Soundtracks, Compilations, or other recently purchased Music

[Joe Brausam 234]

Frost/Nixon - Zimmer

Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Desplat

Tchaikovsky - Conducted by Seiji Ozawa

Suites from:

The Nutcracker

Swan Lake

The Sleeping Beauty

[Koray Savas 2,260]

The Don Davis of today is still better than Horner of today.

What has he done lately? Does he get regular work?

[Trent B 354]

The Don Davis of today is still better than Horner of today.

What has he done lately? Does he get regular work?

I think he mostly does concert stuff now.

[Marian Schedenig 11,694]

Yeah, I watched some of The Matrix on TV a couple days ago and realized that some of the music is exactly the same as from Aliens.

There's nothing in there that's exactly the same. Not even in Matrix Revolutions, although that always was a bit too Horner-ish in style for me.

[Red 75]

Home Alone 2.

[Corellian2019 495]

Home Alone 2.

For how much?

[MattyO 72]

I've had an Amazon pre-Christmas splurge and bought: Willow, Legends of the Fall, An American Tail (actually off eBay), Brother Bear (I'm already regretting this one) and The Rescuers Down Under. Should be a fun batch!

[Red 75]

Home Alone 2.

For how much?

About $44 for the OST (plus faster more expensive shipping). I considered getting the Varese 2-disc release, but it was way too expensive.

[Koray Savas 2,260]

Home Alone 2.

For how much?

About $44 for the OST (plus faster more expensive shipping). I considered getting the Varese 2-disc release, but it was way too expensive.

Wow!

I remember winning the OST on eBay for like $20. That was the first thing I ever bought off eBay. Then I learned about the Varese 2-disc and got that. I would have sold you mine if I knew you would pay that much

Yeah, I watched some of The Matrix on TV a couple days ago and realized that some of the music is exactly the same as from Aliens.

There's nothing in there that's exactly the same. Not even in Matrix Revolutions, although that always was a bit too Horner-ish in style for me.

There's the one bit that does the DUN! pause DUN DUN! pause DUN! repeat. That's straight from Aliens.

[Red 75]

Home Alone 2.

For how much?

About $44 for the OST (plus faster more expensive shipping). I considered getting the Varese 2-disc release, but it was way too expensive.

Wow!

I remember winning the OST on eBay for like $20. That was the first thing I ever bought off eBay. Then I learned about the Varese 2-disc and got that. I would have sold you mine if I knew you would pay that much

The cheapest I found the Varese set was at around 70 dollars, and it was even higher on Ebay (upwards of $90). I guess that's what happens when you try to buy a limited release that's sold out. I do wish I had gotten it cheaper.

[Nick Parker 3,049]

Great. Well, that is one more John Williams album that I will probably never own....

[Trent B 354]

Home Alone 2.

For how much?

About $44 for the OST (plus faster more expensive shipping). I considered getting the Varese 2-disc release, but it was way too expensive.

You should have gotten Home Alone 2's 2-CD set before it went out of print. I knew people would be kicking themselves in the ass for missing out on it when they had more than a chance to get it.

[Red 75]

I now realize that.

[John Crichton 4]

Even though it's little more than a collectable dust collector.

John- ducking

[Ray Barnsbury 8]

"Christmas Star" farts in your general direction!

[John Crichton 4]

...Is there someone else up there we can talk to?

[Nick Parker 3,049]

Good evening.

[Delorean90 47]

Even though it's little more than a collectable dust collector.

John- ducking

You are being facetious, right?

[Marian Schedenig 11,694]

Even though it's little more than a collectable dust collector.

For most of the year it is. But I still say it's probably better than the first score, and the expanded release is considerably better than the old one.

[Ray Barnsbury 8]

But I still say it's probably better than the first score

"Star of Bethlehem" farts in your general direction!

[Marian Schedenig 11,694]

How so? It's in both scores, it's the best song in each of them, and its best version is in HA2.

[Red 75]

Even though it's little more than a collectable dust collector.

John- ducking

I'm familiar enough with the score to know that isn't true. But if it is, then I'm sure glad I didn't buy the 2-disc version.

[Koray Savas 2,260]

With the 2-disc version, you don't need the first score or the OST for Lost In New York.

[Red 75]

With the 2-disc version, you don't need the first score or the OST for Lost In New York.

Why wouldn't you need the first Home Alone? And besides, if I was going to get the 2-discer it would be instead of the OST, not in addition to it.

[Koray Savas 2,260]

With the 2-disc version, you don't need the first score or the OST for Lost In New York.

Why wouldn't you need the first Home Alone?

The two scores are essentially the same.

[Trent B 354]

Home Alone is still a good score in itself and there's still good amount of music missing. By the way Koray is right with having the 2-CD set for Home Alone 2 you don't need the OST. Red, you're putting down a version of the score that you probably haven't heard yet...you should really buy it it's worth owning.

[Red 75]

Red, you're putting down a version of the score that you probably haven't heard yet...you should really buy it it's worth owning.

I'm sure it is, but I'm not prepared right now to shell out 70+ dollars for it so I opted to get the OST. I'm sure I'll be content with that.

[Koray Savas 2,260]

Red, you're putting down a version of the score that you probably haven't heard yet...you should really buy it it's worth owning.

I'm sure it is, but I'm not prepared right now to shell out 70+ dollars for it so I opted to get the OST. I'm sure I'll be content with that.

But it's at the wrong speed!!!

[Hitch 60]

Recently bought Sibelius' Rondo of the Waves

[Marian Schedenig 11,694]

What's that? Is it good?

[Ray Barnsbury 8]

How so? It's in both scores, it's the best song in each of them, and its best version is in HA2.

Which version is that? I can't think of any offhand that are better than those in "Follow That Kid!", "Setting the Trap," "The Attack on the House," and the song sung by the church choir.

[Delorean90 47]

With the 2-disc version, you don't need the first score or the OST for Lost In New York.

Why wouldn't you need the first Home Alone?

The two scores are essentially the same.

Hmm...where's that Kevin Spacey Luthor image when you need it?

Just bought:

The Village - James Newton Howard

[Hitch 60]

What's that? Is it good?

Yes it is.

http://www.finnishgifts.com/sibelius-rondo-waves.html

[Marian Schedenig 11,694]

How so? It's in both scores, it's the best song in each of them, and its best version is in HA2.

Which version is that? I can't think of any offhand that are better than those in "Follow That Kid!", "Setting the Trap," "The Attack on the House," and the song sung by the church choir.

The choral Star of Bethlehem in HA2, with a new orchestral arrangement and an adult choir.

But of course, there's plenty of wonderful original material in the score as well, like the Duncan's Toy Store stuff.

Yes it is.

Ah, more original versions. Interesting!

[Ollie 1,375]

Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas is the highlight of the score.

I would hardly say HA2 is a re-hash. Yes the themes are carried over but Williams also composed new themes / underscore, did some re-arranging of the "Holiday Flight / Making The Plane" theme and the album also presents source cues as well as a curious alternate.

[Delorean90 47]

Yes. Both scores are wonderful and have their own stuff going on, and both deserve to be in any film score collection.

[Morlock 12]

"Christmas Star" is the highlight of the score for me. It's not that the score's a re-hash, it's just a bit...diluted.

[Koray Savas 2,260]

Just bought:

The Village - James Newton Howard

Good... good...

[Morlock 12]

Very good.

[Ray Barnsbury 8]

"Christmas Star" is the highlight of the score for me. It's not that the score's a re-hash, it's just a bit...diluted.

Yes. There's plenty of new material to make it a worthwhile score, but it's not original or structured well enough to compare with the first (for example, that wonderful Kevin-running-downstairs-on-Christmas-morning version of "Somewhere in My Memory" from the original is used at least twice very close together in HA 2, sort of diffusing its effectiveness).

[Delorean90 47]

Just bought:

The Village - James Newton Howard

Good... good...

Very good.

Yes indeedy, and it's my first actual Howard score purchase. I've got a bunch that I want, but generally limited editions have taken more priority than OSTs lately.

[Red 75]

The Village is one of JNH's best. You've made a considerably wise purchase.

[Koray Savas 2,260]

Finally got my hands on The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button, Frost/Nixon, and Che. Also just got Revolutionary Road in the mail today.

Right there, four out of the five scores that will be nominated. Don't know the situation with Che though, and if it can be nominated.

[Joe Brausam 234]

Tchaikovsky's Complete Symphonies - Leonard Bernstein and the NY Philharmonic

[Delorean90 47]

The Village is one of JNH's best. You've made a considerably wise purchase.

Definitely. The JNH scores that I most want to get right now are Unbreakable, Signs, Dinosaur, and Peter Pan, but there are still others that I'd like to get my hands on.

[Morlock 12]

I think that the first two are superior to the latter two. I find Dinosaur to be fun, but overrated. Peter Pan I like better, but JNH's best work to date are in those Shyamalan films (not the last two- those are good, but not up there, IMO).

[Trent B 354]

I just bought used copies of The Matrix Reloaded and Revolutions CD's from MovieMusic for $7.99 each. I don't have those on CD yet so thought it would be a good idea to buy them now and finish up that collection.

[paleo 78]

I just bought used copies of The Matrix Reloaded and Revolutions CD's from MovieMusic for $7.99 each. I don't have those on CD yet so thought it would be a good idea to buy them now and finish up that collection.

Good idea; did the same thing recently with Matrix Reloaded, but paid less for a new and sealed copy at Amazon market place ;-)

[Red 75]

I think that the first two are superior to the latter two. I find Dinosaur to be fun, but overrated. Peter Pan I like better, but JNH's best work to date are in those Shyamalan films (not the last two- those are good, but not up there, IMO).

Not even Lady in the Water?

[Morlock 12]

Nope. Not as good as the three great scores that proceeded it.