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The year is 2077. Humanity lives in a techno-dystopia where robots replaced humans for most of the activities. The world is controlled by large corporations that exert their domain over the remaining goverments. The biggest corporation is Disney/Apple/Amazon/Google, who controls every aspect of human life. In amidst all the poverty and despair, one prophecy makes humanity hopeful for a better future: that when the next eclipse occurs, Disney/Apple/Amazon/Google will release the complete John Williams scores for Star Wars Episodes I-IX in a 20 CD box produced by the robot powered by Mike Matessino's mind. One day, Disney/Apple/Amazon/Google makes the big announcement: they'll release the Williams SW scores! Every single person on Earth was happy that they finally would listen to JW's full recordings. But... the prophecy was wrong. It was never a 20 CD box. It's just a remaster of the old OSTs with wildly varying sound quality. The days of despair and sadness would continue for 100 more years...

Now i've seen the movie (the movie's so-so), i can dissect the themes/motifs. And also i quite understand now why we feel like the themes are "underused", because it's tightly connected to the characters and what kind of scenes they play into. Anyway, here it is: Jungle Cruise's (Main Title) Theme First heard, of curse, during the main title sequence, in this track: (If you've seen the movie, i love how the theme plays (and how the scene is shot) similar to "To The Spaceport" track from JNH's Treasure Planet) ^^ There seems to an A & B part of the theme. The A part ( i guess it is the "fanfare") as heard in the beginning of the clip above. The B part starts here: ^^ If you hear closely, you can hear the B part plays around "Lily's theme" (heard later), or is it an elaborated statement of the Lily's theme, who knows? Skipper's Theme The theme represents The Rock's chracter, Skipper Frank (IMO, this theme is memorable and humable, it's sad that it is underused) The theme's played in various statements, depending on the conditions. "Swinging" mode: Solemn mode: Celebratory mode: Lily's Theme As above has mentioned, it's the "rising" idea in the beginning of the suite. A little tease of the theme heard in this track: Main statement: Heroic mode: "Tears of The Moon" Theme Little tease, first heard in this track: In its full, grandiose, main statement ( this reminds me of Atlantis): Love Theme First heard in this track: ( The theme reminds of Yoda's theme, tbh) Main statement: Arrowhead (MacGuffin) Motif This reminds me of his Signs theme A little sneak peek, in this track: Long version: ^^ They are some that i can find, perhaps other here can add?

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Except you don't have one.

Rise of Skywalker, though HTTYD3 and 1917 are pretty excellent

Bear just posted a new essay on his blog detailing his Masters of the Universe score: https://bearmccreary.com/masters-of-the-universe-revelation/

HTTYD 3 is hands down the best score of 2019. It's a masterpiece.

I'll take that bet.

Is there Hobbit in me?

Because my reason for not liking the cover has nothing to do with my digital library. I like to lean an LP back or display the CD when I listen to it. I can always just lean the booklet over top but for OCD reasons I would obviously rather it just come the other way.

I bet all my bitcoins on Hook.

It’s on the top of the lid in one of the corners.

Maybe a 24 CD box? 2 discs for each movie of the OT and the PT and 3 discs for each film in the ST, being 2 for the complete score and the third for the alternates?

Heresy! It would need to include 21 discs to be complete!

I highly doubt it would be 9. It's likely 2 for each film and maybe a 7th disc with some outtakes/alternates etc. If we are lucky.

The best overall cue and the most amazing marriage of music and visuals of 2019 is hands down this one.

It's up there to be sure. It's the only reason I haven't completely forgotten about 3. (3 just feels like such an abandonment of where it looked like they were going after 2. It's not as weighty and world building as 2 and not as wonderful as 1.) I'm a huge fan of 2. I understand all the reasons 1 is the better and probably the more original score and film. It's a Star Wars / Empire situation. Flying with Mother? Stoick's Ship? Toothless Found and Two New Alpha's? Yowza. But none of that could have happened without Forbidden Friendship and Test Drive. I also adore See You Tomorrow. But Third Date just takes you by the hand and then doesn't let go even after you start shouting "Too much! TOO MUCH!"

I'd pay anything, including my soul.

I have not heard the fanfare, though I can say that Williams did not put all that much effort into the name.

I enjoyed the show and really thought the score was fun. I’ll need to check out this blog post now. EDIT: Just read it. I dig that he was going for Conan the Barbarian by way of Heavy Metal ‘81. That definitely came across. Also, for those lamenting the lack of original themes from the show, apparently there were “contractual roadblocks” that prohibited its use in this series. I love the breakdown of all the themes he gives in this post. This guy is so passionate and excited by what he does for a living. I love it!

This is the one piece I have been trying to find for years. I had the good fortune to hear it during the original concert season in 1986 and then again when played (I think with the Horn Concerto?) several years ago but have never been able to come across a recording...

Leto looks like Steve Carell and Pacino looks like Will Ferrell.

There's an option missing: none.

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My favourite film score of 2020 was BLOOD MACHINES (Carpenter Brut). My favourite of the poll options is FUKUSHIMA 50, which clocked in at my 9th place last year. My other favourites, most of them under-the-radar affairs, in this podcast episode.

Thanks. Awesome work. Based on your listing, I am struggling to see the difference between Main theme B and Lily's theme.

I'll say WW84 just because it was very nice to see Zimmer coming back to more orchestral score like he used to do in the 90's and 2000's Other great scores from that year: Call of the Wild by John Powell (almost as good as WW84) Soul by Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross & Jon Batiste (same as above) News of the World by JNH (although I don't know if it counts as a 2021 score, f^$ù%!g covid) Over the Moon by Steven Price (not great but considering the year, it's a worth listening score) Le Prince Oublié by Howard Shore Bloodshot by Steve Jablonsky (again not great but with some nice action cues)

Unlike Marvel, DC has balls!

The Death of Captain Underpants

Thanks so much for your help! All the best.

The only other one I've heard was the Giacchino - in the film - which I think was alright and hasn't really left a trace in my memory, and I know I should really check out Greenwood someday, but my vote goes to Stalin because it's really an excellent and convincing Shostakovich pastiche.

Does it accidentally say that SW, Indy and Hook were expanded already?

Anytime you have a film with a "triple agent" in it, you know there was a bad writer involved. The film had two major problems: there is a good 45 minute stretch where nothing exciting happens at all (arrival in Peru until the escape sequence, which in turn made the final act more boring than it needed to be. Two) way too many 50s references in the first act, from visuals, idiomatic expressions, and slogans. I do not recall much "30s lingo" in the first three movies. It all felt forced and artificial. I don't mind the late 60's as a backdrop for the next one, but they could easily fall into the same trap without a good screenwriter to keep things proportionate.

This was a release that I'd wanted for years, to have complete, and was happy to get it. BUT... after listening to the album for so many years, I found myself missing the listening experience of the album arrangement. It really was done well.

My thoughts exactly - Chibnall was the big mistake with these two series, or more specifically, the decision that the show should be a weekly 'message'. Although it does feel that only S12 really suffered from that - S11 had some decent stories and episodes. I'd love to see Whittaker with a different showrunner, but clearly we won't get that. I'm not particularly fussed about Akinola - his music is a nice, fresh take, but if they get another composer for post-Whittaker, so be it.

I actually picked Death of Stalin. It is definitely virtuoso in its interpolation of Russian marches and melodies and recreating that entire sound very compellingly and accurately as well. It is a memorable score for sure and makes an impact in the film. Phantom Thread also is very good and works very well in the film. But you kinda get the sense it is basically about 2 or 3 suites composed that are then applied as score throughout the film. It is a bit same-y. But still very good.

Anne-Sophie Mutter would never let JW go on dates with a guy.

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I'm sure I know some things some other people don't know

It happened only once, didnt it? I didn't mind that... It wasn't necessary, but then who cares. If we ever got a 9-CD Complete Star Wars Prequel John Williams boxset I'd be willing to spend 200 bucks on it!!

Australia. That was pretty great. Nicole Kidman was fantastic and fortunately did not come across as unrealistic with a British accent. This was also the first movie in a long time that required me to read subtitles and I found the beginning rather rushed, or maybe that was just because both Drover and Fletcher sounded so awfully alike. There’s a little too much singing in it and I’m guessing the aboriginals are being portrayed in a rather patronizing way, but what the hell, I had a great time. I’ll definitely re-watch this one when I don’t have to keep an eye on iTunes copying music to my phone, e.g. asking me to update my phone’s firmware and software and then telling me it’s waiting for changes to apply (what the fuck does that even mean?) Where are the days you could just plug in an MP3 player and copy-paste files? No, I don’t want a library, I want music. I’m tired of the 20th Century Fox logo, but the score was really great most of the time as well. Its uses of minor and major was excellent, but the sound effects overwhelmed it at times, though that might just have been my copy. Some of the romantic cues could have been a bit better and it took me an hour to realise the classical piece that sounded so familiar was Bach’s Sheep May Safely Graze. The sped up Nimrod at the end also worked really well. Am I going to have to re-evaluate Moulin…? No, I’m not doing it. I’M NOT DOING IT, MRS BOSS!

My first watch of The Truman Show. A genuinely fascinating concept explored satisfactorily thoroughly. Really liked it.

Twister Oh gosh, I love this movie. Always loved it since I was just a little boy. Watched it countless times on VHS. Watching it today, I still think it's a fun movie with great direction and cinematography and an excellent score by Mark Mancina - I loved how he used the choir to represent the tornados. But of course, some of the digital effects don't hold up these days. Anyway, happy 25th birthday!

Memoirs and Howl's are my favorites from that list

OK, found my ol' list. MEMOIRS wins 2005.

Here's me in a similar pose on some basalt...

Have it on my phone lock screen. :]]]

I always compare it to the old renaissance painting masters - they had a studio where they accepted orders, the master (like Verrocio, for example) drew the guidelines, did some parts and finishing touches, and his apprentices did a lot of the work to learn their master's techniques. Obviously it's not a 1:1 comparison but similar I think. And of course there's the story of Verrochio giving up painting because his young pupil Leonardo did a much better angel than him, so it wasn't THAT limiting of a system.