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Anyone got this album to download???

How do you listen to the FYC score?

I once bought it for a friend's birthday. It's probably worth its weight in gold now.

And as one the altar boys chorused 'Ain't that the truth'.

My list, but with added thoughts Schindler's List - Simply the most emotional experience I've ever had watching a film. Jaws - As close to a perfect film as maybe exists. Close Encounters of the Third Kind - My personal favorite, for it's hopeful and atmospheric tone, and its use of music as a universal language. Saving Private Ryan - Every time the mom falls down on the porch, I lose it. Kaminsky's best work after Schindler's List Jurassic Park - I was 9 when this came out. It was my generation's Star Wars. He made it to top Jaws, and for want of a little more dimensionality in the characters, he may have succeeded. I like the score more, either way. After Star Wars (collective), I've probably seen this more than any other film Raiders of the Lost Ark - My three creative heroes at the top of their game. E.T. - I don't watch this movie. I've always struggled with stories where people leave, or have to say goodbye. Maybe because I lost a parent so young. It's too much for me, even now. I recognize it as a great film, however, and JW greatest score. Lincoln - Maybe the best script he's ever shot. A lesser director would not have known how to shut up and let the actors act. Munich - His most difficult and diffuse film. More great work from Kamisnky. The score is serviceable. The Last Crusade - If not for the father/son material, and the inspired casting of the somewhat underrated Connery, this would be a fairly boring movie. Those two things are so strong, though, they make it work. Minority Report - An underrated score to an underrated film. One of his strongest, visually. Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - I've listed the reasons why I like this movie here. Tintin - Just a fun movie. Temple of Doom - Parts haven't aged great, but not enough that I would write it off. The best score and cinematography in the series. I love Indy and Short-Rounds' interactions. The Terminal - A delightful little film. I think underrated because it came out at a time when people still expected Spielberg to shoot for the fences. This film's a solid on-base bunt. War Horse - People wanted a WWI SPR. That's not what this is. Great music and camera work, and solid story about a dude and a horse. The BFG - I think this film will draw some critical re-evolution in about 10 years. It will never be a masterpiece, but it will be appreciated. The best JW score of the past 20 years. War of the Worlds - The weakest of his "9/11" trilogy, but some great effects and tension-filled scenes make it fun, for lack of a better word, to watch. The craft is there. Catch Me if you Can - Kind of a nothing burger to me, honestly. Hanks's knock-knock joke is the thing I remember most. West Side Story - A very good remake of a film that did not need to be remade. Amistad - Saw this only once in high school, which I think Spielberg made it with that very intention. I remember liking the John Quincy Adams scenes. A.I. - The ending just feels too contrived for me to buy what it's trying to sell. A tonally inconsistent, but not in a good way, film. The script is weak. The Lost World - A sequel that fights for two hours for its need to exist, and, frankly, fails. Hook - I'll let Spielberg's own assessment speak for me, because I agree with all of it. "There are parts of Hook I love. I'm really proud of my work right up through Peter being hauled off in the parachute out the window, heading for Neverland. I'm a little less proud of the Neverland sequences because I'm uncomfortable with that highly stylized world that today, of course, I would probably have done with live-action character work inside a completely digital set. But we didn't have the technology to do it then, and my imagination only went as far as building physical sets and trying to paint trees blue and red." "I felt like a fish out of water making Hook... I didn't have confidence in the script. I had confidence in the first act and I had confidence in the epilogue. I didn't have confidence in the body of it." He added, "I didn't quite know what I was doing and I tried to paint over my insecurity with production value," admitting "the more insecure I felt about it, the bigger and more colorful the sets became."

Elliot Goldenthal to receive Lifetime Achievement Award at 24th World Soundtrack Awards We are thrilled to share some exciting news with you! American composer Elliot Goldenthal will be honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 24th edition of the World Soundtrack Awards on 16 October 2024. Known for his fusion of orchestral, jazz, rock and electronic music, the composer has been lauded numerous times by the Academy Awards, Golden Globes and the World Soundtrack Awards. This is not the first time Goldenthal will be visiting the festival. In 2000 he attended the premiere of Titus (1999) and three years later he received the WSAward for ‘Soundtrack Composer of the Year’ and ‘Best Soundtrack of the Year’ for Frida (2002), in 2011 his score for Alien 3 (1992) was performed at the World Soundtrack Awards Ceremony & Concert. Elliot Goldenthal will join Guest of Honour Philippe Rombi and returning Discovery of the Year winner Simon Franglen as WSA2024’s official musical guests. Article

Random additional thoughts: Hook and in particular 1941 are much too maligned. Both are good films, SPR would probably come in at #6 on my list, but it doesn’t crack the Top 5 because, as much as I love the film, it loses its way a bit after that gut-wrenching opening. RPO, while not nearly as bad as KOTCS, is generally weak, and Spielberg, frankly, is the last person who should have directed that film. I can't rank Schindler's List. If I did, I think I'd say it's #1. But it holds such a unique place in his oeuvre, and IMO stands out from his other work so distinctly, that I can't even begin to compare it to his other films. It's a work apart, and it almost feels disrespectful to rank it. Sometime around Tintin, and certainly after, Spielberg entered the Ron Howard phase of his career. A technically proficient, efficiency-driven director capable of getting some good performances from his actors while putting out competent, well-made films that are otherwise uninspiring and mostly forgettable. Films that are generally “good” but don’t come near greatness. In fact, The Terminal, Catch Me if You Can, Lincoln, Bridge of Spies, Warhorse, The BFG & The Post all feel like films that could have been directed by Howard.

We have Japan's to thank for that one apparently: https://libguides.lib.umt.edu/cosplay

This is f*cking awesome.

Oh man, Kick the Can. What a sappy, insipid little thing But hey, The Mission is longer in length and is fantastic. So, let's call it even.

Yes (he said embarrassedly) I backed at In Like Jerry. The latest update I found is in the Comments section of their Kickstarter, around April 10, from "Collaborator" Joe Sikoryak: So I'm relieved somewhat, but still nervous because of my weird payment situation/debacle (long story). Same here, waiting for the hard copy. I did manage to get the digital volumes, but there's just something about reading an actual physical book.

Wow, I did NOT have this homage on my Star Trek Discovery Bingo Card!

My dad surprised me with Fellowship of the Ring one evening in December 2003. Next evening was Two Towers. Then the next night he surprised me by taking me to see Return of the King in theaters. I was 11 or so. One of my favorite memories with him. Man I feel old. I remember feeling bummed that The Hobbit rights were tied up and that Jackson would never get around to being able to make the movies.

I don’t know about Always as a film but, The Black Hole (movie and score) will always live rent free in my head.

Emily Blunt has some "kind" words to say about algorithms: Emily Blunt Says Algorithms ‘Frustrate Me’ and ‘I Hate That F—ing Word’: ‘How Can We Let It Determine What Will Be Successful?’

It does say Blu Ray Video.

Wasn't aware of this part of Star Trek history... Back when letter-writing campaigns could actually make a difference. But for a second there, I thought David Letterman had passed away!

I still love Always. The movie. The score? It's an all time classic and I have nothing to apologize for. It's in my "The Black Hole" category of expanded scores that I bought and years later I still listen to CONSTANTLY.

Interesting choice using a track from Spider-Man 2. Hopefully it was intentional 🤞 La-La Land Records (@lalalandrecords) • Instagram photos and videos

Even Spielberg himself probably forgets that he made Always lol The Abyss did bomb at the box office back in 89. It's funny that in the late 80s a James Cameron science fiction about water was a box office failure while a DC superhero movie starring Michael Keaton as Batman and an Indiana Jones movie where he fights nazis were breaking records. A little more than three decades later and the exact opposite of that happened

On a heavier note: https://www.startrek.com/news/remembering-john-trimble

10/10 Close Encounters of the Third Kind Jaws Schindler's List E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 9/10 Catch Me If You Can Saving Private Ryan Raiders of the Lost Ark Jurassic Park Munich The Color Purple Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Minority Report A.I. Artificial Intelligence Empire of the Sun West Side Story The Fabelmans Lincoln 8/10 Duel War of the Worlds The Sugarland Express Bridge of Spies War Horse 7/10 The Terminal Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Hook The Adventures of Tintin 6/10 Amistad Always The Post The BFG 1941 Ready Player One Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull 5/10 The Lost World: Jurassic Park Something Evil 3/10 Kick the Can

And very nice it is too!

Correct.

I sold most of my original Godzilla Complete Works CDs to Drax.