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I expect the music will be like the John Quincy Adams sequences from Amistad. Actually I hope that.

MissPadmé I have thought about that idea for years. The Dig is a marvelous game I loved the athmosphere and indeed it would have been very expensive to create for the cinema. And of course as a history freak I wait Lincoln the most. I just cannot wait Maestro's trumpets making the historical ambiance and decorum in it!

Agreed!

I even bought the DVD because of the music. I watched it once and I am not sure when I will watch again.

Pieter you put two of my absolute favourites Krull and Independence Day here. It was pleasure and duty to give both scores 5 stars.

Absolutely one of the best of Horner, also one of the best scores in general. So reckless, so sweet...

Or Finland, but no one will come here. Whole score of Dances with Wolves could be great. That James Bond stuff would be optional.

I would be very disappointed if Peter decides not to direct it. The Hobbit needs the continuity and will not be same if he is just producing it. And I would like to hear Williams' effort in this film, it would be something marvelous no doubt.

If this is indeed Williams, there is a new sound for us. Sounds too Media Venturish and I say nay.

A piece of the Main Title from the Back to the Future III (2:17 ->) resembles very much the piano theme from Forrest Gump "I'm Forrest... Forrest Gump".

North and South, what else?

I certainly agree. Very depressing movie though. And I am the third one to recommend K-19, very Russian.

I just received Conti's North and South. It is something I have been waiting for some time, I mean it is excellent, marvelous! Conti said he composed it having an opera in his mind. Indeed if you listen to it, you can feel big and strong emotions. Premium quality score from the 80's, the golden era of the modern soundtracks.

"A Science Experiment? (The Train, Part I)," "It's Clara! (The Train, Part II)," and "Point of No Return (The Train, Part III)" make up an exciting climax for BTTF III--I love the statements of the main theme to the train rhythm in "A Science Experiment?" and the variations on the West theme in the low brass, particularly in "Point of No Return." Additionally, "Main Title," "Doc Returns," "Wake-Up Juice," "Hill Valley," and "We're Out of Gas" are some favorites. "Valiant and Valiant," "The Gag Factory," "Eddie's Theme," "The Will" and "End Credits" are some particular standouts from Who Framed Roger Rabbit, although it's hard to pick--the whole score is really good. I would seek out some form of the Stuart Little score. This is one I'd love to be able to have a legal copy of on my shelf. BTTF II has some good stuff, also. There's a fair amount of reworking, but the performances are good and have some differences. The reworking is also made more palatable by the fact that there is no official release of the first score. "Main Titles," "Hoverboard Chase," "If They Ever Did," "Tunnel Chase," "Burn the Book," and "Western Union" are all good. I don't know if you're the kind of guy who can take sweet, romantic scores, but if you are, Father of the Bride is a winner. It's a really short album, but that theme...it's lovely. Some nice jazz touches here and there as well. Between this and "Eddie's Theme," I'd love to hear an album of Silvestri jazz compositions. I also need to hear Judge Dredd and The Abyss. I hear great things about them. I'm picking some main tracks, but really the whole albums are good, WFRR particularly. One of the things that hits me in his scores is there's a definite charm to them. You get the sense that Silvestri is having a lot of fun. I give you my thanks Delorean, I must start chasing now.

Friends give me some cues to prove that he has talent as a great composer. I would happily change my opinion.

Yes Independence Day came to my mind first. What an ending: Farewell-Launching the Ship, Lift off-Mothership-Rebellion, Jolly Rager, Independence Day, End Titles. That is something hard to comprehend. All in one aimed for making your mind numb. Why did I start to listen to film music? Oh yes finales finales finales! Classical candidate is no doubt Finale for Sibelius' 2nd symphony with those brass instruments.

I'm pretty sure it's Sanskrit also - haven't the foggiest what they're saying though, but i'm sure my grandmother would. I think you're right but Williams could have also used Hindu. Isn't 'hindu' a religion? Yup (actually, a 'hindu' is anyone who follows the dharmmic religion of hinduism). 'Hindi' is the actual language spoken by Indians, and nowadays Sanskrit is used as a liturgical language for religious purposes, similar to Latin in some European countries. There's actually a revival to bring back Sanskrit which would be fine by me - India needs to start recovering it's true identity after years and years of having muslim culture and language shoved down their throats (Hindi has some persian and arabic words spread throughout which I personally think should be expunged). I have enormous respect for India's Sanskrit movement. I wish something like that happened here in Europe too, of course by means of Latin. I am part of Latin speaking group here in Finland and I hope that kind of activity will spread to all parts of Europe. Spero linguam Latinam futuro tempore ubique adhibitum iri.

That must be the five star Silvestri score I have been looking for then.

I ordered my North and South (thanks Incanus!). Only filp side is that I have to wait for it pretty long time. Well I can take it as a man, because I know how good it does to me!

No, you have not missed anything and neither have I. I have listened to all of those scores you mentioned, and they do not excel nor are they bad, that is the magic of Alan Silvestri to me. He has never lit my emotions. I cannot give you cues, I can give you scores, and I have listened many of his. Yeah three stars out of five is appropriate. By the way it is not farce to compare Silvestri disfavourably to Jablonsky's Steamboy; it is farce to compare him to all other Jablonsky's scores.

North and South by Conti is an amazing score. I must humbly bow and thank Varese for its good taste. I shall own that set period.

Actually, a little notation from that era has survived. Some of it is really interesting. That is a reconstruction of ancient Greek music. No guarantees that Romans ever used it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_ancient_Rome Nothing new there.

Miguel can you enlighten me more about Rozsa researching music of the Antiquity? To my knowledge there are no evidence of music from the Roman Empire, we know some intruments and occasions, in which they were used, but nothing like chord theories.

Exhausting task, I do not want to make a huge list. But I can say almost all. Silvestri simply has problems to stand out. Jablonsky has done it once at least. I am not cursing Silvestri, still waiting for his better than three star score.