Matt C

"Krypton" was tracked into JL for one scene. That's why it's not on the Elfman OST.

I have the "Tribute Film Classics Highlights" CD that has the best portions of the Hermann, Korngold and Steiner works TFC re-recorded. It is well worth the $5 if you don't want the full re-recordings and need shelf space. Most of the highlights are 3-4 tracks each from certain albums (like Adventures of Don Juan, Mysterious Island and Battle of Neretva), while a handful are just 1-2 (The Kentuckian, Fahrenheit 451).
 
 

Full quote for those too lazy to click:
 
"We’ll definitely refer to his original theme, and I’ll no doubt be coming up with new motifs for new situations and characters. I'm not going to ignore it. I don't believe in that. There's this weird thought process in Hollywood every time you do something new that you’ve got to let the original musical themes go and start fresh. I think that doesn't serve an audience well. So I like doing variations on a theme that I know for a character that an audience already associates with them. I think that's important. When I did Avengers: Age of Ultron, I was very careful to find places to play around with Alan Silvestri’s theme. And I enjoyed it."

Full quote for those too lazy to click:
 
"We’ll definitely refer to his original theme, and I’ll no doubt be coming up with new motifs for new situations and characters. I'm not going to ignore it. I don't believe in that. There's this weird thought process in Hollywood every time you do something new that you’ve got to let the original musical themes go and start fresh. I think that doesn't serve an audience well. So I like doing variations on a theme that I know for a character that an audience already associates with them. I think that's important. When I did Avengers: Age of Ultron, I was very careful to find places to play around with Alan Silvestri’s theme. And I enjoyed it."

That is my favorite Steiner score -- period. Fun movie too, even if it's not one of Flynn's best.
 
Tribute has done some AMAZING film score reconstruction and stellar re-recordings. Stromberg, Morgan and Bonn really invest a lot of time and love into these.

That is my favorite Steiner score -- period. Fun movie too, even if it's not one of Flynn's best.
 
Tribute has done some AMAZING film score reconstruction and stellar re-recordings. Stromberg, Morgan and Bonn really invest a lot of time and love into these.

She did that in one take? Wow.
 
 

She did that in one take? Wow.
 
 

She did that in one take? Wow.
 
 

I like Cavill on the role. With a competent director that actually cares about the character, he could make a great Superman film.

Not surprised.
 
Pretty sure Elfman will quote Giacchino's Strange theme, if not play around with it. And depending on the cameos in the film (considering the title), it would not surprise me to hear him reprise his original Spider-Man and/or Zimmer's Spider-Man themes if Maguire or Garfield pop up.

Disney usually does a top-flight job dubbing their movies in different languages. But you should see the movie with its original dub, because Eartha Kitt and Patrick Warburton are freaking hilarious as Yzma and Kronk.

The Emperor's New Groove
 
Eartha Kitt's Yzma is the prime reason this movie is so funny as it is. It veers from the usual Disney formula in favor of Chuck Jones-style gags and one-liners -- and it works so well!

Too bad it's not a physical re-release.
 
I have the OOP CD, but it deserves to be more widely available for new Horner fans. The 2000 copy limit was a joke.

I like the Philharmonia Orchestra's performance here (especially the choir), but this is not a suite per se. It's just a re-recording of the last bit of "Phoenix Rises" and "The Last Stand".
 
Powell could've arranged a nice 15 minute compilation with the film version of "Opening Credits" (film version), "Whirlpool of Love", "Attack on Alcatraz", plus the previous two tracks. Kind of a wasted opportunity.

Ever After - George Fenton
 
It works equally well in the film and outside as a listening experience. The main theme for Danielle is exquisitely beautiful, especially in its sad form in "The Glass Slipper" and cleverly mingling with Countess Rodmilla's in "Sweet Revenge."
 
A very underrated Fenton score. The soundtrack is programmed for an enjoyable listening experience, not chronological. That's OK in my book.

Ever After - George Fenton
 
It works equally well in the film and outside as a listening experience. The main theme for Danielle is exquisitely beautiful, especially in its sad form in "The Glass Slipper" and cleverly mingling with Countess Rodmilla's in "Sweet Revenge."
 
A very underrated Fenton score. The soundtrack is programmed for an enjoyable listening experience, not chronological. That's OK in my book.

I was surprised by how enjoyable this score was. Definitely more lush and orchestral -- and Zimmer mostly avoids the harsh sound design that pervaded his work on his most recent movies.
 
There's a sense of adventure, playfulness, pathos and romance in this score. Really accentuates the better parts of the movie for sure.

It's so refreshing to hear Zimmer break out of his soundscape / dialed-in sound he's been stuck in the past 5 years (i.e. Dark Phoenix, Dunkirk). And he intelligently develops and adds depth to the 'war cry' motif to make it a proper superhero theme.
 
I wish Zimmer had been this inspired when he did the Nolan and Snyder films. Because when he does a project he loves, he comes up with inspired work.

The awful camerawork hurts the dance sequences -- the three basic shot (close-ups, medium, and wide) setups at eye-line level rather than emulating the Busby Berkeley musical shots. And the editing is crap too.
 
I tried watching Can't Stop the Music -- it is worse than Xanadu. Xanadu is innocuous if incomprehensible. Music is offensively kitschy and boring -- and when you lose the lead singer of the Village People because the script was bad... that's saying something.

The awful camerawork hurts the dance sequences -- the three basic shot (close-ups, medium, and wide) setups at eye-line level rather than emulating the Busby Berkeley musical shots. And the editing is crap too.
 
I tried watching Can't Stop the Music -- it is worse than Xanadu. Xanadu is innocuous if incomprehensible. Music is offensively kitschy and boring -- and when you lose the lead singer of the Village People because the script was bad... that's saying something.

You have to believe we are maaaaaagic

Xanadu
 
Who the fuck greenlit this? Great soundtrack, Olivia Newton John is gorgeous, but the plot doesn't make sense at all. It's an excuse for numerous roller skating sequences, lame dancing sequences, bad acting, a bizarre animated interlude... I could go on. 
 
I feel bad for Gene Kelly. He and Olivia deserved a better song-and-dance movie than Xanadu. 

Wonder Woman 1984
 
It's certainly bigger and louder than the first movie, but not necessarily better. Returning director Patty Jenkins tailors it as a self-contained story (although a mid-credits scene hints at what's to come), but it gets bogged down with an unnecessarily convoluted plot device. Kristen Wiig is hot AF in this movie, but badly miscast as one of the main baddies. Her character is badly developed, as is Pedro Pascal's Max Lord.
 
What really saves it is leading lady Gal Gadot, who maintains effortless charm and charisma as the titular role. Her sparks with Chris Pine are almost as good as the first movie, and the action scenes are riveting (not as good as the No Man's Land sequence). Hans Zimmer delivered a nuanced and mostly orchestral score that hearkens back to his fun mid-to-late '90s Media Venture days. No dreary Nolan/Snyder soundscapes here. 
 
The movie starts and ends well, with great stuff in the middle and sluggish plot filler throughout. Hopefully Gadot and Jenkins can reunite and finish a third WW film on a strong note.

Anyone else reckon Patty Jenkins is kinda cute?