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Arrived today: Looks like this is exactly the content of his blog posts (or at least adapted from those). Karol

No, I like the original. I just don't see the point of turning it into a franchise. I feel like point has been made over 40 years ago. The sequel, while decent, didn't really add that much. Karol

And Cloverfield. And Let Me In. 😀 There seems to a Matt Reeves sound coming from Giacchino. Dark, motivic/minimalistic and textural. Karol

That Michelle Yeoh is in it, I count as good news. The fact they are making this in the first place...not so much. Karol

The previous three movies are pretty good. And, to be honest, I also quite like Giacchino's scores. Karol

Finished Shogun today. It was, for the most part, pretty great. People expecting a Hollywood epic will be very disappointed as the show focuses mostly on character study and political intrigue. It's a slow burn. I really appreciated the more grown-up approach to the source material. Great stuff. As I mentioned above, the music is quite terrible. Such a wasted opportunity, given such a rich story. Karol

It was pretty good, I've heard it it several times before. The choirless Battle of the Heroes was new to me, though. I think both pieces work quite well without the vocals, you get to appreciate the orchestration more. I was also glad to hear the concert version of Jedi Steps without the end credits. It's a marvellous little piece. And The Rise of Skywalker was terrific too although I was surprised to hear it finish on the ending fanfare from Throne Room credits rather than the quiet album version. They also played Cantina Band and The Imperial March as encores. Which was to be expected. There was a generic message from Williams as well. Overall, it was a fun night. Karol

Decided to celebrate May the 4th with some SW music with CBSO at Birmingham's stellar Symphony Hall tonight. About to start. Karol

From the description in that sleeve I gather the book is essentially the material from his blog, right? Karol

Shadow of a Doubt is amazing. Karol

Well, very much in the spirit of their idol. Karol

More Grumpy Benny is always good. 😀 Karol

Of the Arnold's output, it's one of my faves. 😀 Karol

Ordered from Music Box Records: Karol

Started watching Shogun on Disney+. It's pretty good actually, I enjoy the slow-burn political intrigue. I also enjoy that so much of it is in Japanese as well. I will stick with this. The music, however, is not good. And that is the kindest thing I can say about it. If they were going for brooding, couldn't they at least try to come close Ghost of Tsushima video game score? Sigh... Karol