A24 4,364 Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,227 Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 Any good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HunterTech 996 Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 Mission: Impossible - Fallout - Lorne Balfe Giving this a second go around, this barely crosses into the guilty pleasure category. There's enough interesting ideas here to prevent it from feeling like a complete rehash, but man did I wish they were for a different score. This is lucky that my love for the TDK trilogy makes me more lenient on it. Plus the fact it's more tolerable of a listen than M:I-3, which just has little to offer in comparison. I just hate how much this represents people of today just wanting that Zimmer sound and rejecting anything else, as I doubt they've actually heard prior installments to know this is truly the best the series has to offer. I might not love Rogue Nation's score, but it's still very respectable in what it achieved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 9 hours ago, Jurassic Shark said: Any good? I wish to know as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 7,598 Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 Fallout was on the TV last saturday. The score is not great, but I like that sad theme for strings, it has a very fateful, apocalyptic vibe that adds a tragic new dimension for the movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,655 Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 Stepmommy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 7,598 Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 Patrick Doyle's Hamlet Revisiting this score after about 5 years. It's great! The main theme is superbly beautiful, and a predecessor of his Hogwarts Hymn for Goblet of Fire. One of Doyle's best scores of his career. SteveMc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules 59 Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 I really like both Rogue Nation and Fallout, they're both really enjoyable for me. RN has a more classic sound which I probably prefer but I think Fallout works like gangbusters in the film itself. That use of Turandot in RN for Ilsa Faust's theme (I think?) is gorgeous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,227 Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 3 hours ago, Nick Parker said: I wish to know as well! He's keeping it a secret. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,364 Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 23 hours ago, Jurassic Shark said: Any good? Absolutely! Then again, I'm a sucker for Sakamoto's orchestral scores. Mind you, it's mostly strings, piano and some kind of ethnic flute. Not some full-blown symphony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Disco Stu 15,495 Posted November 12, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted November 12, 2019 The Mandalorian - Chapter 1 (Ludwig Gorannsson) I love it! Some really cool sounds and production. There's a few parts I'm not a fan of, but they're short. Overall I really enjoyed the first listen. I'll listen again after I see the episode tonight. Everybody should at least listen to the end credits cue, it's so cool and groovy. Touches of Morricone, which makes sense for the Western style. I love that they let Gorannsson do something pretty unique for the series, instead of going for a Kevin Kiner-esque simulacrum. Holko, The Illustrious Jerry, Tydirium and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,595 Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 Same here: lots to love and only some bits to dislike! Disco Stu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 I was actually pleasurably surprised to not hear any Williams theme in this release! Very refreshing. I'd be surprised if that doesn't come in a future episode, but it was nice that this initial release is all Gorannsson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,410 Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 2 hours ago, Disco Stu said: The Mandalorian - Chapter 1 (Ludwig Gorannsson) I love it! Some really cool sounds and production. There's a few parts I'm not a fan of, but they're short. Overall I really enjoyed the first listen. I'll listen again after I see the episode tonight. Everybody should at least listen to the end credits cue, it's so cool and groovy. Touches of Morricone, which makes sense for the Western style. I love that they let Gorannsson do something pretty unique for the series, instead of going for a Kevin Kiner-esque simulacrum. To be fair Clone Wars had some Kiner that was pretty different from the films (except for a few cues), as opposed to Rebels Kiner, which leaned way to heavily on re-recordings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,698 Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 Hey, @Fal J. M. Skywalker,nice avatar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,410 Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 4 hours ago, Disco Stu said: The Mandalorian - Chapter 1 (Ludwig Gorannsson) I love it! Some really cool sounds and production. There's a few parts I'm not a fan of, but they're short. Overall I really enjoyed the first listen. I'll listen again after I see the episode tonight. Everybody should at least listen to the end credits cue, it's so cool and groovy. Touches of Morricone, which makes sense for the Western style. I love that they let Gorannsson do something pretty unique for the series, instead of going for a Kevin Kiner-esque simulacrum. It kinda reminds me of Rocky for some reason. 50 minutes ago, Naïve Old Fart said: Hey, @Fal J. M. Skywalker,nice avatar. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 Di$ney+ takes no big risks to musically offend their Netflix-educated audience. Apart from a main motif that amusingly recalls Bill Conti's 'Gonna Fly Now' what we get here is mostly solid sound design with only one or two cues with a recognizable narrative ('You Are A Mandalorian', 'The Mandalorian'). Now it's only 25 minutes long so there might me something better in store, so let's wait and hear it. Fabulin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post SteveMc 2,674 Posted November 13, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted November 13, 2019 Revenge of the Sith by John Williams As close as we'll ever get to a Williams opera. Fabulin, Arpy, Bespin and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabulin 3,517 Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 . publicist 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 Finally listened to The Mandalorian episode 1 score for the first time in full. Lots of fun! When I imagine a space Western, I imagine a very eclectic menagerie of different cultures at play, and the music delivers that in spades. The bass recorder theme is surprisingly versatile, musically, receiving more naked renditions, as well as more groovy variations where its inherent rhythm is more pronounced and obvious. Overall the music definitely feels more isolated and cold, which I'm sure is perfect for the subject matter. I really admire the spirit that pervades it: as a kid, one of my favorite things about Star Wars was the vast worlds you were transported to, while still maintaining a grounding in our own world. Williams wrote music that achieved that balance--the exotic and the familiar--and so far Goransson has done so as well. A great inheritance of musical philosophy, if you will. Disco Stu and Holko 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,504 Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 Revenge of the Sith OST The book thief OST But both in chronological order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 Saving Private Ryan by John Williams War Horse (Complete) by John Williams John Williams made Remembrance Day all that much more special with two fantastic scores, the former being Williams at his noblest and the latter being one of his absolute delights of the early 10s, whose beauty is further revealed in the recent leak. Love the "war" theme from War Horse. Defense Preparations stood out to me from SPR on this latest listen too. The Adventures of Tintin by John Williams OST minus the opera track with the breaking glass SFX. Williams most fun score in a good while. I wish there was some way we could one more of these from him, but I'd say it's unlikely at this point. Snowy's Theme really reminds me of Rachmaninoff and Prokofiev. Somewhere in Time by John Barry Quintessential Barry (see flute solos, repeating passages, and gorgeous melodies)! Hubris: Choral Works by John Powell (6-7 times) Someone try and stop me! Bespin and Kasey Kockroach 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 7,598 Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 Also listened to Tintin this week, the FYC version. It's like a mix of his first two Harry Potter scores and Kingdom of the Crystal Skull with Catch me If You Can. I really love the "mystery theme", it reminds me of the Chamber of Secrets theme and his more conspiratorial music of the 2000s - and this is something his scores for the Sequel Trilogy could really benefit of, specially The Last Jedi. Still, I'm not exactly a fan of the action music. It's fun in some parts, but maybe because I love so much his more "punchy" and "brassy" action music from the 70s and 80s, or the more violent and energic music from the 90s towards 2005, but I don't find his more lighthearted music since then all that engaging. Stuff like Pursuit of the Falcon the Clash of Cranes are okay, but not exactly my favorites. Thankfully, TLJ represented a change on this area, with his action music becoming more dramatic and intense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,674 Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 Lincoln -John Williams A symphonic suite of the highest order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,410 Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 3 hours ago, Edmilson said: Also listened to Tintin this week, the FYC version. It's like a mix of his first two Harry Potter scores and Kingdom of the Crystal Skull with Catch me If You Can. I really love the "mystery theme", it reminds me of the Chamber of Secrets theme and his more conspiratorial music of the 2000s - and this is something his scores for the Sequel Trilogy could really benefit of, specially The Last Jedi. Still, I'm not exactly a fan of the action music. It's fun in some parts, but maybe because I love so much his more "punchy" and "brassy" action music from the 70s and 80s, or the more violent and energic music from the 90s towards 2005, but I don't find his more lighthearted music since then all that engaging. Stuff like Pursuit of the Falcon the Clash of Cranes are okay, but not exactly my favorites. Thankfully, TLJ represented a change on this area, with his action music becoming more dramatic and intense. No Man's Land. War Horse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 7,598 Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 It's an exception, and maybe because of that, one of my favorites stuff he wrote this decade. Still, The Adventures of Mutt, Jungle Chase, Pursuit of the Falcon, Clash of the Cranes, etc, all very lighthearted, and in a way I don't find particularly interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,410 Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 Jungle Chase is great, though granted, not because of the lighthearted moments (sword Battle) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 Curiously old-fashioned in parts, though it's exactly that bolder stuff recalling Disney scoring ca. 1960's that makes this a relatively enjoyable (musical) entry in the never-ending assault of CGI reboots of animated classics. Not Mr. Big and SteveMc 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HunterTech 996 Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 Men in Black (1997) - Danny Elfman I think I now know why I thought this was "style over substance" initially when I first heard it. It has a very neat sound to it, but the actual ideas behind it feel very undercooked. This probably is more the fault of the film, since there aren't many scenes that could build on the more intimate character interactions. Particularly that emotional guitar motif with K that only really shows up 3 times. I don't know if there was even a theme for Edgar, considering everything went by so quickly. Not to mention too many short cues, and the few lengthier ones that are here don't make too big of an impression. It's still ultimately a very quick and fun listen, but this almost feels like a trial run for the score that proceeded it (M:I) instead of the follow up. I remain curious in the sequels, even if I'm told they're more of the same. Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,479 Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 Men In Black wasn't his next score after Mission: Impossible. He did The Frighteners, Extreme Measures, and Mars Attacks! in between. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HunterTech 996 Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 I know, but stylistically they're in a very similar ballpark, down to some of the same sounds being used. Listening to M:I last night really put me in the mood to want to hear more in that vein. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabulin 3,517 Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,227 Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 Been there, done that. My favorite Stanley Black film music recording is the main theme of Ron Goodwin's 633 Squadron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,504 Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 A great classic album! Henry Mancini - Mr. Lucky (1959, RCA Records, LPM-2198) Featuring John Williams (p). Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,655 Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 Stephorse War Mom Bespin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,227 Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 One of those is OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,364 Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 I haven't listened to Sleepers in decades and yesterday it became clear why. It's simply not that good and feels a bit like Williams on automatic pilot. The Football Game features one of the most ugliest-sounding drums ever recorded. JFK -> Sleepers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,227 Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 It's a sleeper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,726 Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 Nah it is a good score. SteveMc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,227 Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 It's better than the output from most other active film composers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redishere 697 Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 These days I listened to LLL's E.T. and Home Alone. The first is obviously a gorgeous score, but I never really gave HA that much attention before, and I have to say, I enjoyed it a lot. Plus, winter is on its way, so these Nutcracker-y vibes fit perfectly these days. Then I went on to Intrada's Jaws, which is always a great listen, and I had an epiphany: I somewhat had never realized JW scored Jaws 2 as well. I felt so stupid, so I opened Spotify and gave the OST a listen. My jaw dropped. You can really feel the different approach of a JW that had scored A New Hope and Close Encounters (among others). The fact is, I've never watched Jaws 2 (I surely will now), so that's probably the reason why I've never searched for the soundtrack before. But I'm curious to know: is this score a bit underrated or not that much regarded, or it's just that I'm a bit ignorant? Bespin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,227 Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 Well, it's good, but pales in comparison to Jaws. It doesn't have that many standout tracks, but the calm final one on the OST is definitely on the same level as the corresponding one of Jaws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redishere 697 Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 7 minutes ago, Jurassic Shark said: Well, it's good, but pales in comparison to Jaws. It doesn't have that many standout tracks. I was actually surprised by the lushness of the orchestration; before I knew JW scored the sequel I imagined a more redundant and throwaway score. I've read Jaws 2 is not as bad as the other sequels: is it any good? I remember catching a glimpse of a couple scenes on TV years ago, but I loved Jaws so much I didn't watch it all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,227 Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 Haven't bothered watching it, since it's not supposed to be very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,698 Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 36 minutes ago, redishere said: ...is this score a bit underrated or not that much regarded, or it's just that I'm a bit ignorant? No, you're not ignorant. There's a fair bit of love, for JAWS2 , on this site, but the general consensus is that it's inferior to JAWS. The C+C is definitely worth getting hold of. As to the film: you really are not missing much. Good score; good cinematography; annoying kids (a few of which get eaten ); Schneider, Gary, and Hamilton sleepwalking all the way through it; lackluster direction, and writing. As Jack Napier once said: "Don't bother". redishere 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,367 Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 Since we were going to have snow today (still hasn't happened), I listened to the Home Alone OST. The first track is so unnecessary and weird: music that gets repeated in track 3 and a carol that shouldn't open the narrative at all. C&C next month. redishere 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,595 Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 19 minutes ago, Naïve Old Fart said: annoying kids (a few of which get eaten ) Not nearly enough! I was mostly bored and annoyed by Jaws 2 - I don't think it had any clue what made the first one great and such a success. The samples didn't make me want to investigate the score either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redishere 697 Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 8 hours ago, bollemanneke said: Since we were going to have snow today (still hasn't happened), I listened to the Home Alone OST. The first track is so unnecessary and weird: music that gets repeated in track 3 and a carol that shouldn't open the narrative at all. C&C next month. Yeah the Home Alone OST has an odd presentation. The HP1 OST has the same issue: Hedwig's Theme sure returns a lot in the C&C version, but man oh man in the OST it's almost unnerving. bollemanneke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romão 2,276 Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 6 hours ago, Alexcremers said: I haven't listened to Sleepers in decades and yesterday it became clear why. It's simply not that good and feels a bit like Williams on automatic pilot. The Football Game features one of the most ugliest-sounding drums ever recorded. JFK -> Sleepers It's absolutely one of his greatest works, in my view. You're missing out Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,364 Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 Here lies John Williams, composer of Sleepers. Not in my universe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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