#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 In what way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TownerFan 4,983 Posted January 20, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted January 20, 2015 It's not a score, but I think the "Yo-Yo Ma Plays the Music of John Williams" is one of the true best in terms of sound quality. The dynamic range of that album is just impressive, especially the Cello Concerto.In terms of film scores, I think Prisoner of Azkaban is particularly detailed and crisp-sounding. Bespin, Gnome in Plaid and Incanus 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 While we're talking about sound...Is it just me or does the commercial album for War Horse sound relatively poor? It sounds very fuzzy and indistinct. The MP3-like distortions in the french horn section in "The Reunion" don't help its case.The recording quality for The Book Thief leaves a lot to be desired too. There's a lot of hissing in that one and the ensemble feels thin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,480 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 That's weird, because I think every single title mentioned after my post sounds great -- in fact, some of them sound spectacular!I think they talk about the mp3 they found on torrents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Thats a ridiculous accusation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 I thought we were allowed to download from torrents as long as we donate to cancer research? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 You are conflating two separate issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Aren't the Patriots in trouble for conflating? Gnome in Plaid 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Yeah, but they are deflating the issue. Gnome in Plaid 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 E.T. by a very, very long way. Then Raiders, then Jedi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datameister 2,041 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 While we're talking about sound... Is it just me or does the commercial album for War Horse sound relatively poor? It sounds very fuzzy and indistinct. The MP3-like distortions in the french horn section in "The Reunion" don't help its case. The recording quality for The Book Thief leaves a lot to be desired too. There's a lot of hissing in that one and the ensemble feels thin. War Horse and Tintin both suffer from those mp3-like artifacts at times. Very strange. I'm disappointed with the sound quality of anything Williams post-ROTS, perhaps with the exception of Lincoln. Lincoln sounds pretty decent, if not spectacular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 The occasional hissing and studio noise keep Lincoln from sounding great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,337 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 The War Horse FYC sounds better than the OST Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Williams not only withholds good music from OSTs and expanded editions, he also demands poor sound quality! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Why else would he hire Shawn Murphy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 SpaceCamp and the The Witches of Eastwick sound weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 SpaceCamp sounds a bit limp and The Witches of Eastwick sounds "hairy". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 It's a miracle we became big fans of this bloke's music despite the sound quality being so bad. Bespin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 It's not bad. It's just very spotty. The War Horse FYC sounds better than the OSTIt is. It's warmer and more precise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 SpaceCamp sounds a bit limp and The Witches of Eastwick sounds "hairy".The forbidden version of The Witches Of Eastwick sounds pretty good and does away with the faulty sound of the official OST.In what way?The original CD of E.T. has a very digital brittle sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Btw, for me creaking chairs and intakes of air = superior sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,337 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Yep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Nope!Hate coughing too ... or anything that takes me out of it.However, it does humanize it, I admit to that (but it doesn't make a recording 'superior') Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 I do draw the lining at coughing! Which recordings actually have discernable coughing anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 You can hear coughing in concert recording, but not on studio recordings. The occasional creak, turning page or breathing noise can give life to a recording.A lot of modern filmscore recordings sound too clinical and sterile, like the music isnt played by human beings anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 That's because it isn't! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 A lot of modern filmscore recordings sound too clinical and sterile, like the music isnt played by human beings anymore.That's because it isn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Hehehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Oy, you edited your post! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 U got ninjd lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Anyway, great minds think alike. That's all that matters! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 That doesnt explain the two of you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 I thought he was the only one who was immortal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Btw, for me creaking chairs and intakes of air = superior sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedBard 71 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Btw, for me creaking chairs and intakes of air = superior sound.Agreed. Right up there with audible page turns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 It's not a score, but I think the "Yo-Yo Ma Plays the Music of John Williams" is one of the true best in terms of sound quality. The dynamic range of that album is just impressive, especially the Cello Concerto.Indeed. It's part of what makes Heartwood John's most sublime piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,191 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 I like Hook (complete) and 1941 (complete), Close Encounters (expanded), ET (20th anniversary) all of which I think sound amazing considering their age. So what do you consider to be a score with "great sound quality"? Hook always sounded great (that's Murphy at his best). But the 20th anniversary release of E.T.? That's a horrid sounding remix done by Murphy during his bad years. By far the worst of the three CD versions. Also, none of these are all that old. There are fantastic sounding recordings from the 60s and early 70s - just usually not in the soundtrack world, because nobody cared about preserving the masters. In terms of film scores, I think Prisoner of Azkaban is particularly detailed and crisp-sounding. Yes, that marked Murphy's return to form - for Williams, that is. Curiously enough, he kept doing great recordings for Horner and JNH while nearly ruining several Williams recordings. I wonder if Williams is to blame? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 I forgot about Hook, it sounds like Phil Spector mixed that one. It's fantastic. The music itself though is a bit much these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,191 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Who mixed Jerry Goldsmith's later scores? Those sound absolutely fantastic! Most Goldsmith starting with (I think) STTMP was done by the amazing Bruce Botnick. (Side note: He was also involved in The Rolling Stones' Let it Bleed and the last album by The Doors, as well as remastering the entire Doors catalogue for a box set a couple of years back). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,630 Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 creaking chairs and air intake :OK Coughing: NO!In TESB at the beginning of Yoda's theme you can hear some guy walking on the stage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 I can't recall hearing any coughing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,630 Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 i never heard any coughing in any score official recordings, but they ruin live recordings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Typical Boston Pops audiences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,630 Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 The last radio recording of Marion's theme we got was almost perfect save for a single cough in the first noteWho mixed Jerry Goldsmith's later scores? Those sound absolutely fantastic!Most Goldsmith starting with (I think) STTMP was done by the amazing Bruce Botnick.the 3 c.d. set partly destroy the original mix though . The Sony anniversary set is still the standard for "End Credits" because you can hear the little twinkly electronic noises absent from the 3 c.d. set Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 The LLL set is the definitive release! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,630 Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 the twinkly noises made the STTMP version of the main theme stand apart though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,714 Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Memoirs of a Geisha has a pretty fantastic recording and E.T. is another excellent one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,630 Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 okGreat sounding:Memoirs of a GeishaE.T.RosewoodWar horseMissouri BreaksTintin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Jurassic Park has always sounded great! Class leading recording. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,714 Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Jurassic Park has always sounded great! Class leading recording.Agreed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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