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

[Edmilson 9,428]

13 minutes ago, Kasey Kockroach said:

Given that she kills a cat, pretty sure that’s the point.

 

Exactly. I understand that the film is trying to be a "parable" ("don't be bad or you will go to hell!") but everything is so cartoon-y and absurd that I can't take its story seriously.

 

16 minutes ago, Jay said:

 

Barbarian is kinda like that too.  Starts out a a typical creepy film but gets more and more funny and absurd as it goes.  I was cracking up at the end when the monster jumped off the roof

That one also disappointed me. The first two thirds are so good when the horror is playing straight, but by the end it got ridiculous.

[Jay 40,286]

Yeah and I loved the tonal shift, I guess in retrospect the beginning being handled so seriously makes the ending that much funnier

[Davis 3,331]

[Tallguy 4,738]

Anytime I think that I must be crazy to think there could ever be an Ultimate Star Wars with the film mixes, the album mixes, all the discrete cues broken up AND combined I run across something like this:

 

A Charlie Brown Christmas (Super Deluxe Edition)

 

[bespinGPT 8,907]

Here are some scores that evoke deep emotion through delicate orchestration and introspective themes.

 

[CT-7567 115]

A beautiful score for a beautiful movie, and it´s interesting how the album actually has not only solo tracks with the themes, but also a lot of the variations of these themes that you can hear in different moments of the movie, never saw something like this happening in a official score before.

[Marian Schedenig 9,384]

4 hours ago, CT-7567 said:

t´s interesting how the album actually has not only solo tracks with the themes, but also a lot of the variations of these themes that you can hear in different moments of the movie, never saw something like this happening in a official score before.

 

That's… pretty much the very concept of an actual proper score album?

[CT-7567 115]

7 hours ago, Marian Schedenig said:

 

That's… pretty much the very concept of an actual proper score album?

Well, my English isn’t that good, so makes sense that you didn’t got what I was trying to say, sorry.

What I thought that was unusual in the score for Ernest and Celestine was the fact that some of the tracks were very similar in concept to the “theme suites” that people make in YouTube, like the one below. 

In something like this, a person compiles/combines the variations of one specific theme that appear in different parts of a movie, then all these variations are put together in one specific video.
 

And That’s also what happens in some of the tracks from Ernest and Celestine, for example, in the track “variations sur le Thème de Celestine”, as the composer put variations of the Celestine theme that appear in the beginning, middle and final parts of the movie, in that one specific track.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Naïve Old Fart 10,790]

Later on today, it's a 45th anniversary listen to STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE.

[bollemanneke 3,701]

It's the end of the year, so the JW Harry Potter box will be played in its entirety. Disc 1 now. Pure magic.

[Lady Dimitrescu 9,109]

[tomsmoviemadness 3,689]

My dad had a room upstairs where he kept his music collection. He has worked in the music industry for over 35 years, so he has quite the collection from a range of different artists from around the globe.

 

Since he passed away earlier this year, I go up there 9nce in a while to browse a bit and sometimes pick some stuff out to listen to.

He could appreciate film scores but it never really was his thing. Hence my surprise when he had the following album standing in between the rows of music.

 

I immediately took it out and put it on and without noticing the 2.5 hours just flew by. What an incredible album with music by a great composer.

I might not be able to ask my dad why he had this, but it must've meant something for him to keep it. 

The whole thing was just wonderful.

[Thor 8,688]

1 hour ago, tomsmoviemadness said:

My dad had a room upstairs where he kept his music collection. He has worked in the music industry for over 35 years, so he has quite the collection from a range of different artists from around the globe.

 

Since he passed away earlier this year, I go up there 9nce in a while to browse a bit and sometimes pick some stuff out to listen to.

He could appreciate film scores but it never really was his thing. Hence my surprise when he had the following album standing in between the rows of music.

 

I immediately took it out and put it on and without noticing the 2.5 hours just flew by. What an incredible album with music by a great composer.

I might not be able to ask my dad why he had this, but it must've meant something for him to keep it. 

The whole thing was just wonderful.

It really is a great album and the number one gateway compilation I recommend to people wanting to get into Delerue.

[Andy 5,415]

3 hours ago, tomsmoviemadness said:

My dad had a room upstairs where he kept his music collection. He has worked in the music industry for over 35 years, so he has quite the collection from a range of different artists from around the globe.

 

Since he passed away earlier this year, I go up there 9nce in a while to browse a bit and sometimes pick some stuff out to listen to.

He could appreciate film scores but it never really was his thing. Hence my surprise when he had the following album standing in between the rows of music.

 

I immediately took it out and put it on and without noticing the 2.5 hours just flew by. What an incredible album with music by a great composer.

I might not be able to ask my dad why he had this, but it must've meant something for him to keep it. 

The whole thing was just wonderful.

I’m so very sorry for your loss.  What a beautiful gift he left you.  Delerue is a wonderful composer who has a way of breaking through to a man’s heart.  I hope you will treasure this album and that it brings you comfort. 

[GerateWohl 5,344]

Copycat - Christopher Young 

The main title was used in countless trailers. I find it a great thriller score.

This score has all that e.g. Marco Beltrami did later in many of his similar scores. "Housebound" is still one of my favourite emotional themes of Young.

 

Chris Young did a lot of stuff, that I don't care about. But to this one I feel connected. But it also was personally an interesting time for me when it came out.

[Davis 3,331]

21 hours ago, tomsmoviemadness said:

Since he passed away earlier this year,

I’m so sorry for your loss. 

[crocodile 8,738]

 Islands in the Stream. Feeling oddly low tonight and this music offers a warm blanket. It's a very nice and tender score, I can understand why Goldsmith liked this one.

 

Karol

[Naïve Old Fart 10,790]

13 hours ago, Davis said:

I’m so sorry for your loss. 

+ 1 

[tomsmoviemadness 3,689]

Thanks a lot everyone! Such a small thing for you to say something, but it means a lot. Very grateful.

[Davis 3,331]

We are with you. 

[Naïve Old Fart 10,790]

I think back to two years ago when one of my best friends died. The support that I got from JWfan was very comforting. It would be remiss of me if I didn't offer that same support to a fellow JWfaner.

[Davis 3,331]

Many of you were very kind when my Father passed away last year. I want to believe that this forum is more than just a place to discuss film music and stuff. It’s a true community, a band of brothers. 

[Davis 3,331]

[Jurassic Shark 13,719]

Any good?

[Naïve Old Fart 10,790]

The Main Title and End Titles of LEVIATHAN are actually pretty good.

MEDICINE MAN has its moments.

[Davis 3,331]

5 hours ago, Jurassic Shark said:

Any good?

Yes, MM is great, LEVIATHAN is good.

[Jurassic Shark 13,719]

Great? Like Williams-great?

[Lady Dimitrescu 9,109]

Most Goldsmith scores are better than Williams scores.

[Edmilson 9,428]

I only got to know Medicine Man because people said John Debney used it as an inspiration for his Jungle Book remake score. 

 

Weird how an expansion hasn't been released yet...

[Davis 3,331]

32 minutes ago, Jurassic Shark said:

Great? Like Williams-great?

Like Goldsmith-great.

[Jurassic Shark 13,719]

That's like Williams-good.

[Davis 3,331]

And Zimmer+RCP amazing.

[Thor 8,688]

4 hours ago, Naïve Old Fart said:

The Main Title and End Titles of LEVIATHAN are actually pretty good.

MEDICINE MAN has its moments.

 

Never cared much for LEVIATHAN (it's okay), but MEDICINE MAN is one of my top 10 Jerry scores. Fabulous! (and no, I don't hear any Barry in it, like everyone and their grandmother like to say).

[Davis 3,331]

1 minute ago, Thor said:

and no, I don't hear any Barry in it, like everyone and their grandmother like to say)

That’s exactly what I almost wrote: That the love theme (in “Trees”) sounds a lot like OUT OF AFRICA, only better.

[Thor 8,688]

NOT, Davis, I said NOT.  

[Naïve Old Fart 10,790]

16 minutes ago, Davis said:

And Zimmer+RCP amazing.

 

Don't you EVER say his name!

[Davis 3,331]

25 minutes ago, Thor said:

29 minutes ago, Thor said:

MEDICINE MAN is one of my top 10 Jerry scores. Fabulous!

Absolutely. It has such a great jungle-vibe, cool action synths, a very nice romantic theme (that is NOT like Out of Africa!), and overall a great structure. First class Goldsmith, typical case where the music is too good for the film. I hope it will get a remastered/expanded release soon.

 

 

22 minutes ago, Naïve Old Fart said:

 

Don't you EVER say his name!

You mean RCP?

[Marian Schedenig 9,384]

Medicine Man is Goldsmith-good, which is similar to Williams-good. But it's got one of Goldsmith's best would-be Barry themes.

 

1 hour ago, Thor said:

(and no, I don't hear any Barry in it, like everyone and their grandmother like to say).

 

It doesn't necessarily sound like something Barry would write, but it's obviously Goldsmith doing the long-winded sweet Barry melody thing, which he admired.

[Davis 3,331]

1:12

1:02

 

[thestat 452]

Yeah, might be a homage to Barry in some ways, but JB, JG, JW and LS were all exchanging in a similar artistic-sharing with the harpsichord type of love theme-ing in the post-Love Story 1970s so it's not entirely new.

 

The Trees is totally not the essence of Medicine Man I would argue. This Under Fire type cue is much more important and interesting musically:

 

 

Anyways, The Fire is the key track of the score - amazing use of synths and a major precursor to the 'deep' sound JG would go on to develop throughout the 1990s (in many ways pre-empting Zimmer's Crimson Tide that JG had to emulate in 13th Warrior, arguably):

 

It's a score with a rich range of variety from your Barry homages to Under Fire stuff, to pre-Zimmer, to new age-y atmospheres. So, a typical day at work for Jerry

[Jurassic Shark 13,719]

2 minutes ago, thestat said:

This Under Fire type cue is much more important and interesting musically:

 

[Mr. Hooper 3,749]

On 11/12/2024 at 3:37 PM, Davis said:

 

Was reminded of 'Tara's Theme'...

 

 

[thestat 452]

Yes, it is clearly Jerry's attempt to do a grand love theme since he'd been scoring Sly and Arnie blockbuster films for a decade. It's not particularly successful as a theme, similar to a lot of JG love themes from the 1990s, which were a bit over-the-top and cloying. Hence, Medicine Man works mostly as an awesome companion piece to the much superior Under Fire - though both have amazing synth work, but The Trees is an incidental track where he was probably asked to ape Barry. I think Medicine Man is much more influential in the way that it probably positioned good old Zimmer on track to composing Crimson TIde.

[LSH 1,086]

Just got back from an extended weekend in Munich. I'm hungover as fuck and I need something like this:

 

 

I'm ok now. Almost. My liver still hurts.

[thestat 452]

Jesus, you listen to this when you are hungover:

 

My hangover cure, so smoothing, after the opening horrendous awakening:

 

[LSH 1,086]

The softer bits, obviously.

[thestat 452]

Or this - so good with snare drumming, this is the top volume on snares, must be:

 

Eh,

 

 

 

[Davis 3,331]

[bollemanneke 3,701]

Into the Spider-Verse. If this doesn't end soon I'll have to be driven to a mad house. The theme is great, but honestly, SHUT THE FUCK UP WITH THESE ELCTRONICS!!!

[bollemanneke 3,701]

Now Mars Attacks. What am I doing to myself?