Faleel 5,359 Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 I bet it was a situation where HZ got the assignment, and Z brought in P. Kasey Kockroach 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 19 hours ago, Fal said: I bet it was a situation where HZ got the assignment, and Z brought in P. I can buy that. I do love the Panda scores, rest assured, I just wish they were a little more...consistent, for lack of a better word. Even with Balfe and others around, they're at least following whatever Powell contributed. But then the Zimmer-sounding stuff comes in and it's a tad jarring. Fortunately, there's not much of that, but still. I'm surprised there's barely any Zimmerness in the first one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,018 Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 Justice League. I never actually listened to the abridged versions of two big cues....and it turns out The Final Battle features a tiny (and I mean tiny) bit more of Williams' Superman theme at 2:47 that is exclusive to this track. Looks like for of an alternate rather than an abridged cue anyway. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artguy360 1,844 Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 On 4/27/2018 at 10:47 AM, Jay said: Nice! I got an email from DHL indicating it would arrive yesterday, but checked the tracking and it seems its stuck in Cincinatti with no estimated arrival date. Odd. I hope you received your copy. It's been a great listening experience so far. The music has a lot of intricate and subtle layers that are lost in the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 Twister The Lost World: Jurassic Park Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,372 Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 6 hours ago, artguy360 said: I hope you received your copy. It's been a great listening experience so far. The music has a lot of intricate and subtle layers that are lost in the game. Nope. For some reason it's been in Cincinnati since Thursday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 Captain Underpants by Theodore Shapiro Because this is a REAL superhero score! I'm only half-joking, this is amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,018 Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 Obsession by Bernard Herrman. This time I'm giving the Tadlow's Blu-ray 5.1 Surround version a spin. Such a wonderful score, this one. Karol Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 IGN weighs in on modern movie trailers rehashing classic Williams themes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 Kings Row - Erich Wolfgang Korngold Received the FSM release of this score yesterday. I own several re-recordings of specific cues, but it's SO nice to have the complete score. It actually sounds pretty great for its age to me. A delightful listen, dripping with that Korngold romanticism. Bilbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,484 Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 I don't have the courage for listening to an entire score... feeling lazy... so my usual always "updated" Fan's playlist :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,207 Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 1 hour ago, Disco Stu said: Kings Row - Erich Wolfgang Korngold Received the FSM release of this score yesterday. I own several re-recordings of specific cues, but it's SO nice to have the complete score. It actually sounds pretty great for its age to me. A delightful listen, dripping with that Korngold romanticism. It's a shame FSM shut down their label before they got around to doing the remaining Korngold scores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1977 1,743 Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 Kasey Kockroach 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 We need an Alan Silvestri re-recording of that entire score! 1977 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1977 1,743 Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 And Godzilla! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 And an orchestral re-recording of Joe Renzetti's Child Play! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent B 337 Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 5 hours ago, Quintus said: IGN weighs in on modern movie trailers rehashing classic Williams themes! John Campbell? LMAO they couldn't get the composer right for the Solo movie. dtw42 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 Campbell makes soup, not music! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,484 Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 Jurassic Park (Expanded set) As always... ROARRR!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 3 hours ago, JTWfan77 said: I prefer John Barry's. Unlucky Bastard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Alan Menken Spectacular songs and music. A beautiful score! I love the passion and power in it all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,018 Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 Ready Player One and Avengers: Infinity War. Silvestri is on a roll this year. His most entertaining stuff in almost a decade. While Ready Player One makes a better and more listenable album Infinity War is quite wonderful in the film. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 As kind of light pop riff on 'Blade Runner' and 'Tron:Legacy' it's not half bad. As usual, a half hour of pruning to weed out the less essential stuff would have been swell customer service bit compared other recent releases it's still a decent enough album if you like your blings and beeps strictly 80's style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1977 1,743 Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 How is it that many games get significantly better music than a good number of films these days? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 Twister Titanic Courage Under Fire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone composed by John Williams A good word for this one- magical. Hedwig's Theme is just grand and exquisite! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 Disney's Rogue One: A Star Wars Story by Disney's Michael Giacchino Haven't played this all the way through before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 1 minute ago, kaseykockroach said: Disney's Rogue One: A Star Wars Story by Disney's Michael Giacchino Haven't played this all the way through before. I don't know why this isn't liked as much as it should (don't answer). I love this score, even thought it is not Williams. 1977 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John 2,032 Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 It's not very good. Sharkissimo, 1977 and Bilbo 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted May 1, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted May 1, 2018 I'm actually enjoying this one! Bringing in William Ross probably helped (Ross' contributions are obvious, as this sounds nothing like John Carter). I'm neither a fan or 'hater' in regards to Giacchino. If he's good, I'm happy. When he's bad, I shrug and move on with my life. As always though, he's clearly more interested in the softer passages than scoring the action scenes. The Illustrious Jerry, dtw42 and 1977 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1977 1,743 Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 4 hours ago, John said: It's not very good. Oh it's terrific. Why always the Giacchino bashing? I honestly don't get it. Now Alexandre Desplat. There's a composer whose music is technically adept and all, but does nothing for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 Desplat's good, but he would not have suited Star Wars. At all. Though that's probably why him originally being assigned to it was intriguing. Giacchino's Rogue One is a fine work. The orchestrations feel a bit more refined and detailed than usual for him. He scores the ending quite nicely. 1977 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,715 Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 The Rocketeer by James Horner Empire of the Sun by John Williams The Village by James Newton Howard Unbreakable by James Newton Howard 4 hours ago, kaseykockroach said: Disney's Rogue One: A Star Wars Story by Disney's Michael Giacchino Haven't played this all the way through before. Unfortunately not a single Giacchino score has really excited me in a long time, Rogue One included. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo 3,709 Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 Jurassic World was alright (especially when you can’t see the random bits of film the JW themes were pasted over) and Inside Out was kind of ok but aside from that... yeah. Desplat keeps knocking them out of the park though! Isle of Dogs, Shape of Water, Valerian. Quantity and quality! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,551 Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 I like to listen to ROGUE ONE, but when put alongside the images, the music seems a little...well...overwhelmed, almost as if can't be bothered to hold its own. I'm not sure how to explain it, but, to me, the score just seems to give up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,084 Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 That's the result when he only got a month for composing the score. Let's hope he does better with Rogue Two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,551 Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 Jerry Goldsmith scored CHINATOWN in under one week, and that is a stone cold classic. Lack of time is no excuse. That being said, maybe Cappuccino's heart and/or attention was not all there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,084 Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 We have to keep in mind that the score to Rogue one is almost wall-to-wall. I don't remember how much music there is in Chinatown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John 2,032 Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 7 hours ago, JTWfan77 said: Oh it's terrific. Why always the Giacchino bashing? I honestly don't get it. I'm not one of these resident "Giacchino bashers", I am a big fan of most of his work. That's why his work on R1 was so disappointing to me. There's no subtlety, no memorable themes (Jyn's theme is laughable, as is the new "Imperial Theme"). It's all very underwhelming. Sharkissimo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1977 1,743 Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 I love Jyn's theme. Particularly the bit where she and Cassian are on the beach watching the DS blast approach. Heartbreaking. Enjoy Krennick's Imperial theme too. There must be something wrong with me. 7 hours ago, Bilbo said: Jurassic World was alright (especially when you can’t see the random bits of film the JW themes were pasted over) and Inside Out was kind of ok but aside from that... yeah. Desplat keeps knocking them out of the park though! Isle of Dogs, Shape of Water, Valerian. Quantity and quality! The JW FYC is great in that it omits the Williams copy and paste tracks. I listened to Shape of Water on Cinematic Sound yesterday, and I was like meh, what is this? No emotional engagement for me at all. Valerian was fun though. 1 hour ago, Richard said: Jerry Goldsmith scored CHINATOWN in under one week, and that is a stone cold classic. Lack of time is no excuse. That being said, maybe Cappuccino's heart and/or attention was not all there. Name calling. Really. I don't think Giacchino is on the same level as Goldsmith to be honest. But I still enjoy MG's music without worrying about it. The Illustrious Jerry and Jurassic Shark 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,551 Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 "Name calling"? Dude, this is JWfan, not ANODYNEfan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 I just get the impression William Ross helped quite a bit on this one as this sounds a lot more detailed than Giacchino's Star Trek or John Carter. Anyhoo, currently have been listening to... Mars Needs Moms by John Powell Ratchet & Clank by David Beauregard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,084 Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 Any good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 Love the wacky syths in Mars Needs Moms! Definitely a better score than Tron: Legacy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 9 hours ago, JTWfan77 said: Oh it's terrific. Why always the Giacchino bashing? I honestly don't get it. Now Alexandre Desplat. There's a composer whose music is technically adept and all, but does nothing for me. Giacchino has proved to be a very versatile composer, at least in my listening experience. I listened to Rogue One and then Ratatouille and while the latter has to have a French twist, it was very amusing and different. 2 hours ago, John said: I'm not one of these resident "Giacchino bashers", I am a big fan of most of his work. That's why his work on R1 was so disappointing to me. There's no subtlety, no memorable themes (Jyn's theme is laughable, as is the new "Imperial Theme"). It's all very underwhelming. Jyn's theme is a very good musical representation of her gentle and innocent nature, particularly and especially her relationship with her father. The Imperial Suite is excellent, considering most other composers may have just directly used the Imperial March the whole time, it was a good move and still has hints of that ESB classic. The Guardians of the Whills theme is underused but still enchanting. The excellent use of brass in tracks like Confrontation on Eadu and Scrambling the Rebel Fleet is as close as it gets to SW Williams for Giacchino, so his work in that section is fair. He uses particular styles and textures that can bring the scene to life (You're Father Would Be Proud, Hope) and bring a tear to your eye (Stardust). It is a powerful, emotional, exciting, and balanced score. Kasey Kockroach and 1977 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John 2,032 Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 6 minutes ago, The Illustrious Jerry said: Jyn's theme is a very good musical representation of her gentle and innocent nature, lol wut 7 minutes ago, The Illustrious Jerry said: The Imperial Suite is excellent, considering most other composers may have just directly used the Imperial March the whole time, it was a good move and still has hints of that ESB classic. No, it is not. It is an inferior pastiche of the Imperial March; it sounds like a parody theme, like something from a How it Should Have Ended video. It is a seriously weak and awkward composition that sounds nothing like a proper villain theme in a serious movie, much less a Star Wars movie. 18 minutes ago, The Illustrious Jerry said: The Guardians of the Whills theme is underused but still enchanting. Another pastiche, this time of Williams' Across the Stars. Probably the best theme from the movie, though that's not saying much. 20 minutes ago, The Illustrious Jerry said: He uses particular styles and textures that can bring the scene to life ... and bring a tear to your eye ... Not mine. 21 minutes ago, The Illustrious Jerry said: It is a powerful, emotional, exciting, and balanced score. Amazing post 10/10 made me laugh Bilbo and 1977 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 2 minutes ago, John said: No, it is not. It is an inferior pastiche of the Imperial March; it sounds like a parody theme, At the time I said it sounded like it could've been a theme for Dark Helmet in Spaceballs John and Bilbo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,359 Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 While I agree on the main Imperial theme being silly, I still maintain that the Krennic specific portion is the best theme in that score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,018 Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 I like Krennic's theme. Karol Faleel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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