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  1. https://variety.com/2024/film/news/john-williams-oscars-star-wars-steven-spielberg-collaborations-1235929403/
    39 points
  2. I think he is asked so much that large stretches without anything rarely come up. He talks about the tuba and viola concerto being somewhat spontaneous. Heartwood probably the same. I wonder how much the piano concerto is him and how much Ax asking. I do think that he loves the popular vein of composing more than he realizes or at least sometimes lets on. Jumping at the ESPN thing the way he did and the comments in this interview point to him wanting more than just concert-hall composing. 50 years from now, musicologists are going to be dumbfounded that he pulled off a lifetime worth of work for the concert hall and a lifetime worth of work for movies (and a hell of a lot of occasion pieces to boot). He seems so balanced. His comments on Goldsmith and others being unhappy due to their career frustrations is so perceptive. He found the recipe for a lifetime of happiness as a composer--something that very, very few composers (from Mozart to Beethoven to Goldsmith) have pulled off.
    18 points
  3. I quite liked this post from a Reddit thread on the video:
    17 points
  4. "People ask about a legacy, I don't think about [that] very much - I think I'm much too young to think about such things" - John Williams
    16 points
  5. To carry on @WampaRat’s thematic glossary I put together a thematic breakdown of the score as well as the chronological order. I’ve seen the film three times now and honestly it’s one of the best things I’ve watched in a long time. In combination with Part One I’d say this is a 10/10 movie. There are a lot of unreleased tracks so I’ll update this once the FYC comes out. RETURNING THEMES/MOTIFS Dune Main Theme - I’ll be classifying the four-note theme as the “A” theme and the eight-note theme as the “B” theme to stay consistent. When both play at once I’ll refer to it as the main theme. Fate/“The One” Theme - This theme is extremely underplayed on album. The theme in this film basically becomes Jessica’s after she… changes. It’s played on woodwinds quite a lot as she enacts her plans. There is a major missing variation of this theme that plays towards the end of the film. It has the Kwisatz Haderach motif as a counterpoint. I’m sure this will be on the FYC album. Vast Mystery/Wonder Chords - Sadly this motif takes a backseat in this score. It plays a select couple times but doesn’t nearly have the presence it did in the first film. Tragic Noble Theme - Another theme that is diluted this time around. It has a great appearance at the end of “Only I Will Remain” but that track doesn’t actually play during the film only the credits. Impending Doom Motif - Although not actually appearing as much as it did in the first film, this motif makes a major impact on the film by playing in select important scenes relating to Paul’s dark future or even the darker actions he takes here. Sorrow/Loss Motif - Sadly not featured on the album but there is a track in the film that features this motif. It plays twice and both times relates to how the Bene Gesserit prophecy is taking over the Fremen and leading them to war. Hopefully this track will be on FYC album. House Atreides/Paul and Chani’s Love Theme - This theme goes from barely being featured in the first film to becoming the main theme of the second. It evolves from the bagpipe power anthem for House Atreides to a beautiful woodwind/Blade Runner-esque love theme for Paul and Chani. Bene Gesserit Whispers/Chant Arrakis Drum Motif Harkonnen Screech Harkonnen Clang Fremen Chimes - This is a new motif that I noticed upon rewatching both films. It’s like a small little chime march that appears when characters are walking through the rocky terrain of the Sietches. It’s not on the new album but it plays in the film when… (Sandwalk Video (FYC) - 0:22) (Stillsuits - 1:55) NEW THEMES/MOTIFS Feyd Rautha Motif - Heard more in the film itself, this is a dark cello motif that represents the chaotically evil Feyd Rautha. (Harkonnen Arena - 0:00, 0:44) (Seduction - 0:00) Kwisatz Haderach Motif - New dark three-note cello motif for the culmination of the Bene Gesserit breeding process; the Kwisatz Haderach. Also has a drum rhythm behind it. Blares loud in theaters and often acts as a counterpoint to other main themes. It represents both Paul and Feyd as they’re both prospects for the Kwisatz Haderach. (Harkonnen Arena - 4:48) (Travel South - 0:06) (Arrival - 0:00) (You Fought Well - 0:12) The Emperor’s Motif - Loud and grand motif that represents the emperor of the known universe. Features choir and some brass which most of Dune doesn’t have. (The Emperor - 0:39) TRACK-BY-TRACK BREAKDOWN (In chronological order) Eclipse 0:30 - Arrakis Drum Motif 0:45 - Tragic Noble Theme 1:02 - Vast Mystery/Wonder Chords 1:20 - Tragic Noble Theme 1:36 - Impending Doom Motif 3:00 - Arrakis Drum Motif The Sietch 0:40 - Dune “A” Theme 1:12 - Dune Main Theme 1:24 - Dune “A” Theme 2:15 - Fate/“The One” Theme 2:22 - Arrakis Drum Motif Water of Life 0:12 - Bene Gesserit Whispers/Chant Beginnings Are Such Delicate Times 0:00 - Arrakis Drum Motif 0:19 - House Atreides/Paul and Chani Love Theme Harvester Attack 1:04 - Arrakis Drum Motif 1:45 - Impending Doom Motif 3:10 - Dune “A” Theme A Time of Quiet Between Storms 0:28 - House Atreides/Paul and Chani Love Theme Worm Ride 0:03 - Arrakis Drum Motif 0:44 - Fate/“The One” Theme 0:51 - Dune Main Theme Ornithopter Attack 0:03 - Harkonnen Screech 0:06 - Harkonnen Clang 1:30 - I don’t know what theme this is but it sounds like something from Batman lol. Each Man Is a Little War Harkonnen Arena 0:00 - Feyd Rautha Motif 0:52 - Harkonnen Screech 1:25 - Feyd Rautha Motif 4:48 - Kwisatz Haderach Motif Rhythm 5:00 - Harkonnen Screech Seduction 0:00 - Feyd Rautha Motif 0:04 - Bene Gesserit Whispers/Chant 0:50 - Bene Gesserit Seduction Theme Spice Never Lose Me 0:09 - House Atreides/Paul and Chani Love Theme Travel South 0:06 - Dune “A” Theme 0:06 - Kwisatz Haderach Motif 0:54 - Fate/“The One” Theme Paul Drinks 0:35 - House Atreides/Paul and Chani Love Theme Resurrection 0:04 - Fate/“The One” Theme 0:58 - Bene Gesserit Whispers/Chant 1:35 - Impending Doom Motif Arrival 0:00 - Kwisatz Haderach Motif 0:56 - Dune “A” Theme Southern Messiah 1:22 - Impending Doom Motif 1:42 - Bene Gesserit Whispers/Chant 2:02 - Impending Doom Motif 4:05 - Vast Mystery/Wonder Chords 4:18 - Tragic Noble Theme 4:43 - Arrakis Drum Motif 4:46 - Impending Doom Motif The Emperor 0:39 - The Emperor’s Motif Worm Army 1:30 - Dune “A” Theme 2:14 - Bane?!? 2:32 - Dune “A” Theme Gurney Battle 0:05 - Harkonnen Screech 0:26 - House Atreides Theme 2:05 - Harkonnen Screech You Fought Well 0:01 - Dune “B” Theme 0:12 - Kwisatz Haderach Motif 0:48 - Dune “B” Theme 0:48 - Kwisatz Haderach Motif Kiss the Ring 0:33 - House Atreides/Paul and Chani Love Theme Only I Will Remain 0:00 - House Atreides/Paul and Chani Love Theme 3:42 - Arrakis Drum Motif 3:54 - Tragic Noble Theme 5:29 - Vast Mystery/Wonder Chords Lisan al Gaib 0:00 - Fate/“The One” Theme 0:05 - Arrakis Drum Motif 2:30 - Dune “B” Theme 4:09 - Dune Main Theme 6:11 - Arrakis Drum Motif Correct me on any mistakes I made and I hope you enjoyed the post.
    14 points
  6. https://filmmusicreporter.com/2024/03/22/john-williams-reimagined-album-to-be-released/ Warner Classics will release John Williams Reimagined, a new album featuring music by the Academy Award-winning composer arranged for chamber trio of flute, cello, and piano. The 2-CD set is produced by Robert Townson and the music is performed by flutist Sara Andon, cellist Cécilia Tsan, and pianist Simone Pedroni. The album covers Williams’ career from his early Emmy Award-winning score for the 1970 television film Jane Eyre to the main theme of 2022’s The Fabelmans, and includes such titles as Star Wars, Schindler’s List, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Jurassic Park, A.I. Artificial Intelligence, Hook, The Accidental Tourist, The Witches of Eastwick, Dracula, The Sugarland Express, The Patriot and War Horse. A first track (Over the Moon from E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial) has just been released today and is now available to stream/download now on all major digital music services and can also be checked out after the jump. Here’s the album track list (per Slovenia’s NIKA): Disc 1: 1. Star Wars: Princess Leia’s Theme 2. Jane Eyre: To Thornfield 3. Jane Eyre: Reunion 4. Memoirs of a Geisha: Sayuri’s Theme 5. Memoirs of a Geisha: A Dream Discarded 6. Memoirs of a Geisha: Going to School 7. Images: In Search of Unicorns 8. The River: Growing Up 9. The River: The Pony Ride 10. The River: Love Theme 11. The River: Young Friend’s Farewell 12. The Sugarland Express: Theme 13. The Sugarland Express: Elegy 14. A.I.: The Reunion 15. The Empire Strikes Back: Han Solo and the Princess 16. Far and Away: County Galway, Joseph and Shannon, Blowing Off Steam, Finale Disc 2: 1. The Fabelmans 2. Seven Years in Tibet 3. Jurassic Park: A Tree for My Bed 4. Hook: The Face of Pan 5. The Accidental Tourist 6. Schindler’s List: Theme 7. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: Double Trouble 8. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: A Window to the Past 9. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: Hagrid the Professor 10. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: Chasing Scabbers/Hagrid’s Friendly Bird and The Snowball Fight 11. Dracula: End Credits 12. War Horse: Dartmoor 1912, Bringing Joey Home and Bonding, The Death of Topthorn, Finale and The Homecoming 13. The Patriot 14. Sabrina: How Can I Remember? 15. The Witches of Eastwick: The Tennis Game 16. The Witches of Eastwick: The Seduction of Suki and The Ballroom Sequence 17. The Witches of Eastwick: Devil’s Dance 18. E.T.: Over the Moon
    13 points
  7. My pictures while examining those sheets. Was such a thrill to hold the original, hand written full scores! Three piles, A New Hope, Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi.
    13 points
  8. Personal attacks are NOT ALLOWED on JWFan. Please restrain from using our website to attack other members, either publicly or privately.
    13 points
  9. The oscars are a farce. Who gives a damn sh.t? Invitations from the leading orchestras are much more important than all this academy awards bs. I doubt the Oppenheimer composer will ever conduct the Berlin Philharmonic (does he even conduct himself?).
    13 points
  10. I'd say each score has their "hits". 1. This Is Berk Forbidden Friendship See You Tomorrow Test Drive Romantic Flight Where's Hiccup Coming Back Around 2. Dragon Racing Flying With Mother Battle Of The Bewliderbeasts Hiccup Confronts Drago Stoick's Ship Toothless Found Two New Alphas 3. Legend Has It Exodus! Third Date Furies In Love The Hidden World Armada Battle Once There Were Dragons But honestly. What I feel is so cool and strong about these score is that Powell makes sure that something interesting is happening all the time. Be it big brass statements, sweeping strings, dancing woodwinds, percussion going nuts, choir singing for if their lives depended on it or even the quieter pizzicato or percussion or the solo harp or pianos. I could listen to all 3 scores in a row (OST or deluxe) and not be distracted by anything else. Powell grabs your fullest attention and doesn't let you go until he means to.
    12 points
  11. Decided to start a thread to list all of these since I've started documenting them. There are a surprising number of these available to the public. From ANH, everyone knows about takes 16-20 of 1m2 Star Wars on the 1997 set, and the alternate takes throughout the 1993 album are pretty well known as well (though not necessarily documented). But I was surprised to find that the 1997 and 2018 albums actually have alternate takes too! Here's a few that I've found already: 1M3 The War has an alternate take on the 1993 set from 2:15-2:58, the 1997/2018 sets have the correct one. 2M3 The Little People has an alternate take in a couple spots. The 1993 and 1997 sets both have the wrong take from 3:12-3:16, where the 2018 has the right one. However, the 1993 and 2018 sets have the wrong take for the ending Imperial statement, where the 1997 set has the correct one. 2M5 More Little People has an alternate mix for 1:25-end on the 1993 and 1997 sets, where the 2018 has the correct mix. I thought this was a different take originally but @Manakin Skywalker noticed that the 1997 and 2018 versions do indeed phase, so it must be a different mix and not a different take. I'll keep updating this thread as I find more. Feel free to include ones from other Star Wars scores, they don't have to just be ANH
    10 points
  12. What a farce. Disney has gone so acquisition-mad under Iger that they’re now sending Bishop from X-Men (company employee!) decades into the past to inform various titans of pop culture that they’re actually working for Disney, who will own them forty years hence. I can’t quite articulate why this feels so icky to me, but it’s the same feeling I got when The Sound of Music and Miracle on 34th Street showed up in their respective decades on the Disney100 section of Disney+ last year. They were not affiliated with you! They were, in fact, directly competing with you! Disney is basically Mother Gothel now.
    10 points
  13. JWFan Forum: Take this collection to Reddit for people who say songs, it will show them our progress. Without the missing cues, I'm afraid it's no better than a souvenir.
    10 points
  14. On episode 63 of The Best Song Podcast, I discuss the stories behind the creation of the five songs nominated for the 1995 Original Song Oscar. That includes "Moonlight" from the remake of Sabrina, a song written by John Williams and Alan & Marilyn Bergman. For all three of them, this would be their final Oscar nominations in the original song category. I covered this film in episode 77 of The Baton, but it would be great for you to hear the song stacked up with its Oscar competition, and celebrate John Williams' final original song nomination. Competition was tough for this Oscar, though Disney went all-in for Alan Menken's chance to win a fourth Oscar for original song with "Colors of the Wind," and Bryan Adams had a #1 hit song with "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman." While the five nominees are great, you'll hear some songs that failed to get nominated, including a very popular song by Whitney Houston.
    10 points
  15. As predicted: synth clutter is today's mainstream and wins the mainstream prize. One reason more to love John Williams.
    10 points
  16. Someday… please… Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade expanded Film Score Presentation 1:44:36 Indy’s Very First Adventure (Film Version)** 12:00 The Boat Scene 2:23 Sinister Visitors* 0:53 The Holy Grail* 1:00 X Marks The Spot (Extended Version)** 3:52 Beneath The Floors* 2:31 Ah, Rats!!! 3:40 Escape from Venice (Film Version)** 4:25 Into Bavaria 0:38 Bringing on Father 1:49 Discussing the Book* 2:13 Don’t Call Me Junior* 1:59 The Capture of Marcus 0:50 The Austrian Way 2:40 Room In Flames 3:06 Scherzo for Motorcycle and Orchestra 3:53 To Berlin 1:07 Koeniggraetzer March (Film Version)* 3:03 To The Blimp 2:04 No Ticket 2:45 The Blimp Turns Around 1:30 Keeping Up With The Joneses 3:37 Brother of the Cruciform Sword 1:57 The Death of Kazim 2:27 Belly of the Steel Beast** (Extended Version) 9:03 Disc 1 time: 1:15:25 Film Score Presentation (continued) 29:12 The Canyon of the Crescent Moon 4:17 Into the Temple* 2:51 The Penitent Man Will Pass 3:24 The Keeper of the Grail 3:24 The Wrong Choice 4:36 Finale and End Credits 10:40 Source Music 9:10 Cocktail Source* 1:30 Market Source* 1:57 Koeniggraetzer March* 2:55 Dirigible Source* 1:30 Palace Source* 1:18 Additional Music 32:03 Indy’s Very First Adventure (Alternate)** 12:00 X Marks the Spot (Film Version Segment)** 2:50 Escape from Venice 4:21 Room in Flames (Alternate)** 3:06 Keeping Up With The Joneses (Alternate)** 3:37 The Death of Kazim (Alternate)** 2:27 On The Tank 3:38 Disc 2 time: 1:10:21 Total 2 disc time: 2:25:46
    10 points
  17. 10 points
  18. JW should write a score for this occasion which Disney can then fuck up in a legacy collection set in 20 years and pretend it didn't happen.
    9 points
  19. Breaking just now... The Supreme Court on Saturday agreed to decide whether the love theme "A Time of Quiet Between the Storms" can also act as a representation for House Atreides. In a one-page unsigned order, the justices ordered a federal appeals court to continue to keep on hold the distribution of the Dune: Part One sketchbook album in order to mitigate the possibility of evidence tempering. Composer Hans Zimmer dismissed the case, arguing that he has Oscar immunity, and cannot be persecuted for musical abstraction, a crime that carries up to 20 years in Clemmensen asylum. "I hate to call it a love theme," he added, "because it is so much more." He has yet to explain what "more" means. His assistant composer Steve Mazzaro emotionally urged the court to drop the case pleading that "Love is universal and can represent all things." Source: Deadline
    9 points
  20. One of the main reasons why I love John Powell’s work is because his music has the same raw energy that the music of Williams and Goldsmith has. His melodies are great, but the sheer force he utilizes the orchestra with, that blows the world’s head off, is what truly captivates me. It’s this kind of music that makes me fall in love with film music and symphonic music in general over and over again.
    9 points
  21. 5 things I loved in this article: Williams confirms the Jaws theme is three different notes (not two!). He keeps a poster of The Adventures of Robin Hood in his office doorway. Like many others, the author feels that film music succeeding in the concert hall is largely because of Williams. Mangold got emotional at the final Dial of Destiny session because he felt Williams doing his job confirmed a kind of idealism of working in film. Williams will have some free composing time this year that he may want to fill "if there’s an opportunity there that I think I can fill and enjoy doing with people I will enjoy."
    9 points
  22. What I would give to be in that room now...
    8 points
  23. https://attractionsmagazine.com/2024-disney-legends-include-joe-rohde-john-williams-angela-bassett-and-harrison-ford/ Among a few other names like Harrison Ford & Angela Bassett, John Williams will become a Disney Legend on August 11.
    8 points
  24. New Mark Graham video. https://www.instagram.com/reel/C4tHYdwvAhR/ Here's some screen caps as I watch He says the sketch he picked up from Williams a few weeks ago was updates to an arrangement for a concert And then he said that at 11AM PST today, there is a recording of Star Wars music. Maybe Williams wrote something for The Acolyte? Goldsmith The Omen:
    8 points
  25. I have one because I'm fat and I want to give some semblance of a jawline.
    8 points
  26. So minimal recall, then.
    8 points
  27. John Williams, conductor Yo-Yo Ma, soloist https://www.laphil.com/events/performances/3103/2025-04-03/yo-yo-ma-williams-dudamel
    8 points
  28. Fucking hell it’s great reading so many positive comments in this thread and not just vacuous “they’re great” but plentiful reasons as to why they’re great and those details that make them great not just because they have good themes or are exciting or are beautiful or whatever, but an appreciation of all the craft that’s gone into them.
    8 points
  29. No cameras spotted (and that is a shame, I was hoping at least for a recording on Stage+ ) but the microphones were actually visible above the stage. I'm just wondering whether they were recording the concert or just simply hanging there as permanent equipment of the hall. Source: Wiener Symphoniker fb fanpage The concert was AMAZING!!! The best AD concert I have ever been to (London 2014/Kraków 2019/Vienna 2024). I prepared a quick analysis of what tracks were used in each suite (overall almost 2h of music!) 1. Godzilla (Godzilla! / Godzilla's Victory / Back to the Ocean) - 6 min. 2. Pelléas et Mélisande - I. Comme un oiseau pourchassé - 8 min. 3. Pelléas et Mélisande - II. Ils regardent la lumière - 5,5 min. 4. Wes Anderson's Suite - Fantastic Mr. Fox (Jimmy Squirrel And Co. / High-Speed French Train / Boggis, Bunce, And Bean / Canis Lupus / Kristofferson's Theme / Stunt Expo 2004 / Great Harrowsford Square) - 9 min. 5. Wes Anderson's Suite - The Grand Budapest Hotel (Mr. Mustafa / A Prayer for Madame D & Last Will and Testament / Canto At Gabelmeister’s Peak) - 4 min. 6. Wes Anderson's Suite - The French Dispatch (Obituary) 3,5 min. 7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part 1: Obliviate / Sky Battle / Fireplaces Escape / Detonators / Destroying the Locket; Part 2: Statues / Broomsticks and Fire / Courtyard Apocalypse / The Tunnel / Dragon Flight / Lily’s Theme / Showdown) - 13 min. 8. The King's Speech (The King’s Speech / My Kingom, My Rules) - 4 min. 9. The Shape of Water (The Creature / Five Stars General / The Shape of Water / Spy Meeting / The Escape / Rainy Day / Watching Ruth / Elisa and Zelda / Without You / Overflow of Love) - 21 min. 10. Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (Carlo's Theme / Spazzatura / The Pine Cone / Big Lies / Resurrection / Saving Geppetto / Pinocchio's Choice / Ciao Papa) - 15,5 min. 11. The Imitation Game (Carrots and Peas / Crosswords / U-Boats / Mission / Alone with Numbers / The Headmaster / End of War / The Imitation Game / Alan Turing's Legacy) 15,5 min. ENCORE 12. Girl with a Pearl Earring (Griet's Theme) - 4 min. 13. Eiffel (Valse d'Eiffel) - 3 min. What was so special about this particular concert, in my opinion? 1. Golden Hall itself, of course and the fact that he was probably the third film music composer playing there after Williams and Hisaishi. 2. Desplat played some of his recent scores like Pinocchio, French Dispatch or Eiffel, which was refreshing. I never spotted Fantastic Mr. Fox suite in concert before neither. 3. He also prepared completely new, extended suites from his trademark scores (Godzilla, Imitation Game, Shape of Water). He played almost half of the Imitation Game and Shape of Water albums (!) He usually plays the main themes from Godzilla and Imitation Game and 7- or 12- minutes long suite of The Shape of Water so he really did his best this time. 4. I think that for the first time he had a choir on the stage (not counting Hollywood in Vienna 2016 cause he was not conducting). A children choir in Fantastic Mr. Fox and at the end of "Ciao Papa" from Pinocchio gave me goosebumps. 5. He got a standing ovation and was very moved, I have never seen him like this before (and I always sit in front rows ).
    8 points
  30. 1. Yes this is it for March. I think that's enough, don't you? Lol 2. This was supposed to come out for Black Friday, but we didn't get final art approval on time. Original 2023 slate we wanted HOOK TOP GUN MASK OF ZORRO TOPAZ OCTOPUSSY LALD SILENT NIGHT 3. Lots of hoops, approvals and delays to make this a reality 4. The whole Bond nonsense delayed things. This was gonna be a Valentine's Day gift to y'all, but because of Octopussy shipments being delayed we had to delay Top Gun. Shipping would have been a logistical nightmare, so we sat there for the last few weeks like Mel Gibson in Braveheart shouting out Hoooold! Hoooold! 5. All Bond orders have been shipped out by now. Top Gun will most likely start shipping later next week(and no it won't be delayed... we're sure of that) 6. Next comes the nightmare of Scarface LPs and getting those in and shipping out...that will happen after Bond. By April things will have settled down and gone back to normal with 2 new releases dropping on April 2 Thanks for all your patience and continued support. MV https://filmscoremonthly.com/board/posts.cfm?threadID=156310&forumID=1&archive=0
    8 points
  31. I love the aesthetic unity of all three looking like they were made in MS paint. What a choice!
    8 points
  32. I listened to the full score again after a few months and the music is just too good. There isn’t a single dull or uninteresting moment, and the way he weaves the themes together so seamlessly makes it feel like you’re listening to a concert work rather than something written to picture. This may be Williams’ most complex score, and definitely remains one of my favourites.
    7 points
  33. I've used AI very sparingly on my YouTube edits. However I prefer not to use it for the most part because it adds a shit load of distortion, and in some cases removes instruments. It's important not to overdo it.
    7 points
  34. Ask yourself, Disney. Why do you give the Legend Award? Is it for his glory, or for yours?
    7 points
  35. Has anybody forgotten about this upcoming gem? Why is there no excitement for what is quite realistically "the first and most incomplete 'complete collection' in the history"?
    7 points
  36. Location: Symphony Center. Chicago, IL Time: 7:30pm https://cso.org/performances/24-25/cso-featured-concerts/williams-mutter-cso/
    7 points
  37. 7 points
  38. The smirk and glint in his eye when he says this...
    7 points
  39. HTTYD 3 is mine. The choral writing, and overall more symphonic style really makes it feel like a fully matured series through the score alone.
    7 points
  40. HTTYD2 is my favorite score of the 2010s. How anyone can call it “just ok” is beyond me.
    7 points
  41. This is actually how I feel about Powell in general, and why I pretty much regard him as the modern Goldsmith. He's ALWAYS doing something interesting even in "throwaway cues" (i.e. those really just don't exist, for him). There's no tiresome repetition. He's always varying something. Yavar
    7 points
  42. Just listened to the album. I have to be careful for my co-workers don't notice my tears. This score is wonderful! Loved it in 2019 and loved it again now. The OST did contain pretty much all the important stuff, but it's nice to have the complete score. It's so cool that after working on his concert and with John Williams on Solo, Powell's score for this movie is more... classical and less "Hollywood-like". I hope he never loses this on his future scores!
    7 points
  43. I personally always enjoy when an orchestra is pushed to its limits. Overwhelming action is definitely my favorite, as long as it's actual crafted chaos with every part of the orchestra being represented, and not just say... loud, overworked strings, brass, and percussion with ugly, loud synths. *cough*
    7 points
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