BloodBoal 7,538 Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 Funny how the music sounds so different than what one would expect, based on the tone of the trailers/clips. I like (most of) what I'm hearing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,984 Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 It sounds ok to me.Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,984 Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 My review of The Walk.Karol Incanus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad'Dib 1,801 Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 Pretty much agreed. It's a fine score, all it's missing really is a consitent theme and it would be excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,984 Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 My angle is basically that it makes for a really pleasant album. It's not original, fresh or even particularly coherent. But certainly 56 minutes that I enjoyed.Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 My angle is basically that it makes for a really pleasant album. It's not original, fresh or even particularly coherent.Like almost every Silvestri score then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,984 Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 My angle is basically that it makes for a really pleasant album. It's not original, fresh or even particularly coherent.Like almost every Silvestri score then?Yeah. This one has one advantage over many of them, though. It's got a bit of comedy, bit of 1970's jazz, bit of action, bit of James Horner-like wonder. It might not be the most unified, true, but a dull album it ain't. If that makes sense.Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad'Dib 1,801 Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 It may be ridiculous and outdated as fuck, but I'd love to hear more of this side of Silvestri Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,472 Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 Me too, Michael. I got to talk a little bit about Silvestri's early synth side in my interview with him a couple of weeks ago, but alas I didn't have the time to go into all of them. He mentioned ROMANCING THE STONE himself, but I'd rather talk about SUMMER RENTAL, CRITICAL CONDITION, DELTA FORCE, FLIGHT OF THE NAVIGATOR etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad'Dib 1,801 Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 A weird random Wiki troll??? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dazed_and_Confused_(film) They even added it to his filmography https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Silvestri#1990s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,030 Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 On 2/27/2020 at 11:01 AM, Brundlefly said: Silvestri's recent output is awful, such as Allied. He's stuck in the 80s and his sugary string writing gives diabetes to every scene that could have been emotional. On 2/20/2020 at 10:11 PM, Brundlefly said: Silvestri's notorious feature is to tread water. The themes in Allied is nothing more than 80s SIlvestri love theme clichées. On 12/29/2019 at 9:45 PM, Brundlefly said: Allied - Zemeckis' directing style became more mature within the last two decades, but Silvestri's music is ad gooey and childish as ever. Anybody else like Silvestri's score to Allied? At first I wrote it off. Then I revisited it several times and wrote it off again. Now I've given it yet another chance, after a small part of it had gotten stuck in my brain, and I'm appreciating it to the point of considering purchasing the CD. The big band rerecordings at the end of the album are very well done and just add to the listening experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,472 Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 I haven't even sampled ALLIED yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,291 Posted August 27, 2020 Author Share Posted August 27, 2020 I like Zemeckis's recent films and their Silvestri scores >shrug< The Walk is up there with Silvestri's best. I can't remember specifics about Allied, but now I want to check it out again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,030 Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 Now I want to check out The Walk again! 21 minutes ago, Thor said: I haven't even sampled ALLIED yet. It should be right up your alley! Even with five big band numbers at the end, the OST is only 42 minutes long! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jurassic Shark 12,030 Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 I like it when the sound quality becomes shitty at 1.48! I don't know why it does that, haven't seen the film yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,291 Posted August 27, 2020 Author Share Posted August 27, 2020 We watched the film when it came out and it was fine at the time, but boy have I forgotten every possible detail I could about it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,472 Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 THE WALK didn't do much for me either, although I was kinda "obliged" to talk a little it about it in my interview with Silvestri a few years ago, because it was his latest project at the time. I had to put on a professional "happy face" and all that. Silvestri has been very hit and miss ever since THE MUMMY RETURNS, really, but there are definite highlights through recent efforts such as READY PLAYER ONE and COSMOS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,030 Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 Dammit, ol' Alan is a master of beautiful (although generic) love themes! 3 minutes ago, Jay said: We watched the film when it came out and it was fine at the time, but boy have I forgotten every possible detail I could about it It's got a high re-watch value then. I recently bought the film on blu. I'm a sucker for WW2 spy flicks, so I'm sure I'll at least like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 3,673 Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 Saw The Walk in the BD rental days. The film was good, but I remembered nothing whatsoever about the music. The love theme from Allied is the definition of 'meh'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,480 Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 Slowly but surely I start to build an Al Silvestri CD collection. I started with the usual suspects: Forrest Gump and Back to the Future trilogy, The Abyss. I just bought Father of the Bride and Contact too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 3,673 Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 Contact is my favourite, followed by BTTF. Not a huge amount else of Silvestri that excites me really. The suite from Forrest is really good, but the main body of the score gets so repetitive. Bespin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,291 Posted August 27, 2020 Author Share Posted August 27, 2020 Contact is one of his best! Bespin and Naïve Old Fart 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,472 Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 That, it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,315 Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 My collection: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,472 Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 Here's mine (I probably have half of these on CD as well, but I'm too lazy to take a pic): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brundlefly 2,385 Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 9 hours ago, Jurassic Shark said: Anybody else like Silvestri's score to Allied? At first I wrote it off. Then I revisited it several times and wrote it off again. Now I've given it yet another chance, after a small part of it had gotten stuck in my brain, and I'm appreciating it to the point of considering purchasing the CD. The big band rerecordings at the end of the album are very well done and just add to the listening experience. It is terrible in the context of the film. Zemeckis and his style have matured, while Silvestri is pasting the same sugary notes onto every glimpse of serious emotion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,315 Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 2 hours ago, Thor said: Here's mine (I probably have half of these on CD as well, but I'm too lazy to take a pic): I'm a ' connoisseur' not a collector ( or critic who gets free stuff)😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,480 Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 3 hours ago, bruce marshall said: My collection: This collection don't make sense, so it's pretty up to the character! bruce marshall 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,315 Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 " Don't make sense"? ??????😗 Custom covers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,480 Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 Which algorithm did you use? bruce marshall 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew 590 Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 Captain America March is finally available to buy in lossless. https://www.qobuz.com/us-en/album/a-musical-tour-treasures-of-the-walt-disney-archives-at-the-reagan-library-various-artists/qcwunfljeqdda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 (0:28 - 0:48) SteveMc and bruce marshall 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony 572 Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 I like to think I know Silvestri's music pretty well, but I've gone through the list of scores I haven't heard and it's surprisingly big. Is there anything in this list (score or cues) you'd consider "essential" to have? (Note: I am not a fan of his synth work.) Critical Condition Summer Rental Mac And Me The Perez Family Red 2 Young Guns II Identity Lilo & Stitch Serendipity The Mexican What Women Want Pratical Magic The Odd Couple II The Long Kiss Goodnight Grumpier Old Men Richie Rich Blown Away Judgement Night The Bodyguard FernGully: The Last Rainforest Ricochet Shattered Dutch Soapdish My Stepmother Is An Alien No Mercy Overboard Flight Of The Navigator American Anthem The Delta Force The Clan Of The Cave Bear Cat’s Eye Fandango Romancing The Stone CHiPs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,472 Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 1 hour ago, Anthony said: Is there anything in this list (score or cues) you'd consider "essential" to have? (Note: I am not a fan of his synth work.) Sorry to hear that. I absolutely adore his synth scores myself. But in that case, you can probably steer clear of these: Quote Critical Condition Summer Rental FernGully: The Last Rainforest No Mercy Overboard American Anthem The Delta Force The Clan Of The Cave Bear Cat’s Eye Flight Of The Navigator Mac And Me Also, CHIPS is all about 70s funk. Don't know if that's your cup of tea. These, I would consider essentials: Quote Romancing The Stone Ricochet Fandango ROMANCING is both synths and orchestra, but is an iconic score nonetheless. A couple of synth cues in FANDANGO too, but mostly bold orchestral music. RICOCHET has a Bernard Herrmann-like propulsion. There are bits and pieces of great music in the other titles on your list too, but nothing that I would necessarily label 'essential'. I'm glad that THE BODYGUARD eventually got a score-only release, but it's much too long. Needs to be whittled down, then it could be a contender for a must-have. YOUNG GUNS II is a nice western/action score, but he's done better in both THE QUICK AND THE DEAD and BTTF3. I recommend giving the compilation VOYAGES a whirl. Back in the mid 90s when I was exploring Silvestri, post-THE ABYSS, this was a great gateway into lesser known titles (including several on your list). bruce marshall 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Guernsey 2,280 Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 2 hours ago, Anthony said: I like to think I know Silvestri's music pretty well, but I've gone through the list of scores I haven't heard and it's surprisingly big. Is there anything in this list (score or cues) you'd consider "essential" to have? (Note: I am not a fan of his synth work.) Critical Condition Summer Rental Mac And Me The Perez Family Red 2 Young Guns II Identity Lilo & Stitch Serendipity The Mexican What Women Want Pratical Magic The Odd Couple II The Long Kiss Goodnight Grumpier Old Men Richie Rich Blown Away Judgement Night The Bodyguard FernGully: The Last Rainforest Ricochet Shattered Dutch Soapdish My Stepmother Is An Alien No Mercy Overboard Flight Of The Navigator American Anthem The Delta Force The Clan Of The Cave Bear Cat’s Eye Fandango Romancing The Stone CHiPs Of those, my favourites would be Young Guns II, Lilo & Stitch (although the album is a bit stingy with the amount of score), The Mexican (if you like his western stuff, this is great), Richie Rich (kinda repetitive but charmingly infectious) and Soapdish (so catchy, he doesn't write stuff like that any more). I'm not super keen on his synth stuff either... I so wanted Ferngully to the Silvestri equivalent of Horner's Once Upon a Forest, which perhaps informs my opinion of it too much. I'm sure there's a few others I like but don't know as well... certainly plenty to explore (and that comes from someone who feels his recent stuff is a bit meh at times). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,291 Posted February 17, 2021 Author Share Posted February 17, 2021 Looking at that list I don't consider any of those to be essential Silvestri, personally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 7,393 Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 Question for the Silvestri fans in the forum: what kind of Alan Silvestri score do you prefer? His action/adventure scores, like Predator 1 and 2, Judge Dredd, Eraser, The Mummy Returns, G.I. Joe, The Avengers, etc; His more soft and warm scores for rom-coms, dramas and kid movies, like Father of the Bride, Forrest Gump, Stuart Little, Mouse Hunt, Contact, Cast Away, etc; Or somewhere in between these two extremes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,030 Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 Back to the Future Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,480 Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 2 & 3. On my wishlist: Who Framed Roger Rabbit (Expanded) Death Becomes Her (??? so $$$) Ready Player One (just ordered) Predator (Expanded, but I have to listen first...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mxsch 115 Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 9 hours ago, Edmilson said: Question for the Silvestri fans in the forum: what kind of Alan Silvestri score do you prefer? His action/adventure scores, like Predator 1 and 2, Judge Dredd, Eraser, The Mummy Returns, G.I. Joe, The Avengers, etc; His more soft and warm scores for rom-coms, dramas and kid movies, like Father of the Bride, Forrest Gump, Stuart Little, Mouse Hunt, Contact, Cast Away, etc; Or somewhere in between these two extremes? Action-adventure, can't get enough of his writing style. Esp. those snares Edmilson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 3,673 Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 19 hours ago, Edmilson said: Question for the Silvestri fans in the forum: what kind of Alan Silvestri score do you prefer? His action/adventure scores, like Predator 1 and 2, Judge Dredd, Eraser, The Mummy Returns, G.I. Joe, The Avengers, etc; His more soft and warm scores for rom-coms, dramas and kid movies, like Father of the Bride, Forrest Gump, Stuart Little, Mouse Hunt, Contact, Cast Away, etc; Or somewhere in between these two extremes? I find it's difficult to put SIlvestri's best work into genres actually. I've heard examples from all of them that I rather like, and some that I don't. Although I'm generally not into his bigger action scores (most of (1)). The Mummy Returns is a great effort, but Ready Player One does nothing for me. Cast Away is nice and Contact is awesome, some of his other Zemeckis dramas bypass me completely. Then more romantic stuff like Fools Rush In which is surprisingly attractive, whereas I find Forrest Gump an incoherent overload of mush, with a few highlights (although to his credit, the film doesn't allow for a more traditional, cohesive score, with all the songs IMO). Edmilson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 I generally prefer his drama/comedy style, I actually don’t think he’s particularly strong on action music, but certainly not bad or anything. Silvestri’s strength is definitely emotion and sentiment. Of course what makes the BTTF trilogy so killer is that it’s a great dramedy score with action elements. Anyway I love Gump and Father of the Bride and Contact, Silvestri is just great at treacle and I lap it up. mrbellamy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 2 minutes ago, Disco Stu said: I actually don’t think he’s particularly strong on action music Bish srsly?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 2 minutes ago, The Big Man said: Bish srsly?? Gump >>>>>>>>>>>>> Predator. I like the Coplandesque theme in Predator but in general it’s a bit of a slog. As are most of his action scores. Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 Film scores only matter when they're in the film anyway, so the bloke excels at building suspense and excitement in action sequences more than most other composers. Disco Stu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 Yeah he’s better than most film composers at most things, that’s true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,030 Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 He's a better wine maker than most composers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,291 Posted February 21, 2021 Author Share Posted February 21, 2021 Action/adventure AINEC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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