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  1. @Thor will get a motif of course, but for inexplicable reasons Williams doesn’t include it in the OST program, and that makes everyone, except @Thor himself, upset.
    8 points
  2. I think JW will write a fantastic score that will surpass Crystal Skull. Working with a new director might lead to an Azkaban-tier effort where JW was firing on all cylinders.
    5 points
  3. some possible cue titles Jay's Theme Betrayal in Bespin's Thread The Bot Invasion and the Appearance of Bruce Marshall Bruce Marshall's Dark Deeds Jay vs Bruce Marshall Quintus's Tale Enter Lord Ricard Scherzo for Gruesome Son of a Bitch and Orchestra Ah, Politics!!!
    5 points
  4. I am a huge fan of Indiana Jones. I am a huge fan of John Williams. Couldn't be more happy.
    4 points
  5. Despite being the Star Wars film that had the most music recorded—an astonishing 226 minutes!—The Rise of Skywalker must set a new record for tracking in the Star Wars films, borrowing over 7 minutes of music from 4 other episodes. There's more than 3 minutes from TFA, over 2 minutes from TLJ, about 1:30 from ROTS, and 0:45 from ROTJ. And even though there was already 6 minutes of tracked music in the November 11th cut, still more was added afterwards. I recently realized that part of the scene of Rey healing the snake appears to be tracked with 0M8 Saying Goodbye to the Fathier from The Last Jedi. Oddly, the excerpt in TROS is actually at the correct pitch; it was raised a half-step in TLJ (from the written C major to C-sharp). Here's a comparison:
    3 points
  6. Monarchs in Europe have no real, practical-political power. But they have great symbol values that unite a people; tied up to our cultural identity. I'm proud be living in a monarchy of this kind.
    3 points
  7. I've choose Indy V just for the amount of new music but I can't wait for the three other to come. So glad that the Maestro continues to write that much, he will always mesmerized me for his incredible and long carreer.
    3 points
  8. Marion's theme. It's more interesting when used in the film. My favorite statement of it: 0:13
    3 points
  9. Indy V new villain themes, new macguffin themes, new raider renditions, new action set pieces.
    3 points
  10. Nothing big here. I just appreciate the positive Williams shoutout from the asker.
    3 points
  11. I was surprised to discover how much longer the OST version of 'We Go Together' from TROS is, even accounting for how the two parts (2M6 The Medal and 2M7 Ship Trip) were separated in the film, though it seems pretty clear the original intention was for them to overlap as they do on the OST. I'm fairly certain that unused march section was meant to accompany a brief deleted scene of Maz and Leia watching the Falcon depart: this exact dialogue is found in both the novelization from Rae Carson and junior novelization from Michael Kogge, and—in my opinion—seems to fit this bit of music perfectly. I'm less certain about the longer first section: there's a brief exchange between Rey and Rose here in Rey Carson's novelization, yet it's still longer than seems to fit. I've cut quite a bit of it out. The title of 2M6 The Medal is also a mystery, because there is notably no shot of Han's medal anywhere in this scene in the finished film. My speculation is that perhaps that opening flourish accompanied a shot of it. Notably, a similar flourish accompanies the appearance of Leia's saber much later in the film (in 7M10 Leia's Sabre, the last part of 'Destiny of a Jedi'). Or maybe the medal was glimpsed later when Rey and Leia say their goodbyes.
    3 points
  12. Of the 100% confirmed works. I have combined to the two celebratory pieces to give them a fighting chance. There also might be the percussion piece and the new Spielberg movie, but the first one seems unlikely and the second is TBD. I am excited about all of the confirmed works, but Indy is at the bottom of the list. I think the violin concerto could really be special. I think he probably poured his heart and soul into the VPO piece. What fascinates me about the piano prelude is whether this becomes a 20 minutes unified piece inclusive of the scherzo. If so, I wonder if he has reworked the scherzo to bring it in line with the prelude.
    2 points
  13. 2 points
  14. I don’t have much of an input on the new movie since we know zip about it, but I think it’d be super cool if it opened like Temple of Doom did(my favorite one), with the Indy typeface and music that introduces the title, versus the other 3 movies where the titles just pops up and the music is still slow and introducing itself. I want something loud and and glorious.
    2 points
  15. 2 points
  16. Just digitally resurrect Steve McQueen and give me a fanfare and a motorcycle chase scene where I'm riding away from RCP goons.
    2 points
  17. THE REMAINS OF THE DAY is one my favourite films. Here's an old (Norwegian) article I wrote about it: https://montages.no/2012/11/the-remains-of-the-day-1993/ The score is great, and the CD sounds absolutely fine.
    2 points
  18. Douglas Hi-Fi Australia in 1983. The VU meters lit up and the reels were spinning!
    2 points
  19. Now Richard is just being pretentious. The book is probably good, but the film and score try to be smarter than they really are.
    2 points
  20. It's crazy that we've gone from having nothing to now multiple works to be excited for from the Maestro in a matter of months. Happy days!
    2 points
  21. Brilliant work, @BrotherSound. Heard in the right context, like this, you can really tell how much Williams knocked it out of the park in TROS when it came to emotionally satisfying, musically coherent long spans of densely thematic underscore.
    2 points
  22. Wow, hard to choose ! Funny thing is I've actually covered them both And they are both absolutely delightful themes to play
    2 points
  23. 2 points
  24. Hildur to score of course. She will win the one prize that has alluded her so far - the Nobel Peace Prize.
    2 points
  25. https://www.facebook.com/varesesarabanderecords/photos/a.207302096128750/1667141383478140/ Who can figure out the track list? Here's hoping a CD edition is due later in the year as a Club title
    1 point
  26. They don't have a story they want to tell, they just have an Indy 5 they want to make. Standard Hollywood practice. I'm guessing it'll be perfectly watchable and inoffensive and will somehow create a renaissance of Kingdom of the Crystal Skull appreciation online.
    1 point
  27. "Hehehehe... Ahhaha hahahahahaha!!! Oh, man." Seriously, though. Production on Indy V begins this late spring / early summer. I hope that not only Karen Allen returns as Marion, given that Indy and Marion were married at the end of the last film, but John Rhys-Davies returns as Sallah. I remember that in a recent interview he expressed great interest in reprising the role. I hope both of them are announced as part of the cast as time goes by.
    1 point
  28. Technically, you didn't follow protocol, but i like it😅
    1 point
  29. Do you mean physical CDs ? If so I haven't, but some of my works are available digitally like this album : https://didiermartini.com/1m1/
    1 point
  30. it’s not so much he’s a good director, it’s how good the story is they’re trying to tell.
    1 point
  31. It’s free on PS+ this month if you still have the subscription.
    1 point
  32. I like how you want to step out of your comfort zone. Gruesome would have fallen asleep within the first 20 minutes. Music is very effective. Can't imagine anything that would work or sets the mood any better.
    1 point
  33. I feel the opposite apparently. I think the show is strongest when it's not trying to shoehorn in an action scene. Sure. They're cool, but I actually find the story very intriguing. I don't really care about the action and I don't feel like they need to force any. Only one that felt earned was the finale of this week's episode.
    1 point
  34. I think WW84 mostly resembles 2000 Zimmer (not 2010 Zimmer). The Zimmer that did Gladiator, King Arthur, Pirates, and Pearl Harbor. This is actually my favorite period of Zimmer, so WW84 resonates with me. In order for me to call it a 90s Zimmer score, I need to hear more action scoring sounding like Drop Zone, The Rock, etc. and I don't hear that in this score.
    1 point
  35. Is anybody else's phone going bonkers with these Flickr images? Mine are stretched out like Elastic Man!
    1 point
  36. The Marching Band Cap Theme slaps.
    1 point
  37. I found that movie repetitive.
    1 point
  38. Flawed analogy. The SW example came within the same score where all the material was being introduced, whereas we had full years for us to sit with the BvS material before it got used in WW84. There is a lot of intrigue in trying to figure out what Williams was exactly going for with that particular scene in ANH. Zimmer fully deciding to just keep it from the temp track wholesale because it's the "same universe" leaves little to the imagination, and just makes you wonder how the man goes about making these sorts of decisions often. At least with the Pompeii track at the end, the arrangement is changed enough to where it fits in solidly with the rest of the score. Beautiful Lie essentially is just needle dropped, and I feel it's particularly frustrating because the following track (The Beauty In What Is) manages to capture the exact same emotions of that cue in its own way (particularly the alt version on the complete).
    1 point
  39. I've only heard Hidden Figures once, and I thought it was okay. Need to revisit it soon. The score for the Lion King remake was as great in 2019 as it was in 1994, lol. Yeah, the score is much better than that movie deserves. Zimmer tells the story through his music better than the screenwriters.
    1 point
  40. I always rather compared Marion's Theme to Han Solo and the Princess. First because of the ovious similarities. At the first two notes you don't know which of the two it is going to be. Second they came out at about the same time, 1980 and 1981. And at the time both didn't have a dedicated suite of the theme on the OST, even though they are quite prominent in the movie (apart from the version on the Gerhardt album, that I didn't know at that time). In both cases (Leia and Han and Princess) the Star Wars theme wins for me.
    1 point
  41. I'll give it to Leia's theme, but Marion's theme is very, very good as well. Both of them are much better at broadly evoking the old-fashioned adventures these films emulate than they are at specifically representing these characters. Leia's theme just pushes it a little further, in a good way.
    1 point
  42. Maybe more unpopular opinion: I care FAR more about a new Indy score more than I care for another Indy movie at this point I realized after this announcement Friday that I was somehow not super familiar with his CRYSTAL SKULL score. I revisited/listened to it again Friday and was (almost) surprised how solid/good it is! It's not a sexy "introduce several new amazing themes" type of score (though the 'crystal skull' motif is striking!), but the score works well for the film and there are some great moments. IMO his score is easily the highlight of the entire film (though the campus chase scene is a legit Spielberg all-timer as far as staging and the way it's shot)
    1 point
  43. Hope this Discogs pic shows, because it's a very rare ELO compilation from 1994. Hard to find the correct cover online. Anyways, I have stories to tell about this, but right now it's the background music for cleaning my apartment, so see you in a bit.
    1 point
  44. So heartwarming to see he's going to return on the podium. Hopefully he will also finally premiere the Rise of Skywalker theme in concert
    1 point
  45. Say what now? If this doesn't get a CD release, the music publishing world has really gone bonkers.
    1 point
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