SUH

The Shire theme there almost certainly points towards some kind of alternate (either actual or from early drafts) for the opening of BotFA? Do we know if there actually exists a recorded alternate of that?
 
Just got to the Bard stuff (parts reminiscent of Ironfoot), this is terrific.

It is finally here!
 
Just the first few bars and - wow, this is completely different to what I was expecting!
 
I figured it would start with AUJ material and the material would just be edits of the scores as heard on album. But it starts with a new arrangement of Smaug’s theme!
 
 
Notes about the video:
It is a very strange video player, I seem to have no option to scrub through the video — only play on pause it. Unfortunately the audio quality is quite poor. It is hard to tell how good the orchestra is because of the quality, certainly doesn't sound anywhere near as good as LPO/NZSO. (update: it lets me scrub through, and there is now a HQ option)
 
 
I would suggest waiting to hear this in good quality - perhaps it will get a CD release eventually. Couldn't stop myself from listening though - how exciting it is to hear new Howard Shore middle earth arrangements!
 
 
Ha, the way the drums are played in this performance it makes The Wooland Realm theme sound like a dance! It kind of dig it ☺️.
 
Planning to watch the whole concert - I'm so far enjoying the pieces from his scores that I hadn't heard before. Nice to see him conducting too!
 
So it appears... they have only released recordings for two of the four movements!

All will become clear in time.

LLL just retweeted a bunch of stuff about the new Harry Potter issue of Empire, and I refuse to believe that it’s because of anything besides an HP announcement.

I don't think there is a best or worst in this case.
 
If asked which I thought was best I would literally be unable to decide 

Sorry, *another* bump. Firstly - 
 
Secondly, thanks to the powers of Shazaming this preview (it was from the Paris premiere livestream , also has a short snippet of the Apollo 11 launch cue) got the full tracklist for the album (although it does look more like the 'complete score' cue sheet) out of order. Looks like we'll be getting an almost-complete 2CD release...
 
 

TINY bit of the main theme from Hurwitz at the start of this 
 

By which you mean the Arkenstone motif?
 
 
More than mournful, I would say the Erebor theme (and Thorin's) speaks more about yearning. Its really a patriotic story, and the theme captures that - with a mere six notes.
 
 
Yeah, documentaries do that sort of thing.
 

I've recently revisited An Unexpected Journey, it's filled with so much, introducing new themes left, right and centre, it's full of life and creates a real of sense of history within the context of the series, becoming a clear cousin (or ancestor-in-retrospect) to the Rings scores.
 
Axe or Sword? and Radagast the Brown are perhaps two of my favourite cues from the score that are richly layered with thematic material and the sound we have come to associate with Middle-earth - in the case of Axe or Sword?, you have Bilbo's themes, Smaug's theme, the doorway motif, themes for Erebor and Thorin, it's incredible how that cue segues from theme to theme like poetry.

Fun series of tweets courtesy of Jim Ware:
 
It has been a while since I listened to AUJ, so I'm really enjoying listening to pieces from it each day as Jim mentions them!
 
The Erebor theme at 5:51 is breath-taking! Such a magnificent tone, with a slightly mournful quality similar to the brass for Gondor in ROTK.
 
 
Also, a fun little tidbit I noticed: at 23s Shore seems to sketching a piece for 02:12.02 with the annotation 'th stabs'. This would suggest the sheet music is for the ending of the film with Thorin stabbing something. But he's actually writing the notes for 1:32 of 'The Adventure Begins'. You can see the crosses above the bars don't line up with the time signatures (the first two bars have 4 crosses, but he is writing in 3/4). He must have just been writing out the piece on some spare manuscript paper for the camera!
 
 
 

Fun series of tweets courtesy of Jim Ware:
 
It has been a while since I listened to AUJ, so I'm really enjoying listening to pieces from it each day as Jim mentions them!
 
The Erebor theme at 5:51 is breath-taking! Such a magnificent tone, with a slightly mournful quality similar to the brass for Gondor in ROTK.
 
 
Also, a fun little tidbit I noticed: at 23s Shore seems to sketching a piece for 02:12.02 with the annotation 'th stabs'. This would suggest the sheet music is for the ending of the film with Thorin stabbing something. But he's actually writing the notes for 1:32 of 'The Adventure Begins'. You can see the crosses above the bars don't line up with the time signatures (the first two bars have 4 crosses, but he is writing in 3/4). He must have just been writing out the piece on some spare manuscript paper for the camera!
 
 
 

Fun series of tweets courtesy of Jim Ware:
 
It has been a while since I listened to AUJ, so I'm really enjoying listening to pieces from it each day as Jim mentions them!
 
The Erebor theme at 5:51 is breath-taking! Such a magnificent tone, with a slightly mournful quality similar to the brass for Gondor in ROTK.
 
 
Also, a fun little tidbit I noticed: at 23s Shore seems to sketching a piece for 02:12.02 with the annotation 'th stabs'. This would suggest the sheet music is for the ending of the film with Thorin stabbing something. But he's actually writing the notes for 1:32 of 'The Adventure Begins'. You can see the crosses above the bars don't line up with the time signatures (the first two bars have 4 crosses, but he is writing in 3/4). He must have just been writing out the piece on some spare manuscript paper for the camera!
 
 
 

Fun series of tweets courtesy of Jim Ware:
 
It has been a while since I listened to AUJ, so I'm really enjoying listening to pieces from it each day as Jim mentions them!
 
The Erebor theme at 5:51 is breath-taking! Such a magnificent tone, with a slightly mournful quality similar to the brass for Gondor in ROTK.
 
 
Also, a fun little tidbit I noticed: at 23s Shore seems to sketching a piece for 02:12.02 with the annotation 'th stabs'. This would suggest the sheet music is for the ending of the film with Thorin stabbing something. But he's actually writing the notes for 1:32 of 'The Adventure Begins'. You can see the crosses above the bars don't line up with the time signatures (the first two bars have 4 crosses, but he is writing in 3/4). He must have just been writing out the piece on some spare manuscript paper for the camera!
 
 
 

It is absolutely intentional, and Shore consciously avoided similar 9th chords elsewhere in the score.

https://variety.com/2018/film/awards/how-neil-armstrong-biopic-first-man-achieved-lift-off-1202925131/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/damien-chazelle-oscar-winner-talks-ryan-gosling-starrer-first-man-1136395
 
Lengthy interview with Damien Chazelle about First Man containing a brief mention of the score.
 
 
While we're here, anyone fancy sharing their favourite Hurwitz pieces? I'm kind of surprised his scores haven't been discussed much here, so thought I'd get the ball rolling.
 
 
Lovely rendition of the Cincinatti theme featured in the End Credits of Guy & Madeline On a Park Bench, which also features in La La Land. I would recommend you check out this soundtrack if you enjoyed La La Land, there are a couple of fun crossovers between the scores.
 
 
Hurwitz has a knack for writing memorable melodies, and I think his theme for Whiplash is brilliant. Full of ambition, with a touch of melancholy. I love that even in a predominantly ambient/thriller style score, he gives us a strong main theme with several variations.
 
 
Just a question about this one. Anyone else noticed that this piece is much shorter than it appears in the film? It seems odd not to include the full piece in the 'La La La Complete Musical Experience' set. Hurwitz mentions in the commentary that the track was written to fit the length of the scene and cut out with the climax of the heated debate. I wonder if they recorded this shorter version specifically for the soundtrack.
 

Hurwitz has said that he doesn't get offered many scoring gigs because he has a reputation for being 'the jazz guy'. I wonder if this might open him up to getting onto non-Chazelle projects!

Here's the new trailer that arrived today btw.
 
 
If you guys go back to Trailer 1 - that first bit before the Universal logos, that's from the score.

Just out of screening. Let's talk score - it's gonna piss quite a few of you (or at least the FSMers) off because fully orchestral this is not. In fact this film is a lot less music driven than all of his previous ones. The feel overall is very Gravity in that mix between electronics and orchestra, and there's a little bit of that theremin in there too! (You think it's a choir boy but....very nicely done). There are a few fully orchestral cues though which are highlights and there are moments in the film that the score takes center stage 
 
Potential musical spoiler:
The film is quite brilliant too. Perfect balance between focusing on Armstrong the man and the space programs
 

Someone on another forum said that apparently Hurwitz's name on the end credits got the second loudest applause at the press screening this morning.

True not much is revealed, but still nice to know Chazelle is enjoying the scoring sessions.
 
It also confirms Hurwitz is conducting for the first time and that the score will prominently feature the orchestra. I had a chuckle reading the FSM reactions to the score possibly containing electronic elements:
 
 
 
The first time I listened to the ambient tracks from the Whiplash score I thought they made use of synthesizers. Turns out they are recordings of Big Bang instruments slowed down!

The reasons I can see for the Hobbit Complete Recordings to exist:
The 2 hours of unreleased music that Jim mentions The opportunity for expanded liner notes (without having to avoid spoilers like the OST liners) The chance for the scores to be released on Bluray in high resolution and on Vinyl Presenting the score in complete chronological order (following the structure of the analysis in The Music of the Hobbit films) Opportunities for any other bonuses, like interviews/rarities/score sheet music excerpts
The music I’m most looking forward to off the top of my head:
Previously unheard DOS prologue battle music which is rumoured to combine the House of Durin theme and An Ancient Enemy theme Complete Spider sequences with additional Mirkwood theme appearances and Shelob-like music New Beorn sequence with the reprises of Thorin’s theme and the AUJ/FOTR dwarf welcome theme The gorgeous House of Durin statement for the EE scene in Laketown Complete Fire & Water piece, including the missing bard’s family theme statements and music for the dwarves watching from Erebor The complete Chariot battle sequence, with previously unheard music Complete BOTFA funeral piece  - dwarven themes in counterpoint, yes please!
I do hope these releases happen, and I think it is ultimately up to Shore. They’ve been doing complete/expanded release of his lesser known scores, so I hold out hope.

Just like watching the EE's, the CR's were revelatory and completely altered my listening experience after years of only having the OSTs. The Special Editions of The Hobbit scores, whilst they present a bit more meat on the bone, they can sometimes be more frustrating because I'm still aware of the music that's missing. So much time has now passed since the films that the odds are diminishing, I'm hoping if the Rings CR's sell well, it might flip someone's switch high up in the food chain to consider doing the Hobbit scores!

The reasons I can see for the Hobbit Complete Recordings to exist:
The 2 hours of unreleased music that Jim mentions The opportunity for expanded liner notes (without having to avoid spoilers like the OST liners) The chance for the scores to be released on Bluray in high resolution and on Vinyl Presenting the score in complete chronological order (following the structure of the analysis in The Music of the Hobbit films) Opportunities for any other bonuses, like interviews/rarities/score sheet music excerpts
The music I’m most looking forward to off the top of my head:
Previously unheard DOS prologue battle music which is rumoured to combine the House of Durin theme and An Ancient Enemy theme Complete Spider sequences with additional Mirkwood theme appearances and Shelob-like music New Beorn sequence with the reprises of Thorin’s theme and the AUJ/FOTR dwarf welcome theme The gorgeous House of Durin statement for the EE scene in Laketown Complete Fire & Water piece, including the missing bard’s family theme statements and music for the dwarves watching from Erebor The complete Chariot battle sequence, with previously unheard music Complete BOTFA funeral piece  - dwarven themes in counterpoint, yes please!
I do hope these releases happen, and I think it is ultimately up to Shore. They’ve been doing complete/expanded release of his lesser known scores, so I hold out hope.