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[Nick Parker]

I interpret Josh500's sentiments as being similar to that of Syndrome's..."if everybody has super-powers, then no one is super." While I do see the logic in it, I ultimately agree with indy4, I think the best way to judge any given piece of music is to judge from, to use a quote, " a preconceived notion of what [one] would rate certain levels of music quality".

[Koray Savas]

Rating a score based on every other film score is a terrible way to rate them. Is that how you do it Josh? If I did it like that, like I said earlier, scores like Jurassic Park and The Lost World and Born On The Fourth Of July would be getting 1s and 2s.

You've got to be kidding me. Why? Because most other scores are so much better than JP, TLW, and so on???

Yes.

[Stefancos]

Cunt!

[Datameister]

Rating a score based on every other film score is a terrible way to rate them. Is that how you do it Josh? If I did it like that, like I said earlier, scores like Jurassic Park and The Lost World and Born On The Fourth Of July would be getting 1s and 2s.

You've got to be kidding me. Why? Because most other scores are so much better than JP, TLW, and so on???

Yes.

[Koray Savas]

We're talking about the history of film scores here. If you compare The Lost World to something like Ben-Hur or The Godfather, it's nothing. That's why it's a stupid way to rate scores. I rate based on how it works in the film and factor in how it is compared to other works by the same composer.

[Datameister]

We're talking about the history of film scores here. If you compare The Lost World to something like Ben-Hur or The Godfather, it's nothing.

I'm not especially familiar with either score, but in any case, my smiley overdose was more in response to Jurassic Park being referred to as having one of the worst film scores ever written. I find it to be among the best works of my favorite composer. (As I've said, my opinions on TLW are more lukewarm.)

That's why it's a stupid way to rate scores. I rate based on how it works in the film and factor in how it is compared to other works by the same composer.

I can agree with that, for the most part. If a really excellent composer and a really poor composer were to write the exact same work, I might rate the latter a little higher than the former, but I try to just rate it based on how much I like it, in and of itself.

[E.T. & Elliott]

Nobody mention the cardboard dinorama? Who needs the music when you can have a blast playing with the packaging.

[indy4]

[Pasi Tiitinen]

Yep , the coolest blast ever.

[MSM]

Score: 3 stars (judging from JW's other ouput).

Do I have to teach you how to vote?

No you don't have to teach me anything. If you judge something by rating it, you need a reference. In this case JW's other scores are the most logical reference in my opinion. Let it up to people how they want to vote, ok? You should be glad people are posting in your "polls" anyway, Josh, you realize that I hope.

[Koray Savas]

I stopped voting.

[MSM]

I stopped voting.

Good thing

[Henry Buck]

Score: 3 stars (judging from JW's other ouput).

Do I have to teach you how to vote?

No you don't have to teach me anything. If you judge something by rating it, you need a reference. In this case JW's other scores are the most logical reference in my opinion. Let it up to people how they want to vote, ok? You should be glad people are posting in your "polls" anyway, Josh, you realize that I hope.

[Josh500]

Score: 3 stars (judging from JW's other ouput).

Do I have to teach you how to vote?

No you don't have to teach me anything. If you judge something by rating it, you need a reference. In this case JW's other scores are the most logical reference in my opinion. Let it up to people how they want to vote, ok? You should be glad people are posting in your "polls" anyway, Josh, you realize that I hope.

You're talking as if you're doing me a favor. Idiot!

I interpret Josh500's sentiments as being similar to that of Syndrome's..."if everybody has super-powers, then no one is super." While I do see the logic in it, I ultimately agree with indy4, I think the best way to judge any given piece of music is to judge from, to use a quote, " a preconceived notion of what [one] would rate certain levels of music quality".

Well, you don't seem to realize that we have a "preconceived notion etc." just because we know many differennt socres... subconsciously we rate them in our minds... or do you think we are born with a "preconceived notion" of what a good score should be?

[Incanus]

5 stars for the score which is the all out action score of JWs career. I love the jungle rhythms and dark atmosphere of the score in general which is really so different from its predecessor. A complete version of this soundtrack would be most welcome
3 stars for the movie.

[Josh500]

5 stars for the score which is the all out action score of JWs career. I love the jungle rhythms and dark atmosphere of the score in general which is really so different from its predecessor. A complete version of this soundtrack would be most welcome
3 stars for the movie.

I bought the Japanese version of the score, as I said, and there was an addional booklet íncluded that gave a little information on the scoring session: apparently some cues were so difficult to play (especially the percussion-heavy tracks)that the musicians had to rehearse much longer than usual to get it right... One musician even claimed it was the hardest thing he'd ever worked on so far.

Alas, I've lost that Japanese booklet...

[Stefancos]

Ass fool!

[Jason LeBlanc]

There are plenty of rap CD's that are masterpieces.

Paul's Boutique comes to mind.