Naïve Old Fart 9,507 Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 On 06/02/2022 at 1:32 AM, Bespin said: John Williams - Rosewood (expanded, CD 1 and CD 2) Trevor Jones - Mississippi burning These are both fine scores. I have a lot of respect, for ROSEWOOD. "Look Down, Lord", is fabulous. Bespin and Tom Guernsey 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jay 37,322 Posted February 11, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 11, 2022 John Williams - E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (LLL disc 1 w/ The Encounter, The Kiss, and Levitation added where they belong) I listened to it on John Williams' birthday, after not having listened to it for a while, probably a year or more. Damn, what a score - I always seem to forget how great the tender Elliot / ET material is, probably because JW only seems to performing the flying theme stuff at concerts over and over again. But the whole score is so wonderful, every single cue. John Williams - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (LLL) I still almost can't believe we got this expansion, so "soon" after release, too. I love all of it. Jerry Goldsmith - The Swarm (LLL) Can't seem to warm up to this one yet Michael Giacchino - Rogue One (Expanded Edition) Meh, I just can't get into this score. Raiders of the SoundtrArk, LSH, Holko and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,507 Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 2 minutes ago, Jay said: Jerry Goldsmith - The Swarm (LLL) Can't seem to warm up to this one yet Wha'???!!! Shut. The front. Door. THE SWARM is top-drawer Jerry, from beginning to end! bruce marshall and Tom Guernsey 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,322 Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 Maybe I need to see the film to "get" it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,480 Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 Sakamoto - The Last Emperor OST Trevor - The Last of the Mohicans (2000 Re-recording) bruce marshall 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raiders of the SoundtrArk 2,429 Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 36 minutes ago, Jay said: Maybe I need to see the film to "get" it I'm not sure that you'll like the music more. The movie is... well... Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSH 968 Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 1 hour ago, Jay said: John Williams - E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (LLL disc 1 w/ The Encounter, The Kiss, and Levitation added where they belong) I listened to it on John Williams' birthday, after not having listened to it for a while, probably a year or more. Damn, what a score - I always seem to forget how great the tender Elliot / ET material is, probably because JW only seems to performing the flying theme stuff at concerts over and over again. But the whole score is so wonderful, every single cue. It's a treasure; a complete and utter joy and lightyears from anything we'll ever hear now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,322 Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 Williams is the best ever, and everything about this project is right in his sweet spot of what he can excel at. Tremendous. LSH and Holko 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerateWohl 4,343 Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 The OST version of "E.T. and Me" is something that I would really like to hear in concert once. But I am afraid, it is more or less replaced by "Stargazers" which I personally don't like that much. bruce marshall 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post LSH 968 Posted February 11, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 11, 2022 I never see much love for this but it’s one of my favourite JNH scores from the early 00s. A fantastic Goldsmithian adventure score with some great big fanfare-y and ethnic moments and some beautiful softer cues. However, it’s let down by a rather limp recording/mix so hopefully it’ll be picked up for an expansion/re-master at some point because there’s a lot missing from the paltry 44min Varese OST, particularly from the third act of the film. Anyway, what a great year 2000 was for Howard. This, Dinosaur and Unbreakable. Thor, Edmilson and crocodile 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,322 Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 Feels like a score Varese will Deluxify eventually Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,478 Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 7 minutes ago, LSH said: I never see much love for this but it’s one of my favourite JNH scores from the early 00s. I've always dug it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,315 Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 2 hours ago, LSH said: It's a treasure; a complete and utter joy and lightyears from anything we'll ever hear now. The Flying theme is way down the list of great themes from this masterwork! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSH 968 Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 8 minutes ago, Thor said: I've always dug it. I know pal. 👍🏻 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,480 Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 Father I have sinned. I just listened to the 2015 remaster of the Star Wars OST using the "Dolby Atmos" filter. And I liked it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSH 968 Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 First complete listen in what feels like ages. It's great, I love it. A bit late celebrating John's 90th, I admit, but I've been working all week. Now, I have a bottle of unpronounceable Scotch and I'm going for it. Raiders of the SoundtrArk and Bespin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSH 968 Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 Happy birthday you brilliant man. Raiders of the SoundtrArk and Bespin 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,507 Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 14 hours ago, Jay said: Maybe I need to see the film to "get" it 14 hours ago, May the Force be with You said: I'm not sure that you'll like the music more. The movie is... well... Yes, yes! Jay, to May The Force Be With You, you listen. The film is, definitely, a guilty pleasure. It's a Sunday afternoon film, or, possibly, a wet Wednesday afternoon film. It's total trash, yet, somehow, entertaining. File under "so bad it's good". You really don't need to see the film, to "get it" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,315 Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 Marshall don't do birthdays. Or, anniversaries. 😎 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,480 Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 Some new stuff for me Al Silvestri - The Witches OST (2020) JNH - A Hidden Life OST (2019) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,478 Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 I've recently decided to properly explore the works of Italian masters Riz Ortolani, Piero Piccioni and Stelvio Cipriani. I'm working my way through some recommendations given in this FSM thread, starting with this. It's not Morricone level or anything, but still quite elegant at times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raiders of the SoundtrArk 2,429 Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 Sleepy Hollow by Danny Elfman A really nice score that drag a bit in length (I'm gonna like Thor here and skip the expansion for this one I guess). The main theme is beautiful and a great representation of what I love with Elfman. Bespin and crocodile 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,990 Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 Seventh Son by Marco Beltrami. I generally prefer Gods of Egypt to this but it's still one of the more solid scores in his repertoire written for a particularly awful movie. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 7,398 Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 Avatar - James Horner An edit I've made combining the recording sessions and the Academy promo. Pretty good, but not as great as Horner's classics from the 80s and 90s. I still want a deluxe edition for this one though. There's an unreleased cue that is one of Horner's best action cues ever, and I want more people to listen to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,480 Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 I feel vintage this morning! Waxman - Prince Valiant Suite (Gerhardt re-recording) Waxman - A Place in the Sun Suite (Gerhardt re-recording) Rota - Romeo and Juliet (Quartet Records, 2019) Tom Guernsey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 Checkmate by John Williams Filled in this blind spot after hearing the main theme on Austin Wintory's latest episode ofYou Gotta Hear This. I'm not personally accustomed to hearing Williams work in this setting (AKA a stone's throw from Mancini, Schifrin), but the assortment of jazz and swing numbers is indeed good fun, and full of little touches of his musical DNA to boot. The Last Run by Jerry Goldsmith Another one I was able to discover thanks to Wintory's show. I've listened to this countless times in the past few months and do not tire of it at all. It's such a gnarly mix of the best pop and film stylings of the time, wrapped together by Goldsmith's signature ingenuity. I get some Barry vibes too; stuff like The Quiller Memorandum comes to mind, although maybe that's just an easy draw because of the harpsichord sound. In any case, if any of the Goldsmith mainstays could recommend something adjacent to this from elsewhere in his filmography, I'd love to hear it! The Lost Patrol by Max Steiner Steiner's short score for this economical Ford-directed desert picture doesn't hold back the Golden Age grandeur. It left an impression on me while watching the film, and although it's hardly some spectacular hidden gem, it is exemplary of a different (see: superior) brand of film scoring that I've been missing in my recent listening. The Arabian Nights-esque main title is a little cliched, sure, and there's still a Taps and Auld Lang Syne quote or two before the end, but it's all hearty stuff. Fortunate to have found that this was rerecorded by William Stromberg with the Moscow Symphony Orchestra, otherwise I'm not sure how I would have listened to it. Sahara by Miklós Rózsa Not a full score, mind you, but a crackerjack suite that I keep returning to. It's probably my favourite work of Rózsa's; the arrangement is so rich and lush, and does well to form a small narrative over just seven minutes. Coincidentally, the Bogart-led film would actually make for a great double billing with The Lost Patrol. Bespin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 "The Isolated Pawn" from Checkmate is my single favorite pre-1969 Williams cue. The Illustrious Jerry and Bespin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 3 minutes ago, The Illustrious Jerry said: The Last Run by Jerry Goldsmith Another one I was able to discover thanks to Wintory's show. I've listened to this countless times in the past few months and do not tire of it at all. It's such a gnarly mix of the best pop and film stylings of the time, wrapped together by Goldsmith's signature ingenuity. I get some Barry vibes too; stuff like The Quiller Memorandum comes to mind, although maybe that's just an easy draw because of the harpsichord sound. In any case, if any of the Goldsmith mainstays could recommend something adjacent to this from elsewhere in his filmography, I'd love to hear it! Sebastian, Justine, The Ballad of Cable Hogue, Shamus and The Cassandra Crossing all feature similar elements (be it the pop stylings or the harpsichord melancholy). The Illustrious Jerry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Guernsey 2,281 Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 44 minutes ago, The Illustrious Jerry said: Sahara by Miklós Rózsa Not a full score, mind you, but a crackerjack suite that I keep returning to. It's probably my favourite work of Rózsa's; the arrangement is so rich and lush, and does well to form a small narrative over just seven minutes. Coincidentally, the Bogart-led film would actually make for a great double billing with The Lost Patrol. Bloody hell that suite is superb... thanks for flagging it. Guess it would be great to have the full score although I'm not sure the vintage recording will do the music justice, as is so often the case with earlier Rozsa scores. GerateWohl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,480 Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 Al Silvestri - Cosmos vol. 1 Thom Newman - Victoria & Abdul LSH 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,315 Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 THE LAST RUN def has a Barry vibe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,478 Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 Smooth funky 70s lounge -- semi-porn music, but more elegant. Cipriani's music is more of a time capsule than Ortolani and Piccioni's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,480 Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 1,823 Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 Camille Claudel (Gabriel Yared) Such a high class and sophisticated music, which isn't written any more! Tom Guernsey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Disco Stu 15,495 Posted February 14, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 14, 2022 Kindergarten Cop - Randy Edelman It's one of my sentimental favorites and I listen to it multiple times a year anyway, but I used the great Ivan Reitman's passing as an excuse to put it on again. I love it! *contented sigh* makes me feel like a kid again JNHFan2000, Bespin and JWMike 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post LSH 968 Posted February 14, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 14, 2022 I've recently been back to my parents house where the vast majority of my CD's are kept. While most of them are already ripped to my computer, sorting through it all has inspired me to revisit some long forgotten favourites. I've decided to embark on a James Horner journey... but the lesser known stuff. We're beginning with... I've liked the songs since I was little when I watched it. Can't remember much from the score but I'm really liking it so far. EDIT: I was waiting for tonnes of typical 'Spot The Movie' Hornerisms (and they are there), but I wasn't expecting some [pre]-references to the sinking sequences in Titanic. Haha. Quite liked that, to be honest. Anyway, this is great. Lovely main theme, and some great soaring moments. **** / ***** I can remember very well the day I first listened to this. I was in my excitable beginnings of film music discovery and while I had gone through all of Horner's famous works at the time, I started eyeing up his lesser known stuff; spotted this on Amazon (or one of the equivalents) and begged my mum to buy it for me. It arrived in the post just before I was setting out to school a couple of days later.... I grabbed my Sony Walkman and set out for the bus. Anyway, I was scolded a few times by teachers that day for sneakily slipping on those headphones. Ah, memories. ****1/2 / ***** Bespin, Tom Guernsey, GerateWohl and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drawgoon 100 Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 I don't think it counts as "Score" but I listened to "Moulin Rouge!" the other day. The songs that is. Been ages since I revisited this one. I am glad I did. I'd forgotten how much I adore some of the musical numbers on this one. It reminded me once again how much I hope the film-version of these songs are released someday. Same goes for the other Armstrong/Luhrmann collaborations. But this one is my top favorite. "Your Song", "One Day I'll Fly Away", "Elephant Love Medley", and "Come What May" are my top favorites of what's already available. And yes, Obi-Wan Kenobi can sing man. Obi-Wan Kenobi sure can sing. GerateWohl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerateWohl 4,343 Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 56 minutes ago, Drawgoon said: I don't think it counts as "Score" but I listened to "Moulin Rouge!" the other day. The songs that is. Been ages since I revisited this one. I am glad I did. I'd forgotten how much I adore some of the musical numbers on this one. It reminded me once again how much I hope the film-version of these songs are released someday. Same goes for the other Armstrong/Luhrmann collaborations. But this one is my top favorite. "Your Song", "One Day I'll Fly Away", "Elephant Love Medley", and "Come What May" are my top favorites of what's already available. And yes, Obi-Wan Kenobi can sing man. Obi-Wan Kenobi sure can sing. Unbelievable that this lame Chicago won the Oscar and Moulin Rouge didn't. That was really a master piece of a musical film. Jurassic Shark and Drawgoon 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,033 Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 Such an engaging score from Rozsa. Naïve Old Fart and GerateWohl 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,480 Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 I purchased The Spitfire Grill by Horner few weeks ago, great choice, still waiting for it!!! LSH 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,507 Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 On 14/02/2022 at 1:11 PM, Thor said: My eyes!!! Please, Thor, give us a warning before you post something like that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,033 Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 Your eyes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post A24 4,327 Posted February 15, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 15, 2022 The children! Think of the children! Raiders of the SoundtrArk, Naïve Old Fart, Bespin and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,507 Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 1 minute ago, Jurassic Shark said: Your eyes? Yeah, my eyes. What other part of my anatomy would I be talking about? Oooooooooooh! I get it Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerateWohl 4,343 Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 36 minutes ago, Jurassic Shark said: Such an engaging score from Rozsa. Could use a re-recording though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,033 Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 1 minute ago, GerateWohl said: Could use a re-recording though. Bernstein did that, but it needs a re-release. GerateWohl and crocodile 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,990 Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 The Dies Irae passage in this score is superb. Karol Naïve Old Fart and Jurassic Shark 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Naïve Old Fart 9,507 Posted February 15, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 15, 2022 TRON LEGACY. Man, do I love this score?! Tallguy, Bespin and Raiders of the SoundtrArk 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Raiders of the SoundtrArk 2,429 Posted February 15, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 15, 2022 The Shadow by Jerry Goldsmith Truly a great Goldsmith score. Really hope it will get a reissue Tom Guernsey, Bespin, Tallguy and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,315 Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 7 hours ago, Naïve Old Fart said: My eyes!!! Please, Thor, give us a warning before you post something like that! Now you know why I'm on.an Italian film kick.😄 Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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