Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 I've obnoxiously gushed countless times that no one does a finale like that Powell fella. Even the more 'minor' Powell works often build up to a dandy climax (the Rio scores come to mind). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 4 second explosion of expressive chromatic dissonance. Righteous organ fit for a prog rock band. No other recording I've found has the organ so forward in the mix for this part, and its totally key to off-kilter effect in my opinion. 5:41 - 5:46 The Scherzo movement of his Organ Symphony is truly one of my absolute favorite Copland works. I think the symphony in general gets kind of a bum rap. Many critics are a little dismissive of it. Loert 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 Love this fanfare: Disco Stu and SteveMc 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,674 Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 15 minutes ago, KK said: Love this fanfare: Ooh, that's very nice. Do you know whats that chord at 1:44 and 1:57? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 The rhythm starting at 2:00. Sounds Kong-esque to me (not referring to a particular King Kong score, just...brings to mind King Kong in general). The brass section really earned their paychecks in this score! If Solo's score is a glorious banquet fit for a king, this is a medium-well bacon cheeseburger cooked by a local greasy-but-cozy cafe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 One of the great cues from my hands-down favorite Max Steiner score. I love the section from 2:27 - 2:45 so much it hurts. When the chimes come in at 2:31 it's indescribably pleasurable. Kasey Kockroach 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabulin 3,515 Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 . Kasey Kockroach 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad'Dib 1,802 Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 Sublime! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locrius 97 Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 PAYCHECK - John Powell "The Hog Chase Part 2", 1:20-1:48: Kasey Kockroach 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loert 2,515 Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 2:37:13 - 2:37:54 Now that's a crescendo. Reminds me of the opening to Inception (a little bit). SteveMc and Locrius 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 Getting more into the God of War OST. One of my favorite settings (that I've noticed) of the main Kratos theme is at 2:15-2:27 below. Transposed from its native low C minor to a soaring A minor. "Valkyries" is a great track in general. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 Love this piece! Klaus Badelt and the first Pirates movie are not loved enough! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will 2,215 Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 Absolutely stunning in its exuberance: (until 2:50) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewya 360 Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 Sakamoto has said that this is the best film music track that he had ever done: My favourite stretch: 7.17-7.57 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will 2,215 Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 Perhaps because this score doesn't really have many original melodies, this little moment really stood out to me in the film (during the copter chase). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 Maisie's theme (aka the empathy theme) at 1:28. Will 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 Continuing my Dvorak theme today 7:52 - 8:20 is very "Golden Age Hollywood" and I love it Oomoog the Ecstatic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loert 2,515 Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 5:09 - 5:12 (Play it in reverse and you get this: ) Oomoog the Ecstatic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will 2,215 Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 Kasey Kockroach 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 Listening to Copland again, as usual. This lovely section in the first movement with a single trombone underpinning the woodwinds. The strings very softly come back in after a while before the movement begins to build up steam again. Sigh. Heaven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 I'm normally not a fan of Ron Jones, but the Star Trek theme that plays at 1:15 is so good. Those (I think) major 7 chords make such a great contrast to everything else going on, such a chilling moment in the show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad'Dib 1,802 Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,674 Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 Several years ago I watched this series and absolutely fell in love with the opening music, especially that melody that comes in at the beginning. Colin Towns is the composer, I believe. Is that an original melody, or is he closely following an Vaughn Williams example? If so, what particular piece? The end credit song is also beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 Someone give Marianelli his proper fantasy flick please! Oomoog the Ecstatic, Will and SteveMc 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 3 hours ago, KK said: Someone give Marianelli his proper fantasy flick please! I'm surprised I missed that movie, thanks for posting this excerpt. Two things stuck in my head: This goofy-ass theme, and all of its sillily dramatic variations The section that appears a few seconds after this. Such a chilling moment in the film, and gives the events an almost mythical, larger than life quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad'Dib 1,802 Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 Those trumpets at the end! Damn! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 This is how you end a game, folks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,532 Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 The offset (canon? round? catch? Which one can be used here properly?), the harmony, the anticipation it builds... love it. SteveMc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 The power of slow, almost static harmony. After about 8 minutes oscillating between basically just two or three different chords Gorecki arrives at this subtle but shatteringly moving shift to a place closer to harmonic repose, as the soloist intones that final call to the Virgin Mary. Extraordinary. Cerebral Cortex and Loert 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toothless 964 Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 A lot has been said about this score, and I'm not a fan of it even though it worked in the movie, anyway I just love this little piano motif… it has this mysterious evil/playful vibe to it : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,532 Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 6:44-7:10 Pulling this section back gives it much more weight, and the ensuing bombast more punch. Stuff like this is what I was thinking of when I wrote this score balances greatly between grand and over-the-top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 Love all the variations on Sid's theme throughout this score. 0:44 and 1:13. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 Chills, every time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 This point to the end. Anyone else ever listen to really short snippets of music over and over and experience something like a repeated word losing its meaning, except in this case the music seems to actually gain some mysterious meaning instead? 1:54 to 1:58 SteveMc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Holko 9,532 Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 May be stretching the definition of "short", but... 1:55-2:30 The whole track is a masterwork of buildup, but somehow this segment really stands out for me - it could be the climactic moment anywhere else, but here it's just the indication that big things are about to happen. It's a pumping adrenaline rush just before the battle to get you hyped up. Then of course I could list the prayer to Crom right afterward as another favourite shorter section! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post Loert 2,515 Posted February 27, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted February 27, 2019 Sounds like somebody trying to start their car: 4:15 - 4:30 toothless, Fabulin and Chewy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Will 2,215 Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 Until 2:02... Awesome! Sounds Powell-y in its gleeful craziness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Who needs Zimmer when you've got this? Will 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loert 2,515 Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 On 3/2/2019 at 10:28 PM, Will said: Awesome! Sounds Powell-y in its gleeful craziness. I particularly like the short moment that is 2:00 - 2:01. There's a lot of great "stuff" in there, but I would prefer if it weren't so disjointed. On the other hand, Powell has a supreme sense of musical continuity, but he hasn't captured Williams' orchestral tics as well as Haab has. (And I'm not complaining!) Will 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 Been stuck in my head all day... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loert 2,515 Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 45:36 - 45:50 Sounds like Williams in the early '00s: (then again from 45:58) Also, 37:46 sounds like something you might hear in a Harry Potter film: Oomoog the Ecstatic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loert 2,515 Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 Imagine for a moment that you're walking through a forest; it's night time, the sky is overcast, there's a light breeze in the air...and then, coming somewhere from a distance, you begin to hear music playing, between 53:32 and 55:05 below... I would probably s**t myself! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oomoog the Ecstatic 314 Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 One of my favorite musical moments. Never been on the ride, but the music sounds incredibly ethereal. More like a fairy tale than space. 1:09 - 1:19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oomoog the Ecstatic 314 Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 On 3/11/2019 at 10:09 AM, KK said: Who needs Zimmer when you've got this? Ok, there used to be this Nixon in China: Chairman Dances video on YouTube that had all these public places and mysterious individuals popping around the corners staring into the camera, like some weird detective show. Man... I really miss the video because it fit the music really well. Some of these people revealed their identities like it was a game move, and posed themselves like they were possessed and others came and joined them, and they were wearing special colors like brown and were concerned. Idk it was just a really weird video, wish it was still around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oomoog the Ecstatic 314 Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 On 8/14/2018 at 11:21 AM, Disco Stu said: Continuing my Dvorak theme today 7:52 - 8:20 is very "Golden Age Hollywood" and I love it God, I love Dvorak. 8:03 - 8:07 sounds like something I might've written when I was younger with a string of novel melody. I like experimenting with random relative harmonies, like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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