Disco Stu 15,495 Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 That cover looks like generic 90s alt-rock album cover, like a lost Bush or Alanis Morrissette album. Can't wait to hear the music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loert 2,511 Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 Now I know what I'm getting for my birthday! But what a bizarre choice of cover art... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 Just look at the back cover of Jagged Little Pill! Same font! Loert 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad'Dib 1,802 Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 Finally! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,363 Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 All I really want... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 Ironic, isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,363 Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 I love when she goes "is some JUSTICE. Oh hi-y-yi-e-yi-yi!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 It's just really really nice to be getting more new Powell music this year besides SOLO. The guy works less than John Williams, and he's semi-retired! Kasey Kockroach and Not Mr. Big 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 Considering his 'scoring one film a year' mantra led him to give us the top-shelf work that is Ferdinand, I don't mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 Oh I'm not criticizing him or meaning to imply we're entitled to more output than he wants to release. But it sure is nice to have more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 Agreed! But I'll take this over Powell wearing himself out ala Giacchino or Zimmer back when he started off good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,012 Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 About time! Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrayodiBA 517 Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 'Chicken Run' Sequel in Works at Aardman (Exclusive) A reunion perhaps? Much-awaited of that Fargo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 I've long anticipated Solo will get a lot of responses like this: "It's a good score, but of course it is! Williams wrote the Solo theme!" "It's a good score, because of course it is! Powell had more time than Giacchino! It's not fair!" Not Mr. Big 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 According to his Instagram story, new suites for Ferdinand and Pan are coming. Very excited for the latter in particular, Pan is a top 2 Powell score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 Pan is the second best Peter Pan score of all time! MikeH 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 I'd rank them: 1. Hook 2. Peter Pan (2003) 3. Pan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 Hook's songs are worse than Pan's though. I was actually gonna say this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laserschwert 475 Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 On 26.4.2018 at 10:52 AM, PrayodiBA said: 'Chicken Run' Sequel in Works at Aardman (Exclusive) A reunion perhaps? Much-awaited of that Ah man. As much as I'd love another JP/HGW score, I was hoping that Aardman would finally do another Wallace & Gromit feature film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 Gonk Rock (Gonk Droid's theme) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrayodiBA 517 Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 Tracklist for Hubris: The Prize Is Still Mine (14:29) A Prussian Requiem - I. Introduction To Moltke - II. The March (4:50) A Prussian Requiem - III. Beware The Bear (2:06) A Prussian Requiem - IV. We, The Glorious Dead - V. Easy (6:27) A Prussian Requiem - VI. The Papers Of Peace - VII. Let The Rails Roll - VIII. Victory Is Ours (9:32) A Prussian Requiem - IX. My Reasoning (3:32) A Prussian Requiem - X. The Gift (9:51) Requiem Addendum (7:26) http://www.hans-zimmer.com/index.php?rub=disco&id=1639 another hour of Powell's music will face to face with Giacchino's Fallen Kingdom Kasey Kockroach 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad'Dib 1,802 Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 Kasey Kockroach and Loert 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 6 hours ago, PrayodiBA said: Tracklist for Hubris: The Prize Is Still Mine (14:29) A Prussian Requiem - I. Introduction To Moltke - II. The March (4:50) A Prussian Requiem - III. Beware The Bear (2:06) A Prussian Requiem - IV. We, The Glorious Dead - V. Easy (6:27) A Prussian Requiem - VI. The Papers Of Peace - VII. Let The Rails Roll - VIII. Victory Is Ours (9:32) A Prussian Requiem - IX. My Reasoning (3:32) A Prussian Requiem - X. The Gift (9:51) Requiem Addendum (7:26) http://www.hans-zimmer.com/index.php?rub=disco&id=1639 another hour of Powell's music will face to face with Giacchino's Fallen Kingdom Or Hubris and Fallen Kingdom can be friends! They can team up to battle a psychotic mutant hybrid! 8 minutes ago, Muad'Dib said: I'm pretty sure this is the greatest video on Youtube right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,526 Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 What I noticed on Solo is how dense but not chaotic the action writing is. I'll compare it to my very limited experience of Zanelli's Pirates 5 (it may be wrong, I only sampled a few tracks and never bothered to listen to the whole thing), another blockbuster franchise score from an RCP-background composer picking up from a popular master who made their respective franchises what they are. The orchestrations in Pirates 5 are dense, but not clear. Every section of the orchestra does something different, but they're all trying to overpower each other and it turns out to be a sonic mess, sometimes even just noise. What I listened to (not much) sounded more like generic trailer fodder compared to Zimmer's more simplistic, but overall much more involving and "epic" orchestrations. Whereas with Powell's Solo, a cue like Corellia Chase is very dense, once again every section of the orchestra doing something completely different at times, but it's much more clear and balanced. It may even be just the mixing, but you can make out every section, what they do, and it's still coherent and pleasant, they compliment and enhance each other instead of overpowering to try and sound epic, give way to the other at times so different parts come to the front, ending up being much better overall. And if one of these scores has annoying, overpowering percussion, it's not Solo Kasey Kockroach and Loert 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 Into the Maw is pretty damn chaotic! But in an AWESOME way. Loert 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loert 2,511 Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 I almost fell off my chair the first time I heard those drums kick in at around 0:40. 9 hours ago, Holko said: And if one of these scores has annoying, overpowering percussion, it's not Solo The thing about Powell's percussion is that it's constantly changing to fit with what the orchestra is playing and what the music requires. If those numpties who complain about "generic RCP drum loops" only LISTENED to the drum track with any attention they would find that it isn't as generic as they might assume. In fact, it's rare to find the same drum rhythm being played in adjacent measures. It's fine if heavy percussion in orchestral tracks isn't your thing, but let's not call it "generic RCP" now shall we... Holko 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 Break Out is not only a great action piece, but a strong piece of musical storytelling. Spoiler You can just tell in the music the exact moment when L3 is shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,348 Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 9 hours ago, Holko said: Zanelli's Pirates 5,an RCP-background composer picking up from a popular master who made their respective franchises what they are. So Zanelli picking up from Zanelli? Holko 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 I could go for some Zanelli pasta right about now, with a side of Giacchino sauce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 Alamo Drafthouse will be showing How to Train Your Dragon next week. I have never seen this film in a theatre. Will most likely go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Disco Stu 15,495 Posted June 4, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted June 4, 2018 Powell's ASCAP acceptance speech And if anyone ever wants to make a snide or disparaging comment about the assistant/additional composer system, just watch this acceptance speech of one of Powell's former employees to see how important it is in the modern age, after the disappearance of robust studio music departments Dixon Hill, Loert and Muad'Dib 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,526 Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 Just now, Disco Stu said: And if anyone ever wants to make a snide or disparaging comment about the assistant/additional composer system, just watch this acceptance speech of one of Powell's former employees to see how important it is in the modern age, after the disappearance of robust studio music departments I always compare it to the old renaissance painting masters - they had a studio where they accepted orders, the master (like Verrocio, for example) drew the guidelines, did some parts and finishing touches, and his apprentices did a lot of the work to learn their master's techniques. Obviously it's not a 1:1 comparison but similar I think. And of course there's the story of Verrochio giving up painting because his young pupil Leonardo did a much better angel than him, so it wasn't THAT limiting of a system. Dixon Hill and Tallguy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 The key thing to remember is that film music is a business before an art, and the fact that many of the old guard were seemingly solitary artistes doesn't change that. If you expect everyone to have Williams, Morricone, or Shore levels of autonomy (and even they have people of course), you're bound to be disappointed and crushed like learning Santa isn't real. But it's just business, not some shady underhanded sweatshop operation. Although there are one or two composers who I feel are unethical and slimy in their actual use of ghostwriters and generally weird setups. At the same time, there are orchestrators and other music staffers who spread nasty rumors and sneering mockery of former - or even current - employers. In short, the whole thing sucks and if you don't work in it, just enjoy the product and don't worry about all this shit. Loert 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 Williams has an additional composer. Himself from the past! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 William Ross says hi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 A pseudonym for “pilfered this bit from Phantom Menace!” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 John Williams is the very bestest composer of all times because he writes all the music all by himself, and then he performs it all by himself. He plays every single instrument. AT THE SAME TIME. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 It’s not as fun with you because I know your real opinions on Williams.... too close! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 14 minutes ago, TGP said: The key thing to remember is that film music is a business before an art, and the fact that many of the old guard were seemingly solitary artistes doesn't change that. If you expect everyone to have Williams, Morricone, or Shore levels of autonomy (and even they have people of course), you're bound to be disappointed and crushed like learning Santa isn't real. But it's just business, not some shady underhanded sweatshop operation. Although there are one or two composers who I feel are unethical and slimy in their actual use of ghostwriters and generally weird setups. At the same time, there are orchestrators and other music staffers who spread nasty rumors and sneering mockery of former - or even current - employers. In short, the whole thing sucks and if you don't work in it, just enjoy the product and don't worry about all this shit. Williams himself admitted as much during his speech at the BMI awards. No one learns on their own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 Once he abandoned Jurassic Park for that Star Wars crap, film music died. All joy died. All hope is lost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrayodiBA 517 Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 Hubris's released now!! I will listen this first over Giacchino's twos of course Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrayodiBA 517 Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 The first track of the album is pretty gorgeous! Especially this part forward, Hancock's-death-and-transfiguration feel! That kind of orchestral feel is pretty much Trademark Powell. No other composers have the ability to replicate it Muad'Dib 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 Christ, it's on Youtube already? You should all buy it. Disco Stu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 I'll be distracted by other scores (besides Jurassic) for awhile as Solo wore me out, but I definitely intend to get this and look forward to reading any reviews/feedback! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,012 Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 If Giacchino's JW wears you out I can only fear what would listening to Rozsa or North, at the top of their compositional "hubris", do to you. Now...could we please get a lossless/physical release? Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 Nah, Giacchino doesn't. The emotional highs of top-shelf Powell does that to me! Giacchino's just fun here and there and that's all I ask of him, while Powell over here knocks my socks off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad'Dib 1,802 Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 Sounds outstanding! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breadstick Basilisk 108 Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 Listening now; sounds incredible. Quite possibly the most gifted composer working in Hollywood these days aside from Williams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 I'm pleasantly surprised this isn't that far removed at all from how Powell usually sounds. Even the vocals remind me of Happy Feet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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