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Dixon Hill got a reaction from Not Mr. Big in Star Wars IX The Rise of Skywalker (JJ Abrams 2019)
He kind of forgot he loved democracy and the Republic.
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Dixon Hill reacted to Gruesome Son of a Bitch in Star Wars IX The Rise of Skywalker (JJ Abrams 2019)
There's no foreseeable danger.
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Dixon Hill reacted to Disco Stu in What is the last piece of classical music you listened to?
Lukas Foss - Symphony No. 4 "A Window to the Past" (1995)
I enjoy this symphony quite a bit. Foss was more than a bit of a stylistic magpie and especially of interest here is the strange slow movement. It's essentially an Americana take on Bartok's "Night Music" style. Shimmering, sliding pianissimo strings, muted brass, atmospheric percussion, but also harmonica and jaw harp. At one point near the end it becomes kind of a ghostly march. The movement is much too long though. It could have been cut in half and still achieved the same effect.
Give it a listen.
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Dixon Hill reacted to Disco Stu in What is the last piece of classical music you listened to?
Irving Fine’s Partita for Wind Quintet is truly sublime. I’ve listened like 10 times today, it’s very centering.
That Stravinskian neoclassicism with an American charm is very appealing to me.
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Dixon Hill got a reaction from mstrox in The Matrix Resurrections (Fourth Matrix film)
And last night, I had another Monica Bellucci dream.
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Dixon Hill got a reaction from Chen G. in The Matrix Resurrections (Fourth Matrix film)
And last night, I had another Monica Bellucci dream.
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Dixon Hill got a reaction from Fabulin in What is the last piece of classical music you listened to?
I had another Franz in mind - Schmidt - but Schreker is apt too.
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Dixon Hill got a reaction from Loert in What is the last piece of classical music you listened to?
I had another Franz in mind - Schmidt - but Schreker is apt too.
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Dixon Hill reacted to Quintus in It's official: The Lord of the Rings is the world's favourite movie trilogy
You know this? How?
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Dixon Hill got a reaction from MikeH in Why John Williams is great
Overscoring doesn't score with me. Stu's example is much more my speed.
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Dixon Hill reacted to publicist in The Classical Music Recommendation Thread
Ah, the underwater symphony.
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Dixon Hill reacted to Disco Stu in James Bond is better than everything
I like The Man with the Golden Gun because a key plot turn is triggered by a Bond girl's ass
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Dixon Hill reacted to Loert in What is the last piece of classical music you listened to?
Heaven's theme tune:
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Dixon Hill reacted to John in What Is The Last Score You Listened To? (older scores)
The Fellowship of the Ring (complete recordings)
Yeah, this might be the greatest film score of all time.
***** out of *****
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Dixon Hill got a reaction from SingeMoisi in Favorite short musical moments in Williams scores?
2:15 - end
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Dixon Hill got a reaction from Yavar Moradi in Recommend classical works that deserve more international recognition, by composers from your home country.
American by birth is hard. But American as in writing in this country for a decent portion of their life is a little easier. This is the first that comes to mind, a work I've loved since childhood.
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Dixon Hill got a reaction from Naïve Old Fart in What Is The Last Score You Listened To? (older scores)
Happened to flip on John's WOTW. Maybe it's the Saturday evening joint talking but this score is fucking incredible. Some serious rhythmic/metrical slickness here.
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Dixon Hill got a reaction from Not Mr. Big in What Is The Last Score You Listened To? (older scores)
Happened to flip on John's WOTW. Maybe it's the Saturday evening joint talking but this score is fucking incredible. Some serious rhythmic/metrical slickness here.
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Dixon Hill got a reaction from The Illustrious Jerry in The Official Howard Shore Thread
I guess you're not aware of hundreds of years of composers writing outside the bounds of their own religions. Besides who knows what Shore is in practice if anything.
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Dixon Hill reacted to John in Martin Scorsese’s THE IRISHMAN (2019)
Wow thanks for your invaluable contribution to this thread!
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Dixon Hill reacted to Cerebral Cortex in Martin Scorsese’s THE IRISHMAN (2019)
Usually something needs to be rated first before it can then be overrated.
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Dixon Hill reacted to mrbellamy in Martin Scorsese’s THE IRISHMAN (2019)
Well then you might as well skip it.
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Dixon Hill got a reaction from Disco Stu in What is the last piece of classical music you listened to?
He was one of Newman's teachers. It shows in interesting ways.
