BloodBoal 7,538 Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 I'm leaving. Bye. Okay, I'm back. Sometimes, I'm a very stupid person. My bad"Sometimes" seems to happen very often! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Ending my Jerry marathon yesterday wasAlien (The OST)Wow, hadn't listened to the OST program in a while (it was on Spotify), as I've been listening to the main program of the Intrada for a while now. Well, I didn't really like it! It's quite a jumbled mess of ideas from the score with no real flow. The main program of the whole score is a much more fluid listening experience. Such a great score, still.You're listening to the OST with the wrong mindset. Jerry knew the chronological score would be unsuitable for an LP, so he had to get creative and reconstruct the score as a concept album, resulting in a completely different experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,716 Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Ending my Jerry marathon yesterday wasAlien (The OST)Wow, hadn't listened to the OST program in a while (it was on Spotify), as I've been listening to the main program of the Intrada for a while now. Well, I didn't really like it! It's quite a jumbled mess of ideas from the score with no real flow. The main program of the whole score is a much more fluid listening experience. Such a great score, still.You're listening to the OST with the wrong mindset. Jerry knew the chronological score would be unsuitable for an LP, so he had to get creative and reconstruct the score as a concept album, resulting in a completely different experience.No no no you're doing it wrong! That's why you don't get it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarpia 132 Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 I listened yesterday to Miklós Rózsa's Ben Hur, a score I enjoy every time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,019 Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Jaws, Jaws 2, Jaws 3-D and Jaws: The Revenge as heard on the new Intrada sets. Happy days! Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 The complete Alien score is a really hard listen. The OST is the way to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,373 Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 I forgot another Jerry I had listened to on MondayGremlins 2: The New Batch (OST)Wow! I don't think I had ever heard this score before. What a lot of fun! I had no idea it relied so extensively on the "awoooga" sound from Dante's Twilight Zone The Movie segment. How odd! I need to see this movie again, its been ages. The score is a fun blend of the Gremlins theme and zany Dante/Jerry music. Fun stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mstrox 6,651 Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Gremlins 2 is the closest we've ever seen to a live-action Looney Tunes cartoon, and that includes the two partially live-action Looney Tunes movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,359 Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Angela's Ashes is one of the truly great John Williams scores and albums.I agree! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Il Bandito Dagli Occhi Azzurri - Ennio MorriconeOff-kilter italian crime thriller - Franco Nero chases or indeed is a bandito in possession of outrageously blue eyes - and Morricone also quite unusually riff-jazzes along Dave Brubeck NY lines with some Thelonius Monk and Vivaldi thrown in for go(o)d measure. It's a side of EM i've never heard before but who would've doubted him? Great jazz score, though i doubt there are many takers here.I'll take. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,716 Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 I just want to add that Angela's Ashes is one of the last truly great John Williams scores and albums.I agree!I agree that it is in top5 JW scores but there have been great scores since then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,359 Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 I just want to add that Angela's Ashes is one of the last truly great John Williams scores and albums.I agree!I agree that it is in top5 JW scores but there have been great scores since then.That is why I edited that part out in my post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,716 Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Il Bandito Dagli Occhi Azzurri - Ennio MorriconeOff-kilter italian crime thriller - Franco Nero chases or indeed is a bandito in possession of outrageously blue eyes - and Morricone also quite unusually riff-jazzes along Dave Brubeck NY lines with some Thelonius Monk and Vivaldi thrown in for go(o)d measure. It's a side of EM i've never heard before but who would've doubted him? Great jazz score, though i doubt there are many takers here.I'll take.Take Five Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,019 Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Maleficent. What an unsatisfying presentation the official album is. I'm not a biggest fan of this score in general but it's much better than that 70-minute version they released. It's something missing from it and it feels fragmented.Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romão 2,274 Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Il Bandito Dagli Occhi Azzurri - Ennio MorriconeOff-kilter italian crime thriller - Franco Nero chases or indeed is a bandito in possession of outrageously blue eyes - and Morricone also quite unusually riff-jazzes along Dave Brubeck NY lines with some Thelonius Monk and Vivaldi thrown in for go(o)d measure. It's a side of EM i've never heard before but who would've doubted him? Great jazz score, though i doubt there are many takers here.I'll take. Me too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taikomochi 1,136 Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Maleficent. What an unsatisfying presentation the official album is. I'm not a biggest fan of this score in general but it's much better than that 70-minute version they released. It's something missing from it and it feels fragmented.KarolDoes it work better in the film, if you've seen it? I have only heard the album and find it very anonymous, losing my interest aside from a few standout pieces. I don't really understand why it is so heavily praised in some circles. The Last Airbender is a much more solid fantasy effort from JNH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 The complete Alien score is a really hard listen. The OST is the way to go.I had the old Silva album long before everyone sang yippee for the Intrada complete score.I don't even listen to the album recreation on Disc 2 because it lacks those clumsy analogue edits that were inherent in the Silva.Hey I've got my eye on a copy of the 1983 Japanese release of Dark Side of the Moon. They reckon it has the best sound of any release of that album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,019 Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Maleficent. What an unsatisfying presentation the official album is. I'm not a biggest fan of this score in general but it's much better than that 70-minute version they released. It's something missing from it and it feels fragmented.KarolDoes it work better in the film, if you've seen it? I have only heard the album and find it very anonymous, losing my interest aside from a few standout pieces. I don't really understand why it is so heavily praised in some circles. The Last Airbender is a much more solid fantasy effort from JNH.I was never terribly fond of The Last Airbender, outside of the opening suite.As for Maleficent, the film score is not terribly long there are just about 14-15 minutes of additional material that doesn't appear on album. But it makes more sense once you see the film (which, by the way, is not very good). From the album it's terribly difficult to tell what is really the principal theme. It lacks the first first opening cue which gives you a pretty good idea. I like the suite track but it's also terribly misleading. Plus, the actual film order helps as well.Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad'Dib 1,802 Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Now this is how you score a dinosaur movie crocodile 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Lost in Space: The Reluctant Stowaway original recording, in absolutely horrendous sound quality from the LLL box set.I do have a playlist for this in addition to all the other versions of these scores (GNP Crescendo, LLL 40th Anniversary and 50th Anniversary sets), as they are all necessary in my opinion. However, I've only listened to the original version of The Reluctant Stowaway twice now and I suppose I only retain it for archival purposes, as I can't really see myself ever listening to it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Maleficent. What an unsatisfying presentation the official album is. I'm not a biggest fan of this score in general but it's much better than that 70-minute version they released. It's something missing from it and it feels fragmented.KarolDoes it work better in the film, if you've seen it? I have only heard the album and find it very anonymous, losing my interest aside from a few standout pieces. I don't really understand why it is so heavily praised in some circles. The Last Airbender is a much more solid fantasy effort from JNH.Both are infinitely better in their complete forms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo 3,709 Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 The Incredibles. That was a lot of fun. I never listened to it before. Parts of it sound like Bond but a bit more flamboyant. I've never seen the film. Need to fix that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taikomochi 1,136 Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 Maleficent. What an unsatisfying presentation the official album is. I'm not a biggest fan of this score in general but it's much better than that 70-minute version they released. It's something missing from it and it feels fragmented.KarolDoes it work better in the film, if you've seen it? I have only heard the album and find it very anonymous, losing my interest aside from a few standout pieces. I don't really understand why it is so heavily praised in some circles. The Last Airbender is a much more solid fantasy effort from JNH.Both are infinitely better in their complete forms.Too bad The Last Airbender sessions are so lossy That said, I am really satisfied with the album for it, aside from the missing choral elements. I haven't heard a complete Maleficent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 Empire of the Sun complete score (see, Koray, this is why I need to establish which version I'm listening to)An occasionally hard listen in complete chronological presentation. The OST is perfect. Sure, there are some nice moments that aren't on the album, but they aren't necessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taikomochi 1,136 Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 While I am prone to disagree in favor of larger presentation, I agree that the complete release of EOTS is excessive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 Interview with the Vampire OST Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,716 Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 Jaws 2 (Intrada) by John Williams: Best of both worlds. The film score in chronological order (which is a terrific presentation in my opinion) and the OST (one JWs most succesful album assemblies). What is there not to like?After reading in the liner notes about all the hassle the Jaws 2 production contained I am surprised they got it up and floating in the way they did. Johnny's score is in some way more aggressive than the original and as usual he approached this sequel as a chance to write something different while still forging a new part in the same musical continuity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamTheater 131 Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 BTTF part II - Silvestri (Intrada)Really liking this new release... The hugely improved sound quality and added material really do it for me, I would even dare call it fun & memorable, even the darker middle part.Back in the day this was called an uninspired effort from Silvestri. But nowadays it shows more creativity than most of his recent output. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 Batman (1989) complete score from the Danny Elfman Batman CollectionWell, even I can't deny that this version sounds pretty awesome. I always had serious issues with the 2-disc version La-La Land released. That presentation was quite dubious and it was another case of a presumably definitive release being replaced just a few years later, this time exclusive to an expensive set that includes another set you already bought. But I'm not insinuating anything.Batman Forever complete scoreAn utterly unnecessary complete chronological score and Goldenthal knew it. The OST is fine, but then there was the whole thing and my willingness to listen to it...so here we are! The orchestration is a dead ringer for Interview with the Vampire. The Batman theme is eerily similar to that descending Vampire theme. In my opinion, the musical representation of the character here is just as good as Elfman's or whoever's, but it seems like Goldenthal's scores are almost forgotten nowadays. He frequently goes over the top (especially with those wailing horns), to the point where it's just fucking obnoxious. But it's a good score, especially when you edit it down. You know, like the OST. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 THE DANISH GIRL - Alexandre Desplat It's The Score TGP Is Going To Hate. Whimsy and inoffensive remake of GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING (well, it's close, geographically) it's Desplat you will, at this point in his career, yawn yourself through but i may add a different perspective: when John Barry entered his 90's phase i often rolled my eyes at the static, languid pace and the often catatonic cross-bleedings of stylistic similarities between scores. Now, 20 years later, i listen to something like INDECENT PROPOSAL that was just another lame Barry back then and find a lot of weight and meaning in even his smallest musical gestures. I'm not yet sure if the same will be said about Desplat's wafting, airy style at some time in the future - but chances are. This notwithstanding we may conclude that 2015 hasn't been a very eventful year for AD and it probably takes a new STAR WARS score to shake his mojo up to 2014-heights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Incanus 5,716 Posted December 4, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted December 4, 2015 Batman Forever complete scoreAn utterly unnecessary complete chronological score and Goldenthal knew it. The OST is fine, but then there was the whole thing and my willingness to listen to it...so here we are! The orchestration is very similar to Interview with the Vampire. The Batman theme is eerily similar to that descending Vampire theme. In my opinion, the musical representation of the character here is just as good as Elfman's or whoever, but it seems like Goldenthal's scores are almost forgotten nowadays. Goldenthal frequently goes over the top (especially with those wailing horns), to the point where it's just fucking obnoxious. But it's a good score, especially when you edit it down. You know, like the OST.Hey it's Goldenthal doing Gothic which means those blaring horns and in every way over the top big music, which I think is entirely in line with the silly movie, where Jim Carrey traipses around with red hair and in green tights and shouts things like "Spank me!".The Ghost and the Darkness by Jerry Goldsmith: Now this is how an old fashioned adventure movie set in Africa should sound! The Intrada presentation is heaven sent as the film version of the score is inarguably a better experience in my opinion with much added depth to the musical arc and the much need percussion, choir and synths added to the music to give it a fuller and more nuanced feel. The English/Irish main theme based on a traditional melody provides wonderful expansive travel and adventure music that is blended expertly by Goldsmith with the African choral elements and keeps the other side of the score grounded on the Western orchestral idiom that also sings of the heroism of the main characters in an old fashioned manner. But the score is all about the fusion of all the diverse elements, especially in the final form used for the film and here the extra music feels very much a welcome addition that broadens and expands some of the musical ideas and layers.My favourite additions are the cues featuring the music for the lions, the eerie pulsing chanting, the echoing synth effects and aggressive and pulse pounding percussion and brass that all contribute a slightly otherworldly feel that is both primal and ghostly in a suitable way. It is amazing how some of the vocal work, which sounds a bit extreme with those sharp shouts and yelps, blends into the musical world of the score to form another fascinating facet that doesn't feel out of place in the texture of the piece but contributes a sense of place and culture and even time in allusive manner of the best film scores. The choral work as depiction of the otherness or supernatural for the lions in the film works brilliantly and as Jeff Bond notes in the liner notes the chilling alienness even brings out the pulsing 2-chord progressions out the composer's mind that underscored the foreign terrifying danger in the film Alien.The original soundtrack album provided as a bonus on disc 2 feels like a stripped down version of the score with much of the fascinating layers of sound removed and plays as a sort of alternate look at the music, not only narratively but also in terms of feel, colour and even dramatic drive. But this is truly the definitive presentation of the music providing a comprehensively full look of the music and even a little window into the creative processes through the numerous alternates present on these discs. publicist, Romão and crocodile 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Now that's impressive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Amidst many unnecessary expansions, this one stands out as a keeper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamTheater 131 Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Batman Forever complete scoreAn utterly unnecessary complete chronological score and Goldenthal knew it. The OST is fine, but then there was the whole thing and my willingness to listen to it...so here we are! The orchestration is a dead ringer for Interview with the Vampire. The Batman theme is eerily similar to that descending Vampire theme. In my opinion, the musical representation of the character here is just as good as Elfman's or whoever's, but it seems like Goldenthal's scores are almost forgotten nowadays. He frequently goes over the top (especially with those wailing horns), to the point where it's just fucking obnoxious. But it's a good score, especially when you edit it down. You know, like the OST.I love this one... I actually prefer the complete score. Just the right amount of gothic excellence and batshit-crazy shenanigans.The way LLL organized that made me appreciate the OST more as well. Because I wasn't that big a fan of it 15-20 years ago.But with age comes wisdom and appreciation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romão 2,274 Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Both Batman Forever and Ghost and the Darkness (specially this one) were most welcome expansions. They are among my favorite scores from the 90's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,019 Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Both are welcome and enjoyed quite regularly!I've had a bit of a David Shire day:EDIT: I also listened to Don Davis' Warriors of Virtue. Original it certainly ain't.James Horner's spirit is looming over the entire thing. And Stravinsky's too, for that matter. But he can sure understand how orchestra works, this fella.Karol Incanus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,210 Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Original it certainly ain't.James Horner's spirit is looming over the entire thing.Hey, stop the Horner bashing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,359 Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Batman Forever complete scoreAn utterly unnecessary complete chronological score.Except it's not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,373 Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 hehe, that's a good point. It's neither complete nor chronological. Goldenthal rearranged the order of tracks and deleted a few cues from the presentation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 I didn't listen to the official release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,373 Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Aha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 I wouldn't have a bought a version that was produced and supervised by the composer for the best listening experience and wasn't complete and chronological! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, 1990 album.Probably one of the defining albums of my early childhood - mainly because of my unhealthy obsession with all things heroes in a half-shell as an infant.The film had a surprisingly good score by the underrated John Du Prez, whose music reflected the pulpy 80s/90s MTV quality of the film.The album might only have three score related tracks, and two of those are full of dialogue and sound effects, but right now it's the best we have.And the songs.Holy shit the album makers defied the laws of good taste and amassed an array of groups I'd otherwise never heard of and the film inspired the very best from them. Spunkadelic's 9.95 is a stunning highlight, and Partners in Kryme's Turtle Power is a pop culture icon even today.The sound quality of this album is still one of the finest I've ever heard in the pop soundtrack genre. Both the LP and CD have outstanding dynamic range that really gets you tapping your feet. The DR database confirmed my suspicion that this was a well mastered album. Please spare it the dreaded remaster machine. Just repress the original CD and be done with it.Finally every time I spin this album (Spin That Wheel!) I get the hankerin for some pizza. Must be something subliminal if I play it backwards. Like Michaelangelo is shilling for Domino's Pizza. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Put your body in overdrive!9.95!With emotion you feel insi-ide!9.95!Got to keep the faith ali-ive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 There's a power in the feel-in...A power in the sou-nd...It's risin' up from the underground... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 I give that OST a 9.95 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 T-U-R-T-L-E POWER! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 And I thought insurance salesmen were pushy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnome in Plaid 219 Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 The Fountain (Mansell) - Man, I don't know if I'd call this one of the greatest film scores of all time since it's not really a true orchestral score, but it's definitely one of my favorites. If I had to choose one piece of film music that would be the only one I'd get to listen to again, there's a pretty decent chance it would be "Death Is the Road to Awe."The Land Before Time (Horner) - Why don't I listen to this more?a bunch of Sunn O))) recordings, because I can.I'd say more on all three, but I've been awake for like 50 hours straight now. I think everybody else just chills during reading week, but, noooo, not me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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