Bespin 8,484 Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 The Terminal The BFG oh yeah... Will 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,716 Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies by Howard Shore The Witches of Eastwick by John Williams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabulin 3,514 Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 . The Illustrious Jerry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 Body Heat by John Barry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 PS: and, just because... Fabulin and Will 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 Solo: A Star Wars Story by John Powell I don't think I'll ever tire of this! Will and SteveMc 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,674 Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 Return of the Jedi by John Williams Accidental Tourist by John Williams The Illustrious Jerry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,484 Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 I still have the best summer selection of scores! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John 2,032 Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 Paprika, by Susumu Hirasawa Great stuff. Lots of interesting and downright bizarre textures and orchestrations. Love it! Nick Parker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 3 hours ago, John said: Paprika, by Susumu Hirasawa Great stuff. Lots of interesting and downright bizarre textures and orchestrations. Love it! Helllll yeah, dude! Hirasawa's gold! If you like his sound from Paprika, he's got a _vast_ discography for you to check out. John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,019 Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 The Lost World:Jurassic Park Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Spider-Man: Far From Home Karol Incanus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,484 Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 On 7/10/2019 at 11:17 AM, JoeinAR said: Towering Inferno is looping in the car the last few days. I love his jazzy love themes. The main title is still jaw dropping nearly 45 years later. I tried it, almost had an accident! So, it's not a so great score for listening in a car I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,553 Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 LISOLETTE AND HARLEE, SOMETHING FOR SUSAN, and SUSAN AND DOUG might work. Put those on a CD with LOVE SCENE, MILES ON WHEELS SOMETHING FOR ROSA and SOMETHING FOR REMY, and you've got yourself a nice "riding around LA" soundtrack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,091 Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 Of course, in Los Angeles, everything is based on driving, even the killings. In New York, most people don’t have cars, so if you want to kill a person, you have to take the subway to their house. And sometimes on the way, the train is delayed and you get impatient, so you have to kill someone on the subway. That’s why there are so many subway murders; no one has a car. Fabulin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,484 Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 Le parc jurassique (OST) La communauté de l’anneau (OST) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,553 Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 Le ass smarte. The Illustrious Jerry and Jurassic Shark 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,484 Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 Fellowship of the ring, a recommended score to get high on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,553 Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 So, Bes...what your natural high? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 Bespin's descent is deepening, growing by the day. It's only a matter of time, now...how long, a month until Bespin starts posting stuff like this in this thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 I get an emotional high of sorts listening to Marauders Arrive from Solo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,484 Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 It’s a THC high, remember I’m canadian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,553 Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 I prefer YYZ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,716 Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge Symphonic Suite by John Williams Solo: A Star Wars Story by John Powell & awesome theme by John Williams The Mummy Returns by Alan Silvestri Ivanhoe by Miklós Rózsa Cutthroat Island by John Debney The Good German by Thomas Newman The Wolfman by Danny Elfman SteveMc and The Illustrious Jerry 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 51 minutes ago, Incanus said: The Good German by Thomas Newman Nice! I listened to that a few weeks ago. What did you think of it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,531 Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 Let's see, been a while since I posted updates here... Listened to the complete versions of the Hisaishi Ghibli scores a couple times and decided to keep most of them around. Still listen to highlights like The Princess Who Love Insects, On the Tiger Moth, Carrying You, Town with an Ocean View, Cat Bus, The Stink Spirit, Procession of the Spirits or Legend of Ashitaka (credits version) daily. Went through the backlog of favourites I haven't heard in a little while - Alien, Ben-Hur, Thief of Bagdad, CE3K, E.T., Dracula, EotS, Jaws, Lost World, Schindler, STTMP... Noticed many new subtleties and flourishes in most of them. Superman LLL: I got it early and haven't heard it since late April. Loved it this time, I even looked forward to March of the Villains (concert) after the credits where I placed it. Still not toplist Williams material for me, but wow. Jurassic Park: I think I finally crossed the line between "like" and "love" with this one! Again, a very close listen and the discovery of many subtleties helped. Batman LLL: I only even heard the OST, and... well, I'll cull this down heavily to resemble that arrangement more. The big memorable action material are top notch classics, my favourite bits are Descent into Mystery and Charge of the Batmobile, a perfect duo with the "Ascension" motif as I named it, almost Intermission/Entracte if you will... but my interest waned seriously with most of the softer, slower material. I wanna jump into Shootout right after Roof Fight, dammit! What I also noticed this time is how in the Main Title, the instrument groups keep playing Hot Potato with the melodic line and it still comes across as a coherent whole! A.I.: I want to kick myself in the balls repeatedly for intentionally missing out on this based on the stupid OST. It's such a great, understated, subtle journey, the standout on second listen was the "For Always" theme that comes in at the end, poignantly underscoring the last ever time a human is "alive"... Bram Stoker's Dracula LLL: whoah, yesterday's listen was engaging and intense. Screw repetition worries, I gotta get this one. Interesting how the OST seems to be an exact replica of the film edit, showing in isolation how even the director treated it like a toolbox. I guess looking at it all as pieces, settings of themes for specific scenes explored as fully as possible to give a large amount of material to work with. What else is there to say but Sanguis Vita Est, Sanguis Vita Est, Sanguis Vita Est, Sanguis Vita Est, Sanguis Vita Est, Sanguis Vita Est, Sanguis Vita Est... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,091 Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 37 minutes ago, The Illustrious Jerry said: Nice! I listened to that a few weeks ago. What did you think of it? Yeah, was he indeed good, and was he German? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt C 455 Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice - Hans Zimmer & Junkie XL There are some decent highlights in this score, but no sense of dramatic storytelling, just mainly sonic wallpaper. "Is She With You?" introduces Zimmer's delightful war-cry motif for Wonder Woman, as well as an obnoxious Sherlock Holmes-styled motif for Lex Luthor running throughout. They manage to capture the sadness and loss of innocence for Bruce Wayne a second time (albeit regurgitating the choir boy vocal), but the composers never really pit the new Batman motif against Superman's musically. And why wasn't Zimmer's more optimistic anthem from MOS not brought back either? I pine for the glory days of Batman Begins... Justice League - Danny Elfman Elfman's style has changed and evolved over the decades, but his writing is unmistakable. I really dug what he (and Pinar Toprak) did with Zimmer's Wonder Woman theme, in "Wonder Woman Rescue". His Batman theme is arranged in ways that hearken back to his late '80s/early '90s writing but also his more modern style. But the way he places and pits themes against each other is masterful, especially in "Friends and Foes" and "The Final Battle." But his quieter cues like "Home" would be right home in, say, a Spider-Man film. I don't understand the hate for this score, I really don't. The Illustrious Jerry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 Cat's Eye by Alan Silvestri Flowers in the Attic by Christopher Young The Haunting by Jerry Goldsmith Piranha II: The Spawning by Stelvio Cipriani Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabulin 3,514 Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 'The Golden Child' is a misbegotten mess of a movie but whatever the version John Barry got his hands on must have looked much different from what we ended up with. In any case, a mix of 'Last Valley', 'Out of Africa' and a handful of other more or less recent Barry scores (and a good dose of Stravinsky, uncharacteristic for the composer) make their bow and it's a really good 80's adventure score, very broad with robust orchestration, especially in the travelogue and fantasy scenes and at least two engaging tunes - there's a slight 'Persuaders' vibe coming off 'Wisdom of the Ages' but neither its rinky-tink style nor the sweeping panoramic strings ever saw a 80's Eddie Murphy movie. It's one of these scores where inventing your own dream movie is the only way to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,019 Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 The Mask of Zorro. This was my second Horner album in my collection after Titanic and the one that convinced me this guy has some talent. It's as enjoyable as his music gets. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 Dr. No by Monty Norman Honestly, I can only really remember the swingy reggae songs. It's not to say that Norman's score is completely forgettable per se, but it's not the most memorable. Arrival by Jóhann Jóhannsson After taking in the corresponding movie (full thoughts pending), I quite enjoyed listening to Jóhannsson's score. While I'd categorize it as a sound design/environment project (as opposed to orchestral), it's a lot different than any Zimmer score. For one, I immediately took to it. A film edit of the complete score would open and close with Max Richter's heart-achingly beautiful On the Nature of Daylight, which I must say is perfect in the movie. It's a gorgeously deep piece, and it wasn't even written for this film, although it compliments it very well. As for Jóhannsson, his music explores the human voice by employing a variety of techniques and synthetic additives. With the belief that "people are hungry for new sounds", he delves into the possibilities of the vocal textures. "I knew that I wanted to use voices as one of the primary instruments in the score of a film that is primarily about language no communication. But I wanted to use the voice in a different way, so I worked with an ensemble called Theatre of Voices. They're masters of both early music and contemporary music, so have a very good command of exotic vocal textures, " Jóhannsson said in an interview with The Guardian. Humans respond to the human voice in a way that they cannot be replicated with instruments. Jóhannsson utilizes this, putting it at the forefront of the underscore on a number of occasions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,553 Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 39 minutes ago, The Illustrious Jerry said: Dr. No by Monty Norman Honestly, I can only really remember the swingy reggae songs. It's not to say that Norman's score is completely forgettable per se, but it's not the most memorable. That's "Dr. No by Monty Norman, and John Barry", if you please, young sir. Audiences laughed out loud at original screenings, at the music "stabs" that accompanied Bond killing the spider with his shoe. Fabulin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John 2,032 Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 Inception, by Hans Zimmer **** out of ***** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,674 Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 The Cowboys - John Heartwood - Williams Incanus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,091 Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 On 7/15/2019 at 11:35 PM, Richard said: That's "Dr. No by Monty Norman, and John Barry", if you please, young sir. Wasn't the final court decision in favor of Norman, though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,553 Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 Yes, but only because he had sole composer credit, by virtue of his contract. Sure, he wrote the first part of the theme as an adaptation of a song called BAD SIGN GOOD SIGN, but Barry wrote the middle 8. At the very least, he should have had co-composer credit. In my mind, there's absolutely no doubt who "wrote" the theme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 Barry wrote the most of it, and the big band arrangement that made it famous was his. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Incanus 5,716 Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 The Wind and the Lion by Jerry Goldsmith Sleepy Hollow by Danny Elfman Medal of Honor by Michael Giacchino The Lion in Winter by Richard Hartley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,553 Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 One of those is a "fuck off" masterpiece (hint: it's not Medal Of Honor ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 On 7/14/2019 at 10:57 AM, Holko said: A.I.: I want to kick myself in the balls repeatedly for intentionally missing out on this based on the stupid OST. It's such a great, understated, subtle journey, the standout on second listen was the "For Always" theme that comes in at the end, poignantly underscoring the last ever time a human is "alive"... Not even a trickle of enjoyment on using "Mecha World" as an album opener, followed by "Abandoned in the Woods"? Hella better than Cybertronics cold Williams 2000s strings. On 7/17/2019 at 10:22 AM, Stefancos said: Barry wrote the most of it, and the big band arrangement that made it famous was his. Ohhhh, I see! Glad the mystery is solved, finally! Different composer, but would you say the same thing about Williams and Herbert Spencer or Conrad Pope? I just don't know if Williams writes a piano sketch and then orchestrators flesh it out, or what. 3 hours ago, Richard said: One of those is a "fuck off" masterpiece (hint: it's not Medal Of Honor ). Do you enjoy Sleepy Hollow, Richard? I never saw you talking about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,531 Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 Cybertronics is a perfectly fine opener, it sets up the first phase of the brilliant gradual journey. Mecha World at the start sounds like you accidentally put on Disc 2 of 2, it just has that feel to me, it's not earned yet at all. Abandoned In the Woods is a grand transitional event cue, not a Track 2! (Only heard the OST once and quickly started it now to make sure) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,553 Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 Ly@Nick Parker Yes I do enjoy listening to SLEEPY HOLLOW. It's not my favourite Elfman score, (that's BATMAN RETURNS followed very closely by "MARS ATTACKS!"), but it's certainly a fine addition to his body of work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 24 minutes ago, Holko said: Cybertronics is a perfectly fine opener, it sets up the first phase of the brilliant gradual journey. Mecha World at the start sounds like you accidentally put on Disc 2 of 2, it just has that feel to me, it's not earned yet at all. Abandoned In the Woods is a grand transitional event cue, not a Track 2! (Only heard the OST once and quickly started it now to make sure) I actually don't mind Cybetronics as an opener, if you're listening to the complete film score. But Mecha World is a _hell_ of an overture, with its somewhat quiet, sombre fanfare beginning before it kicks off into one of Williams' best cues. "Abandoned in the Woods" is a nice continuation of that bombastic, melancholy mood, but, almost as if Williams programmed the album for a LP in mind, reprises Abandoned in the Woods halfway through as a transitional moment (like when you flip over to the B side). 5 minutes ago, Richard said: Ly@Nick Parker Yes I do enjoy listening to SLEEPY HOLLOW. It's not my favourite Elfman score, (that's BATMAN RETURNS followed very closely by "MARS ATTACKS!"), but it's certainly a fine addition to his body of work. I didn't know you held Batman Returns in such high regard. I just got the printed score and have been going through the music again after several years...I prefer the album presentation to the whole film score, but what an imaginative, cohesive accomplishment for anyone, let alone a dude who had been writing scores for 7 years. Anyone listen to Elfman's most recent stuff like Dumbo and all that? How is it compared to what he's been up to since 2010 or so? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 Link by Jerry Goldsmith Young Sherlock Holmes by Bruce Broughton (47-minute playlist I made of the score awhile ago) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,553 Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 Fine scores, both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,019 Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 Concert work day! Metropolis Symphony by Michael Daugherty The New Moon in the Old Moon's Arms by Michael Kamen Concerto for Cello and Orchestra by John Williams Memory & Ruin by Howard Shore Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will 2,215 Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 Not a film score but by god this is awesome: The composer that replaced that theme in 2006 was even better: You may recognize him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 Spider-man: Far From Home by Michael Giacchino As a big fan of Homecoming, I had high hopes for this score. Unfortunately I'm not digging it in the way I'd hoped, which is not to say it isn't good. I just haven't gotten into it yet. I haven't quite gotten a handle on the new themes either. I'll listen again in a month or so. Ralph Breaks the Internet by Henry Jackman Fairly uninteresting. Video game music essentially. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes by Michael Giacchino War for the Planet of the Apes by Michael Giacchino I've heard it been said that these score are overrated. Frankly, I don't know what people think of these, but I enjoy listening to War quite a bit. It certainly has more memorable music, stuff I could hum for you up to a few weeks or so after listening. Dawn doesn't quite have material that's ever that distinctly developed. All in all not bad, but not knocking my socks off either. E.T. the Extra Terrestrial by John Williams (La La Land Records - CD 1 - The Film Score Presentation) What more could I possibly say? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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