crocodile 8,013 Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (original album): It's a much much much better version of this music.Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,349 Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 Well, I agree that its nice not to hear "The Towering Inferno" over and over in the score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 The Towering Inferno? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,349 Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 the first part of the "ET and me" theme sounds similar to "Susan and Doug" from TTI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 I must say I much prefer Arnold's Parade of the Athletes over something like Williams' Olympic Fanfare and Theme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 Yep!Love that British pomp and circumstance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 Arnold's music has developed that satisfying orchestration I like. Deep melodic brass lines, inevitable strings which swirl and thread, just the right balance of boom tish, etc etc. Is he still using the same guy from his Independence Day days?It's fucking criminal Arnold hasn't taken up the gauntlet in movies. Criminal I tell thee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 Why take it up if he's just going to throw it back down again? It's a waste of effort. Just let it lie where it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 Help us David Wan, you're our only hope... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,715 Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 Blah! Arnold will never reclaim the crown of scoredom nor achieve the grand adventurous heights of his early scores. Sadly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 He turned from that path long ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A. A. Ron 1,742 Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 You know who else turned from a great path long ago? James Horner. The last score I listened to was "Battle Beyond the Stars," which I'd somehow never heard before. Lots of little homages and or plagiarisms throughout, but it just has so much energy!! Loved it!Next up: Krull. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,364 Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 Krull is great but long. It's a nice companion score to Star Trek 2 and Star Trek 3, being composed in between those two scores and featuring some of the same ideas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,013 Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 Coincidentally, this is what I'm listening to at the moment. I can see some ideas from Star Trek II but as a whole the score is very fresh (relatively). Almost too enthusiastic and feverish at some points, which can be only explained by the state Horner was in while writing. Can imagine it's almost too much for any film. But a great fun it is and one his very best.Karol - who disagrees Horner has lost it (he's about the same as he ever was) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,715 Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 Coincidentally, this is what I'm listening to at the moment. I can see some ideas from Star Trek II but as a whole the score is very fresh (relatively). Almost too enthusiastic and feverish at some points, which can be only explained by the state Horner was in while writing. Can imagine it's almost too much for any film. But a great fun it is and one his very best.Karol - who disagrees Horner has lost it (he's about the same as he ever was)Horner, you haven't aged a day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,364 Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 He's a different composer now than he was in the 80s, but he's still good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,013 Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 But he's not much changed since the 90's.Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,715 Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 But he's not much changed since the 90's.KarolAnd he keeps the world green by recycling, that's for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brónach 1,302 Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 It's not from a score. but I can't stop listening to this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,013 Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 Jack Reacher by Joe KraemerJust got my hands on my (autographed, yay!) copy of this score. It's not exactly what they advertise - can't say I hear a lot of 70's here. The music is largely traditional and orchestral, sure. Reminds me a lot of Howard Shore, actually. And David Shire's Zodiac, probably even more so. And that's actually a big compliment, for those two gentlmen know exactly what to do with a dark thriller music. It's strength lies not so much in melodic material, which is quite simple (Jack Reacher's theme consists of two notes!), as much as, quite rich, for a thriller of this nature, texture. The music has certain warmth to it, despite being quite dark and moody for most of its running time. And, I take it, Bruce Botnick's recording and mixing, add to that feeling a great deal. There are woodwinds in here as well. And a duduk, in a surprisingly un-cliche fashion (think The Russia House). I'm not sure yet just how strong the score is altogether on disc, but I like it.Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Score_Fan 36 Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 Jurassic Park. Bar none, my favorite Williams score ever, I find it a shame that there seems to be zero plans of ever giving these an expansion, especially in time for its 20th anniversary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,349 Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Recording Sessions - Hans Zimmerpretty good, I like Jacks theme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brónach 1,302 Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck 154 Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Pure gold. It sounds like JW Americana composition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,715 Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Jane Eyre by John Williams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 The Hobbit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Rob Roy. I needed that Celtic touch, and Braveheart isn't on the ipod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,013 Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Listened to some James Horner (various scores), The Hobbit today.And Jack Reacher, which sounds very much like Howard Shore to me.Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 The Hobbit, in the sauna while watching wood burning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVg2Yx2Fs8QEnding music for a Japanese video game Seven Samurai (2004) (refreshingly not sounding like video game music) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,013 Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Soul SurferKarol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt C 454 Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Batman - Danny ElfmanAfter considerable re-listening, it remains my favorite Elfman score. I can understand why people would prefer Edward Scissorhands, Batman Returns or any other of his mid-1980s to early 1990s scores. But it feels a bit more raw, less polished, and more mysterious. I don't know if it was Shirley Walker and Steven Scott Smalley's orchestrations that gave it that more unique flavor, like the layered brass and more active percussion section.And it feels timeless... it complements the movie and really accents the neo Gothic flavor. Shirley Walker and Elliot Goldenthal were the only other ones who were able to capture that comic-book essence of that character. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Batman, as a score is lacking something for me. That intangible something that would have made me love it. Last listened to Skyfall. Really smashing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,715 Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 The Long Goodbye by John WilliamsCongo by Jerry Goldsmith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt C 454 Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 Batman, as a score is lacking something for me. That intangible something that would have made me love it.I know what you're getting at, but it's the exact opposite for me. It's still very Elfman in his earlier stages, but without the slick electronic programming that defines a lot of his early 2000s efforts (like his Men in Black and Spider-Man scores) and minus cooing children's choirs that became a staple in Edward Scissorhands and Batman Returns.I find this side of Elfman really appealing. It's quite an impressive score for his fourth year scoring Hollywood films. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 Suite from the new EVIL DEAD. It's friggin' fun!http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=i3i-pSZRPMQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neimoidian 14 Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 As usual with Roque Banos. Great stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alicebrallice 134 Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 Joni Wiljami 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 Suite from the new EVIL DEAD. It's friggin' fun!http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=i3i-pSZRPMQHoly crap! That sounds great!Must get this score asap. I'm not very familiar with Banos.But damn these Spanish composers really know how to do their horror scores (Fernando Velázquez, Arnau Bataller, etc)!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,013 Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 Sounds really good Finally a composer who knows how to use a choir.Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 I love Banos' The Machinist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck 154 Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Has a lot of similarities with JG's Total Recall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brónach 1,302 Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Must get this score asap. I'm not very familiar with Banos.Have you heard Alatriste? It's a classic of his. A bit of it below:Finally a composer who knows how to use a choir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 I heard his Alatriste suite in Ubeda, Spain. Good stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alicebrallice 134 Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RfPrbGV8dQtoo good. TOO. FREAKING. GOOD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,715 Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 The Mists of Avalon by Lee Holdridge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,013 Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 I'm in a John Williams mood today. Angela's Ashes, followed by Lincoln, JFK, Born on the Fourth of July and now A.I.Who knows? I might actually give Munich a spin tonight. It's been many years...Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 I'm only listening to my hip-hop playlist on Spotify recently. Am i slowly descending into madness? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,013 Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 I reckon you just need a change.Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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