TheHouseholdCat

He's someone I have to check out at one point. My knowledge of films from the Golden Age is so limited it's embarrassing. Newman and Herrmann are definitely on my to-do list. And now I guess Miklós Rózsa, too.

I can totally see that, too. I thought about that, too. Absurd...

"Main Title/Trinity Infinity" is some great stuff. His music certainly fit the films, so I see no problem there. Oh, "Hotel Ambush/Exit Mr Hat" is cool, too.

oh the sacrilege.... Indeed. Thomas Newman apart from having and developing a truly indelible style of his own in the world of film scores that has been copied countless times by others with far less effective results is like his father before him a master of melody and dramatic instinct. He often says more with less, prefers to focus on smaller ensembles but he certainly is not as, I am sorry to say this about these gentlemen, anonymous as Isham or Shaiman whose scores are often quite utilitarian. But I have to say Newman's most recent scores have suffered from either anonymity or overt subtleness and repetition of his old quirks which is a great shame since he is capable of so much more. I am hoping that the new Bond film will reinvigorate him. The Shawshank Redemption score is sublime. It really enhanced the film - which, by itself, was already good. Perfect combination. But it took me a couple of attempts to get into score. But that's more rewarding than scores that try to please so much that they become dull after three runs. I generally agree that Newman had better years, but I really loved The Adjustment Bureau and Revolutionary Road scores. High hopes for Skyfall. Really? I am also quite a big fan of his, especially because he's played in several Spielberg movies and because he seems such a nice, down-to-earth guy in real life. I'm very divided on the issue of Dan Brown, but Tom Hanks' Langdon was spot on. The guy seemed almost too smooth in the books, but Tom Hanks really did it. Oh, and Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close from this year. Brilliant. are you on spotify? I'll make you a playlist Thomas Newman playlist... Sounds intriguing...

I totally agree. Zimmer was great on The Lion King and Rain Man, but his more recent scores... I did love the Inception score and The Dark Knight had some great moments, too. But Zimmer has become too used to the action genre for me to like most of his scores. And collaborations... Well, James Newton Howard had some great ideas for The Dark Knight, so I can't complain there.

Hi, thank you. Let's say I stumbled upon the board today.

So they listen to each other's scores... I can relate. ^^ It's been on my mind since then...

Ah, no, Whishaw's great. Although I admit that he looks a bit too hipster for my taste. And he looks nothing like Cillian Murphy. I'm not an avid fan of the Batman films, so I can see your criticism. You don't like Shore's LOTR scores? XD This winter will be fun, I can already tell. I absolutely adore the LOTR scores.

Well, the string section on the WALL-E score was pretty big. 49 violins... I couldn't say what I prefer - Newman on a smaller scale or with orchestra. Not bad for 56. But he also worked on "The Return of the Jedi", didn't he? [Thomas Newman's first foray into film composing was assisting John Williams in conducting part of the score for Return Of The Jedi. ; http://www.denofgeek...s-thomas-newman] I can actually see why John Williams would like Thomas Newman and vice versa. Even though they are very different composers.