Bilbo 3,709 Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 That’s so disappointing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,368 Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 On 6/18/2018 at 2:59 PM, Falafel said: It's Junkie XL:http://filmmusicreporter.com/2018/06/18/junkie-xl-scoring-mortal-engines-movie-adaptation/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,079 Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 I think everyone have gotten it now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Gnome in Plaid 219 Posted September 14, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted September 14, 2018 Now I'm just waiting for the kick-ass replacement score by James Newton Howard. Evanus, Chen G. and Mr. Who 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NerdyMike 0 Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 I wish Junkie XL performs it with JiHae, one of the film stars, who is also an amazing singer. Check her Bowie "Life on Mars?" cover, it's amazing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhDD9rhMgKw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 This looks like an awful film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chen G. 3,949 Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 There was a trailer that showed London being revealed in a kind of Spielberg fashion, which I liked. Otherwise, I'm conceptually not too interested, with the exception of seeing Jackson (as a screenwriter, anyway) tackling a large-scale science-fiction story: unless you count Bad Taste, that's really a first for him. Its on that ground too, that I should like to see his Tintin 2, to see him try his hand in animation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,508 Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 Just came back from this. Quite disappointing, despite the intriguing premise and 'idea'. Why is it that Hollywood is seemingly unable to do a good steampunk movie? Not thrilled with the score either, and I'm a Holkenborg fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumbs 14,317 Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 The trailer looks like hot garbage. Jackson tainted his reputation with the Hobbit films and his name ain't gonna sell this turkey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 Is Jackson Hollywood. He is certainly not American in his filmmaking. I don't think Hollywood is to blame for this stupid looking films box office failings. Chen G. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,079 Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 Shal we just call that JACKWOOD? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,508 Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 37 minutes ago, JoeinAR said: Is Jackson Hollywood. He is certainly not American in his filmmaking. It's more of a big, Hollywood-financed "product" than anything he's directed himself, including the HOBBITs. The Jackson trademark -- if there was any here in the first place, beyond the screenplay -- is nowhere to be seen (except maybe a couple of flashback scenes). Christian Rivers is no Peter Jackson! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Who 919 Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zanobard 71 Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 2 hours ago, Mr. Who said: It's...not bad, actually. I was expecting a lot worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 It's not as depressing as XL usually is but that's only due to material borrowed (that is substantially more musical). But it's as blunt and ham-fisted. Pass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 Junkie XL? scored this??? Oh Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toothless 964 Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 Coming back from Desplat concert, I can't listen to these (probably) real instruments butchered to sound like some 50$ synths. But I'll sure listen to it later today as I like numerous works from Holkenborg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,508 Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 7 minutes ago, toothless said: But I'll sure listen to it later today as I like numerous works from Holkenborg A rare glimpse of positivity here. Kudos, sir. BRIMSTONE, DISTANCE BETWEEN DREAMS, FURY ROAD -- three brilliant scores that made my Top 10 in each respective year. Also good ones are DEADPOOL, THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2 (with Zimmer) and BLACK MASS. And of course a lot of what he did as electronica/pop composer/DJ back in the early 2000s. So I will always and forever be a fan. I just wish he did less of the projects that called for a massive, RC carbon copy sound like this. In either case, looking forward to hear the whole thing on album; as a lot of it was buried in the film's sound mix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 1 hour ago, Thor said: A rare glimpse of positivity here. Kudos, sir. Ill-chosen support. Holkenborg ist the last electronic artist that should be encouraged to burden films with his presence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toothless 964 Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 2 hours ago, Thor said: BRIMSTONE Brimstone is great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arpy 4,145 Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 Saw the film earlier today and didn't go in with high expectations of the film or score after reading the reviews. To some extent I can see why the criticism that it received was so harsh, but it does better than most of the young adult fantasy/adventure types. The score is a bit of a mixed bag and not without some surprise moves from Holkenborg, although he seems to have two predominant modes: All-out wall-to-wall action, or subdued, quiet piano plinkering. Overall I think it fits the film with all the amazing visuals, but a composer more suited to the grand scale score might've taken a more leitmotivic approach for the handful of characters, the array of cities and locations. I'm sure had Howard Shore or JNH taken up the gig, we'd have an abundance of thematic material to pick apart. crumbs and Chen G. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toothless 964 Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 IMHO, I think this score has great material. I really like the London suite. But I think it would benefits some sound design sounds removal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 On 12/5/2018 at 8:19 AM, crumbs said: Jackson tainted his reputation with the Hobbit films and his name ain't gonna sell this turkey. It sickened me a bit when I saw: "From the creators of The Lord of the Rings". We all know what happened since then (ahem-The Hobbit) and Jackson is simply not going to be able to pull off another stunt as impressive as TLOTR. crumbs and Evanus 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 This movie looks like a great video game, but I hope it fails as a movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thestat 348 Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 Well, I don't know about that. Believe me, I am the biggest hater of Junk XL, Balfe, Kaczynski, Zimmer's degraded old self, but this stuff is pretty good. Mostly totally orchestral (performed by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra with Conrad f:::ing Pope conducting). The reference points here are Conan the Barbarian for the love theme (as well as a heavy debt to Braveheart), lots of LOTR (though Junkified at times, there is a lot of Mount Doom in the action, especially No Going Back). The Wagner stuff makes sense as does the percussion but this is much beyond a normal Junk score (sure the simplistico endures, and sometimes old Tom-baby can't help himself and mixes in a dodgy bit of synth brass). Give it a try though, might surprise the more open minded of you lot. And there is a lot of woodwinds here, in all sorts of guises! If I ever have anything positive to say about RC-fucking-P, I have to say it. Listen to this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumbs 14,317 Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 Yikes. “Mortal Engines” To Lose $100M At Box-Office I mean, really, who didn't see that coming? The marketing was just atrocious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chen G. 3,949 Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 Its simply not at the right time: the whole dystopian-YA fad is long-passed. Oh well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeallen01 2,136 Posted December 17, 2018 Author Share Posted December 17, 2018 58 minutes ago, thestat said: Well, I don't know about that. Believe me, I am the biggest hater of Junk XL, Balfe, Kaczynski, Zimmer's degraded old self, but this stuff is pretty good. Mostly totally orchestral (performed by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra with Conrad f:::ing Pope conducting). The reference points here are Conan the Barbarian for the love theme (as well as a heavy debt to Braveheart), lots of LOTR (though Junkified at times, there is a lot of Mount Doom in the action, especially No Going Back). The Wagner stuff makes sense as does the percussion but this is much beyond a normal Junk score (sure the simplistico endures, and sometimes old Tom-baby can't help himself and mixes in a dodgy bit of synth brass). Give it a try though, might surprise the more open minded of you lot. And there is a lot of woodwinds here, in all sorts of guises! If I ever have anything positive to say about RC-fucking-P, I have to say it. Listen to this: Actually some surprisingly nice stuff. I hear Terminator as well in the piano. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 To quote Koray "I smell a bomb." Only this one is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thestat 348 Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 Who gives a crap about box office or popularity? If you are JG fans, well....This one is pretty good, der JunkMeister comes in with a dodgy brass or two but overall, I have no interest in the film, this is a Peter Jackson score that stands proud as a weak cousin to LOTR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 Interesting name thestat. I tell you who care the people who are about to lose $100,000,000.00. John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p0llux 398 Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 Mediocre acting and average writing at best. The score was so loud, it's like I was watching a 111 minute long movie trailer. It diminished the film more than it helped. The Rotten tomatoes score was right on for this film. Film Rating: 3/5 or C Score Rating: 2.5/5 or C- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,534 Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 I'm not honestly sure who scored this film (Junkie Man?), but I bet they're regretting it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,508 Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 2 hours ago, Richard said: I'm not honestly sure who scored this film (Junkie Man?), but I bet they're regretting it. I don't think so. It's far from being Tom's best score, but it's certainly a lot better than it could have been in more generic hands. Listened to the album, and it fared better than when I saw the film. The score is certainly not the film's problem. Naïve Old Fart and Arpy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,534 Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 Time was when bad films often had great scores (THE SWARM; MONSIGNOR). I'm not sure if modern composers recognise the potential of a good score, to elevate a bad film. Of course, it all depends on one's interpretation of "bad"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,508 Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 There are actually quite a few great scores on my top 10 this year that come from bad films! So it still happens! Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,534 Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 I'm glad to hear it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,079 Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 Nowadays it's more often bad scores to bad films. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,534 Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 So...you're suggesting that somehow, the film gets the score it deserves? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 6 hours ago, Richard said: I'm not honestly sure who scored this film (Junkie Man?), but I bet they're regretting it. I rather think talentless hack is more appropriate. Any fool that wants a nickname like that isn't getting my consideration. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,534 Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 Apparently, he's written some good stuff. 3 hours ago, Thor said: I don't think so. It's far from being Tom's best score, but it's certainly a lot better than it could have been in more generic hands. Listened to the album, and it fared better than when I saw the film. The score is certainly not the film's problem. ...and there's the proof Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p0llux 398 Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 The score was not the main problem, it was one of many in a long list. However, I will say it's in the top 5 problems of this film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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