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Best Fantasy Score of 2007


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Fantasy Scores of 2007  

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  1. 1. What do you think is the best fantasy score of 2007?

    • Beowulf - Alan Silvestri
      2
    • The Golden Compass - Alexandre Desplat
      1
    • Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End - Hans Zimmer
      4
    • Shrek the Third - Harry Gregson-Williams
      0
    • Stardust - Ilan Eshkeri
      3
    • Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - Nicholas Hooper
      5
    • Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix [computer game] - James Hannigan
      0
    • The Water Horse - James Newton Howard
      10
    • Lair [computer game] - John Debney
      11
    • The Last Legion - Patrick Doyle
      0
    • Other, please specify
      1


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There have been lots of scores for fantasy films this year of rather varying quality. So now that the year is over, which do you think is the best? I included two computer game scores in this poll, because I believe they deserve to be added. Additional thoughts on these scores would also be welcome. :)

Note: This poll is only meant for scores COMPOSED for 2007 films and computer games. So that excludes The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King Complete Recordings as well as The Spiderwick Chronicles.

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Without a doubt, LAIR by John Debney. I never though Debney would match Cutthroat Island, his masterpiece, but somehow he did. Lair is not even close to being called original, but it's still fun and exciting, and that's what matters most.

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That does not rule it out in any way!
Perhaps I should have made it more clear that I meant "Best Fantasy Score COMPOSED in 2007". I'll edit my first post.
Without a doubt, LAIR by John Debney. I never though Debney would match Cutthroat Island, his masterpiece, but somehow he did. Lair is not even close to being called original, but it's still fun and exciting, and that's what matters most.
Wholeheartedly agreed. I think Cutthroat Island remains better, but Lair is definitly John Debney's second-best score as far as I'm concerned. Interesting that with so many fantasy scores this year, it's actually a score composed for a computer game that is getting most of the votes. It seems that computer game scores have caught up with film scores at last. :)
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JNH's Water Horse....a very charming score....with plenty of JNH Magical Momentsâ„¢. The two different styles are a bit unsmoothly integrated, but overall given the rest of choices, it's the clear winner.

Lair was highly unoriginal, odlly overly subdued for what it was trying to be (it just doesn't cross THE Threshold®), if you, and the best bits were by Kevin Kaska. Overall, I'd say it's the overrated score of the year that no one will remember by 2009. It's merely a competent excercise in substanceless form.

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No, it means that John Debney is one of the better composers working today.

Lair may be a Computer Game score, but it was composed by someone who is primirily a film composer, and it's inspirations lie almost completely within the world of film music.

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For me, it's a toss up between Water Horse and Pirates so far. I enjoy TWH more consistently but AWE has some real highs.

I'll have to give Lair another listen as well as check out Golden Compass and some others.

BTW, Doyle's The Last Legion isn't really fantasy. It's a lame 'historical' take on King Arthur's father as a boy. And the score was really dull.

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BTW, Doyle's The Last Legion isn't really fantasy. It's a lame 'historical' take on King Arthur's father as a boy. And the score was really dull.
I thought there was a wizard in there and some supernatural stuff. Haven't seen the film though, so I suppose I'm wrong. :)
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It was a tough choice, between PotC and OotP (not the video game), but I went with Pirates in the end. It's my second favorite score by Zimmer. Water Horse would be next in line.

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I said The Water Horse, though Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End are also very good, and Stardust has some great highlights, as well. But James Newton Howard's sublime score for The Water Horse wins out for me.

~Sturgis

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BTW, Doyle's The Last Legion isn't really fantasy. It's a lame 'historical' take on King Arthur's father as a boy. And the score was really dull.
I thought there was a wizard in there and some supernatural stuff. Haven't seen the film though, so I suppose I'm wrong. :lol:

You are. ;) (But consider yourself fortunate you've not seen the movie.)

The 'Merlin' character just uses trickery and stuff. In one scene he was on top of a wall and made it look like he was shooting fireballs at the opposing army. It was really just catapults behind the wall. But there might have been something 'magical' about 'Excalibur' but it certainly wasn't obvious.

Stardust has some great highlights, as well.

Indeed. But I think it appeals to me more because I really liked the movie; perhaps my favorite of the year. Septimus and Flying Vessel are fun and the more intimate parts are quite nice.

Did anyone else pick up on the Twinkle Twinkle Little Star cameo?

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In the 80's fantasy films like these would have been a treasure chest of great scores

I know where you're coming from, but to me it seems like living in the past is a great way to miss out on the present. Might as well enjoy what you can nowadays, right?

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In the 80's fantasy films like these would have been a treasure chest of great scores

I know where you're coming from, but to me it seems like living in the past is a great way to miss out on the present. Might as well enjoy what you can nowadays, right?

Right. So be less critical of Hans. You're gonna be hearing a lot him in the next 10 years.

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stupid video games should not be included, thats for retarded fanboys of the mongoloid kind

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In the 80's fantasy films like these would have been a treasure chest of great scores

I know where you're coming from, but to me it seems like living in the past is a great way to miss out on the present. Might as well enjoy what you can nowadays, right?

No, living in the past, especially with all the great releases from the past being released, is still a good way to go. Especially if nothing worthwhile is being released.

Thankfully today's technology allows one to listen to film scores before buying them.

Right. So be less critical of Hans. You're gonna be hearing a lot him in the next 10 years.

No I won't be hearing him alot of him in the next 10 years, I can guarantee you that.

:lol:

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stupid video games should not be included, thats for retarded fanboys of the mongoloid kind

Then make a new poll. This one says "Best Fantasy Score," not "Best Fantasy Film Score"

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And that is very much on purpose. In this case, the computer game scores are of such a quality as to warrant inclusion. The fact that a computer game score is currently leading the poll should serve as proof of that. :)

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stupid video games should not be included, thats for retarded fanboys of the mongoloid kind

What exactly makes you think that?

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In the 80's fantasy films like these would have been a treasure chest of great scores

I know where you're coming from, but to me it seems like living in the past is a great way to miss out on the present. Might as well enjoy what you can nowadays, right?

No, living in the past, especially with all the great releases from the past being released, is still a good way to go. Especially if nothing worthwhile is being released.

The flaw with that, of course, is that there is worthwhile music being composed and released these days. Not as much, naturally, but it's there.

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Yes and you left off something else that I posted. That today you can sample albums and listen to them before you make your purchase.

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Video games have produced some of the best orchestral (or synth orchestral) music the last 5-10 years. Personally I'd say the game music industry is in much better shape than film music right now.

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