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[NeejaHalycon]

What are people's general feelings on Trevor Jones? I just got the Thirteen Days score, which I have been meaning to do for a while. So far, it's most excellent. His work on The Last of the Mohicans seems well regarded, and I've seen one amateur review that said his score for Merlin was better than LOTR. (Of course, the reviewer did call it James Newton Howard's LOTR.)

Still, anyone hear have any strong opinions of his work?

[Morlock]

I can't say I really know his work- but I've probably heard most of his famous themes. I personally think that his themes aren't all that strong, but the actual scores are great, if not too often listenable. From Hell is great, but I can never listen to that for too long.
My favorite theme of his is (unsurprisingly) Promentary from Last of The Mohicans.

[Lurker]

The Dark Crystal is a very good score.

Neil

[Johnnyecks]

While I'm not that big of a Jones fan, I really really enjoyed his music to "The Mighty". The last few tracks on the album are gold!

[Johnnyecks]

Dan--who still can't believe the epic scores for LotR turned out so bland.

WHAAAT!??! Those scores, with the exception (IMO), of Two Towers, were awesome!

[Stefancos]

All 3 scores are amazing, and anything from bland.

[Morlock]

I think between them there is one amazing score. Although they are certainly never bland.

[MSM]

I've heard Jones' Gulliver's Travels and didn't think it was too great.  That's primarily what I based my opinion off of.

I heard it and thought it was quite good. Although that was seven years ago or so LotM is good anyway.

[Justin]

Trevor Jones, a fine composer with a great talent for writing themes. Merlin, The Mighty, From Hell, Cleopatra, The Dark Crystal, Thirteen Days the list of memorable themes goes on and on. Lord, I find that Gulliver's Travels is one of his most dissonant scores, there are many a fine cue on the album and the theme is find indeed but if you are looking for a good representation of what T. Jones can do, you must get Merlin or Cleopatra. I've heard many good things about his score to LXG, although I don't have it yet. Oh, and how can I forget his GREAT theme for Dinotopia?

Justin -Major Jones fan.

[mahler3]

Arachnaphobia is a great score, what a theme! And a lovely romantic score that's really worth checking out is 'For Roseanna' (Roseanna's Grave), performed with brilliance by the LSO. The cd should be still available, on the RCA Victor label.

-Tim

[Morn]

Trevor Jones Cleopatra I'm afraid is seriously laughable compared to an older score on that topic....

Jones is a decent composer.....

[filmmusic]

Last night i was in a concert of film music with Trevor Jones himself conducting, here in Greece.
First time I've been in a film music concert.
It was great!! And Jones seemed a really nice man (he made a kind of speech at the end)
They played Cliffhanger, Merlin Suite, Aegis, Notting Hill, Last of Mohicans Suite, Chaos, Arachnophobia, Last place on Earth Suite, Dominic and Eugene, The Mighty, Crisscross, The Dark Crystal Suite.
One of the most touching moments was the Mighty with a boy solo and choir, and of course you got goosebumps in Last of Mohicans too.
Right now, I'm leaving in a few minutes for a workshop he's holding..

i just wish he has transcribed for orchestra a suite from Labyrinth too. I think it is more popular than some other unknown stuff..

[wanner251]

Trevor Jones? I hold him up on a pedestal similar to John Williams... The reason for this is that he is constantly reinventing himself based on what is asked of him. He has his own voice in film music unlike any other. He has a style that is well-steeped in dramatic instinct, but his spin is entirely fresh and signature. I can say the same for someone like Thomas Newman. People like these push the envelope of what a film score can be. John Williams will always be at the forefront because he is the quintessential musical storyteller, but the sounds that Trevor Jones and Thomas Newman experiment with are really strokes of genius. They push our conceptions of what is possible, and therefore must be commended for their artistry.

The Dark Crystal is as good a film score as anything that John Williams or Jerry Goldsmith have ever done, but for different reasons. I don't find it to be as good at musical storytelling by any means. However, in the spirit of musically capturing a world, it is in some ways leaps and bounds beyond what the other two could imagine. Trevor Jones' music is otherworldly, and that makes him necessary I those contexts.

[Hlao-roo]

Trevor Jones? I hold him up on a pedestal similar to John Williams... The reason for this is that he is constantly reinventing himself based on what is asked of him.

He should run for President!

[stewdog1]

Holy thread bump, Batman!

Well, my two cents, I haven't listened to a lot of Trevor, but I do like Merlin a lot.

[Wojo]

The Dark Crystal is one of the signature fantasy scores of the 80s, and that was a decade steeped in rich fantasy scores. I own many of his other scores, but this is the one I enjoy the most.

[shockwave]

I would like to see an expanded release to Dark City.

[KK.]

Ladies and gentlemen, he's back! After many years of small projects and being preoccupied with his teaching, he is back to what will probably be some big scale scoring.

http://filmmusicrepo...th-mini-series/

Labyrinth is set against the backdrop of the Crusades and the Cathar massacres and tells two connected stories of a young woman living in Carcassonne in 1209 and a modern-day archaeologist who makes a startling discovery in a cave in the South of France.

That sounds like something that needs quite an epic score!

[BloodBoal]

Ladies and gentlemen, he's back!

He was gone?

[KK.]

He hasn't scored anything big for a while.

[Maglorfin]

Last night i was in a concert of film music with Trevor Jones himself conducting, here in Greece.
First time I've been in a film music concert.
It was great!! And Jones seemed a really nice man (he made a kind of speech at the end)
They played Cliffhanger, Merlin Suite, Aegis, Notting Hill, Last of Mohicans Suite, Chaos, Arachnophobia, Last place on Earth Suite, Dominic and Eugene, The Mighty, Crisscross, The Dark Crystal Suite.

Jesus H. Christ, you made me turn green with envy! Cliffhanger is definitely one of my all-time favourite soundtracks, especially after Intrada's awesome 2 CD release, and I've always dreamed of hearing the main theme performed live! Hope somebody's uploading something to YouTube, I'm dying to hear this!

[Hlao-roo]

I hope this'll see a release.

[Richard]

The Dark Crystal is one of the signature fantasy scores of the 80s, and that was a decade steeped in rich fantasy scores. I own many of his other scores, but this is the one I enjoy the most.

Agreed. I have the 2-disc "TDC", and it's beautiful. I would love to get my little mitts on a complete score for "Excalibur".