DreamTheater 131 Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 Only the offended find something offensive in something banal.Deceased Hamster would be a good name for a band.Or a username. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,521 Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 He's always been one of the composers I really appreciate, although there are aspects to his music that I don't care for so much (especially when he does suspense and employs those 'chord-stop effects' (in lack of a better word), where he crescendoes a chord, then halts, then starts over again. Can be quite grating eventually (FRANKENSTEIN is a prime example). But when he delves into those gorgeous bittersweet melodies, I'm completely sold.There have been some 'misses' in the last 10 years, but also a gem or two that proves he still 'has it'.I was fortunate enough to sit down with Doyle for a long interview in Helsinki last year, and I must say he's one of the coolest and easiest interview objects I've ever had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 No man who can write stuff like this should be taken lightly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,211 Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 Deceased Hamster would be a good name for a band.I'll stick to Amphibious Rodent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romão 2,274 Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 No man who can write stuff like this should be taken lightly! That and the track that precedes it (development of the same idea) are sublime music. Crewe and the Soldier is also quite stunning. My favorite Doyle score Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 Deceased Hamster would be a good name for a band. I'll stick to Amphibious Rodent. My band would be called Nine-toed Woman! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,211 Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 You should get Fucking Dipshit as your supporting act then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamTheater 131 Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Deceased Hamster would be a good name for a band. I'll stick to Amphibious Rodent. My band would be called Nine-toed Woman!Shut the fuck up Donny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,716 Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 This thread has nicely reminded me to revisit and further explore Doyle's output. Some truly wonderful music here I had not heard before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 No man who can write stuff like this should be taken lightly! I listened and thought it was just okay. Pretty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Slowly settling into these old grouchy days now, aren't you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Huh? I can't help it if I didn't find it all that interesting. I gave it a try and found it quite pretty, that's as far as it went. I've tried a few of the links posted in an effort to discover some interesting new music to listen to, but I haven't had much success I'm afraid. The Henry V cue I enjoyed the most, but that was mainly because I'm into its medieval battle brass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 That cue is even better played live, trust me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 All music is better when it's played right in front of you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,716 Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Unless it is badly played. Jurassic Shark and bollemanneke 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Doyle may not batting for greatest composer ever lived, but his lively musicality is very sympathetic, methinks. Though he was on a lot of mediocre assignments lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamTheater 131 Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 His musical voice was more pronounced (and appreciated by me) in the 90s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,211 Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Henry V has this brilliant moment where Doyle perfectly matches the score to the dialogue as in an opera: Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,091 Posted May 26, 2023 Share Posted May 26, 2023 What do people think of Doyle's The Last Legion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,352 Posted May 26, 2023 Share Posted May 26, 2023 I love Swordplay Romance. I seem to remember the movie as dull. Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 3,695 Posted May 26, 2023 Share Posted May 26, 2023 I had a track from it once - it had an 'ok' main theme. Don't remember much else about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,091 Posted May 26, 2023 Share Posted May 26, 2023 I played it again today and it's better than I remembered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thestat 348 Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 One score that is constantly ignored by everyone (including Doyle himself, judging by his concerts, two of which I have been to) is Indochine - just amazing bombastic, melodramatic stuff that captures his idiosyncratic abilities so well. The dynamic action stuff, the overtly dramatic melodies, just wonderful Carlito's Way as captured the Brussels Philharmonic encapsulates the greatness of Doyle - his is VERY passionate, intricate music on a massive scale and not very easy (but also not impossible to perform by a world class orchestra) Tom Guernsey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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