Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 We only watch Blade Runner to hear this magnificent snippet of golden age Williams greatness, yet it sounds like pure shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,232 Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Haven't you made this thread before? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,713 Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 We should have one for each badly represented movie company logo tune JW has composed. Wasn't it released on the FSM Outland soundtrack? Was it bad sounding even there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 The sound is terrible.I love the logo. It's a part of Blade Runner (just like 20th Century Fox is presumably a part of Star Wars for the fans - even though the latter doesn't make any visual sense). I was very surprised when I learnt it was Williams. It doesn't sound like him. Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,713 Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 The sound is terrible.I love the logo. It's a part of Blade Runner (just like 20th Century Fox is presumably a part of Star Wars for the fans - even though the latter doesn't make any visual sense). I was very surprised when I learnt it was Williams. It doesn't sound like him. AlexIsn't that the best Williams? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hlao-roo 389 Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 We only watch Blade Runner to hear this magnificent snippet of golden age Williams greatness, yet it sounds like pure shit.Agreed, this beauty got raped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,713 Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 We only watch Blade Runner to hear this magnificent snippet of golden age Williams greatness, yet it sounds like pure shit.Agreed, this beauty got raped.Along with our childhoods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 The sound is terrible.I love the logo. It's a part of Blade Runner (just like 20th Century Fox is presumably a part of Star Wars for the fans - even though the latter doesn't make any visual sense). I was very surprised when I learnt it was Williams. It doesn't sound like him. AlexIsn't that the best Williams?Yes, I'm still waiting for him to repeat that trick. I liked to be surprised. A lot of JFK doesn't sound like Williams either and it's great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,625 Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 wasn't it on some Barry c.d.?I have it but don't know where from Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,713 Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 wasn't it on some Barry c.d.?I have it but don't know where fromWasn't it released on the FSM Outland soundtrack? Was it bad sounding even there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,625 Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 it sounds a bit better than the Dreamworks logo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Why doesn't the 20th Century Fox logo make any visual sense in Star Wars? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Really?In 1982, when the digital tree was slowly forming, a lot of people must have believed that the movie had started. Most people weren't familiar with The Ladd Company and the green computer graphics seem to belong in movies from the creator of Alien. Also, the title in Alien gradually takes shape as well. All this is in contrast to Star Wars, I don't think anyone ever thought that the 20th Century Fox image was a part of the actual movie. Musically, 20th Century Fox and Star Wars made a lot more sense, of course. Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 The Fox logo was even more integrated into the opening of the film with Goldsmith's original Main Title because his music overlaid it.I hate it when they update logos of catalogue titles for new home video releases. The biggest one that pissed me off was MGM replacing the Virgin Films logo in Electric Dreams with the standard modern MGM logo you see everywhere. That old Virgin animation was quirky and unique but now it's gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Andrade 1,260 Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 A few years ago a new recording was released:https://buysoundtrax.greedbag.com/buy/blade-runner-music-from-the-moti-0/I missed the actual CD, which I believe is now OOP.On this, the horn soloist overdubbed herself to sound like a full horn section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,625 Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 In the Ladd logo I like the way he alters and "twists" the chord about 5-10 seconds inIt's something distinctive of the Williams sound and I think he does that a lot to a subtler effect in his film scores .Most other composers just aren't good enough to do this. It almost make Williams music feel "alive" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,463 Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Someone should rerecord all four Williams logos -- Universal, Amblin, Ladd and Dreamworks. I just realized I might not have heard the logo that he apparently wrote for Universal in the late 60s. Has anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,625 Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 nopewait what is Williams Universal logo (the later one) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Andrade 1,260 Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Not a real logo, not even sure if it was used on more than one film...In "The Rare Breed", the Universal logo was scored with a short statement of the main theme. Can anyone confirm if this was used in any further motion picture?Anyway, this statement of the theme, is included in the suite as recorded by Paul Bateman and the City of Prague Philharmonic on Silva Screen, back in 1999. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,625 Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 well in the same way he scored the WB logo in HPSS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Someone should rerecord all four Williams logos -- Universal, Amblin, Ladd and Dreamworks.Time for a Kickstarter project! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,625 Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 the best one is Amblin, because it's like a mini Williams fanfare in 15 seconds.And pretty much representative of his 80's writing as a wholeYou could say what did Williams music sound like in the 80's>>>Amblin Logo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Someone should rerecord all four Williams logos -- Universal, Amblin, Ladd and Dreamworks. I just realized I might not have heard the logo that he apparently wrote for Universal in the late 60s. Has anyone?None of these would fit an album presentation. Unless they were all recorded into one long piece called The Logo Suite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 We need an official compilation CD featuring all the logo music that john Williams has done for film and TV in the last few decades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Official? How would you get all those rival studios to collaborate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 I'm not saying it would not be difficult. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ymenard 54 Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Is that an augmented synth bass at the end? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,172 Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 There's an Amblin logo theme? Where can I hear that? I don't recall the Amblin logo ever having it's own music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,713 Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 There's an Amblin logo theme? Where can I hear that? I don't recall the Amblin logo ever having it's own music.Yeah there is a short theme for the logo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted January 29, 2015 Author Share Posted January 29, 2015 The three Amazing Stories sets each contained a version of the AMBLIN Logo: original, alternate and Christmas version. these should all be included in the hypothetical Logo Suite. Bespin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,172 Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Oh right, I forgot all about Amazing Stories. I should listen to that set again... GoodMusician 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,475 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 On 29/01/2015 at 10:06 AM, Thor said: Someone should rerecord all four Williams logos -- Universal, Amblin, Ladd and Dreamworks. I just realized I might not have heard the logo that he apparently wrote for Universal in the late 60s. Has anyone? EDIT: The Ladd Company Fanfare performed by JW & The Boston Pops Orchestra (1981), can be found on this bootleg CD. http://cdn.discogs.com/JlglwStnbdiqEYty0E1-zg3kyBU=/fit-in/300x300/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb()/discogs-images/R-3784778-1346094434-6182.jpeg.jpg http://www.discogs.com/Vangelis-Blade-Runner-29th-Anniversary-Limited-Edition/release/3784778 Did JW recorded others on disc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,463 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 On 17/02/2015 at 12:16 PM, Bespin said: On 29/01/2015 at 10:06 AM, Thor said: Someone should rerecord all four Williams logos -- Universal, Amblin, Ladd and Dreamworks. I just realized I might not have heard the logo that he apparently wrote for Universal in the late 60s. Has anyone? Ladd Logo performed by JW & The Boston Pops Orchestra, can be found on this CD: Blade Runner - 30th Anniversary Celebration (2012, BSX Records) Did JW recorded the others on disc? Not that I'm aware of, no. Bespin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fommes 153 Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 On 17/02/2015 at 12:16 PM, Bespin said: On 29/01/2015 at 10:06 AM, Thor said: Someone should rerecord all four Williams logos -- Universal, Amblin, Ladd and Dreamworks. I just realized I might not have heard the logo that he apparently wrote for Universal in the late 60s. Has anyone? The Ladd Company Fanfare performed by JW & The Boston Pops Orchestra (1981 I think), can be found on this CD: Blade Runner - 30th Anniversary Celebration (2012, BSX Records) Did JW recorded the others on disc? No, the version on that CD is a reconstruction by Edgar Rothermich and Stephanie O'Keefe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,475 Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 No, the version on that CD is a reconstruction by Edgar Rothermich and Stephanie O'Keefe.You are right, I picked the wrong entry.I edited my original post.The CD where JW & The Boston Pops performs the fanfare is only a bootleg:http://www.discogs.com/Vangelis-Blade-Runner-29th-Anniversary-Limited-Edition/release/3784778 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Andrade 1,260 Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 And are we sure the bootleg has the credits right? I never heard of Williams using the Pops for that one, and always assumed it was recorded in LA.Prior to Schindler's List the only known sessions for film Williams used the Boston Pops were the finale of the Close Encounters Special Edition and an earlier work track for "Temple of Doom". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,493 Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 wasn't it on some Barry c.d.?I have it but don't know where fromwasn't it on some Barry c.d.?I have it but don't know where from Wasn't it released on the FSM Outland soundtrack? Was it bad sounding even there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,493 Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 It was meant to be on initial copies of "Body Heat" (through Southern Cross, I think). It is definitely not on the (rather good, I think) Varese re-recording. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,172 Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 It is on the 2CD Outland, yes. Don't remember the sound, I'll have to check it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,172 Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 ...it does sound pretty bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,493 Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 Are there any recording details (studio, producer, musicians, etc.) ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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