publicist 4,643 Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 Wurst is a beautiful name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 Only to a German... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,551 Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 Come on, guys, what's the wurst that can happen? publicist 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 Batman Returns The Lost World: Jurassic Park Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith Masters of the Universe Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan These are some badass scores, let me tell you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 20 hours ago, publicist said: The above-linked is just another rubbish 'Journey to the Line' clone. Pass! Wow that's so obviously a temp copy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mephariel 451 Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 Hidden Figures. I'll start by saying that this the best textured score Zimmer has done since Frost/Nixon and the most in tune with the subject matter since Interstellar. Zimmer talked about wanting to avoid preconceived notions like using Phillip Glass to represent math, and I am not sure if he succeeded. But the gospel influence is just invigorating—beautifully integrated female vocals that really gets you into the setting and the mood of the subject and characters. You can sit on a lazy chair and just let your mind drift listening to this score dreaming about stuff. Pharrell’s piano ideas (played by Herbie Hancock) are very easy on the ears, and surprisingly, provided some of the most intellectual moments. There are some cues like “Call Your Wives” and “Ladies March” that are clearly created based on his directions. I am not sure what Wallfisch contributed, but it was reported that they all worked in a room together. The one downfall to this score is that because most of the cues are so short, a lot of the ideas never really launched out of orbit. Even the best cues like “Katherine” and “Lift Off” and “Hidden Figures” are only around 3 minutes in length. There is a little too much tease, leaving you feel like the music is a bit simplistic. I wish they did a long suite at the end to capture the spirit of the score. This isn’t mind blowing stuff, but the score is mellow, intellectual, and interesting. That is a long way from Inferno and BvS. Ratings: **** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 Though by the sound of it i guess it's more a Wallfisch score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 5 hours ago, Rose Dawson said: Batman Returns The Lost World: Jurassic Park Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith Masters of the Universe Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan These are some badass scores, let me tell you. I see you're listening to Batman Returns for a change! Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 Ah, the direct approach. I admire that in a man with a mask. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 2 hours ago, publicist said: Though by the sound of it i guess it's more a Wallfisch score. Very. There is very little of Zimmer's fingerprints at all in this one actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,715 Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 Star Trek V: The Final Frontier by Jerry Goldsmith: Pretty great. Jupiter Ascending by Michael Giacchino: I zoned out half-way through. The Last Airbender by James Newton Howard: I only wish this had the original choir which would raise the final score by a star. How to Train Your Dragon 2 by John Powell: One of Powell's best. Nice traditional orchestral writing with a modern twist and infectious themes. Simply nearly 70 minutes of fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Disco Stu 15,495 Posted January 6, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted January 6, 2017 The Age of Innocence - Elmer Bernstein Endlessly grateful to Martin Scorsese for hiring Bernstein for this. My favorite of his late-period scores. I mean for pete's sake, this is criminally beautiful. Fantastic melody, aching arrangement. And shout-out to the great performance of the theme on the Williams/Perlman Cinema Serenade release (which I only discovered last year!) Not Mr. Big, Incanus and publicist 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,017 Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 King Kong by Max Steiner. The whole thing is great but I always thought the moody opening suspenseful cues are the best material from this score. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 The second half is harder to digest for sure. Non-stop action music doesn't make for an easy listen. Ever listened to the sequel score? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 I prefer John Barry's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,017 Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 I prefer them both actually. And it is my favourite John Barry score. Karol Gruesome Son of a Bitch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Breathmask 555 Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 Independence Day: Resurgence I tried to listen to this without holding it up against David Arnold's original score. It was okay. There was a fun action motive. Sure, the score never soars to the heights of the original ID4, but I didn't expect it to. It was trundling along as passable background score that I might grow to like at some point. And then it just ended. No sense of a finale or a buildup. Just another cue and then Arnold's end credits, recorded with much less gusto and fun than the original. In the end, this score did nothing but make me want to listen to the original on repeat again. Star Wars The ultimate digital release or whatever the hell it's called that came out last year. This is actually quite a nice selection of music from the first film. There's some clunky editing here and there, but this album is a very pleasant listening experience and captures the spirit of the movie perfectly. The Empire Strikes Back Again, the ultimate something something. This assembly is a bit more all over the place than Star Wars, but still quite good. You don't get the sense anything important is missing, even though it's fifty (!) minutes shorter than the complete score. Interesting to hear some of the different mixes compared to the RCA release (most notable were Rebels at Bay and The Magic Tree). Next up: the ultimate digital yadayada Return of the Jedi. Looks ludicrously short! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 Looks perfect to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 2 minutes ago, Rose Dawson said: Looks perfect to me. Sy Snootles should be your next female alter-ego username. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 MoS Bm v. Sm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 52 minutes ago, Mr. Breathmask said: Next up: the ultimate digital yadayada Return of the Jedi. Looks ludicrously short! According to Lucas the reason why its so short is because ROTJ didn't have enough new music to warrant a 2 LP release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,484 Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 Ridiculous, they just wanted a spoiler-free tracklist! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 What? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,371 Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 9 minutes ago, Not Mr. Big said: MoS Bm v. Sm Is there a reason you only ever tell us what you're listening to, but never actually saying about about them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,484 Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 9 minutes ago, Stefancos said: What? All the better tracks have inoffensive names like : Yoda's Death, Final Duel, Emperor's Death, Darth Vader's Death, Funeral Pyre for a Jedi. What a happy movie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 2 minutes ago, Jay said: Is there a reason you only ever tell us what you're listening to, but never actually saying about about them? No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 6 minutes ago, Bespin said: All the better tracks have inoffensive names like : Yoda's Death, Final Duel, Emperor's Death, Darth Vader's Death. What a very happy movie! Sure, because you just can't put different track titles... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 "Yoda's Destiny", "Emperor's Destiny", "Vader's Destiny" Done and done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,484 Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 4 minutes ago, BloodBoal said: Sure, because you just can't put different track titles... No you can't Blood, ewww.... we "know" these things! 2 minutes ago, Disco Stu said: "Yoda's Destiny", "Emperor's Destiny", "Vader's Destiny" Done and done. Oh wow, they are going to win a cruise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 2 minutes ago, Bespin said: Oh wow, they'll win a cruise? What? You're being "cuckoo Quebecois" again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 4 minutes ago, Bespin said: No you can't Blood, ewww.... we "know" these things! Hehehe... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,484 Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 4 minutes ago, Disco Stu said: What? You're being "cuckoo Quebecois" again. Talking about cuckoo, nice avatar. Fixed, thanks to Reverso! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,715 Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 Flesh + Blood by Basil Poledouris: The 1980's were such great time for this kind of big and bold orchestral film music. The faux-Medieval concoction Poledouris cooks up is rambunctious, energetic and sweeping with several catchy themes in constant interplay and grand setpieces full orchestral thunder and drama that by the composer's own admittance have an almost piratey swash-and-buckling swagger to them due to the fact he saw the main characters in that sort of light. While the most memorable material is the battle music which has a surprisingly adventurous feel there is a lot of subtle often complex thematic interplay going on because of the complicated nature of the story which the composer wanted to illustrate through the use of his numerous character themes. The complete score running a little under 70 minutes is a great listening experience with peaks and valleys and this is definitely among my personal Poledouris favourites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,551 Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 12 hours ago, Prerecorded Briefing said: Ah, the direct approach. I admire that in a man with a mask. You don't really think you can win, do you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,017 Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 33 minutes ago, Richard said: You don't really think you can win, do you? Things change. The Lost World: Jurassic Park by Johnny Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loert 2,515 Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 Korngold - The Sea Hawk (restored by J. Morgan) Sir Hilary Bray and Bespin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Hilary Bray 235 Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 Basil Poledouris' Robocop and parts of Star Trek Enterprise Collection. ENT had some good bits but as with DS9/VOY, the difference to Ron Jones' work on TNG is great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 Casino Royale Star Trek: Nemesis The Empire Strikes Back OST Jurassic Park Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,484 Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 The loooooooooooooong goodbye.. can you recogzine the theme? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,715 Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 6 hours ago, Bespin said: The loooooooooooooong goodbye.. can you recogzine the theme? After one listen to that album you can! Cutthroat Island by John Debney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RICHARDSTRAUSS68 107 Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom from the box set Loert 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 1 hour ago, Incanus said: After one listen to that album you can! Because thats all the album is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,484 Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 2 hours ago, Incanus said: After one listen to that album you can! Cutthroat Island by John Debney I just realized this week, that on the version where's the guy's singing... he makes an error when he sings the last sentence... "a missed hello, turns to be a loooooonnngg..... HELLO". Idiot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 Buffy: Once More, With Feeling It got the mustard out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 Revenge of the Sith OST Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 One of Williams' worst albums. Raiders of the Lost Ark My go-to version of this score is DCC Classics, although I chose the playlist featuring tracks from other sources with inferior sound for an almost-complete score. This is a score that actually had a perfect 42-minute album. However, it's also one of those scores that's great in both OST and complete/chronological presentation. File it with the likes of Jaws, E.T., Star Wars, Superman and The Lost World: Jurassic Park as perfect untouchable Williams. Not Mr. Big 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 Rather brilliant score by an underappreciated Chris Young - at least in this genre he was able to bring out some truly spectacular work that crossed idiomatic boundaries which would have never been possible in the safer big-budget havens: in old Hollywood horror and thriller were playground for experiment for directors and composers, too, a path Young followed with gusto. Also note how the main theme is kind of a supernatural inversion of the 'Schindler's List' theme (see YT video); coincidence as both were released in 1993 (april and december) and couldn't have possibly influenced each other, but the shape of the melody is uncannily similar. crocodile 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,017 Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 Chris Young is sort of all bit underappreciated, isn't he? Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 But he writes also not quite as good stuff in other genres. All the truly great scores by him imho are for horror and thriller scores (not counting drab blockbuster stuff like 'Spiderman III' which everyone raves about but i find eminently forgettable). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,017 Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 Whatever you might think about stuff like Spider-Man 3, which is often bit incoherent here and there, but still it is more memorable than most stuff like this. Theme-wise, I can remember at least half dozen themes from that. So that's not nothing. And both Monkey King scores are quite good too (I prefer the second one). I sort of wish he would do some more mainstream stuff. But yeah, his horror stuff is great. Big fan of The Fly II. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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