Locrius

If he won't score indy 5 they can already cancel he film please 

If you close your eyes and listen you would think you were listening  to a score to a Christmas movie. It didn’t fit for me. It’s wonderful and cheery and I guess a breath of fresh air after the gloom of Star Trek 3 but in my opinion it didn’t fit and it bothered me when I first heard it. 

The problem with Williams OST"s is it takes  real fans  decades to get complete score. If he did like Howard Shore of Hans Zimmer and release a deluxe edition right away there would be no problem. Williams wants to please the general public but it never occurs to him he has  more hard core fans and never made an effort (until now because of MM) to please any of us.
 
It's having to wait for Oscar FYC's, looking in videogames and DVD menus that's the real problem with Williams OST"s

It doesn't, especially during the movie, where it borders on the imperceptible.

Contrary to what a lot of academic would tell you about its simplicity, film music is actually quite hard to play. And playing a score from start to finish in one go can be quite a challenge. 
 
Karol 

How great is this cue?
 
 

This made me super mad since Solo may be my favorite all-time score. And, anyway, with all the amazing scores that Powell has done, he really deserves an Oscar.
 
I guess since Ennio Morricone had to wait decades for his Oscar, Powell will just have to do the same.

Here's why I hate it:
 
(3:09)
 
(1:03)
 
Same key, same progression, even some of the same figures. One of the laziest self-rip-offs I've ever heard. Aside from that, the theme is just incredibly cheesy and feels extremely out of place in STAR TREK.
 

Here's why I hate it:
 
(3:09)
 
(1:03)
 
Same key, same progression, even some of the same figures. One of the laziest self-rip-offs I've ever heard. Aside from that, the theme is just incredibly cheesy and feels extremely out of place in STAR TREK.
 

Yeah no I could not send the picture as the network is weak in the concert hall. Speaking of which is a great venue. It’s the intermission and for now I can say that Valerian greatly benefits a live performance ! 
 
 
 

Concert is recorded by the way. Audio and video . 
 

So the best score of the year isn't getting an FYC album or even a nomination possibility? Unbelievable.

This. I'd be absolutely livid if I were Powell.

Bugger the Oscars, this means no FYC!

Honestly, these days hardly anybody cares about the Oscars!
 

Not sure if this has been posted yet. Score from ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Disqualified from Oscar Race
 
https://variety.com/2018/music/awards/scores-ruled-ineligible-for-oscar-green-room-solo-1203085221/
 
“Solo: A Star Wars Story,” composed by John Powell with themes by John Williams, was nixed by the board as having been entered too late for the competition (deadline was Nov. 15).
 
How the hell does a multi-billion dollar company like Disney miss the deadline for the Oscars? Disney clearly doesn't care. Which is a shame because Solo might be my favorite score of the Disney era (TLJ, is a close second, TFA has the best themes and RO has the best single track in "Your Father Would Be Proud").

Solo disqualified from Oscar race. Here.
 
 
Karol
 
 

I was John Powell’s 20,000 follower on Instagram, so he sent me a signed copy of Solo!
 
 

Return of The Mary Poppins

He wrote the longer Quartet La Jolla, though it's not as listener friendly as Air and Simple Gift. Still, of the two, I prefer the La Jolla.

Yes, Air and Simple Gifts, for piano, violin, cello and clarinet.

Hillary Clinton was looking in the program to see who composed this masterpiece. 

starting around 55:00
 
 

I read some article bashing the film and I quit reading when it became about an asian woman being a snake and that was deemed offensive because it was somekind of negative stereotype of asian woman
 
this is the type of stuff I can't stand nowadays .and then we wonder why people like Donald trump get elected. People are sick of political correctness gone out of control

Ha! I was collecting answers to questions as I scrolled down only to find various other people answering them as I went. Very efficient!
 
However...
 
 
Thanks! It's an original composition from Nicholas Buc and it's actually a live recording. The "outro" music is also a Nick Buc tune.
 
I double checked with Nick and he said:
 
Yes, I actually wrote that back in my university days! It was originally the theme for an SBS news and current affairs show called Newsline (which only lasted 6 weeks!). I was concertmaster of the Melbourne Youth Orchestra at the time and asked if I could quickly put up a couple of mics and record this little thing I wrote. So I jumped up onto the podium to conduct and and we did it in about 20 minutes!