The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted March 15, 2018 Author Share Posted March 15, 2018 I do not have the CR. Shoot. Looking into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,346 Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 I only linked to expanded releases, not OSTs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted March 15, 2018 Author Share Posted March 15, 2018 Aaaaaa! I have the simple releases of TLOTR first two movies. Obviously for the JW ones on the list I'd go expanded. Thank you for the insight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 Only buy the Jurassic Park OST if you want to hear the theme over and over and over and over... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,054 Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 Well, the expanded JP doesn't add much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 I'm more referring to how the OST was arranged to play the end credits twice, or something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,054 Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 That's okay. It's such a great theme and arrangement that I don't mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 Me neither in the long run, but I appreciate the theme more when it appears less, if that makes any sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,054 Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 I can understand that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 For me though, The Lost World's OST is pretty much perfect, save The Stegosaurus oddly being placed near the end. I'm of course quite jolly to have the complete score now, but I still would proclaim that The Lost World has the best OST in the series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,054 Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 To me, both installments which came after TLW were huge disappointments. I was hoping Don Davis would deliver the goods in JP3, but it was really quite mediocre. And neither he nor Giacchino managed to make intelligent use of JW's great themes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 I'm somewhat mixed. Giacchino's is by far the better more engaging score overall, but Davis plays with the theme more (like the militarized take on it near the end), while Giacchino just plays it straight. Like, boom, there it is, yeah, great, yep, yadda yadda. But again, I in turn appreciate that the theme is only played at the beginning and end. I can easily see Fallen Kingdom being an improvement, but eh, we'll see. The previews so far just seem to assure fans that, yeah, we get it, the theme hasn't been forgotten. But c'mon, Mike, babe, give us YOUR stuff. I wanna hear what YOU got, kid! Ahem, anyway... I enjoy both Davis and Giacchino's works, but the latter definitely has more going on. And no, I'm not a Mikey fan. He's not even fit to polish Powell's shoes. ...Good lord, I went way off-topic there. I think I really like talking about Jurassic stuff. Sheesh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,493 Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 On 8.3.2018 at 7:35 PM, The Illustrious Jerry said: Well I like some action, good themes, nothing too slow and drowsy but love themes are okay. Symphonic style though, yes. OK. I must admit that big, symphonic action scores are no longer a priority of mine (or very rarely, at least), but it used to be in the 90s and early 2000s when I was a healthy youngster. So my suggestions will mirror that. Do you also have a timeframe? I'm guessing you're mostly looking for scores in the last 3-4 decades? From perusing my own collection (about 1600 albums) -- and with your parameters in mind -- I'd recommend these: Abel Korzeniowski: COPERNICUS STAR, ESCAPE FROM TOMORROW Anything Alan Menken Alan Silvestri: BACK TO THE FUTURE 1 and 3 (skip 2), PREDATOR 2, JUDGE DREDD, THE MUMMY RETURNS, BEOWULF Angelo Badalamenti: STALINGRAD Basil Poledouris: CONAN THE BARBARIAN, FLESH & BLOOD, STARSHIP TROOPERS, THE TOUCH Bruce Broughton: SILVERADO, THE RESCUERS DOWN UNDER Cliff Eidelman: STAR TREK VI, CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS: THE DISCOVERY Daniel Pemberton: THE MAN FROM UNCLE Danny Elfman: BATMAN, DARKMAN, BATMAN RETURNS, THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS, PLANET OF THE APES, ALICE IN WONDERLAND David Arnold: STARGATE, INDEPENDENCE DAY, GODZILLA, THE MUSKETEER, NARNIA David Newman: THE PHANTOM Don Davis: WARRIORS OF VIRTUE, THE MATRIX, TOKYO GHOUL Elliot Goldenthal: INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE, FINAL FANTASY, MICHAEL COLLINS, BATMAN 3, SPHERE Hans Zimmer : WHITE FANG Howard Shore: LOTR trilogy James Horner: STAR TREK 2, KRULL, ALIENS, AN AMERICAN TAIL, THE LAND BEFORE TIME, WILLOW, THE ROCKETEER, APOLLO 13, THE MASK OF ZORRO, TITANIC, THE PERFECT STORM, AVATAR James Newton Howard: WYATT EARP, WATERWORLD, DINOSAUR, VERTICAL LIMIT, MALEFICENT Jerry Goldsmith: FIRST BLOOD, KING SOLOMON'S MINES, LIONHEART, TOTAL RECALL, FIRST KNIGHT, GHOST AND THE DARKNESS, THE MUMMY, AIR FORCE ONE, THE 13TH WARRIOR, LEGEND, THE FINAL CONFLICT, MULAN Joel McNeely: IRON WILL, STAR WARS: SHADOWS OF THE EMPIRE, YOUNG INDY 1-4 John Debney: CUTTHROAT ISLAND John Powell: HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON, CHICKEN RUN John Williams: Lots of stuff... ..... Phew! This was more work than I had expected, so I'll stop there for now. Up to John Williams. I'll take the rest of the alphabet later, but this should keep you going for a while. The Illustrious Jerry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,054 Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 You're forgetting JNH's best score, Signs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,493 Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Just now, Jurassic Shark said: You're forgetting JNH's best score, Signs. Great score, but I don't consider it a big, symphonic action score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,054 Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 12 minutes ago, Thor said: Great score, but I don't consider it a big, symphonic action score. It does have three great upbeat, dramatic cues, though. Btw, Chicken Run is a great recommendation. One could also recommend the score to the film which Chicken Run is a parody on - The Great Escape. Not very action packed, but it has a great main theme and great action music towards the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,493 Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 It does, but I'd categorize it more as a thriller score that relies on minimalist structures. There's lots of beauty and even a bit of action in that, but in trying to decipher the topic starter's parameters -- which are kinda wide, but I suspect where he's going -- I wouldn't include it in this particular case. It might just be too dark or slow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,191 Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 8 hours ago, Jurassic Shark said: You're forgetting JNH's best score, The Lady in the Water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 9 hours ago, Jurassic Shark said: You're forgetting my favorite JNH score, Maleficent. Not his greatest, I'm sure, just my favorite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,191 Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 There's King Kong and Treasure Planet, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Agreed, but Maleficent was one of the greatest "impulse buys" I ever made. Didn't read any reviews in advance, it was long before I ever joined this forum, couldn't care less what the movie was like. I just felt like hearing a JNH score, the CD was at Barnes & Noble, and I grabbed it on a whim. Maleficent Suite began and it's been my favorite of his ever since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,054 Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 5 minutes ago, Marian Schedenig said: You're forgetting JNH's best score, The Lady in the Water. I haven't heard that score. Is it a follow-up to Lady in the Water? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 This isn't just a Lady in the Water! It's THE Lady in THAT Water!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted May 18, 2018 Author Share Posted May 18, 2018 Hello! After some research, sampling, and listening I have begun to record all the soundtracks which I have fancied as of late. These are the mentionables with which I would like to expand my collection with. Of course, they are quite a sum combined, so I will chip away at this list gradually as is financially possible. I just thought you folks might like an update! Feel free to make suggestions/comments/reactions! The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies Howard ShoreSolo: A Star Wars Story John PowellFinding Dory Thomas NewmanFrozen Christophe BeckThe Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Howard ShoreRatatouille Michael GiacchinoPirates of the Carribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales Geoff ZanelliPlanet Earth (BBC Television Series) George FentonThe Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Howard ShoreJurassic Park John WilliamsBlue Planet II (BBC Televison Series) Hans Zimmer, Jacob Shea, Jasha KlebeBlue Planet (BBC Televison Series) George FentonFinding Nemo Thomas NewmanThe Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Howard ShoreDarkest Hour Dario MarianelliPirates of the Carribbean: Dead Man's Chest Hans ZimmerDunkirk Hans Zimmer, Benjamin WallfischE.T.- The Extra Terrestrial John WilliamsJaws John WilliamsJurassic Park: The Lost World John WilliamsThe Post John WilliamsPirates of the Carribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Klaus BadeltUp Michael GiacchinoDoctor Strange Michael GiacchinoWALL-E Thomas NewmanSpiderman: Homecoming Michael Giacchino ...and others to come, as I continue to broaden my search! Once again, feel free to make any comments/suggestions/reactions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,480 Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 Good obvious John Williams choices! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted May 18, 2018 Author Share Posted May 18, 2018 1 hour ago, Bespin said: Good obvious John Williams choices! I'm starting small in that regard. Trying to broaden things some more, not be limited. I am quite excited this is coming together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,480 Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 1 hour ago, The Illustrious Jerry said: I'm starting small in that regard. Trying to broaden things some more, not be limited. I am quite excited this is coming together. Don't like your new avatar, it's perhaps the last answer I give to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 Expand your CD collection? You need to reduce it. Trim out all the fat and leave only the bare essentials. Unlucky Bastard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted May 21, 2018 Author Share Posted May 21, 2018 On May 18, 2018 at 4:23 PM, The Illustrious Jerry said: The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies Howard ShoreSolo: A Star Wars Story John PowellFinding Dory Thomas NewmanThe Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Howard ShoreRatatouille Michael GiacchinoPirates of the Carribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales Geoff ZanelliPlanet Earth (BBC Television Series) George FentonThe Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Howard ShoreJurassic Park John WilliamsThe Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Howard ShoreDunkirk Hans Zimmer, Benjamin WallfischE.T.- The Extra Terrestrial John WilliamsJaws John WilliamsJurassic Park: The Lost World John WilliamsThe Post John WilliamsSpiderman: Homecoming Michael Giacchino Here is a shortened version of my earlier list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,480 Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 Seems a right basic list but it lacks Ghost by Jarre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted June 18, 2018 Author Share Posted June 18, 2018 On 5/18/2018 at 4:23 PM, Jerry said: Solo: A Star Wars Story John PowellDarkest Hour Dario MarianelliThe Shape of Water Alexandre Desplat Complete. Howard Shore's The Hobbit trilogy is next. Exciting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted July 16, 2018 Author Share Posted July 16, 2018 On 5/18/2018 at 4:23 PM, Jerry said: Frozen Christophe BeckThe Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Howard Shore Complete! I'm looking to complete The Hobbit Trilogy now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted September 4, 2018 Author Share Posted September 4, 2018 On 5/18/2018 at 4:23 PM, Jerry said: The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies Howard ShorePirates of the Carribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales Geoff ZanelliJurassic Park John WilliamsFinding Nemo Thomas NewmanPirates of the Carribbean: Dead Man's Chest Hans ZimmerDunkirk Hans Zimmer, Benjamin WallfischJaws John WilliamsJurassic Park: The Lost World John WilliamsThe Post John WilliamsPirates of the Carribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Klaus Badelt Complete!!!! I still regret not getting Hunchback of Notre Dame though. Shoot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romão 2,274 Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 Conan, the Barbarian, whether the original album or the re-recording (I'm quite partial to the re-recording) should belong in any soundtrack collection. Also get Final Fantasy: The Spirit Within, it's quite easy to find cheap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 I'm not much of a fan of Basil's Conan scores. I mean they're alright but eh. Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,493 Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 On 9/5/2018 at 7:25 AM, Cherry Pie That'll Kill Ya said: I'm not much of a fan of Basil's Conan scores. I mean they're alright but eh. CONAN (the first) is pretty much the only score I can think of that seems to be unanimously liked by everyone (including myself). You're the first I've met who have a lukewarm relationship to it, if that. Guess there's a first for everything! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,054 Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 Then I'm the second! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,493 Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 What a crowd! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,054 Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 No, three's a crowd! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 The main theme's great, but the rest of the score I tune out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romão 2,274 Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 This is actually my favorite track from the score Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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