#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 Ok, but to say that they are overrated is just a bit too much... or so I feel.I was employing a hyperbole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 Do you have any Poledouris, Indy?If you don't, get your hands on Conan as soon as you can and forget about every other score buying priority. It's one of the very best scores of all time.No, but I will add it to the List. Sorry, but my other scores will have higher priority over Conan, despite your overwhelming love for it. But again, thanks for the input!Yes, but it doesn't have any clever wordgames in it's tracklist, so Indy4 will not find it interesting. Very true!I think indy4 should stick to his priorities. You all keep telling him to buy stuff that he already said has little interest in. Telling him to go buy a Golden Age score right now and to forget all his other plans is like telling someone to forget their dream and do something you think is better. True again! But I do appreciate all the input, it is really great. I'm still sticking to my priorities, but I will defenetly consider all these new scores you guys have mentioned, and will try to get some of them later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 Conan The Barabarian is better then all those scores you have on your priority list. It's better then almost all of Williams' scores also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 75 Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 I think indy4 should stick to his priorities. You all keep telling him to buy stuff that he already said has little interest in. Telling him to go buy a Golden Age score right now and to forget all his other plans is like telling someone to forget their dream and do something you think is better.He can't become a fan of golden age unless he gives it a chance. It's for his own good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 The effing kid has to be taught what is good for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 I think indy4 should stick to his priorities. You all keep telling him to buy stuff that he already said has little interest in. Telling him to go buy a Golden Age score right now and to forget all his other plans is like telling someone to forget their dream and do something you think is better.He can't become a fan of golden age unless he gives it a chance. It's for his own good.I do have several Golden Age scores, and I do want to get Conan--I just want to get a few others first.And just out of curiosity: I thought that the 80s were not technically part of the Golden Age? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 Conan is not Golden Age, it'sa from 1982. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 When does the Golden Age officially start and end? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 early 60's I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,174 Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 And Les Miserables Oh, it's favourite, but I wouldn't blindly recommend it to Poledouris newbies. It took me quite a while to appreciate the score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Andrade 1,260 Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Conan The Barabarian is better then all those scores you have on your priority list. It's better then almost all of Williams' scores also.I'm guessing here, but is that another hyperbole? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Do you not know Steef at all? Of course it's not hyperbole!Today's film music is overated, the Golden Age is not. It is both overrated and underrated. Not given nearly as much attention as lesser modern scores are, but, the Golden Age is not perfect. Not everything by Steiner is brilliant film scoring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Golden Age is too golden for me. A lot of brass writing. Most of it is really good, I like some, but I never really got into it.Silver Age is just perfect for me. Ready for a jaw-dropper? I like modern JW the most, then Silver Age, then the 80's.EDIT: O.K. So I'm going to give Golden Age another chance to impress me. What do you all recommend I listen to first to get me hooked in? Right now I'm "purchasing" a bunch Of Herrmann, Newman, Barry, and North. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 When are the time excact zones for the Ages of music? Steef mentioned that the Golden Age started in the 60s, but I always thought the 80s were the Silver Age. Does anybody have the excact periods for GA, SA, and modern music?Koray, I'm not the best person to talk to about the GA, but I really enjoy the scores to North by Northwest, Vertigo, and Torn Curtain (NOT the rejected score, the real one).EDIT: I see you ahve the two by Herrmann I mentioned--I would still recomend Addison's Torn Curtain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 I think Steef meant the Golden Age ended in the 60's. Silver Age is between 70's and 80's I think. Modern music is from 90's to now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 In that case, I like modern music the most (gasp!) followed by silver age, then golden age.But I have the most music from modern day, then silver, then gold, so that could be a major factor in my decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Same here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry B 50 Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Sweeney Todd - film version highlightsThe singing's pretty bad, but the orchestra's pretty good. Love "Opening Title." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent Hoyt 13 Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 That release was so lame. They left off the final song of the movie. The album has no sense of closure. I enjoy the album more for the orchestra than the singing. "Opening Title," and "Epiphany" are my favorites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delorean90 42 Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Koray, I too want to better familiarize myself with Golden Age stuff. I will say that Korngold's scores tend to be a lot of fun. I'm only really familiar with The Adventures of Robin Hood, which has some really nice material. The Sea Hawk is what I'm most familar with after that--I'm not, but the Main Titles are really good. Dmitri Tiomkin seems to be a solid Golden Age composer--I love his score for It's a Wonderful Life; unfortunately, it's only available in an incomplete rerecording conducted by David Newman, which is now out of print. Though it is incomplete and has some variations from the film versions of cues, it has a wealth of unused music, and as a listen it's delightful. Did you get any recording of Herrmann's The Day the Earth Stood Still? That's another good one. I'm kind of pulling stuff off the top of my head here...That's a start anyway. Good luck.From Intrada I just purchased a couple of Broughton scores, The Blue and the Gray and Lost in Space. I probably would've waited to purchase it Thursday, but they've already sold over half of their stock, and I didn't really feel like taking chances with this one. Oh, well. Good stuff anyway. I look forward to getting them in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 Bruce Almighty: Wow, a really great score! I love every second of the instrumental music. Debney can write brilliant action music with Cutthroat Island, but I feel he is just as good writing beautiful music. This is a really top notch score, I recomend it to all! My fourth Debney score. The problem is there's only about 15 minutes of score!! The entire album is 50 minutes, could they not have fit more than ten minutes of more music on the CD? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,174 Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 I love Map Of Your Head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 3,672 Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 Just got this from PlayDigital - very relaxing, subtle and fitting score (no synth rubbish that I can hear). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maglorfin 196 Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 Johan de Meij's Symphony No. 3 - 'Planet Earth' (both original - wind symphony and symphonic version). Great stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLUMENKOHL 1,068 Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 the Golden Age is not.You ever been to FSM? Yes you have. You know better than to say something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delorean90 42 Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 Just ordered from SAE...Superman: The MusicThe Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, Vol. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent B 337 Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 I too have bought that Superman set, couldn't let that pass up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 That release was so lame. They left off the final song of the movie. The album has no sense of closure. I enjoy the album more for the orchestra than the singing. "Opening Title," and "Epiphany" are my favorites. I'm listening to the album (the so called 'complete' edition, not the dumb highlights one), and I've been loving it. I've never heard the musical before seeing the film. Absolutely loving it. After seeing the movie, I can't detach Depp's fantastic performance from the songs, even if they're not the most thrilling vocals anyone's ever heard. Bonham-Carter is perfectly fine. Spall and Rickman are fine, too. Again, I cannot separate their work in the film from the musical performances, which all feel right. Baron-Cohen is perfectly good, and Ed Sanders is friggin' great. And on top of the vocals, which I like, there's that marvelous music, which is terrific throughout. I love the film, and the album is excellent to my ears. Now I need to get the original cast recording. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romão 2,274 Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 The original cast recording is all you need, really.Romão, who thought Bonham Carter's singing was terrible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 Like I said, I've nothing to compare it to. And I liked everyone in the movie (except for maybe Johanna), including Bonham Carter, although it felt like her part was short-changed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfoxden 0 Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 Just got a bunch of John Williams Cds off Ebay.*=Already own itA.I. Artificial Intelligence*American JourneyAmistadE.T. (The 1996 album) (Already have both of the other albums)Far and AwayHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's StoneHook*J.F.K.Jurassic Park*Saving Private RyanSchindler's ListSummon the HeroesThe Lost World: Jurassic ParkThe PatriotI've got a lot to listen to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 75 Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 You didn't have those before (the new ones). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfoxden 0 Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 You didn't have those before (the new ones).No. I used to occasionally buy a score if I liked it in the movie, (For example Star Wars or LOTR) but I've only recently become seriously interested in film music and John Williams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Brausam 214 Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 Ordered a Blue Box! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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indy4 155 Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 Redfoxden - enjoy those soundtracks, I have most of them and I love them!I don't have either of the two Koray just got.Ordered a Blue Box!While not as good as FotR CR, I think it's a bit better than RotK CR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry B 50 Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 Like I said, I've nothing to compare it to. And I liked everyone in the movie (except for maybe Johanna), including Bonham Carter, although it felt like her part was short-changed.I don't have the original stage album either, but I could tell right away that something was wrong with the casting. It might as well have read:Sweeney Todd -- Jack SparrowMrs. Lovett -- Bellatrix LestrangeJudge Turpin -- Professor SnapeBeedle -- WormtailPirelli -- BoratSo why are the leads inferior to some of the supporting characters in voice? It destroys the hierarchy of characters. For example, Ed Sanders is so much better a singer than Helena Bonham Carter that he can't help but overtake her in "Not While I'm Around." Alan Rickman, as a figure of authority, is undermined by his inability to comfortably hit his high notes. I only have the highlights album, so I can't speak for Timothy Spall's one song, but from what I remember in the film it was awful.Of the actors clearly cast for their popularity, only Sacha Baron Cohen and Johnny Depp do well. Baron Cohen's lack of operatic training is evident, but he still sings well. Lots of character. Depp's singing is actually really good, but I'm not sure if I like the rock approach. Not sure at all.Oh, and the more I listen to it, the more empty "Opening Title" seems. It's practically a karaoke track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romão 2,274 Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 That's exactly how I feel about the opening titles. The whole melody of the balad is lost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kendal_Ozzel 36 Posted February 23, 2008 Share Posted February 23, 2008 Went to the big library sale today. Since CDs were going for 50¢, I grabbed just about every score I could find (which wasn't very many). Picked up Edelman's The Skulls, Burwell's Conspiracy Theory, the Kunzel (or is that Gerhardt?) ROTJ recording, Vertigo, Master and Commander, Nightmare Before Christmas, plus Fantasia 2000 and a few other things. Some of them only have the booklet and no back cover or original case, and Nightmare doesn't even have anything... this drives the OCD freak in me a little nuts. The cheap bastard in me, however, is rather satisfied. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitch 57 Posted February 23, 2008 Share Posted February 23, 2008 At least you got VERTIGO. Bennie would be pleased with you. 50c was indeed a snatch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maglorfin 196 Posted February 23, 2008 Share Posted February 23, 2008 Ordered Superman the Music 8 CD blue box from SAE and Vaughan Williams's Sinfonia Antartica and Karl Jenkins's Diamond Music from Amazon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted February 24, 2008 Share Posted February 24, 2008 I see Intrada's released "Swashbuckler." I'm a big fan of swashbuckling scores, but I've never heard one note of this one. I love Addison's "Torn Curtain." Anybody know if this is worth it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted February 24, 2008 Share Posted February 24, 2008 Tremors by Ernest Troost I grew up watching those movies, and I loved them! Still do, so when I saw it I just had to get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent Hoyt 13 Posted February 24, 2008 Share Posted February 24, 2008 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Although I already own it, I didn't have the actual cd and it was only $6.Beatles For Sale by The Beatles. I've had "Baby's in Black" stuck in my head all day so I figured it was time to buy the cd.How could i forget, I ordered The Blue Box. Beatles For Sale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfoxden 0 Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 Redfoxden - enjoy those soundtracks, I have most of them and I love them!Thanks, I am! I just got my first order from MovieMusic.com:and WHERE EAGLES DARE / OPERATION CROSSBOWNow playing: Monsignor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 Monsignor is a really great score.North by Northwest is also fantastic, it's my favorite Herrmann score (though I only have 5). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,174 Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 All for 5 euros each: - replacing my old CDR - replacing some low-quality MP3s - been wanting to hear this one for several years - blind buy, as I didn't have any Jethro Tull so far. I like what I'm hearing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 Aqualong is a fantastic album. And if you like it, you should definitely check out War Child (my favorite Tull album). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maglorfin 196 Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 [...] and Vaughan Williams's Sinfonia Antartica and Karl Jenkins's Diamond Music from Amazon.Received that couple of days ago, now waiting for SAE and VS Club stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,174 Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 Aqualong is a fantastic album. And if you like it, you should definitely check out War Child (my favorite Tull album).I'll keep it in mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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