Yavar Moradi

Anyone who starts the beginning of the range later than Jane Eyre or ends it earlier than The Force Awakens... is just wrong. That said, None But the Brave is pretty damn excellent and so is this: Yavar

If you want something *really* different to show his range, try my favorite Mancini score: Wait Until Dark. In fact, you should just see the super-excellent film and appreciate it in context. Yavar

Goldfinger wasn’t really “expanded”. The 2003 EMI edition simply included some cues previously released in the UK but not the US. Yavar

You don't even comprehend people who think the original Raiders is superior to Last Crusade? Really? Yavar

Films: 1. Raiders of the Lost Ark 2. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade ... ... 3. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny ... 4. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom ... 5. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Scores: 1. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom ... 2. Raiders of the Lost Ark 3. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade ... 4. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull 5. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (still wonderful and one of the best scores of 2023, and it might have topped Crystal Skull in my ranking if a fifth to a quarter of it was not reused/repurposed music from previous Williams scores... the original stuff is all superb) Yavar

Who’s in the middle? Ant-Man’s daughter? Yavar

Zero AI was used on BBtS by Intrada… Chris Malone and Doug Fake manually spliced in fixes from superior take sections. Yavar

What would be really awesome is if David Newman would come back and conduct it! Yavar

Yeah it's very odd. But it IS a really good score so I'd like to think it sold out fast because it had more fans that people realized. Yavar

And Goldsmith, of course…

I do! And I think I remember meeting up with a fellow film music fan there once — you? Yavar

Of course it is because it wasn’t a limited release! But many (most?) of us Goldsmith fans find that his music plays differently — and usually better — in complete form. The original album for The Russia House was only missing what, 10 minutes of music? But those 10 minutes added back in added much needed variety to the score, and made the complete score listening experience feel more enjoyable and actually shorter than the original hourlong album, IMO. I feel your pain. 😢 Yavar

Yeah, this is accurate. I forgot the original album was quite that long. But I do think with film versions and other alternates I wouldn’t be surprised if an expanded edition came close to filling a whole second disc. Yavar

I never got around to ordering even one, alas. I initially held off because of the manufacturing defect, and was waiting for Varese to restock after they moved their warehouse. If anyone ordered an extra copy and is willing to sell or trade it to me, let me know! True, since LA Confidential had a similar licensing situation and yet was given a simultaneous digital release when Varese announced the CD. It sucks. I'll also note that Varese didn't release their new DEs of Lionheart or Death Becomes Her digitally either -- their last two rapid sell-outs before this one. Tells you how much CD sales get impacted when something is readily available on Spotify, I guess. Yavar

Yeah like half the score is missing, including a ton of awesome action music. The complete score is a significantly different experience. Moreso than Windtalkers which was such a revelation this past year for many folks, I'd say. Yavar

Could use it on your upcoming Checkmate walkthrough! Yavar

Same here 😭 I did the “sign up to be notified” thing in case they get more copies later like they did with Lionheart. Yavar

Beyond the Wall was incompetently plotted, but I thought the character writing and character acting were superb. Lots of memorable conversation pairings between characters. And I'll take the big action sequences over those that Sapochnik did in The Long Night, personally. Yavar

You’re not wrong. And I don’t think Mask is performed or recorded poorly at all. I just think Legend has a bit more spark to it. It wouldn’t surprise me if LA players just felt a bit more natural with a Hispanic idiom than London players. Yavar

I think Legend of Zorro is a better sounding recording (and performance) than Mask. Yavar

For me season 8 started shaky, righted itself with a SUPERB second episode (the last episode of the series written by the great Bryan Cogman, so no surprise), and then tragically for the most part shit the bed with the remaining four extra-length episodes. There was still some really good stuff even in the worst episodes though, such as Arya's final meeting with the Hound. Just great stuff between those two characters/actors. I don't think season 7 was as bad as season 8 by any means. There were more good episodes and some great moments (Jaime and the Queen of Thorns, the Lannister army being destroyed by dragons, and of course the duel between Arya and Brienne... all awesome.) But it was definitely a step down from season 6. That season had problems but was overall still very good IMO. Amazing finale too, with Cersei's play, and I think this season also has the best score of all eight. Yavar

Seriously? You're going to say that about the entire AFM? I'm sure it was just one AFM lawyer or somebody who screwed up, not making it a sliding date. @Jean-Baptiste Martin do you happen to know the recording dates for The Legend of Zorro? Yavar

He and Carrie went on a single date. Yavar

Can’t compare to the adventure/journey theme from Lost Treasure, for me. Yavar

I see three Horners! Yavar