Indianagirl 250 Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 I watched this for the first time the other night and while I didn't love the movie by any stretch I also didn't hate it. Thought it had an interesting visual look that I did appreciate even though at the same time it featured the least threatening Batman I've ever witnessed. What truly surprised me is how much I was taken in by the score. I don't normally enjoy Giacchino scores. I have enjoyed some but I probably don't enjoy more than I do. For whatever reason I liked it so much that I bought the score the very next day. I've listened to it twice already. Strange choice for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 30970 Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 I think it's one of his most effective scores in the film Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indianagirl 250 Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 Totally agree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 6820 Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 New arrivals: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 9331 Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 What's One Day? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 4497 Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 Nanny McPhee Returns is one of the few JNH fantasy scores I haven't heard. Is it any good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 6820 Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 It was nominated for an IFMCA award, so that's my entry point. Then it's fun to hear JNH in a comedic style. For me that's the kind of score that leaded him to score Fantastic Beasts 6 years later! What else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Farewell to Kings 3551 Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 GerateWohl and Naïve Old Fart 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 7510 Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 That's not bad. It's not as good as ELEMENTAL (easily TFF's masterpiece), but it's not bad. @Clockwork Angel, have you heard the Roland Orzabal solo record TOMCATS SCREAMING OUTSIDE? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 6218 Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 I had Escape already, but until today, that was my only Journey album. A Farewell to Kings and Naïve Old Fart 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerateWohl 2500 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 On 28/01/2023 at 10:31 PM, Naïve Old Fart said: That's not bad. It's not as good as ELEMENTAL (easily TFF's masterpiece), but it's not bad. @Clockwork Angel, have you heard the Roland Orzabal solo record TOMCATS SCREAMING OUTSIDE? The Seeds of Love is their masterpiece. Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 7510 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 24 minutes ago, GerateWohl said: The Seeds of Love is their masterpiece. GerateWohl and JTWfan77 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 9331 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 Currently sampling this score, and it strikes me as a nice mood score to have in the background while doing other things, for example cleaning the toilet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 7510 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 It's just a bit of fun, @GerateWohl 5 hours ago, Jurassic Shark said: Currently sampling this score, and it strikes me as a nice mood score to have in the background while doing other things, for example cleaning the toilet. What score? What score are you listening to?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 9331 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 Batman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerateWohl 2500 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 37 minutes ago, Naïve Old Fart said: It's just a bit of fun, @GerateWohl Naïve Old Fart and Jurassic Shark 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 7510 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 58 minutes ago, Jurassic Shark said: Batman. Ah! You mean THE BATMAN. Can't say I've heard it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15468 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 I cut off The Batman after a half hour. I thought it was bad and the score was bad. Full disclosure: I also didn't enjoy the first Reeves Apes movie (or the score) so I wasn't exactly in the demo for this Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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A Farewell to Kings 3551 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 Fun fact: I have only really heard the The Batman score in the context of the Little Caesars ads. 20 hours ago, Marian Schedenig said: I had Escape already, but until today, that was my only Journey album. Good lineup, Daydream from Evolution is one of my favorites, I would suggest picking up "Trial By Fire" and "Dream, After Dream" their score album for a Japanese film, as well. Spoiler data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw== data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw== data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw== Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 7510 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 My favourite Journey song, after 40 years, is still "Only Solutions". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Farewell to Kings 3551 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 49 minutes ago, Naïve Old Fart said: My favourite Journey song, after 40 years, is still "Only Solutions". Andy and Naïve Old Fart 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy 2204 Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 I'm trying to re-assess James Newton Howard. I sort of dismissed him as The Generic Cinema Sound of the 90's. I'm still not sure where I stand with him, even with his most popular and safe-buy scores. But the man has been prolific, and there must be a reason for that. I sometimes wonder how history will remember him compared to, say, Alan Silvestri. But I enjoyed this on Spotify, so I'm chancing the 3 disc expansion. My fear is it may be too much of a good (?) thing. Jurassic Shark and Naïve Old Fart 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amer 1773 Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 I was just playing my set a day before. Good score. Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 7510 Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 WYATT EARP is easily top-5 JNH, for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerateWohl 2500 Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 12 hours ago, Disco Stu said: I cut off The Batman after a half hour. I thought it was bad and the score was bad. Maybe you saw "The Badman". Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerateWohl 2500 Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 9 hours ago, Andy said: I sometimes wonder how history will remember him compared to, say, Alan Silvestri. That's a good question. For both I am fine with my top 5 scores and don't need anything else. If you asked me, which of these scores I would prefer to hear in the concert hall I would probably chose JNH's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 7510 Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 9 hours ago, Andy said: I sometimes wonder how history will remember him compared to, say, Alan Silvestri. I guess that he'll be thought of a bit like Dimitri Tiompkin: not bad, but not one of the all-time greats. Personally, I think that Alan Silvestri will be thought of in much the same way. GerateWohl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 6218 Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 13 hours ago, Andy said: I'm trying to re-assess James Newton Howard. I sort of dismissed him as The Generic Cinema Sound of the 90's. I'm still not sure where I stand with him, even with his most popular and safe-buy scores. But the man has been prolific, and there must be a reason for that. The thing with JNH is, he usually supports the film very well, and he's clearly a very capable composer, but more often than not he seems to end up writing a few very good cues "musically" and then just creating the rest of the score from a pure point of view of doing what the film needs without any particular musical aspirations. The result are scores that tend to have a very fine suite (or opening or credits track), but where those bits actually appear in the score they're one minute highlights that come out of nowhere and are cut short by a sudden transition to far less interesting "background music" (in the sense of music that really shoves itself in the background). Of course, post 2000 and given how films are currently produced and what the demands of score composers are, you can hardly blame him (or anyone else) for that. Although I do think he was prone to that already earlier in his career. But there are at least a few standouts that really hold up and flow well throughout, like The Lady in the Water and King Kong (or at least most of its album). Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 6820 Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 DG just released the third single from the 2022 live recordings of John Williams in Vienna, well, I purchased them on FLAC, as it appears this is the only way they'll will be released! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Guernsey 1421 Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 4 hours ago, Naïve Old Fart said: I guess that he'll be thought of a bit like Dimitri Tiompkin: not bad, but not one of the all-time greats. Personally, I think that Alan Silvestri will be thought of in much the same way. For me, I guess it feels like Tiomkin hasn't aged as well as some of his contemporaries and he's certainly not one of my favourite golden age composers. For Alan Silvestri, my main issue is that he kinda hit a peak and has more or less plateaued since then. Unlike other composers who continued to grow and develop their sound (especially contemporaries like Danny Elfman, for example), Silvestri's scores for at least a decade just sound like Silvestri-bot, enjoyable, but nothing really new and all a bit samey at times. I still enjoy them for the most part, but it's all pretty predictable. As for JNH, as an action composer, he was always the "not as good as Jerry" of the 90s for me, but mostly he's one of those 1 in 3 type composers where every 2 or 3 scores are really good but with some pretty uninspiring/dreary ones in between. Hans has a similar hit rate for me. JNH definitely always feels much more of a workmanlike composer than one who is ever truly inspired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 30970 Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 On 17/01/2023 at 11:48 AM, Jay said: Ordered direct from LLL: These arrived the other day On 10/11/2022 at 2:58 PM, Jay said: pre-ordered two physical CD OSTs from Amazon This arrived today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Amer 1773 Posted February 3 Popular Post Share Posted February 3 Some John(s) May the Force be with You, Andy and Bespin 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy 2204 Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 The LLL FOMO got me. And my John Barry collection is embarrassing, so… Naïve Old Fart and Bespin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 7510 Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 THE LAST VALLEY is a fantastic score. Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May the Force be with You 1964 Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 I succeed to put my hand on a copy of Shirley Walker's Batman Animated Series, vol. 2 and 3. Damn they're good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 30970 Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 Nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTWfan77 1309 Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 G movies Bespin and Naïve Old Fart 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 7510 Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 Great stuff @JTWfan77. GORILLAS IN THE MIST doesn't quite reach the heights of THE MOSQUITO COAST, or WITNESS, but it's still damn good. JTWfan77 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTWfan77 1309 Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 14 hours ago, Naïve Old Fart said: Great stuff @JTWfan77. GORILLAS IN THE MIST doesn't quite reach the heights of THE MOSQUITO COAST, or WITNESS, but it's still damn good. @Naïve Old Fart are Witness and Mosquito Coast synth or orchestral or hybrid scores? I know there are synths in Gorillas but it's predominantly orchestral. I'm not a huge fan of Jarre's synth only scores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 7510 Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 WITNESS is completely synth, but don't let that put you off. If you're not hooked by the end of "Main Title/Journey To Baltimore", you probably never will be. I'm pretty sure that THE MOSQUITO COAST is, also pure synth. There are orchestral performances of "Building The Barn", from WITNESS, but, somehow, they don't work. If you don't like Jarre's synth work, but you like his orchestral stuff, then this might be an "in". JTWfan77 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTWfan77 1309 Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 Yikes. I'm wondering why I bought Gorillas now. I gave it a listen today and it's 70% synthy dissonance. The end titles, which were fantastic on the Maurice Jarre at Abbey Road album, are thin-sounding and dull. I think I'll stick to theme compilations for this particular composer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 7510 Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 Again, @JTWfan77, give WITNESS a chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTWfan77 1309 Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 How can I refuse? Fortunately it is available to sample on Spotify. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Amer 1773 Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 WITNESS is excellent. I recently bought this after a few decades of having a poor tape dub. Moody, Haunting and engaging. Multiple listenings will set you up. Another score which is also synthesizer based is GHOST with rapturous strings thrown in for a good measure. A distant cousin but more orchestral is ENEMY MINE. Naïve Old Fart and Tallguy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tallguy 1514 Posted February 15 Popular Post Share Posted February 15 I love Enemy Mine. I should go check out Witness. I haven't listened to Ghost in a long while. Tom Guernsey, Amer and Naïve Old Fart 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Naïve Old Fart 7510 Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Any Dylan is worth a listen. 12 hours ago, Tallguy said: I love Enemy Mine. I should go check out Witness. ENEMY MINE is great, but WITNESS is my all-time favourite Jarre score, and has been for nearly 38 years. Deacon Blues 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 9331 Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 On sale at JPC. https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classic/detail/-/art/leonard-bernstein-bernstein-at-100-the-centennial-celebration-at-tanglewood/hnum/8778449 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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