Jurassic Shark 12,076 Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 I'm sure you could have played your piano piece faultless on the bass. GerateWohl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,482 Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 1993... Part II Raiders of the SoundtrArk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raiders of the SoundtrArk 2,433 Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 3 hours ago, Bespin said: 1993... Part II You could have listen more... Bespin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,482 Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 I love to purchase whole albums or expanded ones... then starting by listening to OST or just highlights.... In the case of Henry Mancini... why not start by the singles? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,193 Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 Mancini -> Lifeforce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,482 Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 1 hour ago, Marian Schedenig said: Mancini -> Lifeforce Mancini --> Spending more money, again and again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 On 6/16/2021 at 3:59 PM, Thor said: Always been a sucker for elegant, sweeping British scores with melancholic strings and cautious piano flurries. Cantelon is sorta another Christopher Gunning. The movie itself scores low on RT though ... Too bad, I was in the mood for an Emma Thompson costume film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,504 Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 1 hour ago, AC1 said: The movie itself scores low on RT though ... Too bad, I was in the mood for an Emma Thompson costume film. Never actually seen it myself. It doesn't look or sound like it's on the level of any Merchant/Ivory production or anything (speaking of Richard Robbins), but might still be decent, of course. The score lives its own, full life, at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,504 Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 Moroder & Bowie, what's not to like? And in the starstudded personnel, you'll find luminaries such as Brian Banks, Keith Forsey, Sylvester Levay and Craig "Blaster Beam" Huxley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 Why is the cover a picture of a very bored-looking wet lady? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jurassic Shark 12,076 Posted June 18, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 18, 2021 She forgot her umbrella. Edmilson, Kasey Kockroach and GerateWohl 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,504 Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 Superb videogame score, the best of 2015. Gorgeous, psalm-like choirs and Delerue-ian bittersweetness. Curry's LET US MELT from 2017 is great too, but not quite on this level. Unfortunately, Curry struggles with a serious degenerative disease, which adds a whole other layer to this music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raiders of the SoundtrArk 2,433 Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 A really good surprise. I haven't watch this season but I've seen the two previous when they came out and have a good memory from the main title. Well this season has a really nice score although it's extremely temped on Williams' works which is really funny. For instance the track Leading the Blind is temped on The Spiders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 7,454 Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 Much like "Snow White and the Huntsman", this score has a great main theme and some pretty good cues, specially the more romantic/melancholic ones. However, this score (its predecessor) is also from an era on JNH's career when he used a lot of RC-isms in his scores, which doesn't sound good. The action music is boring and uninspired. Just compare the climax of this album with something like Newt Releases the Thunderbird or Wands into Earth or even Flow Like Water - it's like night and day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,482 Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 My selectrion for the year 1994... Part I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 22 hours ago, Edmilson said: Much like "Snow White and the Huntsman", this score has a great main theme and some pretty good cues, specially the more romantic/melancholic ones. However, this score (its predecessor) is also from an era on JNH's career when he used a lot of RC-isms in his scores, which doesn't sound good. The action music is boring and uninspired. Just compare the climax of this album with something like Newt Releases the Thunderbird or Wands into Earth or even Flow Like Water - it's like night and day. The action music in Snow White was likewise bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 7,454 Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 40 minutes ago, publicist said: The action music in Snow White was likewise bad. Indeed. Early to mid 2010s weren't his best era for action music (SW, Winter's War, After Earth, etc). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,012 Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 Hard Rain by Christopher Young. Only got around to listening to the new expansion. Not the most distinctive thing ever but this virtually non-stop action score is conceived with skill and remains engaging for the majority of its running time. The orchestrations are really nice but that was to be expected. I particularly like the creepy harmonica solos. The obvious nods to the likes of Horner and Goldsmith are mixed well with Young's own unique orchestral touches. Far from original but still quite entertaining. Karol Tom Guernsey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 Nope, this one sure doesn't need any expansion. Still, it remains - in hindsight - good proof how Powell was able to serve his commercial projects with a nice fusion of style and the expected blockbuster trimmings. He would have been the better David Arnold, though i'm probably a minority in thinking a guy's probably better off without the Bond albatross around his neck, but anyway. Especially the slithery main theme is a plus, the occasional brass-driven action cues which are positively swaggering are five to ten notches above the norm (then and today) - it's only the over-eager electronic/percussion enhancement, swishing and swooshing ADHD-frantic that spoil the fun a bit. I like the spacious instrumental design, though: with Powell, you have woodwinds, harps, piano and electronics all finely delineated, in sharp contrast to his former master's vastly less sophisticated muddy layering. Shave off 15 minutes and it's a great album. Kasey Kockroach 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallguy 3,389 Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 Ford v. Ferrari isn't old. But Star Trek: The Animated Series is. And so is Tron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 Even the most obscure things turn up on Spotify these days. I remember watching this inane Disney rubber jumbo flick back in the 80's, of course having no idea it had 'music' back then. Next came the fabled SPFM tribute CD in 1993. This one was only available through heavy dealing via mail-order, and for a long time, the 22 minutes remained all there was. You may be turned off by the chipper sing-along main theme for Baby and its dominating presence (James Horner had an ear or two when he did his own Disney giant animal flick, Mighty Joe Young), but the heavy klingon-esque fanfare for the hunters balances things out. Synths are there - the Explorers/Legend variety -, but kept in place. The fart excesses of the Rambo 2-variety were yet to come (though Goldsmith already had the awful Runaway on his resume). It's not exactly high art - see nature of flick noted above - but many of the expansive outdoor moments still have that detailed, caring writing JG abandoned in the 90's (for lack of anyone but a handful of fans giving a shit). It's fair to good, and the fact that a pristine edition is up there for almost free streaming is really good news for a number of reasons. Brundlefly and Kasey Kockroach 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,364 Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 Alan Silvestri - The Mummy Returns (Complete) Listened to this after the recent thread about the two scores; These are two scores I've never been terribly familiar with and have always wanted to dive deeper into. Unfortunately, I was left unimpressed with this one once again. I don't know what it is about it but I never retain a single thing about this score after I listen to it. Maybe I need to see the two movies again. HunterTech 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 Singin’ in the Rain (Warner Archive streaming release of 1996 Rhino assembly) One of the great “mood lifters” MrJosh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MrJosh 892 Posted June 24, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 24, 2021 Jerry Goldsmith - Patton (Intrada 2Disc release specifically) We watched this film in school and it was around the time I was just starting to recognize certain film composers' names. I think it ended up being the first Jerry score I actually owned (I had some Star Trek compilation albums on cassette tape which had a few selections from him). I really dig the echoplex and how Jerry uses it in this score and in Alien (does he utilize it in other scores?). Anyway, I really enjoy the score as a whole, and I enjoy how Jerry arranged the album, giving a more varied playlist of music, as opposed to the film score presentation, which I still enjoy but plays has a different feel to it, due to most of the softer cues being in the first-half of the presentation. SteveMc, crocodile and Jay 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,193 Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 18 minutes ago, MrJosh said: I really dig the echoplex and how Jerry uses it in this score and in Alien (does he utilize it in other scores?). STTMP has an amplified bass flute with echoplex. MrJosh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corellian2019 386 Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 The Saint Of Fort Washington I just watched the film a few days ago, and I'm still letting the music marinate while going about daily life, but overall I liked it. I was amused to hear some of the keyboard samples used in The Fugitive reappear here, but the more I listen it, the more I feel like JNH nailed the atmosphere of the big city for the most part. Some cues are a little too jaunty considering the harsh subject matter (imo), but percussive cues like "Back To The Shelter" are very catchy while "Rosario" captures the angst of a miserable existence and sudden drama of running from the police. The main title has a motif that's repeated twice later, deceptively simple but masterful. And oh, that jazz trumpet! I would welcome a complete release, but unfortunately, something like 99.9% of humanity has never heard of the film despite having two well-known actors, so I'm sure that doesn't encourage Varese Sarabande to consider releasing the complete score. However, @BryonDavis, if you're reading, consider me as someone who will purchase that on day one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Guernsey 2,284 Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 Looking for Richard (Howard Shore) - I think this is long out of print, but anyone wanting a bit more of his LOTR scores might be surprised to find out how much this has in common with them, especially the darkly epic choral writing in the track Ghosts. crocodile 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,076 Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 I found Richard an interesting listen the first time, to the extent that I purchased the OST, but after listening more I found it too simplistic and repetitive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,504 Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 4 hours ago, Corellian2019 said: The Saint Of Fort Washington I just watched the film a few days ago, and I'm still letting the music marinate while going about daily life, but overall I liked it. I was amused to hear some of the keyboard samples used in The Fugitive reappear here, but the more I listen it, the more I feel like JNH nailed the atmosphere of the big city for the most part. Some cues are a little too jaunty considering the harsh subject matter (imo), but percussive cues like "Back To The Shelter" are very catchy while "Rosario" captures the angst of a miserable existence and sudden drama of running from the police. The main title has a motif that's repeated twice later, deceptively simple but masterful. And oh, that jazz trumpet! I would welcome a complete release, but unfortunately, something like 99.9% of humanity has never heard of the film despite having two well-known actors, so I'm sure that doesn't encourage Varese Sarabande to consider releasing the complete score. However, @BryonDavis, if you're reading, consider me as someone who will purchase that on day one! Posted here too, eh? As I said over on FSM, it's one of my favourite JNH scores of all time, and also one of my favourites within the "genre" of scores that portray poetic cityscapes. I featured it in this recently published article (in Norwegian). Corellian2019 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,504 Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 Spurred by someone posting about it over on Maintitles. Haven't listened to it a long time, but it's really a favourite. Shearmur not only blends orchestra and electronics, but taps into these gorgeous New Age/Café del Mar/chillout moments that just make the album stand out. Perfectly sequenced and perfect length too. "Taxi Drive" reminds me of the opening of Leftfield's dub techno classic "Release the Pressure". crocodile and LSH 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corellian2019 386 Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 2 hours ago, Thor said: Spurred by someone posting about it over on Maintitles. Haven't listened to it a long time, but it's really a favourite. Shearmur not only blends orchestra and electronics, but taps into these gorgeous New Age/Café del Mar/chillout moments that just make the album stand out. Perfectly sequenced and perfect length too. "Taxi Drive" reminds me of the opening of Leftfield's dub techno classic "Release the Pressure". lol I was just listening to "4th of July" from this album two days ago while running errands. One of my favorite scores, and a holy grail for expansion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,504 Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 I so wanted to "like" your post, Corellian, untill the last part of your sentence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,076 Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 What we need is a further truncated version! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bilbo 3,709 Posted June 24, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 24, 2021 32 minutes ago, Thor said: I so wanted to "like" your post, Corellian, untill the last part of your sentence. Holko, The Illustrious Jerry, Edmilson and 2 others 1 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,012 Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 Paycheck (Deluxe) by John Powell. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,076 Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 38 minutes ago, His Royal Noelness said: Looking good, Bill! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,482 Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 Okay, 1994 part Deux! Raiders of the SoundtrArk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,504 Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 Keepin' to the classics, Bespin? Bespin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,504 Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 Some of the tracks grate a bit, but I've always been a sucker for the period jazz/blues/lounge bit of this soundtrack. GerateWohl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Disco Stu 15,495 Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 The Trouble with Harry - Bernard Herrmann (1998 McNeely re-recording) Very underrated Herrmann score (even though it is the first Hitchcock collab). I love all the musical representations of the idyllic New England autumn. What a gorgeous horn solo! Bespin and GerateWohl 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSH 968 Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 On 6/24/2021 at 2:21 PM, Thor said: Spurred by someone posting about it over on Maintitles. Haven't listened to it a long time, but it's really a favourite. Shearmur not only blends orchestra and electronics, but taps into these gorgeous New Age/Café del Mar/chillout moments that just make the album stand out. Perfectly sequenced and perfect length too. "Taxi Drive" reminds me of the opening of Leftfield's dub techno classic "Release the Pressure". Funny you mentioned this one... I was listening to it the other day after re-watching the film, first time in many many years. Fantastic stuff. Shame Shearmur isn't or hasn't been more prolific because he's clearly very versatile. I love his score for REIGN OF FIRE... brutal dissonant stuff... the complete opposite of K-PAX. Thor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 Monster's University Is it just me or does the score kick way more ass than the first one? Tom Guernsey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 Gorgeous main theme, this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raiders of the SoundtrArk 2,433 Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 It's been a while I haven't listen to this score well it's still a true pleasure, in short a brilliant work. The best higlight of the score (beside the previous themes of the first movie) is to me the track "To the Plaza, Presto" which is really a crazy action cue. It gives me such a positive energy. Bespin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,504 Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 Wrong season! Raiders of the SoundtrArk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerateWohl 4,369 Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 18 hours ago, Thor said: Some of the tracks grate a bit, but I've always been a sucker for the period jazz/blues/lounge bit of this soundtrack. Rota wrote a ballet called "La Strada" which used not only the music from the movie "La Strada" but a bunch of music from "La Dolce Vita". It sounds to me like a mesh-up of both scores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raiders of the SoundtrArk 2,433 Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 2 hours ago, Thor said: Wrong season! Yeah but it felt to me like a long time to wait up to next december to listen to this gem! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,504 Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 I adore Johnny Jewel's shoegaze electronica; been a fan since the early days of Chromatics. This 2015 effort is often overlooked, but floats away in dreamy, succulent soundscapes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,482 Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 Guess the theme... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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