Damien F 1,742 Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 I listened to Earthquake for the first time in about a decade and it is mostly really enjoyable. It in much more entertaining than I remembered, probably because my musical tastes have evolved since I last listened to it.It forms a nice trilogy with The Towering Inferno and The Poseidon Adventure. The City theme is a typical 70s JW disaster theme - heavily rooted in both the style of the era and his background as a jazz musician. I love its robust rendition in the Main Title and its development from solo piano to full orchestra in The City Theme concert track. The City Sleeps is another awesome cue with a lovely melody that slowly builds to an incredibly satisfying epic crescendo. It is surely one of the best "resolution" cues I can think of. Miles On Wheels has a really cool 70s sound too.So what do people here think of this score?Also, are there any differences between the Varese and MCA releases? I have a copy of the Varese release and it seems to have a lot of clipping problems which is confirmed by the audio spectrum graph. I'm also hearing a bit of distortion at about 0:51 of track three. Does anyone else experience these audio issues? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uni 306 Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Some folks really get into it. I've never been sold, myself. It's all right, but I enjoyed both Poseidon and Inferno more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 POSEIDON ADVENTURE and TOWERING INFERNO are better scores (my favourite is the former) but dat piano riff and brass pedal in the Main Title... Fuck. Wish it lasted forever. 0:43-48 Gruesome Son of a Bitch and Jilal 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,465 Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 The film is very bad, but I enjoy the score quite a bit. Not quite as strong as INFERNO, but much better than the dire POSEIDON. "Miles on Wheels" is a kicker and a great funky companion piece to CINDERELLA LIBERTY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,713 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Part of the Earthquake album do have their charm, mostly the jazzier and more straightforwardly dramatic orchestral material. When the music veers into the source music type pop music stylings of the times it sounds dated and quite cheesy. The City theme is a highlight for me and Miles on Wheels is pretty snazzy as well. And as others here have said it is (based on the album) the weakest of the disaster trilogy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 The film is very bad, but I enjoy the score quite a bit. The film is cheesy but hardly very bad. THE PROPHECY is very bad, EARTHQUAKE is watchable. Gruesome Son of a Bitch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,625 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 My favorite track is The City Sleeps, but I don't think any of the rest is memorable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Screw memorable or hummable ... I love the mood in all these JW disaster movie scores. I also like the fact that they aren't fully orchestral and symphonic in style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,465 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 The film is very bad, but I enjoy the score quite a bit. The film is cheesy but hardly very bad. THE PROPHECY is very bad, EARTHQUAKE is watchable.Well, I've seen worse, that's true. But it's still the arch-example of films of that era that had lots of stars, but where everyone cancelled each other out and they had forgotten all about writing a decent script! Here are some more thoughts on film and score that I did over at FSM:http://www.filmscoremonthly.com/board/posts.cfm?threadID=58584&forumID=1&archive=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,713 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 POSEIDON ADVENTURE and TOWERING INFERNO are better scores (my favourite is the former) but dat piano riff and brass pedal in the Main Title... Fuck. Wish it lasted forever.0:43-48Yeah the main title is a groovy piece, a kind of mix of pop and symphonic sensibilities, much like the main title of The Eiger Sanction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,478 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 I've discovered Towering Inferno because it was reissued as a digital download last year.If they do the same for Earthquake, I will surely download it.If my infos are right, this album was last reissued in 1990 by Varese Sarabande. Well, that's 25 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,285 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 The Towering Inferno, Earthquake, Eiger Sanction, Dracula, and Jaws II all really need to be re-issued on CD. JW has new fans all the time and all those CDs are long out of print Bespin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Yes, these are all scores from the period around when JW became a household name. Not as brilliant or important as Star Wars, CE3K or Jaws, but important still.Surely there's a market for a complete Jaws 2? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,285 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Maybe since Intrada recently issued a complete Jaws 4, they will work their way through the whole series? That would be awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,478 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 The Towering Inferno, Earthquake, Eiger Sanction, Dracula, and Jaws II all really need to be re-issued on CD. JW has new fans all the time and all those CDs are long out of printIn fact, all those albums originally issued on MCA Records, and sometimes reissued by Varese Sarabande in the 90s, seems actually to be in a black hole.Add The River, Born on the Fourth of July, Always, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,285 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Wow I didn't realize The River had shot up so much in price on Amazon is $34.BOT4J can be found for a penny though, and Always for $2.50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,465 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 The Towering Inferno, Earthquake, Eiger Sanction, Dracula, and Jaws II all really need to be re-issued on CD. JW has new fans all the time and all those CDs are long out of printBut then who can I brag to about owning all these 'rarities'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Anybody who cares. You can get your nuts off that you own the original releases. Some of us peasants would just like to own whatever next re-release or expansion they decide to sell. Until then, I have no shame to say I download what's long out of print. Including those five. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 The film is very bad, but I enjoy the score quite a bit. Not quite as strong as INFERNO, but much better than the dire POSEIDON. "Miles on Wheels" is a kicker and a great funky companion piece to CINDERELLA LIBERTY.POSEIDON ADVENTURE is dire? Oh yeah, I forget, you hate dissonance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,232 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Screw memorable or hummable ... I love the mood in all these JW disaster movie scores. I also like the fact that they aren't fully orchestral and symphonic in style. It's a shame really. A wasted opportunity to write a soaring theme, spent instead on mindless dissonant underscore. And worse, as you point out, not even totally symphonic. This was the beginning of the decline of film music. The praise for this score sickens me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Untill Zimmer saved film music right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,465 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 The film is very bad, but I enjoy the score quite a bit. Not quite as strong as INFERNO, but much better than the dire POSEIDON. "Miles on Wheels" is a kicker and a great funky companion piece to CINDERELLA LIBERTY.POSEIDON ADVENTURE is dire? Oh yeah, I forget, you hate dissonance.Nothing to do with dissonance. It's more that 90% of it is meandering, directionless suspense drones. A decent -- albeit dated -- love theme does not save it. It's probably my least favourite JW score.But for what it's worth, I love the film! Lots of nostalgic sentiments towards it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,232 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Untill Zimmer saved film music right?Only I can do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 What are your credentials, exactly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,232 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 That is not the business of this forum. But they're greater than yours! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 I'm so pleased this board has two unidentifiable pretentious nitwits. One Blume just wasn't enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,285 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 BloodBoal doesn't reveal any personal information either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,232 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 I'm so pleased this board has two unidentifiable pretentious nitwits. One Blume just wasn't enough.Aw, still upset I called you grumpy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Or KM. But I wouldn't put BB and KM into that category. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,285 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Wrong, we know KM is a dentist in Canada, his first name, and he has talked about his love life in Other Topics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,232 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 KM is a dentist. Sure. Sounds like a cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 I know who you are. All of you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,285 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Blume, TGP, and BloodBoal are the three biggest posters that reveal no personal information. And there's nothing wrong with that. Of course, the difference is that Blume and BB don't make it an issue at all, and TGP is always acting as if he's a big deal and then refusing to answer any followup questions. If you don't want to talk about it, don't bring it up, I say..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,232 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 I think there's a good deal about me known on here. The only thing I've never mentioned is my last name. Sure, I don't have any social media presence to share, but that's not the extent of "personal information!"When the hell have I ever acted like I'm a big deal? Or is this another thing people take me more seriously on than they should? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 We want names and addresses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,285 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 There truly is nothing wrong with wanting to remain anonymous on a messageboard. I have no issue with it at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,232 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 It's probably very easy to figure out who I am if you know me, just from my opinions, to say nothing of the other personal stuff I've mentioned. But since 99% of people who read or might read this site don't know me, I'd prefer to not complete the puzzle for them with my full name so that I can speak freely and not wonder if something is gonna come back to bite me in the ass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mstrox 6,646 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 If I didn't already have my full name available on this site here for 16 years, I would be anonymously "mstrox" like I am over at FSM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Wrong, we know KM is a dentist in Canada, his first name, and he has talked about his love life in Other TopicsGul dern, son, first name, occupation, and province! He may as well have been given us all his Canadian social security number. I believe TGP implied he's the guy who wrote the Skyrim music. That'd be cool if it's true, that guy's really talented and one artist whose albums I've never pirated. But TGP? Delusionsagrandeur. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,232 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Once again... when the fuck did I ever claim to be Jeremy Soule? Where are you people getting this shit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mstrox 6,646 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 I believe TGP is the guy who wrote the music to Interstellar and The Rock, but I may be confusing him with somebody else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Once again... when the fuck did I ever claim to be Jeremy Soule? Where are you people getting this shit?Calm down. We can't all be talented. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,232 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Once again... when the fuck did I ever claim to be Jeremy Soule? Where are you people getting this shit?Calm down. We can't all be talented.Boy, you really took the grumpy thing personally huh? That didn't make me dislike you, but your pathetic and petty attempts at retribution are somewhat amusing. Keep dancing, miserable swine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 I don't have the time or the patience to read your back story to figure out who you really are. It's like walking in on season 5 of a once great show when the best writers were fired after three. Not worth the time watching reruns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 I know King Marks first and last name, and where he lives. I'm sure many other do to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,232 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 I don't have the time or the patience to read your back story to figure out who you really are. It's like walking in on season 5 of a once great show when the best writers were fired after three. Not worth the time watching reruns.Eh this is less fun. Try again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 I agree with Suina!Reveal yourself to us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 I don't have the time or the patience to read your back story to figure out who you really are. It's like walking in on season 5 of a once great show when the best writers were fired after three. Not worth the time watching reruns.Eh this is less fun. Try again?Lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,232 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 I agree with Suina!Reveal yourself to usAnd end this nice show of not-so-passive aggressive attempts at getting under my skin? You should know there's nothing more fun than watching some butthurt clown try to play keyboard warrior! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 I'm not the self-aggrandizing pompous ass who believes his true identity is worth either knowing or hiding. I don't care either way, actually, because I don't believe you're important enough to know who you are. I'm not butthurt though I did have ghost chili salsa yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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