karelm 2,913 Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 On 5/16/2019 at 11:06 AM, Jay said: Ah yes thank you, I knew I was forgetting an obvious one This should be the shortest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,348 Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 Another one. I just heard an excerpt of Wagner's Ring Cycle recorded in 1965 (conducted by Solti). Why does that sound way better than nearly all the film scores I've heard from that time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 Because film scores were recorded or mixed differently? bollemanneke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 5 minutes ago, bollemanneke said: Another one. I just heard an excerpt of Wagner's Ring Cycle recorded in 1965 (conducted by Solti). Why does that sound way better than nearly all the film scores I've heard from that time? Many of the classical recordings of the 60s and 70s were made to last. I have a bunch of DG albums from 1964-1968 that sound phenomenal! Of course, DG is a quality label too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,348 Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 So are you saying that Hollywood just couldn't afford or refused to use proper recording equipment? I'm absolutely blown away by the difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karelm 2,913 Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 11 minutes ago, bollemanneke said: Another one. I just heard an excerpt of Wagner's Ring Cycle recorded in 1965 (conducted by Solti). Why does that sound way better than nearly all the film scores I've heard from that time? It was given a spare no expense treatment back then. You can definitely significantly improve 60's contemporaneous era recordings if their masters are in good shape. Take for example the Beatles remastered. Solti's recording was the first complete recording of the Ring, used all the exotic instruments which weren't typically used at that time (bass trumpet, contrabass trombone, Wagner tuben, etc), in a very fine hall with state of the art recording gear and the best Wagner vocalists. It has been remastered several times using the latest and greatest technologies to remove tape hiss and add sheen and overtones. You are probably hearing one of the recent remasterings. Also, to me Decca/London has always had phenomenal sound. That was just part of their mission. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 Remember in those days films were played usually in really big screening rooms. Which is why scores of that era sound a lot drier than concert recordings made to be played in a normal room in a house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karelm 2,913 Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 21 minutes ago, bollemanneke said: So are you saying that Hollywood just couldn't afford or refused to use proper recording equipment? I'm absolutely blown away by the difference. I don't think Hollywood was making music meant to last for generations. This goes back to the point that they would toss the sheet music of some amazing composers after it had been recorded because they had to move on to the next score right away so it was a bit of a production line that happened to have amazing talent. Those works can definitely sound great if given the proper treatment and the original masters exist in good shape (the Ten Commandments from 1956 was recorded at MGM and just had a marvelous remastering). Take a listen to some of these clips: http://store.intrada.com/s.nl/it.A/id.10415/.f I think this Ride of the Valkyries segment sounds pretty great for 1956! TCEB_02-30.m3u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,075 Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 Not to mention that the music labels took care to store the masters properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 Does anyone remember where it was that Spielberg revealed that Hooper was wrong about Quint's catch being a "game fish" and that it was in fact Bruce on the end of the line, when he told Hooper never to tell him his business again? I read about it fairly recently, but I've forgotten the source, and someone on a Jaws FB group is asking me to cite it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,075 Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 Just cite JWFan.com. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 27 minutes ago, Quintus said: Does anyone remember where it was that Spielberg revealed that Hooper was wrong about Quint's catch being a "game fish" and that it was in fact Bruce on the end of the line, when he told Hooper never to tell him his business again? I read about it fairly recently, but I've forgotten the source, and someone on a Jaws FB group is asking me to cite it. Lee, that doesn't prove a damn thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,528 Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 Love to prove that, wouldn't you, get your name into the National Geographic? The Illustrious Jerry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karelm 2,913 Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 Any opinions of the Sony WH1000XM3 headphones? https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07G4MNFS1/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,528 Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 I can't hear a damn thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 Anyone else ever hear the word "sanscrit" in movies and just think it was an ancient language meant to be written in sand or sandstone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manakin Skywalker 4,892 Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 Well, I mean it kind of is. The earliest found example of it was written on a stone slab I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,075 Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 What about comic sanscrit? Manakin Skywalker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 44 minutes ago, Manakin Skywalker said: Well, I mean it kind of is. The earliest found example of it was written on a stone slab I believe. Yeah but to me when I was a kid, it just sounded like it was describing "ancient primitive sand writing". Naturally for years, I thought it was "sand scrit". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manakin Skywalker 4,892 Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 13 hours ago, Jurassic Shark said: What about comic sanscrit? Korah Rahtahmah Omen II and Larry O 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted June 2, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 2, 2019 Corn on! The cob! Corn on! The kabob! Manakin Skywalker, The Illustrious Jerry and karelm 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,348 Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 17 hours ago, The Original said: Yeah but to me when I was a kid, it just sounded like it was describing "ancient primitive sand writing". Naturally for years, I thought it was "sand scrit". Sand script! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 4 hours ago, Faleel J.M. said: Sand script! Yeah exactly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Fabulin 3,511 Posted June 3, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 3, 2019 . The Illustrious Jerry, Unlucky Bastard and Jurassic Shark 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manakin Skywalker 4,892 Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 On 5/27/2019 at 9:10 AM, karelm said: Any opinions of the Sony WH1000XM3 headphones? https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07G4MNFS1/ Sony MDR7506 or bust! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,348 Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 Does anyone else organise their scores in folders? How do you determine what goes into Various Artists? I am in need of a consistent method. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 It needs to be an album thats contains music by a couple of artists. Like a film music compilation album. But not something like a Zimmer score with a few additional tracks by Junkie or Lorne Balfe etc bollemanneke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,075 Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 A Zimmer score contains music by a bunch of artists! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,348 Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 Exactly. And let's complicate it even more: Is Harry Potter 3 still John Williams if you add the non-JW source music? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,075 Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 Source music is best ignored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,348 Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 You mean in general or for this purpose? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,075 Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 I'm speaking in general for myself - I never listen to it. bollemanneke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,193 Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 Why not? Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,075 Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 It just usually doesn't interest me. Even the better source cues, such as the cantina band #1, I rarely listen to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 It depends! bollemanneke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,193 Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 3 hours ago, Jurassic Shark said: It just usually doesn't interest me. Even the better source cues, such as the cantina band #1, I rarely listen to. 1 hour ago, Stefancos said: It depends! What Steef said. Very often it is a curiosity (at best), but once in a while you get stuff like the two Cantina Band pieces, or Gloria (if you like that). I don't remember if Exsultate Justi was source music, and I think I don't even know if the Rosewood songs are source cues, but if they are, those are certainly some of the standout pieces of their respective scores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,674 Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 2 minutes ago, Marian Schedenig said: I don't remember if Exsultate Justi was source music That piece is not source music. Despite tying in with the choral opening of the film, it is a very unusual choice for the score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 But it's darn beautiful! So's Suo Gan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 Is Men In Black International set in the same universe as the previous films or is it a reboot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,528 Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 Who. The fuck. Cares? (no offence, man) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,363 Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 Same universe Emma Thompson reprises her character from MIB3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 I haven't seen MIB3, so I wasn't aware she was in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,358 Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 2 minutes ago, The Original said: Is Men In Black International set in the same universe as the previous films or is it a reboot? From its Wiki page - 'Emma Thompson reprising her role from Men in Black 3 and Tim Blaney reprising his role as Frank the Pug from the first two films'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 So what happened to Agents Jay and Kay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,075 Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 They operate in NY. The new ones operate in London. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 Poms in Black Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 The new MIB font looks a bit like the 1989 Batman font. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,528 Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 12 hours ago, The Original said: Poms in Black Oi! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,348 Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 Does anyone have any idea why both Hook and Pan are on Belgian TV today? I tried to find the significance of today's date, but can't. This can't be a coincidence, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,674 Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 LLL Hook confirmed! bollemanneke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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