Nick Parker 3,040 Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 GUNAn awesome score for an awesome game. I love the Western genre (maybe because I live in a boring Western film everyday?), and this score is one of the best Western scores I have heard in a long time, it never ceases to place a smile on my face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992).Very beautiful and haunting theme for Mothra expressed in new ways compared to the '64 original, and Battra's theme has a different kind of menace about it. Contains my favourite performance of "Appearance of Godzilla". These giant monsters just call out for the leitmotif to emphasize their appearances. So good, it's no wonder Ifukube won a Japanese Academy Award for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crichton 4 Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 I need to get my hands on some Ifukube at some point, it sounds right up my alley. I think he was always a big influence on Uemastu, who is of course one of my absolute favorite composers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 GUNAn awesome score for an awesome game. I love the Western genre (maybe because I live in a boring Western film everyday?), and this score is one of the best Western scores I have heard in a long time, it never ceases to place a smile on my face.Great stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 I need to get my hands on some Godzilla scores by Michiru Ôshima, whose music has a lot of grandeur and unity to it. There are even some parts of Godzilla X Mechagodzilla (2002) that sound like variations on the old Warner Bros. logo theme and a whole lot of other Steiner. Perhaps I'll just save up for the Perfect Collection Box 6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 3,694 Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 Backdraft.As a part-time Zimmer defender, I think this is one of his most enjoyable scores. I've only seen parts of the film, but I can imagine the score fitting like a glove, and there's no brainless 'wall of sound' stuff here. And I just read that it's conducted by Shirley Walker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 Backdraft.As a part-time Zimmer defender, I think this is one of his most enjoyable scores. I've only seen parts of the film, but I can imagine the score fitting like a glove, and there's no brainless 'wall of sound' stuff here. And I just read that it's conducted by Shirley Walker Ha, I listened to it recently too. Good commentary by Zimmer at the very end too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 3,694 Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 Ah, you've got the new version with the interview at the end. I should actually buy this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 If it was JW everyone here would. Remastered OST with a 10-minute interview, woooooo!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 As long as the interviews offer something worthwhile I don't mind.I need to get my hands on some Godzilla scores by Michiru Ôshima, whose music has a lot of grandeur and unity to it. There are even some parts of Godzilla X Mechagodzilla (2002) that sound like variations on the old Warner Bros. logo theme and a whole lot of other Steiner. Perhaps I'll just save up for the Perfect Collection Box 6.I really enjoy her music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,715 Posted June 15, 2009 Share Posted June 15, 2009 If it was JW everyone here would. Remastered OST with a 10-minute interview, woooooo!!!Quit your lamenting on how we don't love Zimmer Koray. And in all honesty if a soundtrack came with just a 10 minute interview with Williams on let's say on Jaws or Star Wars I could skip it if the contents were the same as in the past releases. I mean there are a limited amount of times you can say the same things about these scores.Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom by John Williams Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull by John WilliamsConan the Barbarian by Basil PoledourisThe Reivers by John Williams: Nostalgic Americana funThe Cowboys by John Williams: Even more nostalgic Americana/Western funI Am Legend by James Newton Howard: I still haven't seen the film but the score is very impressive even with its monothematic approach. It veers towards the sound of a religious epic at times but I guess when you have the story of the last man on Earth then it becomes quite spiritual and ruminating.Star Trek First Contact by Jerry Goldsmith: This has to be my favourite ST score. I know I know it is crazy to say that when there is the ST:TMP but that's the way it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted June 15, 2009 Share Posted June 15, 2009 I Am Legend by James Newton Howard: I still haven't seen the film but the score is very impressive even with its monothematic approach. It veers towards the sound of a religious epic at times but I guess when you have the story of the last man on Earth then it becomes quite spiritual and ruminating.Star Trek First Contact by Jerry Goldsmith: This has to be my favourite ST score. I know I know it is crazy to say that when there is the ST:TMP but that's the way it is.'I am Legend' could have been a case where a 15/20-minute download release would have been ideal. The theme is great and pieces like 'The Pier' too, but the darker tracks are just a waste of time.I will never understand what people get out of 'First Contact'. There is nothing in it millions of other Goldsmith scores of this period don't have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hlao-roo 389 Posted June 15, 2009 Share Posted June 15, 2009 I will never understand what people get out of 'First Contact'. There is nothing in it millions of other Goldsmith scores of this period don't have.I really do like the main theme, stylistically familiar as it may be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Brigden 7 Posted June 15, 2009 Share Posted June 15, 2009 The main theme aside (which is great in 'First Contact'), the best bits of FC aren't on the CD, namely the scenes with Picard getting his Ahab on. But I agree somewhat as I think the score is overrated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,715 Posted June 15, 2009 Share Posted June 15, 2009 I will never understand what people get out of 'First Contact'. There is nothing in it millions of other Goldsmith scores of this period don't have.I really do like the main theme, stylistically familiar as it may be.Yes the main theme while familiar is much better than the similar ones in his scores in the same time period in my opinion. One that comes to mind is Powder.And for those who do not understand why First Contact is so popular I can say the same about ST:TMP score. I find it a very good Goldsmith score with many sequences really inspired but over all I do not get any revelation on its apparent greatness even after many listens. I guess we just have to tolerate these "crazy" opinions of other people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 3,694 Posted June 15, 2009 Share Posted June 15, 2009 I Am Legend by James Newton Howard: I still haven't seen the film but the score is very impressive even with its monothematic approach. It veers towards the sound of a religious epic at times but I guess when you have the story of the last man on Earth then it becomes quite spiritual and ruminating.Star Trek First Contact by Jerry Goldsmith: This has to be my favourite ST score. I know I know it is crazy to say that when there is the ST:TMP but that's the way it is.'I am Legend' could have been a case where a 15/20-minute download release would have been ideal. The theme is great and pieces like 'The Pier' too, but the darker tracks are just a waste of time.I will never understand what people get out of 'First Contact'. There is nothing in it millions of other Goldsmith scores of this period don't have.I love the whole score to I am Legend - it's projecting the 'world' very well to me. Maybe someone with a slightly less apocalyptic vision for humanity might not appreciate it so much hehe.I like some of First Contact, especially the theme, but since it's Goldsmith it has some traits that annoy me and prevent complete enjoyment. And who cares if you enjoy it over TMP? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Brigden 7 Posted June 15, 2009 Share Posted June 15, 2009 I keep meaning to revisit I AM LEGEND. I was rather put off by the absolutely shocking film it accompanied. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted June 15, 2009 Share Posted June 15, 2009 I love the main theme for FC and I get a kick out of the Borg music.I keep meaning to revisit I AM LEGEND. I was rather put off by the absolutely shocking film it accompanied.I find it best to forget about certain films that I have the scores to. That way I can just enjoy the music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Brigden 7 Posted June 15, 2009 Share Posted June 15, 2009 I love the main theme for FC and I get a kick out of the Borg music.I keep meaning to revisit I AM LEGEND. I was rather put off by the absolutely shocking film it accompanied.I find it best to forget about certain films that I have the scores to. That way I can just enjoy the music. I usually can, but as a die-hard fan of the book, I have a difficult time with that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted June 15, 2009 Share Posted June 15, 2009 If it was JW everyone here would. Remastered OST with a 10-minute interview, woooooo!!!Quit your lamenting on how we don't love Zimmer Koray. And in all honesty if a soundtrack came with just a 10 minute interview with Williams on let's say on Jaws or Star Wars I could skip it if the contents were the same as in the past releases. I mean there are a limited amount of times you can say the same things about these scores.Easy! Just messin' around. It's the same content, but it is remastered after all. I'd buy that kind of release for an older JW score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datameister 2,044 Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 A Beautiful Mind. Wow. Just wow. Nobody can write a better homage to Horner than the man himself. This score has Bicentennial Man written all over it. Without being a huge Horneraholic, I also picked up on the snare drum motif from Apollo 13. A lot of it's really wonderful stuff...but that doesn't mean he's justified in writing it twice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 Jane EyreAwesome, John Williams' take on Yorkshire music is very impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,715 Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 The Adventures of Robin Hood by Erich Wolfgang Korngold: If there ever was a classic in swashbuckling genre then this is it. It is a rare thing to get to define a musical genre like Korngold did with his opulent, intricate and melodic sound for the heroes of silver screen. The score is absolutely bursting with melodies, themes and musical devices. The style ranges from pomp and pageant to a lyrical love theme and everything in between. And Korngold outlines the action to spot perfection much to the chagrin of the players and to the delight of us swashbuckling fans. One thing in particular that I am fond of in this score is the buoyant spirit that permeates it. I guess you could call it the happy innocence of the genre but Korngold infuses the music with such appropriate humour and positive feel it is delight to listen to from start to finish. The complete Stromberg/Morgan re-recording features great sound and a wonderful performance (plus the usual in-depth liner notes) and the Gerhardt version is not far behind. I could say they both contain something the other could improve upon in some cues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego 21 Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 The Last Starfighter by Craig Safan and Up several times, I think I like it even more than Star Trek. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurgaFlippinMan 7 Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 but since it's Goldsmith it has some traits that annoy me and prevent complete enjoyment. And who cares if you enjoy it over TMP?Say whaa?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Brigden 7 Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 but since it's Goldsmith it has some traits that annoy me and prevent complete enjoyment. And who cares if you enjoy it over TMP?Say whaa??Yeah, that seems a bit odd to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 Yes the main theme while familiar is much better than the similar ones in his scores in the same time period in my opinion. One that comes to mind is Powder.And for those who do not understand why First Contact is so popular I can say the same about ST:TMP score. I find it a very good Goldsmith score with many sequences really inspired but over all I do not get any revelation on its apparent greatness even after many listens. I guess we just have to tolerate these "crazy" opinions of other people.The thing is that nobody would deny that the level of musicianship required to bring off something like 'Star Trek 1' is on an altogether different scale than that of the workmanlike rather TV-ish 'First Contact', which has it's fair share of functional stuff...is it just this hymnal tune? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,715 Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 Well I can't argue with that. Goldsmith really poured himself into ST:TMP by all accounts. And certainly it has nothing to do with prefering one over the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Brigden 7 Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 Just listened to one of the tracks from Meco's 'Impressions of An American Werewolf In London'. Interesting how effortlessly he's able to make Elmer Bernstein sound like Pino Donaggio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,715 Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 The Adventures of Mark Twain by Max Steiner: Another Golden Age score I have a particular fondness for. Steiner's music has the optimism and starry eyed nostalgia for the America of the past and he mixes a lot of the famous folk tunes and Hollywood ethnic writing into the score to illustrate Twain's travels almost in travelogue manner with appropriate stylings for changing locales which is fun. The main theme for Twain is a simple progression but effective and optimistic and also very malleable and used throughout the score in different guises underscoring his adventures. The love theme has an innocent sweet flavour to it which is very typical of the time period but very enjoyable and receives a few beautifully wistful performances at the end of the score. The performance of the score is strong with Williams Stromberg conducting the Moscow Symphony Orchestra and as per usual the score restoration by John Morgan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,018 Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 I really like this score. Particularly the love theme you mentioned.Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 3,694 Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.Pretty shit so far. Only one track is on the melodic side so far, and even that's disturbingly cliched and simplistic.Also found a promo for Newman's The Flintstones. I'll buy this score in a heartbeat if someone like Intrada releases this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 I remember my kids bought me The Flintstones album for my birthday many years ago. The one cue on there was pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.Pretty shit so far. Only one track is on the melodic side so far, and even that's disturbingly cliched and simplistic.I hear Jablonsky is classically trained... well why doesn't he prove it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 A good portion of RCP is classically trained. I know Ramin Djawadi is, and on that note, a lot of you will be pleased to hear John Debney is scoring Iron Man 2 instead of him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 Is this some kind of perverted joke? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 http://store.intrada.com/s.nl/it.A/id.5672/.f Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 Thank you, but I found another listing on Amazon.com that is run by Screen Archives Entertainment, which was really weird because it was in the "Everything Else" section.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 Wow... I've got a thousand dollars sitting on my shelf...Ohh, baby... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Brigden 7 Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 Just listened to 'Adagio' from ALIEN 3. What an incredible piece. It's a shame Goldenthal often seems to get overlooked when his music is always so interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 I know, I am so excited for Public Enemies and The Tempest! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,715 Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 I know, I am so excited for Public Enemies and The Tempest!I did not even know Goldenthal was going the score for The Tempest. Nor did I know there would be a film version of Tempest either But naturally he will score it as it is his wife's film.I do love Goldenthal's music for its primal energy. That's the word that comes to mind. EDIT: Just went to IMDB. Looks like they changed Prospero to a woman (Prospera). How typically Taymor. I am sure this will be an intriguing film adaptation. Minority Report Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 A good portion of RCP is classically trained. I know Ramin Djawadi is, and on that note, a lot of you will be pleased to hear John Debney is scoring Iron Man 2 instead of him.If I'm not mistaken Debney was supposed to score the first film but...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,715 Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 Land of the Lost by Michael Giacchino: First half of the album noodles around a lot and sounds somewhat like Lost with larger instrumental palette but the ending contains some positively nice tracks. Needs a few more listens before I can form an opinion on it as a whole.Up by Michael Giacchino Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent Hoyt 13 Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 Memoirs of a Geisha as I drove home from the Aerosmith show last night. I had trouble staying awake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego 21 Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 Listened to Star Trek: TMP for the first time, wow... damn good, still I think my favorite Goldsmith score will always be Poltergeist, but now I see what all the hype is about.Completely unrelated I also listened Band on the Run Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 Memoirs of a Geisha as I drove home from the Aerosmith show last night. I had trouble staying awake.Funny you should mention that, I gave Memoirs of a Geisha my first attentive listen last night, and I really enjoyed it. Did you think it was boring, or just so serene and peaceful? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent Hoyt 13 Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 Completely unrelated I also listened Band on the RunChristopher Lee!!!Funny you should mention that, I gave Memoirs of a Geisha my first attentive listen last night, and I really enjoyed it. Did you think it was boring, or just so serene and peaceful?I'll go with the serene and peaceful option. My girlfriend was sleeping so I wanted to put something on that wouldn't wake her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxxie 1 Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 Listening to Airplane! right now for the first time (apart from the film). Very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taikomochi 1,136 Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 Memoirs of a Geisha as I drove home from the Aerosmith show last night. I had trouble staying awake.Funny you should mention that, I gave Memoirs of a Geisha my first attentive listen last night, and I really enjoyed it. Did you think it was boring, or just so serene and peaceful?I don't find the score boring... It is my favorite JW score, so obviously I wouldn't.Transformers 2 - Pretty crappy and redundant. With more listens, I realize... It's still crappy, but entertaining crap at that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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