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He gives his hat to Sammy Fabelman.

Yea it's really good. And that season finale is amazing

Just finished yesterday the first season of Succession. It's amazing how a show where every character is unlikable (in different degrees) can be so entertaining. It was very funny to watch these rich one-percenters doing horrible things to each other. The acting of the whole cast were incredible, and I liked the way the show shifts from comedy to drama to comedy again. Also, this is probably Nicholas Britell's best score.

Oh boy, I just got home from my first LTP concert ever: Fellowship of the Ring! And it was... Now, as someone who never went to a concert like this, I noted a few things. The first is that smaller cues, that usually are dialed very low on the movie's mix, stood out a lot more in LTP concerts. So, while in one hand it is a bit distracting to have loud music in scenes that it is supposed to be very low and hidden behind dialogue and sound effects, in the other as a fan of Shore's LOTR scores I was able to notice some new cool details that I haven't noticed when I was watching the movie "normally". The score was performed by the Minas Gerais Symphony Orchestra (one of the orchestras from the state of the Federation where I live), and they did a good job capturing the Howard Shore/LPO sound (although in a few moments I think the brass wasn't as "epic" as in the original recording). Either way, it was a wonderful experience. My favorite movie of all time and one of my favorite scores performed live, it was great! Now I want to go to more LTP concerts, including the other two LOTR movies, plus Star Wars, Potter, Indiana Jones, Jurassic Park... Heck, you can give me even LTP concerts of scores I do not like (like the Hooper's HP 5 and 6) and I will go gladly!

Woodland Realm material, I believe

Karol

I’m not a James Bond superfan. I’ve seen most of them I think. But I really appreciate late 70s Barry. So I’m jumping into Bond in no particular order. The only score I’ve listened to much is Thunderball, which I enjoy. Today was OHMSS. This was terrific, though I was surprised at the amount of electronic accents in it. And two songs! Nice, but like the film itself , it feels like it’s an anomaly rather than a typical Barry Bond score. Whatever I listened to was a chronological fan made playlist with bonus tracks at the end. Some of the unused material seemed to be some of my favorite. Next up Diamonds Are Forever.

There's not much available as far as I know, except the art already used on the soundtrack album. But I've made this one with less text:

Update: @filmmusic, the BLADE RUNNER boot that I mentioned, is on Gongo Music, and it's from Romania, which, I have been reliably informed, is in South East Europe.

I rather thought, it might turn into a James Horner thread.

I just love the moment in the Journey Begins when the piano stops playing and you realize that Williams has been creeping up Haydn for the past 30 seconds (and metaphorically the last 30 years). Just a nice realization that Williams is at home in the "classical big leagues." Here is the moment, though again, Williams builds to it (and, oh man, that cello in the next two themes):

So you were "Assistant to the Regional Manager"?

It was actually an accident. They found my cover art online and didn't know I was the designer. It seemed that it was credited to Casaro (which in a way makes sense) and since all Casaro's Conan art is the property of Universal, they genuinely thought this was part of the material they could use. After contacting them, they offered to credit me and we resolved the issue. I hope it opens the way to future collaborations

There will be always place in my collection if Murray Gold releases Series 10...

I fucking love the score to the Last Jedi. I think the way Williams develops the themes from the previous movie is awesome and I really like the Luke material. The final few tracks of the score have some of the best moments in all of Star Wars scores IMO.

Not all cues were recorded with a real orchestra, some are sampled. But I love it too, game too, replay it regularly!

Just felt like watching No Time to Die tonight. I really enjoy this Bond movie. Yeah, it feels like it wants to be everything at once but I am really entertained all the way through so who cares. Great action setpieces, fantastic cast, good villain and, yeah, really strong Zimmer score. It's fun times at the movies. Karol

They are. I liked S2 evwn more than one. S3 is overall a bit behins the other 2, but the finale of S3 is utterly brilliant. I gasped at my screen, brilliant writing and acting.

The most likely is that, if this trilogy actually happens (and I personally don't think it will), then Nathan Johnson will be the composer.

Now that's great news

this time there are *few* bars where I'm not 120% sure, but… enjoy.

I don't know the score very well at all but I'd jump on a proper expansion very quickly. Hell, I'd even kinda happily take just an OST release without the stupid dialogue and sound effects!

Starting around 1:40 or so sounds kinda familiar! Sounds like this and the first Claus movie are probably fun scores, I must check them out!

I've seen conflicting accounts of whether any of ESB happened at Abbey Road, surprisingly. I honestly don't know who to believe. But anyway, let's add Galaxy's Edge to the list.

Yeah, it's a very dry score and the recording only exemplifies that.

Yeah, we Poles get really touchy about this as well. (I personally don't care) Young Sherlock Holmes Karol

The OST was first released in 1994, and featured a mixture of original music, some unused score, and music created for the CD. The 2007 3-CD set features the OST, another CD of unreleased score, and a third "inspired by" disc. There are many boots of BLADE RUNNER. The closest that I have heard to a complete score, is a boot from Eastern Europe (Hungary, I think). It features all of the "chase" music heard at the climax of the film, and it has a few decent source cures (Gail Laughton).

Well, there is no way I'll have time to read that.

Raiders of Men in Black 3

Underrated.... Heidi. Absolutely lovely early TV score, with a cracking main theme. Overrated... pass. Anything I might consider overrated would likely be due to over-saturation than being genuinely overrated.

And here: From https://kitbashed.com/blog/colin-cantwells-concept-art

City Hall. You might think I am absolutely out of my mind but this is one of my very favourite Jerry Goldsmith scores. While I do have a tremendous respect for both Chinatown and L.A. Confidential, it is this entry out of Jerry's "urban trilogy" that I listen to the most. I am hoping Varese will upgrade it soon. Karol

Yea its amazing how many scores I dreamed about hearing in complete form as a kid are out there now

Yeah, I know... But I guess my list is pretty obscure simply because most scores have had decent releases by now, which is great!

"And then I said, I know..."

If this is anything like that ILM documentary it should be very cool. Hopefully there's lots of previously unseen recording sessions footage in it

Just returned from the movie and it was very lovely. Truly amazing how much Sammy embodied the young Spielberg. Really good film but might not be everyone's cup of tea. For me, I found it very personal and moving but there is no spectacle. It's just a family story and a letter to one's younger self (and a love note to their parents).

This will ruffle some feathers for sure, but for me most overrated is A.I. It is a good score, yes, but “masterpiece” isn’t a word I would use to describe it. Most underrated is a harder choice to make as there could easily be half a dozen I could list, but I’ll go with Angela’s Ashes.

I noticed that there was not a guide on what cues contained film edits/tracking so I decided to make one: "A Conspiracy Unmasked" or Analyzing the Fellowship of the Ring CR The year 2013 of the Second Age. Here follows the account of Faleel, Manic Treasure Hunter of JWFan, and the finding of the unreleased music.... Disc One Prologue: One Ring To Rule Them All The CR has the film version, The OST and Rarities have different edits of the same alternate, The TE and EE DVD menus have the TE version There is a section of the cue microedited around 2:00, (the microedited section can be found in the scene selection menu) and sections of the cue that have the choir mixed out. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxQSwI5aPja9Ym9BcjZlME1Tc1k/edit?usp=sharing The Shire This is the cue for the EE scene, it seems to be complete and free of film edits, but I could be wrong. Bag End This is the EE version of the scene of Frodo under the tree, the theatrical version is unreleased, though some of it can be ripped from the EE trailer on the TE special features. The CR has the music for the EE cut of the trip through Hobbiton, the OST has an alternate of the TE version, the EE Fan Club Credits has the film version edited down, the scale documentary has one of the microedited sections Very Old Friends Seems to be complete, with no film edits or microedits. Flaming Red Hair The CR version seems to be an alternate, the EE scene selections (and the ROTK EE appendices documentaries) seem to have an alternate opening.. Farewell Dear Bilbo Complete and unedited? Keep It Secret, Keep It Safe! The first half is complete until 4:00, though the EE special features have a clean ending without Holm's voiceover. The second half however, has a statement of the History of the Ring, tracked from Parth Galen, the original composition can be heard in the music featurette on the EE DVD and in the OST track "The Shadow of the Past" The choir for the Nine leaving Minas Morgul is mixed low in the CR. there is a loop around 6:23, and a microedit at 7:04, The Lord of the Rings The Third Age game files has microedited section. A Conspiracy Unmasked This track is what inspired me to write this. The first portion is complete (minus 1 second of a clean opening.), however a small section at 0:48 was tracked over/replaced with brass notes from later in the cue, the original section can be heard in the Middle-Earth atlas on the EE features (during the transition to Rivendell) and the TE DVD menus. One of the most interesting editing decisions on the FOTR CR is during Frodo and Gandalf's discussion of the One Ring, low brass play the Threat of Mordor, which is not on the CR, I believe the reason for this is because it would not flow naturally in to the History of the Ring theme, because this History theme statement is also tracked from Parth Galen! The original piece would have featured the Footsteps of Doom End-cap, and a bit of incidental music that reminds of the Original version of the Siege of Gondor (presented on the Rarities disc), this original composition can be heard in the EE documentary on the Costumes, during the Saruman section. A statement of the Threat of Mordor is not presented on the CR, the Third Age game has this statement. Three Is Company The CR has the film version, The OST has the TE version. The LOTR symphony version has singing instead of humming. The Passing of the Elves This cue is by Plan 9 and seems to be complete Saruman The White 1:00 has low male choir in the film, but the CR has this mixed low. Choir is dialed out at 3:09 (the intended choir can be found in the OST track "The Treason of Isengard"). A Shortcut To Mushrooms A portion at 1:44 is microedited down, the OST has the unmicroedited section. A bar is microedited out at 1:59, the TTT Video Game file 02G2GAL1 has this missing bar. The Live to Projection version of this track has an extra horn line There is an unreleased alternate to this cue, which was a shorter, more subdued take, parts of it can be found in the Previz of Gandalf riding to Isengard. and in the Middle-earth atlas (as a transition to The Trollshaws), the missing bar mentioned above could theoretically be part of this early version. Early Version (Partial): https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxQSwI5aPja9eWRFdHJGWHU4VWc/edit?usp=sharing Strider 0:19-0:34 is tracked from later in the cue, this section was originally silent. The string sustain as the Hobbits try to decide what to do next is artificially extended. The Nazgul https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxQSwI5aPja9R1A2UGZWTzhHMU0/edit?usp=sharing Music for the Ringwraiths trashing the Hobbit's beds is dialed out, this music can be found at 2:15 on the OST track 'At The Sign of the Prancing Pony' . 1:44 to 2:14 is tracked from Saruman The White, the actual composition can be found on the Rarities track 'To Rivendell' The CR ending (replacing the Isengard material heard in the aforementioned Rarities track) at 5:09 seems to be tracked from The Sword that was Broken as recorded for the TE End of Disc One Disc Two Weathertop The CR track has muted brass counterpoint mixed out, and choir is removed at 1:22. The Caverns of Isengard 0:44 has music tracked from earlier in the track, the choir is mixed low at 1:57 on the CR (the OST can be used for this portion) The music at 3:57 is the EE version, could be looped to fit the new EE footage, the waveforms do not provide any clues. The TE version is unreleased, The Live to Projection version of this track has various changes, including the original mix of the Nature theme statement Give Up The Halfling Complete, the OST and Rarities have alternates. The Live to Projection version of this track has various changes Orthanc Seems complete.. Rivendell Complete, OST contains an alternate. The Sword That Was Broken The ending on the CR is either edited down and pitch shifted, or a new recording done for the EE, the full original ending can be recreated from the TE DVD Special Features menu music and the end of The Nazgul from the CR The Live to Projection version has various changes The Council of Elrond Assembles Aniron is microedited, a small section could be looped.. The EE DVD Appendices Menus and documentaries have music dialed out in the TE and replaced in the EE The Great Eye 1:29 sounds like it might be tracked from the original A Shortcut to Mushrooms and slowed down. 4:32 might be a loop, The OST has an alternate for 4:39. Gilraen's Memorial The CR has the EE version, The OST has the TE version edited down, the Fellowship leaving Rivendell has the choir mixed low. The Live to Projection version has additional bell tree The Pass of Caradhras 4:53 to 4:57 is a loop made to fit the EE footage. The TTT game files have a brassier version of the Evil Times statement The Live to Projection version of this track has extra or louder choir The Doors of Durin Complete, contains the EE insert, the TE version is partially available via the TTT Video Game files 02G2IGC3 and 02G2IGC4, the rest is in the EE documentaries. Moria CR includes the EE inserts, the OST has the theatrical version. The end is microedited. The symphony version has extra instruments, extra singing, and a brassier ending. Gollum Complete? Balin's Tomb There are three microedits around 4:43, 4:47, and 5:10, these can be undone using the TTT or ROTK Video Game files. The Fan Club Credits have a clean opening for 7:34 of the track. The music after the Fellowship theme statement is the film edit, the OST track the full composition. The Live to Projection version of this track has various changes End of Disc Two Disc Three Khazad-Dum There are three microedits in the track: One at 2:01 The second at 3:33 The third at 4:07 These can be undone using the OST, and the TTT Game Files. Caras Galadhon CR has the EE version, OST has an edited down version of the TE version The Mirror of Galadriel The first phrase of the Lothlorien theme was edited out in order to condense the music to start at a later point in the footage, the microedited section can be found in the Scene Selection menus It is unclear if the music for Galadriel's reveal of Nenya was a edit, or a new recording. (this section is shorter on the OST though...) https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxQSwI5aPja9VU9yekstRUNxYzg/edit?usp=sharing The Fighting Uruk-Hai The opening of the cue was edited out, and can be found on the Rarities. A brass statement of the Fellowship theme was dialed out and can be found on the OST The Symphony version of the Fellowship leaving Lorien uses the Choir over the Fellowship theme from the OST version, and an extra few seconds of choir later The Symphony version has a few extra seconds of music after the Ring Theme statement. The CR has the EE film version, The Rarities and OST have the TE original version Parth Galen Choir has been mixed out at 3:25. A second statement of the Seduction of the Ring was mixed out at 4:39. The music for Boromir's death is the EE version, the TE version can be found on the OST and in the TTT game files. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxQSwI5aPja9LUZmVmNqa1prTWM/edit?usp=sharing The Live to Projection version of this track has various changes The Departure of Boromir The first few seconds of the track are edited out, the missing section can be found on the OST. The music for Aragorn's fight with Lurtz is the film edit, the Game files has the full composition (with some sections looped for Game purposes) The Live to Projection version of this track has extra choir The Road Goes Ever On.. Part 1 Complete. The Fan Club credits has an alternate, the OST has a slightly edited down version of the film version composition, but without the final humming coda. May It Be Might be complete, might be microedited, I have no idea, on the OST, May It Be comes after In Dreams. The Road Goes Ever On.. Part 2 The CR has the film edit, the OST has the full composition Comparing the Lord of the Rings Symphony CD to the OST/CR DISC I MOVEMENT I The Prophecy/Prologue: One Ring to Rule Them All (Original Version) Pretty much the same content as the OST track, however 1:02 of the LOTR Symphony combines the Cor Anglais from 3:58 of the version of the Prologue on the Rarities disc and the horn from 0:58 of The Prophecy on the OST. The rest of the prologue portion of the movement uses the CR/film version. Concerning Hobbits/The Shire and Bag End The Symphony uses a slightly shortened version of the OST track. The Treason of Isengard/Three Is Company The Seduction of the Ring is sung instead of hummed. The Journey There section is omitted, instead the music segues to.... The Black Rider/A Shortcut to Mushrooms The brass at 0:40 of the OST track is not in the Symphony version. There is music not in the OST track at 9:03 of the Symphony version. At 10:22 there is an additional descending horn line, however it is mixed very low, it can be heard more easily in these videos: At 9:52: At 1:47 Instead of resolving with the last note, the music instead segues into.... The Treason of Isengard/Saruman The White The Symphony uses the OST version. END OF DISC I MOVEMENT I DISC I MOVEMENT II Many Meetings/Rivendell The Symphony uses the OST Version with an extra or more prominent humming, and segues to... The Ring Goes South/Gilraen's Memorial The Symphony uses the EE Version, and segues to... A Journey In The Dark/Moria More prominent (extra?) Khuzdul singing, and harsh instrumentation, the Live to Projection version is similar, but less harsh. The Bridge of Khazad-Dum/Balin's Tomb The Symphony uses the OST track, with 5 seconds of percussion hits (similar to the clean opening of the film cue The Second Hall). Lothlorien/Caras Galadhon Seems to be TE and EE version hybrid, contains clean ending of "Lament for Gandalf" The Great River/The Fighting Uruk-Hai EE/OST Version Hybrid, contains extra music at 21:54. Amon Hen/Parth Galen EE Version The Breaking of the Fellowship/May It Be and The Road Goes Ever On Parts 1 and 2 OST version END OF DISC I MOVEMENT II Unsolved Mysteries What does the original version of A Shortcut to Mushrooms sound like? Is the bit of the Threat of Mordor for Gimli trying to destroy the One Ring in The Great Eye tracked? How much choral material are we missing? The End?

Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows (Part 1 & Part 2) - Alexandre Desplat If it weren't for Williams iconic themes for the first scores, this would be my favorite scores of the main saga (I'm not counting Fantastic Beasts in there). I love how Desplat creates a complex thematic tapestry which he develops during the two movies, with some brilliant references to William's Hedwig's Theme here and there. The Obliviate theme and Lily's theme and all its variations are the obvious standouts, but I particularly love a cue like "Sky Battle" in how it mingles the heroic Order of the Phoenix theme with Voldemort's insidious theme, or for example the way he transforms the Deathly Hallows motif from Part 1 (in "Godric's Hollow Graveyard" or "The Deathly Hallows") into an action motif in Part 2 (in cues like "The Tunnel"). And what I find to be the best aspect is that both the emotional moments and the more action oriented ones are treated with the same thought and care, and a beautiful cue like "Farewell to Dobby" manages to have the same impact as an action sequence like "Battlefield" or "Broomsticks and Fire" (I especially love how he manages to incorporate his Horrocruxes motif near the end of the action of this cue). And the Hogwarts Defense Theme in cues like "Statues" or "Courtyard Apocalypse", even with his simple, straigthforward structure, always manages to give me chills. Perhaps it has to do with the fact that I like this saga a lot, but Desplat's scores remain some of my favorite work from him, and for me, stand on almost the same level as Williams' scores, although never surpassing them.

The Emperor's Tomb is a REALLY REALLY good game. The fighting mechanics are really good for it's time.

I forgot @John Takis and Ford Thaxton (@buysoundtrax) were thanked in the liners. Maybe they can share what they contributed?

Tomorrow Never Dies is the PERFECT blend of orchestra and electronics. I hope that comes out next year!

Ummm, I just read the tracklist for Schindler's List... errr.... WTF? OST + 6 bonus tracks?

Land of the giants... eh they did that just to screw with us with the Gigantic Proportions bit

Well, technically, I never officially guessed Child's Play 2, so...