Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 I disagree. Skyfall might not be to everyone's tastes, but it's hardly generic.SPECTRE gets closer to that description though.Don't listen to this, it's the other way around! Brainstorm - James Horner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 I disagree. Skyfall might not be to everyone's tastes, but it's hardly generic.SPECTRE gets closer to that description though.Don't listen to this, it's the other way around!Lies! Do not let him deceive you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,348 Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 It's a trick! a filthy lie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 The only score from 2015 I even remember was Jurassic World, and the only bits I really remember were the lifts from the first score.Pathetic year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 It has largely been a weak year so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 The film score system works swiftly in the future now that they've abolished all composers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Whoa this is heavy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnome in Plaid 219 Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 The only score from 2015 I even remember was Jurassic World, and the only bits I really remember were the lifts from the first score.Pathetic year.The best score so far this year is Sponge Out of Water, which kicks ass. Z for Zachariah is nothing ground-breaking, but is a very solid dramatic score. It's not much compared to the original, but Streitenfeld's work for the Poltergeist remake is still pretty good, if not up to Goldsmith's standard. Fortunately, we've still got Williams, Shore, and Mansell scores to look forward to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Pan and Bridges of Spies are the only scored I've listened to this year that I have any desire of revisiting. Hopefully some of the scores from later in the year will be good enough to redeem the year for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,013 Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 It has largely been a weak year so far.I liked quite a few scores. Few of them very much. But didn't love a single one yet.Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,715 Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 On the other hand there has been again a flood of excellent releases of older scores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Yes! The future of film music lies in its past! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,715 Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Yes! The future of film music lies in its past!Right! Cast your eyes into the past my friends! There awaits the future in the comforting sounds of the yesteryear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Rubbish! The future is named Holkenborg! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,715 Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Rubbish! The future is named Holkenborg!And it looks ugly!I always knew some kind of borg would take over, as in some cyborg. I just didn't know it was called Holken. Gnome in Plaid 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Rubbish! The future is named Holkenborg!"Holkenborg" means "Past" in Dutch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,715 Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Bridge of Spies by Thomas Newman: It is nice but still doesn't fully convince me. It is all a tad too polite.Spectre by Thomas Newman: After a full listen of the album I unfortunately cannot remember much beyond a few quotes of the Monty Norman theme. A lot of stabbing busy modern Newman action material seemed to pass my ears frequently and then a lot of atmospheric mood painting where a lot less happened. I have to give it another spin to delve deeper into this one. Perhaps the second or third round yields something that latches on my memory.Karaoke & Cold Lazarus by Christopher Gunning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,364 Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Thomas Newman - SPECTREFor a little while, I thought this was definitely going to be much better than Skyfall, and a decent score overall. But then the album just kept going, and going, and going. This album is SO, SO LONG, and FEELS it. Any highlights are drowned out by huge swaths of completely forgettable underscore. Oh well.Thomas Newman - Bridge of SpiesI'm really warming up to this score a lot! The problem with it is the middle; It opens and ends strong, but absolutely nothing happens in the middle. It's all so meaningly, you almost forget you even have music playing. But boy, the final ~15 minutes or so of the album is strong, strong stuff. I anticipate I'll only like it more once I've seen the film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 You stole my post Inky!!Bridge of Spies by Thomas NewmanIt continues to grow on me. Classy stuff.SPECTRE by Thomas NewmanMeh. Better, the second time around, but not quite doing it for me. Again, has some great bits in it, but it's really just thriller Newman with obligatory Bond references (even the classic Bond lick at the end was stale). Whereas Skyfall felt like Newman actually doing a Bond score. Maybe I'm just disappointed with how much this score relies on Skyfall material. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Bridge of Spies by Thomas Newman: It is nice but still doesn't fully convince me. It is all a tad too polite.You prefer scores that are rude? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 But boy, the final ~15 minutes or so of the album is strong, strong stuff. I anticipate I'll only like it more once I've seen the film.But a lot of that are just variations of Skyfall material, particularly the riff from "The Moors". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Bridge Of Spies? Because that's what LeBlanc was talking about here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,364 Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 But boy, the final ~15 minutes or so of the album is strong, strong stuff. I anticipate I'll only like it more once I've seen the film.But a lot of that are just variations of Skyfall material, particularly the riff from "The Moors".I think you need to adjust your reading glasses!! How embarassing for you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Woops. I mixed it up! Ignore that post please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Too late for that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,715 Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Bridge of Spies by Thomas Newman: It is nice but still doesn't fully convince me. It is all a tad too polite.You prefer scores that are rude?No something with a bit more bite and zest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,364 Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Too late for that! Indeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 It's Coolman! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,715 Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 In comparison the throwback score The Good German from Newman functions in somewhat similar parameters as Bridge of Spies but is knowingly more old fashioned yet it remains a much more engaging work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,364 Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Bridge of Spies was the first Thomas Newman album I ever listened to other than Skyfall, so I had nothing really to compare it to. The beginning and end of the album always grabbed me, and the middle was always boring. After 4 listens now, I like the beginning and end even more each time, but the middle is still completely forgettable. Luckily the album is short, so the middle is over before you know it. Those Bond albums he puts together go on and on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 I think they werent trying to do a score from the 60's. They were scoring a movie that takes place in the 60's. Dixon Hill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 You've only heard Bond and BoS from Newman? You should fix that Jay! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,715 Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 You've only heard Bond and BoS from Newman? You should fix that Jay!Post haste!Karaoke & Cold Lazarus by Christopher Gunning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,364 Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 I've seen plenty of films he's scored and heard a bunch of random tracks, but I don't own any of his OSTs, no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Fix it!!Take your pick!Shawshank RedemptionAngels in AmericaThe Good GermanMeet Joe BlackSeries of Unfortunate Events Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Back To The Future II (Intrada)The problem with the BTTF scores has always been for me is that they feature one of the most exciting and adventurous themes of the 80"s, or of all times, and a load of other music.Part II has some excellent statements of the theme, and the rest of the score is a mixture of faux-mickey mousing and extreme histrionics. Often fun, funny, sometimes exciting. But none of it actually goes anywhere, really develops or varies much throughout the score.The OST used to bore me after a while, this one does the exact same, but more because it has more music. In the film it's works brilliantly. but on it's own it just can't sustain my attention in the bits where the theme isnt given another workout.The best part is the western theme Silvestri introduces right before the end credits. It's fantastic! (and sadly underused in part III)Good film score, not a great listen by any means.** out of **** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,364 Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Danny Elfman - Mission: ImpossiblePardon my french, but I fucking love the shit out of this score. Five stars out of five stars, it has everything. I want a specialty label to give it the expansion it deserves! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 That one of the Kraemer score are the two best ones. Hard to say which one is better. The Kraemer one is a bit more traditional and easier on the ear while the Elfman score puts the percussionist through a sweat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Tasker 21 Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Danny Elfman - Mission: ImpossiblePardon my french, but I fucking love the shit out of this score. Five stars out of five stars, it has everything. I want a specialty label to give it the expansion it deserves!It was my favorite M:I score until Joe Kraemer's hit this year. Elfman's is very underrated, and one of the last scores that sounds like his "early, busier" stuff (Black Beauty, Batman, etc) before it was "streamlined". (Goldsmith went the same way around the same time - tired of fighting all the sound effects in big action pictures, I think).I was listening to Joel Goldsmith's Stargate: Continuum earlier. It makes me wish that more of his SG1 music would come out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,364 Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Yup! Those are my two favorites in the series as well. They both have fun with The Plot theme, too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,193 Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Part II has some excellent statements of the theme, and the rest of the score is a mixture of faux-mickey mousing and extreme histrionics. Often fun, funny, sometimes exciting. But none of it actually goes anywhere, really develops or varies much throughout the score.The OST used to bore me after a while, this one does the exact same, but more because it has more music. In the film it's works brilliantly. but on it's own it just can't sustain my attention in the bits where the theme isnt given another workout.That's what I'm expecting. How's the sound though? At least that might be a massive improvement over the old release? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,364 Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 WOW! The new BTTF2 set sounds AMAZING! Light years better than the original OST! I dunno what happened there! There music was obviously recorded just fine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 The sound is superb, no complaints there.I didnt listen to the alternate and bonus stuff btw. I was pretty much done after the main program. BTTF II seems to be largely a re-hash of the first score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,528 Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Fix it!!Take your pick!Shawshank RedemptionAngels in AmericaThe Good GermanMeet Joe BlackSeries of Unfortunate EventsOf those, I'd say that "Shawshank", ans "Angels" are essential Newman, but there is some nice stuff on "Joe Black" ("Peanut Butter Man", and "Cold Lamb Sandwich") Don't listen to that "Wizard Of Oz" song without supply of insulin standing-by.No love for "American Beauty", or "Red Corner", KK? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 American Beauty is a Newman classic! But I was trying to pick scores that would appeal more to Jay.Haven't heard Red Corner actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,364 Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Christophe Beck - Ant-manOK, ok - I'm warming up to this one. It actually has an almost-catchy main-theme (I had it in my head while listening to the album; It's already gone now), and some fun orchestration - it largely sounds like a classicly orchestral score, rarely sounding like a modern RCP score. I have a feeling that after seeing the film, I could end up liking this one a lot.Daniel Pemberton - The Man From U.N.C.L.E.Not bad... but not great. Like Ant-man it has a lot going for it, including a generally more "classic" sound, but never elevates to any kind of greatness. It's lacking a strong main theme (in fact, I couldn't tell you if this score had any themes at all after one listen), but does feature a lot of really fun orchestration... at first. That's another problem, the album starts of strong, a lot of fun orchestration, and variety.... but then it doesn't go anyway. The rest is all rehashes of the same stuff, until by the digital bonus tracks its just stock RCP stuff. Shame. Is the film even worth seeing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Christophe Beck - Ant-manOK, ok - I'm warming up to this one. It actually has an almost-catchy main-theme (I had it in my head while listening to the album; It's already gone now), and some fun orchestration - it largely sounds like a classicly orchestral score, rarely sounding like a modern RCP score. I have a feeling that after seeing the film, I could end up liking this one a lot.Good, good...Daniel Pemberton - The Man From U.N.C.L.E.Is the film even worth seeing?It's OK, though not as fun as the trailers made it out to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 - Home Alone 2: Lost in New York- Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith- Amazing Stories: The Mission- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade- Star WarsUp next: Superman The Movie and The Empire Strikes Back Symphonic Suite conducted by Charles Gerhardt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,193 Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 WOW! The new BTTF2 set sounds AMAZING! Light years better than the original OST! I dunno what happened there! There music was obviously recorded just fine!Good. I missed that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,364 Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 I posted it in the thread for the trilogy of scores, not this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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