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The Fugitive 30 years after it's original release, this is still one of my favorite films of all time. It's the perfect action thriller. Harrison Ford is soo good here! But Tommy Lee Jones actually steals the film away from him. He is at times a bit menacing/scary but can also be extremely funny. And with one of the greatest comebacks in film history, I DON'T CARE!, it's one of my favorite performances. And I forgot Julianne Moore was in this, always a nice surprise. I've also always really loved James Newton Howard's score. To me, it's the perfect blend of having a score with more contemporary elements while still being thematic and using a large orchestra. The main theme is fantastic and some of the action cues are brilliant. Very much deserved it's Oscar nomination. I could watch this film every month!

John Williams' score for E.T. is too old-fashioned, too antiquated. With that in mind, Lorne Balfe will be called to provide a new score filled with all the stuff the kids like: horn BWAAAAHMS, synths, The Dark Knight ostinatos for the final chase scene and a redo of the main theme with EPIC CHOIR!

He is writing the score live?

This is really appreciated, D - thank you for the kind words and feedback. A true Labour of love and having this brief classic Star Wars blast of perfection played for our audience was a thrill: IMG_5702.mov I wish! The mics help amplify the vast RAH and its acoustic uniqueness.

In the same FSM thread, MV says: Of the Eight titles I previously wrote of... Five Titles are officially locked for Black Friday 2023 One title has been moved to 2024 And the remaining two titles are still in approvals. If they don't get cleared by months end they too will move to 2024 MV And then Mike Matessino says: My five! Or to be fair I should say four-and-a-half. One started when the president was vice president. What a year. TGIF.

Yesterday, w/ whole family, all the three of us... ...it was outstanding really, topped the LSO and film experience, in my humble opinion... <3

This is one step away from digitally adding characters and dialogues to films whose directors, etc. are long since dead. In short, it ain't right from an artistic or ethical perspective.

And now even less so!

Half the score sounds like this

I wonder what a potential tracklist would be. 1. Main Title: New York, 1932 (4:06) 2. Dead Composers Anecdote (3:54) 3. John Meets Steven (2:34) 4. George's Theme (11:38) 5. Dead Composers Anecdote (Reprise) (3:54) 6. Arrival in Boston (4:35) 7. The Microediting Montage (15:48) 8. Dead Composers Anecdote (Reprise) (3:54) 9. Scherzo for Turtleneck and Orchestra (2:49) 10. The Lasik Scene (5:23) 11. Journey To Tanglewood (3:45) 12. Dead Composers Anecdote (Reprise) (3:54) 13. Welcome To Vienna (1:42) 14. Turning 90 and The Adventure Continues (7:03) 15. Dead Composers Anecdote (For Violin And Orchestra) (feat. Anne-Sophie Mutter) (4:21)

It was a great concert!

Ha, yes ... there was a moment with 10 where he was told 'That's why we brought in an expert', he replies 'Great, who'd you get?' ... they look at him incredulously, and then the penny drops and he's all 'Oh right, ME! Yes, good'. The Doctor. Dumbest genius in the universe.

You're not being disloyal, @QuartalHarmony, you're just expressing an opinion, dude. Personally, I think that "America The Dream Goes On" is shit.

The movie could be enhanced through the digital insertion of birds with attitude. Perhaps by adding tiny sunglasses and leather jackets to them, giving a more menacing and stylish appearance as they attack.

One is new.

Yeah, sorry I meant comeback. I knew domething was wrong about the word callback but couldn't think of it. And couldn't find the correct word. I meant that when they're in the sewer and Kimble says "I Didn't Kill My Wife!", Gerard says as a comeback "I Don't Care!". I meant that I just love that line. The callback at the end of the film to that is very nice indeed. So mt comment kinda works both ways.

For those with access to BBC4 - on Wednesday night at 7:30 'Talking Doctor Who', an hour-long docu presented by David Tennant in which he looks at the classic era and compares the experiences of previous Doctors in the role to his own. It's followed by the filmed version of the recent concert.

Never mind - I just browsed the thread for the isolated score (sorry, I’m late), but the iso isn’t on the 4K, not on the BD. I mean, it’s right there in the title of the thread but I didn’t think it would be so literal! I only see myself ever owning this movie on disc if it is included in a Indy-4K box set and I choose to upgrade from my current Indy-BD box. All though not unheard of, I guess it unlikely that a 4K box will contain BDs as well (the Hitchcock-4K box did), and if a new 4K box for Indy doesn’t - I am for sure not picking up the movie separately on BD as well. Sorry, JW! I would love to own the music and an iso for a film is a nice feature and all but that’s just not how I consume music. I’ll have to stick to my Disney CD until an expansion comes along. If it ever arrives that is!

This came up to me on Reddit. How accurate is it? Source

PS. Johnny initially thought that I would need a better composer than him for the project.

I'm Bouzereau, and so's my wife!

Thank God.

I do. And I've gone on at length about it elsewhere. If you'd like I'll do it again. Watch the 2021 edition. Which is really easy to find now.

He, he. While there isn't any non-diegetic score in THE BIRDS, there is that constructed sound design thing that Herrmann himself supervised, as previously noted. By the way, I encountered a similar "problem" when I was the guest editor of a film magazine called Z four years ago. The issue was about the director/composer relationship and one of the articles was about Herrmann/Hitchcock. But when the art department decided to put THE BIRDS on the cover (that decision was out of my hands!), I got a lot of reactions. Here's the "reveal video" that we did of that issue. Anyways, sounds like an interesting idea for an LtP-type event.

Well, I am on JWfan....

I checked all my Arrows UHDs. They were stickers on top of the outer cellophane. And you can see in that picture of the Conans, that the box is without the HDR logo.

What about Nuno Malo?

Now I'm more confused. He just meant it was a good retort he gave there, not that it was a reference to an earlier scene?

Well that's assuming they are stickers. I don't know, as I don't own any 4k titles. If they are stickers, are they on the plastic or on the paper inner? If the glue used is the wrong type it can cause damage when trying to remove the sticker. What about boxes? Sometimes removing a sticker can cause a residue to remain, or it can pull off the plastic film coating that may be on the cardboard.

Agreed, Thor; It's no more than a tribute band, nowadays.

Here are the two placeholder links: Tennant's doc: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001s1n0 concert: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001s697

Speaking of variations of Ashes on the Fire, it looks like we’re getting a remix of that track and the main Attack on Titan theme. Honestly I’m at a loss for words I never would’ve imagined that they would do this my excitement has reached a new height. Also holy hell what a trailer I got emotional just watching it the animation is incredible. Apparently Linked Horizon is back doing the opening and ending songs. The score for the final arc will be released on November 8th. This finale is the gift that keeps on giving!

Well I'm no Disney Star Wars fan, but let's see There's been plenty of new villains, the only one this step could maybe be applied to is Kylo Ren (and that's being generous) or maybe Shin? All the others I can think of are either archetypes or don't fit the no motivation/backstory and are edgy points. Raising questions with no answers could be a reference to Snoke? These definitely don't apply to Mando, Andor, Obi Wan, Boba Fett, Rebels or Bad Batch villians. Hhhmmm I'll have to think a bit more but so far I'm not convinced. Well as @Tallguy said, in Ahsoka we know about Thrawn and his plans from the get go, plus he turns up in episode 6 of 8 and in Rebels he appears in episode 5 of season 3 and is the main antagonist till the end of show. This doesn't apply to Andor, Obi Wan, Rebels or Bad Batch. Not sure about Boba Fett, it was the Pikes who were the villains at the end right? Definitely applies to Moff Gideon though. This one I would say is half true, it's not that they don't have any, that perhaps it doesn't feel earned or is too quick. But again this doesn't apply to all protagonists. Rey is probably the closest that comes to this step. Or depending on your feelings about it, could be Din Djarin. This one is specially about Ahsoka, not sure how it can be the "Disney Formula" as this step doesn't apply to any other show. Okay yeah I'm now realising this formula is only for Ahsoka, so this should be "5 Steps to make an Ahsoka show", don't know if Ahsoka will get a second season, but if it does I doubt it will follow all of these steps.

Great news! Omni just announced their second edition of the full score for Edward Scissorhands: https://omnimusicpublishing.com/product/danny-elfmans-edward-scissorhands-2nd-edition-full-orchestral-score/

Linked Horizon would be awesome! As for Sawano, I think there's a track from the last release that hasn't been used in the show yet, so perhaps they will use in the finale, which btw is already to be confirmed 1 hour and 30 minutes long approximately! And I agree that Yamamoto's music has been as good for the most part. All the variations on Ashes on the Fire are brilliant, and I also loved his piano tracks like The Reason or Guilty Hero.

A fellow Ladyhawke appreciator!!

The Concord set is not perfect, but it's still better than just throwing the decades-old OSTs on streaming services, like what happened with SW. Sure, the ideal would be a definitive presentation produced by MM, but since those will only happen in the distant future (probably only after what is left of mankind goes to a space station in order to move to a new planet, like the finale of Interstellar) I'll take what I get.

I classify this movie in the same category as 'Angela's Ashes'. If we take the films for what they are, we are left somewhat unsatisfied. However, if we take into consideration that these are films based on books (a work of fiction concerning 'The Book Thief' and an autobiographical book concerning 'Angela's Ashes'), we understand a little more about the limitations of the films. Moreover, John Williams' soundtracks have a very particular quality; they are excellent companions not just for the films, but also for the books. Specifically, it feels like everything that the films cannot evoke, the music accomplishes. In 'The Book Thief', it is important to remember that it is the fictional story of a little girl who seemed to defy death in the context of the Second World War. Books, culture, the fact that the little girl will become an author, this is what allows for 'survival' and is in a way a lesson, a way also to shed some light on the events of the Second World War. In fact, there is a scene where the Nazis encourage the population to burn books. This event actually occurred, and it is highly symbolic in this context to portray a 'book thief' as a survivor of WWII... Additionally, it is Death itself that narrates the tale. John Williams understood this, and the film's soundtrack revolves around a 'broken' theme that is only resolved at the very end of the film, when Death ultimately prevails, but without any triumphant notes, rather with a note of respect, acknowledging that the heroine's rich and very long life was truly exceptional. I talk about it and I get chills; it is truly a great score by John Williams.

Yes, on my way home - a brilliant evening.

I found it unconvincing, from Watson's and Rush's performances, to the clunkiness of the young leads, to the obvious sets. There didn't seem to be much conviction. I've only seen it the one time, so I'll pop it in my DVD player, asap.

Although I have attended a lot of concerts featuring John Williams' music for the Star Wars films over the years, this one had so much that I had not heard live in concert before. You could tell the concert had been put together by genuine Williams fans, so well done to @mahler3 (whom I spotted waiting in the wings a few times!) and to @TownerFan who was evidently responsible for the informative and pleasingly accurate programme notes. As well as the UK concert premiere of music from The Rise of Skywalker posted above by @Biodome, yesterday was the first time I had heard the revised version of Han Solo and the Princess in concert. It might take a bit of getting used to, but having heard it live I think it's a grower. I was happy that the full version of Luke and Leia (apparently conductor Stephen Bell's favourite piece of music from the saga) was played rather than the truncated version heard sometimes more recently. The Lucasfilm Logo, The Adventures of Han Solo and The Rebellion is Reborn were also treats which I had not sampled live before. I thought the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra was excellent yesterday evening. I did not notice any flubbed notes at all, the exposed horn solos in Princess Leia's Theme and Luke and Leia usually very unforgiving but both played perfectly. I was in the choir seats immediately behind the xylophone, glockenspiel, vibraphone, cowbells, etc. and I loved watching the percussionists dart about between the various instruments. I had not noticed before that the opening of Rey's Theme was played on vibraphone, glockenspiel and marimba. It was also nice that the conductor made the first violins stand after The Asteroid Field, as the other sections of the orchestra usually get the love. Here are a few grainy photos taken from my vantage point.

This really is a magnificent piece of music--the perfect encapsulation of Williams's "bittersweet send-off" mode of the last decade.

The giant disembodied head of Mike Matessino revealed the momentous news of Wompi to a stunned audience over Microsoft Teams. The sense of shock and disbelief in the room were palpable as we tried in vain to come to terms with the bombshell and to make some sense of it all. The humanity!

Alexandre Desplat

Just having a quick piss during this way too long movie. Lorne Balfe's score is abysmal. He couldn't spell panache if every key on his synth keyboard spelled it out for him. If he says he wrote 14 hours for this film, I say that's laughable.

Ummm...no. Not at all. You said they were all originally released by the same label, and they werent...

If only Gerhardt directed the movie as well. Imagine the Moon of Endor without Ewoks!