Marco Beltrami's The Wolverine (2013)

[Jay 46,243]

Amazon UK has the cover art

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00C5WR6RG/

[JoeinAR 1,957]

I actually like that very much. I was expecting another water color style cover like the posters.

[Trent B 354]

Agreed with Joey that does look like a really great cover. It'll be interesting to hear Beltrami's take on this score and I'll definitely see the movie.

In a way it mirrors that one scene from Spider-Man 3 when Peter is in the black suit at the top of the church steeple and he's in a similar pose.

[lonzoe 19]

This is the only part of the movie that I'm interested in.

[Jay 46,243]

It looks pretty bad, I saw the trailer last week.

[gkgyver 1,647]

Yes, very.

[Kendal_Ozzel 36]

Can't be any worse than X-Men Origins: Wolverine.

[Jay 46,243]

Never saw it

[Ollie 1,375]

Cant be any worse than any of the X-men films.

[crocodile 9,724]

Never saw it

For the love of god, don't watch it. It's embarrassing on pretty much every level.

Which in itself is an achievement of sorts....

Karol

[lonzoe 19]

Yeah and the same guy who directed that rubbish directed (and wrote the screenplay) for the upcoming Ender's Game movie.

[Jay 46,243]

Sure, but Ender's Game is starting from much, much stronger source material.

[JoeinAR 1,957]

Cant be any worse than any of the X-men films.

X Men, and X Men United, along with X Men First Class have been very good films,

even with their problems X Men Last Stand and X Men Origins Wolverine are watchable (karol is quite wrong).

[Jay 46,243]

Anybody else notice that every single X-Men film has had a different composer?

X-Men - Michael Kamen

X-Men 2 - John Ottman

X-Men 3 - John Powell

X-Men Origins Wolverine - Harry Gregson-Williams

X-Men First Class - Henry Jackman

The Wolverine - Marco Beltrami

X-Men Days Of Future Past - John Ottman - the very first time an X-Men film will have a returning composer. I wonder if he'll re-use any existing themes?

[Koray Savas 2,260]

I thought I mentioned that before somewhere. But yeah, the series has zero musical continuity.

[Jay 46,243]

There's an old FSM podcast that shows out some recurring elements in the original 3 scores, though they admit it might not have been intentional

[Quintus 6,495]

Never saw it

For the love of god, don't watch it. It's embarrassing on pretty much every level.

What a Kroc of melodramatic shit!

[crocodile 9,724]

You disagree then?

Karol

[JoeinAR 1,957]

You disagree then?

Karol

I do, I think you're being very melodramatic as Quint said, You're comments make it sound as if by viewing it Jason would be irrepirably harmed. don't watch it Jason the embarrasment will kill you.

[crocodile 9,724]

Are you familiar with the concept of sarcasm, Joey?

Karol

[JoeinAR 1,957]

yes, do you want me to explain it to you so that you might use it properly.

[crocodile 9,724]

Or maybe it went over your head, as it often does.

Karol

[JoeinAR 1,957]

perhaps when it's so poorly used, you're from england and yet you write so....well.

[crocodile 9,724]

you're from england

Incorrect.

Karol

[JoeinAR 1,957]

sorry, thought you were from the Uk.

[crocodile 9,724]

Nope, English is not my first language. Which can be gleaned from my sometimes clunky use of it. And a clearly non-English name.

But no, I wasn't being serious about Wolverine.

Karol

[JoeinAR 1,957]

Karol with a K for a man is not completely uncommon. I had a great uncle named Karol.

[crocodile 9,724]

Oh really? I get a lot of name jokes here in England. Boring after some years.

Karol

[JoeinAR 1,957]

even with a name like Joe there are tons of jokes, or variations, etc, I just go with the flow.

[fommes 165]

There's an old FSM podcast that shows out some recurring elements in the original 3 scores, though they admit it might not have been intentional

Didn't Ottman tip his hat to Kamen?

And I'm pretty sure that Powell acknowledged the previous two scores - after all, he told me so himself.

[Jay 46,243]

I am fuzzy on the details, sorry

[fommes 165]

Oh, me too, and I'm not even sure I ever heard that podcast - I just meant to provide some info

[JoeinAR 1,957]

There's an old FSM podcast that shows out some recurring elements in the original 3 scores, though they admit it might not have been intentional

Didn't Ottman tip his hat to Kamen?

And I'm pretty sure that Powell acknowledged the previous two scores - after all, he told me so himself.

yes, yes he did. there is a bit of continuity.

[Jay 46,243]

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151509820085326&set=a.10150658466000326.393754.62282245325&type=1&theater

[Jay 46,243]

So you know that cool cover art in the main post? Yea that's only for the international edition, apparently. Here in the US, we get this cover:

Source: Amazon.

Also, the track list has been revealed

1. A Walk in the Woods

2. Threnody for Nagasaki

3. Logan Can’t Bear It

4. Logan’s Run

5. The Offer

6. Get Me to the Temple on Time

7. Who Invited the Yakuza?

8. Hold My Sword

9. Logan in the Latraine

10. Matzah-Hisu

11. Abduction

12. Logan’s Fun

13. Ninja Knocking

14. Kantana Surgery

15. The Wolverine

16. The Hidden Fortress

17. Silver Samurai

18. Sword of Vengence

19. Dreams

20. Abayo Mariko

21. Where to?

22. Whole Step Haiku

Source: http://filmmusicreporter.com/2013/06/15/the-wolverine-soundtrack-details/

[Wycket 36]

Good, definitely the only artwork for the movie I've liked so far. I actually saved the poster on my computer planning to use it as a custom cover down the line, I guess it saves me the trouble.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,386]

Lol Logan's Run

[Muad'Dib 2,059]

I've said it on FSM, but The Hidden Fortress is an awesome reference.

[movied 24]

From what I've seen, Beltrami is taking Giacchino's post as track-listing pun king.

[Trent B 354]

God the US cover for this score looks UGLY compared to the international edition. I may get that version instead..

[Koray Savas 2,260]

From what I've seen, Beltrami is taking Giacchino's post as track-listing pun king.

Beltrami's been doing puns as long as Giacchino, if not before.

[BloodBoal 8,711]

[crocodile 9,724]

From what I've seen, Beltrami is taking Giacchino's post as track-listing pun king.

Beltrami's been doing puns as long as Giacchino, if not before.

Karol

[Jay 46,243]

I have no idea who "DeputyRiley" is on FSM, but he has great things to say about this score:

Just listened today! What can I say, it's just freakin' awesome. I pretty much gush about Beltrami all the time, so it's nothing new from my keyboard, but Wolverine is just outstanding. Better than World War Z for sure, and nearly as brilliant as Snowpiercer, which in my opinion is a work of genius. Hyperbole, schmyperbole, I am passionate about this stuff. Wait till you hear what Beltrami did with the harmonica in Wolverine!

Only heard the album, which has a few tweaks to be made but is nearing finalized. Will hear complete soon but am utterly captivated by the album, which is terrific -- very action-heavy towards the middle, a few beautiful delicate passages, some ethereal dreamy cues, some suspense, very epic towards the end ("Sword of Vengeance" hits insane heights of epicness and power). Doesn't go overboard with Japanese ethnic orchestration, it's there but not blunt force...except at times some Blade 2-esque percussive action music!

http://filmscoremonthly.com/board/posts.cfm?threadID=91580&forumID=1&archive=0

[Koray Savas 2,260]

As he mentions, he's a die hard Beltrami fan. I think he's a mod on FSM. I've read a bunch of his posts over the years.

[Jay 46,243]

Haven't seen the film obviously but the harmonica seems to represent the lone westerner in a faraway culture kind of thing.

along with thickly-orchestrated and -arranged percussion elements, some of the brass blasts also reminded me of Blade 2, even down to some timpani rolls that encouraged more B2 flashbacks...if you love the score you'll know what I mean. Get ready for Wolverine dude, it's your cup of sake!

Another ethnic aspect to the score is the ultratalented Sara Andon's flute performances, which are gorgeous in some of the prettier parts of the score, and subtly evoke Japan without going into common filmscore caricature.

[Jay 46,243]

Amazon UK listing (linked to in the first post) has the track listing:

1. A Walk in the Woods

2. Threnody for Nagasaki

3. Euthanasia

4. Logan's Run

5. The Offer

6. Arriving at the Temple

7. Funeral Fight

8. Two Handed

9. Bullet Train

10. The Snare

11. Abduction

12. Trusting

13. Ninja Quiet

14. Kantana Surgery

15. The Wolverine

16. The Hidden Fortress

17. Silver Samurai

18. Sword of Vengence

19. Dreams

20. Goodbye Mariko

21. Where to?

22. Whole Step Haiku

Strange that they spelled Katana and Vengeance wrong...

[Jay 46,243]

Samples

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FZBX2Urp8A

[crocodile 9,724]

Doesn't sound bad, actually.

Karol

[Jay 46,243]

New Samples:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DU17HKM/

Back cover: