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It's his last really good work. There's only around 17 minutes of music in the film. The album is much longer. This cue doesn't appear in the film at all.

Karol

Star Wars.

The Duellists
Not sure if it's a great film or not. It shows a young director just learning his craft. The use of music is quite overbearing and the writing seems a bit clunky at times, but Ridley Scott's visual talent is nevertheless at full display here. And this is the element which elevates it to another level. I kind of find it unfortunate never got to explore further this kind of a territory (as his next film was Alien). A lot of it looks like a tribute to Barry Lyndon. Interesting film, if not entirely successful.
Karol

Empire of the Sun
A.I.
Witches of Eastwick
Heartwood by John Williams (One of my favourite pieces from his concert repertoire. Sublime stuff.)
Karol

Attack of the Clones is a pretty terrible film.
Karol

Who?

I'll settle for no less than a trascendental experience that cures cancer.

Theft is the highest form of art, engineering, science, math, and every other human endeavor. Theft is how nature itself operates. Our very existence is thanks to DNA plagiarized from two parents.
There is no such thing as creativity in the fluffy sense of creating something completely new. That's just accidental discovery and it happens very rarely. And usually that's just unexpected theft. Most of the greatest works of mankind are wonderful ideas absorbed by one person from another and imbued with their individual style and flavor as it is assimilated.
It is the exact same process within the mind of a single artist. I never understood what the big deal was, and I hate the "that's theft, but that's style" pick and choosing nonsense. It's all part of the same artistic process.
The best thieves and artists are the ultimate curators. They steal the best from the best and hopefully make it better.

To my absolute surprise, the CD just arrived. Less than 2 days. Impressive.
No hidden bonus tracks, sadly.
Karol

The Adventures of Tin-Tin
War Horse
Lincoln
Fire Water Paper by Elliot Goldenthal
Karol

http://www.soundtracks.pl/reviews.php?op=show&ID=929
Nothing particularly outstanding, but pretty satisfying for a soundtrack album nonetheless.

I was a fan before Evil Dead. *adjusts glasses*

I've listened to it several times now. The album for me is much better representation of the score to that of the previous score on its corresponding 44-minute album. That's not so much because these are the only highlights (there is some good material left out), but rather thanks to a strong representation of three major themes: Kirk's, Harrison's, and Spock's. Especially that last one is developed a great deal. Klingon theme appears only in The Kronos Wartet and there are a more variations on it in the films itself. It's a definite improvement over the ST2009 and feels like it belongs to the series, but not something I'd call a score of the year or Giacchino's hall of fame entry. It doesn't have that emotional pull that other Trek scores seem to have, nor is it really intelligent as it should have been (that applies to the film as well). Giacchino knows what he's doing and pays homages where necessary, he's one of the few composers in Hollywood who can get away with writing this type of music. But that's not greatness yet (John Carter was a step in the right direction, however).
Oh and I still get the Inception vibe from John Harrison's theme.
Karol

II hope it's not going to sound like his Land of the Lost.

My detox continues with Ingmar Bergman's Summer with Monika. Very nice little film.
Karol

Well, looks like R2-D2 is now the new iconic fanfare.

This trailer for trailer trend really annoys me.
Karol

Star Trek Into Darkness
The film is a roller coaster. Which is both good and bad. Is it darker? I'd say dark-ish. For every serious incident, there is a goof. They crammed in is so much stuff in it that it not entirely succeeds in what it tries to accomplish, I reckon. It's very uneven. At times I thought to myself "oh this is pretty cool", then "that wasn't too subtle", then "I didn't see this coming", then "seriously, JJ?", then "whoa what a ride", then "no, only not that!". The tone shifts every 10 minutes. Not sure what to make out of it, to be honest. Bennedict Cumberbatch's performance is as uneven as the film itself. In some moment he's really good, in some moments way too over the top in it's stillness (if you can even do that). Giacchino's score is functional, only sometimes exceptional. There is some good stuff in there, but I still hate his main theme.
I couldn't help thinking this film was Star Trek only for the first 10 minutes of its running time. Otherwise it's a modern breakneck action blockbuster with some references to the series thrown in into a mix. And some of those are quite bothersome and heavy-handed, I might add. I wish it was my first date with this franchise. That would have made it much more enjoyable.
In some ways better than the previous one, in some ways worse. As I said - uneven.
Karol

Anyway, speaking of Gravity.

Karol

London Symphony Orchestra just had a big jamming session and that's how this music came to be.
Karol

Here is my brand new Final Fantasy Medley !
A 17min progressive rock piece featuring myself and musicians from all over the world

Very minor?
It's my second favourite. Absolutely perfect. I fucking cried.
And I didn't say it was shit, I said it was the shit!

Oh my God! That is brand new information!

Samples.
Karol

I understand it was something the Fleischer cartoons started to prop sprites when the gloom of war was hitting American shores. And I don't disagree it was a vital part of the character for a long time.
However, if you've picked up a comic anytime in the past twenty years, you would realize that Superman isn't so undeveloped as he was. Since the end of the Cold War, writers have taken the opportunity to explore different aspects of Superman and explore the fact that he is an alien, and one who doesn't always agree with the way that humans act. As previously mentioned, there was even a story where Big Blue abdicated his citizenship which caused quite a controversy but did enable some new insights from a character that is over seventy years old.
The simple fact is, Superman has by and large been portrayed as a defender of America, but in actuality he is a defender of all mankind. We've had plenty of examples of his pride in his home country over the years, but quite honestly I hope that's all left out of the new film. A scene where maybe he straightens the flag would be nice, but something as blatant as the end of Superman 2 would seem insincere in this day and age. That kind of display is out of touch with the way the world is now, and not concurrent with the character at this point.
During WW2, the phrase "truth, justice, and the American way" was created as a rallying cry to unite Americans. With the current landscape of the world, a world which is smaller than its ever been, Superman can be used to unite all mankind and portray how great humans of all nationalities can be, not just as some sort of inclusive cheer which it has become over the years. If the filmmakers attempt to tackle such a subject I would be incredibly pleased and it honestly seems like the next logical step for the character to take on the big screen.