Nick Parker 3,040 Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 On 1/21/2021 at 11:08 AM, Disco Stu said: The Prisoner of Zenda - Henry Mancini My favorite Mancini mode is his "old-timey" mode where he shows his love for turn-of-the-20th-century light music like waltzes, rags, marches, operettas, and popular songs. Where he can create a stew of Strauss, Victor Herbert, Percy Grainger, Sousa, Tin Pan Alley, etc. The Great Race is still the best example I've heard, but Prisoner of Zenda sure is great fun! Have you listened to Darling Lili? It has _tons_ of writing in that mode. Koji Kondo once cited Mancini as a big influence, and sometimes it's hard not to notice. (Not saying he was directly influenced or even familiar with this score, let alone the song) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 I’ll check it out! I was thinking about Mancini the other day and realized that all of my emotional attachment to “Moon River” is because of Angels in America and not Breakfast at Tiffany’s, a truly godawful movie. It’s just heartbreaking in context. KK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 4 minutes ago, Disco Stu said: I’ll check it out! I was thinking about Mancini the other day and realized that all of my emotional attachment to “Moon River” is because of Angels in America and not Breakfast at Tiffany’s, a truly godawful movie. It’s just heartbreaking in context. Dammit and I haven't even seen the movie 6 minutes ago, Disco Stu said: Breakfast at Tiffany’s, a truly godawful movie. Ironically, the one scene that Edwards and Hepburn had to fight to keep in was the one that aged best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Love that sex scene at the beginning. Aw man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerateWohl 4,355 Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 8 hours ago, Disco Stu said: I’ll check it out! I was thinking about Mancini the other day and realized that all of my emotional attachment to “Moon River” is because of Angels in America and not Breakfast at Tiffany’s, a truly godawful movie. It’s just heartbreaking in context. Right. Even in "Born on the 4th of July" the song has more emotional impact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,480 Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 Trevor Jones evening. The last of the Mohicans Mississippi Burning Arachnophobia (I have the american version of the CD, remove the songs to keep only tracks 12-14-15-16-17-18 and 19) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerateWohl 4,355 Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 7 hours ago, Bespin said: Trevor Jones evening. The Dark Crystal and Angel Heart used to be my favourites of his. By the way, I always thought The Last of the Mohicans was from Elliot Goldenthal. Bespin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,480 Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 Randy Edelman added some parts to The Last of The Mohicans, but it's mainly a Trevor Jones score. I discover on the late, that it seems some of Trevor Jones OSTs uses MANY dialogues tracks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerateWohl 4,355 Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 59 minutes ago, Bespin said: Randy Edelman added some parts to The Last of The Mohicans, but it's mainly a Trevor Jones score. I discover on the late, that it seems some of Trevor Jones OSTs uses MANY dialogues tracks... Ok. Then I got it wrong. Yes, OSTs using film dialogues and soundeffects would be probably worth an own thread. I could not think of any film music fan, who says "Great that there is the dialogue above my favourite piece of music. Like the prologue and epilogue in the WotW OST or Can You Read My Mind. Or the Flash Gordon soundtrack album of Queen which is rather a radio play than a soundtrack album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,346 Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 Continuing to go through my physical collection today... Vangelis - Chariots of Fire The opening "Titles" track is legendary for sure. Then the album kind of just meanders around for a while, until there's some decent stuff in the final long suite track again Bespin and Tom Guernsey 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,054 Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 Agreed. Sold my copy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,480 Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 Sadly, I'll wait Vangelis' death before starting a physical collection of his work. He clearly blocks reissues and expansions of his scores. That's a shame, but that's his choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,346 Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 Alan Silvestri - Eraser (La La Land expanded) Funny to look back through this expansion from before the golden era of LLL, with David C Fein's... questionable art style. Oh how things have improved on that front since! I hadn't heard this score in a while, probably not since I listened to my physical copy of the OST years ago doing this project. Its's a fun score! It has a nice blend of classic orchestral action music, militaristic action music, cool electric guitar riffs, and some moody underscore to pull the story along. He even gets to revisit his Predator sound in "It's A Jungle" and Predator 2 in "You're Luggage". I'll always prefer Judge Dredd as far as his non-Predator/BTTF action scores go, but this is a fun one to check out every once in a while for sure. Tom Guernsey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 The Tin Star - Elmer Bernstein (1957, FSM) Real good underrated early Bernstein western. You hear elements of the sound he developed for the 60s Westerns (Magnificent 7, Katie Elder, etc.) but it's not quite as individualistic as those later scores in terms of themes and orchestration, but still a lot to enjoy here. It's improved for me over multiple listens. This is the only music from it on Youtube, I recommend it if you enjoy Western scores. In addition to the very nice main theme, you can hear some of the cool stuff he wrote for the suspense/conflict parts of the story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 I am not an audiophile like nany hear and i don't always distinguish how a new recording might actually sound better but I do hear it on the most recent Superman MM expansion and I find myself going back to it time and again. Especially after the Love theme poll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,346 Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 Danny Elfman - Black Beauty (La-La Land Expanded) Woah. I was unfamiliar with this score outside of its suite on Music for a Darkened Theater 2, which for some reason never did anything for me (I liked the Sommersby suite more, though never actually picked up either OST). This was a revelation. What a score! I love the way it balances fantastic tender music with whimsical jaunts, sad violin solos, and some great piano work - among many other things as well, actually - this score is brimming with ideas! I'll definitely be revisiting this one in the future, and will probably read Jeff Bond's liner notes tonight. bruce marshall and Tom Guernsey 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,346 Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 3 hours ago, GerateWohl said: I could not think of any film music fan, who says "Great that there is the dialogue above my favourite piece of music. IIRC @TownerFan likes the narration in Angela's Ashes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerateWohl 4,355 Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 9 minutes ago, Spider-Fal said: IIRC @TownerFan likes the narration in Angela's Ashes Really? I am quite happy to have the european edition without the narration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,346 Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 John Williams and Anne-Sophie Mutter - Across the Stars (standard edition) The Deluxe Edition is better, they removed a lot of the best tracks for the standard edition. My favorites from this version of the album are Rey's Theme, Donnybrook Fair, Night Journeys, and Nice To Be Around Raiders of the SoundtrArk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,517 Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 58 minutes ago, Jay said: Danny Elfman - Black Beauty (La-La Land Expanded) Woah. I was unfamiliar with this score outside of its suite on Music for a Darkened Theater 2, which for some reason never did anything for me (I liked the Sommersby suite more, though never actually picked up either OST). This was a revelation. What a score! I love the way it balances fantastic tender music with whimsical jaunts, sad violin solos, and some great piano work - among many other things as well, actually - this score is brimming with ideas! I'll definitely be revisiting this one in the future, and will probably read Jeff Bond's liner notes tonight. Wow, listened to the LLL samples, I have to hear more of this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,346 Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 Yea it's pretty great to find a gem from the middle of his golden years that I had overlooked for so long Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 And then check out Sommersby!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,346 Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 Well I've always liked the suite on MFADT2 for that one, just haven't heard the OST. At this point, might as well wait for an expansion! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,517 Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 Conquest of the Planet of the Apes - I like it, it has personality and kinda knows when to have order and thematicity and when to have more erratic primitive percussion - or when to fuse the two! Escape from the Planet of the Apes - A cool sound surprisingly thoroughly explored over the short runtime. Planet of the Apes - kicks ass. If the LLL box was 50$ instead of 70, I'd probably already have it even if I don't really like the Rosenmanns! (prefer Battle over Beneath but it still wouldn't get many or any listens) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,346 Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 John Williams - Images Woah. Images, where have you been all my life. This score is cool as hell. 35 minutes is not enough! I don't know how long ago I bought this, but I just took the shrinkwrap off today. Jon Burlingame's liner notes were good and well researched It seems Blood Moon and potentially Reflections are concert arrangements. Now I want to see the movie and now I want them to find the master tapes and release an expansion! Tom Guernsey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,054 Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 Do it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 16 minutes ago, Jay said: John Williams - Images Woah. Images, where have you been all my life. This score is cool as hell. 35 minutes is not enough! It's probably less in the movie. As for the movie, I want to visit those waterfalls some time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,480 Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 Thomas Newman - Saving Mr. Banks Nice! I didn't hate that movie, I just found the title inapproriate, but that's another story! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,191 Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 5 hours ago, Jay said: Vangelis - Chariots of Fire The opening "Titles" track is legendary for sure. Then the album kind of just meanders around for a while, until there's some decent stuff in the final long suite track again Not even the suite was able to wake me up again. I'm a big fan of some of Vangelis' output, but his two main film scores leave me cold except for one standout cue each - Chariots of Fire has the great theme, and Blade Runner has the end titles. 5 hours ago, Bespin said: Sadly, I'll wait Vangelis' death before starting a physical collection of his work. He clearly blocks reissues and expansions of his scores. That's a shame, but that's his choice. I'd buy a release of his Cosmos stuff (the original stuff, including Comet 16) in a heartbeat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post crocodile 8,000 Posted January 26, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 26, 2021 Princess Mononoke - Symphonic Suite. This is definitely a superior album of the two dedicated to this score. Karol Kasey Kockroach, Romão and bruce marshall 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,346 Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 That Hisaishi guy sure knows how to write a score Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,000 Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 Some really gorgeous themes in this one. And yes, there are other scores of his I also like quite a bit. To this day I still regret not going to his concert some years ago. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,346 Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 Maybe there'll be more concerts after the pandemic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,000 Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 I certainly hope so! A Streetcar Named Desire. This is bloody good! Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 Ponyo is my favorite Hisaishi score! crocodile and Kasey Kockroach 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,346 Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 probably The Wind Rises for me but they are all hella good crocodile 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,346 Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 Michael Giacchino - Coco Well, the first 11 tracks (songs) didn't do much for me, though they were fine in the film itself. Giacchino's score from tracks 12-end was nicer than I remembered. I had probably only listened to this once or twice before taking the shrinkwrap off my physical copy today. Not anything that will ever crack my top 25 Giacchino's but it is pretty fun. Phew! That's enough CDs for one day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Guernsey 2,282 Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 27 minutes ago, Jay said: Michael Giacchino - Coco Well, the first 11 tracks (songs) didn't do much for me, though they were fine in the film itself. Giacchino's score from tracks 12-end was nicer than I remembered. I had probably only listened to this once or twice before taking the shrinkwrap off my physical copy today. Not anything that will ever crack my top 25 Giacchino's but it is pretty fun. Phew! That's enough CDs for one day I really enjoyed the score and quite liked the films, the song Remember Me feels more poignant once you've seen the film. I first heard Fiesta con de la Cruz at the Giacchino 50th birthday concert so I'll always remember that and enjoy that track just a little more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,346 Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 Oh yea, Remember Me is super effective in the film for sure. Just not the kind of thing I like to listen to repeatedly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romão 2,274 Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 I keep hearing the love theme from Krull whenever I listen to Remember Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raiders of the SoundtrArk 2,433 Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 Just discover Star Wars Squadrons by Gordy Haab. It's in the direct legacy of the John Williams scores. To bad that he does only video games score! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,000 Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 Inchon (new complete presentation). While this new album does sound better it's never going to be brilliant. This score needs a re-recording. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,346 Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 John Williams - Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (complete) This might be one of my top 5 favorite film scores of all time. Hot damn. Bespin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,480 Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 James Horner - Expanded Cocoon I listen to an "evaluation copy", because, of course, it's OOP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,346 Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 I could never get into his Cocoon scores as much as everybody else seems to Maybe it's because I've never seen the films Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,480 Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,054 Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 It's about old people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,480 Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 In fact, it's about Viagra, before it was invented. Raiders of the SoundtrArk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 7,432 Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 Hans Zimmer (plus Steve Jablonsky, Gavin Greenaway, Jim Dooley and Mel Wesson) - Spirit One of the most cheesy scores I've ever heard. I couldn't take it seriously. It reminded me of these albums with cheesy instrumental covers of strings and drums of famous songs (in this case, Bryan Adams' songs). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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