KK 3,307 Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 Agreed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,064 Posted November 26, 2017 Author Share Posted November 26, 2017 On 11/23/2017 at 7:25 AM, crocodile said: Justice League by Danny Elfman. It's not as bad as it sounds. Karol Its the best DC score since Superman Returns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted November 26, 2017 Share Posted November 26, 2017 Man of Steel and BVS are good scores. Not Mr. Big 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,723 Posted November 26, 2017 Share Posted November 26, 2017 The Five Sacred Trees by John Williams Krull by James Horner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,033 Posted November 26, 2017 Share Posted November 26, 2017 2 hours ago, Incanus said: The Five Sacred Trees by John Williams Krull by James Horner Quite a contrast! Thor: Ragnarok by Mark Mothersbaugh. It's not bad actually. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice When this was first released, I dismissed it as another grumbly, rumbly Zimmer pastiche. But after viewing the film many times, it seems time has been surprisingly kind to this one. Sure it sounds nothing like what we've been conditioned to (sometimes dogmatically) believe what a Batman or Superman score is meant to sound like, but it's a product of Snyder's oppressive film afterall. If you really demand bold, heroic themes crafted in Wagnarian-like fanfare, BvS will infuriate you. But in the right frame of mind, and with an open appreciation for mood music and rhythm, you might be surprised how effective it is at evoking the appropriate sense of dread. If I didn't know it was a superhero score, I might have thought it was a horror score! Track 5 feels like a nod to Christopher Young's Sinister score, but that might just be the industrial sound design genre fooling my ear. Anyhoo, plenty of time for stubborn naysayers to let their tastes evolve! EDIT: any session leaks available of BvS? Not Mr. Big 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 1 hour ago, Baby Jane Hudson said: EDIT: any session leaks available of BvS? Not yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 On 25.11.2017 at 11:10 PM, crocodile said: Probably better than Knowing, in all honesty. More consistent anyway. Mmmh, it shares a common problem with a lot of Beltramis in that there is a lot of dead weight in the middle, leaving the 20 minutes of interest at the beginning and the end. In the time of digital releases it would be a great chance to offer the best possible selection instead of lackluster 60+ minute releases. But yes, with a cue like 'Down the Harry Hole' it definitely qualifies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,723 Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 The Ghost and the Darkness by Jerry Goldsmith 13th Warrior by Jerry Goldsmith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeallen01 2,137 Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 I've been re-listening to Goldsmith's Mummy Score, and I noticed something I've never really thought about before. The action theme for Rick sound like it would fit perfectly as a 1990's gothic Batman theme; like for Batman Forever or Batman and Robin. Listen from 1:48 onwards and think of Joel Schumacher's Batman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 9 hours ago, Stefancos said: Not yet. Ah. There's this one bit I liked after the military shoots a nuke at Superman and Doomsday and they think they might have killed Superman. It's got this heavy rumbling that's unnerving in the film. But it's not on the soundtrack album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,651 Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 11 hours ago, Baby Jane Hudson said: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice When this was first released, I dismissed it as another grumbly, rumbly Zimmer pastiche. But after viewing the film many times, it seems time has been surprisingly kind to this one. Sure it sounds nothing like what we've been conditioned to (sometimes dogmatically) believe what a Batman or Superman score is meant to sound like, but it's a product of Snyder's oppressive film afterall. If you really demand bold, heroic themes crafted in Wagnarian-like fanfare, BvS will infuriate you. But in the right frame of mind, and with an open appreciation for mood music and rhythm, you might be surprised how effective it is at evoking the appropriate sense of dread. If I didn't know it was a superhero score, I might have thought it was a horror score! Track 5 feels like a nod to Christopher Young's Sinister score, but that might just be the industrial sound design genre fooling my ear. Anyhoo, plenty of time for stubborn naysayers to let their tastes evolve! EDIT: any session leaks available of BvS? I enjoy that score too though not as much as the highlights from Man of Steel. Much better than the half hearted Elfman Justice League score (more like one-third hearted actually). It really nails the dark grungy tone of the Snyder movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Hilary Bray 235 Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 Hunt for Red October, Poledouris (Intrada) again Sudden Impact, Magnum Force, Schifrin I watched the Dirty Harry sequels lately and the music is the one good thing as they get closer to the end. Otherwise, I've listened to 'regular' music lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 Surprisingly suspenseful and inventive little score for a twisted Robert Pattinson movie fable about the rise of fascism in the 20th Century (no less!). It's a harsh, Bartokian work (shades of Goldenthal, too), chamber sized (though obviously realized mostly on synths), and how could you not recommend a score using the shell conch effects from 'Alien'? Sadly scores like this are always buried in movies playing for 3 days... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 I remember enjoying that in parts, though finding it a little crude and over-the-top. Not Mr. Big 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James 119 Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 Agnes of God (Georges Delerue, 1985), Krull (James Horner, 1983), Orca (Ennio Morricone, 1978) and Mission Impossible (Danny Elfman, 1996 / Now I understand the story of the themes of 1996. There is the Elfman version that is in the movie and the popular one that came out on the radios that was arranged by the U2 guys ) . Incanus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 Road To Perdition (Thomas Coolman) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 Respect the Coolman! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 Bridge of Spies by Tommy Coolman This one has aged really well for me, if only for the fact that it remains the only score in the last decade that features regular full-fledged Newman pieces that go past the 5 minute mark. A good all-around score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 Aged? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 In the sense that I had little patience for it when I first heard it. Now, I'm quite enjoying it. Maybe I've heard one too many filler Newman scores in between. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 This score is 2 years old. In this day and age, it feels like an eternity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 2 iPhone generations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 In the span of that time, Donald Trump became President. It's a whole other era! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 Hammer's 1959 version of 'The Mummy': hear a wonderful precursor to Jerry Goldsmith's version from 00:15. It's one of the best Hammer scores, overall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Miracle on 34th Street - Bruce Broughton I still don't see this score talked about often enough as one of the great Christmas scores. It's just one of the loveliest I've ever heard, wonderfully pure and genuine in its sentimentality, and beautifully detailed in its orchestrations. I CANNOT SING ITS PRAISES HIGHLY ENOUGH AT THIS TIME OF YEAR. Because not much of it is to be found online, I implore anyone and everyone who's the least bit curious to please listen to the cues below. I challenge anyone who does listen to both to not want to go and order the La La Land release right away (which is still available!). https://drive.google.com/open?id=1WItFVfrxXWIjlXIw6KMrsbU0TD8YVHzV https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Nngsr4B4SxRiqULWt-Hv5-HO8DCuvN1T Not Mr. Big and James 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,723 Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Thirteen Days by Trevor Jones: One of my favourite Jones scores that combines wonderfully the patriotic Americana with large scale suspense writing and some elegiac interludes. It might be as extrovert as a score for a historical political thriller can go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Twin Peaks OST I've had this old second hand Warner CD I picked up for five bucks but never knew what to make of it. After seeing the first four episodes of the show so far, yeah I get it. Moody, quirky, impress your mates with an artsy score that's entirely listenable. All the highlights of the Pilot are here, and it seems like no other original music was composed for the rest of the series, as far as I know. It's just this score tracked and looped whenever required. It's good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 My log saw something that night... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,723 Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Transcriptions and Themes for Piano by John Williams (performed by Simone Pedroni): This has found its way steadily on my playlists over the last few months and I find most of the interpretations by Pedroni quite excellent. A lovely album. All the King's Men by James Horner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,033 Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 I hope there will be a volume 2 including Angela's Ashes, Seven Years in Tibet, JFK and The Force Awakens. Treesong Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,162 Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 54 minutes ago, Incanus said: Transcriptions and Themes for Piano by John Williams (performed by Simone Pedroni): This has found its way steadily on my playlists over the last few months and I find most of the interpretations by Pedroni quite excellent. A lovely album. When it comes to chamber sized arrangements, I prefer Keisuke Wakao's album on Denon. Truly great! The small ensemble manages to convey much of the color of the original orchestrations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Listening to the session leak of Jurassic World by Giacchino this morning. Still disappointed that the in-film version of "As the Jurassic World Turns" ends with the performance of Williams' Island Fanfare. It should've ended with a full-throated performance of Giacchino's theme, very prominent in the sound mix. It's what his new themes never really got in the film in my opinion. So the "As the Jurassic World Turns" track on the OST is just the "End Credits" from the sessions, right? That's still a highlight of Gia's recent work for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 1 minute ago, BloodBoal said: What? If I remember correctly, the OST track is a combination of two cues: 1m6-9 Does This Dino Make Jurassic Look Big and 1m10 As the Jurassic World Turns I dunno, I just listened to "7m64-65 The Park is Closed / End Credits" and the end credits portion starting at 3:20 sure sounds like the OST track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,456 Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Bloodboal is right and Disco Stu is wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Well I never made a statement. I asked a question Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,456 Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 This might help Stu https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vQHEFO8GZbKHhy4jsFiOI7S-_9iot-sF9WMIKIequz6onbhTphnmRBOvW44H8q9Q79jGR_eeePE8P1M/pubhtml The OST track called "As The Jurassic World Turns" is a combination of 1M6-9 Does This Dino Make Jurassic Look Big & 1M10 As the Jurassic World Turns. Giacchino didn't write anything specifically for the end credits, but surely expected the Suite to be edited and used there. And it mostly was, but the final film also tracked in As The Jurassic World turns for part of it IIRC. That specific track you mentioned playing is basically a dump of the final film's audio and not a pure session recording track like everything else in the leak. So the "The Park Is Closed" part has elements from v1, v2, and v3 from the session recordings, and the end credits part has the suite and As The Jurassic World Turns and whatever else they stuffed in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Thanks, I requested access! And yeah, I finished listening to the End Credits and I get it now. When I posted I had just gotten to the part where the beginning is just "1m6-9 Does This Dino Make Jurassic Look Big" recorded again and I leapt to some very wrong conclusions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,456 Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 I updated the link in my post, it should just pop right open now when you click the fixed link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 OK so the end credits is tracked and not a separate recording? Why would it be in the sessions with a separate slate number then? I also find it interesting that the "World Turns" theme (for me the highlight of the score) is not in the suite he composed as (I assume) something like demos for the director. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,456 Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 6 minutes ago, Disco Stu said: OK so the end credits is tracked and not a separate recording? Why would it be in the sessions with a separate slate number then? Giacchino didn't write anything specifically for the end credits, but surely expected the Suite to be edited and used there. And it mostly was, but the final film also tracked in As The Jurassic World turns for part of it IIRC. That specific track you mentioned playing is basically a dump of the final film's edited audio and not a pure session recording track like everything else in the leak. So the "The Park Is Closed" part has elements from v1, v2, and v3 from the session recordings, and the end credits part has the suite and As The Jurassic World Turns and whatever else from the session recordings they stuffed in there. Quote I also find it interesting that the "World Turns" theme (for me the highlight of the score) is not in the suite he composed as (I assume) something like demos for the director. Isn't it in the longer Suite version from the sessions, but was snipped out out of the OST version? I can't remember now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 5 minutes ago, Jay said: Isn't it in the longer Suite version from the sessions, but was snipped out out of the OST version? I can't remember now. OK yeah it's in the opening (cut from the OST) but just bare-bones as Gia's trademark slow sad piano; it never features the full orchestral theme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,456 Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 It is a bit underused as a theme overall, innit? Maybe he'll use it more in Jurassic World 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 1 minute ago, Jay said: It is a bit underused as a theme overall, innit? Maybe he'll use it more in Jurassic World 2. I hope so! I don't think I'm gonna actually see the sequel, but I'll certainly be buying the OST. Personally I think the movie (which my negative feelings about are well-known and don't need to be dredged up again) leaned too heavily on using Williams at key moments. I think "World Turns" is good enough to support those "epic" moments on its own. Sure it's not as good as Williams, but then again neither is the film it's supporting as good as what Williams originally wrote those themes for! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,456 Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 I don't like the way he handled any of the Williams themes, except for the tinkly piano rendition in Ye Olde Visitors Center. That one's good and a shame he didn't put it on the OST. Actually overall, the OST is nowhere near the same highlights I would have chosen to release for this score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 2 minutes ago, Jay said: I don't like the way he handled any of the Williams themes I have to assume a lot of it was just what Trevorrow wanted. Boy am I glad that guy's not going to work with Williams after all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,367 Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 It was snowing, so Home Alone (2015). Stunning quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,033 Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 Total Recall by Jerrald King Goldsmith. It ain't half bad. Next up: Rambo: First Blood Part II. Oh all that testosterone. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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