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The assembly goes like this : 1. Flim Flam (0:15) => 1m00 2. Ichi-Ni-San (3:03) => 1m01 C14 3.18 3. Matchstick Men (2:11) => 2m15A + 4m40 C17 4.26 4. Klein’s Office (1:24) => 5m53 ALT C18 4.16 + 1m08 C18 4.25 5. Taking Pills (1:49) => 1m04A C18 4.23 + 5m54 C18 4.26 6. I Have A Daughter? (1:12) => 2m12 C11 3.17 + 2m12 C18 4.24 + 1m06 C18 4.23 7. Rug Dream (0:57) => 1m08A C18 + 4m39 C17 4.26 8. Pygmies! (2:09) => 4m47 C13 3.17 + 6m61 C14 3.18 9. Suzi’s Topology (0:49) => 2m14S 4.04 10. Angela (4:08) => 2m17 C14 3.21 + 2m14 C14 3.21 11. Ticks & Twitches (2:53) => 1m02 C18 + 3m23D C19 + 1m01 ALT C13 12. Pool Lights (1:16) => 3m33 ALT C11 4.25 13. Nosy Parker (2:51) => 2m14 OLD C19 + 2m14 C18 4.24 + 4m46 C17 4.28 14. Keep The Change (1:25) => 3m33 C19 4.25 15. Roy’s Rules (2:06) => 3m36 C13 4.25 16. Dad & Daughter (1:35) => 3m35 C19 4.25 17. Con Artist (5:21) => 1m03 C18 4.23 + 4m37 C17 4.26 18. Let’s Do This (3:22) => 6m62 NEW C14 3.21 + 4m46 C12 3.17 19. Airport Con (1:58) => 4m47 C17 4.26 20. Car Chase (1:40) => 5m48 C19 4.26 21. They Printed You (2:00) => 5m51 C14 4.08 + 6m53 C15 3.26 22. No More Pills (4:47) => 2m15AB C18 4.24 + 6m63 C20 23. Obsessive Compulsive (3:23) => 5m53 C18 4.26 + 2m17 C19 4.27 24. Shame On You (3:13) => 7m62 OLD C11 3.17 + 5m55-56 C19 4.26 25. Frechette Is Shot (5:16) => 5m59 C14 3.26 + 6m60A C14 4.07 26. Tuna Fish And Cigarettes (1:57) => 6m61 ALT C20 5.23 27. Weird Is Good (6:44) => 4m47 C14 3.26 + 6m63 C16 3.26 28. Carpeteria (3:09) => 7m63 C11 3.18 29. Closing (3:27) => 7m64 C11 3.18 + 7m65 C13 3.18 30. The Banker’s Waltz (3:05) => Waltz v3.17 The "C" is basically the film cut the cue was written for. Then you have the date it was mixed.

Well so much for her kids eating tonight.

Easy definitely, but i refuse to pay for anything JKR is involved with.

You mean you didn't say he scored Sabrina, the Teenage Witch?

Don't worry, I'll buy another few copies of the books to cover you

"Pity those poor bastards who got caught on that Coldplay kiss-cam." "Yeah, not like us, eh?"

Scoring video from Balfe. The theme is back!

I don’t have much free time to listen to Rogan and Carolla anymore but I never miss weekly Tim Dillon episodes. I also throw on Theo Von every once in a while. He has Joaquin Phoenix this week in a rare appearance. It’s easily his best appearance of all time. He’s known for not really doing interviews or just being weird when he does do them, usually just to promote something due to presumably contractual obligation. He’s really awkward and you can tell he’s initially surprised by the fact that Theo is very genuine and he’s having an actual conversation with a guy that has no real agenda except to shoot the shit.

It is true. Because pretty much every cue is thematic.

For what it's worth... THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS, ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE, THE LION IN WINTER, KING KONG, THE BLACK HOLE, BODY HEAT, THE LAST VALLEY, RAISE THE TITANIC, THE BEYONDNESS OF THINGS, Theme From THE PERSUADERS!/"The Girl With The Sun In Her Hair", THE QUILLER MEMORANDUM, JAGGED EDGE.

Yeah, the thumb is back! I haven't seen anything on the Fantasy label, in years.

Is that a scene from the upcoming movie? How should I know.. Having said that, I don't think that prevents me from making a critique on a soundtrack, does it? Aren't we all discussing soundtracks here?

Without spoiling, after re-reading that Nagle thread, there's definitely at least one crucial missing detail that the first chapter reveals about Thomas Nagle that's pretty crazy! I'm already enjoying the little connections you're able to draw without putting too fine a point on it, the intro really set the table well for putting me in a "collective memory" mindset and noticing things that will reoccur, whether it's the Olympics, Symphony Hall, Buck Rogers. This is definitely gonna be a good read as a well-versed JWFan because just in reading the first 50 pages I had a bunch of moments thinking "Ohhhh I know what that means!"

Requested from my public library.

And what would I tell her parents? You have to visit grandpa Johnny…

I am yaw father

Yes he’s an idiot

"He held a soft spot for The White Goddess, a bizarre and dense book by Robert Graves which catalogued Celtic myths and poetry and world religions, which John said he couldn't understand and also that he had been reading for 40 years." Relatable

Same, but I did have 2 other books to order with for free shipping, one already out, the other coming out after this one. Ripping Bezos off with 3 rounds of shipping for the price of none!

Enter the bureaucrat, the true rulers of JWfan, and on the payroll of FSM, I might add.

Mary, Queen of Scots!

Yeah, the music in all HTTYD animated movies is mixed rather poorly as a matter of facts. This live action movie is mixed better actually, I watched in IMAX. But bad mixing is something that has been plaguing John Powell's scores lately. You tell me, from these movies JP scored in the last decade, which one is mixed well: -Wicked part one (2024) -That Christmas (2024) -Thelma the Unicorn (2024) -Migration (2023) -Don't Worry Darling (2022) -The Call of The Wild (2020) -HTTYD3 (2019) -Solo A Star Wars Story (2018) -Ferdinand (2017) -Pan (2015) From that list, I recall onlt That Christmas, Migration, and Pan, that the music is mixed well, so that's only 30% Makes me wonder, is it because John Powell's music sounds "so busy" that the editor/sound mixer often bury the music way down as to not disturb the dialogue/sfx?

And Alfred in Batman & Robin programs his brain algorithms into the Bat Computer to create a virtual simu-simulation.

The vinyl and cd are now up for preorder on Mutant's website, but they don't offer sound samples, and I'm reluctant to order without knowing if the awful mastering has been addressed.

Roy Scheider carries the movie, which looks and sounds like the original aside from some dated elements that are either nonexistent in Jaws or not as glaring. Some bad fashions and interior designs, for instance. Jaws features mostly timeless conservative fashions. I just don’t care for the teenagers in the sequel at all. I’d much rather see more Brody.

John Barry’s musical signature is unmistakable: brassy, jazz-inflected lush strings and those hallmark cascading arpeggios shimmering beneath every motif... He revolutionized film scoring by blending jazz, blues, and classical sensibilities. Happy you "found" his signature! Every composer has one. Ok, just for fun... my current Top 10 of John Barry... Out of Africa Dances with Wolves Born Free Somewhere in Time Zulu Body Heat The Scarlet Letter Thunderball The Lion in Winter Mary, Queen of Scots

I don't care for all that HDR shit. What I like about 1080p and 4K is the greater fidelity to the film source. And those 35mm scans doing the rounds? I love 'em.

Re-listening to the score and with all due respect to Laura Karpman (whose Transformation from the Captain America score is awesome), Alexandre Desplat and Michael Giacchino, who all did fine work, but Powell still wrote the best action music of the year for the climax of this movie - specifically in "Meeting the Queen", "Allied Forces" and "The Wings of the Beast". He improved on the climax of his 2010 score and added more choir and orchestral power, with awesome results. But I'm partial to Powell rocking out with the orchestra and choir

Easier to just sub to HBO or Sky or whatever. I don’t understand people pirating shit. If it exists I’ll pay for it. If I can’t afford it I go without.

Enjoying my terace with a Ballantine and some music. Week end!!!

Sinners is my top film score of the year, and that one alongside F1 and Fantastic Four are perhaps my top 3 if we're talking about movie scores. Dragons was great but too reliant on what already worked on the animated film, and Desplat's JW is solid and fun, but not quite on the same level as the others. Outside of that, my main pick would be the score for the videogame Clair Obscur. The 8-hour album may be daunting but it's totally worth it. One of the best scores of the last couple of years for sure.

It's easily my favorite superhero movie of the year, and I personally think it's one of the best MCU films since Endgame. I very much appreciated it being smaller scale and focusing on character development (for an impressive number of characters). They even managed to make Val more interesting. I can't even think of anything in the movie that bothered me, to be honest (and I actually can't say the same for many other post-Endgame MCU films that I've liked overall, such as Shang-Chi or Wakanda Forever). Yavar

Taking a leaf out of Drax's book, I have decided to put myself on a low-carb/high-protein diet. I shall eat lots of meat (fresh, organic where possible, and never processed) fruits, vegetables, eggs, cheese, and beans & pulses, but I shall keep carbohydrates to a minimum. I'll see how much weight I can loose before school re-opens. Tonight, it's chicken and cheese salad.

Hey man, I bought the book, I'm taking the headstart That Chapter 2 epigraph made me lol

Yeah, Fantastic Four is pretty full-on, but there are many moments of delicacy, reflection, and eerie, atmospheric suspense. It does take it's time to "breathe and offer clarity." But we haven't heard this score in context so we have no idea how much of it wasn't scored and how much full-on action there is in the film. Having said that, the other scores you mentioned, when listening to them in their complete form, are not all full-on action. Cutthroat Island, for instance, gets that reputation because of the full-on first original soundtrack album release but in its complete form, it is extremely well balanced. Secret Weapons Over Normandy, however, is the outlier because, well, the entire game is dogfighting action. -Erik-

Well damn, Google Books also has a preview up with the whole intro and first chapter, and some of chapter 2, and a lot of great pics! https://books.google.com/books/about/John_Williams.html?id=P3xqEQAAQBAJ#v=onepage&q&f=false

1. Azula 2. Aang and Roku 3. Secret Tunnel 4. The Cave of Two Lovers 5. Visions in the Swamp 6. The Mystical Swamp 7. Toph 8. Ursa 9. Heroism and Rejection 10. The White Lotus 11. Aang and the Sandbenders 12. Aang and Hope 13. Aang Takes Down the Drill 14. Ba Sing Se 15. Long Feng and the Dai Li 16. Leaves From the Vine 17. The Tale of Momo 18. Appa’s Lost Days 19. Zuko’s Transformation 20. Unlocking the Chakras 21. Zuko and Katara 22. The Fall 23. Avatar: The Last Airbender (End Credits) https://filmmusicreporter.com/2025/07/16/avatar-the-last-airbender-book-2-earth-soundtrack-album-details/

YouI should just get a machine to seal CDs so you can sell your used copies as overpriced new ones.

Though refined carbs can harm your metabolism, it’s actually skipping vegetables, and losing out on their fiber, antioxidants, and phytonutrients, that most directly raises your risk of heart disease, colorectal cancer, and kidney problems.

It's here and sounds great!

Drax's general ill health, which he has documented on this forum for years is probably down to history of malnutrition.

I mean that’s not how it reads and even if it was what you meant then it’s still a pretty unpleasant thing to say. No wonder child stars often turn out so fucked up when even a single picture of them can provoke such an unwarranted response. You can hate the show or whatever but he’s just a person who is still growing up doing a job. Also pretty unwarranted and unnecessary. Sorry if everyone thinks I’m turning into one of those people who provokes “you can’t say anything these days” comments but picking on a child is just wrong.

Dr. No I can live without, but FRWL hurts. The album is only 30 minutes and it has such a great recording. I wonder if the mono stems might be available, so at least we can get a bit more music.

Got to wait on mine since the order contains Red October and Sum of All Fears. Looks like my patience will be rewarded.

Nothing beats Aragorn in a skirt posing like a gay French king.

There's already a couple I haven't been interested in. 007 is a good way for me to reinforce my refusal to be a slave to collecting!