Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 He's not as prolific these days as I might have imagined him to be, but there was once a time where his scores took my breath away and I was convinced his was a musical voice that would become a strong thread in 21st century cinema. Alas that was not to be, and the height of his career would remain in the 1990s. But anyhoo, let me dive on this one before Josh500 steals it from me. 1. Independence Day 2. Stargate 3. Godzilla 4. Tomorrow Never Dies 5. Last of the Dogmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,287 Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 1 Independence Day 2 Tomorrow Never Dies 3 Stargate 4 Casino Royale 5 Sherlock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh500 1,615 Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 2 minutes ago, Baby Jane Hudson said: But anyhoo, let me dive on this one before Josh500 steals it from me. You stole it from me! Bastard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,466 Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 1. STARGATE 2. Independence Day 3. Shaft 4. Godzilla 5. The Musketeer I think The Last of the Dogmen will feature there at some point -- especially now that I've veered away from the bombastic -- but I've never really sat down to listen to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh500 1,615 Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 Anyway, my Top 5... 1. Casino Royale 2. Tomorrow Never Dies 3. World is Not Enough 4. Independence Day 5. Quantum of Solace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,287 Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 Do you not like Stargate, or have you never heard it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mstrox 6,647 Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 Only heard nine, so I'm gonna list em all in order ID4 The Musketeer Casino RoyalePaul The World is Not Enough Quantum of Solace Die Another Day Narnia 3 Hot Fuzz (suite) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fancyarcher 350 Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 Stargate ID4 Casino Royale Godzilla Last of The Dogmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,498 Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 1/ CHANGING LANES 2/ QUANTUM OF SOLACE ...umm...I'll let you know about the other three. Sharkissimo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad'Dib 1,801 Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 I like his Godzilla score, some bits of Bond and his Musketeer theme Gruesome Son of a Bitch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NL197 368 Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 in order The Visitor (come on, LLL...get this one out!) iD4 Independence Day Last Of The Dogmen Casino Royale Stargate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,466 Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 40 minutes ago, NL197 said: in order The Visitor (come on, LLL...get this one out!) Didn't he only do the theme & pilot score for that? I think Kevin Kiner did the rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,984 Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 The Stepford Wives Quantum of Solace Tomorrow Never Dies Godzilla Shaft Karol Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 Silly list! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,498 Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 Au contraire! The list shows versitality, quirkiness, grandeur, and wham-bam-thank-you-ma'am action. The list is music. The list is Arnold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 Ever since I watched Westworld I can't see the name Arnold without hearing Anthony Hopkins say it in my head Unlucky Bastard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,984 Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 13 minutes ago, Stefancos said: Silly list! I don't really like Arnold much. Was struggling to list 5. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 ID4 Godzilla Casino Royale Quantum Tomorrow Never Dies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 6 hours ago, Baby Jane Hudson said: He's not as prolific these days as I might have imagined him to be, but there was once a time where his scores took my breath away and I was convinced his was a musical voice that would become a strong thread in 21st century cinema. Made you feel it, did he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yavar Moradi 2,590 Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 1. Godzilla (by far my favorite of his Emmerich scores...I do like Stargate and I do think Independence Day is good but I mainly like it for one theme -- "The Day We Fight Back") 2. Casino Royale (my favorite Bond film and score) 3. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (I must however note that Reepicheep's theme was taken from his Godzilla...but he did pick the best theme of the score to lift and develop further! Would love an expanded version of this one and I hope if one ever comes his third usage of Harry Gregson-Williams's Narnia theme is included.) 4. Amazing Grace (good dramatic score) 5. The Musketeer (a bit temp-tracked sounding at times but I really enjoy it) I do like his music for Sherlock but that was 1) co-composed and 2) a TV show so not sure it's appropriate to list here. Yavar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NL197 368 Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 4 hours ago, Thor said: Didn't he only do the theme & pilot score for that? I think Kevin Kiner did the rest. Yes, and that pilot score is what I'm referring to. It's still to this day my all-time favorite score for a television series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 Quantum of Solace Last Of The Dogmen Amazing Grace Changing Lanes Tomorrow Never Dies Not a fan of the big Emmerich scores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted October 2, 2017 Author Share Posted October 2, 2017 7 hours ago, Thor said: I think The Last of the Dogmen will feature there at some point -- especially now that I've veered away from the bombastic -- but I've never really sat down to listen to it. You'll probably like it. It's quite John Barry like, but with Nicholas Dodd's richer orchestrations. And it's a nice and short OST that doesn't fuss around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 Probably containing no surprises: 1) Independence Day 2) Godzilla 3) Stargate 4) The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader 5) Last of the Dogmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 1. Tomorrow Never Dies 2. Casino Royale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManofDestiny 71 Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 1:ID4 2:Tomorrow Never Dies 3:Stargate Casino Royale Godzilla Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 ID4 Casino Royale Godzilla Stargate Tomorrow Never Dies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted October 3, 2017 Author Share Posted October 3, 2017 Narnia 3 is indeed fine music, but I never liked the album arrangement with almost 30 short tracks and a big long one at the end. Stargate uses a similar album format, but its stronger musical content saves it. ID4 had a great album presentation at 50 minutes with 14 decent length tracks. His arrangement for Godzilla was similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,466 Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 5 hours ago, Baby Jane Hudson said: ID4 had a great album presentation at 50 minutes with 14 decent length tracks. His arrangement for Godzilla was similar. Indeed. I never picked up the ID4 expansion, as the score is so massive and dense, I can't take much more than the 50 minutes -- brilliant as they are. The GODZILLA promo album is genius. I bought the 2CD expansion just to try, but it completely robbed me of the score's pleasure, so I quickly sold it and re-acquired the old promo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted October 3, 2017 Author Share Posted October 3, 2017 17 minutes ago, Thor said: Indeed. I never picked up the ID4 expansion, as the score is so massive and dense, I can't take much more than the 50 minutes -- brilliant as they are. The GODZILLA promo album is genius. I bought the 2CD expansion just to try, but it completely robbed me of the score's pleasure, so I quickly sold it and re-acquired the old promo. The more recent BSX release has the promo arrangement on the third disc, and probably in better sound quality (I don't have it). I always found the old promo CD-R to have a bit of an enclosed sound, but still okay. Plus ID4 is one of those scores where I can appreciate the OST as well as the C&C. The OST could be best described as "abridged and chronological" since there was no real need to rearrange it since it's such an in-your-face narrative, it never needed an overhaul in track order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NL197 368 Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 4 hours ago, Thor said: Indeed. I never picked up the ID4 expansion, as the score is so massive and dense, I can't take much more than the 50 minutes -- brilliant as they are. The GODZILLA promo album is genius. I bought the 2CD expansion just to try, but it completely robbed me of the score's pleasure, so I quickly sold it and re-acquired the old promo. That's quite ironic because of you're someone who has tired of the bombast, most of the music in the expanded iD4 is softer, mysterious, very emotional. The OST was too narrowly focused on action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,466 Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 1 hour ago, NL197 said: That's quite ironic because of you're someone who has tired of the bombast, most of the music in the expanded iD4 is softer, mysterious, very emotional. The OST was too narrowly focused on action. Sure. If there was a way to incorporate/replace some of the action cues of the OST with the softer cues on the expanded, I'd be interested to know. As long as the length and general flow is kept, of course. I have the same issue with my TCM release of BEN HUR. At 70-something minutes, it's a good quantitave selection, but too heavy on the action material. And very poorly organized, with like 15-20 minutes of incessant rowing music midway. Would have loved some more of the spiritual music in there somehow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NL197 368 Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 7 hours ago, Thor said: Sure. If there was a way to incorporate/replace some of the action cues of the OST with the softer cues on the expanded, I'd be interested to know. As long as the length and general flow is kept, of course. You just gave me an idea for a project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 The BSX Godzilla is one of the best score releases ever. The complete score, alternates you don't even need and aborted score album if the complete presentation is too much. 3 CDs for like $25. They're practically giving it away. And Drax doesn't own it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 Stargate Independence Day Godzilla Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted October 3, 2017 Author Share Posted October 3, 2017 1 hour ago, The Doctor said: The BSX Godzilla is one of the best score releases ever. The complete score, alternates you don't even need and aborted score album if the complete presentation is too much. 3 CDs for like $25. They're practically giving it away. And Drax doesn't own it. I have the LLL. I never felt the need! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fommes 153 Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 Tomorrow Never Dies Shaft Independence Day Sherlock Quantum of Solace The Young Americans The Stepford Wives Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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