untouchables

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118010269.html?categoryid=16&cs=1

I know that there is some John Adams reputation among JW collectors here, Anyone know why J. Adams is blacklisted by US security? is it because the political influence of his works? http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/oct/19/classicalmusicandopera-usnationalsecurity is it true or just a hoax to pay more attention on him! It remembers me how Prokofiev and Shostakovitch were pursued by NKVD

why??

I bet that Williams refuse to perform in Europe because his fanfare stuff is not alamod there!

Morricone is elder and busier than him , but he has done concerts in all continents! sometimes, JW is giving an image of a nationalist bigot who spent all time to perform his music in the same place !!!!!

he would perform there for the first time http://www.monstersandcritics.com/arts/news/article_1502043.php/Ennio-Morricone-at-the-Hollywood-Bowl-on-Sunday-October-25 I don't what a guy like JW is waiting to give his first concert In Europe at least !

where?

just wonder, JW has rarely used solo voices in his soundtracks, he always prefered heavy strings and brass. was he giving a tribute to Morricone in the track AI; where dreams were born?

songwriter and composer Joseph Brooks is finally arrested, he is accused of sexual assault, raping more than 11 girls then offering them roles in cinema he's famous for the soundtrack "You Light Up My Life" biography/filmography http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Brooks_(songwriter) b

here in the 2nd part he talks about JW, his trademark and his meeting with him but he seems harassed by the interviewer skip to the 3rd minute

I think Williams has some similar taste of jazz with Mancini when scoring.

here is an interview with the former leader H. Mancini

For those who want the personal address of maestro Morricone in Roma; I can help you... he replies in his very traditional manner!

anyone know who is the pianist in the track "theme from JFK"? is it JW himself? thx

Yes it's a good one, and the score is very popular all the way from Turkey (the one you posted was a Turk issue for example) to Saudi to Iran, for obvious reasons. Local don't care (or perhaps aren't aware) that it was a western composer who composed the score. They were just glad to see a movie of that magnitute on the subject, and the movie being a middle eastern and western colaboration probably makes way for it being so popular. I'd say that the score doesn't reach the heights of Jarre's Lawrence score though, and the orchestral performance of the score doesn't quite fit the orchestral majesty of the former either, but it does have some very memorable moments. The entry to Mecca in the movie is absolutely stunning music, yet it doesn't sound quite the same and epic on the soundtrack issue. The Presence of Muhammad is suitably mysterious, too. it was a hard work and real challenge for him because the face of hero of the movie "Mohamed" shouldn't be exposed in screen, then the director asked him that the music itself should represent the central figure--the music became the hero. Jarre used flute and ondes Martenot as usual to reflect this haunting moment. in brief, each track in this epic score is sublim.

One of his most haunting and discret score was for the movie "Mohamed, the messenger of God", music that was nominated for oscar in 1976 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Z-rsGSqsJs he is great expert of oriental music and instruments, even williams and Morricone can't defy him in this field. I also love his later Sunshine (1999). concert 1991

what ,It's not by Ennio? You mean track 1 "Cinema Paradiso"? Morricone wanted to initiate his son to film music, so he helped him to compose this piece and was dedicated to him in the album!

And no Williams? I said Eiger Sanction 2nd track- The River- jazz autograph (The Terminal) I forget to mention the great theme of jerry Goldsmith, "Forever Young" 1992! And the Sublime Morricone's Califfa" 1970 and "Love Affaire"1994

love themes has always a major place in film music, for JW those are the best ones: Eiger Sanction- the River- jazz autograph (The Terminal). in Cinema I think that best love themes are: Marnie, B.Herrmann 1957 -The Godfather II, Nino Rota 1974 - Love Story, Mancini -Lara theme , Maurice jarre 1965 -Le Casse, Morricone 1971 -Morricone; once upon time in America, Deborah Theme 1984 -King Kong, love theme, John Barry 1976 -The Untouchables, Ness and his Family, Morricone, 1987 -Dances with wolves, two socks at play, John Barry 1990 -Vladimir Cosma, le jaguar, 1996. -Gladiator, Hans Zimmer, 2000.

No, it's evident that a guy like Spielberg can't provide unbiased film about palestinian/israeli conflict.

I think it's the most interesting score since Jurassik Park.

It's one of the most favorite scores of spielberg, that push him to think collaborating with Zimmer. However the credibility of Zimmer as compser or if he's the main author of scores stay controversial; the best example is "The Rock"; zimmer has done nothing in this project. His name is used for commercial purpose!

I don't know who is the real author but I think that Crimson Tide is one of the most important modern score, it opens the doors of modernism and new style writing in film music. However Vangelis has the most original sound, as well as he play and arrange his self music (none can't replay or reproduce his works), only helped by his long-time friend sound engineer Frederick Rousseau. He didn't write or read music at all. inspiration comes from minimalism, human voices, popular dances and orchestra imitation.