Knight of Ren

On one hand,I'm cautiously excited for this, as they proved they can do a good adaptation from the Nintendo videogames into a Hollywood movie, and the world of TLoZ is so big and full of possibilities. On the other hand, a live action doesn't seem like the best choice for this saga, and I always pictured it in a sort of Ghibli style of animation, so I guess we'll have to wait and see...
 
As for the music, I hope whoever does it is allowed to do the same as Tyler, meaning he can incorporate dozens of references to classic themes from the videogames into his own themes. Kondo's themes for Link, Zelda and Ganon should be pretty much a given, as they've become quite recognizable and memorable over time!

Godzilla Suite 1: around 1:23~1:44
It is "Mahara Mothra".
 

I also noticed that this theme appears a couple of times across the album, mostly in subdued piano variations:
 
 
or in this gorgeous violin solo rendition:
 
but I don't know what is meant to represent. Perhaps a theme for the main character?

For those interested, I did a small suite of the main theme of the show, using the tracks Model City Duet, A Promise and then the climatic Sea of Flames. It's a really beautiful theme that appears only a couple of times through the show, plus the appearances in the Main Titles, but which makes a big emotional impact thanks to Howard's beautiful rendering of the theme, mainly for piano and violin. Enjoy!
 

For those interested, I did a small suite of the main theme of the show, using the tracks Model City Duet, A Promise and then the climatic Sea of Flames. It's a really beautiful theme that appears only a couple of times through the show, plus the appearances in the Main Titles, but which makes a big emotional impact thanks to Howard's beautiful rendering of the theme, mainly for piano and violin. Enjoy!
 

Thank you! Great suite.

For those interested, I did a small suite of the main theme of the show, using the tracks Model City Duet, A Promise and then the climatic Sea of Flames. It's a really beautiful theme that appears only a couple of times through the show, plus the appearances in the Main Titles, but which makes a big emotional impact thanks to Howard's beautiful rendering of the theme, mainly for piano and violin. Enjoy!
 

For those interested, I did a small suite of the main theme of the show, using the tracks Model City Duet, A Promise and then the climatic Sea of Flames. It's a really beautiful theme that appears only a couple of times through the show, plus the appearances in the Main Titles, but which makes a big emotional impact thanks to Howard's beautiful rendering of the theme, mainly for piano and violin. Enjoy!
 

For those interested, I did a small suite of the main theme of the show, using the tracks Model City Duet, A Promise and then the climatic Sea of Flames. It's a really beautiful theme that appears only a couple of times through the show, plus the appearances in the Main Titles, but which makes a big emotional impact thanks to Howard's beautiful rendering of the theme, mainly for piano and violin. Enjoy!
 

This theme is so gorgeous and it get so emotional in the cue Burden. I love it!

That song has actually already been released in full (as a single), it’s the other LH song (for the Japanese broadcast, which rearranged it into episodes with a 90-second intro) which I really need to hear expanded.

Just finished watching the mini-series, and I quite liked it. Nothing groundbreaking, but there are some solid performances in here, especially coming from the two young leads. Entertaining and heartwarming watch!
 
And JNH's score works really well in context, when they let his music shine. The more action-oriented stuff is perhaps a bit drowned under the sfx, but cues like Model City or Model Building really let his music shine within the scenes. It's sad but also fitting that the nazi theme that starts so ominous and majestic in the first episode is almost completely missing in the last episode. Fitting for the narrative but disappointing since it's such a great theme. I've also grown quite fond of what I think it's Werner's theme, that appears in the middle of Liberation, at 1:52. And great use of the main theme in the final scene, in Sea of Flames!
 
Fortunately, not a lot of important music is missing, so trimming the official release a bit should leave quite a pleasant and emotional score, which I will re-listen a lot in the following weeks.

Just finished watching the mini-series, and I quite liked it. Nothing groundbreaking, but there are some solid performances in here, especially coming from the two young leads. Entertaining and heartwarming watch!
 
And JNH's score works really well in context, when they let his music shine. The more action-oriented stuff is perhaps a bit drowned under the sfx, but cues like Model City or Model Building really let his music shine within the scenes. It's sad but also fitting that the nazi theme that starts so ominous and majestic in the first episode is almost completely missing in the last episode. Fitting for the narrative but disappointing since it's such a great theme. I've also grown quite fond of what I think it's Werner's theme, that appears in the middle of Liberation, at 1:52. And great use of the main theme in the final scene, in Sea of Flames!
 
Fortunately, not a lot of important music is missing, so trimming the official release a bit should leave quite a pleasant and emotional score, which I will re-listen a lot in the following weeks.

Okay, having seen the whole minisseries, episode 3 is by far the one with the largest amount of unreleased music. It's more of the same material that is on the OST, but there is some stuff that would be interesting to have. Episode 4 also have some unreleased stuff, a few of them that would be nice to have on album, but the major highlights are on the album.
 
Overall, there are maybe 10-15 minutes tops of unreleased stuff, none of which is that essential.

I'm also excited for this especially that it will be more orchestral than electronic. Great autumn for JNH fans with Night After Night, All the Light and soon a new Hunger Games score. 

I updated a bit my spreadsheet of Across the Spider-Verse. Some of the FYC tracks are actually shorter than their OST counterparts, which probably means the film version is shorter, and the album offers an extended and better listening experience of many tracks., and only a couple of FYC tracks do have additional material not on the OST, being the highlight for me the opening minute of "Mumbai Spot Fight", which contains a cool variation on Gwen's theme.
 
If there's nothing on the notes column it means both tracks have the same material, even though the FYC usually has some silence bits at the start and sometimes in the middle of the cues. Here it is, for those interested. Feel free to correct me if I missed anything!

I also noticed that this theme appears a couple of times across the album, mostly in subdued piano variations:
 
 
or in this gorgeous violin solo rendition:
 
but I don't know what is meant to represent. Perhaps a theme for the main character?

Episode 3: tracks 30-38
Episode 4: tracks 39-52 (Claire De Lune goes before Liberation in full. Rest is correct)

I'm slowly warming up to the score, even with the many dark ambient cues comprising a huge chunk of the album.
 
But there's a few hidden gems among the darkers parts. I love the theme that appears at 0:46 here, just the right mix between action and drama from JNH that I like:
 
 
On the other hand, the following cue shows that the ghost of Hans Zimmer still haunts Howard:
 
 
This is the typical "calming piano that comes after huge apocalyptic chaotic orchestra" cue that has become common in film music (a trope that I happen to enjoy). But honestly Simon Franglen did it better here.
 
 

I've listened to the album a couple of times now, and watched the first two episodes. The music works quite well in context, especially the Nazi material, which is really effective in some scenes, like in the opening cue or No Trains Left. The main theme is sparsely used, mainly used to represent the relationship between the main character, Marie, and her father, but it's also used a couple more times unrelated to them. Also, I think this dark, choral motif is associated with Louis Hoffman's Werner, as it has played already a couple of times in some of his more emotional scenes.
 
 
I love the motif, and it reminds me of Howard's darker fantasy writing as heard at some points across the Fantastic Beasts saga, especially at the beginning of Secrets of Dumbledore
 
 
Here's the chronological tracklist for the first two episodes. The album is pretty much chronological, with the exception of the Main Title, and Clair de Lune being used several times as a source piece of music during a radio broadcast. It also seems that almost all of the important music is in there, at least for the first two episodes.
 
 

Another great episode with great music as well.
 
SPOILERS
 
 

https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/house-of-the-dragon-season-2-premiere-summer-2024-1235773002/

Djawadi is a really great composer, and I agree that his music for the GoT universe is some of the best for a TV show. You may not like it, but his music, his themes and his overall style are now strongly linked to the visual style and the mood of these shows, and I think he succeds in creating a memorable and unique sound world of his own!
 
Also, cannot wait for S2. I loved S1 of the show!!

Didn't know that! Anyway, I'm curious about that score, because I think it will be the most different project they've done so far, since they usually focus on horror movies and shows.

Totally agreed, Knight. Really dug the synthwavey main theme, but most of the rest just wandered aimlessly, or fell into standard horror tropes. I'd love to see the Newtons do a whole score in the style of the first track.