crocodile 8,020 Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 Herrmann's impeccable 'Taxi Driver' Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin 22 Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 Mr Magorium's Wonder Emporium - Alexandre Desplat/Aaron ZigmanCharming score, one of the better fantasy children's scores since 2005. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,554 Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 Herrmann's impeccable 'Taxi Driver' Karol If there was ever a way to sign off, this would be it. Pure brilliance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,020 Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 And the film that kicked off his career was Citizen Kane. Unthinkable!Karol - who loves both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paleo 63 Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 I'm still trying to enjoy the new Cliffhanger album... I really like the title theme, but I can only stand it so many times, you know. I have the feeling that Jones never does anything with it except for putting it in the minor key; the orchestration sounds largely the same throughout the score, and the other themes are uninteresting, likewise continuously repeated in the same way over and over again, and sound like a dozen other themes written by Jones over the years (back to Excalibur at least). I think I would have done just fine with the original release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 3,695 Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 Burwell's True Grit: Merged OST and Promo EditionDamn fine listen, with a wonderfully integrated adaptation of the hymn. I do find it weird though, that the FYC promo leaves off a number of cues (such as the opening that's on the CD, containing the string rendition when we see the train at the beginning of the film).I really like the end title song too. Voice takes a little getting used to, but it's singing from the heart.Also, most of Varese's release of The Prisoner by RGW. It's not going to turn any heads as a normal score, but in the context of a synth TV score, it's a really nice background listen.Edit - I'm also currently 'previewing' Powell's Mars Needs Moms. It's pretty clear they temped it with Ice Age, HTTYD, Hancock, Shrek, etc, gave up on whoever they originally hired, and pulled a Raimi-Elfman on him. One of the main themes is blatantly stolen from HTTYD, and the credits suite is just about the least original piece of music he's ever written. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 He's saving the goods for Rio and Kung Fu Panda 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted March 7, 2011 Author Share Posted March 7, 2011 I'm waiting for him to truly write something to justify the hype surrounding him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 Happy FeetHorton Hears A Who!How To Train Your DragonUnited 93The Bourne TrilogyKnight And DayMr. And Mrs. SmithAntzChicken RunThe list goes on and on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted March 7, 2011 Author Share Posted March 7, 2011 Chicken Run is the only one that really stands out, and most of that is inspired from early scores by better composers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 Well, I mean, he fuses synth and orchestra like no other. He's a pure adrenaline composer, so it would be hard to like him if that style doesn't appeal to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted March 7, 2011 Author Share Posted March 7, 2011 No I love adrenaline as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 Star Trek V. I went until today to listen to it.Not bad. Not bad at all. I think I would appreciate it better on a pair of decent headphones instead of these pieces of shit, and if I hadn't listened to the SFX rip copy for so long. I keep waiting for Kirk to tell me how much he wants to hear his pain.I may move the bonus tracks from the end of d2 to the the end of d1 for my iPod, because I won't want to jump over the OST to reach them. Same with Batman. I have no problem with either LLR release including the OST on disc 2, but after listening to them to death for so long, following the expanded score with the OST in the same session is overkill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Brigden 7 Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 Elfman's 'The Wolfman'God I fucking love this score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 Not heard it. I now want to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted March 7, 2011 Author Share Posted March 7, 2011 It is good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,020 Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 I think I'm going to give it a listen right now. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisAfonso 186 Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 It is indeed good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 Don't have it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin 22 Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 Fateless - Ennio MorriconeWonderfully restrained (but very emotional) dramatic score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,020 Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 Great theme, not so much a great score, in my opinion. I'm not sure what is pan flute doing in there...The Terminal by Johnny.My thoughts are here.Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brónach 1,302 Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 Bolt by John Powell.I really like Powell's melodies. They're lovely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 Hey I just listened to Bolt too! Weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 Little Miss Sunshine. Excellent score, probably in my top 40 scores written in the 2000s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datameister 2,044 Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 I think I'm being forced to listen to TRON Legacy right now by my inconsiderate roommate who often forgets to use headphones. I'm sure it works well in the film (which I haven't seen), but I'm not really enjoying it. Then again, I was annoyed at being forced to listen to "Journey to the Island" a few minutes ago, too, and that's one of my all-time favorite pieces of music...I just hate being unnecessarily deprived of the freedom to listen (or not listen) to whatever I want.</rant> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brónach 1,302 Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 You might be lucky. I wish people around me listened to stuff like that. I'm sick of "music" that lacks everything I like of music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,020 Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 Catch Me If You Can and Chamber of Secrets.And, for some reason, I'm listening to classical music all afternoom and evening. Four Stravinsky ballets, Rachmaninov's second, The Planets and Penderecki's second as well. Good stuff! Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin 22 Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 Last of the Mohicans - Trevor Jones20 years later, it's still a pretty good score with a great main theme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,554 Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 I think I'm being forced to listen to TRON Legacy right now by my inconsiderate roommate who often forgets to use headphones. I'm sure it works well in the film (which I haven't seen), but I'm not really enjoying it. Then again, I was annoyed at being forced to listen to "Journey to the Island" a few minutes ago, too, and that's one of my all-time favorite pieces of music...I just hate being unnecessarily deprived of the freedom to listen (or not listen) to whatever I want.</rant>You were "annoyed" at being "forced" to listen to J.W.?! Geez, man, what kinda Williams fan are you???!!! You should be overjoyed that his music is being played anywhere at all, these days, instead of all that baby food that we are being forced to chow down. Next time, Sunny Jim, instead of getting your jockstrap in a twist, bang on your room-mate's door with a bottle of Johnson's baby oil in your hand, and plead to your room-mate to make wild, passionate love to you in the shower. That's the kind of thanks that your room-mate should be getting for playing the music of the greatest composer who ever lived. Got it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datameister 2,044 Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 You might be lucky. I wish people around me listened to stuff like that. I'm sick of "music" that lacks everything I like of music.Oh, I know that feeling, too. I barely listen to anything non-orchestral, so the vast majority of the people I encounter (or live with) have very different musical tastes. Jurassic Park was a big anomaly last night. TRON...well, that's closer to what I normally hear in our apartment, but still. At least it was a film score.You were "annoyed" at being "forced" to listen to J.W.?! Geez, man, what kinda Williams fan are you???!!! You should be overjoyed that his music is being played anywhere at all, these days, instead of all that baby food that we are being forced to chow down. Next time, Sunny Jim, instead of getting your jockstrap in a twist, bang on your room-mate's door with a bottle of Johnson's baby oil in your hand, and plead to your room-mate to make wild, passionate love to you in the shower. That's the kind of thanks that your room-mate should be getting for playing the music of the greatest composer who ever lived. Got it?In all seriousness, I felt kind of silly being annoyed by it, but in this case, I think it's more a philosophical thing than anything else. I like having the freedom to listen to what I want, without intruding on anyone else's freedom or having anyone else intrude on mine. Jurassic Park is amazing, but if that's what I'd been wanting to listen to last night, that's what I would have been listening to. (And this was all happening at a desk directly adjacent to mine, BTW, not in a bedroom at the end of the hallway or something.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Catch Me If You Can and Chamber of Secrets.You got to follow up with Minority and Clones. Sex to the ears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,211 Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 What are you, a Ferengi? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 That was in South Park: Bigger, Longer, Uncut. "Fuck Gregory! Fuck him right in the ear!". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Copernicus' Star by Abel KReally great stuff. Instantly identifiable main theme and just a fantastic orchestral score. Some of the more medieval sounding music twinges and such don't really work for me, but I'm listening on a purely musical POV.Black Swan by Clint MansellNothing better to listen to while writing a screenplay critique for the film.The Fountain by Clint MansellMars Needs Moms by John PowellPowell on autopilot, but even that's better than a lot of the stuff out there. Love the last few tracks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 Copernicus' Star by Abel KReally great stuff. Instantly identifiable main theme and just a fantastic orchestral score. Some of the more medieval sounding music twinges and such don't really work for me, but I'm listening on a purely musical POV.Black Swan by Clint MansellNothing better to listen to while writing a screenplay critique for the film.The Fountain by Clint MansellMars Needs Moms by John PowellPowell on autopilot, but even that's better than a lot of the stuff out there. Love the last few tracks.wrong thread I believe, you wanted last scores not movies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent Hoyt 13 Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 I think I'm being forced to listen to TRON Legacy right now by my inconsiderate roommate who often forgets to use headphones. I'm sure it works well in the film (which I haven't seen), but I'm not really enjoying it. Then again, I was annoyed at being forced to listen to "Journey to the Island" a few minutes ago, too, and that's one of my all-time favorite pieces of music...I just hate being unnecessarily deprived of the freedom to listen (or not listen) to whatever I want.</rant>In college I had great roommates and they never really played music in the room, that was reserved for me. But, when they did, even if I liked it, I hated the fact that I wasn't in charge of the music. This reputation grew and I was always given control of the music at parties. Obviously I wasn't playing scores, but my music choices never really took off and my turn at the DJ table never lasted the entire night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datameister 2,044 Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 Yeah, it just strikes me as such a simple thing: when everyone's just sitting around at home, everyone uses headphones, and then everyone gets to listen to exactly what they want to listen to! Everyone wins! EDIT: Hey, I guess I'm listening to TRON. Again. =/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt C 455 Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 Pickup on South StreetLove it. Probably one of the finer film noir scores to get a proper soundtrack release. The thing is, I would love to hear a re-recording of this score just to get the depth and clarity a stereo recording can give. It sounds good in mono though, and the orchestra used isn't big. Perhaps someone like Tadlow can come in and do it...Journey From the FallA superb example of why quality trumps quantity. The OST is around 20-25 minutes long, plus an 8-minute suite (not counting the bonus tracks though). But it is marvelously done, with some beautiful melodies and passion shining through. Christopher Wong dedicated the score to Goldsmith, and frankly, Goldsmith would be proud. Highly recommended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry B 50 Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 In all seriousness, I felt kind of silly being annoyed by it, but in this case, I think it's more a philosophical thing than anything else. I like having the freedom to listen to what I want, without intruding on anyone else's freedom or having anyone else intrude on mine. Jurassic Park is amazing, but if that's what I'd been wanting to listen to last night, that's what I would have been listening to. (And this was all happening at a desk directly adjacent to mine, BTW, not in a bedroom at the end of the hallway or something.)Such is the horror of college roommates. It's especially inconsiderate when you're trying to complete work on a composition due the next day in Finale. You'll love having your own room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datameister 2,044 Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 In all seriousness, I felt kind of silly being annoyed by it, but in this case, I think it's more a philosophical thing than anything else. I like having the freedom to listen to what I want, without intruding on anyone else's freedom or having anyone else intrude on mine. Jurassic Park is amazing, but if that's what I'd been wanting to listen to last night, that's what I would have been listening to. (And this was all happening at a desk directly adjacent to mine, BTW, not in a bedroom at the end of the hallway or something.)Such is the horror of college roommates. It's especially inconsiderate when you're trying to complete work on a composition due the next day in Finale. You'll love having your own room.Yeah...I haven't done a tremendous amount of composing, but I've certainly spent a lot of time working on music-related projects: editing complete soundtracks, arranging stuff by ear for piano, engraving scores in Finale, etc. And all of these, of course, require you to be able to hear what you're doing. So I can definitely relate. I'm not sure the end is in sight yet, since I'm most likely going to need roommates after I graduate in order to keep rent affordable, but it's all good. Life happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry B 50 Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 Yeah, but all you need is your own room. Unless you have really obnoxious housemates, noise will not bother you from across an apartment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datameister 2,044 Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 True. Still, I dunno...with the cost of living in southern California, and with the rather low income I'm going to have immediately after college, I probably won't even be able to afford my own room yet. It's all good, though...some roommates are more considerate than others, so maybe I'll luck out.Anywho! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 Room with somebody you actually know/like from college. Friends make the best roommates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin 22 Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 Robocop 2Good score, but unfairly mocked by the film score community for its tongue in cheek humour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 The problem is that Rosenman took his score absolutely seriously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Brausam 215 Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 He thought Poledouris' was the ridiculous score! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted March 10, 2011 Author Share Posted March 10, 2011 Rosenman was very ego driven at times.But he wrote some great music and I think he is underrated amongst the film score community. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Brausam 215 Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 Of the two Rosens I prefer Rosenthal, I personally get more out of his music. I respect Rosenman's musical skills, he was a GOOD composer, but I just don't like his music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonzoe 18 Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 No matter how wrong he was about Poledouris' Robo score. I would still love to get an expanded C&C score to Robocop 2.The last score I listened to was Elfman's overlooked "The Next Three Days" score two days ago. It's another textural score in the vein of The Kingdom and Proof of Life. I especially like the tracks "Last Three Months", "A Warning", "Breakout", and "The Truth". But I think the score overall was very well done. And proves Elfman can score more than just fantasy/comic book/adventure movies. I hope he gets more oppotunities to work with Haggis again. I really liked what he came up for this. Then again I'm an admirer of this particular style of Elfman's. Oh and the Moby songs weren't bad either especially "Mistake" it blends in well with Elfman's score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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