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Exactly. Near amphiteatre in Arles.

Yes indeed. My bad. Of course, every aspiring composer should study as many scores as possible by two of the greatest orchestrators ever - Nikolai Rimski-Korsakov and Maurice Ravel.

Really superb interview. Hope Matessino and Kendall keep up the great work for many years (and soundtracks) to come.

These two have risen past their MV training. I agree. Let's hope some more "MV boys" follow in their footsteps.

I also seriously considered getting Conti, but my poor MasterCard would't live throught that, the 8-disc Supes set and some more stuff I got from Amazon several days earlier. So I'll order it next month, if it'll still be around at that time. I certainly hope for the best.

Haha A nice story, tells a lot too ...

Me too, usually some Miles Davis, Keith Jarrett, Diana Krall or maybe even Harry Potter Jazz.

Can you name some more besides Klaus Badelt, who's probably the best example?

Exactly. But we all know how he "successfully" solves the problem, don't we?

So far, I haven't encountered such problem and I don't expect to any time soon. I agree that nowadays, we have a lack of great composers and great soundtracks (with some exceptions to the rule, of course), but personally, I'm somehow content with listening to hundreds of old(er) soundtracks I never get tired of. I know exactly what you mean. It is my opinion that we "real", devoted film music lovers begin to listen to it almost too analitically after some time and sometimes we go so far that we begin to hear certain things that aren't always there at all. It's certainly true for myself, so much more for being a musician, thus developing a professional deformation of some sort. But usually, sooner or later I succeed in taking my mind off it and just enjoy the music, although I of course still consciously marvel over orchestrations, performances etc. A very interesting thread, Mark, and a very complex issue.

Then what was the point of using him? Because of the voice maybe ... One year after shooting Raiders of the Lost Ark with friendly Spielberg, and being the film's writer's husband? OK, I understand all that, but to use him and then never actually show him ... OK, I'll take it it was an in-joke of some kind or whatever. Forget my stupidity. However, I've never heard of this scene before. Interesting.

Many of JW stuff that many of you already mentioned, as well as e. g. Goldsmith's work on Executive Decision (I have the 2 CD complete score).

Then what was the point of using him? Because of the voice maybe ...

How come there's no T4 entry on IMDb yet? And who'll be playing the T-800 if not Ahnold (who will certainly not be reprising the role)?

I'm willing to bet that Mastilda will go first. In fact, I'm a little bit surprised that there are still copies, and apparently quite a few, or we'd get the "Fewer than ___ copies remaining" message.

Do it so you'll have an excuse to get Touch. I just watched Superman the Movie few days ago and I must say that it's not such horror in the movie, but to listen to the film version with the monologue on the CD is a real punishment.

Also: Wagner - The Ring of Nibelungs cycle Strauss - Thus spake Zarathustra Strauss - symphonic poems (Alpine Symphony, Till Eulenspiegel, Götterdammerung ...)

I read in some FAQ (perhaps on Superman Cinema) that they (SAE) intend to start shipping on 29th, but that they can't 100 % ensure that at the moment.

But who's Alma?

Nice examples, pi. Some more I'd add: - Rimski-Korsakov - Scheherazade - Vaughan Williams - Symphony No. 7 'Sinfonia Antartica' - Copland - El Salón México - Mussorgski - Pictures At an Exhibition (Ravel's orchestration) - Ravel - Boléro - de Meij - Symphony No. 1 'The Lord of the Rings' (for symphonic band) - Van der Roost - Sinfonietta, suito-sketches for symphonic band (obviously also for symphonic band) - Picqueur - Symphony No. 0 (also for symphonic band) These spring to mind immediately, however there are sure many more.

And I forgot to mention Joe Hisaishi's magnificent symphonic poem Nausicaä, which I'm listening to at this very moment.

Good point ... Let's hope for the best (ie. that everything arrives whole and unbroken ...).

Usually I'll listen to Vaughan Williams's Sinfonia Antartica, some Chopin and Mozart stuff, Holst's Venus or Neptune, maybe some Adiemus or Diamond Music by Jenkins etc. Some soundtracks are also appropriate.

Good thinking. I think that Giacchino is up for one of 'em Oscars sooner or later.