tannhauser 101 Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 Trailer for Scorsese's upcoming Hugo (previously titled Hugo Cabret). I like the look of this. And even better, Howard Shore's doing it.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYIm6bJPolU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad'Dib 1,801 Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 Looks great! And nice to see Scorsese trying something different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,630 Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 I dunno, it's going to be hit or miss like Tintin. Both Scorsese and Spielberg are on the line this fall I don't like the song they use in the trailer to try and "sell it" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 Tintin won't miss.And the song they used is the go-to "feel good" song nowadays. Like I mentioned earlier, it was used in Legend Of The Guardians and, I believe, Where The Wild Things Are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,630 Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 I never heard of the book, is it supposed to be a Harry Potter type thing?Trailer does looks like it has real sets and not too CGI driven visualsAnd another movie that has a "dumbed down" title for the average American movie goerLicense Revoked>>>>License to KillHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone>>>>>Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's StoneThe Invention of Hugo Cabret>>>>>>>Hugo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demondm810 399 Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 I never heard of the book, is it supposed to be a Harry Potter type thing?Trailer does looks like it has real sets and not too CGI driven visualsAnd another movie that has a "dumbed down" title for the average American movie goerLicense Revoked>>>>License to KillHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone>>>>>Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's StoneThe Invention of Hugo Cabret>>>>>>>HugoYou forgot;John Carter of Mars>>>>>>>John Carter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,512 Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 I never heard of the book, is it supposed to be a Harry Potter type thing?Trailer does looks like it has real sets and not too CGI driven visualsAnd another movie that has a "dumbed down" title for the average American movie goerLicense Revoked>>>>License to KillHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone>>>>>Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's StoneThe Invention of Hugo Cabret>>>>>>>HugoActually, it's "Licence To Kill". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tannhauser 101 Posted July 18, 2011 Author Share Posted July 18, 2011 The Eagle of the Ninth>>>>The EagleThe Bear and the Bow>>>>Bravebut then there's The Hobbit<<<<The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and The Hobbit: There and Back Again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jilal 569 Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Are you shore about this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brónach 1,302 Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 And another movie that has a "dumbed down" title for the average American movie goerLicense Revoked>>>>License to KillHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone>>>>>Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's StoneThe Invention of Hugo Cabret>>>>>>>HugoJohn Carter of Mars>>>>>>>John CarterThe Eagle of the Ninth>>>>The EagleThe Bear and the Bow>>>>Bravebut then there's The Hobbit<<<<The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and The Hobbit: There and Back AgainAnd The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn>>>>>The Adventures of Tintin for American audiences. (?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Were's Leonardo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hlao-roo 389 Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Todd McCarthy's ecstatic, superlative-filled review of Hugo:http://www.hollywood...scorsese-263209 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Yeah saw the trailer for this before Tintin. I know it's Scorsese, but it looked a bit Narnia meets Sky Captain at the Top of the World. Very artificial I thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,630 Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Looks really promising now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tannhauser 101 Posted November 18, 2011 Author Share Posted November 18, 2011 Samples are here http://www.howerecor...m/albums/hc.phpsounds great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,630 Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 I love clips with no way to control the volume Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 I'll give Scorsese a shot on anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickTintin 0 Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 You wait though...with all the praise Williams has been getting, as well as Shore, someone will come out of the woodwork with some truly awful score that will win the oscar instead of one of these fine two gentlemen. It will happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romão 2,274 Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Sounds a bit like Desplat, no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonzoe 18 Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 Can't wait for the score. Shore's music always interest me. The movie also looks interesting. Scorsese was the last person I'd expect directing something like this. Good for him. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,714 Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 Well the score sounds quite interesting. A bit more quirky than what I have come to expect from Shore yet displaying some of his trademark sounds. Also this is the second score this year with Tintin to feature accordion quite prominently. I can't wait to hear the complete album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,999 Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 Sounds a bit like Desplat, no?It does actually. I will listen to it when it finally comes out here. Seems like Shore has pushed himself out of his comfort zone. Scorsese does wonders indeed.Film's got very good reviews so far so I might go and see it. Why not?Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,630 Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 Reviews seem to indicate it's somekind of masterpiece and the best 3D movie to date Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmo Lewis 6 Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 Wow, I'm hearing a lot of Oscar buzz for this score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt C 452 Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 Strangely, we're not getting this movie -- at least not for this week. Not even a 2D print.I chalk it up to Warner Bros. and Sony booking up the 3D auditoriums for Happy Feet 2 and Arthur Christmas. Hopefully we'll get Hugo on December 2nd or something -- I really want to see this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,630 Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 Gotta please the Wallmart crowd first Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brónach 1,302 Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 I really want to see this film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 I love clips with no way to control the volume Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkgyver 1,645 Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,630 Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 I love clips with no way to control the volumeObviously, but I shouldn't have to go fiddle with Windows master volume Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 Hey guys,Over the weekend I watched Hugo. When I initially watched the trailer, I had horrible notions of what this may film may have turned out to be, and even after the overwhelmingly positive critical reactions, I was hesitant. Yet, in the end, I really did enjoy the movie and it turned out to be a delightful surprise.I also loved the score. Arguably my favourite fantasy score of the year. Judging from how I saw it in film and on album, a wrote a review:http://musicmusekk.wordpress.com/2011/11/30/hugo-howard-shore/Now that I'm done with that, I can finally relish War Horse once I get home! I can't wait!!! Expect an in-depth analysis of this score next week.Hopefully you guys can offer feedback, and do comment on the page!Enjoy!- KK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,630 Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 I might see the film tomorrow in 3D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 Have you listened to the score yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,630 Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 not yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TownerFan 4,983 Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 The main theme, especially in the end credits song setting, is absolutely beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,999 Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 It's a very good score and album.Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus 390 Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 Also this is the second score this year with Tintin to feature accordion quite prominently. I can't wait to hear the complete album. Actually third. I believe I was actually "first" on this one with Umea4ever released back in April But seriously, though, it's a wonderful and remarkably flexible instrument! I had the greatest of fortunes working with Norwegian virtuoso and ECM recording artist Frode Haltli, whose skillful, elegant and expressive playing really turned me on to the many possibilities of the accordion, beyond the more generic role typically assigned to it (in film scores and elsewhere). To John Williams' credit, Tintin shows a lot of the accordion's potential as an enhancer of orchestral timbres, as well as its capacity for virtuosity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 The main theme, especially in the end credits song setting, is absolutely beautiful.Exactly! It really is a charming score! And the the main theme can really get to you, especially in its more emotionally varied moments. And that end credits song has been played by me quite often recently - KK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 3,679 Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 This is out here today, and my brother has wanted to see it ever since we saw the trailer last month.Not sure about the music though, I heard a few clips and it sounded very french, which is low on my list of tolerances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,999 Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 Then it might not be your thing at all. It's almost all about French music.Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,512 Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 Two films from Scorsese inside 3 months. Not bad. I am looking forward to seeing this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,999 Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 I'm thinking of going today. While trailers did very little to excite me, but enthusiastic reviews and the (very good) score make me want to see it.Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,714 Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 This is out here today, and my brother has wanted to see it ever since we saw the trailer last month.Not sure about the music though, I heard a few clips and it sounded very french, which is low on my list of tolerances.Then it might not be your thing at all. It's almost all about French music.KarolI find the French music in Hugo soundtrack much better than the one in Tintin. Just sayin'.Blasphemy! Infidel! Harrumph! Preposterous you bashi-bazouk! Billions of black bristling turtle necks! Philistines! Zimmerites! RCP swabs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,630 Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 I listened to a few tracks and it's like the film was temped with Benjamen Button Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,999 Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 You like that score, from what I remember.And yes, it sounds very Desplatian.Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,714 Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 You like that score, from what I remember.And yes, it sounds very Desplatian.KarolI also surprisingly thought of Jan P. Kaczmarek's score for Finding Neverland when I first listened to Hugo.Shore's music is rather subtle during most of its running time exhibiting trademark Shore-isms (yes even some LotR ones) coupled with French influence in the form of the small band which the composer said he wanted to perform inside the orchestral ensemble to further enhance the depth and 3 dimensional feel of the music. I found the score quite charming but it rarely reaches 5 star moments as it sounds somewhat restrained, mysterious and melancholic until the finale that has a few livelier tracks. I sometimes wonder if Shore is too intelligent for his own good with his music since I found that the score lacked a truly emotional high point for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 I don't know if 'intelligent' is the right word. 'Detached' is more like it, but it may work in the film's favour since a lot of critics do like music which stays emotionally discreet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hlao-roo 389 Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 I sometimes wonder if Shore is too intelligent for his own good with his music since I found that the score lacked a truly emotional high point for me.I sometimes wonder if Williams is too emotional for his own good with his music since I found that War Horse lacked a truly intelligent high point for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 You like that score, from what I remember.And yes, it sounds very Desplatian.KarolI also surprisingly thought of Jan P. Kaczmarek's score for Finding Neverland when I first listened to Hugo.Shore's music is rather subtle during most of its running time exhibiting trademark Shore-isms (yes even some LotR ones) coupled with French influence in the form of the small band which the composer said he wanted to perform inside the orchestral ensemble to further enhance the depth and 3 dimensional feel of the music. I found the score quite charming but it rarely reaches 5 star moments as it sounds somewhat restrained, mysterious and melancholic until the finale that has a few livelier tracks. I sometimes wonder if Shore is too intelligent for his own good with his music since I found that the score lacked a truly emotional high point for me.I wouldn't say that it lacks emotional high points. There is definitely heart and soul in this score and I'm surprised others on this thread don't hear it. Listen to the more contemplative moments of Hugo's theme and it can really reach you. The score is definitely very intellectual though, comprising of a multitude of themes and motifs that interweave in a manner not unlike LOTR. The melancholic nature of the score is necessary for the tone of the film so I don't think of that as a con (I like it). Moreover, I really felt that Shore masterfully handled the french elements (even better than Williams did, although Tintin is clearly the superior score). As for the Desplat reference. There are moments when Desplat comes to mind, but this score is clearly rooted in Shore's own sound. Just listen to the orchestral clusters at the end of Hugo's Father and you can't help but think LOTR. I've got to say, I'm kind of surprised that no one else really connected to the score. I think this is probably the best fantasy score of the year (but then again, there weren't many classics this year...by any means, this score isn't the best score of the year). I sum up all these thoughts in my review:http://musicmusekk.wordpress.com/2011/11/30/hugo-howard-shore/I've really come to like this score. My advice to those who haven't really connected to it yet, give it some time. Like all great scores, this score requires a couple of repetitions to get it.And Coeur Volant is a fantastic song! A compelling translation of Shore's main themes. Its been played quite often with me.- KK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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