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APOLLO 13 - JAMES HORNER
 
My favourite Horner score. I don't listen to it often, for that reason. But I'm drunk, so I need it.
 
Many moments to behold. The lonely, plaintive opening version of the theme... and the glorious, full-blooded iterations in the final couple of cues. And all the stuff in between. The incredible The Launch, the thrilling Master Alarm (the best version of that particular structure he's used before), the haunting The Dark Side Of The Moon... it's all sublime.
 
One of the best Horner scores, and one of the best scores of the 90s. I love it. 

3:41 to end = 
 
 

Listening to VERTICAL LIMIT by James Newton Howard...
 
It's a tiny little moment but I love this subtle chord change, with strings, in the final cue It's A Good Song (1:13)...
 
 
JNH is great at making lovely chord changes but this one is a favourite. It's just a great segue from a Cmaj into an inverted Bb(add2).
 
 

Martin Campbell should direct every Bond's first outing. That should just be a given.

Yes but at least The Last Airbender has the value of being unintentionally hilarious. Same with The Happening.

I agree. For a composer who is generally uninterested in scoring action films I think Newman wrote some pretty engaging action music. The opening chase in Skyfall is brilliantly scored IMO.

I wouldn't be behind a solo JNH collaboration with Nolan. Look at all the projects JNH has been doing lately... lots of big, melodic, old-fashioned loveliness. Save the dour Nolan projects for Zimmer and the rest.  

I agree. For a composer who is generally uninterested in scoring action films I think Newman wrote some pretty engaging action music. The opening chase in Skyfall is brilliantly scored IMO.

Tommy Boy - David Newman
 
I miss when dumb comedies got scores this nice.
 
 

The Film and TV Music of Christopher Gunning - Rumon Gamba and the BBC Philharmonic
 
Just discovered that on Spotify. This is really a collection of brillant and beautiful soundtrack suites. I must confess, I know none of the films or TV shows conciously. But the music is wonderful.
 

Thomas Newman (American Beauty, The Shawshank Redemption, 1917, Finding Nemo, Skyfall, Wall-E) has recently been recording his score for the upcoming drama White Bird: A Wonder Story.
 
http://filmmusicreporter.com/2021/10/05/thomas-newman-scoring-marc-forsters-white-bird-a-wonder-story/
 

Nanny McPhee at the Big Bang (JNH) - Forgot how enjoyable this is; charming main theme, some broad and entertaining action writing and plenty of more whimsical moments. Won't say I wasn't a bit disappointed that Patrick Doyle wasn't brought back as his score for the original is terrific, but a more than worthy follow up.

I have a few words, and all of them are negative.

This movie was horrible...right? I honestly can't decide

THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU - THOMAS NEWMAN
 
An underrated score from Newman, I think. It’s mostly born from his quirky rhythmic stylings but in a mature context. Colour me a fan.

It's an absolute travesty that this guy wasn't brought back. What a superb action score. He has excellent command of an orchestra.

It's an absolute travesty that this guy wasn't brought back. What a superb action score. He has excellent command of an orchestra.

One of the best 

It's an absolute travesty that this guy wasn't brought back. What a superb action score. He has excellent command of an orchestra.

It's an absolute travesty that this guy wasn't brought back. What a superb action score. He has excellent command of an orchestra.

It is here. It sounds absolutely amazing - fantastic job Varese!
 
Grail down.
 


 

It's an absolute travesty that this guy wasn't brought back. What a superb action score. He has excellent command of an orchestra.

Indeed. A master of many tongues.

You might be right but I still need to digest this score a bit more. Those cues I mentioned stick out though.

The action writing is superb though, I agree. On par with King Kong and The Waterhorse, which contain my favourite ‘recent’ fully orchestral action music from Howard.
 
Also, like most have mentioned… how fantastic is it to have a score like this in a film-world dominated by Zimmer???
 
I’ll answer for you. It’s superb.
 
People over at FSM are complaining that it‘s too much of a Williams pastiche. That’s the whole point!  Piss off.

Third listen….
 
i really like this. Yes, it’s a very ‘busy’ score but there’s a great deal to like here.
 
Again, the action music is top notch. It’s fantastic even. I would love to have witnessed this being recorded.