Jay 37,352 Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 I just found out that Varese Sarabande will be releasing an OST to James Horner's Black Gold on February 7thBLACK GOLDOriginal Motion Picture SoundtrackMusic Composed byJames Horner(Titanic, Avatar. Aliens)Under the unforgiving desert sky, two warring leaders come face to face.The victorious Nesib, Emir of Hobeika, lays down his peace terms to his rival Amar, Sultan of Salmaah. The two men agree that neither can lay claim to the area of no man’s land between them called The Yellow Belt. In return, Nesib will adopt Amar’s two boys Saleeh and Auda as a guarantee that neither man can invade the other.Twelve years later, Saleeh and Auda have grown into young men. Saleeh, the warrior, itches to escape his gilded cage and return to his father’s land. Auda cares only for books and the pursuit of knowledge. One day, their adopted father Nesib is visited by an American from Texas. He tells the Emir that his land is blessed with oil and promises him riches beyond his wildest imagination. Nesib imagines a realm of infinite possibility, a kingdom with roads, schools and hospitals all paid for by the black gold beneath the barren sand. There is only one problem. The precious oil is located in the Yellow Belt.The stage is now set for an epic showdown for control of the Yellow Belt, for control of the two kingdoms, for control of the future.James Horner is one of the most celebrated modern film composers. Having created the music for dozens of the most memorable and successful films of the past two decades, Horner was honored with two Academy Awards and two Golden Globes for James Cameron’s Titanic.In addition, he has earned Academy Award nominations for his Original Scores for Avatar, House of Sand and Fog, A Beautiful Mind, Braveheart, Apollo 13, Field of Dreams and Aliens, and for the Original Song “Somewhere Out There“ from An American Tale.Horner’s sweeping dramatic score for Black Gold is an integral element to the film which will transport audiences into the heart of the Arabian desert.Warner Bros. and Universal Pictures will open the film internationally beginning December 23, 2011.Source: http://www.varesesar...ack-Gold/DetailI've heard the score and its a powerhouse, with prominent female vocals playing a major part. There are also more than a few piano solos, some other delicate instrumental passages, and a smattering of action music.I like that Horner is going back to scoring some smaller movies. He also composed the score to Cristiada in 2011, but I haven't heard of a release date for that OST yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Black Gold? You left out the "and." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent Hoyt 13 Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Sweet,I'm a huge Horner fan. Its always good to hear him do something thats currently out of his 'comfort' zone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Horner’s sweeping dramatic score for Black Gold is an integral element to the film which will transport audiences into the heart of the Arabian desert.sounds cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,714 Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Horner’s sweeping dramatic score for Black Gold is an integral element to the film which will transport audiences into the heart of the Arabian desert.sounds coolCue "danger motif"! Da da da daaaa.**registered trademark of Chaac. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 I expect somekind of Lawrence of Arabia theme rip-off, but since it's Horner It'll sound good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Wait a minute, why Jason has "heard" it? It's only released in France and no soundtrack imminent, how can this be? There's a making of with Horner's score , it's a bit old style Hollywood desert music á la LAWRENCE, some FOUR FEATHERS, some AVATAR/PERFECT STORM-like action, so all in all, it sounds good enough for a new year's buy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,352 Posted December 14, 2011 Author Share Posted December 14, 2011 Fan-made cover art: Source: http://jameshorner.fr/black-gold-de-james-horner-sortie-de-lalbum-le-7-fevrier-2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,352 Posted December 14, 2011 Author Share Posted December 14, 2011 It's fan-made, not Varese's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,714 Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 It is nice to hear a new Horner score. I expect it to be quite familiar territory unless Annaud demanded a radical departure from the usual style. Classy though as always with Horner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 A Horner without familiar territory i would refuse to listen to... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,714 Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 A Horner without familiar territory i would refuse to listen to...I could get used to listening to scores without the danger motif though. Pounding piano crashes and shakuhachi wails I can stand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demondm810 399 Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Excellent. Looking forward to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,516 Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Horner’s sweeping dramatic score for Black Gold is an integral element to the film which will transport audiences into the heart of the Arabian desert.sounds cool"Sweeping? Dramatic"? I'll believe it whan I hear it...or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Brausam 214 Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Horner does sweeping and dramatic very well! Just because he has a bad rep with plagiarizing doesn't mean he can't write an exciting and dramatic score! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Horner does sweeping and dramatic very well! Just because he has a bad rep with plagiarizing doesn't mean he can't write an exciting and dramatic score!Yeah, i caught Dick on this in another thread, he tries to smuggle it in everywhere, it seems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 As for Horner, listen to clips from his new BLACK GOLD here:http://www.cinemamusica.de/1706/epik-und-romantik-im-arabien-der-30er-jahre-first-listen-zu-james-hornes-black-goldIt shapes up to be a great Horner score, full of drama and melody. Together with WAR HORSE, the old pro's got some musical mileage out of 2011. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,352 Posted January 19, 2012 Author Share Posted January 19, 2012 Black Gold is definitely more original of the two 2011 Horner scores. Cristiada is all danger motif and spanish guitar. Black Gold features some nice choral work---Just noticed that Black Gold was pushed back from Feb 7 to Feb 14, and also that Varese's website has the front and back cover art and track list up:Varese Sarabande Catalog # 302 067 134 2Release Date: 02/14/12Track List:1. Main Title — A Desert Truce (6:34)2. Horizon To Horizon (3:59)3. The Wonders Of Wealth (1:49)4. “I Have Chosen You” (3:22)5. “You Were A Prince” (1:47)6. Leaving As An Emissary (5:19)7. Father And Son (1:50)8. Phantom Army (1:48)9. “So This Is War” (1:56)10. The Blowing Sands (4:27)11. Fresh Water (1:51)12. One Brother Lives, One Brother Dies (6:44)13. Battle In The Oil Fields (5:13)14. A Kingdom Of Oil (8:43) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,714 Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 The clips sounded pretty great. Horner in his sweeping melodrama mode is pretty awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Black Gold is definitely more original of the two 2011 Horner scores. Cristiada is all danger motif and spanish guitar. Black Gold features some nice choral workDo you blackmail the guy or how comes that you have listened to not on, but two unreleased Horner new scores by now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,714 Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Black Gold is definitely more original of the two 2011 Horner scores. Cristiada is all danger motif and spanish guitar. Black Gold features some nice choral workDo you blackmail the guy or how comes that you have listened to not on, but two unreleased Horner new scores by now? Jason is well connected. Or he has a time machine. The latter is highly probable and my best guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,352 Posted January 19, 2012 Author Share Posted January 19, 2012 Just noticed on the back cover: "Piano solos by James Horner"What!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,714 Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Just noticed on the back cover: "Piano solos by James Horner"What!?He has done that before on some of his scores I think though I do not know to what extent, performing just a few solos or all of them. This would indicate he is featured as the principal piano soloist throughout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,006 Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 The clips sounded pretty great. Horner in his sweeping melodrama mode is pretty awesome.Indeed! A buy. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,352 Posted January 19, 2012 Author Share Posted January 19, 2012 Just noticed on the back cover: "Piano solos by James Horner"What!?He has done that before on some of his scores I think though I do not know to what extent, performing just a few solos or all of them. This would indicate he is featured as the principal piano soloist throughout.Oh OK. I didn't realize he had done it before. I really like some of the piano solos in Black Gold, never would have guessed it was him performing them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemesis 245 Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 A lot of short cues, that's something new by Horner! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,352 Posted January 19, 2012 Author Share Posted January 19, 2012 The tracks on the CD look normal length to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,714 Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 A 60 minute album from Horner is a pretty rare occurence. But his drama scores have sometimes a bit shorter albums. Like All the King's Men which is similarly under 60 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemesis 245 Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 3. The Wonders Of Wealth (1:49)5. “You Were A Prince” (1:47)7. Father And Son (1:50)8. Phantom Army (1:48)9. “So This Is War” (1:56)11. Fresh Water (1:51)Did not check other Horner scores but isn't it rare to have 6 cues with running time under 2 min. on a nowadays Horner CD? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,006 Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 A 60 minute album from Horner is a pretty rare occurence. But his drama scores have sometimes a bit shorter albums. Like All the King's Men which is similarly under 60 minutes.BTW what do you think about All the King's Men, Mikko?Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,714 Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 A 60 minute album from Horner is a pretty rare occurence. But his drama scores have sometimes a bit shorter albums. Like All the King's Men which is similarly under 60 minutes.BTW what do you think about All the King's Men, Mikko?KarolIt was one Horner score that completely surprised me, positively that is. It is definitely a heavy duty drama score with bittersweet themes and rather great mix of intrigue, romance and tragedy. I had given up on Horner and then he produced this great work that is almost devoid of his normal blantant mannerisms (ok there was one direct Sons of Scotland theme quote but that was it) and filled with good thematic interplay and interesting new sounds mixed with the composer's unmistakable voice. It was almost counterproductive in the film, going ahead full steam and bulldozing the movie with overt emotion but on the album it is a well rounded listening experience with a strong dramatic arc. By no means this is anything new soundwise in Hollywood or for Horner (for the most part) but it is a very strong, melodic and dramatic score. One of my favourite Horner scores infact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,006 Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Good answer.Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonesy 55 Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 As for Horner, listen to clips from his new BLACK GOLD here:http://www.cinemamus...rnes-black-goldI have to be honest, Black Gold is an interesting work and it seems very enjoyable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,352 Posted January 24, 2012 Author Share Posted January 24, 2012 More samples:http://www.colosseum.de/product_info.php/info/p2544_Black-Gold--James-Horner-.html/XTCsid/ls88o4gu1d36pms1j39sa7qu47 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Those samples sound great! Horner is amongst my favourite composers and I can't wait for this new score! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,352 Posted January 31, 2012 Author Share Posted January 31, 2012 Black Gold is up on itunes early!http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/black-gold-original-motion/id497595673I really like this trend that all Varese releases seem to do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,006 Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Not in Europe, though... Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 AWESOME! Time to get started on this baby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,352 Posted February 3, 2012 Author Share Posted February 3, 2012 Anyone else notice the first 10 seconds of track 10 are repeated at the start of track 12? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 Not exactly the same, the metallic rhythm (the one we've heard quite a bit in Horner's career) is in track 12 but not 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 1,826 Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 Oh, I hear a strong "Rite of Spring" influence in "The Blowing Sands". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 It sucks...that german iTunes again denies me the pleasure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 I don't know if it interests anyone, but I wrote a review for the score (after two whole days of straight listening):http://musicmusekk.wordpress.com/2012/02/03/black-gold-james-horner/Comments are welcomed! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,006 Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 Good read. Thanks for sharing.Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jilal 569 Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 I heard the danger motif in the first track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Aye, but its a short appearance and its harmless enough. Doesn't ever show up in the rest of the score This is a great score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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