Author Share Posted May 30, 2017 Just now, publicist said: Goldsmith isn't about themes, anyway. Exactly, I find Small Soldiers and Poltergeist to be my favorites! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mephariel 451 Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 Mulan - Gorgeous music that combines grace, dignity, and love. Rudy - Inspirational on the highest level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 Schmaltz on the highest level, i say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amer 2,109 Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 There are many to choose from besides ST:TMP & POLTERGEIST but SUPERGIRL was an epic score for me big broad sweeping themes and exciting action cues., the avant guarde ALIEN which is masterpiece of terror and THE FINAL CONFLICT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RICHARDSTRAUSS68 107 Posted May 30, 2017 Author Share Posted May 30, 2017 3 hours ago, azahid said: There are many to choose from besides ST:TMP & POLTERGEIST but SUPERGIRL was an epic score for me big broad sweeping themes and exciting action cues., the avant guarde ALIEN which is masterpiece of terror and THE FINAL CONFLICT. You know I just realized I have never listened to Supergirl haha Amer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amer 2,109 Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 2 hours ago, dillweed97 said: YOu know I just realized I have never listened to Supergirl haha SUPERGIRL was my first Goldsmith score that I officially fell in love with and then I discovered Goldsmith. Unlucky Bastard and crocodile 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RICHARDSTRAUSS68 107 Posted May 30, 2017 Author Share Posted May 30, 2017 4 minutes ago, azahid said: SUPERGIRL was my first Goldsmith score that I officially fell in love with and then I discovered Goldsmith. Ah mine was Small Soldiers when I realized who he was. I remember being a little kid and loving Poltergeist and then after learning about music and all then finding out who did it. Amer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,012 Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 My first Goldsmith album was Star Trek: Insurrection. Karol Amer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 My first Goldsmith album was Alien. The first time I took note of who he was was through watching Star Trek: The Next Generation of course. Amer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brundlefly 2,385 Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 My first album was "The Mummy", then "Hollow Man", then "Alien" and "Gremlins". I have never listened to "Mulan" and "Lionheart". The only essential scores of Jerry Goldsmith I do not own yet, but that's 1. because the OST of "Mulan" is real shit with 7 tracks and I'm waiting for an expansion by Intrada or La-La Land and 2. because "Lionheart" is OOP and I'm waiting for a re-release by Varese Sarabande. RICHARDSTRAUSS68 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amer 2,109 Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 I had a friend send me Alien as tape dub from Glasgow. Unfortunately the music was too dark for my taste and was not the bright orchestral sound I was looking for. However it was many years later I rediscovered ALIEN and just about then the Varese Goldsmith box set appeared with the unreleased music and I was hooked. The Intrada set is Dynamite😆 Unlucky Bastard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brundlefly 2,385 Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 14 hours ago, azahid said: The Intrada set is Dynamite😆 And luckily this and "The Wind and the Lion" were two of the first complete scores of Intrada. We had time to listen to it for ten years now. What a privilege! RICHARDSTRAUSS68 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,364 Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 My favorite Jerry scores are Alien and Star Trek TMP, and I suppose something like Twilight Zone The Movie, Poltergeist, Gremlins, Total Recall, Basic Instinct, Star Trek First Contact, Air Force One and Mulan would round out my top 10. And the man composed over 150 scores why these particular ones on the poll? And why is it a multi-select poll? Oddities abound! Josh500 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 On 5/29/2017 at 5:52 PM, Disco Stu said: Yeah it's a pretty stupid selection. Small Soldiers? Gremlins 1 and 2? No Planet of the Apes? No Sand Pebbles? The Goldsmith fans who seem to only care about his scores for trashy 80s and 90s movies are so weird. Yeah I stand by this comment about the poll selections. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 Where's 'Angie'? *if we're talking about trashy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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