Michael Giacchino's Star Trek Into Darkness

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,392]

. Insurrection is a bland score to me, but the Shinzon theme is gorgeous.

Nemesis Marian...Nemesis

The theme isn't overwhelming (although the main title version is pretty), and the album is poorly balanced. But the score as a whole is a great action score.

The main problem with Insurrection is that it kinda wears out it's welcome. The last part of the score really doesn't have much that the first 3 quarters has. All the best action stuff, The suspense cues, the romantic music like New Sights is in the first parts of the film. The last act feels like a rehash.

maybe the upcoming complete score will change that, the film version of the final action scene sounded quite good if I recall....

[Romão 2,473]

Shinzon's theme is truly an highlight

[crocodile 9,724]

I'll put Horner's nifty and flexible Spider-Man theme against the Gia's Trek theme any day.

That Spider-Man theme sounds so bland to me.

What are you talking about? It's as great of a theme you'll get from a film like this these days. I love it. And it captures the essence of the character so well (both as a human and a hero).

Karol

[JoeinAR 1,957]

I liked the Spiderman theme too and I was unprepared for the electronics of the score.

[KK 3,313]

The electronics were integrated incredibly well. And the main theme is stellar.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,392]

It's kinda reassuring that Horner continued to do his things, regardless of changing fashions in film music.

[Wojo 2,458]

Nothing about the new Spiderman film was worth revisiting. Not even the forgettable score.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,392]

It's more rounded then the Elfman efforts.

[Wojo 2,458]

I'm glad you like it. I adore the soaring Elfman theme as if it's almost religious. It's probably better than Tobey deserves but that's ok.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,392]

Elfman's scores feel rather detached to me. His theme has rather the same problem as Zimmer's Batman theme. It's effective, but musically there isn't much meat on it's bones. Both strike me as the opening notes of a theme that never got written.

[KK 3,313]

I like Elfman's theme more, but Horner's is great too.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,392]

Elfman's sort of captured the essence of web-slinging with it's up and down chords. Horner's theme more depicts the actual character.

[KK 3,313]

Elfman easily captured the essence of the character and I think his theme was the perfect embodiment of the Spider-Man figure.

[Ollie 1,375]

Horner's Spiderman score is better than I thought it would be but it's obvious he was influenced by or the film was temp tracked with Elfman's superior scores.

[Marian Schedenig 11,695]

Nemesis Marian...Nemesis

Yes. As you can see, I keep mixing up the titles.

The main problem with Insurrection is that it kinda wears out it's welcome. The last part of the score really doesn't have much that the first 3 quarters has. All the best action stuff, The suspense cues, the romantic music like New Sights is in the first parts of the film. The last act feels like a rehash.

maybe the upcoming complete score will change that, the film version of the final action scene sounded quite good if I recall....

It's about time the expansion was released. Oh, and there's Children's Story, too. That's a fantastic little track.

[JoeinAR 1,957]

Horner's Spiderman score is better than I thought it would be but it's obvious he was influenced by or the film was temp tracked with Elfman's superior scores.

Elfman's scores Superior, think not. Elfman, there is a composer who hasn't done anything in years worth listening too.

[Jay 46,245]

Are you serious? Have you not listened to Serenada Schizophrana, Iris, or Hitchcock?

He had a lot of crummy scores in the 2000s, but he's had a resurgance of late, some new spark of creativity.

[JoeinAR 1,957]

no I haven't because as I said and you agreed most of his 2000 stuff was crummy, and I rarely listen to scores of films I don't watch.

I can't even remember any music from Oz the Great and Powerful.

[Jay 46,245]

Iris and Serenada Schizophrana are not film scores.

Iris is a Cirque De Soleil show and Serenada Schizophrana is a concert work

Check em out!

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005P4HK3Q/

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000HEZF7C/

[Wojo 2,458]

I haven't heard them either, though I enjoy some of Elfman's recent scores so I'm off the hook.

[Jay 46,245]

No better time than now to click on samples!

[Brónach 1,330]

Serenada Schizophrana is really cool.

[JoeinAR 1,957]

I so missed the days when seemingly every movie I came out of I then rushed to buy the score if I hadn't already.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,392]

Yeah, the 90's...

[Koray Savas 2,260]

Right now this is priced at $19.99 which leads me to believe it will be a packed OST.

[Anthony 895]

I'm pretty sure if they only finished recording last week, and MG is in Lucern this week, they won't have even assembled it yet.

[Jay 46,245]

Right now this is priced at $19.99 which leads me to believe it will be a packed OST.

No, it's $16.98, the same as every other upcoming Varese CD (other than their reissue of Himalaya)

http://www.varesesarabande.com/servlet/the-SOUNDTRACKS-cln-Upcoming-Releases/Categories

[Koray Savas 2,260]

Guess SAE is charging a few dollars more then.

[BLUMENKOHL 1,110]

Soooooo...I expect samples by late next week. Or early the week after.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,392]

I have no expectations

[BLUMENKOHL 1,110]

That is why you fail.

[JoeinAR 1,957]

blume thinks he's yoda, mmmmmmm yes.

[BLUMENKOHL 1,110]

Wise this old one is!

[Jim Ware 638]

Giacchino's score for Star Trek Into Darkness was premiered in concert last night as an encore following the premiere of Star Trek - Live to Projection in Lucerne.

The piece performed was referred to as 'the bad guy theme' and was appropriately menacing. There are over 100 minutes of music in the film and as of yesterday Giacchino was still assembling the album.

[Jay 46,245]

Cool!

[Ollie 1,375]

My most anticipated score of the summer.

Of course looking at the composers attached to the other big films it may be my only score of the summer.

I wish someone would have taken video of the performance of Darkness' music.

[Rachael Foley 10,164]

Maybe some one who saw it could hum the theme

[gkgyver 1,647]

Modern themes aren't hummable. I thought we agreed on that,

[JoeinAR 1,957]

My most anticipated score of the summer.

Of course looking at the composers attached to the other big films it may be my only score of the summer.

It's not mine. Mine is Zimmers Man of Steel and Howards After Earth. Both will present something new.

[BLUMENKOHL 1,110]

My most anticipated score of the summer.

Of course looking at the composers attached to the other big films it may be my only score of the summer.

It's not mine. Mine is Zimmers Man of Steel and Howards After Earth. Both will present something new.

Are you serious re: Zimmer's Man of Steel?

[Jim Ware 638]

Modern themes aren't hummable. I thought we agreed on that,

It's a six note two-phrase (ascending/descending) motif rather than a theme. Quite hummable, but the developmental meat of it was in the accompaniment.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,392]

I agree. I am genuinely curious what Zimmer will come up with.

[Richard P 5,306]

My most anticipated score of the summer.

Of course looking at the composers attached to the other big films it may be my only score of the summer.

It's not mine. Mine is Zimmers Man of Steel and Howards After Earth. Both will present something new.

[Ollie 1,375]

Yeah, something new my ass.

[JoeinAR 1,957]

Yeah, something new my ass.

You could say that about the 2013 Star Trek score! Zimmer will give us something new in a Superman score. THAT'S 100% FACT! What quality it is...well we will see. And JNH will give us a different score than his other MNS films.

[Ollie 1,375]

ok

Sure.

[JoeinAR 1,957]

Even the great Mark O has to admit Zimmer's score wont sound like JW.

[Ollie 1,375]

No, that's for damn sure.

[JoeinAR 1,957]

and mark if I purchase it will Hell freeze over, Joe buying Zimmer.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[crocodile 9,724]

John who?

Karol