Bespin 8,480 Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 James Horner - Field of Dreams John Williams - Empire Strikes Bask - SE John Barry - OHMSS (C&C) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HunterTech 987 Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) - John Du Prez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Incanus 5,713 Posted December 9, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 9, 2019 The Nativity Story by Mychael Danna Home Alone by John Williams The Lost World: Jurassic Park by John Williams Congo by Jerry Goldsmith Across the Stars by John Williams (+Anne-Sophie Mutter) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull by John Williams crocodile, KK, Taikomochi and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,033 Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 Geez, don't you guys listen to anything else than backgrund music from films? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,713 Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 3 hours ago, Jurassic Shark said: Geez, don't you guys listen to anything else than backgrund music from films? Well I did listen to some Sibelius in honor of our independence day last Friday. He is pretty good even though he didn't write background music for films at all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,033 Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 He just wrote background music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,713 Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 Sadly yes. He was known as Jean "Background" Sibelius in his lifetime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,033 Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 But he did some great background symphonies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules 59 Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 Forgot about Darkest Hour and really need to give it another go. Love that score, such beautiful oboe (? I think) melodies. The Illustrious Jerry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 The only Golden Globe nom i haven't heard yet. It's good! The Illustrious Jerry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 FYC season continues with... Jojo Rabbit by Michael Giacchino Far more soft-spoken than I expected. Walks the line between mediocrity and quaintly pleasant. Frozen II by Christophe Beck I liked Beck's first score well enough, and enjoyed both Ant-Man scores thereafter. This is certainly an interesting sequel score, building on the original with great results. Personal favourite track was Fire and Ice, as I heard some classical influences, as well as some similar ideas as heard on Hoth in The Empire Strikes Back. A Hidden Life by James Newton Howard Now a third listen, sliding into first place for muse of the week. The classical pieces are well-selected in terms of album coherence. I could listen to Avro Pärt's Silentium for a good long while. The score proper is just so beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,343 Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Quigley Down Under by Basil Poledouris! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 Hands-down David Newman's best score. SteveMc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loert 2,510 Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 Patton by Jerry Goldsmith I have nothing really bad to say about this - but I especially love the underscore in this scene: Incanus and SteveMc 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,674 Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 Incanus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,713 Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Complete Recordings by Howard Shore: It has been a while since I took a listen to this and time really hasn't diminished my love for this music, on the contrary. Just brilliant! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post publicist 4,643 Posted December 13, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 13, 2019 Typical Desplat but with fairly enchanting woodwind work. The Illustrious Jerry, Bayesian and crocodile 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,713 Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 I think I'll take a listen Sami. Sounds pleasant enough but is hopefully more than just pleasant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,990 Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 This is pretty good actually: Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 Full throttle Oscar season. Though for me, the two other Desplat's are better entries, in the sense that they are new for him. The Shore is lovely. The Pemberton is great. Some good late-year releases. Another soothing and romantic late-year surprise. The melody ain't dead yet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,990 Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 11 hours ago, Incanus said: I think I'll take a listen Sami. Sounds pleasant enough but is hopefully more than just pleasant. I can't say I hear any great tunes (yet) but the underscore is very well executed indeed. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 ...if a bit too familiar by now. The opening suite with its portentous bolero and the open fifth horns is musically nothing extraordinary, but it's, surprisingly enough, a rather fun piece. The rest of the score follows proper, with moments to behold every now and then but the sum never becomes more than its parts - it's inconsequential in a pleasant 90's sort of way. Still, for a second-tier sequel Jackman does well enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,990 Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 Sort of like the first one, then? Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 I wouldn't know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 4 hours ago, crocodile said: Sort of like the first one, then? Karol Or like most Jackman scores? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 And another positive surprise: solid thematic thriller score, the release is 30 minutes too long but even the action music takes a few detours orchestrationally not often heard nowadays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 7,398 Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 8 hours ago, publicist said: The opening suite with its portentous bolero and the open fifth horns is musically nothing extraordinary, but it's, surprisingly enough, a rather fun piece. The rest of the score follows proper, with moments to behold every now and then but the sum never becomes more than its parts - it's inconsequential in a pleasant 90's sort of way. Still, for a second-tier sequel Jackman does well enough. I haven't heard the second one, but I'm not a fan of Jackman's first Jumanji score. The main theme was pretty bad, and the rest was forgettable, like stuff Silvestri would write on his sleep. And I usually like his scores for kid flicks, like Wreck It Ralph, Big Hero 6, Puss in Boots, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HunterTech 987 Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 Peter Pan (2003) - James Newton Howard Some pretty good moments in an otherwise fairly serviceable score. Would maybe like to hear it again at some point, since I'm not quite convinced I've given it the proper attention in the times I've heard it. Probably should get to some of his other stuff in the meantime. Smaug The Iron 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,507 Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 It's a cool, if undemanding, score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HunterTech 987 Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 And I definitely don't mind that. It's just that I feel like I somewhat tune out for a good chunk of it. I don't exactly get a decent narrative out of it, and I haven't picked up on any villain identities thus far. Still, there's a lot of positive qualities, namely in its style, orchestration, and its most prominent motifs being lovely. I probably would be less positive if I'd heard more stuff elsewhere, but there's enough here for a recommendation. Perhaps the OST is a more digestible presentation compared to the complete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 Star Wars: The Force Awakens by John Williams (OST) Star Wars: The Last Jedi by John Williams (Playlist with OST, FYC and ISO score selections) Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker by John Williams (FYC) It gets better, and better, and better. The Force Awakens remains a fun and pleasurable listening experience, with all of its frenetic action and the ever sweeping theme for Rey. The Last Jedi, presented in a carefully constructed playlist encapsulating all the highlights within the constraints of an hour, hits even greater heights, building on the themes of the sequel trilogy to great effect whilst introducing new music of great coherence as part of the whole. And then there's The Rise of Skywalker, which, if the mere fraction of the score presented on the promotional album is any indication, is a brilliant end, both fitting, exciting, fulfilling and entertaining. Today is the day I look back (and, yes, forward for a little longer) on Williams great gift to us, one that few could have expected to come to such fruition, let alone the fact that the output is consistently soaring beyond the imagination's bounds. This is it; the sequel trilogy scores. I embrace them wholeheartedly, and give thanks for not only their existence, but for their creator and our beloved composer John Williams. Motherless Brooklyn by Daniel Pemberton Well I enjoyed the tracks Woman in Blue and Motherless Brooklyn, but I wasn't overly impressed in the end. It's not that the jazz wasn't the way to go here, it's just that it never amounts to anything that has me going back to it lately. Pride and Prejudice by Dario Marianelli One of my favourite scores of its decade from one of my favourite films of its decade. Particularly enjoyed the tracks Darcy's Letter and Georgiana this time around. Operation Finale by Alexandre Desplat The Grand Budapest Hotel by Alexandre Desplat The former is a fascinating showing from Desplat, capturing a unique essence that I can't quite describe. Great theme and loved the piano work. The latter is as pleasant an album as you'll ever find. Pretty much every cue has been getting repeated plays on my end lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 Total Recall. Listening to this, one would almost feel sorry for the members of the Graunke Symphony Orchestra that attempted to perform this and failed. Comparing both versions of Clever Girl shows that even when the Munich performance was shown in its most favourable light, being assembled from about 8 takes, they simply aren't able to deliver the kinetic energy the music required, and the NPO provided in spades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,480 Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 After The SE trilogy... Star Wars: The Force Awakens by John Williams (C&C Playlist including the FYC) Star Wars: The Last Jedi by John Williams (ISO score selections, splitted by tracks) Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker by John Williams (FYC) It's a Star Wars Marathon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,507 Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 1138! 1077: nice bod. 1080: also, a nice bod. Bespin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabulin 3,510 Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,480 Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 Like the roman says: "In Guerrera Stellari veritas!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,990 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 The Great Train Robbery by Jerry Goldsmith. My first ever listen to this score while reading John Takis' liner notes. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 13 minutes ago, crocodile said: The Great Train Robbery by Jerry Goldsmith. My first ever listen to this score while reading John Takis' liner notes. You never heard THAT before? Almost an accomplishment... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 1941. Thanks to you tube. Trying to make up for the obscene lack of appreciation this fine score doesn't get here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,990 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 50 minutes ago, publicist said: You never heard THAT before? Almost an accomplishment... Never had a chance to watch the film and every single album eluded me. I also had a sneaky suspicion this will be released again eventually. It's great, by the way. But very different from what I expected. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 You know the wisdom of the ancients, every Goldsmith between 'Wind and the Lion' and 'Under Fire' is the real deal in its respective genre. Also, watch Crichton's movie some rainy winter afternoon, it's an entertaining romp with a lot of wit ('The French Connection' in victorian times, as Crichton labeled it). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,990 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 It's hard to believe this is from the same composer who wrote Capricorn One, Alien and Star Trek: The Motion Picture around the same time. Those type of reissues, while probably redundant for many, are great for me because I get to fill some important gaps, finally. And judging by Neil's previous Goldsmith releases by Quartet, it was a safe buy. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 I'm often jealous what people newly discover, stuff ingrained in memory since ages... crocodile 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 3 hours ago, crocodile said: It's hard to believe this is from the same composer who wrote Capricorn One, Alien and Star Trek: The Motion Picture around the same time. Those type of reissues, while probably redundant for many, are great for me because I get to fill some important gaps, finally. And judging by Neil's previous Goldsmith releases by Quartet, it was a safe buy. Karol Damn that sounds enticing! I remember reading the book when I was in high school, probably the closest thing Crichton had ever gotten to writing an actual novel. crocodile 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,507 Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 8 hours ago, JoeinAR said: 1941. Thanks to you tube. Trying to make up for the obscene lack of appreciation this fine score doesn't get here. Not me, Joe. I've loved every single note, since 1979. JoeinAR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 Apart from three cues (Night Window, Come back to us, the Zimmer-y Sixteen Hundred Men) it's a total washout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,990 Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Finally! Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HunterTech 987 Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001) - Elliot Goldenthal This one definitely took a while to grow on me. Part of it has to do with the fact it's not motif driven in the traditional sense. They're definitely there, but it more sneaks up on you compared to other stuff I've heard. Really admired the orchestration and some of the grander moments this time around. Probably still not my favorite Goldenthal score currently, but it's certainly one of his best. Do prefer SonicAdventure's DE over the proper complete though. The added bits are nice enough, but I appreciate the flow of the album more. publicist and Naïve Old Fart 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redishere 697 Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 Quake (1996) - Nine Inch Nails One of the creepiest soundtracks I've ever listened to, and I keep returning to it even if it's not my favorite game score. If you're wondering which one is, it's Martin Stig Andersen's Limbo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,990 Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 Stargate (25th Anniversary Expanded Edition) by David Arnold Karol Bellosh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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