Naïve Old Fart 9,542 Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 Wait till you read what I've posted. Oops! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,355 Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 31 minutes ago, kaseykockroach said: Don't you dare listen to one of my all-time top ten favorite scores ever and not provide comment, you delightful cretin! Album's kind of weird though, in how the cues are split up into seperate tracks in what should be one track (the opening theme is oddly split into three tracks for example). But it doesn't really effect the CD listening when playing in the car. Which I do often... Apparently its a way to avoid having to pay choir reuse fees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 2 hours ago, JohnSolo said: The HTTYD scores are dreadfully overrated. They can, at points, become overbearingly loud and unnecessarily frenetic (thanks to Dreamworks noisy house style) but especially in Part Deux, Powell manages a dramatic momentum that is head and shoulders above his colleagues working in the medium today (or at least 80% of them). It's still a bit of a number's revue but in the quieter cues he skilfully develops his themes and motifs and a guy who takes his cue from Sibelius (no, it's not just the software) and Vaughan Williams cannot be wholly without greatness. Not Mr. Big 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 Revisiting the Hobbit scores. First is a nice return to the world, with a slightly too bright recording. The second is really quite good and fresh, but Pope's conducting is just not in the Shore spirit. I am not especially excited about getting to the third. I don't even remember much of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,355 Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 The recording is fine. The CD master just has awful EQ (super bright and super bassy) and loads of compression. The bras suffers terribly in the other two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 I tried the nasty buggers on Spotify and Shore has this mousy way of writing (especially here) that i forgot about the content of a 3-minute cue by the time it was over. Why on earth anyone needs 110-minute releases, but alas, that particular ground of discussion has been well-covered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 11 minutes ago, Fal said: The recording is fine. The CD master just has awful EQ (super bright and super bassy) and loads of compression. The bras suffers terribly in the other two. Abbey Road is partially to blame in the first case, as that's a room that has a certain brightness (especially compared to Watford) and along with AIR Lyndhurst, scores recorded there increasingly sound generic to my ears due to sheer overuse - this is now happening with Sony too for me. Abbey Road's sonic character, and those same EQ/compression issues, actually plague many of Powell's scores. 10 minutes ago, publicist said: I tried the nasty buggers on Spotify and Shore has this mousy way of writing (especially here) that i forgot about the content of a 3-minute cue by the time it was over. Why on earth anyone needs 110-minute releases, but alas, that particular ground of discussion has been well-covered. They're certainly not going to ingratiate any Shore skeptics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 45 minutes ago, Fal said: The recording is fine. The CD master just has awful EQ (super bright and super bassy) and loads of compression. The bras suffers terribly in the other two. What's the point in compressing an orchestral score? Do they get a lot of radio play? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,542 Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 On Classic FM, they do. Way more than is absolutely necessary! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,355 Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 5 hours ago, Godzilla said: What's the point in compressing an orchestral score? Do they get a lot of radio play? Who knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 Tomorrow Never Dies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,200 Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 10 hours ago, TheGreyPilgrim said: The guy who wrote that trilogy of scores that isn't as good as Shore's LOTR? Octology. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 Ennealogy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,200 Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 Not yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,017 Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 9 hours ago, publicist said: I tried the nasty buggers on Spotify and Shore has this mousy way of writing (especially here) that i forgot about the content of a 3-minute cue by the time it was over. Why on earth anyone needs 110-minute releases, but alas, that particular ground of discussion has been well-covered. Thing about those, pub, is that they're not very well served by short albums and/or compilations either. The best thing about them is the whole construction and musical world building... and how it all plays out in long form. And no, I'm not saying that makes a great listening experience. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 Quantum of Solace Titanic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,542 Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD I'm listening while I wake up, and potter around my flat, making a cafétiere. Oh, wow, this must be the most "English" OST that I've ever heard, by, probably, the most "English" of all film composers. This will be going into heavy rotation, on my CD player. I like it Sharkissimo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 Rodney Bennett or Armstrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,542 Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 Richard Rodney Bennett. I have not heard the Craig Armstrong OST. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,017 Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 Craig Armstrong's JNH's The VIllage on the Temp? The Matrix Reloaded by Donald Davis. The most accessible and mainstream of the three. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,542 Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 Ha ha ha! I'll check it out! Agreed about TMR. INCEPTION...in DTS MASTER AUDIO 5.1, if you don't mind. No, you didn't read that wrong. I'm actually choosing to listen to a HZ score! Oh, the humanity! Truth to tell, I quite like it, once you get past the oh-so-obvious limitations, and the whole "a second year music student could have done this" thing, of course. Johnny Marr is really quite good. Next stop, either RAIN MAN, or THELMA AND LOUISE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,017 Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 Inception is a great undemanding and pleasant album. I actually appreciate it's a very brief and concise one. Karol Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,542 Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 Agreed, on all counts. To anyone who's reading this (and you know who you are) what Karol and me wrote does not mean that the score is bad. No need to untether that high horse, just yet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 5 hours ago, crocodile said: The Matrix Reloaded by Donald Davis. The most accessible and mainstream of the three. Which works against it, for me. The sequels are so far below the original with their more standard Hollywood idioms. 4 hours ago, Richard said: Agreed, on all counts. To anyone who's reading this (and you know who you are) what Karol and me wrote does not mean that the score is bad. No need to untether that high horse, just yet... Wouldn't have inferred that, if only you'd not felt the need to make the comment about second year music students. An absurd judgement, and an absurd standard. I assume you've never dealt with second year music students, nor been one. Not Mr. Big 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 Cool score: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon McBride 113 Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 Blade Runner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 James Newton Howard - Hidalgo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,715 Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 Hour of the Gun (Tadlow re-recording) by Jerry Goldsmith: It is a relatively low-key Western effort from old Jerrald but for some reason appeals to me immensely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 Deepstar Six by Harry Manfredini I dig it! The usual great horror music, but sprinkled with a truly sweet and lovely main theme, making for a bit more of an emotionally satisfying listening than Friday the 13th. All contributing to a below-average disposable monster flick. Oh well. I'd rather revisit this than Leviathan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 Michael Kamen - Band of Brothers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John 2,032 Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 I'm somewhat surprised and saddened that no one has yet thanked or credited me for posting a reply that got this thread out of the 666th page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,542 Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 You also brought us to that page, so you merely atoned for said sin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John 2,032 Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 Alas, I did no such thing! That was @Incanus's doing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Hilary Bray 235 Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 Well, delved into my Intrada haul with Jaws (2CD), no less brilliant long or short. The other's to follow: Jaws 2, Jaws 4 and the John Williams Jurassic Park Collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post nightscape94 965 Posted May 8, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted May 8, 2017 Basil Poledouris - Conan The Barbarian (Prometheus) Basil Poledouris - Farewell to the King (Prometheus) Naïve Old Fart, Cerebral Cortex and Incanus 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 5 hours ago, JohnSolo said: Alas, I did no such thing! That was @Incanus's doing! The filthy earth boy lies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John 2,032 Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 I speak the truth! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,715 Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 8 hours ago, JohnSolo said: Alas, I did no such thing! That was @Incanus's doing! Yes credit where credit is due! Hellboy by Marco Beltrami John and Naïve Old Fart 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,542 Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 2 hours ago, Incanus said: Yes credit where credit is due! Hellboy by Marco Beltrami Nice, Inky, its my favourite Beltrami. 9 hours ago, nightscape94 said: Basil Poledouris - Conan The Barbarian (Prometheus) Basil Poledouris - Farewell to the King (Prometheus) Now, there's two scores I'd love to own! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,542 Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 Umm, thanks, Blood...I think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,715 Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 The Book Thief by John Williams: Melancholy and lovely. Memoirs of a Geisha Suite for Cello and Orchestra by John Williams: A fantastic distillation of the central elements of the score into an almost cello concerto form. The Chicago Symphony is in good form and I am so glad Yo-Yo Ma is the soloist here as he always brings that extra bit of magic to this music with his unique voice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 Psycho 2 - Jerry Goldsmith Certainly not the finest of Jerry's 80s horror scores, but still really enjoyable. I've never bought the Intrada expansion because I feel pretty satisfied with the half-hour OST for this one. Is that wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,542 Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 No, Stu, its not wrong, at all! I've loved both score and film since 1983. I find that, while acknowledging the original film and score's brilliance, I prefer to watch/listen to, the sequel. I just find both a better ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 5 minutes ago, Disco Stu said: Psycho 2 - Jerry Goldsmith Certainly not the finest of Jerry's 80s horror scores, but still really enjoyable. I've never bought the Intrada expansion because I feel pretty satisfied with the half-hour OST for this one. Is that wrong? Not at all! The OST is a great listen and one of my favourite JG albums. 1983 might have been his best year of that decade. Disco Stu and Gruesome Son of a Bitch 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 4 minutes ago, Godzilla said: 1983 might have been his best year of that decade. Under Fire certainly puts it up there for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,542 Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 Ooh, yes! Add TWILIGHT ZONE: THE MOVIE, and you've got a great JG year. It would be a CHALLENGE to beat 1981: OUTLAND, THE FINAL CONFLICT... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 1983 wins the OST award because they're three great 40ish-minute albums without a bad moment. You know Jerry Goldsmith was Bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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