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7 hours ago, Alan said:
My package hasn't moved from some random LA zip code since 8th. Hoping they just stopped tracking it and it'll arrive here in the UK any day now.
Exactly the same thing is happening to mine! Stuck at LA 90051 since the 8th. Thanks for giving me the peace of mind that I'm not the only one!
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10 hours ago, Jay said:
This morning I listened to the free promotional CD I have, "The Best of Seasons 1-4"
This is - by far! - my favorite single disc I could listen to if I'm in the mood for BSG music. It's really quite wonderfully curated and organized. The flow of music is terrific! One thing I like is that the "All Along The Watchtower" melody is introduced early and then recurs throughout, until the actual song is the second-to-last track. Well done!
And along the way it just has all the best parts. It really covers all the styles well..
Oh, and about this CD........
8 years later, I can fulfill this request!
1 Main Title
2 Colonial Anthem
3 Baltar's Dream
4 Farewell Apollo
5 Prelude To War
6 A Distant Sadness
7 Passacaglia
8 Fight Night
9 The Resurrection Hub
10 A Promise To Return
11 Storming New Caprica
12 Refugees Return
13 Roslin And Adama
14 Lords Of Kobol
15 Black Market
16 Deathbed And Maelstrom
17 The Shape Of Things To Come
18 Heeding The Call
19 All Along The Watchtower
20 Diaspora OratorioAll Music Composed, Orchestrated and Conducted by Bear McCreary
Except:
Track 1: Composed and Produced by Richard GibbsTrack 2: Music by Stu Phillips and Glen A. Larson, Adapted and Produced by Bear McCreary
Track 19: Music and Lyrics by Bob Dylan, adapted and produced by Bear McCrearyThis limited edition CD contains my personal favorite musical moments from 'Battlestar Galactica.' I hope you enjoy listening to it as much as I've enjoyed writing it. So Say We All!
-Bear McCreary
June 2008Our heartfelt thanks to everyone onboard Galactica for graciously inviting us into your amazing universe. We are deeply honored to have had the privilege of sharing Bear's phenomenal music with the world. Say so we all!
Everyone at La La Land Recordshttps://www.discogs.com/release/11715211-Bear-McCreary-Battlestar-Galactica-The-Best-Of-Seasons-1-4
At last! Will give this edition a listen for sure!
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Edith Bowman just interviewed Shore for the latest episode of her podcast. They mainly discuss his recent score for Cronenberg's 'Crimes of the Future' and some other films from throughout his career. At the end Bowman brings up 'Rings of Power' and Shore responds with "Well, I think that's been covered very well in the press, so I don't really need to comment too much." Read into that what you will. Bowman asks at 42:23 in the episode.
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Couldn't say no at that price! Currently £35.12 on Amazon.co.uk
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1 hour ago, bruce marshall said:
This story was related in " Who I Am".
Townshend bought the rights to the story. Initially, he composed a theater piece that was released on CD as " The Iron Man".
He produced the film also.
You can read it for yourself..
Well, the quote in the book is:
QuoteI had flown to Los Angeles to go with Des to meet Brad Bird whom Warners had suggested direct Iron Giant. Brad was keen but he hated musicals, and hated what Disney was doing with Elton on The Lion King. I recommended Michael Kamen to do the conventional orchestral score, for which the budget set aside was far too small. Michael did it as a favour for me, using talented junior associates to do the work quickly and efficiently.
You've taken a fair bit of artistic licence with your version of the above!
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8 hours ago, bruce marshall said:
According to Pete Townshend- who produced the film- Kamen agreed to lend his name but the score was ghosted.
Townshend couldn't afford his fee!
Where did you get this information from? Could it not be a tongue in cheek comment?
Would be a bit strange considering the recent deep dive by Brad Bird et al. into Kamen's work on the score. From this event it sounded like a typical score working with his orchestrators (Elhai & Neely).
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1 hour ago, Marian Schedenig said:
Different doesn't mean bad. This is still one of the best things McCreary has done:
Didn't say it did. Weird that that's what you took from what I said. Oh well.
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Still great after all these years. Signed CDs available from LLL this Tuesday. Unsigned CDs on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Say-All-Battlestar-Galactica-Live/dp/B0941B4Y82
For anyone who didn't see the live shows or catch it on youtube, these versions are certainly quite different at times and may take some getting used to. On the other hand that means getting to dig in to some 'new' BSG for the first time!
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On 7/21/2020 at 1:32 AM, Romão said:
And Elfman, for sure.
Just started listening. Big Elfman vibes!
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Nice! This actually had two CD releases scheduled for release back in 2018 before its distribution fell apart, one for the score and one for the songs (with two Bear tracks), so hopefully that score release will be forthcoming.
https://www.filmmusicsite.com/en/soundtracks.cgi?id=66510
https://www.filmmusicsite.com/en/soundtracks.cgi?id=66475
This is one of the best cover images for a score CD in history!
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2 hours ago, Giftheck said:
Not an easy task for me since ASCAP doesn't allow you to sort its catalog by work ID, but I went through and pulled all the titles I could find for KOTM. I'm not familiar with Bear's other work beyond TSCC, so correct me if I'm wrong here, but it seems this is his first WB score, so it was easier to find these titles.
I see in your list, some titles from 'Rest Stop: Don't Look Back' which was Warner distributed. 'All That Remains' and 'Trapped' are also from the first 'Rest Stop'.
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It's so close I can almost taste it. To think that this next time last week I wasn't going (had hoped that London might reappear) and now I am going to experience a weekend of John Williams live in person for the first time. Wow. My bank balance may have taken an unexpected hit, but in the end I couldn't let the maestro pay a visit to Europe and not be there.
- crlbrg and Timo Martikainen
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7 minutes ago, Martinland said:
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Count me in. Last minute decision to attend but thankfully I've managed to get tickets and I'm all booked up.
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54 minutes ago, Stefancos said:
This was great! A much more satisfying end to a trilogy than other performances seen in December...
Part 1 - 20th October 2017
Part 2 - 18th October 2019
Part 3 - 20th December 2019
Plus, who knew David Arnold could sing?
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I came across the above on youtube where this video from 2017 makes an interesting case for Rey being a Palpatine. When it came to the bit about the music I wondered if/when anyone from here had talked about the connections between the themes and was pleased to find this thread! It does of course seem to be unlikely that Williams was given pre-emptive knowledge of Rey's heritage before he wrote her theme, although it would be interesting to get a definitive answer from the man himself.
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Got to see this at Wembley Arena on Thursday. Couldn't turn down the chance to see Elfman perform live and he didn't disappoint. All the singers were great, Catherine O'Hara and Ken Page also reprised their roles from the film. The film is a bit light at only 76 minutes so they packed it out with a bit of a suite beforehand set to Tim Burton's original sketches and artwork, a Sandy Cameron led violin medley and an encore of Elfman performing Oogie Boogie's Song. Elfman's voice sounded great but also it was great to see him really get into the performance physically, inhabiting the character so well. All in all, a really fun night. You could tell that lots of people in the crowd really, really love this film - plenty of cosplay!
- fommes, Jay, Yavar Moradi and 1 other
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Seen this earlier at the Royal Albert Hall. Wow. Following that, both film and score have grown in my estimation. It could be the best John Williams film score. So important to the movie and so heartfelt. A great experience. The only one of these live to projection concerts I've seen that truly rivals the feels I got from watching this was the finale in Close Encounters. Truly brilliant, not to be missed if you get the chance.
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Was really good. Giacchino's Trek and Star Wars are underrated. Also, Reeves was there to confirm Giacchino for The Batman (with a funny proposal bit). Overall a good night's music. The 'rounds' were paired up nicely with a common theme/concept, there was a fun sea shanty singalong and a rousing finish with Independence Day and Star Trek. Giacchino and Arnold put on a great show. Will be back for Giacchino's Christmas show in December for sure!
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Look what arrived today. The US release date is tomorrow.
The tea leaves say yes, but I guess we'll find out tomorrow what LLL have in store for us!
Masters of the Air - Follow Up to ‘Band of Brothers’ and ‘The Pacific’ From Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg
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Neely makes sense given that he is the through-line from Band of Brothers (orchestrator to Kamen) and The Pacific (composer). Be interesting to see if there is a co-composer, another big-name composer or a main title composer joinging him for this one.