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Pieter Boelen reacted to a post in a topic: Alan Silvestri's THE WITCHES (2020)
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I discovered this score like a month ago and, although much of it is rather uninspired, the heroic theme is AMAZING! Brings us back to a prior age of film scoring, with the spirit of Forrest Gump. Pure exultation, unmistakably Silvestri.
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Will reacted to a post in a topic: NEW Williams interview by Classical-Music.com - Feb 23 2021
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Well, about as close as you'll get in The Post! Certainly borderline. Anyway it's an awesome piece regardless of what it's classified as.
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Bellosh reacted to a post in a topic: Which era of JW action music do you prefer?
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All of it is great, but post-2000-ish is my favorite-- The "Ludlow motif" identified by Frank Lehman is one of the most thrilling action figures ever: As for specific cues, we have gems like this: Etc.
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The Force Awakens vs. Air Force One vs. Rogue One
Will replied to Jurassic Shark's topic in General Discussion
I'm a much bigger fan of Giacchino's Rogue One than most on here (and Air Force One is also terrific), but TFA is head and shoulders above them. Not even close. Indeed, TFA might well be my all-time favorite film score. -
Bellosh reacted to a post in a topic: What is JW's most joyous composition?
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Great thread idea @crumbs, and I agree with so many of the examples others have noted. JW really just has so many great joyful cues. It's incredible. In fact I think that's what drew me to JW in the first place. A few examples that I believe haven't been mentioned:
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This cue is sooo good -- I've played it so many times since I first discovered it a month or two ago: From the ecstatic little flute echoes over the charging strings (particularly around 1:07) to the beautiful dancing piano line over the rich, flowing strings beginning at 1:10, this is such a great cue. The rest of the score is not particularly inspiring, but this track is Desplat at his very best.
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Free stream available: https://www.bso.org/brands/tanglewood/features/2020-tanglewood-season/the-best-of-tanglewood-on-parade.aspx Around the 1 hour mark, JW conducts "Hymn to the Fallen" and 3 pieces from Hook (at a concert in, I believe, the late 1990s). I believe the Hook part has been available on YouTube for a while but I'd never seen the "Hymn to the Fallen" footage, which was very nice.
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Takemitsu Viola Concerto. My favorite bit currently, with the low strings entering under the soaring viola: This whole piece shimmers and sparkles. Wonderful stuff, and the parallels w/ JW's Tree Song (and other work) are very clear.