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  1. Holko

    JW's Liner Notes

    Thought it might be a good idea to start a collection - he writes precious little but it's always great! I'll be updating this master list with posts later posted here. Booklet scans in first spoilers, transcripts for accessibility in second spoilers. Signature Edition notes graciously donated by @mrbellamy! 1969 - Flute Concerto 1983 LSO/Slatkin recording 1970 - Jane Eyre Hal Leonard Signature Edition - Suite 1972 - Images Written for the LP OST that went unreleased, circled around as an Academy FYC promo, then as a boot, then as a not-quote-properly-legal release, then finally released officially and authorised in 2021 by Quartet Records, text reproduced in the booklet. 1975 - Jaws Hal Leonard Signature Edition - Suite (1974-)1976 - Violin Concerto I. 1983 LSO/Slatkin recording 1976 - Midway Hal Leonard Signature Edition - "Midway March" 1977 - STAR WARS Written for and appearing on the double LP OST. http://www.jw-collection.de/scores/swlp.htm 1977 - Close Encounters of the Third Kind Hal Leonard Signature Edition - Excerpts from Close Encounters of the Third Kind 1977; 1980 - Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back Hal Leonard Signature Edition - Suite 1977; 1980; 1983 - Music from the Star Wars Saga Hal Leonard Signature Edition - Suite 1978 - Superman: The Movie Hal Leonard Signature Edition - "Superman March" 1979 - 1941 Hal Leonard Signature Edition - "The March from 1941" 1980 - The Empire Strikes Back (Charles Gerhardt Rerecording) 1981 - Raiders of the Lost Ark Hal Leonard Signature Edition - "Raiders March" 1982 - E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Hal Leonard Signature Edition - "Flying Theme" Hal Leonard Signature Edition - "Adventures on Earth" 1982 - Monsignor Written for and appearing on the LP OST packaging, reprinted in the 2019 Intrada Records reissue/expansion. 1983 - The Star Wars Trilogy (Varujan Koijan/Utah Symphony Orchestra Recording) 1984 - NBC News - "The Mission Theme" Hal Leonard Signature Edition 1986 - SpaceCamp Written for and appearing on the LP OST packaging, reproduced in the 2014 Intrada reissue. 1988 - "The Olympic Spirit" Hal Leonard Signature Edition 1989 - Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Hal Leonard Signature Edition - "Scherzo for Motorcycle and Orchestra" 1990; 1992 - Home Alone and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York Hal Leonard Signature Edition - "Three Holiday Songs from Home Alone" 1991 - JFK Hal Leonard Signature Edition - Suite 1991 - Hook Hal Leonard Signature Edition - "The Flight to Neverland" 1992 - Far and Away Hal Leonard Signature Edition - Suite 1993 - Jurassic Park Hal Leonard Signature Edition - "Theme from Jurassic Park" 1993 - Schindler's List Hal Leonard Signature Edition - "Three Pieces from Schindler's List" 1993 - Sound the Bells! Hal Leonard Signature Edition 1996 - Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra Hal Leonard Signature Edition - Solo Trumpet with Piano Reduction 1997 - The Lost World: Jurassic Park Hal Leonard Signature Edition - "Theme from The Lost World" 1997 - Amistad Hal Leonard Signature Edition - "Dry Your Tears, Afrika" 1997 - Five Sacred Trees Hal Leonard Signature Edition 1998 - Saving Private Ryan Hal Leonard Signature Edition - "Hymn to the Fallen" 1999 - Angela's Ashes Hal Leonard Signature Edition - "Two Concert Pieces from Angela's Ashes" 1999 - Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace Written for and appearing on the CD OST. Looking for a better booklet scan if anyone's willing to work on it. 1999 - Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace Hal Leonard Signature Edition - Suite 1999 - Tributes!/For Seiji! Can be found on The John Williams Collection Webpage. 2000 - The Patriot Hal Leonard Signature Edition - "Theme" 2000 - TreeSong Source: http://www.jw-collection.de/classical/treesong.htm 2001 - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Hal Leonard Signature Edition - Suite for Orchestra 2001 - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - Children's Suite Written for and appearing in the Hal Leonard published sheet music, reproduced in the 2018 La-La Land Records Harry Potter 1-3 Expanded Box's common tracklist and liner notes booklet. 2002 - "Call of the Champions" Hal Leonard Signature Edition 2002 - Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones Hal Leonard Signature Edition - "Across the Stars" 2002 - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Hal Leonard Signature Edition 2002 - Catch Me If You Can Hal Leonard Signature Edition - "Escapades for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra" 2004 - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Hal Leonard Signature Edition - Suite for Orchestra 2004 - The Terminal Hal Leonard Signature Edition - "Viktor's Tale" 2005 - Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith Hal Leonard Signature Edition - "Battle of the Heroes" 2005 - Memoirs of a Geisha Hal Leonard Signature Edition - "The Chairman's Waltz" 2008 - Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Hal Leonard Signature Edition - "The Adventures of Indiana Jones" 2011 - War Horse Hal Leonard Signature Edition - "Dartmoor, 1912" 2012 - "Fanfare for Fenway" Hal Leonard Signature Edition 2015 - Star Wars: The Force Awakens Hal Leonard Signature Edition - Suite 2017 - Star Wars: The Last Jedi Hal Leonard Signature Edition - "The Rebellion is Reborn" 2018 - Solo: A Star Wars Story Hal Leonard Signature Edition - "The Adventures of Han" 2019 - Star Wars Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker Written for and appearing on the CD OST. 2019 - Across the Stars Written for and included in the releases' booklets. 2020 - Live in Vienna Written for and appearing in the limited golden 2LP edition. 2021 - West Side Story (Leonard Bernstein, adapted by David Newman) Written for the OST booklet. 2021 - Violin Concerto No. 2 Written for the 2022 DG release.
    8 points
  2. D3-1 - Timpani Fanfare (:19) D2-1 - Prologue and Tradition & Main Title (Alternate) (11:31) D2-2 - Matchmaker (Alternate) (3:45)* D2-3 - If I Were A Rich Man (Alternate) (5:00) D2-4 - Sabbath Prayer (Alternate) (2:42) D3-5 - Tevye Thinks On It (1:04) D2-5 - To Life (Alternate) (6:21) D3-7 - Street Scene And Riverbank (:58) D3-8 - Perchik And Hodel Dance (:46) D3-9 - Tevye's Monologue (2:40) D2-6 - Miracle of Miracles (Alternate) (2:11)* D3-11 - Chava Takes The Book (:45) D2-7 - Tevye's Dream (Alternate) (:00-5:51) D3-12 - Dream Epilogue (:28) D3-13 - Wedding Preparation (:52) D3-14 - Wedding Procession (Playback Version) (2:20) D2-8 - Sunrise, Sunset (Alternate) (3:52) D2-9 - Wedding Celebration And The Bottle Dance (Instrumental) (3:50) D1-11 - First Act Finale (1:30) D1-12 - Entr'acte (1:51) D3-16 - The Cornfield - Tradition (:49) D3-17 - Socio-Economic Relationship (:35) D2-10 - Any Day Now (Unused) (2:47) D3-19 - Tevye's Rebuttal (2:37) D2-11 - Do You Love Me? (Alternate) (3:15) D2-12 - Far From The Home I Love (Alternate) (3:05) D3-22 - Russian Church (1:38) D2-13 - Chava Ballet Sequence (Alternate) (2:37) D2-14 - The Rejection Scene (Instrumental) (1:35) D2-15 - Anatevka (Alternate) (3:44) D3-24 - Exodus (Excerpt) (1:35) D2-16 - Finale (Alternate) (2:05) Bonus Tracks: D3-2 - Matchmaker (Playback Version) (4:46) D3-3 - If I Were A Rich Man (Playback Version) (5:05) D3-4 - Sabbath Prayer (Playback Version) (2:43) D3-6 - To Life (Playback Version) (6:48) D3-10 - Miracle of Miracles (Playback Version) (2:21) D2-7 - Tevye's Dream (Alternate) (5:51-End) [Rename to "Tevye's Dream (Original Ending)"] D3-15 - Sunrise, Sunset (Playback Version) (3:47) D3-18 - Any Day Now (Playback Version) (2:48) D3-20 - Do You Love Me? (Playback Version) (3:15) D3-21 - Far From The Home I Love (Playback Version) (2:28) D3-23 - Anatevka (Playback Version) (2:46) D3-25 - Fiddler On The Roof (Instrumental) (1:46) * = There is additional intro music on the playback version riddled with sound effects which can be incorporated if desired More here: https://chrono-score.blogspot.com/2017/11/fiddler-on-roof-1971.html
    7 points
  3. I got really tired of Giacchino's Spidey theme in this one. It really is such a paint-by-number hero theme, and its limitations are even more glaring heard next to Elfman's in the same film (as brief as that was). For all his strengths I feel like Giacchino still hasn't mastered the art of variation. Almost every statement is exactly the same, every phrase as predictable as the last. Pretty apt for the whole MCU though I guess.
    7 points
  4. Look at that left to right downward slant! Titus did this intentionally!
    6 points
  5. mrbellamy

    JW's Liner Notes

    Oh good! Well, here's the rest of what I have. I did exclude a few like Olympic Fanfare or Lincoln which didn't have any personal thoughts or reflections about the music, they were just kinda bland summaries ("this is when I wrote it, what it was for, who performed it"). Some others were borderline uninteresting but I still threw them in here. Most of these have something to say, or just good writing. A few of them are extra beautiful, my favorites being Superman, Trumpet Concerto, and Across the Stars (the last line of that one, damn, John!). And in my previous post his Fanfare For Fenway note <3 Missing some Signature Editions altogether which maybe others can add, but this seems plenty. 1970 - Jane Eyre Hal Leonard Signature Edition - Suite 1975 - Jaws Hal Leonard Signature Edition - Suite 1976 - Midway Hal Leonard Signature Edition - "Midway March" 1977 - Close Encounters of the Third Kind Hal Leonard Signature Edition - Excerpts from Close Encounters of the Third Kind 1977; 1980 - Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back Hal Leonard Signature Edition - Suite 1978 - Superman: The Movie Hal Leonard Signature Edition - "Superman March" 1981 - Raiders of the Lost Ark Hal Leonard Signature Edition - "Raiders March" 1984 - NBC News - "The Mission Theme" Hal Leonard Signature Edition 1988 - "The Olympic Spirit" Hal Leonard Signature Edition 1989 - Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Hal Leonard Signature Edition - "Scherzo for Motorcycle and Orchestra" 1991 - JFK Hal Leonard Signature Edition - Suite 1993 - Jurassic Park Hal Leonard Signature Edition - "Theme from Jurassic Park" 1993 - Schindler's List Hal Leonard Signature Edition - "Three Pieces from Schindler's List" 1993 - Sound the Bells! Hal Leonard Signature Edition 1996 - Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra Hal Leonard Signature Edition - Solo Trumpet with Piano Reduction 1997 - The Lost World: Jurassic Park Hal Leonard Signature Edition - "Theme from The Lost World" 1998 - Saving Private Ryan Hal Leonard Signature Edition - "Hymn to the Fallen" 1999 - Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace Hal Leonard Signature Edition - Suite 2000 - The Patriot Hal Leonard Signature Edition - "Theme" 2002 - Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones Hal Leonard Signature Edition - "Across the Stars" 2004 - The Terminal Hal Leonard Signature Edition - "Viktor's Tale" 2005 - Memoirs of a Geisha Hal Leonard Signature Edition - "The Chairman's Waltz" 2008 - Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Hal Leonard Signature Edition - "The Adventures of Indiana Jones" 2011 - War Horse Hal Leonard Signature Edition - "Dartmoor, 1912" 2015 - Star Wars: The Force Awakens Hal Leonard Signature Edition - Suite 2017 - Star Wars: The Last Jedi Hal Leonard Signature Edition - "The Rebellion is Reborn" 2018 - Solo: A Star Wars Story Hal Leonard Signature Edition - "The Adventures of Han"
    4 points
  6. For those saying "meh, not real JW, don't care" - this was a big job of scaling these pieces up from a small theatre ensemble to a big orchestra (the player list fills both trays in the front and back, with shortened names!) and it's chock full of fun JW-ey touches and gestures, rich instrumentation with lots of colours added by percussion, cimbalom, balalaika, clarinet solos and of course fiddle solos, creative support for the songs, and on top of that, additional completely new cues written by him where he plays around with the motifs in his own way. This is a treasure box.
    4 points
  7. I always thought Elfman's theme had already described every major trait of Spider-Man. His over 3 minute Spider-Man suite for the main titles practically tells the entire story right then and there. The Spider-Man theme starts off unassuming and soft, much like Peter was, then gathers strength with the drums and orchestra, almost simulating a Spider crawling across it's web (or Peter crawling a wall), goes through many dark variations in the first third reflecting Uncle Ben's death and the dark events of Spider-Man's life, then we get a full, sweeping, heroic statement of the theme at 1:43, with constant running strings simulating the feeling of web-swinging, and the full melody and counterpoint indicating that Spider-Man has come into his own. Elfman even perfects the suite with Peter Parker's theme coming in right after Spider-Man's theme hits its peak, giving off the feeling that no matter how well Spider-Man does, Peter's life and responsibilities will always be impacted. The responsibility theme itself is perfect already, with the melody slowly collapsing, just like the weight of responsibility does, yet ending with a final rising note to illustrate how Peter overcomes his problems no matter what. We even get innocent sounding variations of Peter's theme at the end of the main titles of the first movie, characterizing at his naïve, immature side. I'm not saying Elfman was consciously thinking all of this when writing his theme, but it certainly characterizes the movie spectacularly anyway. This isn't a criticism of Horner, Zimmer, or Paesano either. I just don't think any composer can top the level of characterization that Elfman fit into his theme in the very first movie. It's like whenever Williams tried to use other themes, or compose new themes for Luke. He already nailed in the first time so it just feels like an absurd, wasted effort. Or when Zimmer composed new Batman themes. Even his more melodic efforts just pale in comparison to Elfman's or even Nick Arundel's. I do think Elfman should have made his own theme a bit darker and more varied in Justice League though cause that didn't work too well either.
    4 points
  8. If you haven't seen any Spider-Man films from the last 20 years, don't bother. It won't make a lick of sense, and none of the emotional beats will land for you. But if you have to watch one, I'd go with Raimi's Spider-Man 2. Or Into the Spiderverse.
    4 points
  9. Today, three fave of Jerry Goldsmith, from the 70/80s : Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979, Expanded), Gremlins (1984, Expanded) and Hoosiers (1986, Expanded).
    3 points
  10. I cry nerd tears every time 12 reveals himself to River and she figures it out. It is so sweet.
    3 points
  11. I watched The Husbands of River Song last night while I was wrapping presents. Not counting any of the regeneration specials (Time of the Doctor is amazing) this one just knocks it out of the park on almost every level. River: Does sarcasm help? Doctor: Wouldn't it be a great universe if it did? Doctor: My grasp of the universal constants of physical reality has been changed... ... ... forever. It's a light-hearted romp through and through and then it hits you with that ending! River: And if I happen to find myself in danger, let me tell you, the Doctor is not stupid enough, or sentimental enough, and he is certainly not in love enough to find himself standing in it with me! Doctor: Hello, Sweetie. Fortunately unlike past Christmases I got the end and turned off the TV. I have a bad habit of following this special up with Silence in the Library / Forest of the Dead (or at least the ending) and wind up weeping into my bourbon. He had his ups and downs to be sure, but Moffat could get it done.
    3 points
  12. Oh man, those types of scenes (any scene with 2-3 Spider-men talking) was the best stuff in the movie! I thought it was all so effortlessly enjoyable Easily, yea That guy is great, made me want to watch more of his movies
    3 points
  13. 3 points
  14. mrbellamy

    JW's Liner Notes

    Hopefully this isn't cluttering the thread lol. But here are a few from the Signature Editions. I can post more as time allows. 1979 - 1941 Hal Leonard Signature Edition - "The March from 1941" 1982 - E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Hal Leonard Signature Edition - "Flying Theme" 1990; 1992 - Home Alone and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York Hal Leonard Signature Edition - "Three Holiday Songs from Home Alone" 1991 - Hook Hal Leonard Signature Edition - "The Flight to Neverland" 1992 - Far and Away Hal Leonard Signature Edition - Suite 1997 - Amistad Hal Leonard Signature Edition - "Dry Your Tears, Afrika" 1999 - Angela's Ashes Hal Leonard Signature Edition - "Two Concert Pieces from Angela's Ashes" 2001 - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Hal Leonard Signature Edition - Suite for Orchestra 2002 - "Call of the Champions" Hal Leonard Signature Edition 2002 - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Hal Leonard Signature Edition 2002 - Catch Me If You Can Hal Leonard Signature Edition - "Escapades for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra" 2004 - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Hal Leonard Signature Edition - Suite for Orchestra 2005 - Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith Hal Leonard Signature Edition - "Battle of the Heroes" 2012 - "Fanfare for Fenway" Hal Leonard Signature Edition
    3 points
  15. 1983 - The Star Wars Trilogy (Varujan Koijan/Utah Symphony Orchestra Recording) I went through my collection and this is the only one I have to contribute. I could have sworn there was a brief blurb in my copy of Sabrina, but upon further inspection I realize it's actually just a small-font dedication from JW which reads "For @Bespin". Wonder what he meant by that... Keep up the great thread!
    2 points
  16. None of these movies are Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf and we don't expect them to be. Star Wars, Marvel, Snyder, any flavor of Spider-Man. But to say that there is no emotional content is either unfair, or maybe it's a case of getting out what you bring in. Too many people say "Marvel movies are the same formula over and over." To me that says they're either not actually watching them or they blank out at "Superhero film". Captain America movies are not the same as Iron Man movies and aren't the same as Guardians movies. Hell, Thor movies aren't like other Thor movies. When Endgame came out there was a... meme isn't the right word. Thing? of looking at your Fitbit / Apple watch, whatever and lining it up to when you were watching Endgame. Sure enough, I could tell when all of the major emotional beats of the last act were. While there are certainly parts of Marvel that rely on the jokes more than others, I think at the very least the MCU is good at what Nicholas Meyer called "tap dancing". Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back were good at it. The prequels were not. The sequels would be better at it if they didn't usually mess up the "plot". I love Man of Steel and the Snyder Cut Justice League but they do NOT tap dance. Oh and the one Marvel movie that deliberately made a joke out itself was the one Thor movie that everyone loves. Ragnarok.
    2 points
  17. It's an unused take of the Prologue that the makers of the 30th anniversary edition put on that album instead of the proper film/album take. Mike it included it on the LLL set so that there would be nothing on the 30th album that remained exclusive to it. Minor typo here
    2 points
  18. Don't choose to watch an MCU film if you're looking for drama. Watch an MCU film for escapist entertainment.
    2 points
  19. Yes, please do! Mike's liner notes are wonderful. They go through the history of the stories, the play, the movie, JW's association with it and the place where he was in his career, then comes a track-by-track breakdown explaining the backgrounds and context of the songs and the motifs, noting JW's score cues where relevant, briefly going into the sources and assembly of this release, the whole hefty booklet concluding with an overview of how JW continued and still continues his association with Fiddler and the violin itself. I'm very happy he went through the trouble of collecting all this information and that LLL allowed it all without length limitations!
    2 points
  20. Was delighted to see the TCE back in use with Dhawan's Master, and equally so to see that while the effects concerning the compression have improved greatly the result (the victim effectively ending up as a little figurine of themselves) looks much the same. Have watched The Christmas Invasion, The Runaway Bride and The Next Doctor these last few days - damn, it's good to have a reminder of the 'spring in its step' the revived show used to have ... family entertainment (by which I don't mean blandified, I mean there's truly something in it to please everyone from 8 to 80) from the top drawer. And what more could you want from something showing in the early evening on Christmas Day, with you and yours all gathered round the telly full of food 'n' booze?
    2 points
  21. There are generally not many instantly noticeable differences on Disc 2 - will need to do a deep dive investigation, will share the results! Disc 3 is a just slightly mixed bag - some film stem cues ended up much better than some others. The playback versions are more noticeably different in places. I found it strange that Tradition had no playback version until I realised it's all offscreen choir, some barebones rhythmic choreography and Topol's on-set monologue! I'm glad Any Day Now was removed from the film in the end, it's a pretty authentic sounding communist movement march which aren't remembered fondly around these parts in general.
    2 points
  22. Horner’s so good, he can make a superhero score that’s enjoyable to listen to for even someone as otherwise aggressively indifferent to superheroes as I am.
    2 points
  23. 2 points
  24. To me the seams were always there from the beginning. Besides the obvious lower quality films present in the series, this is how Marvel has literally always been for me. It's pure entertainment. Don't think too much about it and there's no problems. I'm not a fanboy of them, as there are many I've only seen the one time, but they're fine. Sorry to hear you didn't enjoy this one as much. I honestly expected to feel more like you're describing, but it really did it for me in the theater. I don't know how I'll feel watching it on home video, but yeah.
    2 points
  25. The Monk trilogy had the potential to be something really incredible, but Moffat has revealed that his mother died while he was writing series 10 which directly impacted that block of the show. I can't imagine how difficult that must've been while doing such an insanely demanding job. Had it not happened the trilogy could've ended up as one the most ambitious and interesting things the show ever attempted. There's a lot to still like about it though, especially the wonderful Extremis. That always reminds me of the terrific game No-One Lives Forever 2 and the hilarious cubed henchmen:
    2 points
  26. Honestly I struggled a bit with this one. I really wanted to like it, but like many others I'm becoming increasingly fatigued with the Marvel Factory Production Line and this did nothing to jolt me out of it, unlike WandaVision (Loki didn't do much for me, it had a lot of promise but just never reached its potential). It was just quip after quip after quip, sandwiched between near-operatic moments of melodrama. When Maguire came through the portal I just felt nothing. Maybe it was the knowledge that he would definitely be in it, as it was the worst kept secret in Hollywood. But he was my Spider-Man, and Raimi's second film of the franchise remains the best of the whole genre, and I barely blinked when it happened. On one hand I might be getting too old for these movies, but on the other hand the thrilling Into the Spider-verse did everything that this film did but with some real style and panache, and I felt a bit of that childlike awe and wonder watching that one. The plastic and dull MCU aesthetic really pales in comparison. Willem Dafoe stole the show, he was really great hamming it up as both sides of Osborne, and Alfred Molina was pretty fun as well. But the rest of the villains may has well have not been there. Cumberbatch snoozed through every line, and while I know Doctor Strange has always been a bit of a prick he was downright unpleasant in this film. For a movie that puts so much into the idea of responsibility it was baffling to see how much blame and guilt he put on Peter for a spell that he himself royally botched. The whole "look what you made me do" vibe was pretty tone-deaf in my opinion. Garfield was surprisingly good in this. I didn't love the Judd Apatow-esque bantering scene between the three Peters, but the most affecting moments in the film were surprisingly Garfield's.
    2 points
  27. Lol, "most-hated" it was not. One of the most divisive, absolutely. But they are not the same thing.
    2 points
  28. Gladiator for both. Not a huge fan of the Golden Age sword and sandal epics.
    2 points
  29. I love watching those videos. Both me and my wife are seen in the background whenever they film Williams so we show up a lot. 😂 What a memory!
    2 points
  30. Shortlist for the oscars announced. Songs are also in the link. http://filmmusicreporter.com/2021/12/21/original-score-song-shortlists-for-94th-academy-awards-announced/ “Being the Ricardos” – Daniel Pemberton “Candyman” – Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe. “Don’t Look Up” – Nicholas Britell “Dune” – Hans Zimmer “Encanto” – Germaine Franco “The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun” – Alexandre Desplat “The Green Knight” – Daniel Hart “The Harder They Fall” – Jeymes Samuel “King Richard” – Kris Bowers “The Last Duel” – Harry Gregson-Williams “No Time to Die” – Hans Zimmer “Parallel Mothers” – Alberto Iglesias “The Power of the Dog” – Jonny Greenwood “Spencer” – Jonny Greenwood “The Tragedy of Macbeth” – Carter Burwell
    2 points
  31. Yes, it's quite creepy. A sinister variation on the Tissue Compression Eliminator.
    2 points
  32. Marvel has officially given designations to the Raimi and Webb Spider-Men: Raimi's Spider-Man is called Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man: https://www.marvel.com/characters/friendly-neighborhood-spider-man Webb's Spider-Man gets the same designation as the film series he originates - The Amazing Spider-Man: https://www.marvel.com/characters/the-amazing-spider-man
    2 points
  33. Woah, I can't believe I didn't notice that when I proofread. That's a really strange error to even happen!
    1 point
  34. This 2014 score put Nuno Malo on the map for me, as it did many others. It was a critical favourite at the time (I later hired Nuno to sit in a film music jury), and it's well-deserved. Elegant, orchestral crime waltz music that sweeps over you in waves. Muscular when it needs to. I don't believe he's bettered it since.
    1 point
  35. Nah, it only means they haven't bothered to remove the page yet. They tend to purge the pages for OOP titles in big swaths, it never just happens automatically when stuff sells out or anything.
    1 point
  36. Right. I think these polls always need a "None" option, whatever the topic is.
    1 point
  37. Wow, almost a year since last updated! Good thing I got a couple of things to share! I got myself a ComposerCloud Plus subscription during the Black Friday sale, so I get all mic positions for about $20 less than I was paying for the ComposerCloudX subscription (which only included close and mid mic positions). So, I did a couple of things to test this out. At the moment, I don't have access to Hollywood Strings Platinum because my External HDD is only 1TB, so I'm using the EWQLSO Strings Platinum as a placeholder. I also got hold of a free VST called 'Spook Keys' recently, which can emulate a theremin. So I came out with these to test all this out (plus a few of the instrument patches I had not used before)
    1 point
  38. DUNE and THE LAST DUEL are candidates for my own top 10 of the year too, but the rest I've found largely disappointing and/or boring. I could easily list 20 other 2021 scores that are more rewarding than this, same as with the Golden Globes.
    1 point
  39. Can anyone line me up with the best and most listenable tracks from each of these three scores? I listened to Homecoming once, and found it too bouncy and too popcorn to really hold my attention. I've only seen the film once. Same for Far From Home. I used to be a massive Giacchino fan once, and many of his scores are still excellent in my eyes, but I've seen through the veil a little bit as I think he has reached his 'ceiling' in terms of complexity and creativity of writing... he keeps scoring things the same way over and again, and his best theme writing is behind him. Of course it's also about attachment to certain films, and his more recent do not grab me like they did a decade ago in my twenties.
    1 point
  40. I know this is all a matter of personal preference. But... You're insane. You're insane. You're insane.
    1 point
  41. Can't relate at all. Personally my favorite Spider-Man movie since Spider-Man 2. I love that Tom Holland's performance actually felt like Peter Parker/Spider-Man instead of Iron Man's replacement (sorry Tom Holland being young does nothing for me enjoying him or not. I hated his Logan Paul-esque video sequence in the beginning of Homecoming, his stupid, unfunny quips, his worshipping of Iron Man, and half the time he just comes across as stupid, more so than either live-action Spider-Man). I love that great power and great responsibility is emphasized in this film again because that's always been the core of the best Spidey stories. I love the callbacks in the score and how many there were (though I do agree they're a bit more subdued than maybe they should be, but to be honest, my friends and I weren't convinced the score would have any previous references, so I'm just grateful for that). I love the references to other films, and while I do wish Tobey and Doc Ock interacted a bit more, I still loved their reunion regardless, as I've always adored how they handled their relationship. Not sure how, the only time I thought they fucked with his character was when they laugh at his name even though the main character is named Peter Parker. Otherwise they pretty much wrote him exactly like how he appeared in Spider-Man 2. I guess you're referring to when his arms turn against him with Peter's nanotech, so yeah he's not intimidating in this movie, but considering it's more about his redemption I was ok with it. They more than made up with it in Dafoe's performance anyway. That entire first attack from the Goblin that results in May's death was beautifully done, aside from May thinking she can stand up to and survive a super strong man that her superhero son couldn't defeat. But I guess that's what you get when you ruin her character by turning her into a dumbass soccer mom. Well considering I found MJ an annoyance at best and May utterly irresponsible and dull at worst I was more than ok with it. I actually was getting a bit torn up when she died because Holland's acting and May believing she was ok, and finally teaching Peter the motto sold it so well for me, especially since, as previously mentioned, I never liked her character before this. Yeah the plot was messy, but I don't go to these roller coaster non-movies for intricate plots. I go to them for compelling characters and arcs, and I thought this movie had that in spades. I cannot express enough how happy I am with the way they resolved Maguire and Garfield's respective stories, while also paying plenty of tribute and respect to their characters. Not to mention that the ending is the perfect way to end this story, with Peter after being handed everything when Iron Man came into his life, now realizing it's his responsibility to let it all go. I take a lot of the same issues with some of the Marvel staples such as dumb, undercutting humor, and plot conveniences like Ned turning into Doctor Strange with only one dumb joke line to set it up, but at the end of the day, I came to this movie to see if they'd handle my favorite characters from the past with the respect they deserved, and see if they finally made Tom Holland's Peter Parker/Spider-Man into his own character. For the most part, they did both and then some, so I'm more than satisfied with it.
    1 point
  42. I don't understand what Sandman needs to get cured of if he just wants to return (and also he didn't die there) And if they're meant to go back and die, why are they taken from after their movies? Do they come from a version of events where they survided their last fight and then later died at a different fight? Is that why the turtleneck? Does Ock come from a universe where he's wearing a turtleneck at the river scene? I'm so confused. Are Andrew and Tobey even meant to be the same ones?
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  44. That was the original plan! https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2021-12-14/spider-man-no-way-home-premiere?_amp=true
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  45. Not really. It's a great cue that deserves the kudos it gets.
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  46. This FSM post from Mike might clear up any misconceptions about all the various tape formats out there. Not really specific to Star Wars but could clarify a few questions:
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