Leia Sees Ghosts

Saw the movie yesterday and I'm still over the moon! Couldn't be happier with what I got! Jon M. Chu directs the shit out of it, the musical numbers are pitch perfect, and Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande are perfection!

John Powell's score within the context of the movie was good. I don't know who said it first here, but they were right that Powell's score REALLY hits when we get to Oz. Or more accurately, the train scene onward. Some cues are hard to make out, but more often than not I was really impressed with the score.

The first few acts there's a lot of instrumentals of songs from the musical. Some are very  and nods to fans and are very obvious. Some are more subtle and I didn't catch them all. I love Dancing Through Life as a motif for Fiyero.

The action cues my God! Powell was always great at that, but Solo was probably the best thing to happen to him cause his action work since then has only gotten more sophisticated and breathtaking.  Can't wait to hear the score on its own.

The way these discussions are going, I think I might start the score album right from whatever track that has "train" or "journey" or something similar on its title. :-P

Saw the movie yesterday and I'm still over the moon! Couldn't be happier with what I got! Jon M. Chu directs the shit out of it, the musical numbers are pitch perfect, and Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande are perfection!

John Powell's score within the context of the movie was good. I don't know who said it first here, but they were right that Powell's score REALLY hits when we get to Oz. Or more accurately, the train scene onward. Some cues are hard to make out, but more often than not I was really impressed with the score.

The first few acts there's a lot of instrumentals of songs from the musical. Some are very  and nods to fans and are very obvious. Some are more subtle and I didn't catch them all. I love Dancing Through Life as a motif for Fiyero.

The action cues my God! Powell was always great at that, but Solo was probably the best thing to happen to him cause his action work since then has only gotten more sophisticated and breathtaking.  Can't wait to hear the score on its own.

Saw the movie yesterday and I'm still over the moon! Couldn't be happier with what I got! Jon M. Chu directs the shit out of it, the musical numbers are pitch perfect, and Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande are perfection!

John Powell's score within the context of the movie was good. I don't know who said it first here, but they were right that Powell's score REALLY hits when we get to Oz. Or more accurately, the train scene onward. Some cues are hard to make out, but more often than not I was really impressed with the score.

The first few acts there's a lot of instrumentals of songs from the musical. Some are very  and nods to fans and are very obvious. Some are more subtle and I didn't catch them all. I love Dancing Through Life as a motif for Fiyero.

The action cues my God! Powell was always great at that, but Solo was probably the best thing to happen to him cause his action work since then has only gotten more sophisticated and breathtaking.  Can't wait to hear the score on its own.

Saw the movie yesterday and I'm still over the moon! Couldn't be happier with what I got! Jon M. Chu directs the shit out of it, the musical numbers are pitch perfect, and Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande are perfection!

John Powell's score within the context of the movie was good. I don't know who said it first here, but they were right that Powell's score REALLY hits when we get to Oz. Or more accurately, the train scene onward. Some cues are hard to make out, but more often than not I was really impressed with the score.

The first few acts there's a lot of instrumentals of songs from the musical. Some are very  and nods to fans and are very obvious. Some are more subtle and I didn't catch them all. I love Dancing Through Life as a motif for Fiyero.

The action cues my God! Powell was always great at that, but Solo was probably the best thing to happen to him cause his action work since then has only gotten more sophisticated and breathtaking.  Can't wait to hear the score on its own.

Saw the movie yesterday and I'm still over the moon! Couldn't be happier with what I got! Jon M. Chu directs the shit out of it, the musical numbers are pitch perfect, and Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande are perfection!

John Powell's score within the context of the movie was good. I don't know who said it first here, but they were right that Powell's score REALLY hits when we get to Oz. Or more accurately, the train scene onward. Some cues are hard to make out, but more often than not I was really impressed with the score.

The first few acts there's a lot of instrumentals of songs from the musical. Some are very  and nods to fans and are very obvious. Some are more subtle and I didn't catch them all. I love Dancing Through Life as a motif for Fiyero.

The action cues my God! Powell was always great at that, but Solo was probably the best thing to happen to him cause his action work since then has only gotten more sophisticated and breathtaking.  Can't wait to hear the score on its own.

Good news!
The score album will come out 1 week early! Now on December 6th
As per the latest update on 5 Cat Studios website

https://5catstudios.com/listen
 
Wow two big Powell scores just days apart!

Thank you!
I really can't wait now
 
I suppose this glorious music cue comes up at that train/oz part in the movie:
Sequence 14.mp3 1004.88 kB · 1,422 downloads
 

The first 2 hours the score is there but reminded me a little of Elfman’s BB2 score but with longer tracks. There were 2-3 real standout tracks then. Once the train comes and they get to OZ it’s all Powell and it’s pretty incredible how good it gets. Very emotional stuff. The theme for the spell book has a choir that reminded me of Enfy’s nest from solo. Can’t stress enough how happy I was score wise towards the end.
At the beginning it was covered a little but it shines a lot towards the end

Wicked score album will be released on December 13,2024!
As per the latest update on 5 Cat Studios website:

https://5catstudios.com/listen
 
We got back-to-back Powell’s score, what a time to be Powell fan!

Just saw the film, the last hour is a John Powell masterclass. Not so much to do in the beginning of the film but the last hour is an incredible Powell score
Happy it’s coming out but gonna be painful having to wait a month for this

New clip with score:
 
 

Sweet post from Holly Sedillos.
 
She mentioned that Stephen Schwartz personally asked Powell to score the film. That's really cool.
 
https://www.instagram.com/p/DCR4NC5SGux/?igsh=YTF0eTI5MjJiYnBp
 

Glorious new sneak peek of Powell’s score in this video:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DA3PmwpuuYK
Here I extracted the audio:
ReelAudio-79727.mp3  
 
This shaping up to be a new Powell masterpiece? 

It’s official, John Powell will provide the score for Wicked The Movie!
 
As evidenced by the director’s instagram post:

^^
he tagged John Powell
https://www.instagram.com/p/C89lEbOp0t2/?igsh=M3BoeG4zNDM3Z241
 
What a wickedly good day for Powell fans!
November can’t come soon enough!
 
 
UPDATE:
And it’s confirmed!
http://filmmusicreporter.com/2024/07/03/john-powell-scoring-jon-m-chus-wicked/
 
John Powell Scoring Jon M. Chu’s ‘Wicked’
 
John Powell (How to Train Your Dragon, The Bourne Identity, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Happy Feet, Don’t Worry Darling) has recently been recording his underscore for the upcoming film adaptation of the stage musical Wicked. The movie is directed by Jon M. Chu (Crazy Rich Asians, In the Heights) based on the hit musical created by Stephen Schwartz & Winnie Holzman and stars Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Michelle Yeoh, Jonathan Bailey, Marissa Bode, Ethan Slater, Bowen Yang, Bronwyn James, Keala Settle, as well as Jeff Goldblum as the legendary Wizard of Oz. The fantasy adventure tells the untold story of the witches of Oz: Elphaba, a young woman, misunderstood because of her unusual green skin and Glinda, a popular young woman who has yet to discover her true heart. . As previously reported, Schwartz is also contributing new songs to the movie and its second part. Marc Platt (La La Land, The Little Mermaid) is producing the project with David Stone who also produced the stage musical. Powell has been recording his score at AIR Studios in London. Chu Wicked will be released on November 22, 2024 by Universal Pictures.

Ah, the days when a major film soundtrack release was on CD, cassette and (checks notes) Minidisc!
 

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I can't tell if people are messing with me anymore.

🔴 NEW ARTICLE!
Contributing writer Miguel Andrade reports about the European premiere of two songs from the rarely heard John Williams' cycle "Seven For Luck," performed last month by award-winning pianist (and John Williams specialist) Simone Pedroni and young soprano Maria Grazia Aschei as part of the Alagna Music Festival in Italy.
READ 👉 tinyurl.com/ycxrva8p
 
https://www.facebook.com/thelegacyofjohnwilliams/posts/pfbid0d8BLQUK286jMpUcsktqXrs36aErjtaZNr8eiMX98WGQZqQYZouDV91wti3vQk1tYl
 
https://thelegacyofjohnwilliams.com/2024/09/03/seven-for-luck-european-premiere/

'Incredibles 3’ Announced At D23, With Brad Bird Returning To Direct

A lot of great action cues are around 3:30 to 4:30 mins, which disqualifies a great deal of cues but thought of "some" over 5 mins:
 
I Don't Think Now is the Best Time - Hans Zimmer
Hard to Starboard - James Horner
The Sinking - James Horner
A Building Panic - James Horner
The Destruction of Hometree - James Horner
The Last War - Ramin Djawadi
Open Road - Hans Zimmer
The Train - James Horner
The Thestral Chase - James Newton Howard
Like a Dog Chasing Cars - Hans Zimmer
The Hand of Fate - Part I - James Newton Howard
The Turn - Saving the Coast Guards - James Horner
The Plaza Of Execution - James Horner
Saving New York - James Horner
The Death of Quaritch - James Horner
The Battle (Narnia) - Harry Gregson Williams
The Battle (Gladiator) (Hans Zimmer)
Sewer Attack - James Newton Howard
Canto at Gabelmeister's Peak - Alexandre Desplat
Tick Tock (Shadows - Part 2) - Hans Zimmer
160BPM - Hans Zimmer
Running of the Bulls - John Powell
Bastard - Ramin Djawadi
The Hunt - Simon Franglen
Underworld - Alexandre Desplat
Invasion - Alan Silvestri
Battle of the Bewilderbeast - John Powell
Tangiers - John Powell
War - James Horner
Golden Egg - Patrick Doyle
Battle at Agnicourt - Patrick Doyle
World's Worst Water Feature - Michael Giacchino
Grand Bazaar, Istanbul - Thomas Newman
Snow Plane - Thomas Newman
Against All Odds - Ramin Djawadi
Stampede - Hans Zimmer
The White House - Hans Zimmer
Theoden Rides Forth - Howard Shore
Shelob the Great - Howard Shore
Osgiliath Invaded - Howard Shore
The Bridge of Kazad Dum - Howard Shore
The Forest River - Howard Shore
My Armour is Iron - Howard Shore
Fire and Water - Howard Shore
To the Death - Howard Shore
Brass Buttons - Howard Shore
Wheel of Fortune - Hans Zimmer
Coward - Hans Zimmer
The Citrine Cross - Hans Zimmer
War - Hans Zimmer
Barbarian Horde - Hans Zimmer
Hijack - Hans Zimmer
Maleficent Is Captured - James Newton Howard
Rooftop Run - James Newton Howard
The Machine Room Fight - James Newton Howard
 
Zimmer, Shore and Horner did a lot of long action cues it turns out

What are your favourite action cues that last more than five minutes?
 
Grand Central - Patrick Doyle
World’s Worst Water Feature - Michael Giacchino
Reminiscence Therapy - John Powell
Tangiers - John Powell
I Don’t Think Now Is The Best Time - Hans Zimmer
War - James Horner
Open Road - Hans Zimmer
Carriage Chase - John Debney
The Train - James Horner
Battle in the Mutara Nebula - James Horner
The Hijacking - Jerry Goldsmith
 

Michael Abels' score is pure perfection. I need more of it!

Michael Abels' score is pure perfection. I need more of it!

Michael Abels' score is pure perfection. I need more of it!