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Ooh I am looking forward to that. The show has never quite hit the highs it did in its first season, but how can you beat the incredible casting and chemistry of Claire Foy and Matt Smith? Colman's seasons had some absolute standouts but on the whole it was a step down with diminishing returns since then, despite solid work from Gillian Anderson, Josh O'Connor, Helena Bonham-Carter, Imelda Staunton and Elizabeth Debicki. The closer it got to current day the less interesting it became and the worse the writing got.
Still, I've enjoyed my love/hate relationship to these "quasi-historic" figures and I'll tune in for the last season. I really hope they were able to include more flashback scenes with the old cast members, though I imagine scheduling around multiple award-winning actors makes that difficult. Just as long as they give Staunton more to do this season apart from making trite speeches about ageing or rolling her eyes at Charles' latest antics. And I wonder how Peter Morgan will approach the immediate aftermath of Diana's death given it was the subject of The Queen? A loose adaptation of his script for that wouldn't be a bad idea, but it's probably too soon to tell the same story in the same way.
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13 hours ago, Brónach said:
they should just make the doctor run less anyways
The Ninth Doctor's first word to Rose, 16 years after show went off the air, was "Run!". It's a core tenet of the entire show, at least since it was revived.
Rule one: The Doctor
liesruns...but what they actually need to do is not have the Doctor stop and turn after running so much. That's what did in both Capaldi and Smith's knees.
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Yeah definitely. If it was midway through a cue then I could maybe see how it could be ambiguous, but being right at the start indicates to me that it was deliberately thought through by Williams. The entrance of a cue is the most important part and sets the tone entirely for what is unfolding in the emotional storytelling, so it's often given much more scrutiny by the composer, director, producers etc. We think we're about to hear a full quote of the theme but then it goes somewhere unexpected, dangerous and intense to support the storytelling. He does this kind of thing all the time and I love it.
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On 06/10/2023 at 7:51 AM, filmmusic said:
Does anyone have the Sample Modeling libraries? eg. Horn etc.?
DO you have to have that thing you blow to make it sound good?
Or it can be done without it too?
Yes I have all of the Sample Modeling brass libraries, and I don't have the breath control device. You can absolutely make it sound good without it; it just takes a bit more finessing than just playing straight in. I play all of my MIDI into my DAW, and for those patches I only control expression live (which corresponds to dynamics), and will then tweak things like vibrato and attack velocity afterwards. I imagine if you're a wind or horn player the breath controller would make all of that much easier, but it's not a necessity. There's really no end to the possibilities with modelled instruments; you have access to virtually all of the possibilities of the instrument, from glissando/portamento, to fluttertongue, and a variety of mutes. I've barely scratched the surface even after 7-8 years of use.
For what it's worth, I find the Sample Modelling and SWAM libraries are best for expressive passages of music, or parts that have complicated/dynamic articulations, playing styles, and rhythms. But I struggle to get a really good simple staccato sound from them and will still use my CineBrass patches for that. I also haven't quite figured out the best way to master them so you hear the subtle colours of the low dynamics as well as the bright, brassy louds.
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On 04/10/2023 at 10:52 PM, Naïve Old Fart said:
The Whittaker is the laziest arrangement, ever (a bit like the show itself).
The titles were just someone turning a kaleidoscope.
Pathetic (a bit like the show, itself).
I have to disagree about the titles. I thought the visual effects on that were fantastic, and unlike anything I'd seen before. I really loved the interpretation of the time vortex as a kind of kaleidoscopic sludge of spacetime, it was very effective! The music though... yes rather lazy. It leans a bit too heavily on sampling the original 1963 while not adding a tremendous amount.
13 hours ago, Sweeping Strings said:Do we know yet if Gatwa's using his native Scottish accent? I really hope so, there's something just so right about that accent and the dialogue of this show.
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21 hours ago, TBO1711 said:Apparently at the 60th Concert this year Murray Gold played Ruby's, Fifteenth Doctor's and the brand new Doctor Who theme.
I just want to highlight how wonderful this is. For me this is almost as exciting as Williams returning for SW and Indy in the last few years; we’re about to get some really good brand new music for Doctor Who again for the first time in a while. That’s worth celebrating! I can’t wait to see what Gold whips up after taking some time off. I reckon it’s going to be brilliant.- pete, Bofur01 and Tom Guernsey
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14 hours ago, TBO1711 said:
Docteur Qui that pic in link from the new 60th trailer that was released on the 23rd, i'm not spoiling it if it's in the trailer
All good - I misread your post and thought you were implying that Ncuti was in the first special (rather than the third). My mistake - I got the episode names mixed up.
But this is a good time to flag that any other behind-the-scenes stuff (such as rumours or confirmation of other Doctors being spotted on set etc) should be marked with spoiler tags please! I remember someone here changed their avatar to a photo of David Tennant, John Simm and Timothy Dalton in costume from The End of Time before it aired, I was very pissed off!
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Spoiler tags for that kind of info please @TBO1711. Now that we're on the verge of new (good) Doctor Who I'd appreciate not knowing any behind the scenes stuff beforehand.
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50 minutes ago, TBO1711 said:
Do you think The Star Beast will continue from the end of The Power Of The Doctor just after the Fourteenth Doctor says "What?".
No it won't, the immediate aftermath of Fourteen's regeneration is currently being depicted in a comic strip in the Doctor Who magazine. The first of the specials will take place after that.
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It boggles my mind that better piano arrangements haven't been commissioned by publishers for these scores. Some of them are absolutely terrible; either far too simplistic, riddled with transcription errors, or otherwise completely unpianistic. I'd love to hear actual piano arrangements - idiomatically made with the instrument in mind instead of being a basic orchestral reduction (like the piano part in the violin/piano "Devils Dance" arrangement). I suppose that would eat into the publishers' profit margins, and it's unlikely to happen unless Williams arranged them personally.
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Here's a couple from some arrangements I've been writing:
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On 15/09/2023 at 2:04 AM, Jay said:
I've actually never played Mario RPG, or any of the Paper Mario or Mario&Luigi games
I highly recommend them, they're tremendously fun. They do have a tendency to waffle on a bit with the character dialogue, but as it's frequently very charming and humorous it's not the worst.
I just finished playing Paper Mario 64 on Switch when the Thousand Year Door remake was announced - couldn't have been better timing. I'd never played the original on 64 - glad I played it now, it's fun - but I loved TTYD back when it came out and was wondering how I'd be able to play it again. Lo and behold here it comes (albeit next year, but still).
Interesting how many remasters/remakes are currently in the works - and not insignificant ones either - but not many major first party releases on the horizon. People are speculating that we're likely very near the end point of the Switch and they're saving a few big guns for the successor next year. I'd handily bet on a 3D Mario as a launch release; the gap since Odyssey is their largest ever for a mainline Mario game so I imagine whatever they've got cooking is nearly done. I'm looking forward to Super Mario Wonder - the 2D format's last major refresh was far too long ago - but there's something truly special about 3D Mario games.
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19 hours ago, Naïve Old Fart said:
Was the man on speed, when he wrote this? It's raving fan-boy gibberish.
He's writing stream-of-consciousness. As someone with ADHD I find it extremely relatable. He's watching and writing as a fan, as a producer, as a writer, all at the same time.
Loved his little comments about the series 10 soundtrack, lol. And the swipe at David's hair in the 50th (it really was awful, the only bad thing about it really).
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On 18/08/2023 at 6:59 PM, Brónach said:
he's not suggesting he can' be bi or have friendships, i think he's unsettled that the film may have boxed him as straight ( which is pretty typical )
Ah yep, that's fair enough, and as we saw with Bohemian Rhapsody a very real concern. Hopefully it's not the case here.
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21 hours ago, Naïve Old Fart said:
Just seen the trailer.
I hate to say this, but... wasn't Bernstein gay?
Why box him in like that? He had relationships with both men and women. At any rate, even if he was exclusively only attracted to men he still married and had children with a woman, and that relationship is the central focus of this film. I imagine that in the 27 years they were married they had some kind of close friendship.
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Minish Cap is fun from what I remember (all the 2D Zeldas are really). It's included in the Nintendo Switch Online expansion pass if you want to check it out, I'll be playing it after I finish Oracle of Seasons.
I'm holding out hope that they'll release DS/3DS games for the Switch. I know they're probably a lot harder to port because of the dual screen/touch thing, but there's some really stellar games that I'd love to replay, plus a bunch I never got round to (like Phantom Hourglass and Spirit Tracks).
Also it's been 10 years since Wind Waker HD was released for Wii-U, it's an absolute crime that they haven't ported it to Switch yet. What's the holdup?!
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Yes I'm absolutely loving the music. Nayru's song is so eerie and beautiful.
On 31/07/2023 at 8:57 AM, Docteur Qui said:It's definitely showing its age though - there's quite a lot of tedious backtracking that is taking the fun out of things a little; it's the kind of thing you wouldn't see in a modern take on the 2D Adventure genre, at least not with this frequency
So literally hours after writing this I unlocked the fast travel item (Gale Seeds), and now my only main criticism isn't really much of an issue anymore.
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I'm a couple of dungeons into Ages and I'm really hooked! I wish I'd played this as a kid, but better late than never. I forgot how enjoyable the traditional Zelda dungeons are and how satisfying it is solving those puzzles. It's definitely showing its age though - there's quite a lot of tedious backtracking that is taking the fun out of things a little; it's the kind of thing you wouldn't see in a modern take on the 2D Adventure genre, at least not with this frequency. I'm looking forward to playing Seasons after I finish.
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4 minutes ago, 29944 said:
The main title was recorded with the Synchron Stage Orchestra, not sure about the rest of the score though.
I haven't heard the main title, I'm just basing what I said on the clips in the spreadsheet.
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On 21/07/2023 at 11:38 AM, Signals said:
Revenge of the Sith.
ROTS timpani is awful IMO. All the raw power of it is completely neutralised by the dry and distant mixing. I'm not inherently opposed to a drier mix for percussion - I think it sounds great in DoD - but ROTS was unforgivable for me.
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Having listened to the samples linked in that spreadsheet I can't say I'm terribly impressed. Firstly it's a sample library orchestra, and while there's nothing inherently wrong with that - and it's executed fairly well - to my ear it will always be inferior to the real thing. The compositions themselves aren't particularly memorable or original either in my view, and sounded fairly generic. That's just me though 🤷🏻♂️
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I never played the Oracle games, I'll definitely be checking them out. I'm a little surprised they didn't give these the Links Awakening treatment and remake them - from what I hear they're great games and beloved by fans. Still, they look good, and I forgot how vibrant and impressive Gameboy Color games were back in the day.
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On 20/07/2023 at 6:23 PM, Sweeping Strings said:
Have read that it's clear that Gerwig and Baumbach wanted the satire to be sharper, but as it obviously wouldn't have got made without Mattel being heavily involved it pulls its punches.
It's still surprisingly very sharp, if there was executive meddling at any stage they've done a great job at hiding it.
On 20/07/2023 at 3:02 AM, Edmilson said:We live in a weird world where Indiana Jones is a box office bomb and Barbie will be a monster hit.
Barbie was written and directed by genuinely talented people with interesting styles (Gerwig and Baumbach as writers, Gerwig directing), and with a marketing budget comparable to the The Force Awakens. DoD's marketing was pretty poor IMO and definitely contributed to its wet-blanket reception (that and the Cannes debacle) - it's clear Disney are pulling back in a major way. The whole Barbenheimer meme was also a tremendous - and crucially, organic - push for Barbie; you can't compete with the zeitgeist.
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Saw Barbie yesterday, what a rollicking good time that movie is. Endlessly charming and hilarious, and chock-full of reverent cinematic references. I particularly loved the classic Hollywood sound-stage musical numbers, they were a real visual treat. Gerwig knocked it out of the park and, while not perfect, it was wonderful to see a movie that has captured the cultural moment with such confidence and clarity. The auditorium was full in my session, with pink as far as the eye could see. Clearly many "casual" moviegoers unfamiliar with Gerwig - when the credits rolled all I could hear were murmurs of "that was actually really good", "I was surprised at how good it was" etc. I'm happy for her, Robbie et al. for the critical and commercial reaction. It's good to see movies appealing to huge (i.e. not niche or franchise) audiences are still around.
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Thanks for your thoughts, and I agree with a lot of it. I don't really have much of a problem with the Charles/Diana/Camilla storyline - indeed, it was easily the strongest part of Season 5, and despite Dominic West not reaching the highs of Josh O'Connor's portrayal of Charles, Debicki is a powerhouse and their scenes are electric. But everything around that storyline that has dipped in quality. Take the Season 5 opener, Queen Victoria Syndrome, which hamfistedly beats us around the head with the comparisons of the the Royal Yacht to the Queen herself. This kind of metaphor can be effective, but it's employed with a heavy hand and the emotional climax has Elizabeth clumsily making the allegory explicit in the text. It's the kind of hand-holding that the show trusted its audience not to need in the early seasons, and for me it's a disappointing shift in tone. I can't really recall much else of Elizabeth's arc in the season because it was either similiarly clumsy or just not there, which speaks volumes.
It's also clear that Morgan has no idea what to do with Philip in this era, giving him a frankly tepid character arc with the carriage restoration and the frustratingly opaque relationship with Lady Romsey. It's a strange choice seeing as they have an actor of Jonathan Pryce's calibre. I understand that Elizabeth and Philip are no longer the sole focus of the show - considering the Diana and Charles-shaped elephant in the room - but given they were such dynamic and compelling characters in earlier seasons it's hard not to be disappointed with their storylines.