Naïve Old Fart

Godzilla (A-ha) 
 
ID4 (Wham) 
 
Batman (Tom Jones) 
 
Prince (Patton) 

Twilight Zone: The Movie

Where to begin... A long time ago... when there was no television... long before the invention of the phonograph...

I listened to my absolute favorite David Bowie record over the weekend, Lodger, and man is that still a pop masterpiece.  I love every single song on this album.
 
And of course it was made in collaboration with the GREAT Brian Eno! Being a big fan of Eno's solo pop albums of the 70s, I enjoy hearing his unmistakable voice in this section of "African Night Flight," one of the less approachable songs on the album.
 
 
"Seems like another day I could fly into the eye of God on high"

Pretty meadows, rolling pastures, 
flowers grow nearby...
Forests, streams and great big mountains 
only topped by golden fountains, 
rodents crawl around the brown cans 
why do people die?
 
 
(credit not mine, found it on the Filmtracks comments page for SL. I read it years ago and frequently laugh when I remember it)

FINALLY there is ACTUAL NEWS about THE ABYSS coming to Blu Ray
 


 
http://variety.com/2016/film/news/james-cameron-on-why-avatar-needs-three-sequels-and-details-on-an-abyss-blu-ray-release-1201821558/
 
Can't wait!

"Standard fare", Thor?
It's the fucking L.S.O. and maybe the L.S.C. on backing vocals!
Anyway, it does say " The Best ".

Crimes and Misdemeanors
 
Probably my favorite Allen.  Makes a fantastic juxtaposition with Hannah and Her Sisters (which I watched last weekend), his other greatest movie, since C&M has one of his darkest endings and HAHS has one of his brightest.  Every performer is fantastic.  Martin Landau brings such gravitas and an odd likability to who is ultimately an evil person. It's great to see Alan Alda playing an absolute dick in his best film role.  Allen himself is really funny as the filmmaker with scruples stooping to make a documentary on Alda.  Farrow has a bit of a thankless role but her romance with Allen was actually very touching (until the end of course).  And finally, this is one Anjelica Huston's greatest performances in a supporting role.  She took what could have been a one-note character and really injected a sense of humanity and nuance into her (despite the script, honestly).
 
The use of the Schubert string quartet is one of my personal favorite uses of classical music in a film ever.  Also, it's amusing given their later roles in Law & Order to see Sam Waterston and Jerry Orbach play embodiments of opposite philosophical viewpoints for Landau's character.

Star Trek Discovery. 
 
STD. 
 
You won't get an STD if you stick to going where no man has gone before .. 

Buckbeaks flight!

Cool to see them do a Quincy Jones special, but I doubt they're going to play much of his film and tv music. Which is a shame, because there's a lot of good stuff there (and I'm not only talking about THE COLOR PURPLE and THE PAWNBROKER).

Not exactly difficult mate

I might catch one of the Dutilleux concerts.

90 discs???!!!  Fuck.

Hey, man, what does "baffled" mean?
 
 
 
 
Back the hard drive up a bit. You hate "Images"??!!
It is against the law for any JWfaner to hate " Images ".

Sorted. BTW Steef, the apostrophe in "its", is not needed.
(smug mode)

I know I didn't give a shit about the dry history of Voldemort's past. Just come up with a plan to kill the bad guy and save the school. Or world or whatever.

Obviously this was a change for the movies, but I'm fine with just saying that the connection became more potent with Voldemort's return.
 
 
There are a handful of moments where I wish they had indulged a little more with the music, but both of those examples I think work perfectly without score.

You know what... I hesitated between Gryffindor and Slytherin!!!

Oh, Jerry. I'm so sorry.

Batman (OST)
 
ID4 (John Williams)
 
Prince (Complete Score)
 
Godzilla (Prince)

I wish he would have cut a longer version of Prometheus for bluray release. Might entice me to actually see the film again...

There are only 10 types of people: those who get binary numbers, and those who don't!  

Most popular song on the dance floor at all the London clubs this Summer.

Rubbish. Goldsmith action style from 'Capricorn One' onwards was the blueprint for almost everything in the genre, from Poledouris to JNH.