Panthera 0 Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 What is your favorite music composed by Mark Mancina? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Barnsbury 8 Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 All I really know is Twister, which is pretty good in a quasi-MV kind of way.Ray Barnsbury Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crichton 4 Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 Who? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 Speed. Twister has that nice Americana theme. I like the themes to Bad Boys and Training Day. Con Air is fun is how terrible it is. Morlock- not terribley impressed, but on the lookout for Moll Flanders, which is supposedly a really good dramatic score of his Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panthera 0 Posted April 11, 2007 Author Share Posted April 11, 2007 I actually like the music to Con Air. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmo Lewis 6 Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 I know Tarzan. And it would seem a stretch to call it a "favorite", even though it's the only one I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 Never liked that one much (score or songs). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 All his music sounds very similar, but his theme and score for Speed was very effective. Job respectably done.Even if some of it does sound like music from Metal Gear Solid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 Metal Gear Solid didn't exist in 1994 (it was just Metal Gear than). So there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 3,683 Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 My favourite is Twister. I also like Speed and the Brother Bear promo, but Twister has such great Americana and inventive action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 Metal Gear Solid didn't exist in 1994 (it was just Metal Gear than). So there.So there? The 'death tune' on the old NES version was the same as it was in the PS version. So there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 Well, I don't know anything about Metal Gear or Metal Gear Solid. I googled it. So THERE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 Twister is ok but hasn't aged well. Speed is a fun score at times, especially driving in heavy traffic... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 Not to mention that it works very well in the film. Morlock- who still does not think Mancina is a notable film composer for good or ill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 Well, I don't know anything about Metal Gear or Metal Gear Solid. I googled it. So THERE!That's what happens when one is eager to be a smartass by pretending they know about something when they actually know bugger all! So there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 Well, I figure if people realize I don't know what I'm talking about only every once in a while, I'm ahead (Besides- the 'So there!' in the original post was added specificaly to intone that I am not very familiar with MGS...I guess unsuccessfully). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 Hehe forget about it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 I never forget when someone exposes my ignorance. You're off the wedding list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 Hey I can't talk, I opened up a whole can of whoop ass with my Action orientated Williams vs Goldsmith thread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 That....that was you!? SHUNNED! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Breathmask 555 Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 Speed was decent (although the album is all over the place), and very effective in the film.I need to listen to Twister outside of the film. I've always liked that music when seeing the movie.I quite like the theme from Bad Boys, but the rest of the score is decidedly blah.Haven't heard much of his other stuff (except his contributions to The Lion King, I guess). Not a very notable composer, I think, but he's done a few decent scores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panthera 0 Posted April 12, 2007 Author Share Posted April 12, 2007 I really enjoy his music to The Haunted Mansion, and I like the two score tracks on The Lion King on Broadway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 Who? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fommes 153 Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 Speed. The rest sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datameister 2,041 Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 I'm so glad someone finally mentioned The Haunted Mansion, Panthera. It's truly a fun score, though largely repetitive and difficult to get your hands on. The full release that was given to members of the orchestra and so forth contains every cue on a separate track, unedited and in pristine sound quality. The overture, part of which is available in the hideous "Haunted Hits" release, is an intelligent and enjoyable cue. The rest of the score consists mostly of variations on the theme Mancina establishes in the overture and on "Grim Grinning Ghosts," Buddy Baker's theme for the Disneyland ride that inspired the movie. The overture is the only truly exceptional piece; the rest is certainly enjoyable, as long as you don't listen to it all in one sitting.I thought the score to Tarzan worked pretty well. Again, not brilliant, per se, but more than adequate in the film. There are some fun moments. Other than those two scores, I don't think I've heard much of Mr. Mancina's other work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmo Lewis 6 Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 I thought the score to Tarzan worked pretty well. Again, not brilliant, per se, but more than adequate in the film. There are some fun moments. Other than those two scores, I don't think I've heard much of Mr. Mancina's other work.Something is terribly wrong with a score when the best highlight is a direct, orchestral quotation of a Phil Collins ballad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 Why? Phil Collins is a musical genius! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmo Lewis 6 Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 One word, Stefan: "Su-Su-Sussudiooo". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 I Can't Stop Loving You. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmo Lewis 6 Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 "Now I, I wish it would rain down... down on me"Need I go on? Or is the single-handed destruction of Peter Gabriel's band Genesis enough for you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodMusician 56 Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 personally I love twister...actually watched it two days ago lol...The effects havn't aged too well...and I found some of the things a bit sloppy... such as how clearly you can see the helicoptor in the truck's window/side panel in the opening shots.Personally, I love that shot. Everytime I drive on a high way, as I get on it from the on ramp, and a car goes by, I kinda focus on it and I hear the music playing. I personally think it's a great score.I do have to admit that watching the film, I could hear how you could do it different... such as the revealation of Dorothy in the beginning had no music except light source in the distance... I'd imagine some composers would want to put music over it but I felt it was a good choice not to. The score was a good adventure score and did it's job well. I still like to listen to it when I drive heh...But past that, I'm unfamiliar withall his other works excepting Tarzan...and that's only because a friend of mine loves Phil Collins and happened to play the cd to that before and I sat there thinking "Who is this... it almost sounds zimmer, but It's not... it is disney and has a kind of generic sound...Maybe Debney..." which is who I ended up guesing lol... There were a few things latter that as I listened I could go "ah...Mancina" but yea... thats about all my experience has been. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 Need I go on? Or is the single-handed destruction of Peter Gabriel's band Genesis enough for you?You must be joking?Peter who?Cos jesus he knows meAnd he knows Im rightIve been talking to jesus all my lifeOh yes he knows meAnd he knows Im rightAnd hes been telling meEverything is alright Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodMusician 56 Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 ironically Steef, the guy who played the Tarzan cd is also the new music director of one of the churches at which I play (Catholic). And we were to put on something called a "Youth Flex"which is where all the Catholic youth from around the county come and have this sort of workshop like thing and then we put on a concert for them.Well, he wanted to do that song..."Jesus He Knows Me." and I was...morally opposed to it as I felt that deespite the message being true, singing to a bunch of kids about evangelicals and a comical/satirical matter was both innapropriate and near sighted... well, to add insult to injury, he decided to do a skit in the middle of it that would really bring the message home:In the middle, we'd to a bit of instrumental while he put on his costume of gaudy (no pun intended) glasses and coat and went out and healed people in the audience--planted people--and when he failed to do so for one, he'd pretend to...take his money, and send him blindly away... Suffice it to say when that was disclosed during the practice I kinda walked out and said I wouldn't be there. Contacted the priest of the church and told him, but he was out of town so all I got was some beurocratical nonesense from the lady in charge telling me that the skit would not go on but that both she and Paul had decided there was nothing wrong with the song and they would perform it and she hoped to see me there (yea right).But yea... suffice it to say, that song holds a slightly different meaning to me lol. Not saying it's bad or that it's message didn't ring true--in fact, I am a firm believer in finding personal truth and not taking what people say to be the literal truth (hence why I dont' believe most of the people I talk to ont he forum :-p jk) but I found it to be an inapropriate use of the song in front of children who would only think that we were condoning making fun of other religions... including evangelicals. God knows they already hate the catholics in this area.Anyways!Marc Mancina...yea... freind or foe?:-p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmo Lewis 6 Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 I always thought the song was sarcastic. Funny.Good story, GM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigitalfreakNYC 59 Posted April 14, 2007 Share Posted April 14, 2007 Return to Paradise.Absolutely love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panthera 0 Posted April 28, 2007 Author Share Posted April 28, 2007 His website has been updated. It is a really good website with audio from many of his soundtracks. He wrote some comments about his soundtracks too.http://www.markmancina.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,346 Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 Does anybody here have LLL's Money Train release? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin 22 Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 Speed 2Twister Return to ParadiseAll good stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,346 Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 Speed 2 and Twister are my two favorite scores of his. I've never heard Return to Paradise; I'll have to check it out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 What the f*ck is this thread doing being resurrected? A brand new one would have sufficed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Check out Moll Flanders and August Rush.And I have the Money Train release, Jay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 3,683 Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Also check out Brother Bear (the promo).While I can't say I identify Mancina with any specific voice, he definitely rises above all the other RCP clones in my book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 I really like Twister, especially during storms. Whenever me or my girl drive through a heavy storm, we make sure to break out the Twister album, it always gets a laugh.Speed is good but I don't think I made it through the whole album. Never listened to Speed 2 yet. I enjoy Tarzan from time to time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 3,683 Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Speed has some good parts but I have a hard time getting through the whole album. Too much of a gritty feel, which I guess was the intention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad'Dib 1,802 Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 I just discovered this DAAAMNNNN I've never been so impressed by a Mancina piece, absolutely outstanding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stark 312 Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 Just saw the words “Mark” and “Mancina” which means I must proclaim my love for Twister, Bad Boys, and Speed 2 with no context. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,492 Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 Mancina is great. SPEED, TWISTER, TARZAN, MOANA...the usual suspects. And his work with ELP, Yes and other prog rock acts. But a somewhat overlooked gem is RETURN TO PARADISE from 1998. I've probably touted that score previously in this thread. Didn't quite grab on to BLOOD+ when I sampled it years ago (since that's the score that ressurected the thread), but might give it another shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kusi 16 Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 I can only agree with @StarkI absolutely adore Twister - still listen to this score regularly. "Mobil Home", "Cow" ... I better stop with favourite tracks. Because in the end I would list every track Stark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad'Dib 1,802 Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 13 minutes ago, Thor said: Didn't quite grab on to BLOOD+ when I sampled it years ago (since that's the score that ressurected the thread), but might give it another shot. The score on the whole is good, nothing ground-breaking but quite solid. That particular cue I posted, however, blew my mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 An underrated gem from more recent years: Muad'Dib 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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