Into the West

[Hlao-roo 388]

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?

[Pieter Boelen 633]

Have to vote "unfamiliar" here. Never even heard of it's existance.

[Hlao-roo 388]

Have to vote "unfamiliar" here. Never even heard of it's existance.

It's early -- and great -- Doyle. His sister's vocals, while somewhat repetitive, are gorgeous, and the harp/guitar work is vintage Doyle. The brief action cues have that slightly frantic, breathless quality characteristic of early Doyle, but, here, it works -- and in some ways it sounds almost temperate compared to his recent bombast.

I still want to see the film. I hear it's good.

[Pieter Boelen 633]

What kind of style is the music? What kind of film was it written for?

[Luke Skywalker 1,284]

I thought i was a Howard Shore work...

[Taikomochi 783]

I thought i was a Howard Shore work...

I thought it was a Geoff Zanelli work. I was thinking of the 2005 miniseries.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,251]

Once again Alan causes the MB to grind to a halt in confusion and chaos!

[Koray Savas 2,095]

I thought i was a Howard Shore work...

I thought it was a Geoff Zanelli work. I was thinking of the 2005 miniseries.

Zanelli's score is good too. Shame it never got an official release.

[Pieter Boelen 633]

Is this the worst score in history? The poll does suggest such a thing.

[Marian Schedenig 5,520]

Remember, this is the JWFan board. Doyle is evil.

I've never heard this score, and I'd guess the 1-voters haven't either.

[Pieter Boelen 633]

Well, I do find Doyle's work to always be lacking in some department, but this looks just plain silly.

I'm completely unfamiliar with it as well though.

[Ollie 859]

Not familiar with it.

[Mari 279]

I gave it 3.5 stars. I adore Celtic music and Doyle does a great job of writing music that fits that genre naturally. My only negatives have to do with how the music is presented on CD. The Doyle music doesn’t begin until track 9 and then the tracks are short (some less than a minute) that there is no time for the themes to develop and expand. I have only seen the movie once and that was a while ago, so I can’t really comment on how the music worked in the movie.

While I too am not overly fond of Doyle’s bombastic scores, I still enjoy his quieter and less mainstream efforts. A few of my favorites from his post-leukemia period include: East-West (depressing Russian saga with fantastic swimming theme performed by Emanuel Ax), Secondhand Lions (fun, light-hearted salute to swashbucklers) and As You Like It (another great collaboration with Kenneth Branagh that sounds a bit like Much Ado About Nothing goes to Japan).

Kathy

[Hlao-roo 388]

I gave it 3.5 stars. I adore Celtic music and Doyle does a great job of writing music that fits that genre naturally. My only negatives have to do with how the music is presented on CD. The Doyle music doesn’t begin until track 9 and then the tracks are short (some less than a minute) that there is no time for the themes to develop and expand. I have only seen the movie once and that was a while ago, so I can’t really comment on how the music worked in the movie.

We're in agreement. By the way, do you listen to Loreena McKennitt at all? Have you listened to the Danna brothers' forays into Celtic music?

East-West (depressing Russian saga with fantastic swimming theme performed by Emanuel Ax)

I tend to group this one in with Indochine in my Doyle collection -- scores I respect more than I enjoy. As for As You Like It, I'm still keen on listening to it, as I am Love's Labour's Lost.

[Mari 279]

By the way, do you listen to Loreena McKennitt at all?

Loreena McKennitt is a favorite. Her voice is so haunting that my favorite songs are those that simply feature her accompanied on mainly piano and cello. Of course Dante’s Prayer is well known to figure skating fans after Michelle Kwan’s exquisite performance. And, while I am not a fan of songs on film score CD’s, I think The Mystic’s Dream married well with the music from The Mists of Avalon (my favorite Lee Holdridge score).

As for As You Like It, I'm still keen on listening to it, as I am Love's Labour's Lost.

I am most eager to hear his Violin Concerto in F and hope it will be released on CD soon. As I am sure you are aware, he incorporated the Violin Romance from As You Like It into it.

[Neimoidian 13]

By the way, do you listen to Loreena McKennitt at all?

Loreena McKennitt is a favorite. Her voice is so haunting that my favorite songs are those that simply feature her accompanied on mainly piano and cello. Of course Dante’s Prayer is well known to figure skating fans after Michelle Kwan’s exquisite performance. And, while I am not a fan of songs on film score CD’s, I think The Mystic’s Dream married well with the music from The Mists of Avalon (my favorite Lee Holdridge score).

As for As You Like It, I'm still keen on listening to it, as I am Love's Labour's Lost.

I am most eager to hear his Violin Concerto in F and hope it will be released on CD soon. As I am sure you are aware, he incorporated the Violin Romance from As You Like It into it.

As You Like It is a very interesting score and I am surprised so many people who have heard don't like it.

As for Doyle's Into the West, I haven't heard it. I have Zanelli's one and it sounded like The Last Samurai (on which he collaborated with Zimmer) in the Wild West.