Incanus 5,714 Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 On 26.12.2017 at 8:18 AM, indy4 said: I like this score! It's much more understated even than Lincoln, but there are some really nice moments that shine through. And unlike TLJ, it doesn't suffer from scatterbrainedness or an over reliance on music that's already been written. But half of this score doesn't go anywhere. Something like Deciding to Publish is one big wait for the piece to actually start but it never does. idril and filmmusic 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo 3,709 Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 I really like this score. It’s kind of what I imagined and hoped for. It’s just bliss to listen to. It’s not his best work but I’ll take this over the BFG any day of the week Not Mr. Big and Jurassic Shark 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 It's my favorite Williams score since The Force Awakens. It gave me everything I wanted from it and some stuff I didn't even know I wanted (Williams doing 2010's minimalism is surprisingly epic) Arpy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,714 Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 9 hours ago, Bilbo said: It’s not his best work but I’ll take this over the BFG any day of the week Well I grant you that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artguy360 1,843 Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 Does anyone else feel like there should be one more track added between Deciding to Publish and The Court's Decision? All that build up in the former really calls for a release, something like The Presses Roll to provide some musical pay off and to act as a crescendo for the whole OST. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taikomochi 1,136 Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 I do feel like The Presses Roll should have been saved for there, yes, to make a climax for the album, but maybe that would have been redundant to have it immediately reprised in the final track. artguy360 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumbs 14,306 Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 Will be interesting to see how the FUC compares musically to the OST. I'm still unfamiliar enough with the score that it should feel like a fresh experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,346 Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 There's a bunch of posts in this thread explaining the differences between the FYC and OST Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumbs 14,306 Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 Yeah but posts detailing the differences can't translate the actual experience of listening to the FYC from start to finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricard 2,245 Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 Mikkos review of the OST is now available on the main page: http://www.jwfan.com/?p=10413 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewya 360 Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 The young French director Xavier Dolan had this to say about The Post: "Well, there’s the perfectly fun and thrilling score by Williams" when he picked The Post as one of his 8 best movies of the year. Otherwise, as expected, Greenwood's score for Phantom Thread get mentioned by most directors (2). One director mentioned the Blade Runner score as well. http://www.indiewire.com/2017/12/directors-best-movies-tv-2017-guillermo-del-toro-denis-villeneuve-luca-guadagnino-1201911679/2/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fommes 153 Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Dolan's Canadian I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post artguy360 1,843 Posted December 31, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted December 31, 2017 I'm so happy with how this score turned out. Before release I wasn't sure if we would get JW scoring for the process of journalism or more Americana, relationship-y, big picture thematic stuff. While there are hints of that stuff, tracks like Setting the Type and The Presses Roll are literally JW writing music for print journalism and it's fantastic. This kind of music is why I love this late-period JW & Spielberg collaboration we are in. Not Mr. Big, Arpy and crumbs 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idril 86 Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 Yeah I am enjoying this one though I agree that it is a lot of buildup with not much payoff. But that said, I do love a good tension score and there are some nice sounds interspersed throughout. Will continue to listen and mature my opinions... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TownerFan 4,983 Posted January 5, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted January 5, 2018 Spielberg on JW: Quote “John said to me, ‘I don’t want my music to stand in the way of the story and these performances. I want it to be a kind of uncredited source; I would like the music to have a subliminal effect but not a conscious effect.’ We talk before he scores to discuss where music should or shouldn’t go. This was a rare instance I was unavailable to be in the room when he watched the movie, so we spotted it over Skype. Circumstances forced me to be somewhere else; time was so tight, we couldn’t wait even a week.” http://variety.com/2018/film/production/director-steven-spielberg-post-1202651201/ Will, bollemanneke and crumbs 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Taikomochi 1,136 Posted January 5, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted January 5, 2018 Spielberg and Williams skyping is oddly adorable to me. Cerebral Cortex, Will, bollemanneke and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post King Mark 3,631 Posted January 5, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted January 5, 2018 JW can skype? that means he must be able to read this message board! crumbs, Will, John and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 1,826 Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 54 minutes ago, TownerFan said: Spielberg on JW: http://variety.com/2018/film/production/director-steven-spielberg-post-1202651201/ Well, even if the score wasn't required to be obtrusive, it could be more interesting musically. The source cues (which I assume are playing in the background thus being the most unobtrusive cues of the film) are far more interesting harmonically than the actual score cues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad'Dib 1,802 Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 41 minutes ago, king mark said: JW can skype? Jackson communicated with JW via Skype for Tintin so it's not exactly new for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,714 Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 44 minutes ago, king mark said: JW can skype? that means he must be able to read this message board! I am sure JW had a team of dedicated technicians to set up his skype connection. Too newfangled technology for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TheUlyssesian 2,477 Posted January 6, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted January 6, 2018 5 hours ago, Incanus said: I am sure JW had a team of dedicated technicians to set up his skype connection. Too newfangled technology for him. Technician (shouting): Mr. Williams please sit in this seat. JW: Here? Technician (shouting): Yes. Now look into this box. Mr. Spielberg will appear here. JW: Really? How? Technician (shouting): Don't trouble yourself with that. Ah here he is. Mr. Williams you can now start speaking to Mr. Spielberg. JW (shouting): How wonderful Stevie baby. I can see you in this box! Spielberg (shouting): No need to shout Johnny I can hear you just fine. Now let's get down to spotting. Smeltington, Bayesian, crumbs and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taikomochi 1,136 Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 Williams trying to Skype with Spielberg: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Arpy 4,145 Posted January 6, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted January 6, 2018 PJ: John, we're talking to you from New Zealand right now, how's it going? JW: Am I on? PJ: Yes, can you hear us? John? JW: Hello? Hello? PJ: Steven, we might have a problem with the connection... JW: leeallen01, crumbs, Bespin and 2 others 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Skywalker 1,794 Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 Lol So what about tintin 2? Gurkensalat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rough cut 1,714 Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 This is a good score. It’s mellow and unobtrusive in the kind of way that JW states in the interview. Mind, I haven’t seen the film, but I’m sure it does its job more than well enough. The two source cues really stand out. They’re sublime. I could listen to a whole CD of JW’s jazz lounge music and I would still want more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkgyver 1,645 Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 22 hours ago, king mark said: JW can skype? that means he must be able to read this message board! Tbh, I'm not sure you can skype without consulting JWFan first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 1 hour ago, gkgyver said: Tbh, I'm not sure you can skype without consulting JWFan first. What does this have anything to do with me I like how you go out of your way to be an asshole every time .This is the second time this week you post exactly the same thing Chewy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jay 37,346 Posted January 7, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted January 7, 2018 I saw the film Friday night. I am 99.9% sure the FYC album is complete in terms of score (obviously its missing the two Williams-penned source cues), meaning the OST covers everything the score has to offer (its not like the First Class Seat track on the FYC offers any new colors or ideas the other OST tracks don't represent) The film is perfectly spotted, it didn't need any more score. Oh and chronologically I believe Oak Room 1971 would go after the The Papers (FYC The Papers and the Presidents) before all the rest of the score, but I'm not sure about Two Martini Lunch yet. Looking at the track list, it probably goes between First Class Seat and Ben's Living Room (Scanning The Papers) Oh and I believe Wild About Harry segues directly into Let's Publish like in the OST track (Deciding To Publish), so its kinda weird they weren't connected on the FYC crumbs, Arpy and bollemanneke 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Rick 1,155 Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 getting my physical copy delivered today via Amazon, can't wait to give it a listen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 The noble horn statement at the end of "The Presses Roll" has a really great dramatic impact in film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien F 1,742 Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 Setting The Type reminds me of the action motif from the Star Trek Voyager episode "The Scorpion Pt 2" by Jay Chattaway http://johndadlez.com/MP3/StarTrekVoyager/04-06.mp3 TheUlyssesian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,346 Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 Thanks for the reminder, my physical copy is probably in my mailbox, too! Anybody seeing the film this weekend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 1 hour ago, Damien F said: Setting The Type reminds me of the action motif from the Star Trek Voyager episode "The Scorpion Pt 2" by Jay Chattaway http://johndadlez.com/MP3/StarTrekVoyager/04-06.mp3 John Williams must read this site to know that Star Trek is better than everything. crumbs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joni Wiljami 1,206 Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 Star Trek is for 4 years old. Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 Hey! Why'd you wake me from my nap? I'm not in the mood To play your games Or sit on your lap You Where's my Yankees drinking glass? I want some juice And I want it now So you better move your ass And feel bad for me 'Cuz I'm just getting over a cold I'm four years old! I'm four years old! I'm four years old! Somebody better tie my shoes! Now I run down the hall I scream and I yell And I cry 'cuz I fell Bring the rubbing alcohol Outside I get mud on my shoe I come back in the house I get it on the rug The cleanging's up to you And I won't take a bath Unless you make me Spaghetti-O's I'm four years old! I'm four years old! I'm four years old! Mommy reads to me at night Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Well I can't have a job And I can't go to school If no grownups are around I can't go near the pool I'm not alowed to climb My neighbor's apple tree I'm not allowed to sit Too close to the TV I don't know how to drive And I don't know how to spell But if I hear my brother cursing I do know how to tell 'Cuz he made me eat some bread That was covered in mold I'm four years old! I'm four years old! I'm four years old! I just threw up on my grandmother Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewy 2,388 Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 I like the score, but the ticking/noise we can hear is annoying as ****. Do you know if it can be heard on the FYC as well? Here is how it looks on "Deciding to Publish": Those points over 13kHz are the ticks. Taikomochi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumbs 14,306 Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 It must be intentional? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artguy360 1,843 Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 Saw the film tonight. As others have said, the movie is perfectly spotted. Almost all the music is in the final 3rd of the film and it works really well. I was surprised by how much speed the score adds to the film. The movie itself is fun but rough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fancyarcher 350 Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 Superb film, solid score. Sparse, but it worked wonderfully in the film, especially during the climax and the presses roll. Love the use of the horn, and the music constantly rising, it was so great. Will 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumbs 14,306 Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 I definitely had a newfound appreciation for the score after seeing the film. Knowing the visuals it accompanies really reminds you what a genius Williams is at matching his music to Kaminski's shots. Just superb stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,346 Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 On 1/13/2018 at 8:11 AM, Chewy said: I like the score, but the ticking/noise we can hear is annoying as ****. Do you know if it can be heard on the FYC as well? Here is how it looks on "Deciding to Publish": Those points over 13kHz are the ticks. The clicking noise is even MORE prevalent on the FYC album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taikomochi 1,136 Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 I stayed through the credits to compare and could not hear the clicking at all in my theater so I don’t think it is intentional as others have suggested or that it is inherently part of the score’s recording. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewy 2,388 Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 5 hours ago, Jay said: The clicking noise is even MORE prevalent on the FYC album. So that must be the recording... Impressive we are having issues like this in 2017... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artguy360 1,843 Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 I think there was one short piece of music when Tom Hanks was talking at one point that was led by a clarinet or something. The entire cue seemed low woodwind heavy and I couldn't recall hearing it on the OST. It was kind of ominous and serious minded. Anyone recall something similar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1977 1,743 Posted January 16, 2018 Author Share Posted January 16, 2018 Not sure if this is the right thread to post this, but has anyone received the physical CD yet? I would like to know whether it's a jewel case or a *shudder* cardboard sleeve. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jay 37,346 Posted January 16, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted January 16, 2018 Its a normal jewel case. The note from Spielberg inside is nice and a little different than usual. It seems JW's first viewing of the film was already the final cut bollemanneke, 1977 and Jurassic Shark 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 I saw the film today and stayed through the credits. At the very end of the film credits I could swear I heard the little piano melody slightly extended for strings. i don't hear that version on the OST or FYC. That section would fit at 10.39 of the OST credits this is bugging me the OST doesn't sound edited Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arpy 4,145 Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 5 hours ago, king mark said: I saw the film today and stayed through the credits. At the very end of the film credits I could swear I heard the little piano melody slightly extended for strings. i don't hear that version on the OST or FYC. That section would fit at 10.39 of the OST credits this is bugging me the OST doesn't sound edited It could just a be an edit in post, adding a section from somewhere else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 except that missing section can't be found anywhere else on the FYC or OST I'm still not 100% sure about this but it stuck me as though the theme was a bit extended when i watched the credits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TheUlyssesian 2,477 Posted January 22, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted January 22, 2018 Saw the film again. Setting The Type and The Presses Roll play like gangbusters in the film. Both are kinda montage-like sequences with quick cuts and Williams music becomes the connective tissues for those sequences. He amps up the drama and the urgency through his music. I am still really struck by the violent crescendo that happens about a minute into Setting The Type - it basically scores the sight of the fully type set front page mold. It is very interesting that Williams chose to score that with such a dramatic flourish. I can't think many composers who would score that the way Williams did. It basically pumps the stakes to breaking point. It kinda shows that the paper is ready to go and only the final decision is awaited. (and after a short conversation the printing indeed does start with The Presses Roll). crumbs, Not Mr. Big, Will and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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