Jay 37,343 Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 Yes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 Ghostbusters II OST Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 Regarding Ghosbusters 2, I think New Edition are great pop band, “If It Isn’t Love” is one of the best singles of the 80s, but “Supernatural” is a crap New Edition song Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 The entire album is great and features Elfman's second-best soundtrack contribution of 1989. Disco Stu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 10 minutes ago, Horner's Dynamic Range said: The album features Elfman's other soundtrack contribution of 1989. Fixed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 Great dynamic range on that album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 Rather charming early americana (in the strictest sense of the term) score by JG, call it folksy Copland. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,000 Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow by That Guy Who Should Be Given a Star Wars Film Already Karol Naïve Old Fart and Will 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,513 Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 It's a damn fine score, that, frankly, deserves a better film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,480 Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 No headphones today, the real thing. - The Empire Strikes Back (2018 remasterizzzzzation) - Minority Report Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,516 Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 Empire of the Sun A single listen to Disc 1 of the LLL set, which was enough to confirm my wish to get it. Fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,480 Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 You need all the Mike Matessino expansions, that's not really hard to understand. http://www.mikematessino.com/projects/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,516 Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 Oh I'm not worrying about the quality of the score or Matessino's abilities, but I usually need a listen or two to decide whether this is something I will actually want to listen to multiple times, otherwise it's a pretty significant amount of money to "waste". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taikomochi 1,136 Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 Empire of the Sun is one of few Williams scores I just do not connect with. The main theme is certainly top tier, but the score on the whole is too disconnected Not Mr. Big 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 2 minutes ago, Taikomochi said: Empire of the Sun is one of few Williams scores I just do not connect with. The main theme is certainly top tier, but the score on the whole is too disconnected It's no A.I! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 On 8/4/2018 at 6:42 AM, Disco Stu said: Saving mr. Banks is a very good Thomas Newman score On 8/4/2018 at 8:38 AM, Incanus said: I on the contrary think it is quite a generic Newman score. I can't remember it being anything but pleasant. I wish his more recent output would impress me but alas no. On 8/4/2018 at 8:42 AM, Disco Stu said: It had a memorable main theme!! I can at least hum the end credits opening from memory. I just found this excellent analysis of the Saving Mr. Banks score. http://www.filmmusicnotes.com/oscar-nominees-2014-best-original-score-part-2-of-6-thomas-newmans-saving-mr-banks/ The theme I found memorable enough to be able to hum months after last hearing it he refers to as "Pam's Tender Theme." I like it a lot! (at 0:13) Anyone know who this Mark Richards guy is? I like his blog A LOT. EDIT: NEVERMIND! Just figured out he's @Ludwig! haha! I feel like I should've known that.... Really cool blog man. You should update more often! I'm a subscriber now at least. Ludwig 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,714 Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 The Wind and the Lion by Jerry Goldsmith: Jerry's mini-Lawrence of Arabia and he takes advantage of the subject matter and composes a brilliantly epic score with a rousing main theme, great orchestrally translated Middle-Eastern (or should I say North African) colours and a gorgeous love theme. The Sand Pebbles by Jerry Goldsmith: Another powerhouse of a historical score with plenty of highlights and a tight thematic construction where love themes meet anguished dramatic scoring and tense action scoring. Ivanhoe by Miklós Rózsa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ludwig 1,120 Posted August 23, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted August 23, 2018 2 hours ago, Disco Stu said: I just found this excellent analysis of the Saving Mr. Banks score. http://www.filmmusicnotes.com/oscar-nominees-2014-best-original-score-part-2-of-6-thomas-newmans-saving-mr-banks/ The theme I found memorable enough to be able to hum months after last hearing it he refers to as "Pam's Tender Theme." I like it a lot! (at 0:13) Anyone know who this Mark Richards guy is? I like his blog A LOT. EDIT: NEVERMIND! Just figured out he's @Ludwig! haha! I feel like I should've known that.... Really cool blog man. You should update more often! I'm a subscriber now at least. Thanks @Disco Stu. I keep a pretty low profile - probably too low, heh. Glad you are a fan of my blog. I've tried hard to keep the analyses accessible while maintaining a level of depth as well. So it's great to have feedback like this. I will definitely update more often. Things have just been insanely busy this year but there is light at the end of the tunnel. So I can finally get to some of the things I've been wanting to do for years now. Like a 6-part series on Goldsmith themes, for example. So stay tuned! Jurassic Shark, Disco Stu and SteveMc 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,674 Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 @Ludwig! Love your site, too! Especially enjoyed your post a few years back on The Book Thief. Reading that was a pivotal moment in my appreciation of Williams's music. Ludwig 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 46 minutes ago, Ludwig said: Thanks @Disco Stu. I keep a pretty low profile - probably too low, heh. Glad you are a fan of my blog. I've tried hard to keep the analyses accessible while maintaining a level of depth as well. So it's great to have feedback like this. I will definitely update more often. Things have just been insanely busy this year but there is light at the end of the tunnel. So I can finally get to some of the things I've been wanting to do for years now. Like a 6-part series on Goldsmith themes, for example. So stay tuned! I'm willing to bet you don't follow football....but either way. Regarding a certain game happening on September 3rd I will only say: Go Hokies!!! (this is assuming the 'About' bio on your blog is still accurate....) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,345 Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 On 8/22/2018 at 5:27 AM, crocodile said: Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow by That Guy Who Should Be Given a Star Wars Film Already Karol Well, his late wife was a producer on Solo and Rogue One... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 That's not funny. That's not funny at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 I don't know if it won an Oscar, but it should have... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,513 Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 It didn't, but it was nominated, it's an astounding score, and it was his first ever film score. It lost to FAME (add facepalm, here). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 Ah, one of those years. #early80s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,513 Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 Yes. Punk was out, New Wave was in, the New Romantics were on the rise, disco was dead, and a certain J. T. Williams, esq. was all over cinema, like a rash...but a good one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 I meant more the Age of Flashdance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,513 Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 I preferred FOOTLOOSE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 Both suck, frankly. In no way, shape or form a match for the Goldsmith, it's still interesting to note the different approach to the same story with 45 years between the Schaffner and this version. Buckley's atmospheric, dirge-y, vaguely gregorian approach with a prominent boy's choir remains vague and disappointingly static. Stick with the 70's folks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 And another new one, a welcome surprise by Jeff Beal, who wrote a House of Cards symphony! Quote This release grew out of the fascination of Robert von Bahr, founder and managing director of BIS Records, for the television series House of Cards. It wasn’t only – or even primarily – the script or the acting that grabbed him, however, but just as much the music. Said and done – Jeff Beal, the composer of the House of Cards soundtrack, was contacted and it was soon decided that he should compose a Flute Concerto for the virtuosic Sharon Bezaly. To complement the concerto a selection of music from the series was agreed upon, but with five seasons worth of installments to choose from, this quickly grew into a large-scale House of Cards Symphony which at 83 minutes takes up an album all on its own. So now the decision was made to record and present a lavish release, with three further works: Six Sixteen for guitar and orchestra (performed by Grammy winner Jason Vieaux), Canticle for strings and a brand new House of Cards Fantasy for flute and orchestra. The Norrköping Symphony Orchestra has received international acclaim for its recordings of the hyper-intense music of modernist Allan Pettersson, but here, under the direction of the composer himself, it has taken to the new idiom and welcomes the additional instruments necessary to bring out that House of Cards feeling: electric guitar and bass guitar, drum kit, piano and flugelhorn. https://www.highresaudio.com/de/album/view/c7w573/norrkping-symphony-orchestra-jeff-beal-jeff-beal-house-of-cards-symphony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 Is there such thing as an album with more pan flute than the Elmo in Grouchland soundtrack? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 On 8/24/2018 at 2:36 AM, publicist said: And another new one, a welcome surprise by Jeff Beal, who wrote a House of Cards symphony! I saw that Boosey and Hawkes had the score on their website a few days ago, I was surprised too! I don't have Spotify, how's the Symphony? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 It's no symphony but it's very entertaining as a concept album, especially all the little 'concertos' at the tail end (flute, guitar). Probably more interesting to music aficionados than 'FILM' music fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,000 Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 Karol Naïve Old Fart and SteveMc 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 Evolution - John Powell Great fun. The main theme (first intro’d in “Fruit Basket for Russell Woodman” I think) reminds me of HTTYD mixed with the flower theme from Ferdinand. Not in a self-stealing way. Just an observation. I think it’s just what romantic sweeping Powell themes sound like. His first great solo score. Rewards repeat listens like the best Powells. I totally forgot this was just the year before Bourne. Kasey Kockroach and Not Mr. Big 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,480 Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 A little travel in time... John Williams - Dracula (my restoration of the vinyl) John Williams - Monsignor John Williams - Accidental Tourist John Williams - Stanley & Iris (original album) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 8 hours ago, Disco Stu said: Evolution - John Powell Great fun. The main theme (first intro’d in “Fruit Basket for Russell Woodman” I think) reminds me of HTTYD mixed with the flower theme from Ferdinand. Not in a self-stealing way. Just an observation. I think it’s just what romantic sweeping Powell themes sound like. His first great solo score. Rewards repeat listens like the best Powells. I totally forgot this was just the year before Bourne. Shame that's as close as he's gotten to scoring a monster/horror movie. He's got the chops for a big monster movie score! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,714 Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 The Patriot by John Williams Lair by John Debney The Mummy Returns by Alan Silvestri Bridge of Spies by Thomas Newman Towering Inferno by John Williams Will 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,674 Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 Two scores related a bit in subject matter Munich by John Williams A strong score. We should very much appreciate the stylistic experimentation of John's 94-08 period. Munich has a more than satisfactory mix of tight action material, unique suspenseful moments, and distinct themes. It is a gloomy score, to be sure, but I tend to gravitate towards those. My only gripe is with the singer who performs the "ethnic" material. Technically, she is alright, but I knew at once that she was American. Perhaps a native performer would have been better? That is just me, though. Operation Finale by Alexandre Desplat. Also strong. One of the best efforts I've heard from Desplat. The different elements come together quite well. The thematic material was of particular interest. He left his personal mark on the score, which is a thing to be commended in a rather impersonal scoring age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,345 Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 3 minutes ago, Steve McQueen said: My only gripe is with the singer who performs the "ethnic" material. Technically, she is alright, but I knew at once that she was American. Lisbeth Scott? Apparently she is of Armenian origin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,674 Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 Just now, Falafel said: Lisbeth Scott? Apparently she is of Armenian origin. Yes, but she was born in Boston, and has a little bit of an accent when she sings the material. I'm not belittling her abilities, though. It is tremendously difficult to approach that sort of soundworld if you were not born into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,345 Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 My only gripe with it, is that the lyric choices (or lack thereof) are kind of....odd sounding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 19 minutes ago, Falafel said: My only gripe with it, is that the lyric choices (or lack thereof) are kind of....odd sounding. Da-a-eeee eeeee he he heeeee! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,345 Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 NOO-AAAAHHH OHHHHH-HOHOHOHOHOHOH! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 ME-HEEE ME-HE-HE-HE-HE-HEEEEEeeee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,674 Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 What have I started? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taikomochi 1,136 Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 I'll never forget the image/sound combo of Eric Bana banging his wife, his ridiculously long and sweaty hair whipping perspiration in all directions, as Lisbeth Scott screams at the audience. Beautiful 👴 Disco Stu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,674 Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 What have I started? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 Percussion loop break! dukuduku-dukuduku-dukuduku-dukuduku Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,345 Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 55 minutes ago, Nick Parker said: dukuduku-dukuduku-dukuduku-dukuduku Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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