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14 hours ago, Loert said:

Tomorrow Never Dies

 

This banger never gets old:

 

 

Right!?  Crazy to think it wasn't part of the OST album.  Surely it would have been if the OST album didn't have to be rushed out before they finished recording the score.

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13 minutes ago, Jay said:

 

Right!?  Crazy to think it wasn't part of the OST album.  Surely it would have been if the OST album didn't have to be rushed out before they finished recording the score.

 

At least it was on the first expansion.

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The Black Hole (1979) - John Barry

 

In honor of being heard at the 2025 Super Bowl Half-Time show. John Barry will never die.

 

There are scores that I always wanted an expansion to or even just to have the original on CD but once I get them they don't get played very often. (We've all been there. Except @Thor of course.) This one has stayed in regular rotation for me for more than 10 years now. I'm sure I've posted it in this thread before. (Checks: Ah. Twice.) And that's not even counting the iTunes release of the original LP. This is one of those scores where my favorite tracks have varied greatly as I age. But Durant is Dead is still a banger.

 

I can't imagine thinking that Moonraker makes this superfluous. Or the other way around. They are both in the same pocket but they complement each other beautifully.

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52 minutes ago, GerateWohl said:

He wasn't one of those composers who were known for repeating themselves, was he?

 

He was an amazing composer but really, is there a Barry score that does not stand up and scream "I'm a John Barry score!!!!!"?

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🎶❤️ Bespin's Valentine’s Day Score Selections ❤️🎶

  • Titanic – James Horner
  • Beauty and the Beast – Alan Menken
  • Edward Scissorhands – Danny Elfman
  • Chocolat – Rachel Portman
  • Out of Africa – John Barry
  • The English Patient – Gabriel Yared
  • Goodbye, Mr. Chips – John Williams
  • Cinema Paradiso – Ennio Morricone
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Okay, on this recent listen, I will concede that CW probably holds itself better as an overall listen between HJ's two Cap scores. However, I shall forever remain bitter that Jackman halted a rather unique sound in TWS for the sake of appeasing critics that were never gonna think of him as high art. It's neat that he's able to get an orchestra to have as much life as it does here, but it pales in comparison to how utterly bonkers something like his Winter Soldier theme was last time. Especially when I still don't find the themes particularly great here (Zemo's just sucks, straight up), though I think I have a greater appreciation for one that is prominent in the latter half this time. All in all, pleasant, but I'd rather something that takes a swing and partly misses than just merely competent.

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5 hours ago, HunterTech said:

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Okay, on this recent listen, I will concede that CW probably holds itself better as an overall listen between HJ's two Cap scores. However, I shall forever remain bitter that Jackman halted a rather unique sound in TWS for the sake of appeasing critics that were never gonna think of him as high art. It's neat that he's able to get an orchestra to have as much life as it does here, but it pales in comparison to how utterly bonkers something like his Winter Soldier theme was last time. Especially when I still don't find the themes particularly great here (Zemo's just sucks, straight up), though I think I have a greater appreciation for one that is prominent in the latter half this time. All in all, pleasant, but I'd rather something that takes a swing and partly misses than just merely competent.

There are quite a few themes you can pick up. Civil War theme, Zemo themes (two of them) and Cap. Iron Man, Black Panther and Spider-Man also get themes (the last two are more motifs). And there's shades of Winter Soldier. I believe the logic behind the structure is to start off with TWC thriller sound, then move into a superhero action and then finish on operatic tragedy. I think the score does that very well.

 

It's one of my Marvel favourites actually. And the album is perfectly assembled.

 

Karol

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14 hours ago, HunterTech said:

HJ's two Cap scores

Three if you count TF&TWS, which is mostly a continuation of his MCU scores, even repeating some of his themes.

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8 minutes ago, Edmilson said:

Three if you count TF&TWS, which is mostly a continuation of his MCU scores, even repeating some of his themes.

I found the title theme super cool.

 

 

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2 hours ago, bollemanneke said:

Started Aliens. The woodwinds are too close to the microphones. Any tracks including that poccolo stinger will GO.

 

The original OST album sounds better than the Varese Deluxe Edition, and the Mike Matessino edition (the blu ray's two isolated score tracks) sound best of all.

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One of the most unexpectedly awesome moments in a movie score:

 

 

As well as the irresistible, soaring chord progression (Rachmaninoff would be proud), some details that I really like:

  • The thumping timpani + bass drum at 1:29
  • The piccolo spinning out of control from 2:19 like a Catherine wheel
  • The flutter-like repeated horn octaves at 2:41, like a rupture in space
  • The two trumpet swells at 2:58 and 3:02, especially how the second one goes on longer and harder than the first
    • Fun fact: in the original score, the second swell goes to G instead of E. The final version, where it repeats the same pitch, is surely better, as it increases the impact of the violins' F# at 3:08
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11 hours ago, Loert said:

One of the most unexpectedly awesome moments in a movie score:

 

 

As well as the irresistible, soaring chord progression (Rachmaninoff would be proud), some details that I really like:

  • The thumping timpani + bass drum at 1:29
  • The piccolo spinning out of control from 2:19 like a Catherine wheel
  • The flutter-like repeated horn octaves at 2:41, like a rupture in space
  • The two trumpet swells at 2:58 and 3:02, especially how the second one goes on longer and harder than the first
    • Fun fact: in the original score, the second swell goes to G instead of E. The final version, where it repeats the same pitch, is surely better, as it increases the impact of the violins' F# at 3:08

 

Reminds me of Elfman's Mission Impossible!

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One can never listen to enough James Newton Howard.

  • James Newton Howard - The Village Store OST
  • James Newton Howard - King Kong OST
  • James Newton Howard - Michael Clayton OST
  • James Newton Howard - Defiance OST
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6 hours ago, Marian Schedenig said:

"Deluxe Edition"?

 

SonicAdventure's remaster includes the tracks from the extremely limited Sextet LP they released (the screenshot is one of them).

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1 minute ago, HunterTech said:

SonicAdventure's remaster includes the tracks from the extremely limited Sextet LP they released (the screenshot is one of them).

 

I didn't know about the LP, or this version. Is it a boot?

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By definition it would be, but it's a very well polished one. It's on Squid.

 

There are supposed to be more tracks that were posted on one of the composer's sites at one time, but the quality would definitely be worse.

 

Oh yeah, there's also the whole symphony that the orchestrator of the score did around the same time as the movie.

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19 minutes ago, HunterTech said:

By definition it would be, but it's a very well polished one. It's on Squid.

 

There are supposed to be more tracks that were posted on one of the composer's sites at one time, but the quality would definitely be worse.

 

Oh yeah, there's also the whole symphony that the orchestrator of the score did around the same time as the movie.

 

Interesting. I've never heard of any of these before. Despite the film's length, there's nothing significant missing on the official soundtrack album that I recall. How does the symphony compare to the score/album - and how much is it really a symphony?

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It's a very nice extension of the score, even if it definitely sounds more modern in its approach to the classical sound (at least from what I understand of the genre). There are no proper movements, since it compromises solely of individual tracks, so that should probably tell you if it qualifies as a symphony or not.

 

Just about every theme is present, though I am confused by how they've credited it. Only the last three tracks are attributed to the movie's composers (at least on Spotify), yet you do hear the film melodies throughout the whole thing. Eternal even is effectively a rewrite of the end title, so I'm not really sure what to make of any of it.

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I have difficulty integrating new composers into my listening habits. Marco Beltrami... I've been trying for a long time, and in recent years, I think he has finally reached a status that makes him essential. I always felt he was just a composer good only for horror films, but he has diversified in recent years, and it is very welcome. I won't beat around the bush, with this compilation that I just completed, I feel like I'm finally discovering him. I love it!

 

 

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RYAN'S DAUGHTER is anything but boring.

Yes, it's long, and overwrought, and Mitchum is miscast, but it's still a good film.

Freddie Young's cinematography is absolutely stunning, and Mills' turn as a man with learning disabilities is very affecting, and deserving of an Academy Award.

 

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@filmmusic, a couple of more words about RYAN'S DAUGHTER. It's long. The film is approximately 195mins.

It's, also, a serious film, that, although a simple tale, ultimately, gets weighed down by its own self-importance. Despite that, it is worth a watch, if only for Freddie Young's superb (and previously-mentioned) cinematography.

Honestly, it's one achingly-beautiful shot after another.

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1 hour ago, Bespin Copilot said:

 

This score is in the AFI 250 best film scores list.

I honestly prefer Jarre's Doctor Zhivago, Lawrence of Arabia (I don't know if these are included) and Jesus of Nazareth.

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