Justanothercrow421

I totally understand this interpretation of that scoring, and at a time, I may have had a similar reading. But today, I read it as a much more mournful moment. I don't mind the score here, but I do agree with you that keeping this silent would've probably been more appropriate.

My initial interest in your post was more how you could walk away with the idea that this film wasn't a "movie about what a bad thing war is but about that war is actually good when each of your enemies is a racist sadistic coward." The film makes it a point to portray the Allies as not being very different from the average Axis soldier. Both are shown to be cowardly (Upham and Willie when faced with death), cruel (Americans kill surrendering Czech POWs), and honorable (the one German who kills Fish chooses not to kill Upham in the stairwell). The film's entire thesis is that war changes the people who fight it - often times for the worse. Even the ones who manage to make it out alive aren't quite the same as before. Soldiers lose their humanity with every breath in this film. Some make their attempts at regaining some with varying success. SPR insists that people fighting wars have the capacity for good, not that war in and of itself is good...

That isn't what I feel at all while watching Saving Private Ryan. This film reinforces the tragedy, violence, and randomness of war. It doesn't glorify the so-called "Great War" but it does attempt to find some meaning for it for these few men. I've returned to the film time and time again because it's a masterclass in direction, blocking, editing, visual storytelling (production design), subtle use of music, and acting. It's a sober look at World War II and I do think it's a beautiful and mature film.

Fair enough. I personally think that its characters are a bit more complex than that. Pretty much all of Miller's men are just following orders and question the mission from the start; Reiben nearly goes AWOL and Sgt Horvath pulls a gun on him, for example. I'll admit the film isn't without its share of saccharine Spielberg moments, that sort of thing appeals to me. Appreciate the response!

Can I ask what you don't like about the film? I'm curious how one could come to this conclusion. It seems almost antithetical to the film's entire purpose/premise... I've seen this film countless times and while it certainly stirs up many emotions while watching, I rarely (if ever) feel as though I'm having "a good time" watching it. What rubbed you the wrong way about SPR? What makes it your least favorite of Spielberg's films?

Southern Messiah is awesome. That cue gave me chill during the film. Truly epic. The Seduction theme is a new theme for this score (but it was featured around the 10:20 mark of Song of the Sisters in the Sketchbook) that is associated with the Bene Gesserit.

This is correct. Eclipse starts with the music that shows the title of the film and there's a short prologue that is scored but not featured on the soundtrack as it appears in the film. There's also some missing music from the Water of Life track (from what I can remember). Most of the major beats are represented in the soundtrack, however; there just appear to be minor cues missing/alterned. Probably the most glaring missing piece of music has to do with Gurney Halleck But I wasn't necessarily expecting that to appear here. Hopefully the FYC will include that track in an extended form. And I can confirm, the ending of Kiss the Ring is the smash to the End Credits. Only I Will Remain is the first part of the End Credits suite, but does not contain all the end credits music (which ends with a reprisal of the Seduction theme).

Saw the film tonight and there is A LOT of music that is not on the soundtrack. The score BOOMS in IMAX. What an unforgettable experience.

There have been screenings of the film for critics and I'm personally going to see the film on Sunday. The movie is almost 3 hours long and we have 81 minutes of music here. Fairly certain there will be a good amount in the film that we haven't received here!

This is a much darker score than the first. There are lots of variations of the "Holy War" theme (which was my favorite theme from the last score) and the Atreides/Love Theme is absolutely rousing. "Kiss the Ring" in particular is GLORIOUS.

Dune Made this for Part One.... To match the new studio album art for Part Two...

Digging through social media, it's looking more and more like Part Two will be released on vinyl and CD by Mutant (which was founded by former Mondo founders) this Friday (maybe a pre-order, but hopefully not). Greg Ruth will likely provide the art (as he did for the physical releases of all Part One music). We'll see on Friday...

Godzilla Monsterverse Set (to match Waxwork Records' release of Godzilla: King of the Monsters). All of these use the artwork of Christopher Shy, a wonderful artist. I believe I've posted the first three before, but I wanted to show off the fourth cover for "Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire."

Super happy with this release! Mine came in yesterday! New baby is taking up my time but I’m hoping to listen to this in its entirety soon!

This is what hyped me up the most. Having that aspect in a Mario game is a game changer. I can't wait to play this!

Jurassic Park (La-La Land Alt) The Lost World: Jurassic Park (La-La Land Alt) Jurassic Park (La-La Land Concept) Jurassic Park III Concept Bonus

That's been the new home video release logo, but I refuse to acknowledge its existence in anything I make haha

Made a preview of a potential Jurassic Park III cover from La-La Land (here's hoping). And a bonus inevitability:

Unfortunately not; never knew this existed physically! I'll keep my eyes peeled!

Thanks for the warning; you’re too kind! 😂 I wish it was one of the nifty color variants but they had sold out when I bought this on its initial run, so I was stuck with black. One of my favorites! A repress (with less radon I hear!) is supposedly in the works! 😉

Eagle has landed. Love the spine and how this looks with the JP set!

Out for delivery!!

4 reasons I'll always hold on to this original set: the disc art.The colors and graphics used for them are just the best (and they even suit their respective films). My TLW release just shipped; hope Hurricane Hilary doesn't slow it down too much!

Watched the film last night and, boy: the movie and score are both just the best. Started reading the book again as well in prep for the new release. Can't wait to see the booklet and put this one on my shelf!

That link takes you to a hi-res image, but it's not the original. click on those links again and zoom in. you'll see that they're different sizes.