Pieter Boelen 633 Posted July 26, 2008 Share Posted July 26, 2008 Every few days I will post a thread on a random score from my collection that we can discuss and rate. I made a playlist on my computer with one track of each score I've got, so by using the random play option, I'll be able to post a truly random score each time. Hopefully this will allow us to discuss some scores that would otherwise never be discussed. Also we can record the rating so that we can create a full list of the ratings given to scores by JWFan.com.I'd like to have some of my favourite scores discussed before I leave for half a year, so the next scores won't be random. At least they'll be well-known. Hope you don't mind. Today's score is First Knight by Jerry Goldsmith. Are you familiar with it? What do you like about it? What don't you like about it? How do do you think it works in the film? What are your favourite tracks?Please base your opinion on the complete score if you can. So far JWFan has rated:See Soundtrack Ratings by JWFan.com.This web page contains the ratings from all my previous polls as well as those of Blumenkohl's.Final ratings are converted to a 1-10 rating for both rating systems so that they can be compared. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 6,294 Posted July 26, 2008 Share Posted July 26, 2008 It's good. Some parts are great.4 stars.Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,251 Posted July 26, 2008 Share Posted July 26, 2008 4 star Goldsmith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Breathmask 480 Posted July 26, 2008 Share Posted July 26, 2008 4 stars indeed.Must give it another spin sometime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieter Boelen 633 Posted July 26, 2008 Author Share Posted July 26, 2008 5 stars from me. I think it's my favourite Goldsmith score at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,251 Posted July 26, 2008 Share Posted July 26, 2008 Hmmm...it's good, but..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrScratch 292 Posted July 26, 2008 Share Posted July 26, 2008 3.5 - A good, enjoyable score but a bit on the bland side. It sounds like trailer music at times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 5,520 Posted July 26, 2008 Share Posted July 26, 2008 4 stars. Though I did think about giving it 4.5, the full score is jolly good. The album leaves out a lot of good stuff, including the Lancelot (?) theme (perhaps because Goldsmith hornered it from Mahler).Hearing a suite from the score live would have been a wonderful experience, if not for the severe disappointment that my favourite cue (A New Life) built until right before the highlight and then instantly changed into a different cue - didn't he bring any tubular bells? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacob 0 Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 (perhaps because Goldsmith hornered it from Mahler).Heheh. James Horner is now a verb.I think I'll go with 4.5 for this one. Some of my earliest film score exposure. I can still remember playing LEGOs and listening to Night Battle. Sort of.LEGO and Goldsmith. Good times, good times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 5,520 Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 (perhaps because Goldsmith hornered it from Mahler).Heheh. James Horner is now a verb.That term has been devised several years ago, either at FSM or at MM.com (I don't recall the specifics). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurgaFlippinMan 7 Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 4.5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 859 Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 4 stars, the official album is a tad too short. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melange 446 Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 I'd say about 4 stars. The official album is too short and they left some of the best material off of it. But the rest is on the various bootlegs and makes the listening experiences much more enjoyable. Around 2003 I kick started the idea to get the Latin lyrics down, for the track 'labelled' Arthur's farewell. You can see the result of that (which looks rather amusing) on this page at Jerrygoldsmithonline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,765 Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 4.As for the album, yeah, some great material is left off, but it's a fine presentation nonetheless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maglorfin 195 Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 A fine effort, but nowhere near masterpieces such as Alien and The Omen. I rate it ****. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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