[James Horner's HONEY, I SHRUNK THE KIDS (1989) - NEW! 2024 Intrada Expanded Edition]

4 hours ago, Stark said:

We’re reaching quantities of Horner expansions that shouldn’t be possible!

I think, meanwhile there are more Horner expansions than Horner scores.

[What Is The Last Film You Watched? (Older Films)]

42 minutes ago, Jurassic Shark said:

 

Haven't you been tempted?

Christ! No!

[Rank Spielberg's films]

In the meantime Raiders of the Lost Ark and E.T. suffer a little bit in my view from their lazy des ex machina ending. 

Didn't bother me when they came out.

[What Is The Last Film You Watched? (Older Films)]

14 minutes ago, filmmusic said:

 

A sanitized Hollywood version of the story of Christ.

Spectacular, but I personally think it relied much on unwanted scenes like the two battles with Barabbas, the Roman centurion etc..

I think I prefer The Greatest Story ever told, and certainly Jesus of Nazareth.

And of course, above all, I love The Passion of Christ, for the depiction of Christ's last hours. I couldn't understand in the other versions the degree of his martyrdom.

I still have The Last Temptation of Christ on my watch list. Never seen it.

[Rank Spielberg's films]

I am not sure, if I forgot anything. But this is my ranking:

 

Catch Me if you Can
Schindler's List
Jaws
E.T.
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Empire of the Sun
Jurassic Park
The Color Purple
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Tintin
The Last Crusade
Minority Report
A.I.
Bridge of Spies
Munich

The Fabelmans
Saving Private Ryan
Duell
Something Evil
Temple of Doom
The BFG
Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
The Lost World
War of the Worlds
1941
The Terminal
West Side Story
Ready Player One
Amistad
Always
Hook

 

 

I haven't watched Sugarland Express, War Horse, Lincoln and The Post.

 

[Disney Emporium releases Indiana Jones: The Complete CD Collection (Expected ship date is March 27, 2024.) No new expansions - Includes the previous Concord Records programmes plus KotCS and DoD OSTs]

9 hours ago, Amer said:

Somebody sent me the box pics of this ridiculously over priced set. It's just bloody thin slip cover holding the cds. Talk about being cheap!

 

 

That MUST be a joke.

Probably they will send you the proper cardboard sleve with backup discs.

Otherwise... I don't know what to say.

 

1 hour ago, Thor said:

 

Last Crusade was the first Indy score that I bought on CD. The previous two I had on LP.

But I gave the Crusade CD away, when I got the Concord box.

And I almost gave away the DCC album of Raiders until I realised, that the Concord version didn't have the film version of the Desert Chase.

Was the fist and only time, that I asked a present back.  Was a little embarrassing. But my brother understood it. And it wasn't a birthday or something, but just a "Do you want it? I don't need it anymore. Oh wait, sorry. I still need it." And he kept the Crusade album.

 

[What Is The Last Film You Watched? (Older Films)]

Blanchett's performance is always good, unless it is somewhat supposed to be romantic.

The closest she got to a tangible romantic performance was in Heaven.

Great film by the way.

[The Movie Critic (Quentin Tarantino's supposed final movie)]

50 minutes ago, Naïve Old Fart said:

EPISODES X-XII

WE know, that these are already made.

[What Is The Last Score You Listened To? (older scores)]

Julius Caesar - Miklós Rózsa 

 

In the meantime one of my absolute favourites. Lyrical, epic, dramatic and one of Rózsa's most memorable themes with great variations. Love it.

[The Movie Critic (Quentin Tarantino's supposed final movie)]

Sometimes there are movies not made, that are more interesting and worth discussing that movies actually made.

Think of Jodorowsky's Dune.

 

[Do you think Saving Private Ryan is a masterpiece?]

Listening to it right now and enjoying how well balanced the music is. As always with later Williams. 

If you want to hear a score where you get tired and bored of the horn solos latest after 20 minutes just listen to Howard Shore's eXistenZ.

Then listen again to Williams' Saving Private Rian. What a bliss!

[Disney Emporium releases Indiana Jones: The Complete CD Collection (Expected ship date is March 27, 2024.) No new expansions - Includes the previous Concord Records programmes plus KotCS and DoD OSTs]

27 minutes ago, Smeltington said:

Maybe everyone will hate me, but they could just go to hell. Why the digital not!

Fixed

[Do you think Saving Private Ryan is a masterpiece?]

I use the opportunity again, that I believe still, that somehow Patrick Doyle's Non Nobis Domine might have been some kind of template or at least Inspiration for Hymn To The Fallen. And don't come again with the one is British and the other one is americana. The similarity in melody, tone, the repetetive construction and the context of the pieces are there. And I found Hymn to the Fallen rather atypical for Williams at that time.

Not the rest of the score, just HTTF.

 

 

[Disney Emporium releases Indiana Jones: The Complete CD Collection (Expected ship date is March 27, 2024.) No new expansions - Includes the previous Concord Records programmes plus KotCS and DoD OSTs]

31 minutes ago, Smeltington said:

Who says the petition failed?? Although, Disney probably have a policy by now of ignoring all fan petitions related to Star Wars    

I do. Both pertitions mentioned in the SW petition thread endet up with about 500 votes which is for sure far below the number of potential buyers of these sets. 

 

What scares me a little is the ridiculously high price of this new Indy set. If we can expect a big 20 disk Star Wars set with 30$ per disk I might be out, even though it might be the set of my dreams. But 600$ plus shipping and tax and customs for a bunch of soundtrack CDs? I don't know...

[QUARTET RECORDS ANNOUNCES: HOLST'S: THE PLANETS- Conducted by Bernard Herrmann]

Better than Williams' Boston Pops recording?

[The Movie Critic (Quentin Tarantino's supposed final movie)]

Yes. And in a way he ended his film series with Once Upon a Time in Hollywood on a perfect note.

[The Movie Critic (Quentin Tarantino's supposed final movie)]

On 18/04/2024 at 6:26 AM, Toillion said:

I’m thinking Tarantino wants his final film to be “perfect” so he’ll drop a project until he thinks he has it right. Could result in him never making a 10th film. 

Yeah. I think, he will never make this 10th movie. 

[Disney Emporium releases Indiana Jones: The Complete CD Collection (Expected ship date is March 27, 2024.) No new expansions - Includes the previous Concord Records programmes plus KotCS and DoD OSTs]

After the petition failed so dramatically, we must face the fact, that us hardcore soundtrack fans are just a bunch of a few hundred nerds, that are not worth the effort from Disney's perspective. 

 

But the only fact that gives me a slight hope, that my grandchildren's grandchildren might face one day a proper Star Wars release, is that they let Intrada release the complete score of Solo on CD (and complete Rogue One on vinyl).

[Temple of Doom is celebrating 40 years in 2024]

Temple of Dooms was the last time that Spielberg seemed to take the series kind of serious as an original hero story. All sequels including Last Crusade looked already like a parody of the franchise. 

[What Is The Last Score You Listened To? (older scores)]

8 hours ago, Edmilson said:

Christopher Young - Urban Legend

 

The "Youngassaince" continues! As far as I know, this score wasn't officially released so it only exists in a few promos that you can find online. It's pretty great! Young's challenging and dissonant horror music is always engaging to listen to. A nice companion to Beltrami's Scream music. Anyone remember in the 90s, when slashers used to have nice dissonant scores that were also fun? 

There was an officially released soundtrack album, that contained mainly songs and an 18 minutes suite of the score.

I managed to get the promo from a soundtrack shop at the time, the only promo CD that I own.

 

[Do you think Saving Private Ryan is a masterpiece?]

If you accept that this is not 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, like in this movie, then you have a good time watching. 

 

When I compare Saving Private Ryan with The Thin Red Line, which came out the same year, I have to say, Spielbergs movie left more of an impression to me.

And the score is better.  

[Alan Silvestri's WHAT LIES BENEATH (2000) - NEW! 2024 Varese Deluxe Edition]

On 19/04/2024 at 9:42 PM, Thor said:

I remember sampling this score when it came out, and it didn't do much for me. It was Silvestri doing his best Herrmann schtick (which he's good at, I'll give him that).

Listened to the OST, and your comment sums it up quite well.

[The Official Pop and Rock Music thread]

So far my favourite song from the album:

 

[John Williams' Piano Concerto for Emanuel Ax]

Question: Is there any information out there when this is planned to premiere?

[What Is The Last Score You Listened To? (older scores)]

21 minutes ago, Thor said:

I've tried multiple times to get into CLEOPATRA, but I can't.

Yeah I mean, she is stone old, probably dry as the desert and... turned to dust. Would be almost impossible for everyone.

 

(I apologise in advance for that tasteless joke, but I couldn't resist.)