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Sir Hilary Bray

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  1. Horseback Address and Battle are probably amongst the better tracks on the Golden Age OST but I recall Sharky on another forum once describing it like computer game music and this time round, I was inclined to agree sadly.
  2. Episode VII Rey's Theme The Starkiller The Abduction Han and Leia Ways of the Force (I prefer in a way the film version with the Burning Homestead part) Episode VIII The Supremacy The Sacred Jedi Texts The Spark The Last Jedi Peace and Purpose
  3. After a few Lewis Gilbert films, to a perennial favourite. The Bridge at Remagen not the best war movie ever made it made me a fan of George Segal, has enough action and whatnot to keep things bubbling along and furthermore, one of my favourite Bernstein scores (the theme alone). Serves as a belated tribute viewing to the late Bradford Dillman.
  4. It was during that detour he took on his way into exile on Dagoboah.
  5. Double whammy of Jaws, though score-wise it's close.
  6. TSWLM at least gives Shane Rimmer something to do. As was the norm, Gilbert got his brother-in-law Sidney Tafler into the film (the Liparus' captain). Did like to use the same actors if he could -the actor who takes responsibility for HMS Ranger (after the CO is killed during the gunfight on the tanker), crops up as the doomed 747 co-pilot in Moonraker and Educating Rita.
  7. Ha I know. Just the fact that JW used it all the same seems cool even now.
  8. E.T. (20th anniversary edition) always tickled by the use of Yoda's Theme in "The Magic of Halloween". As with Close Encounters, to me, has that sense of wonder about the cosmos/aliens etc and helping to make [aliens] seem real. One day I'll get around to the recent release of the score.
  9. Being a Kenneth More fan he did a few with him on the quiet -Crichton, Sink the Bismarck, Greengage Summer and Reach for the Sky. Huge fan of his non-Bond work (being a Bond fan I don't mind them) but you had films like Rita, Carve Her Name With Pride and of course Alfie (plus the aforementioned More war films). Great loss and another from that era never to be again.
  10. Raiders of the Lost Ark Temple of Doom- Parade of the Slave children has been a longtime favourite since I rented out my first John Williams CD (a best of compilation thing) and is also a favourite scene in the film (that reveal of Indy silhouetted) The Last Crusade -on this first listen in ages, The Belly of the Steel Beast jumped out at me more than other tracks. Something about its sound that I can't quite elaborate on but we'll try a little -reminded me of his latest Star Wars scores (having listened to TFA/TLJ a few times before this re-listen of TLC) Star Wars links imagined or real, around 1.12 to 1.15, the little fanfares You see, Henry? (What?) The pen is mightier than the sword! Listened also to Lincoln. Quite enjoy it still, tracks like the Southern Delegation and The People's House. Though it's the non-Williams Battle Cry of Freedom that I still find quite affecting.
  11. Doctor Zhivago- Jarre (the inclusion of swing/rock & roll/jazz versions of Lara's Theme tickles. If somewhat bizarre) Deep Impact- Horner. Had part of Godspeed and Goodbye in my head last week and so the final two tracks in particular resonate. Personally the last track I always find quite moving -well, accompanying that scene when the astronauts are saying their goodbyes to their families. Raiders of the Lost Ark- "Bad dates!"
  12. That image above intrigues me for the Thunderbirds CD's. Miss having more than HMV to go looking at CD's. Though I've found a few Goldsmith's in charity shops in recent years.
  13. As I missed it first time round. No particular order. 1. Star Trek II 2. Star Trek III 3. Glory 4. Clear and Present Danger 5. Apollo 13
  14. having watched the movie Friday, revisited Logan's Run. Personally one of my favourite Goldsmith's from the opening to tracks like "On the Circuit", "Assignment" ("Question? No one has been renewed?"), "Terminated in Cathedral" (the steady build to when Francis fires on the runner) and the triumphant "The Sun".
  15. parts of Ron Goodwin's Force 10 from Navarone, theme and "Bridge Down"
  16. I don't think I can. Trying to rip my Wind and Lion disc froze up the media player. Wouldn't mind but the cost of the disc to begin with.
  17. New copies of Batman'66 and Superman (Rhino). My current copies seemed to have gotten scratched and hard to play all of a sudden. Sadly my Wind and the Lion from Intrada won't work at all but can't afford a new copy. Sort of like having 'hard' copies even though I rip them to laptop or my phone. Debating whether to send them off to get fixed.
  18. Went on a Shire binge- Pelham 123, Hindenburg and my favourite, Big Bus I've not seen the lattermost for years, but love the main theme -that 70s sound and yet somehow epic in the mould of disaster movies of the time. Outside of the main theme quite fond of Springfield Sequence and Harbinger Curve, again for the 70s/epic mix. last night, Leith Stevens' scores for War of the Worlds and When Worlds Collide.
  19. It had me within seconds but then I've been a sucker to this theme since hearing it on my Dad's old cassette. But then 3.21 happened and from then on swept away by it. If he can do this with an old theme, I have some hope for Episode IX.
  20. Star Wars- The Corellian Edition Airport, Alfred Newman To Sir With Love, Ron Grainer et al Police Academy, Robert Folk
  21. I watched the Star Wars Prequels yesterday. Sith always makes me think of how easily swayed I was by it all at Leicester Square. Williams' music sealed the deal in that regard, the Jedi Purge, Battle of the Heroes but now, onto the Producers (1967) "That's our Hitler!"
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