The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

[Charlie Brigden 7]

An interview with David Arnold on his work on the VDT score .

I guess you mean this?

http://www.classicfm.co.uk/music/interviews/david-arnold-his-narnia-soundtrack/

[Neimoidian 14]

An interview with David Arnold on his work on the VDT score .

I guess you mean this?

http://www.classicfm.co.uk/music/interviews/david-arnold-his-narnia-soundtrack/

You guessed right.

[ChuckM 1]

Cool interview. Less than a week now until we get to hear the score!

On a side-note, Amazon changed the cover image back to the snow version. Weird.

[Luke Skywalker 1,792]

the film opens this friday, you can hear the music there...

[ChuckM 1]

The movie opens a week from Friday.

[Neimoidian 14]

You can listen to some of it now (after an obligatory ad, of course).

http://entertainment.msn.com/video/?g=0eb85e39-4ae1-4556-8f34-56380ce9f311

It appears that the score is going to be mixed very low in the picture , but nevertheless it sounds gorgeous. I can't wait...

[Neimoidian 14]

Amazon has posted the samples from the score:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0046CUJJA/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_jdp_Ni8Vmb0CAT2NN

They sound absolutely beautiful... (maybe except for portions of The Lone Island and Green Mist which I am not particularly fond of)

[crocodile 7,984]

Doesn't sound bad.

Karol

[Neimoidian 14]

I have been waiting for something like this for ages.

[Luke Skywalker 1,792]

The movie opens a week from Friday.

the movie premiered yesterday...in spain.

[BloodBoal 7,538]

[fommes 153]

SAE shipped this already! Appears I'll get a score soon, for a change (normally I wait a few months with new scores, but couldn't resist with this one.)

[BloodBoal 7,538]

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265]

Pretty standard fare. but nice.

[ChuckM 1]

That last one should have been the soundtrack cover!

[Koray Savas 2,251]

That last one isn't new. Had a giant standee of it at my old job for awhile. I ripped the Aslan face from the boat wheel, still have it lying around somewhere

As for the others, laziest photoshop job ever.

[ChuckM 1]

Speaking of lazy photoshop jobs, I just noticed that the two Reepicheeps on the last poster are the same image flipped. They didn't even bother to correct for the ear-hat-feather-thing.

[BloodBoal 7,538]

[fommes 153]

It has already arrived! From SAE. Listening to it now.

I don't think I've ever had a new CD so quickly.

[ChuckM 1]

Mine has been listed as "Out for Delivery" since 4:19 this morning. I checked back over my lunch break, but it hadn't arrived yet.

[Neimoidian 14]

I am waiting for mine... Who knows when it's delivered. Pity, given it has been in (some) shops here since Saturday (!)

[fommes 153]

I've only listened to the new Narnia score once, but it was a bit as I expected: very enjoyable, but nothing as spectacular as Independence Day. A bit the same as The Musketeer, only that one had better themes. Actually I like the Narnia underscore a lot, but the themes are too derivative from previous Arnold themes and motifs. I've never mind the similar motifs before, but here it gets a bit in the way, as the actual main theme is quite derivative. I think Arnold's just way better nowadays at things like Sherlock, his new Shirley Bassey song, the James Bond scores, etc.

[publicist 4,643]

I think Arnold's just way better nowadays at things like Sherlock, his new Shirley Bassey song, the James Bond scores, etc.

Always has been. :cool:

[Neimoidian 14]

I never liked the theme from The Musketeer, I find it very generic.

I really want to listen to Made in Dagenham. It's very short soundtrack, but sounds quite enjoyable judging from the clips ( http://www.amazon.co.uk/Made-In-Dagenham/dp/B004B39V2K/ref=sr_1_cc_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1291808470&sr=1-2-catcorr )

[fommes 153]

Me too, but I can't buy it. Is there anybody from the UK here that would want to help us out?

[BloodBoal 7,538]

[Faleel 5,340]

after "There is a Place For Us"?

[BloodBoal 7,538]

[Faleel 5,340]

i didnt see anything on the soundtrack, so im assuming its going to be an edit (like Kung Fu Panda, How To Train Your Dragon etc.)

[crocodile 7,984]

Me too, but I can't buy it. Is there anybody from the UK here that would want to help us out?

Is this a digital-only release? Because it sounds very interesting...

Karol

[stewdog1 50]

Me too, but I can't buy it. Is there anybody from the UK here that would want to help us out?

Is this a digital-only release? Because it sounds very interesting...

Karol

Nope, it is the old fashioned CD. I ordered mine today with the Conan re-recording and Star Trek V. Quite excited.

[fommes 153]

We were talking about Made in Dagenham

[crocodile 7,984]

Yes, exactly. I like what I'm hearing. In fact, it will probably be a better score than CON3 (which is fine, but not earth-shattering).

Karol

[stewdog1 50]

We were talking about Made in Dagenham

Oops. Pardon me. Carry on.

[King Mark 3,625]

well I guess composers aren't allowed to write themes anymore

So how much you like a score nowadays comes down to the orchestrations

[Richard Penna 3,671]

First impression of roughly 1/3 of the score is... unremarkable. ID4 this is not.

Not really sure I'm in a musical mood though. I need to give the score a chance.

[crocodile 7,984]

It's not that dissimilar to Harry Gregon-Williams' scores, really. If you use varied percussion, some ethnic intruments and throw in a chanting choir... Does it sound familiar? If you take these, add some Arnold brass, make it a bit more "traditional" in orchestration and there you have it.

I don't want to sound too negative. It is an enjoyable album and all. But I can barely remember anything about it. I have listened to it like 3 times already (and I'm starting my fourth one just right now).

Karol

[Richard Penna 3,671]

Yeah, memorability is definitely an issue. If I play a track and by the end have forgotten it was playing, that's not a good sign.

I'm beginning to think maybe this was a tad overhyped for what it needed to score

[bondo 33]

David Arnold certainly showed far more restraint than I expected, but it's still a good score. He wisely uses Harry Gregson-Williams' main theme, but sparingly. I think it'll grow on me.

[John Crichton 4]

well I guess composers aren't allowed to write themes anymore

So how much you like a score nowadays comes down to the orchestrations

Composers are getting to write proper themes in TV way more than film these days.

[Luke Skywalker 1,792]

while listeing to this score my mind wandered and sometimes i thought i was listening to a bond score.

arnold does those perfectly. but this one is rather meh...

[crocodile 7,984]

This score is to David Arnold's output what Desplat's Potter score is the its series, Williams' KOTCS to its series or Elfman's Alice is to his output. They're all competent, but... not... quite... there. At least for the majority.

Karol

[Luke Skywalker 1,792]

sorry KOTCS does not belong to that list!

while the others you mentioned are consistantly meh, KOTCS contains passsages of grandeur, and definately strong musical relation with the preceding films. (some shoehorned like the lc theme but still...)

[crocodile 7,984]

I happen to enjoy all of them, but, as I said, above, the MAJORITY thinks they're meh.

Karol - who is a big fan of KOTCS score

[Luke Skywalker 1,792]

majority dooesnt have a clue

[crocodile 7,984]

Well, that's another matter entirely.

Karol - taking pride in his superior and sophisticated musical taste

[Luke Skywalker 1,792]

Karol - taking pride in his superior and sophisticated musical taste

[Muad'Dib 1,801]

It's always good to know that at least some people out here like KOTCS too.

And about Arnold's score, I haven't much to say yet... I have to listen it more, but so far I like that the orchestrations sound pure, but I don't get the inclusion of some weird ethnic rythms that have nothing to do with what's happening on screen.

[Unlucky Bastard 7,782]

KOTCS is an underrated score around here (I particularly love "Temple Ruins and the Secret Revealed" and "The Departure"), but I still doesn't have the same oomph as the previous Indy scores.

[Faleel 5,340]

i love Warehouse Escape, Mushroom Cloud, Expanded Jungle Chase and The Departure but other than that its forgettable