HunterTech 983 Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 Star Wars: The Force Awakens - John Williams Finally gave this another go after a while. Definitely liked it much more this time around, but I think this particular listen did remind me why Williams is rather tough for me to get into. If I had to boil it down, he puts so much work into his underscore that when you're casually listening to it, it's easy for it to just pass you by. Like, I was a bit thrown off when it got to the end, as it didn't feel like it dragged in the slightest. Especially as it's been a thing recently for me to feel every minute of an expanded score. It was really refreshing to hear something that went at a more steady pace. So for someone like me who's a bit more for the on the nose sort of scoring of today, it's easy for someone like JW to completely throw me off. Can't say I suddenly love it now, but it does put me one step closer to figuring out what sort of scoring truly speaks to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,472 Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 A great underrated score from 2004 by Nigel Hess, violin by Joshua Bell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 Apollo 13 OST I've always liked this combination of score, song and dialogue. It really all comes together for a great listening experience, providing us with the appropriate background music! Bespin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,491 Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 7 hours ago, Bespin said: A great underrated score from 2004 by Nigel Hess, violin by Joshua Bell. Aww! Bes, that's a lovely score, from a lovely film. Bespin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,674 Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 An all Williams recent listening string. The Book Thief This score never fails to transfix me. Exquisite stuff. Melodies that have so much feeling. Underscore with so much inner motion. One of my favorite scores period. The Rise of Skywalker I like this score more and more. The Return of The Jedi Another great one. This listen raised it in my estimation. Trumpet Concerto The Hooten recording really brought out how special this concerto is. Outstanding stuff. Close Encounters of the Third Kind Perhaps John's greatest symphonic triumph. So, so good. Achieves immense thematic and musical heights. My only real problem is the inclusion of "When You Wish Upon A Star" in the finale. The Illustrious Jerry and Bespin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt C 452 Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 The Grudge - Christopher Young Had to wash my mouth from the taste of the horrible 2020 remake and its subpar score. Young's score is genuinely unnerving but with a lovely theme, dramatic structure and Gothic beauty. I think he uses his theme better in the sequel, but this is a nice lite Young horror score. Too bad his Pet Sematary score wasn't like this. Kasey Kockroach 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,491 Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 2 hours ago, SteveMc said: Close Encounters of the Third Kind Definitely John's greatest symphonic triumph. So, so good. Achieves immense thematic and musical heights. Sorted SteveMc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,015 Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 2 hours ago, SteveMc said: My only real problem is the inclusion of "When You Wish Upon A Star" in the finale. That's very tastefully done. Love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,491 Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 That was Spielberg's idea. I like the variation, during the end credits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SteveMc 2,674 Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 4 hours ago, Jurassic Shark said: That's very tastefully done. Love it! 4 hours ago, Naïve Old Fart said: That was Spielberg's idea. I like the variation, during the end credits. Immensely tasteful, and I know it was Spielberg's idea, but that's just it. It kind of affects the work's artistic integrity in my eyes. But that's just a personal gripe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 I tried to like it, but ended up being depressed. Kasey Kockroach and The Illustrious Jerry 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,015 Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 I've tried to like MG's MI scores as well, but it's difficult when most of the tracks go nowhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 7,380 Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 I'm not a Gia hater, but his MI scores are extremely boring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,164 Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 I like his second one. Fun action stuff, more interesting than in most of his film scores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,472 Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Star wars trilogy ost to test my new earbuds: the rise of skywalker, the last jedi & the force awakens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HunterTech 983 Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 I can understand M:I-III being uninteresting. Ghost Protocol? Now you're just being biased at that point. Though to be fair, I'm still fairly new to this score listening thing, so a couple of slaps to the face with whatever you guys consider proper adventurous spy music might get me on the right track. I really did like Goldfinger, after all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jurassic Shark 12,015 Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 That's a very energetic first track. I put it on once for my daughter when she was about one year old, and she started dancing right away! publicist 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules 59 Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 On 1/6/2020 at 11:03 AM, HunterTech said: to On 1/7/2020 at 3:21 AM, SteveMc said: An all Williams recent listening string. The Book Thief This score never fails to transfix me. Exquisite stuff. Melodies that have so much feeling. Underscore with so much inner motion. One of my favorite scores period. I’m really glad someone else loves this score as much as I do. SteveMc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,015 Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 It's a poor man's Angela's Ashes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 7,380 Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 1 hour ago, Jurassic Shark said: It's better than Angela's Ashes but not as good as Far and Away. Fixed. SteveMc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post SteveMc 2,674 Posted January 9, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 9, 2020 2 hours ago, Jurassic Shark said: It's an enlightened man's Angela's Ashes. Fixed even more. Edmilson, The Illustrious Jerry and Kasey Kockroach 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jurassic Shark 12,015 Posted January 9, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 9, 2020 You guys! Edmilson, Kasey Kockroach and SteveMc 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,343 Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 34 minutes ago, Jurassic Shark said: You Bryce Dallas Howard fans! Fixed again. Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,015 Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 Bryce who? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,491 Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 See you around... Mr. Bryce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,343 Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 1 hour ago, Jurassic Shark said: Could you please PM me 150 pictures of Bryce Dallas Howard? You got it, pal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,015 Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 17 minutes ago, Kasey Kockroach said: You got it, pal! ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,343 Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 No need to thank me! It's a pleasure, really! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,015 Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 I'm still waiting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,343 Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 Give me a few months... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,015 Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 You don't have to take the pictures yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,343 Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 I have to before she figures out how to escape! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,015 Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 What about the restraining order? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,491 Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 She'll ignore it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Edmilson 7,380 Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 We make fun of Zimmer, but really, when was the last time Marco Beltrami scored a movie by himself? Actually, when was the last time he was the sole composer credited, without one of his own minions (Brandon Roberts, Marcus Trump, Buck Sanders, etc)? And, unlike Zimmer, Beltrami's minions haven't developed a well established career of their own 😕. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 It is not mandatory to have a movie scored by a single composer, nor is it necessarily the desire of a musical collaborator like Sanders to make it big outside of said collaboration. It really isn't important if the result is convincing (which it isn't, at. least not musically, unfortunately). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 7,380 Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 15 minutes ago, publicist said: It is not mandatory to have a movie scored by a single composer, nor is it necessarily the desire of a musical collaborator like Sanders to make it big outside of said collaboration. It really isn't important if the result is convincing (which it isn't, at. least not musically, unfortunately). I know that, but I do find a little amusing that some of Beltrami's earlier efforts on the 90s and 2000s credited him as the single composer (the Scream series, Hellboy, I, Robot, Live Free Die Hard, Terminator 3, 3:10 to Yuma), while he most recent scores are all composed in collaboration with some other guy. If I'm not mistaken, the last score from which he was the only credited composer was 2017's Logan. I don't hate the guy, there's some scores from him that I like, almost all of them from his career until 2013, 2014 (wasn't a fan of stuff like Ben Hur, A Quiet Place, Logan, etc). But I think it's funny nonetheless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 I find most of his stuff since the mid-2000‘s bland to OKish. Snowpiercer was one of the few exceptions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post crocodile 7,979 Posted January 10, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 10, 2020 Seven Years In Tibet. This shit is pretty good, innit? Karol The Illustrious Jerry, publicist and Romão 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Hilary Bray 235 Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 A Fish Called Wanda, John Du Prez Starsky and Hutch, Theodore Shapiro and Shadows of the Empire, Joel McNeely always a weird one to me the last one. A soundtrack but not a soundtrack (for the book but not quite). I suspect if JW had done this, there'd have been a lot more of Leia's theme, Force theme etc. As it is I quite like it. The use of the Carbon Freeze for Leia's Nightmare is a nice touch, Night Skies is evocative and Destruction of Xizor's Palace has one of my favourite renditions of the Imperial theme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fargo 297 Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 Never seen the movie (I've seen the first two), but decided to listen to this after seeing a clip online that showcased some music. It's pretty good! publicist 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,275 Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 The Army of Darkness score is great, but has one of the weirdest OST presentations Ive ever seen, with the final cue of the film coming in track 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 Batman OST Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 For a change, a Netflix epic that doesn't sound like mud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,472 Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 John Williams - Minority Report (LLL, The Score Presentation) John Williams - CE3K (2nd Disc) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,334 Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 TROS OST, finally. It's amazing how this forum raises your expectations to impossibly high standards. I honestly don't like it that much. Okay, the final tracks are great, but the finale could have been much, much more and the album opens with downright dull material. I still feel TFA is better on every level. Everything just went downhill from there, though one could obviously argue that this isn't just JW's fault. Then the OST also doesn't contain the three things I really wanted: Rey training, Finn and Jannah's little First Order conversation and 'but there's more of us' in some battle or another. The themes aren't memorable either, but then again I also needed time to love the TFA themes. I dunno, this just wasn't the grand conclusion I was hoping for at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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