#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 Don't mince words Alex, tell us what you really think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus 390 Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 This is absolutely gorgeous, and INFINITELY better than any other Hollywood score since 2008. This is music of warmth, compassion, craft and wisdom; it is the work of a truly mature master. What a breath of fresh air! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 So you're not too keen on it then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,714 Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 So you're not too keen on it then?It is always a teeth grinding moment when someone likes some piece of music without reservations you yourself might have, isn't it. (Not that you didn't like this music yourself.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,630 Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 On my first listen my "confirmation" it was Williams came at the 0.59 mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 This is absolutely gorgeous, and INFINITELY better than any other Hollywood score since 2008. This is music of warmth, compassion, craft and wisdom; it is the work of a truly mature master. What a breath of fresh air!Fanboy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,714 Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 This is absolutely gorgeous, and INFINITELY better than any other Hollywood score since 2008. This is music of warmth, compassion, craft and wisdom; it is the work of a truly mature master. What a breath of fresh air!Fanboy.Philistine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,330 Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 Don't mince words Alex, tell us what you really think?Like I said, if I didn't know Williams, then this wouldn't change it. I have heard this music many times before. Put it on The Pacific or Band Of Brothers and nobody would notice a thing. A breath of freash air, me ass! It's the 'familiarity' that people love here.Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,998 Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 I thought what everybody means is "breath of fresh air in the 2011 film score landscape". Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,630 Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 Don't mince words Alex, tell us what you really think?Like I said, if I didn't know Williams, then this wouldn't change it. I have heard this music many times before. Put it on The Pacific or Band Of Brothers and nobody would notice a thing. A breath of freash air, me ass! It's the 'familiarity' that people love here.AlexThat's just on a superficial level. The theme is unmistakeably Williams. Anyways you only seem to like a few select JW scores Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 This is absolutely gorgeous, and INFINITELY better than any other Hollywood score since 2008. This is music of warmth, compassion, craft and wisdom; it is the work of a truly mature master. What a breath of fresh air!Fanboy.Philistine!Aphrodisiac! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 Well, it's true I'm more looking forward to the movie itself. A good/great score would just be the icing on the cake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,330 Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 Don't mince words Alex, tell us what you really think?Like I said, if I didn't know Williams, then this wouldn't change it. I have heard this music many times before. Put it on The Pacific or Band Of Brothers and nobody would notice a thing. A breath of freash air, me ass! It's the 'familiarity' that people love here.AlexThat's just on a superficial level. The theme is unmistakeably Williams. Anyways you only seem to like a few select JW scoresHuh? What?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,998 Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 Don't mince words Alex, tell us what you really think?Like I said, if I didn't know Williams, then this wouldn't change it. I have heard this music many times before. Put it on The Pacific or Band Of Brothers and nobody would notice a thing. A breath of freash air, me ass! It's the 'familiarity' that people love here.AlexThat's just on a superficial level. The theme is unmistakeably Williams. Anyways you only seem to like a few select JW scoresHuh? What?!We are sentimental fools when it comes to Williams, Alex. And we missed the guy. That's why we're here. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Coscina 3 Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 I'm sort of with Thor on the film's subject- but not for the sane reasons. I love The Black Stallion and think its the finest film centering around a horse ever made (beautiful photography and score too). Like Mark O, I need to hear more of Williams' score to get a better idea. I find the music in the trailer okay but didn't resound with my like Confluence from Memoirs. But I'll take this any day over that Two Steps from Hell nonsense any day if the week! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,330 Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 We are sentimental fools when it comes to Williams, Alex. And we missed the guy. That's why we're here. I can only repeat what I said at FSM. I hope the album (the CD) will be varied in mood and style ... with a few pop tracks of the period to break the flow. ... but not for the sane reasons. For the insane reasons? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,630 Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 Please no pop tunes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,714 Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 Don't mince words Alex, tell us what you really think?Like I said, if I didn't know Williams, then this wouldn't change it. I have heard this music many times before. Put it on The Pacific or Band Of Brothers and nobody would notice a thing. A breath of freash air, me ass! It's the 'familiarity' that people love here.AlexYou are the admirable counterbalance to all this JW loving nonsense that goes on around here Alex. And as Karol said the familiar John Williams sound is truly a breath of fresh air after such a long time of listening to the most murkiest dreg of film music in recent times, meaning the prevalent trends producing nothing but the same thing over and over to play it safe. Oh and before you latch on to that, I kind of like JW playing safe. Much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tannhauser 101 Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 The central theme in the trailer reminds me of the 5th movement of the Horn Concerto, it's even got an identical four-note phrase at the end before it goes into the 4/4 restatement. I'm loving it. So far it's reminding me of Angela's Ashes, Saving Private Ryan and the last little flute solo has a bit of a Jane Eyre vibe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh500 1,615 Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 Okay, I will be the first one to predict: this score will earn JW his sixth (and final) Oscar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tannhauser 101 Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 John Williams - War Horse (winner)John Williams - The Adventures of TintinHoward Shore - Hugo CabretAlexandre Desplat - The Tree of LifeMichael Giacchino - Super 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,630 Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 That's right, both Titin and War Horse will be nominated so something else will win not JW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh500 1,615 Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 That's right, both Titin and War Horse will be nominated so something else will win not JWNope. They are both Spielberg (directed) movies.So what happened in 1994 will happen again, and only one movie (WH) will be nominated... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,998 Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 Blockbusters are rarely nominated these days. I don't know why you people always bet on them?Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonesy 55 Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 I like the theme from War Horse, but I think that Williams won't win his sixth Oscar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,330 Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 If the movie is popular, and people weep for the horse, then williams might win the Oscar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,714 Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 If the movie is popular, and people weep for the horse, then williams might win the Oscar.Weep for the horse people! Weep for the horse! It is time for ol' Johnny to win the Oscar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,998 Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 I'm already weeping for the horse.Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 With economy down, people might be up for some good 'ole NATIONAL VELVET'ing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 I am fully ready and willing to weep for the horse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 Will it die? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,336 Posted July 1, 2011 Author Share Posted July 1, 2011 What do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 STFU, gentleman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 war horse is the book about the horse name joey and Albert his lover. Sold to a drunken farmer, Joey, a beautiful red-bay foal with a distinctive cross on his nose, finds a friend in the farmer's son, Albert. His father brutally demands Joey work or be sold, so Albert gently trains him to pull the plough. But it's not enough. When war breaks out, Albert's father, needy for money for his struggling farm, sells Joey to the army, where he, like the soldiers around him, must try to cope with the horrors of the First World War. Joey and another thoroughbred horse, Topthorn, lead in a terrible cavalry charge towards the machine guns of the enemy's lines. Joey is captured by the Germans and for while he is lovingly cared for by Emilie, a young French girl and her grandfather. But he and Topthorn must pull a heavy gun, battling through the mud until Topthorn dies of exhaustion. Joey wanders in no man's land, back towards the British trench, but despite a joyful reunion with Albert, Joey is not out of danger. First tetanus threatens his life, and even then Emilie's grandfather has to bid to save him from the butcher.The old man promised his granddaughter when she died he would find the horse she loved and buy him, but recognising Albert's love for Joey, he sells Joey back to Albert on condition he will love for him all his life - for the princely sum of one English penny. Well, the 'lover' part....color me hooked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkgyver 1,645 Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 I'm already weeping for the horse.KarolI'm already weeping for Johnny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,714 Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 I'm already weeping for the horse.KarolI'm already weeping for Johnny.As I said before lighten up man! You are all grumpy these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Skywalker 1,794 Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 in the trailer seems to be a shot of the horse jumping over something and it looked (bad) CGI movement.I hope it was the editing..and that it was real horse... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkgyver 1,645 Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 I hope you realise I'm not weeping for his death, but his inevitable losing out to an inferior score next year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 Well Albert, it's time to take old Joey for a walk in the woods....... *Click*..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,330 Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 Will German soldiers salute the dead horse by having Tim Morrison play the trumpet? Will the breath be that fresh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh500 1,615 Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 Yes, I agree, the little we hear in the trailer is a bit reminiscent of Saving Private Ryan (Omaha Beach), Angela's Ashes (Back to America), and even The Patriot (The Family Farm).Sounds fantastic, in my opinion.___________Anybody know who wrote this theme? I think this sounds great!Up until now, this has been my favorite "horse theme"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FilmComposer518 2 Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 Hey there all. Now that I have been "verified" let me again state that that "Battle Cry" esque theme that many think is just in the finale is actually LACED throughout the whole score quite a bit! In many many different variations. There was also a little Irish sounding bit that came in near the end of the trailer, and that is another MAJOR theme for the score, but is expanded a LOT more than that in most cases. That was just one bar from a probably 6-8 bar theme. There is a LOT of Celtic, or Upper English music in the score...but it's not over-done...it mixes in nicely with the gorgeous string writing Williams has done.And the action scenes hark back to old Williams ala Raiders, Far and Away, Last Crusade. I'm telling you...this score is brilliant...can't give it enough praise.And actually, that piano theme is the VERY last music you hear in the End Credits. It is interspersed throughout the score a TINY bit, if my memory serves, but it's not a big theme that is heard often. Hope that helps :-) I'll be awaiting apologies in written letter form (just kidding!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,714 Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 Well you could not raise the expectations any higher! So many months until we get to hear this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,998 Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 In hope it is better than Close Encounters, Jaws, Star Wars, E.T. and Superman all combined.Karol - being reasonable here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad'Dib 1,801 Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 Damn you, now I'm even more excited! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLUMENKOHL 1,068 Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 This film brought to you by... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh500 1,615 Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 In hope it is better than Close Encounters, Jaws, Star Wars, E.T. and Superman all combined.Karol - being reasonable here People shouldn't raise their expectations too high . . . or they are apt to get disappointed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 It's going to be the bestest score ever!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh500 1,615 Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 So how do we know for sure that the music in the trailer is indeed from the new score written by JW... ?I somehow missed that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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