James Newton Howard's After Earth

[Jay 46,241]

According to the latest poster, Varese Sarabande will be releasing the OST to this one. The movie opens June 7

M NIght Shyamalan has been posting pictures and videos from the scoring sessions, check it out!

https://twitter.com/MNightShyamalan/status/296344574794809344?p=v

http://www.whosay.com/mnightshyamalan/videos/283910

[JoeinAR 1,957]

The new Spielberg/Williams-ish collaborators.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,386]

Ah the new Will Smith summer sci-fi! 14 year old boys can look forwar....oh wait, it's directed by M. Night Shananigans.....

[KK 3,313]

Visually, doesn't look as bad as the last trailer. Acting doesn't look too good though...

[Jay 46,241]

Yes, I enjoyed this new trailer much more than the previous one. The film MIGHT actually end up being good, who knows!

I am very much looking forward to this score, actually. I am not a fan of JNH's recent action scores like Salt, Bourne 4, Snow White, etc, his collaborations with M Night are just about always good, and I have a feeling this movie will inspire a great score out of him, maybe his best Shyamalan score since Signs?

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,386]

maybe his best Shyamalan score since Signs?

So it begins!

[KK 3,313]

Lady in the Water, The Last Airbender and The Village are better scores than Signs. But Signs is quite good.

[mrbellamy 8,243]

Lady in the Water, The Lastbender and even The Village are better scores than Signs. But Signs is quite good.

Especially The Village!

[Jay 46,241]

Meh

[KK 3,313]

Lady in the Water, The Lastbender and even The Village are better scores than Signs. But Signs is quite good.

Especially The Village!

Fixed

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,386]

The Lastbender

[Richard P 5,302]

Signs is by far my favourite of their entire collaboration.

Not encouraged too much by the string ostinatos, but it is M. Night, and even Last Airbender was good in many parts.

[Jay 46,241]

And in a sudden turn of events, it will be Sony, not Varese, releasing the OST.

http://filmmusicreporter.com/2013/04/16/sony-masterworks-to-release-james-newton-howards-after-earth-score/

I wonder what happened?

[Jay 46,241]

We now have a release date - June 4th - and an Amazon listing, which includes cover art:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CDSILPI/

[Koray Savas 2,260]

Ordered. Can't wait for this.

[Jay 46,241]

Ditto, it's easily the 2013 score I'm most excited about after Star Trek Into Darkness and Desolation of Smaug.

[crocodile 9,724]

I'll wait till I hear something from it.

Karol

[Jay 46,241]

FWIW, Ryan Keaveney says

AE is absolutely a return to form for JNH.

http://filmscoremonthly.com/board/posts.cfm?threadID=93279&forumID=1

[crocodile 9,724]

Hmmm now we're talking.

Karol

[Jay 46,241]

Hey the Amazon UK listing has the track list (and an enormous version of the cover)

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00CE26B0A/

1. The History of Man

2. I'm Not Advancing You

3. Pack Your Bags

4. Leaving Nova Prime

5. Can You Ghost?

6. Ship Tears Apart

7. Kitai Finds Cypher

8. Get Me Into The Cockpit

9. The Mission

10. Baboons

11. Kitai On Earth

12. Four Vials Remain, Sir

13. Run To The Falls

14. Abort Mission

15. Bird Attack

16. Nest Battle

17. Safety In The Hog Hole

18. Saved By The Bird

19. The Tail

20. Dad, Are You There?

21. Leech

22. See The Peak

23. Run To The Volcano

24. Somewhere To Hide

25. Chase Through The Cave

26. Ghosting

27. I Wanna Work With Mom

28. After Earth

[Richard P 5,302]

Haven't looked forward to a JNH score as much as this in a long time. "Return to form" and working with M. Night can only be good

[Jay 46,241]

Ditto and agreed

[Ollie 1,375]

I sure hope so because I miss JNH.

[JoeinAR 1,957]

Arguing which is better, Signs, The Village, The Lady Under the Water, or Last Airbender is like arguing that you like a perfectly cooked, filet, ribeye, porterhouse, or skirt steak. Now comes along a perfectly cooked flatiron with After Earth.

[Brónach 1,330]

I am quite curious.

I'd probably be more interested if the film itself had managed to catch my attention, funnily enough.

[JoeinAR 1,957]

a sequel is in the works so maybe MNight has made a good movie again.

[Incanus 5,890]

I sure hope so because I miss JNH.

Yeap. Let's hope Shyamalan film (how awful or great it might actually be) has once again inspired JNH.

[Jay 46,241]

Cinema Musica premieres exclusive samples!

http://www.cinemamusica.de/1779/musikportrait-einer-feindseligen-erde

[Brónach 1,330]

Location blocked.

[Jay 46,241]

Woop, I get the same thing

The owner of this track has not made this sound available for streaming in your location.

Lame!

Well, now we know the track times. From that link:

The tracklisting :

1 The History of Man (2:22)

2 Advancing I'm Not You (1:28)

3 Pack Your Bags (01:41)

4 Leaving Nova Prime (0:48)

5 Ghost Can You? (02:10)

6 Ship Tears Apart (2:17)

7 Kitai Finds Cypher (1:19)

8 Get Me Into The Cockpit (1:36)

9 The Mission (01:31)

10 Baboons (02:52)

11 Kitai On Earth (02:56)

12 Four vials Remain, Sir (1:11)

13 Run To The Falls (02:42)

14 Abort Mission (02:02)

15 Bird Attack (01:02)

16 Nest Battle (02:03)

17 Safety In The Hog Hole (03:42)

18 Saved By The Bird (0:52)

19 The Tail (1:41)

20 Dad, Are You There? (02:46)

21 Leech (2:59)

22 The Peak Lake (02:21)

23 Run To The Volcano (12:38)

24 Somewhere To Hide (1:22)

25 Chase Through The Cave (03:06)

26 Ghosting (4:45)

27 I Want to Work With Mom (01:17)

28 After Earth (1:54)

Total Playing Time: 57:21

[Not Mr. Big 5,011]

I sure hope this isn't the real thing because this is pretty bad.

[Jay 46,241]

That's FAKE

[Not Mr. Big 5,011]

That's what I thought.

[publicist 4,650]

Uploaded the 26 minutes on SOUNDCLOUD:

https://soundcloud.com/erdnussberg/afterearth

[Brónach 1,330]

Not feeling it.

[Jonesy 55]

Those 26 minutes don't sound bad, there are some interesting moments, though.

[crocodile 9,724]

Well, I guess it kind of sounds like James Newton Howard. But I can't say I'm overwhelmed with its beauty.

I need the whole album to judge.

Karol

[publicist 4,650]

I agree. Sounds a bit like THE HAPPENING (which is a very good score) but there are red alert flags like pounding drums and some droning textures. So i expect something solid if not spectacular.

[crocodile 9,724]

Yeah, The Happening was his last very good work.

Well, maybe I Am Legend came close. Couldn't get into anything after that.

Karol

[publicist 4,650]

I love THE LAST AIRBENDER. SNOW WHITE has some decent cues.

In the end, the hobby just isn't what it used to be. I don't see much reason to even listen to something like PACIFIC RIM, SUPERMAN or even STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS because it all seems rather mundane, musically.

[crocodile 9,724]

Star Trek is probably a tad better than the previous one. But not extraordinary by any means. The others I have no real interest in either.

Karol

[publicist 4,650]

I trust JNH to find at least some interesting soundscapes for Shymalayan. He always excelled in making these score maybe not all extraordinary, but not ordinary, either. With the Smith family at the helm, there might be what i call the Tom-Cruise-baggage: a promise to the audience to deliver cookie-cutter blockbuster shit and after MNS's latest stinkers he will be more malleable to star requests.

AFTER EARTH and its music surely would profit from being a smaller movie.

[crocodile 9,724]

I kind of wish Shyamalan made another lame-twist thriller.

Karol

[Brónach 1,330]

I also like The Last Airbender and the Happening scores. And I am Legend. I would like to listen to Airbender in non-butchered form.

[Jonesy 55]

I would like to listen to Airbender in non-butchered form.

The complete score is on

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[Brónach 1,330]

OHSHIT, where did they got that from?!

[Jay 46,241]

Dude, recording sessions for film scores leak all the time

So I listened to all 26 minutes of the Cinema Musica "suite" on my way to work this morning. I am impressed, and also unimpressed.

On the one hand, I enjoyed a lot of what I heard - lovely piano work, fun action music, great ambiance and atmosphere, some cool ethnic instruments.

But what's missing is a strong theme to tie everything together. What makes Signs so great - for me - is the great main theme! I can never get enough of it throughout the album. My other favorite JNH score - Waterworld - has 3 awesome themes played at the right times throughout the OST.

Maybe I just missed a main theme in my one listen. Or maybe it's just not in the samples. I guess I shouldn't judge until I've heard the entire OST!

[Incanus 5,890]

Well the samples do not set my world on fire but I'll wait for the album before a more fully formed assessment. As publicist said The Happening might not have exactly impressed on first go but it turned out a very nuanced and Herrmannesque little score.

[JoeinAR 1,957]

and lets not forget King King, another great JNH score, especially given the time constraints.

[luke905 18]

Cinema Musica premieres exclusive samples!

http://www.cinemamusica.de/1779/musikportrait-einer-feindseligen-erde

Unfortunately they are not available for listening here in Italy.

Too bad!