David Coscina

Neil, you should have included Rachmaninoff's 1st Symphony, 1st mvmnt. That 4 note "danger motif" that little bugger always uses is right out of Rachmaninoff. And he uses it so much throughout his career I think this is the winner. I know the topic was "film score" but honestly, the level of proliferation of this particular motif is more abundant than any other piece Jimmy has ripped off.

Since HOOK was released around Christmas in 1990, I'll always associate Williams' score with that time of year. There's also a cue in Stepmom that underscores a Christmas scene...that's pretty nice too.

My deepest sympathies to you and your family Ricard. -David

um, I'm not a member and I had no problems downloading the video or even watching a streaming version of it..

Thanks again Erik. It's nice to see a reasonably lengthy interview with Giacchino.

Sounds good to me Joe.

Thanks for the info Erik. Very nice material nonetheless.

I don't see Spielberg doing anything close to ID4 or Mars Attacks! Look at the tone of his last few films. Even the ones that are supposedly "comedies" such as CMIYC and The Terminal both had a serious tenor to them. In fact, both end kind of bittersweet, something that's a welcome sight. So I think that WoTW will be entertaining of course, but I don't honestly think that Spielberg, at this point of his film career, would take 10 steps back to produce something as one-dimensional as ID4 or Mars Attacks. Leave that to George Lucas.

Very nice work! I knew there was a reason I like Giacchino's music. The music on this promo would have worked equally well in The Incredibles. I really like how he moves into the string quartet section. Some of the sonorities remind me of Mahler's Piano Quintet that he wrote in his younger days. And the choral section that follows is quite moving. Giacchino might not be top-dog of the film score world (yet) but he reigns supreme for video game scores. He's actually imbued the music for this genre with real substance. This is really top knotch stuff.

I'm interested in Geisha and War of the Worlds. Could care less about Revenge of the Sith (although as a John Williams fan, I'll buy it)

Yeah, it wasn't terrible. A Brad Bird/Pixar combo just wouldn't yield such results. The animation is very good. The idea of the film is pretty neat although too much of the major plot points are telegraphed way too early so there aren't any big revelations. And I really like GIacchino's ALIAS work. I'm disappointed he didn't use his own style to score this film. There are a couple bits where I can hear his "voice". I just wish they amounted to more than 2 minutes. :cry:

Actually, Lalo Schifrin would be probably do very well seeing that he studied martial arts for years including Bruce Lee

There are some nice parts to Giacchino's score. I cannot remember the parts specifically as the film didn't make as indelible impression on me as I had hoped, but there were some cues that worked really well. I'm not doubting his abilities- I think his MOH score and Alias work is first rate. And the music was well done with respect to orchestration and such. I just hoped he would come up with something more distinctive rather than being a stand-in for the guy Bird had originally gone for....John Barry, who ironically, doesn't write like that himself any more.

I saw The Incredibles and didn't much like it at all. Music, pacing, humour or lack thereof. But one thing I respect was Brad Bird's composition. Like Iron Giant, he really knows how to frame his shots. Very nicely done. But generally I wasn't that impressed. But then again, a more original score would have helped. I have followed Giacchino since his Alias show and thought a lot of his abilities. I'm very disappointed that he didn't bring more of himself to the table on this, his first big-time score. The disparity in scores between The Incredibles and Iron Giant is rather large. For the latter, Kamen composed one of the best scores of his career. I honestly wish he could have written the music for The Incredibles. Wishful thinking obviously given the circumstances....

I just got home after having seen the Incredibles. Kind of an ironic title as I found nothing "incredible" about the film. In fact, I was disappointed at the pacing which was either too harried or slow, very inconsistent. I also found Giacchino's score to be too much of a pastiche of Barry's '60's Bond style. There were a couple cues that managed some good dramatic build but generally the music was as uninspired as the film. And I really wanted to like it. I love Brad Bird's Iron Giant. But that film had a story arc that actually developed toward a magnificant climax that also had some really visceral wallop (aided by one of Kamen's best scores). The climax of The Incredibles happens so quickly, it's almost as if it were an after thought. And the cape foreshadowing was a little excessive. C'mon, I figured that out 2 seconds after the montage. I'll stick with Iron Giant as my favorite Brad Bird animated film. Heck, Iron Giant IS my all time favorite animated film!

I second Alex on Sleepers. Zimmer hasn't demonstrated the same ability to get past his triadic or modal ditties in favor of chromatic harmonies or non-key related passing tones. Basically, this means Williams' music is more intertesting to my ears than Zimmer's. ALthough I really dislike The Patriot. And I do like Thin Red Line.

I remember there's a guy in the movie "10" with Dudley Moore that looked a lot like Williams. It was the sequence where he first arrives at the Mexican resort and the guy in question is driving him to his room in a little cart. I should check to see who's credited with that role.

Agnes of God and Crimes of the Heart are my faves of his. also Joe Vs The Volcano

Yes, it has some really nice instruments- especially the brass and percussion. The strings, especially the violins are hurting but I use HALion String Edition so there you go... Oh, I heard your String Quartet on your website. Really like it. Very Neo-Classical. I like the contrapuntal textures you achieve and the motivic immitation between the different parts. Lends a really nice cohesion to the piece.

here's an example of what East West Quantum Leap Symphonic Orchestra Silver Edition can do... just click the attachment under my pic and listen... http://www.motifator.com/forums/showflat.p...sb=5&o=&fpart=1

I tip my comedic hat to you Mr. Breathmask! Very funny post!

I've just learned that Lucas has cancelled all CD releases of this score and is lobbying to have it solely released on vinyl, a 4-disc set that will have a fold out jacket. Lucas apparently has been suffering from seventies-itis. In fact, his alternate marketing scheme is to release the score on 8-track tape. I heard somewhere that he bought a lot of shares in retro-tech stock like records and 8 tracks.

I think it was shameful that they had to ammend the game (while of course the Sox were at bat) because some fans were throwing things at the umpires or in the field. Personally, and this should apply to all major sports, when a home crowd interferes with a game to this extent, the home team should suffer either in points or a misconduct.

yes, Sam Horns, Trombones and Trumpets are exceptional. And pretty cheap too when you compare them to what else is out there with respect to quality.