bruce marshall 1,275 Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 CANDYMAN Between 1983 and 1992 , Philip Glass wrote a half- dozen superb scores. Unfortunately, he has spent the last thirty years recycling (bad) versions of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy 3,232 Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 The Lost World There is just so much going on here. It seems like every time I listen, it’s a fresh take. And halfway through I strikes you what a genius masterpiece it is. As a whole, I enjoy it more than the first score. But I’m a sucker for John’s jungle percussion mixed with orchestra. If you added a little more big band jazz elements to the exotica here, you’d have a kick-ass score to the Johnny Quest film that was never made. Raiders of the SoundtrArk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 5,715 Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 Balto James Horner was unstoppable in the mid-1990s. It's amazing how, between 1994 and 1995, a lot of movies featuring his music were released, and almost all of them had an amazing score. Legends of the Fall, Braveheart, Casper, Apollo 13, Balto and Jumanji are some of the very best stuff he ever wrote. I think I'll listen to those for the millionth time again to remember his tragic death seven years ago. bruce marshall and Raiders of the SoundtrArk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post crocodile 7,554 Posted June 20, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 20, 2022 To commemorate my 30,000th post, I look back at the first three albums that kicked off my John Williams fandom back in 1997 (25 years ago!). I first heard, and loved, his stuff from Jurassic Park and Hook films but it took me some more years to discover soundtrack albums. 😊 My very first one I bought in April 1997 while on school trip. I saw this album being advertised, oddly, on the poster for Star Wars Tazo medallion things being sold in crisps packets. It was just before I watched the SE films for the first time on big screen: My first proper score album came a couple of months later - July or August. I bought it because I liked the music from the first one. The film came out in Poland in September that year but the album was available early. As we know, it ended up sounding almost nothing like the first one but I fell with it almost instantly anyway. It is a very special score to me: And the third one, purchased sometime in November that year, introduced me to the concept of expansions with informative liner notes. That set my expectations very high for future purchases and really informed me about the art and process of film scoring: In early 1998, I got The Empire Strikes Back and Jurassic Park some time later. Up to that point I was still buying cassettes but in January 16th 1999 this changed with my very first CD from John Williams. I got it from my mum on my birthday and remember being very ill. This was a completely new sound for me that introduced me to a wider world of John's music: It wasn't long before my collecting accelerated dramatically when certain prequel film came out...and a couple of years later I first discovered this hive of scum and villainy. 😊 Karol Kasey Kockroach, Jay, publicist and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 7,568 Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 James Newton Howard - Charlie Wilson's War Thomas Newman - The Help Marc Shaiman - The Bucket List Randy Edelman - Leap Year (Spotify) Raiders of the SoundtrArk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 7,568 Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 Thomas Newman - Finding Nemo Thomas Newman - Bridge of Spies Thomas Newman - He Named Me Malala Thomas Newman - Finding Dory Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,638 Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 8 hours ago, crocodile said: Up to that point I was still buying cassettes but in January 16th 1999 this changed with my very first CD from John Williams. I got it from my mum on my birthday and remember being very ill. This was a completely new sound for me that introduced me to a wider world of John's music: What a great September 1997 this was, Air Force One had just come out, and another parcel with 7YiT and The Edge arrived 3 weeks after. crocodile and Bespin 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 8,718 Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 ... and AMISTAD arrived just three months later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 7,223 Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 …and there was Rosewood, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 8,718 Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 Indeed, and THE LOST WORLD, but both of these were released in the first six months of '97. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 33,748 Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 1997 was a crazy year for Williams Victory celebration for ROTJ SE (technically recorded November 1996) Rosewood (technically recorded December 1996) The Lost World Dreamworks SKG Logo music Seven Years In Tibet Elegy for Cello and Piano Amistad Seven For Luck (didn't end up debuting until 1998 but was supposed to debut in 1997) And now 25 years later he's approaching similar territory and it's not even halfway through the year yet new arrangements on A Gathering of Friends (recorded 2021) new arrangements on Violin Concerto #2 and Selected Film Themes (recorded 2021) Fanfare for Solo Trumpet To Celebrate the Reopening of David Geffen Hall Obi-Wan Centennial Overture The Fabelmans What a beast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 7,223 Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 32 minutes ago, Naïve Old Fart said: Indeed, and THE LOST WORLD, but both of these were released in the first six months of '97. Karol already mentioned LW. I got the SW:SEs and LW immediately when they came out. Seven Years in Tibet and Amistad followed for Christmas (plus Five Sacred Trees, I believe), and Rosewood for my birthday in January 1998. I think since then Stepmom was the only one of his film scores that I didn't pick up shortly after it was released. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 10,708 Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 That's okay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 8,640 Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 8 hours ago, Jay said: 1997 was a crazy year for Williams Victory celebration for ROTJ SE (technically recorded November 1996) Rosewood (technically recorded December 1996) The Lost World Dreamworks SKG Logo music Seven Years In Tibet Elegy for Cello and Piano Amistad Seven For Luck (didn't end up debuting until 1998 but was supposed to debut in 1997) And the Five Sacred Trees album? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy 3,232 Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 For some reason, my mind always tricks me into thinking Lost World was a post 2000 score. It never seems to age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 33,748 Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 7 hours ago, Holko said: And the Five Sacred Trees album? Debuted in concert in 1995 so for me personally not a part of his 1997 - I was more trying to highlight the compositions of his that debuted in those years more-so than the albums that debuted in those years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bespin 7,568 Posted June 22, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 22, 2022 Love letter to Hans Zimmer The Dark Knight Rises WW84 Interstellar The Lion King (2019) (Spotify) bruce marshall, Mr. Who, Raiders of the SoundtrArk and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 8,718 Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 6 minutes ago, Bespin said: Interstellar It might surprise people to know that I really like this score. Jurassic Shark and Bespin 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 10,708 Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 Might? Surprise? Like? Score? Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 8,718 Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 Yeah, I know, right?! I can't help it. I really like INTERSTELLAR. bruce marshall 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raiders of the SoundtrArk 2,228 Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 An American Tail by James Horner An American Tail: Fievel Goes West by James Horner Two terrific and lovely score, simply brillant Tom Guernsey and Bespin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,554 Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 I really do hope Intrada guys get to release the sequel. I adore the first score, one of his finest. Karol Raiders of the SoundtrArk and Tom Guernsey 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raiders of the SoundtrArk 2,228 Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 Yeah it's definitely high up on my wishlist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,275 Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 4 hours ago, Naïve Old Fart said: It might surprise people to know that I really like this score. That's nice but it doesn't absolve your sins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 10,708 Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 His sin is liking this score. GerateWohl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,275 Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 I have photographic evidence that Snark secretly listens to Zimmer. One of his mates at boarding school took photos of him listening after lights out. I will post those pics, unless Snark pays my ransom. Instructions are in the post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 10,708 Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 If I'm not mistaken, blackmailing is against the rules. Bye bye, Bruce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,275 Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 1 minute ago, Jurassic Shark said: If I'm not mistaken, blackmailing is against the rules. Bye bye, Bruce. No. Threatening violence is forbidden. The rules say nothing about extortion 😎 Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 7,223 Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 5 hours ago, Naïve Old Fart said: Yeah, I know, right?! I can't help it. I really like INTERSTELLAR. It's a fine score. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,324 Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 Paddington 2 by Dario Marianelli Bespin, JNHFan2000 and Naïve Old Fart 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 8,718 Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 It's a fine score from a fine film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bespin 7,568 Posted June 24, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 24, 2022 Hommage to Artie Kane The Conductor (1929-2022) James Newton Howard - Snow Falling on Cedars OST Marc Shaiman - The First Wives Club OST Danny Elfman - Mission: Impossible OST John Williams - Jurassic Park OST (co-conducted with John Williams) Naïve Old Fart, Edmilson, Yavar Moradi and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 33,748 Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 Mark Mancina - Money Train Took the shrinkwrap off my LLL CD and listened to this today, for what I believe is my first time ever hearing it at all. It's sort of a Speed / Bad Boys / The Rock lite, without a strong memorable theme like Speed / Speed 2 / Twister / etc all have. There was a lot of fun music but nothing I was blown away by. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post crocodile 7,554 Posted June 25, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 25, 2022 Superman: The Movie while travelling to London to tonight's live concert. Watched the film last night as well to refresh my memory of the theatrical cut. It's a magnificent achievement. Karol Naïve Old Fart, Andy, Raiders of the SoundtrArk and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bespin 7,568 Posted June 25, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 25, 2022 Hommage to Artie Kane The Pianist (1929-2022) John Williams - How to Steal a Million John Williams - Fitzwilly John Williams - The Reivers John Williams - The Poseidon Adventure Thanks to @TownerFan for the selection. Naïve Old Fart, Andy and Raiders of the SoundtrArk 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 8,718 Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 2 hours ago, crocodile said: Superman: The Movie while travelling to London to tonight's live concert. Watched the film last night as well to refresh my memory of the theatrical cut. It's a magnificent achievement. Karol That, it is. Enjoy the concert. This is one LTP that I would have given my eye teeth to see. Pictures, please, if possible. Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSH 901 Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 I've always liked this one but I don't listen to it often. I think it is very good but for me it only ranks averagely against his other M. Night Shyamalan collabs (which is still decent praise). There's lots of nice moody noodling, a JNH trait that I actually admire, and it does make those bigger thematic gestures stand out an awful lot more when they arrive. Solid 7/10. Bespin and Naïve Old Fart 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 8,718 Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 Nice, @LSH. UNBREAKABLE is top-5 JNH, for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 5,715 Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 One hour of nice Hornerisms, mixing the "childhood wonder" of Searching for Bobby Fischer and Casper with the atmospheric synths of his more electronic scores and some Latin influences. A very nice discovery! James Horner fans (specially those who like his "calmer" scores) should check this one. Raiders of the SoundtrArk and Bespin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 7,568 Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 24 minutes ago, Naïve Old Fart said: Nice, @LSH. UNBREAKABLE is top-5 JNH, for me. Oh not another top-5!!! bruce marshall and Naïve Old Fart 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSH 901 Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 24 minutes ago, Edmilson said: One hour of nice Hornerisms, mixing the "childhood wonder" of Searching for Bobby Fischer and Casper with the atmospheric synths of his more electronic scores and some Latin influences. A very nice discovery! James Horner fans (specially those who like his "calmer" scores) should check this one. I absolutely adore this score. "Calmer" or whatever it is, as I've gotten older this sort of thing has become my favourite Horner 'mode'. Magical stuff. Edmilson and Bespin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 8,718 Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 1 hour ago, Bespin said: Oh not another top-5!!! Ok, Mr. Smartypants, what's your JNH top-5, eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 7,568 Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 I don't rank things, it's puerile. But I make 4-titles thematic playlists! Expand your summer! 🍹 Jerry Goldsmith - Alien (expanded) John Williams - A New Hope (Special Edition) Alan Silvestri - Back To The Future (expanded) Danny Elfman - Batman (expanded) Raiders of the SoundtrArk and Tom Guernsey 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post LSH 901 Posted June 25, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 25, 2022 Stunning, stunning, stunning, stunning stuff! Absolutely love this. It's thematic to the hilts and it captures everything that I want from a Western score. If only Howard could revisit this sort of music. If only Hollywood would allow this sort of music. God damn it. Raiders of the SoundtrArk, Edmilson, Naïve Old Fart and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 8,718 Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 Agree with everything you say, @LSH... again. Also a definite top-5 JNH for me. Suck on that, Bes! 3 hours ago, Bespin said: I don't rank things... 🍹 I love a nice rank, f'nar f'nar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post LSH 901 Posted June 25, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 25, 2022 Quite drunk now, but it's only 11pm. Journey To The Island ... contender for best cue EVER...? Yeah, I think so. No other cue sets me up for such magical fulfilment. YES! It's happened again... Tom Guernsey, Naïve Old Fart, Raiders of the SoundtrArk and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 8,718 Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 I still think that I can hear a nod to the Main Title from THE TOWERING INFERNO, in this cue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,554 Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 It is definitely up there. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jay 33,748 Posted June 25, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 25, 2022 Technically it's an album track comprised of three cues overlapping each other Andy, LSH and Naïve Old Fart 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 8,718 Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 THE ASTEROID FIELD always does it, for me, and THE HELICOPTER SEQUENCE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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