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The newly revamped Kamen website contains some real gems - I can see that members have been spreading them into different threads but as these are more or less focused on unreleased or rejected Kamen, at least the new findings, a good idea to have a whole new thread:
 
Event Horizon - 2 hours of recorded material. The sound clips are amazing. Some real expansions of the patented Kamen thriller sound. I generally tend to dislike Kamen on thrillers as it got a bit old in the 80s and 90s and he did not have much time to innovate (and as most of this was for Joel Silver, he probablhy had to stick to the temp as much as possible). But this does seem like he was let loose, perhaps much more so than on the Lifeforce goody bag we got.
 
Fair Game - awesome to hear Kamen try to respond to the impending Mancina takeover. He really did go for the same percussion and string rhythms as Speed etc  - but the frigging Sanborn sax! All corny, mega sleaze dripping out of Mickey Rourke's eyepatch from the late 1980s. Not surprising they had to let him go on this.
 
Die Hard 3 - still not sure what is new here or what is not. Frankly I continue to be puzzled about what was new with the La-La release. Unfortunately, sounded like the same old, same old (but still good)
 
Wilder Napalm - still the crown of unreleased Kamen. Totally needs to be done.

Red 5 standing by!
 

"Dear Disney Music Emporium,
A few admiring fans seek signed copies of my latest CD.  I'd therefore be grateful if you could ship a few copies to me as soon as possible.
Salutations,
John Williams"
 
 
"Dear John,
We apologize for the inconvenience, the CD was a limited run and has sold out.
It is still available on LP but we'll have to limit you to two copies so that everyone can get to enjoy the magic.
Cheers,
Disney Music Emporium"

If only...
 

Two of my most prized possessions!


 
The Maestro himself autographed these! I own these; I am still amazed.

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.

Looks like Blake Neely is scoring
 
 
Starts at 29:00 though the play button should bring you right there

A 2-CD set from God of War Ragnarok is announced by Sony Music for May the 5th !
See it here:
https://www.amazon.fr/dp/B0BVZPDQ5Z/
and maybe elsewhere...

Losing to Morricone:

 
Losing to Babylon:

Uploaded it as "unlisted" to my YouTube account...
 

Mine moved to Compton this morning! I wonder if it'll hang around or move "straight outta..." 
 
Thank you. I'm here all week.

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!

James Horner referred to the danger motif as the ‘diddly dah’s’

Turns out we're very close to ASM
 

Best night of my life. 

I managed to get a picture with ASM during the interval!

A great night at the Park Hyatt!

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 Oratorio
 
All Music Composed, Orchestrated and Conducted by Bear McCreary
Except:
Track 1: Composed and Produced by Richard Gibbs
Track 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 McCreary
 
 
This 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 2008
 
 
Our 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 Records
 
 
https://www.discogs.com/release/11715211-Bear-McCreary-Battlestar-Galactica-The-Best-Of-Seasons-1-4

I've noticed how many separate parts that make up the Númenor theme, and tried to visualizing their interplay.
Dunno if this is a bit too over-the-top.

Yo, Johnny!
All congrats on your honourary knighthood, dude!
As you haven't given a single public performance of your own music in the UK, since July 4th, 1998, perhaps you could use getting done by Charlie boy, to plan a concert, with the L.S.O., at, either, Barbican, or the Royal Albert Hall?
Wha' d'ya say?
 
Signed,
A patient fan
 

Terrific ROTJ concert at the Albert Hall last night; sat front row so the LSO cellos were literally ten feet from me! 

My friend and I wondered: what is keeping Williams himself from the Albert Hall / LSO? 
 
In any case, a treat, as we hope for Milan tickets. 

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.
 
 

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.
 
 

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.
 
 

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.