Bellosh 3,419 Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 The Book Thief - John Williams SteveMc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John 2,032 Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 Goodfellas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,556 Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 You're funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John 2,032 Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 Funny how? Am I like a clown, do I amuse you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,484 Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 Amelie - Tiersen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bespin 8,484 Posted August 16, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 16, 2019 How to train your pigeon by John Poodle. Very good, even if very few passages seemed to me more oriental than celtic (I hear some oriental flavor in War horse, so that’s my problem...) Anyway, nice discovery for me! SteveMc, Holko and The Illustrious Jerry 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,094 Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 On 8/15/2019 at 8:57 PM, John said: Funny how? Am I like a clown, do I amuse you? Juggle for us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,378 Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 I like the score to Oceans 8 by Daniel Pemberton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,484 Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 Superman by Unknown. The Illustrious Jerry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,484 Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 Name a movie scored by JW and featuring a Fonda. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smaug The Iron 516 Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 Star Wars by John Williams Star Wars the Empire Strikes Back by John Williams Star Wars the Return of the Jedi by John Williams Star Wars the Force Awakens by John Williams Star Wars the Last Jedi by John Williams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,484 Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 The Force is... repetitive with this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Holko 9,532 Posted August 17, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 17, 2019 Thank you, Mr. Sabrina. The Illustrious Jerry, Gruesome Son of a Bitch, Smaug The Iron and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,556 Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 5 hours ago, Bespin said: Name a movie scored by JW and featuring a Fonda. STANLEY AND IRIS, featuring Jane Fonda. Bespin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 Batman OST (Prince) Batman OST (Danny Elfman) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,484 Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 I listened 10 seconds of Purple Rain last week. That's my record! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt C 455 Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 Superman The Animated Series (Carter/Cohen/McCuistion/Ritmanis/Walker) Ah yes, back when kids cartoons weren't dumbed down and had good scores to boot. It's amazing how Walker and her team managed quality this good with only 30+ musicians for each episode. And while they stayed within her wheelhouse sonically, she gave the composers leeway to develop their own style too. I'm partial to Michael McCuistion for his work on "World's Finest" and "In Brightest Day" as well as Lolita Ritmanis' "Little Girl Lost", but this is a beautifully curated album release by LLL. Makes me wish an upcoming director would secure McCuistion/Ritmanis/Carter to score a live action comic book film... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 Batman Returns OST Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,716 Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 22 minutes ago, Dieter Stark said: Batman Returns OST The complete score is all you need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,556 Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 8 hours ago, Bespin said: I listened 10 seconds of Purple Rain last week. That's my record! Bes, I never meant to cause you any trouble. I never meant to cause any pain. There's some fantastic stuff, on that record. All we are saying, is "give Prince a chance". Bespin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 12 hours ago, Matt C said: Superman The Animated Series (Carter/Cohen/McCuistion/Ritmanis/Walker) Ah yes, back when kids cartoons weren't dumbed down and had good scores to boot. It's amazing how Walker and her team managed quality this good with only 30+ musicians for each episode. And while they stayed within her wheelhouse sonically, she gave the composers leeway to develop their own style too. I'm partial to Michael McCuistion for his work on "World's Finest" and "In Brightest Day" as well as Lolita Ritmanis' "Little Girl Lost", but this is a beautifully curated album release by LLL. Makes me wish an upcoming director would secure McCuistion/Ritmanis/Carter to score a live action comic book film... Frankly I'm more amazed that a cartoon show used to have an orchestral ensemble of any size. All of them are very good composers--I like the edge of Karter, but McCuistion is probably the strongest in my mind...he wrote this for example! Listen to that orchestration, damn! But man, they've been doing superhero stuff for over 25 years now. Wonder if they've gotten tired of it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt C 455 Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 6 hours ago, Nick Parker said: But man, they've been doing superhero stuff for over 25 years now. Wonder if they've gotten tired of it? I don't think so. Hell, if I was directing a comic book movie for either WB or Marvel -- Dynamic Music Partners would be my dream pick to score. They would be cheap and provide quality scores with chamber-sized ensembles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 Spider-Man OST Spider-Man 2 OST John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,532 Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 CE3K - LLL Disc 1 Superman - LLL OST Dracula - Deluxe OST Monsignor - new OST That magical era when JW could still create great shortened programs! Alien - Intrada OST ST:TMP - LLL OST This guy, too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 I agree with @Holko. LP era Williams is superior to CD era Williams when it comes to OST presentations. Bespin and SteveMc 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,532 Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 With the 2-or 4-side fragmentation, there may have been more motivation to create satisfying mini-structures for each side, while many later OSTs feel haphazard, choppy, seemingly randomly out of order for the sake of being out of order. SteveMc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,716 Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 eXistenZ by Howard Shore: A rather non-descript brooding Shore score for another Cronenberg film. A History of Violence by Howard Shore: A rather Middle-earthy score for this small scale thriller/drama but it is does have its small charms, especially the sunny horn-led main theme which reminds me of heroics of the Hobbits. Nerakhoon (The Betrayal) by Howard Shore: A lovely chamber score for a documentary both fine cello solos by Sophie Shao and typically great Shorean choral writing for two Estonian choral ensembles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,365 Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 4 minutes ago, Incanus said: A History of Violence by Howard Shore: A rather Middle-earthy score for this small scale thriller/drama but it is does have its small charms, especially the sunny horn-led main theme which reminds me of heroics of the Hobbits. Thank goodness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 Conan the Barbarian by Basil Poledouris While the Discord listening session wasn't as successful as I'd hoped (thanks @Holko for always sticking around!), it was still a very enjoyable experience for us. Quite a good score, lots of very dense and heavy stuff in the opening (reminded me of some parts of The Lost World) but a really nice love theme provides balance. Lots of cool bits along the way. Good fun! SteveMc and Holko 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,716 Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 5 hours ago, The Illustrious Jerry said: Conan the Barbarian by Basil Poledouris While the Discord listening session wasn't as successful as I'd hoped (thanks @Holko for always sticking around!), it was still a very enjoyable experience for us. Quite a good score, lots of very dense and heavy stuff in the opening (reminded me of some parts of The Lost World) but a really nice love theme provides balance. Lots of cool bits along the way. Good fun! Which version? The OST, Intrada complete presentation or Tadlow re-recording? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,532 Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 11 minutes ago, Incanus said: Which version? The OST, Intrada complete presentation or Tadlow re-recording? OST recreated (approximated) from the Tadlow/Prometheus rerecording for convenient length but superior sound and performance. I left The Kitchen in because there's no good way to separate it from The Orgy in the same way the OST has it, with that opening leading note for the transition. Incanus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,020 Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 16 hours ago, Incanus said: Nerakhoon (The Betrayal) by Howard Shore: A lovely chamber score for a documentary both fine cello solos by Sophie Shao and typically great Shorean choral writing for two Estonian choral ensembles. I did read that as Sheeran. 😆 Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 3,696 Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 17 hours ago, Incanus said: A History of Violence by Howard Shore: A rather Middle-earthy score for this small scale thriller/drama but it is does have its small charms, especially the sunny horn-led main theme which reminds me of heroics of the Hobbits. That score felt to me like Shore hadn't really left Middle Earth at all, and had done a score in the same brooding vein but without the themes. Not a fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,716 Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 Black Beauty by Danny Elfman: Truly one of Elfman's loveliest creations. crocodile and publicist 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,020 Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 An American Tail by James Horner. I am not a fan of the songs but, thankfully, they can be easily eliminated from the playlist as they have no real impact on the remaining music nor do they really connect thematically to anything. The hour-long score itself is superb. I really enjoy how Horner employs six of his themes throughout. One of composer's most enjoyable works and the complete thing never outstays its welcome. Add to that the excellent performance from the LSO and Mike Matessino's first-rate assembly for Intrada and you have a real winner. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 Delete the songs and the reprise in “Releasing the Secret Weapon” is probably rather jarring! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 1 hour ago, crocodile said: I really enjoy how Horner employs six of his themes throughout. It may have been Spielberg's interference, but compare how varied the base of the thematic material is compared to his later animation scores (Fievel II excluded). They all sound very 'maerican-ized' (for the lack of a better word) whereas the main theme here is, rather unusually, pure russian (Prokoviev's First, to be precise). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smaug The Iron 516 Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 Fellowship of the Ring (OST) by Howard Shore The Two Towers (OST) by Howard Shore The Return of the King (OST) by Howard Shore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,532 Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 HTTYD 3 - after it came up. A few months after those initial listens, here's another go. I'm willing to take all the heat I deserve for this, and believe me that I'm saddest to say this, but to me it's still just a HTTYD-ey mush with most of the fun and awe sucked out of it. I don't really connect with most of the date or HW material and by the time it tries to recapture it all in Armada Battle, it's too little too late, and ends up being more copy-paste-ey but much less coherent and natural than Bewilderbeast. There is not one standout track that I can't get enough of, want to listen to over and over again until knowing it by heart, when it will become the main key to unlocking all the themes and nuggets in the rest of the score, whereas there were a dozen in the others, each. I'm just not feeling it. I'll probably put together a best bits medley to throw after HTTYD2, and that's it for me and this film/score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 Well, goodbye! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,094 Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 It's quite boring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 So instead of coming to "Does anyone else miss when kaseykockroach posted constantly?" threads, I witness this blasphemy! Though I really do need to find exciting music again. The world of music has gotten so boring and depressing now that HTTYD's over. Now it's just Star Wars and superheroes and nothing for me! All while I had to come across a "Is Junkie XL the next John Barry?" thread which made me vomit blood (and I don't even care for John Barry). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 Don't worry, Kasey. Call of the Wild will be out before you know it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 On 8/18/2019 at 4:26 PM, Dieter Stark said: Spider-Man OST Spider-Man 2 OST Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,484 Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 My brand brand new « best of the ‘60s » playlist! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,556 Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 No PLANET OF THE APES? No THE LION IN WINTER? No MIDNIGHT COWBOY? No IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT? No THE ITALIAN JOB? No Spaghetti Westerns? No Bond? Come on Bes. These scores epitomised the 60s. Holko 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,484 Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 2 hours ago, Richard said: No PLANET OF THE APES? No THE LION IN WINTER? No MIDNIGHT COWBOY? No IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT? No THE ITALIAN JOB? No Spaghetti Westerns? No Bond? Come on Bes. These scores epitomised the 60s. Goldfinger and The Lion in winter were missing indeed. FIXED. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 I'm listening to all the Jerry Goldsmith scores in alphabetical order I'm at L ...Legend. One of his masterpieces Bayesian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 The World is Not Enough OST Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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