KK 3,307 Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 That's a lovely Danna score. I'll take that over Debney's Passion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 Debney's has some sublime moments though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 18 minutes ago, KK. said: That's a lovely Danna score. I'll take that over Debney's Passion. They're not in competition with each other. Can't enjoy both? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 I can! I was just referring to how overlooked it was at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,714 Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 1 minute ago, nightscape94 said: They're not in competition with each other. Can't enjoy both? There can be only one! And for some reason or another I have never been too keen on Debney's score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 5 minutes ago, KK. said: I can! I was just referring to how overlooked it was at the time. Gotcha. The movies were at the opposite ends of the popularity spectrum. Danna's score is wonderful, though. Some nice vocal performances as well. I agree that it's the better score, but Passion does have a few moments worth hearing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 This scene never fails. The Crucifixion has some glorious moments too. And all the underscore when Satan is around is very unsettling, some of the rare music that I find genuinely disturbing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,714 Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 Children of Men by John Tavener (et alii) Koray Savas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 14 minutes ago, TheGreyPilgrim said: This scene never fails. The Crucifixion has some glorious moments too. And all the underscore when Satan is around is very unsettling, some of the rare music that I find genuinely disturbing. Well God himself helped Debney to compose the score, so... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,714 Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 5 minutes ago, Stefancos said: 5 minutes ago, Stefancos said: Well God himself helped Debney to compose the score, so... Well God himself helped Debney to compose the score, so... Didn't he mention in some interview how he was wrestling with Satan himself on the parking lot of his studio? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 And in Ubeda he spoke about how one of the cames was written by "devine inspiration" rather then him. Even in a church in Catholic Spain that was awkward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 47 minutes ago, BloodBoal said: Fucking lunatic. Hey, at least he isn't blowing anyone up over it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 He might be a lunatic, but he's a talented lunatic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 The Phantom Menace (OST) A fantastic score, but still one of the most frustrating Williams OST's in history. The music on the CD is all great, all of it. But knowing what was left out is mindboggling sometimes. I would have gladly traded some of the Jar Jar music for at least one rendition of Qui-Gon's theme, and if you have two fantastic renditions of The Force Theme, why not at least include one of them? And why is "The Arrival At Naboo" featured twice? Why was The Flag Parade extended editorially etc etc etc. Really great score though. I devoured this endlessly in 1999, waiting for months for the film to come out. Playing it over and over while picturing images from the awesome Duel Of The Fates videoclip in my head. Star Wars was coming back and it was going to be EPIC! ............... But like I said, the score is first rate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 10 hours ago, Disco Stu said: Dennis the Menace - Jerry Goldsmith Easily my favorite Goldsmith comedy score. I liked this movie a little more than I'd care to admit back in the day (I was 6 when it came out). The film is hilarious. It's like live action Looney Toons. I also really enjoy the score even though the theme is a straight rip from Goldsmith's own Great Train Robbery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 TPM OST is good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 25 minutes ago, E.T. and Elliot said: TPM OST is good! It's a good listening experience but leaves off many essential highlights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 There's only so much you can fit on one CD! Maybe a 40 minute album might have sufficed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taikomochi 1,136 Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 We really need to just trim the fat to make an 8-minute TPM album, the best listening experience really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 Just merge Duel of the Fates and Anakin's Theme into one track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taikomochi 1,136 Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 "The Street Singer" looped for 8 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,714 Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 Restoration by James Newton Howard publicist and Not Mr. Big 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 Agnes of the God Very Williams-like (beyond just the Hook similarities) Incanus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck 154 Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 Explorers The Blue Max Night Crossing Soaring The Rocketeer E.T. Obviously I'm in a spelunking mode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 Batman 1989 complete score with Prince songs inserted Batman 1989 Danny Elfman OST Batman 1989 Prince OST Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 The Adventures of 10-10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 18 hours ago, E.T. and Elliot said: Batman 1989 complete score with Prince songs inserted Batman 1989 Danny Elfman OST Batman 1989 Prince OST I just listened to 'Partyman' yesterday actually. Great late-80s Prince song (of many great ones) and the highlight of the non-score soundtrack in my opinion. Anyway, I'm currently bobbing my head along to this classic: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 Batman 1989 Batman Prince OST Batman Returns TFA OST Twilight Zone: The Movie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 On 25.3.2016 at 9:48 AM, Incanus said: Restoration by James Newton Howard It's stylish, isn't it? One of my earliest 'true' JNH's. Even then he was hit/miss and in-between 'Outbreak', 'The Juror' and 'Eye for an Eye' suddenly this one came up. Michael Nyman - The Claim Nyman is one of those Leonard-Rosenman-like figures that may infuriate the layman by the outrageous snobbishness he often demonstrates in interviews but when you can write such uniquely romantic music as 'The Claim' you have earned some latitude. Nyman's brand of british minimalism tends to have an affinity for broad romantic, even heroic gestures and while 'The Claim' is hardly 'Braveheart', the composer must have found something in that spirit there: the barren, wintry (majestic) landscape that the characters inhabit and the regretful past that comes back to haunt them becomes a musical tour de force of that actually defies the term 'minimalism' and even Winterbottom's somewhat remote movie. The transparent, glassy (no pun intended) string/woodwind-dominated pattern becomes increasingly gripping in the 14-minute succession of 'The Burning' and 'The Snowy Death' - coming to a glorious finish that makes you wonder what a fireworks finale the movie flares off (a guy drowning, if i remember right). All things considered Nyman's best film work next to his more esoteric Greenaway stuff and probably the one most film music buffs will respond to, emotionally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,714 Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 12 minutes ago, publicist said: It's stylish, isn't it? One of my earliest 'true' JNH's. Even then he was hit/miss and in-between 'Outbreak', 'The Juror' and 'Eye for an Eye' suddenly this one came up. Yeah JNH does a fine job navigating the Purcellian atmosphere with his own brand of lyricism and even writing a bit in the same vein himself. Gladly he he decided to go for a bit more modern approach with the dramatic underscore for the most part. One particular passage that sticks to mind is his take on the age old Folias melody in The Fire, which has been employed by countless composers throughout centuries and there is undeniable stately inevitability to it here. Not quite Händel but none the less arresting. Conan the Barbarian (Tadlow re-recording) by Basil Poledouris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 28 minutes ago, Incanus said: Yeah JNH does a fine job navigating the Purcellian atmosphere with his own brand of lyricism and even writing a bit in the same vein himself. Gladly he he decided to go for a bit more modern approach with the dramatic underscore for the most part. One particular passage that sticks to mind is his take on the age old Folias melody in The Fire, which has been employed by countless composers throughout centuries and there is undeniable stately inevitability to it here. Not quite Händel but none the less arresting. Of course 'The Fire' (the score's one piece trailer's got to love) but the sweet cantilena that is the love theme is my piece of choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,714 Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 3 minutes ago, publicist said: Of course 'The Fire' (the score's one piece trailer's got to love) but the sweet cantilena that is the love theme is my piece of choice. Yeah that is a a sweet one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo 3,709 Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 1916: The Irish Rebellion by Patrick Cassidy. It's a score for a three hour documentary produced by RTÉ and Notre Dame (I think BBC were involved too). Some great melodies in here. Need to live with it a bit more to form an opinion on the whole but in the documentary it was very emotional in places. Mise Éire is the obvious highlight. On my phone so I fear in going to mess up the link to Spotify but here it goes: is a live version of the Spotify doesn't work. Definiteky worth a listen. The documentary is also very good and well worth a watch if you're interested in modern mosh European history. Narrated by Liam Neeson too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,000 Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 High-Rise by Clint Mansell. Next to Moon, it might be my favourite score from this composer. And so far one of the best soundtracks to come out in 2016 (and there were already some strong titles being released). There is definitely more to him than I expected. While Requiem for a Dream and The Fountain might be the most crowd-pleasing titles in his repertoire, this new score proves that he's more versatile and subtle than anticipated. He's most definitely learning and growing. I'm really looking forward to seeing the film as well. Karol Disco Stu and publicist 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 I told you so! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 I happened to throw on some of Titanic, and as always happens, I'm now in a state of moist emotional disarray. God, yes, it's sappy orchestral pop. But what's wrong with that? It makes you bloody well feel, doesn't it? I feel like Horner is giving me the most friendly, comforting hug ever, from beyond. Bilbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 It's gorgeous. And much maligned, sadly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 In anticipation of 'Executive Decision' i put on this forgotten though vastly more interesting 70's nuclear nightmare Goldsmith score for Burt Lancaster taking a nuke compound to force president Charles Durning to publicly admit some bitter truths about Vietnam : in between 'Islands in the Stream' and 'Cassandra Crossing' it comes in third-best. Jerry sure did a lot more notes back then. All paranoid military Goldsmith regalia is in place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,000 Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 22 minutes ago, publicist said: I told you so! Did you? Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 2 hours ago, crocodile said: High-Rise by Clint Mansell. Next to Moon, it might be my favourite score from this composer. And so far one of the best soundtracks to come out in 2016 (and there were already some strong titles being released). There is definitely more to him than I expected. While Requiem for a Dream and The Fountain might be the most crowd-pleasing titles in his repertoire, this new score proves that he's more versatile and subtle than anticipated. He's most definitely learning and growing. I'm really looking forward to seeing the film as well. Karol Skimmed through this. If this is the best of the best of 2016 then I have little hope that the year will be any better then usual recently. The erosion of a once great niche genre of music continues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 Yeah, i recommended it some pages earlier and you being an avid reader of mine of course... crocodile and Dixon Hill 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,000 Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 Just now, Stefancos said: Skimmed through this. If this is the best of the best of 2016 then I have little hope that the year will be any better then usual recently. The erosion of a once great niche genre of music continues. Not enough marches and scherzos then? Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 I don't care about that really. I have no idea what a scherzo actually is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,000 Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 So how is High-Rise in particular a sign of erosion then? What's missing? Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 Hard to say. Quality, overall probably. That's the common problem of film music today anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,000 Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 You see, I try to enjoy different kinds of film music. I don't treat it as a genre with fixed expectations. I know you don't either. But it's really hard to say what "quality" in this area should mean. If you mean, the orchestral mastery of Williams, Morricone, Goldsmith etc then you're right. Not many people can write that. But Clint Mansell doesn't really come from that crowd. And he was actually more simplistic at the start of his career. His scores to Aronofsky films were really popular but they lack any subtlety or nuance. I think he's learned a lot since those days. Remember that High-Rise as a bizarre "arthouse" film from one of UK's finest current directors. In that light, it's very colourful and musical. Karol Taikomochi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 Ok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 Sounds promising. Will check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 Oh sure why dont you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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