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34 minutes ago, Thor said:
I believe JNH was Streisand's boyfriend at this time.
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14 minutes ago, Jay said:
James Horner - A Beautiful Mind
This is a score I completely ignored when it came out, and now finally appreciate 20 years later. The piano work is gorgeous, but there's also cool brass and string passages. The mood the score creates is pretty great, you feel like you're delving into the mind of someone who can't escape theirs.
I will neglect this score no further, it's a good one!
One of the best of his 'post-Titanic' era. Damn, he knew what a scene needed. That opening cue is stunning (despite being yet another version of the Sneakers motif, but I'm waaay over that now).
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Basically that it's a big exotic thematic score in the spirit of RAIDERS.
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New interview on Jon Burlingame's podcast.
Talks mostly about RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON, and a little bit about what to expect from the upcoming JUNGLE CRUISE.
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4 hours ago, Thor said:
One of my runner-ups/honourable mentions last year, even though it went under the radar for most people. As with any and all BLACK BEAUTY adaptations, it's beautiful and spiritual (think reflective strings, harps and piano) more than it is upbeat and actioney. Which is a plus in my book.
Certainly went under my radar. Giving it a listen now... it's really quite lovely.
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I don't have the Dulux colour chart to hand but I call it 'Custard Cancer'.
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Yeah, that's bad.
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I really want the Star Trek: The Motion Picture book. But $50 for shipping!!!
You can fuck right off.
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DAVID NEWMAN
A beautiful, yet unsettling, score full of tragedy, like the film. Gorgeous main theme. Nice South-East Asian flavoured soundscapes. He actually sounds more like his brother Thomas on this one.
Comparisons can be made to Mark Mancina's (also lovely) score for RETURN TO PARADISE which has a similar plot, from the year before.
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Or The Village, Part 2, as I prefer to call it.
No, I jest. This is some lovely stuff. Really proves that JNH is capable of pretty much anything.
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I love THE HORSE WHISPERER. For all the reasons you mention.
The theme that plays on horn in the cue Double Divide, and then later fleshed out in Montana breaks my heart. And then the centrepiece of The Rhythm Of The Horse.
And everything in between. The atmospheric lonely Newman piano in There Was Snow and Simple Truths. Awww.
I think this one also became a temp-track favourite. Just listen to AN UNFINISHED LIFE (2005)... both Christopher Young's rejected score and Deborah Lurie's replacement (though the latter is more Newman influenced).
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It was so mind-numbing, I'd forgotten about it until this thread bumped. Cheers.
I hated every second of it. And I'm generally a big fan of Nolan.
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It's between the two for me. Even without mentioning the influence it had after, AMERICAN BEAUTY has some of the best marriage of picture and music in cinematic history.
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All of those are superb but, in my opinion, his magnum opus is ANGELS IN AMERICA (2003).
Probably the best mix of his different styles (the dissonant, the 'quirky' rhythmic, and the piercingly beautiful sweeping stuff). The opening titles alone is worth the price. Check it out if you haven't already, I can't recommend it enough.
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Well that's good then.
Which scores of his do you enjoy?
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His music is composed and mixed in a very particular way. One which sounds experimental and semi-improvised but is in fact incredibly, incredibly polished.
I can understand why it wouldn't gel with some people, but you cannot deny its effectiveness... and influence.
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I’m too drunk to do this at the moment. But I will bombard this thread tomorrow.
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17 minutes ago, bruce marshall said:
You listen on your phone?
Linked to my monitor speakers.I’m not trash, Bruce.
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Wow. Good thread. I’ll be back...
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25 minutes ago, bruce marshall said:
He wrote a great theme for FIVE CAME BACK, a NETFLIX documentary series.
Never released AFAIK
It's good however I do find that brass motif gets a little repetitive towards the end.
The Force Awakens is probably the last thing in my life I ever looked forward to as much as I did
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The last time I felt truly excited about a release was when I first saw the trailer for The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring in late 2001. Pretty sure it was attached to the first Harry Potter film. That trailer genuinely gave me goosebumps.