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Posts posted by BLUMENKOHL
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10 minutes ago, Quintus said:
I did enjoy it for what it was, I was entertained. But it was just 'fine' in the end, nothing more than that though.
We will likely never again get anything more than fine entertainment out of Star Wars. It’s a business model of an abstract and now even larger amorphous entity, not a wacky vision of a motor sport aficionado with mold growing on his face.
And thats fine. You can get your fill and when you’re done you can unplug yourself from consuming the model.
4 minutes ago, Stefancos said:Screw everything!
No, just critic and let’s English Major everything culture.
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7 minutes ago, Quintus said:
Wish I saw the same "risks" in this you guys did.
Frankly, I for a long time was expecting a very different direction to be taken in the storyline for this sequel. What I imagined would happen (based on the very slight look at pre release publicity material I had seen) didn't come about at all though, hence my broader disappointment in the movie by the time I'd watched it play out, in the end quite predictably.
Can’t help you there man. Sorry you didn’t like it.
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2 hours ago, publicist said:
In a way, the goofiness, the grotesque and overbearing style, of the film might be Johnson's response to what is an impossible straddle between saga barrage, modern audience and blockbuster expectations and the promise of at least a tenth of directorial vision by Disney. He decided for a crude style mix and i make a case that he should be lauded for that - it's certainly more honest to the roots of the saga than the painfully reverent, cramped and ultimately boring TFA. I too don't agree with the Hux horseplay or that awful flat iron spaceship and probably at least 4 or 5 others things but if i get a more daring if silly movie experience out of it, more power to him.
You are on point. I like someone willing to take risks.
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So New Alliance is basically John Williams aping Michael Giacchino aping John Williams.
The circle is now complete. We have classy bombastic action music turned into mindless directionless bombastic action music with funky drums turned into classy mindless directionless bombastic action music with funky drums.
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If anything, rather than adding more new themes, John needs to kill some. It’s a bit of a leitmotif shitshow!
He no longer writes music! Just stitches themes together.
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But dat Poe’s teme in the first track doe....
Wait is that Poe’s theme hybridized with the Resistance theme? What comes after it is clearly the resistance music.
Johnny went beyond meth. I think he dropped acid. The first track is just a cacophony of motifs and themes.
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Some say Rian tried to poison the maestro's coffee. The hate is strong between the two.
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I must be getting old and senile. It may all have destroyed my hearing, but I like this.
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It’s rather good!
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Gladiator is awesome. Film and score.
Interstellar is awesome. Score.
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15 hours ago, crocodile said:
Whew. I was afraid you were going to recommend Sennheiser HD800 or something like that.
The AKG's are not that expensive actually but they seem extremely uncomfortable just by looking at them. Plus really massive. For the time being I was looking for some more portable, not specifically to be used exclusively at home.
Karol
The AKG K701/2 are the closest you will get to the HD800 actually.
Properly amped, they sound about the same. The K702 have better highs in my opinion.
Don’t be fooled by the low price of the K701/2 though. They will truly benefit from a good amp, which will run 200+.
But Marian may have a different opinion.
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If Danny Elfman had written a good score, this wouldn’t be a problem. It’s irreedeemable crap, he shat over his own theme, John’s theme, and even the Wonder Woman theme.
By comparison, the popular reaction to TFA was hugely positive. It’s one of the best selling film scores in the last few years.
This forum has to get it through its head that just because you have an orchestra and more notes on the page than average doesn’t mean your music is good.
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After JJ ruined the mix of TFAs music by keeping it at whisper level, I’m going to listen to the soundtrack before going to see the movie.
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13 minutes ago, Woj said:
How can pretty good equate to bland and uninspired?
C'mon, you know what he's trying to say.
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8 hours ago, Bilbo Skywalker said:
I’m convinced this is how Stranger Things was composed:
1) Open Garage Band
2) Select 80s sounding synth
3) Turn on Arpegiator
4) Press record
5) Hold down one key on the virtual piano roll.
Done.
Are you deaf? That's all you hear there?
9 hours ago, Mephariel said:Westworld for sure. Dexter has to be up there as well.
Westworld is pretty good. Ramin Djwadi seemed inspired by the whole show. Compared to Game of Thrones, where I think he might have just been pretending he cared to make money.
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The Walking Dead theme just shuffled through on Apple Music. I haven't watched the show in a long time, but damn if that main title isn't the most succinct encapsulation of The Walking Dead universe. And if I recall, it was always craftily blended into the teaser portion of the show. It ratcheted up the excitement and got you to drop your work/other activities and come watch the show.
I have to say, I think it's my favorite.
What's yours?
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18 hours ago, The Doctor said:
Not as bad as the theme they went with, but pretty lackluster. Does every composer suck now?
The brief for the theme must have sucked.
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The Last Jedi vs The Force Awakens vs Rogue One
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I’m changing my vote to TLJ on a second viewing.
The highs were higher, even if it is less consistent.