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#81 Josh500

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Posted 06 October 2011 - 10:59 AM

Which again has to do with the fact that his fans are much more interested of his action/adventure scores and obsessively want every note from them and not the "dull" drama scores that can have hours of music missing on the album and no one cares.



Actually no. It has more to do with the fact that dramas need much much less music than sf/fantasy/action movies. At least the ones JW scores do.

Plus he really compiles good albums for his drama scores. ;)


That yes. :)

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Posted 06 October 2011 - 11:00 AM

I'm the first in line for C&C drama scores anyway.

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Posted 06 October 2011 - 03:07 PM

1. Dartmoor, 1912 (3:35)
2. The Auction (3:43)
3. Bringing Joey Home, and Bonding (4:48)
4. Learning the Call (3:42)
5. Seeding, and Horse vs. Car (3:32)
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Posted 06 October 2011 - 03:09 PM

Nice. Creative use of commas, I see :)
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Posted 06 October 2011 - 03:11 PM

Wouldn't be surprised if the commas aren't there on the actual final CD

Williams continues to use " and " to either combine two different cues into one track, or to refer to two different things that happen in one cue. You never know!

I wonder if the OST is chronological? Actually you know what - I don't wanna know. I wanna go to the theater and see the movie, THEN analyze the heck out of the score and CD :)
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Posted 06 October 2011 - 03:14 PM

Yeah it will be nice to actually see a film where the music is worth listening to and analysing. :)

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Posted 06 October 2011 - 03:17 PM

All these longer track times are very reassuring for a good album release :)
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Posted 06 October 2011 - 03:17 PM

Yeah it will be nice to actually see a film where the music is worth listening to and analysing. :)


Yea. With Tintin I am enjoying analyzing everything now, and will watch the movie at home in October to continue to do so. (Obviously I'll see it again in theaters when it finally comes out here 2 months later).

But with War Horse, I don't want to do any of that. I want Spielberg and Williams to take me on a journey in the theater, and for that to be my first experience with everything. I might not even listen to the OST before I see the movie.

With Tintin, I want the OST NOW!!!!!!! ;)
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Posted 06 October 2011 - 03:19 PM

These tracks seem to be telling the story chronologically and I haven't read the book.

The fifth track maybe is the scene in the trailer where the horse reaches the car with the the red haired girl.

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Posted 06 October 2011 - 03:24 PM


Yeah it will be nice to actually see a film where the music is worth listening to and analysing. :)


Yea. With Tintin I am enjoying analyzing everything now, and will watch the movie at home in October to continue to do so. (Obviously I'll see it again in theaters when it finally comes out here 2 months later).

But with War Horse, I don't want to do any of that. I want Spielberg and Williams to take me on a journey in the theater, and for that to be my first experience with everything. I might not even listen to the OST before I see the movie.

With Tintin, I want the OST NOW!!!!!!! ;)

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For some reason I feel the same way about this film and score. I want to experience this film as a journey, although I will probably give into the temptation and listen to the OST before seeing the film since it looks to be a good listening experience. :)

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Posted 06 October 2011 - 04:13 PM

I'm gonna see Tintin in 3D in the cinema.

I might catch War Whores on TV in a year or 2.

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Posted 06 October 2011 - 04:26 PM


I might catch War Whores on TV in a year or 2.

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Posted 06 October 2011 - 04:41 PM

I might catch War Whores on TV in a year or 2.

Well, we do already know there'll be bonding and seeding! Not sure I look forward to the Car vs Horse part though.

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Posted 07 October 2011 - 08:09 AM

Other way round for me. I don't wanna listen to the tintin OST, and will go see it on opening day, october 26th. With war horse, the ost will have come out 3 weeks before the film opens over here, so I won't be able to wait.
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Posted 07 October 2011 - 09:38 AM

I've listened to the trailer music so many times, it'll be quite jarring when it pops up in the movie!

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Posted 07 October 2011 - 09:46 PM

1. Dartmoor, 1912 (3:35)
2. The Auction (3:43)
3. Bringing Joey Home, and Bonding (4:48)
4. Learning the Call (3:42)
5. Seeding, and Horse vs. Car (3:32)
6. Plowing (5:57)
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Posted 07 October 2011 - 09:46 PM

You're putting us on!

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Posted 07 October 2011 - 09:48 PM

What? Why?
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Posted 07 October 2011 - 09:50 PM

Well, simply thank you from my side Jason. ;)
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Posted 07 October 2011 - 09:50 PM

Because Johnny's outdoing himself with the ing-form!

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Posted 07 October 2011 - 09:52 PM

Bonding... learning... seeding... plowing... .hey you're right!

They all sound like good backdrops for Williams to build up a theme during, though, don't they?
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Posted 07 October 2011 - 09:55 PM

Sure! They also sound a bit corny :)

Well, simply thank you from my side Jason. ;)


Jason already knows that everything he does is very much appreciated at this end of the laptop chain. Go back to learning to appreciate the TV theme you! ;)

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Posted 07 October 2011 - 10:01 PM

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Posted 07 October 2011 - 10:02 PM

Sure! They also sound a bit corny :)


Well, simply thank you from my side Jason. ;)


Jason already knows that everything he does is very much appreciated at this end of the laptop chain. Go back to learning to appreciate the TV theme you! ;)


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Posted 07 October 2011 - 10:05 PM

It's a very nice theme.

That's really all I can say about it.

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Posted 08 October 2011 - 04:31 AM

Bonding... learning... seeding... plowing... .hey you're right!

They all sound like good backdrops for Williams to build up a theme during, though, don't they?

Yeah and the track times seem generous.We are not even in the war part of War Horse and we have already about 25 minutes of music there just for horse rearing and farm work. If the running time goes above 65 minutes KM is going to have a hissy fit! ;)

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Posted 08 October 2011 - 05:10 AM

Hey that's a good point. So, far, out of 6 tracks, the average track length is 4:12. If the remaining 10 tracks have the same average, that's another 42:07, bringing the total to 67:24
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Posted 08 October 2011 - 05:27 AM

I hope there's a concert version "Theme from War Horse" at the end.
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Posted 08 October 2011 - 05:30 AM

Has there ever been a Williams OST with no concert arrangement?

Maybe TOD, I guess
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Posted 08 October 2011 - 05:47 AM

I bet he has composed a beautiful End Credits suite.

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Posted 08 October 2011 - 05:48 AM

Far and Away, SpaceCamp, Nixon, Born on the Fourth of July, Poseidon Adventure, Heartbeeps, The Fury, The Cowboys, Always, AI Artificial Intelligence. . . .plus a bunch of his 60s scores.

The thing is, even though he usually includes them, when he does they're almost always within the first few tracks of the OST.
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Posted 08 October 2011 - 05:52 AM

Far and Away, SpaceCamp, Nixon, Born on the Fourth of July, Poseidon Adventure, Heartbeeps, The Fury, The Cowboys, Always, AI Artificial Intelligence. . . .plus a bunch of his 60s scores.

The thing is, even though he usually includes them, when he does they're almost always within the first few tracks of the OST.

I would consider End Credits the thematic suite in most of those above scores. Plus some older movies didn't really have but a 1 minute credit sequence since the main credits were at the beginning. Even Theme from Angela's Ashes is an end credits suite. But yeah he didn't write those individual concert arrangements for every score.

Here is to hoping JW will create a thematic suite for the End Credits with new development of the material!

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Posted 08 October 2011 - 05:56 AM

Very true - if the closest we get to a concert version is an brand new End Credits suite, I'll be happy.
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Posted 08 October 2011 - 06:29 AM

Are we sure there's only 16 tracks?

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Posted 08 October 2011 - 06:50 AM

Yes. At least Jason's sources that have supplied the track names thusfar tell us so.

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Posted 08 October 2011 - 08:18 AM

Then 25 minutes for the first 6 tracks alone is brilliant news :) Hoping for a 7-8 minute finale and 6 minute end credits track :D

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Posted 08 October 2011 - 08:38 AM

Very true - if the closest we get to a concert version is an brand new End Credits suite, I'll be happy.


If I remember correctly the guy who had the sheet music said that the flute theme at the end of the trailer was a theme that only appeared in full form in the end credits...

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Posted 08 October 2011 - 09:09 AM

5. Seeding, and Horse vs. Car (3:32)

Seems odd to be worrying about your share ratio just before a battle between beast and machine.

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Posted 08 October 2011 - 12:39 PM

Are we sure there's only 16 tracks?


Yes. At least Jason's sources that have supplied the track names thusfar tell us so.


Well, it's Sony Classical, so I wouldn't count on it. ;)

This is a War Movie, but we might actually have a lot more music in the movie than in the other war movies JW scored so far. The focus here is obviously not on the war...

By the way, do we know whether the bit that we hear in the trailer is the main theme? Or is it just any random cue?

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Posted 08 October 2011 - 12:40 PM


Are we sure there's only 16 tracks?


Yes. At least Jason's sources that have supplied the track names thusfar tell us so.


Well, it's Sony Classical, but I wouldn't count on it. ;)

This is a War Movie, but we might actually have a lot more music in the movie than in the other war movies JW scores so far. The focus here is obviously not on the war...

By the way, do we know whether the bit that we hear in the trailer is the main theme? Or is it just any random cue?


FilmComposer told me it is probably the main theme since it appears a lot in the score, more than any other theme.
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