Trent B 337 Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 I tend to find myself bored with the score for Williams' Superman as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,326 Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 I tend to find myself bored with the score for Williams' Superman as well.And yet you like Ottman's bland SR score. Wojo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent B 337 Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 So? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A. A. Ron 1,736 Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 There is no track in SW or TESB I'd consider skipping.Not even the second Cantina Band track?That piece does a perfect job of underscoring Solo's seedy negotiations for more money from old Ben Kenobi while maintaining continuity with the first Band track. I've always loved it to pieces.I love the Superman March but don't need to hear variations of it for 30 minutes. Thankfully there are other themes in those 30 minutes.Same with TESB, which is a hell of a lot more than just Imperial March variations. Hell, if you want to pick on a movie for overdoing that march, look no further than ROTJ's The Emperor Arrives (as presented on the Anthology).I tend to find myself bored with the score for Williams' Superman as well.And yet you like Ottman's bland SR score.Not all of Superman Returns is necessarily essential either, but it is FAR from a bland score!Gotta agree with Jason about Superman. End Credits, alternates and concert suites aside, there's hardly anything on discs 2 or 8 of the Blue Box that I consider truly essential or mind-blowing. It's just not as interesting as the first half of the score. And I'm sorry, but there are dead spots in every presentation of E.T. aside from the original LP. TESB on the other hand, is truly brilliant from start to finish no matter which release you're listening to.Dead spots, what the fuck did I just read? So you're saying everything from The Truck Convoy to the end titles of Superman (including March of the Villains and the love theme) is not essential or mind-blowing?I said E.T. has dead spots. I also said the last half of Superman generally fails to hold my interest, which it does. Of course there are some highlights to be found there. I just think the second half fails to live up to the first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 I tend to find myself bored with the score for Williams' Superman as well.Trent? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hlao-roo 389 Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 I tend to find myself bored with the score for Williams' Superman as well.Trent?Yes, Trent Reznor would have written a less boring score.http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/culture/2012/01/the-best-original-scores-werent-nominated.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 The first half of ET, from being stranded on Earth to Halloween, is all dead spots. Sent from my XT1058 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 Shut up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 It's helpful when making an ET album on an iPod, it doesn't take much time. Sent from my XT1058 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 If there's nothing wrong with me, maybe there's something wrong with the universe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,624 Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 I agree the second half of Superman score is not as great as other Williams scores (Indy, SW) .I find the action stuff like Chasing Rockets more forgettable than something like Desert Chase .In TESB almost every cue is a miniature masterpieceThere's a lot of beauty in the first half of the E.T. score, so no dead spots for me Sharkissimo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,249 Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Yea, that's all I'm saying. But from the opening credits through the flying sequence is undeniably freaking awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 For me, ET doesn't even start until Halloween, just like Jaws doesn't start until the mayor signs the check. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FilmManiac79 6 Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 Personally, I love Jaws, E.T., and Superman-from start to finish. Sure there are moments I enjoy more than others, but those scores when listened to as a whole are astounding.If I were to make a playlist of just the "duller" bits, it wouldn't be enjoyable. But as part of the complete experience they're great and I wouldnt want them any other way.But that's just me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karelm 2,901 Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 Personally, I love Jaws, E.T., and Superman-from start to finish. Sure there are moments I enjoy more than others, but those scores when listened to as a whole are astounding.If I were to make a playlist of just the "duller" bits, it wouldn't be enjoyable. But as part of the complete experience they're great and I wouldnt want them any other way.But that's just me....and me too! Part of the greatness of those classics (and what is seriously missing today) is a sense of structure. Structure is very difficult and complex. Some of histories greatest composers struggled in this area. How the material grows...it evolves so by just hearing the exciting parts, then something is missed. But that's just me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 1,822 Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 Personally, I love Jaws, E.T., and Superman-from start to finish. Sure there are moments I enjoy more than others, but those scores when listened to as a whole are astounding.If I were to make a playlist of just the "duller" bits, it wouldn't be enjoyable. But as part of the complete experience they're great and I wouldnt want them any other way.But that's just me....and me too! Part of the greatness of those classics (and what is seriously missing today) is a sense of structure. Structure is very difficult and complex. Some of histories greatest composers struggled in this area. How the material grows...it evolves so by just hearing the exciting parts, then something is missed. But that's just me.Of course for a film score to have a good structure, it means that the film also has to have a good structure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,249 Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 Agreed, which is why I like FOTR more than ROTK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 Yes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 Post count padding! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 Indeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A. A. Ron 1,736 Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Stop doing that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 GGGAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Yes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Agreed, which is why I like FOTR more than ROTKNever! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 FOTR is by far the best stand alone PJ/Tolkien film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Yes, I agree. But RotK is the best score, and happens to be my favourite film of the three, if only for nostalgic reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 I like the latest one the most. Because it's new and has a dragon in it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uni 306 Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 Personally, I love Jaws, E.T., and Superman-from start to finish. Sure there are moments I enjoy more than others, but those scores when listened to as a whole are astounding.If I were to make a playlist of just the "duller" bits, it wouldn't be enjoyable. But as part of the complete experience they're great and I wouldnt want them any other way.But that's just me....and me too! Part of the greatness of those classics (and what is seriously missing today) is a sense of structure. Structure is very difficult and complex. Some of histories greatest composers struggled in this area. How the material grows...it evolves so by just hearing the exciting parts, then something is missed. But that's just me.And me as well. Somehow they just never get old for me. Neither does ESB, of course, which belongs solidly in the top 5. It's technical brilliance has always wowed me more than most of his other scores (even when I'm not really in the mood to hear Vader's Theme one more time. . . .)Agreed, which is why I like FOTR more than ROTKDude . . . I'm gettin' tired. For a second there, I thought, "He likes Fiddler on the Roof better than Return of the King. . . ?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,249 Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 Wow, never even occurred to me before that acronym had two meanings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 The scope and epicness of TESB outclasses all those other ones mentioned .It's like there's not a wasted note in the entire scoreQFT!No truth I'm afraid. I used to agree, but now I prefer Star Wars and probably most of the others. TESB is a score great, but I think because I've fallen out of love with the franchise outside of the original film the music for the bigger saga no longer stirs me in the way it once did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 In terms of scores.ROTJ > ESTB > SW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 In terms of scores. ROTJ > ESTB > SWEmpire Strikes the Back? Squeal, boy, squeal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 Empire Scrubs Tarkin's Bottom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Miz 139 Posted August 5, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted August 5, 2014 Sharkissimo, Omen II and Ludwig 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Smooooooooth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 I knew the cue was jazz derived! Ludwig, you must listen to this! Ludwig 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwig 1,120 Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 Nice. Yoda's Theme works well too: I love the YouTube comment below this video:Just picturing Yoda with his little feet perched up on the sofa with a fat cigar listening to this. "Good music this is, yes!" Sharkissimo and Bespin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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