What Is The Last Score You Listened To? (older scores)

[Bespin 8,480]

[JNHFan2000 2,959]

Some (to me) lesser know scores by Williams:

 

The Fury

Jaws 2

Dracula

 

Everytime I hear a score from him, I'm always blown away by what an incredible composer he is. I sometimes take it for granted in a way, but his music is always interesting and so many snall things that I pick up on. As everyone here knows, he really is a genius!

[Jay 37,351]

Was it on purpose or a total coincidence that all of those are from 1978-79?

[JNHFan2000 2,959]

No, I'm going through scores by year/release date. And so these 3 were almost back to back

[Romão 2,274]

I hope you listened to the expanded edition for Dracula. It totally opens up the score

[JNHFan2000 2,959]

I did

[Tom Guernsey 2,284]

 

I'm sure someone has made the connection before (and I'm very slow to the party) but some of the deep choral work and brass writing isn't a million miles away from Shore's Lord of the Rings music. It's not hard to imagine some of that material being written for the Mines of Moria sequence or similar. Either way a terrific score, which I've come to appreciate even more since the luxurious expanded version came out.

 

 

Is this Jerry's longest score for a movie (i.e. excluding QB VII or Masada)?! I kinda feel it might be. Have to admit that I'm not sure I needed over 90 minutes of it, but still some fine late Jerry with a theme that I think is even more memorable than Basic Instinct (which it is tonally similar to) and some effective synth writing and a few good action cues. Probably a score I need to get more familiar with (I'd not listened to it in ages until the expanded edition came out).

 

 

While I'm normally one of the "no listening until I get the expanded edition" crowd, I thought I'd give this another listen and had honestly forgotten how great a score it is. I remember being quite disappointed at the Flying cue originally (let's face it, lots of us wanted a JNH meets JW Flight to Neverland type thing) but on its own terms its lovely stuff and the rest of the score is very fine indeed. In fact, some of the other cues are more like JW (or at least JW does Stravinsky/Ravel/Debussy) than the flying music. Really looking forward to the expanded release and hoping the considerable wealth of new material matches the original, fairly concise album. Are the original album cues significantly altered for the expanded edition? I'm trying to decide whether I'd keep the OST arrangement as a separate album or just to replace it and put together the OST as a playlist from the expanded release.

[Andy 4,123]

On 26/3/2023 at 3:44 PM, JNHFan2000 said:

Some (to me) lesser know scores by Williams:

 

The Fury

Jaws 2

Dracula

Dracula and the Fury compliment each other nicely.  

Lost In Space - Bruce Broughton

 

 

Oh Lost In Space… you are almost a good score.  Broughton has a theme that somehow feels like it’s missing some notes or incomplete somehow, and yet it’s still tonally pleasing and welcomed when it arrives.  He really can write charming melodies, and his strength is when he is writing in peaceful wonder mode.  I’ve finally identified Broughton’s weakness though. He can’t write action music.   Silverado has this problem too.  Maybe someone who knows Tombstone more than I do can point me to a juicy action cue?  But seriously, his action music seems sloppy and disjointed, with nothing to grab onto. 
 

I still like this score’s awkward little theme. It’s what keeps it in my collection and gets it an occasional spin. 

[ThePenitentMan1 743]

3 hours ago, Andy said:

Lost In Space - Bruce Broughton

 

 

Oh Lost In Space… you are almost a good score.  Broughton has a theme that somehow feels like it’s missing some notes or incomplete somehow, and yet it’s still tonally pleasing and welcomed when it arrives.  He really can write charming melodies, and his strength is when he is writing in peaceful wonder mode.  I’ve finally identified Broughton’s weakness though. He can’t write action music.   Silverado has this problem too.  Maybe someone who knows Tombstone more than I do can point me to a juicy action cue?  But seriously, his action music seems sloppy and disjointed, with nothing to grab onto. 
 

I still like this score’s awkward little theme. It’s what keeps it in my collection and gets it an occasional spin. 

 

A slightly dissapointing but fair take.

[Tallguy 3,385]

Now I need to both defend Lost in Space an comb through Rescuers Down Under for a great action cue!

 

OK, I'm listening to Cutthroat Island. I think Debney's greatest strength is why he's never become a "name" composer. He sounds like whatever you want him to. While I realize that this film came out after Stargate it's kind of amazing to realize that this predated Independence Day by a year.

 

I haven't seen the film since I saw it in the cinema. Does it suck as much as I remember? Truly one of my great movie disappointments of all time.

[ThePenitentMan1 743]

9 hours ago, Tallguy said:

Now I need to both defend Lost in Space and comb through Rescuers Down Under for a great action cue!

 

McLeach's Lie, or perhaps Marahute Caught?  Bernard The Hero?

 

(Spiders Attack rocks, btw, even without, but especially with the insert.

 

Also Jupiter Crash.  And Where's Judy/Judy Is Dying.  And Though The Planet.  And the original Through The Planet.

 

And I'm 100% gonna listen to this score again at work tonight.)

[Faleel 5,346]

There's that one cue that shows up in Lego Indy, (that I believe is taken from Young Indy,) that sounds a lot like the famous cue from RDU.

[Andy 4,123]

I’ve not heard Rescuers Down Under.  Hopefully I don’t like it because it’s out of print. 

[Tallguy 3,385]

49 minutes ago, Andy said:

I’ve not heard Rescuers Down Under.  Hopefully I don’t like it because it’s out of print. 

 

If you like Broughton at all I wouldn't take that bet.

[Thor 7,495]

50 minutes ago, Andy said:

I’ve not heard Rescuers Down Under.  Hopefully I don’t like it because it’s out of print. 

 

It's his best score. But I don't own it on physical format either. Too expensive on the secondary market.

[GerateWohl 4,357]

48 minutes ago, Andy said:

I’ve not heard Rescuers Down Under.  Hopefully I don’t like it because it’s out of print. 

In that case it is fair to assume, that the score is terrible.

[ThePenitentMan1 743]

3 hours ago, Andy said:

I’ve not heard Rescuers Down Under.  Hopefully I don’t like it because it’s out of print. 

 

https://www.amazon.com/Rescuers-Down-Under-Bonus-Version/dp/B01M1VWYMM

 

It is available, right at this very moment, digitally on Amazon mp3.

 

You could always give the OST a try that way.

[Tallguy 3,385]

42 minutes ago, ThePenitentMan1 said:

 

https://www.amazon.com/Rescuers-Down-Under-Bonus-Version/dp/B01M1VWYMM

 

Digital never goes out of print.

 

That is sadly not true.

[ThePenitentMan1 743]

2 minutes ago, Tallguy said:

 

That is sadly not true.

 

Fixed my post.

[Tallguy 3,385]

19 minutes ago, ThePenitentMan1 said:

 

Fixed my post.

 

No I just meant about "digital never going out of print".

[ThePenitentMan1 743]

26 minutes ago, Tallguy said:

 

No I just meant about "digital never going out of print".

 

I know, I changed it to "It is available, right at this very moment, digitally on Amazon mp3."

[Andy 4,123]

Anyone wanna trade me RDU for Lost in Space?

[Tallguy 3,385]

47 minutes ago, Andy said:

Anyone wanna trade me RDU for Lost in Space?

 

Oh dear. Did you listen?

 

That would be a tough call. My three favorite Broughtons are Silverado, Lost in Space, and The Rescuers Down Under.

[filmmusic 1,826]

Has anyone heard Broughton's Moonwalker?

I kind of like that one!

[Bespin 8,480]

[Andy 4,123]

5 hours ago, Tallguy said:

 

Oh dear. Did you listen?

 

That would be a tough call. My three favorite Broughtons are Silverado, Lost in Space, and The Rescuers Down Under.

No I was just kidding. I gave the OST a start this evening. Enjoyed the flying music, but not the Mickey mousing.  I’ll give it more attention soon though, but my initial impression was it sounds like exactly what it is, animated family fare. 
 

My favorite Broughton is Young Sherlock Holmes. 

[LSH 968]

1 hour ago, Bespin said:

 

I still haven't heard this yet!

[Edmilson 7,436]

When this one came out in early 2018, many people (especially older Silvestri fans) thought this was a better score than Infinity War. I used to be one of those... Until my appreciation for IW grew exponentially after I saw the movie and listened to the album a few times more over the course of these years. 

 

Infinity War, actually, might be Silvestri's best Avengers/MCU score. A huge orchestra-and-choir extravaganza that balances its many epic moments and bombastic action material with interesting dramatic writing. I think I prefer it to Endgame, which has the Portals cue and amazing end titles, but also some boring underscore.

 

As for RP1, I need to revisit it, hadn't heard it in a long time.

[Andy 4,123]

 

Often discussions here lead to tangential selections. I hadn’t listened to Alex North’s 2001 score in a long time, but it came up in a chat about Dragonslayer.  One great thing about this place, it helps me decide what to listen to. 
 

I really dig this.  Especially the cue Eat Meat and Kill.  The timpani and other percussion is aggressive, but not just booming for a subwoofer. It’s sharp and tonal.  This recording sounds better than I remember.  Better than I expected.   I miss this type of percussion in contemporary scoring. 
 

Of course the Space Station Docking cue would be repurposed for Dragonslayer, but it’s pretty darn delightful in this context.  
 

Moon Rocket Bus is a little gem here as well. 
 

Still so grateful to have this. 

[Faleel 5,346]

24 minutes ago, Edmilson said:

When this one came out in early 2018, many people (especially older Silvestri fans) thought this was a better score than Infinity War. I used to be one of those... Until my appreciation for IW grew exponentially after I saw the movie and listened to the album a few times more over the course of these years. 

 

Infinity War, actually, might be Silvestri's best Avengers/MCU score. A huge orchestra-and-choir extravaganza that balances its many epic moments and bombastic action material with interesting dramatic writing. I think I prefer it to Endgame, which has the Portals cue and amazing end titles, but also some boring underscore.

 

As for RP1, I need to revisit it, hadn't heard it in a long time.

But Endgame has Arrival, the Halfengers theme statement in No Trust, Becoming Whole Again, I figured It Out, perfectly not confusing, the how works, so many stairs, the BTTF3 esque "snap out of it", one shot, Not Good, Gotta Get Out, The Real Hero, Main on End...

[Edmilson 7,436]

25 minutes ago, A Farewell to Kings said:

But Endgame has Arrival, the Halfengers theme statement in No Trust, Becoming Whole Again, I figured It Out, perfectly not confusing, the how works, so many stairs, the BTTF3 esque "snap out of it", one shot, Not Good, Gotta Get Out, The Real Hero, Main on End...

I'm not saying Endgame is bad or anything, in fact, I quite like it. Main on Ends was my favorite cue of 2019. But I still think Infinity War is the more fully realized of his Avengers scores. 

 

Within the context of Silvestri's career, I think Infinity War was the one that pushed him the most out of the comfort zone he established for himself in action scores (which he had been in since the 2000s with scores like G.I. Joe, Beowulf, The A-Team, RED 2, the first Avengers, etc). I love the menacing subtlety of Thanos' material (Porch is one of the best-scored scenes of the entire MCU), the tragedy of Even for You and I Feel You, the female choir in More Power, his playful Spider-Man material...

 

But yeah, Endgame has Portals, which is MVP among Marvel music, lol.

[Faleel 5,346]

I have to admit, I am a bit biased, as Endgame was the first MCU film I saw in the theatre (in my hometown! sadly COVID killed it) prior to listening to the score.

[GerateWohl 4,357]

10 hours ago, filmmusic said:

Has anyone heard Broughton's Moonwalker?

I kind of like that one!

I didn't. I must confess, so far I heard nothing from Broughton that grew the need in me to buy one of his scores. 

But I quite like his piano pieces on the Gloria Cheng's Montage album. They are probably my favourites there.

And I might give his westerns and Young Sherlock Holmes a listen.

[Andy 4,123]

One thing about Broughton, he can always make an orchestra sound really great.

[Tallguy 3,385]

Infinity War is my least favorite score to listen to where every note is absolutely perfect in the movie. As far as what its job is? To be a movie score? There is not a note out of place.

[Tom Guernsey 2,284]

48 minutes ago, Tallguy said:

Infinity War is my least favorite score to listen to where every note is absolutely perfect in the movie. As far as what its job is? To be a movie score? There is not a note out of place.

I have to admit that I have never really got much from any of Silvestri's Avengers scores and I don't really know why. I much prefer the Tyler/Elfman effort for Age of Ultron. However, I will give them another listen...

[Faleel 5,346]

22 minutes ago, Tom Guernsey said:

I have to admit that I have never really got much from any of Silvestri's Avengers scores and I don't really know why. I much prefer the Tyler/Elfman effort for Age of Ultron. However, I will give them another listen...

Stay tuned, while I make you a 1 hour highlight album from all three.

 

[Bespin 8,480]

[GerateWohl 4,357]

Probably the ugliest cover for a soundtrack album in history. But the score is by Korngold. What should I say. Swashbuckling at its best.

[Jurassic Shark 12,066]

I like those Marco Polo covers based on old posters.

[GerateWohl 4,357]

But all the different kinds of fonts and colours, No frames for the images...

Anyway, I like the album.

[Jurassic Shark 12,066]

It would have looked much better without the pink banner. 

 

19 minutes ago, GerateWohl said:

Swashbuckling at its best.

 

Nah, that's Robin Hood, The Sea Hawk, and Captain Blood.

[JNHFan2000 2,959]

The A-Team - Mike Post & Pete Carpenter

 

I love this score. Of course the main theme is iconic but there are so many great other pieces. Sooo funky!!

[Naïve Old Fart 9,516]

4 hours ago, A Farewell to Kings said:

Stay tuned, while I make you a 1 hour highlight album from all three.

I see what you did, there.

 

 

 

45 minutes ago, JNHFan2000 said:

The A-Team - Mike Post & Pete Carpenter

I love this score. Of course the main theme is iconic but there are so many great other pieces. Sooo funky!!

We summon every childhood ghost we've seen, then, suddenly, we hear that Mike Post theme.

[JNHFan2000 2,959]

Krull - James Horner

 

Confession time...I never heard this score before today🙄. It's great.

I get why so many people talk about Ride Of The Firemares!! It's breathtaking

[GerateWohl 4,357]

22 minutes ago, JNHFan2000 said:

Krull - James Horner

 

Confession time...I never heard this score before today🙄. It's great.

I get why so many people talk about Ride Of The Firemares!! It's breathtaking

I agree. But I find this squeaking trumpet in the score a little annoying from time to time.

I always liked the choir in Widows Lullaby and Widows Web.

[Naïve Old Fart 9,516]

KRULL is a very decent Horner score, and it's among his best of the 80s.

[Tom Guernsey 2,284]

2 hours ago, JNHFan2000 said:

Krull - James Horner

 

Confession time...I never heard this score before today🙄. It's great.

I get why so many people talk about Ride Of The Firemares!! It's breathtaking

Come on you brass bitches. Let me hear those leaps. No time for breathing.

[crocodile 8,006]

Shouldn't we be concerned about that kind of level of abuse? 😉

 

Karol

[Naïve Old Fart 9,516]

1 hour ago, Tom Guernsey said:

Come on you brass bitches. Let me hear those leaps. No time for breathing.

Well said...Bruce Marshall