Naïve Old Fart 9,554 Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 10 hours ago, kaseykockroach said: Will be seeing a screening of the original King Kong tomorrow! It will be a 45-minute drive. What score should I play during the travel? I can't decide! ...Besides Link. What an absolute privilege to watch the 1933 KING KONG, on the big screen. You won't regret it. Play LINK, on the way there, and a "golden age" score (Korngold, Newman, Rozsa) on the way back. Kasey Kockroach 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 Too late! I played Jaws. ^^; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,554 Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 That would work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 There's still time to decide what to play on the way back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,554 Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 You want to keep that "Kong" feeling, so, as I said, something from the "golden age". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 You could've played Jurassic World, to rev up your appetite for a good adventure even more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,554 Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 THE LOST WORLD would have been good; after all, it's pretty Steineresque, but...Cappuccino Vs Rozsa? Riiiiiiight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 I figured I'd play the score to my second favorite monster movie, combined with Jaws' score not being that long. On the way back, I played Oliver Wallace's Dumbo and...Goldsmith's Medicine Man. I don't know why, was just suddenly in the mood for that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,554 Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 @kaseykockroach, how was KING KONG? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 I felt my jaw drop seeing the T-rex battle on the big screen. And good effing lord the score is incredible. Holko 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,554 Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 The score is, as you say, incredible. Have you checked-out the deleted spider scene, on YouTube? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 Richard, my man, I've seen King Kong more than I've drank water or breathed oxygen. This was certainly my first time seeing it in a theatre though! Which is to say, yes, I know all too well about the spider sequence. The re-recording we have of Steiner's score is satisfying enough as is, but I crave something even better someday (like London Symphony Orchestra playing the score, or something like that). Williams' The Lost World is a reasonable facsimile though! I kind of unconditionally love every Kong movie on some level. I love the character so much, I'll watch him in any garbage they've stuck him in (I even love King Kong Lives, god help me). My only main gripes are that I never have the patience to endure Jackson's 3-hour love letter to the original and seek out 90-minute cuts whenever I'm in the mood for it, and that Kong: Skull Island's score is poop. Other than that, I can handle anything Kong-related. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John 2,032 Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 Is @Jay a mod over at www.originaltrilogy.com? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,360 Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 25 minutes ago, John said: Is @Jay a mod over at www.originaltrilogy.com? Different Jay. John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,374 Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 Nope, not me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,554 Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 @kaseykockroach, I have a strange fascination for KING KONG (1976). It's silly, and it's kitsch, but it's quite moving, it has a lovely score, and it has The Dude It also craps all over the Peter Jackson version. Nuff said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 I like the Jackson film, when it's actually featuring Kong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,554 Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 I like the Jackson film, when a certain lead actor manages to keep her mouth shut...which is hardly ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 1,843 Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 1 hour ago, Richard said: @kaseykockroach, I have a strange fascination for KING KONG (1976). It's silly, and it's kitsch, but it's quite moving, it has a lovely score, and it has The Dude It also craps all over the Peter Jackson version. Nuff said. I LOVE it too! (although I don't know who is The Dude. Jeff Bridges?) About Jackson's Kong, I really hope it didn't have that silly and fake dinosaur chase scene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,554 Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 Jeff Bridges is The Dude, or His Dudness, or El Duderino, if you're not into the whole brevity thing. You need to watch a film called THE BIG LEBOWSKI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 1,843 Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 2 minutes ago, Richard said: Jeff Bridges is The Dude, or His Dudness, or El Duderino, if you're not into the whole brevity thing. Oh, I googled it and now I see. I haven't seen The Big lebowski. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,554 Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 Man, everyone should watch THE BIG LEBOWSKI. dtw42 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 1,843 Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 1 minute ago, Richard said: Man, everyone should watch THE BIG LEBOWSKI. I'm not sure I'll like it. I'm not into Coens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 Dammit filmmusic, you're outa your element! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,352 Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 Hi guys, I'm currently looking at an album called Movie Legends: The Music of John Williams by the Liverpool Royal Philarmonic. The samples sound great, except Across The Stars. That and many more tracks are reportedly 'arranged for orchestra by ...'. My questions: 1. Why would anyone want to arrange orchestral music for orchestra? 2. How is it done, by ear or using the signature edition? 3. Is anyone familiar with this album? Is it good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,554 Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 On 01/04/2018 at 10:06 PM, filmmusic said: I'm not sure I'll like it. I'm not into Coens. On 02/04/2018 at 5:11 PM, Stefancos said: Dammit filmmusic, you're outa your element! @filmmusic, you are entering a world of pain, a world of pain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,091 Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 7 hours ago, bollemanneke said: Hi guys, I'm currently looking at an album called Movie Legends: The Music of John Williams by the Liverpool Royal Philarmonic. The samples sound great, except Across The Stars. That and many more tracks are reportedly 'arranged for orchestra by ...'. My questions: 1. Why would anyone want to arrange orchestral music for orchestra? 2. How is it done, by ear or using the signature edition? 3. Is anyone familiar with this album? Is it good? I've listened to it on Spotify and wasn't particularly impressed by the playing. I guess new arrangements were made either because they wouldn't pay for the original ones, or they felt the need to adapt the music to the particular orchestra. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,352 Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 Thanks, not buying this then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 Why not? It sounds pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,091 Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 Does it? bollemanneke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,352 Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 19 hours ago, Stefancos said: Why not? It sounds pretty good. Compare the Far and Away suite to the film version. You can just tell the arranger didn't have access to the sheet music and jotted down a dumbed-down version. No thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omen II 1,235 Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 On 03/04/2018 at 11:32 PM, bollemanneke said: I'm currently looking at an album called Movie Legends: The Music of John Williams by the Liverpool Royal Philarmonic. On a point of order, the orchestra performing on this CD is the (London-based) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, not the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. I do not own the CD in question but have quite a few of the selections on other compilations. It is a real curate's egg of an album with some excellent performances interspersed with the odd WTF moment. There are at least four different conductors featured and many of the selections are taken at quite a lick. The RPO regularly performs all-Williams concerts, a few of which I have attended and very much enjoyed. They invariably try to flog copies of this very CD beforehand and during the interval but I have so far resisted the temptation! The concerts tend to consist of 90% 'official' versions and - inexplicably - 10% arrangements, the worst culprits IMO being Nick Ingman's arrangements of Jaws and Close Encounters of the Third Kind. While both have a certain kitsch value, it does throw you to hear them in a concert played by such a reputable orchestra. The first is like a sort of demonic fantasy on the Orca theme while the latter sounds like an orchestrated gala arrangement of the CE3K disco version. I would say that the RPO has really upped its game in the last ten years or so, so while it is still a little way behind the LSO, LPO and Philharmonia when it comes to playing film music, it has improved greatly in recent years. In fact the RPO or its sister ensemble the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra have featured in many of the recent live to picture performances at the Royal Albert Hall and have been excellent at every one I have attended. I suppose what I am saying is that if you can get the album at a reasonable price (it is £8 on the RPO website for example), most JW fans will find enough to enjoy to justify the purchase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 There's a dreadful concert version of The Force Theme out there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,352 Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 Thank you for that, but the arrangements are rather unbearable to me. Put it this way: I am utterly illiterate when it comes to reading music, and even I could have done a better job pointing out which notes the orchestra should play at the beginning of Devil's Dance. It sounds like a group of professionals playing something written for five-year-olds... I'm really confused as to why they're doing this and suddenly feel so much better about having ordered that new LSO CD. Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,091 Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 Yeah, I'm sure the LSO CD beats the crap out of this LSD CD. bollemanneke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,641 Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 I've been looking to expand my Silvestri collection. Which should I get first, Stuart Little, or its sequel, Mouse Hunt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,554 Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 MOUSE HUNT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,091 Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 There's a great 5 minute suite on the Gent Silvestri CD. It's really all you need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,352 Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Has anyone ever heard of a website like Filmtracks that discusses DVD/Blu-Ray releases, specifically the differences between re-issues? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,091 Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 16 minutes ago, bollemanneke said: Has anyone ever heard of a website like Filmtracks that discusses DVD/Blu-Ray releases, specifically the differences between re-issues? dvdbeaver.com - contains detailed comparisons of picture and sound for different releases, with examples dvdverdict.com - often compares different releases (but only in writing) bollemanneke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted April 21, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted April 21, 2018 On 4/6/2018 at 7:08 AM, Richard said: MOUSE HUNT. Killer main theme. Naïve Old Fart, Holko, Koray Savas and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,554 Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 3 hours ago, bollemanneke said: Has anyone ever heard of a website like Filmtracks that discusses DVD/Blu-Ray releases, specifically the differences between re-issues? I can recommend one such website. It's called www.jwfan.com bollemanneke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,091 Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 I prefer www.jwfan.net Sounds more serious - although that's quite misleading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 1,843 Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 Could someone please let me know what it says here and what does it mean? 1.53.10''-1.53.20'' https://ok.ru/video/195905522396 I'm trying to correct a translation. "I'll be cursing, I'll be.... Ladies and gentlemen just start to dance, to wash me....... my brand new pants. I've been squashed and rolling about a while...... " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 CD player's having a weird issue lately...reading some discs, won't play others. Has nothing to do with discs being scratched or some being official while others are CD-R's, it's all bizarrely inconsistent. It wouldn't play Rio but played Rio 2 without any problems, even though both discs are in perfect condition. Any ideas? I bought a lens cleaner, hoping that helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 How old is the player? Sometimes the lasers crap out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 Don't see a year on it.. Would I be better off buying another walkman if the cleaner fails? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 Doesn't it have some kind of warranty? You could buy the same thing at Walmart, then return the defective item on that receipt and try to get your money back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 Bought it on amazon... The walkman was a gift from mother last year as the CD player in my car broke. siiiigh.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,091 Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 Amazon has warranty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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