LSH 1,011 Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 James Newton Howard again... I just love that gorgeous descending chord progression with woodwinds and strings at 1:03 (he does this sort of thing all the time, it's lovely). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 8,680 Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 JNH yet again! I love his sad, reflexive writing for strings and woodwinds here from 1:43 to 3:11: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will 2,230 Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 Walton is so, so good. Jurassic Shark and Tom Guernsey 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oomoog the Ecstatic 314 Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 I don't know why this thread is not just for any music (to compare composition styles) but to compare my favorite track from JW, when the flutes here sound the epic Star Wars triad then three hsteps lower, in their second repeated counter the last triad is played rather softly as to fade out. It wasn't intentional by Williams but it is utterly beautiful and logical: the instruments are having a conversation, and sometimes Williams' music is equated to alien or supernatural emotional conversations like an extra invisible character in a movie, and because Williams music is already so well-constructed, some moments even accidentally in their conversation will hit home or make perfect logical sense. See, the flutes are like a guiding spirit here wanting to give their voice heard to the hero, but they know the more powerful forces in instruments are at play to the story, the grand scheme of this epoch, and they're passively fading out to give way to the story being taken over by the less pure but more human string section, or to the conscience of the hero. It is like watching the primordial universe being formed or like stars communicating amongst each other to plan planets. That one softer flute triad is a brilliant mistake of the sort that when a composer conducts it, he would often go back to write more of what the player played. The fading flute part is excty 3:27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 8,680 Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 I just LOVE this combo of children's choir, solo cello and strings: leeallen01 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad'Dib 1,852 Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 This whole bit is just so freaking good Loert 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toothless 984 Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 leeallen01 and tomsmoviemadness 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trope 731 Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 Upon re-watching this film in my first-ever live-to-projection concert with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, I can confidently say that the minute of music from 0:25-1:25 has become one of my favourite hidden gems from this beautiful score. It is absolutely pitch-perfect for the scene which it accompanies. Desplat knows how to hit the audience in the feels with a wonderful lightness of touch. tomsmoviemadness and darkspine10 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomsmoviemadness 3,466 Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 2 hours ago, toothless said: I love this theme. It's one of JNH's most beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad'Dib 1,852 Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 leeallen01 and Tom Guernsey 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeallen01 2,169 Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 0:36 - 0:56. The woodwinds are delightfully playful. You can hear the fun. It may be written note specific, but you get the feeling that it sounds improvised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Edmilson 8,680 Posted April 8, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted April 8, 2023 2:26 to 2:52 is pure perfection, the same kind of majestic grandeur JNH brought to Dinosaur and Atlantis. leeallen01, Will and Tallguy 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Crossfader 572 Posted April 11, 2023 Author Share Posted April 11, 2023 Love the little brass/winds flourish at 0:19 (I find the way it's superimposed onto the seemingly unrelated music preceding it very Alex North-ish), the brass cluster at 0:51 musically depicting the lights turning on, and the dreamy harp and percussion bit following it (reminds me of how Williams sometimes ends cues in a similar way). Will 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Edmilson 8,680 Posted April 13, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted April 13, 2023 Alan Silvestri wrote a wonderful and moving theme for Contact (one of my favorite movies ever). But I personally think the B and C themes are even better. 1:19 to 1:55 leeallen01, Loert, Brónach and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSH 1,011 Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 On 13/04/2023 at 2:17 AM, Edmilson said: Alan Silvestri wrote a wonderful and moving theme for Contact (one of my favorite movies ever). But I personally think the B and C themes are even better. 1:19 to 1:55 Me too. Very Copland-esque. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeallen01 2,169 Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 On 13/04/2023 at 2:17 AM, Edmilson said: Alan Silvestri wrote a wonderful and moving theme for Contact (one of my favorite movies ever). But I personally think the B and C themes are even better. 1:19 to 1:55 Probably my favourite Silvestri Score. Edmilson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 8,680 Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 Yeah, it's a wonderful score for a wonderful movie. I miss that Zemeckis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loert 2,628 Posted May 24, 2023 Share Posted May 24, 2023 2:02- 2:16 I love how the hissing effect blends with the orchestra. Sounds like being attacked by high-pressured steam. Darth Crossfader 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Crossfader 572 Posted August 8, 2023 Author Share Posted August 8, 2023 https://youtu.be/F74vEpGbDk4&t=37s My parents are watching A Perfect Murder and this was playing while I walked by. Very kickass in a Goldsmith kind of way with the quartal harmony and—if I'm not mistaken—mixed meter. Loert and Will 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamleyeti 114 Posted August 8, 2023 Share Posted August 8, 2023 54 minutes ago, Jilal said: https://youtu.be/F74vEpGbDk4&t=37s My parents are watching A Perfect Murder and this was playing while I walked by. Very kickass in a Goldsmith kind of way with the quartal harmony and—if I'm not mistaken—mixed meter. It sounds so much like Goldsmith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePenitentMan1 1,007 Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 The climax of Spiders Attack from Broughton's Lost In Space: 4m1A - Spiders Attack, Pt.1~Pt.2~Pt.3 (Film Version).mp3 (Yes, this is my replication of the film edit. That's just how it's been burned into my mind; it's not my fault I had to wait 18 years to hear the cue the way it was originally recorded!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 39,156 Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 You recreated a film edit that removes music instead of enjoying what the composer composed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePenitentMan1 1,007 Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 3 hours ago, Jay said: You recreated a film edit that removes music instead of enjoying what the composer composed? Eh? The film edit here is longer than the recorded cue. It repeats the ostinato three times instead of the recorded two. The Recorded Version: The Film Edit: The recorded version feels like it ends too abruptly for me, which is why I usually stick with the film edit for that particular moment in this sequence. Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 39,156 Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 Ah, understood! I am not terribly familiar with this score, so had no idea that the film edit was a loop and not a removal ThePenitentMan1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePenitentMan1 1,007 Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 @Jay Do you have the 2016 2-CD Album? IIRC I think I remember you mentioning you had the 1-CD Intrada. (This is the one score that's defined who I am as a score fan throughout my entire life. I am as obsessively analytical with this score as Manakin is with the Prequels.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 39,156 Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 Yup I do! And I've listened to it and like it. I just had no idea that some random part in one track was looped in the film Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePenitentMan1 1,007 Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 Yep; there's a ton of edits in the film to cues that would never see the light of day until the 2016 release. Major Mayhem (which incorporates Spiders Attack) and Boarding The Proteus, Pt.2 (which incorporates The Proteus (Alternate)) are the two big examples that come to mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will 2,230 Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 4:35 - 4:43 Walton is magnificent at his best. Tom Guernsey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Fargo 297 Posted August 27, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted August 27, 2023 3:48 - 4:14. I love it Bounty95, ddddeeee, tomsmoviemadness and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will 2,230 Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 3:30-3:45 Just discovered John Addison -- highly recommend. Surprised he isn't more widely known (maybe he is in Britain?). Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 10,297 Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 John Addison is a great composer. A BRIDGE TOO FAR (a film that had a very personal connection for Addison), is my utter favourite. I'd recommend: THE SCARLET BUCCANEER (aka SWASHBUCKLER), SLEUTH, TORN CURTAIN, THE SEVEN PERCENT SOLUTION, THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE, THE MAGGIE, THE COCKLESHELL HEROES, A TASTE OF HONEY, and THE LONELINESS OF THE LONG DISTANCE RUNNER. His first score is from a minor British classic: SEVEN DAYS TO NOON. Will 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 8,680 Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 This might be one of my favorite Horner re-occurring motifs ever, and here on this score I love the variation it gets (1:24 to 2:05): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomsmoviemadness 3,466 Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 Love the opening 22 seconds of this. I'm not sure why, but I would actually love a full 3 minute cue like that. Lewis wrote 2 really fun christmas scores last year and I keep coming back to this moment in particular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trope 731 Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 I've only recently listened to this score, and immediately fell in love with 3:31-4:41. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad'Dib 1,852 Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 The bit that comes right after is really cool too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 8,680 Posted November 25, 2023 Share Posted November 25, 2023 The first 1:50 of this track is some of my favorite JNH ever. It's like it's saying that yes, although you've been through a lot of pain and suffering, you're not alone and you can still heal from your wounds. It's like a musical hug. MaxMovieMan and Cristian Lee 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cristian Lee 47 Posted November 26, 2023 Share Posted November 26, 2023 One of my favorite JNH moments, the cathartic Breakout from Dinosaur, starts at 1:09. LSH and Edmilson 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 8,680 Posted November 28, 2023 Share Posted November 28, 2023 Over the last few months I gained a newfound appreciation for the Jacob's Farewell segment (7:13 to 11:06) of this very (and unnecessarily) long track from Fantastic Beasts 1. The piano part is top tier sad/melancholic JNH. Trope 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will 2,230 Posted December 9, 2023 Share Posted December 9, 2023 2:14-2:30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Edmilson 8,680 Posted December 21, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 21, 2023 What I love about Thomas Newman is that he is a master of knowing exactly what to do to extract the biggest amount of emotion of the listener. This cue is an absolute masterpiece of that: it starts with the "Brooks Was Here" theme just for piano and synths and then at 1:50 the audience is surprised with some deeply moving and emotional strings. The Brooks Was Here melody continues but it gets a pensive oboe at 2:47 that climaxes with some of the most touching string writing ever written for any movie. A masterful cue for a masterful score written for a masterful movie. Trope, LSH and MaxMovieMan 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Edmilson 8,680 Posted December 21, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 21, 2023 Some of my most beloved Horner moments of all time: 0:31 to 1:08. Horner takes the Deep Impact theme and make it sound very happy and nostalgic. It's kinda like it was describing a happy moment you're enjoying with your loved ones but also adding some hints of sadness and nostalgia that all of these moments will become just memories in the future. Speaking of Deep Impact, there's two moments in the final track that are simply amazing. First the crescendo that starts on 4:21 and explodes on 4:40: During the end credits, the variation on the main theme for children's choir and orchestra that starts on 7:07 and goes until 7:35 is so positive, so life-affirming, so filled with joy and hope... I love it. Will, LSH, Trope and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallguy 4,212 Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 10 hours ago, Edmilson said: Some of my most beloved Horner moments of all time: How did he DO that?!? Your head is thinking "Well this is the old bag of Horner tricks" and your heart is shouting "I'm breaking in half, here!" LSH and Edmilson 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 8,680 Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 2 hours ago, Tallguy said: How did he DO that?!? Your head is thinking "Well this is the old bag of Horner tricks" and your heart is shouting "I'm breaking in half, here!" I know, right? I don't care if this is just an old bag of typical Hornerisms, they remain as effective as ever in moving me. Trope and Tallguy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 8,680 Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 0:20 to 1:30 of this track is better than literally every horror score released over the last few years. It's like Aliens on steroids! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSH 1,011 Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 19 hours ago, Edmilson said: What I love about Thomas Newman is that he is a master of knowing exactly what to do to extract the biggest amount of emotion of the listener. This cue is an absolute masterpiece of that: it starts with the "Brooks Was Here" theme just for piano and synths and then at 1:50 the audience is surprised with some deeply moving and emotional strings. The Brooks Was Here melody continues but it gets a pensive oboe at 2:47 that climaxes with some of the most touching string writing ever written for any movie. A masterful cue for a masterful score written for a masterful movie. The deep string writing at the end of that cue is some of the best music I've ever heard. It's cathartic - at a perfect moment - and it's pretty much the most overtly emotional thing we - as viewers - have heard so far in the film... and it's just a man walking in a field. It works so fucking well. 17 hours ago, Edmilson said: During the end credits, the variation on the main theme for children's choir and orchestra that starts on 7:07 and goes until 7:35 is so positive, so life-affirming, so filled with joy and hope... I love it. I love that moment too. Almost sounds like something that should be in one of his 90s animated films. Has an epic feel but a lovely innocence to it. Edmilson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MaxMovieMan 294 Posted December 21, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 21, 2023 19 hours ago, Edmilson said: What I love about Thomas Newman is that he is a master of knowing exactly what to do to extract the biggest amount of emotion of the listener. This cue is an absolute masterpiece of that: it starts with the "Brooks Was Here" theme just for piano and synths and then at 1:50 the audience is surprised with some deeply moving and emotional strings. The Brooks Was Here melody continues but it gets a pensive oboe at 2:47 that climaxes with some of the most touching string writing ever written for any movie. A masterful cue for a masterful score written for a masterful movie. This is one of my all-time favorite scores and also my favorite movie of all time. The strings starting at 3:30 in this track are so magical. In the film I choke up every time that part happens. This is my favorite small track from the film, especially the moment at 0:42 when Andy is driving down the coast of the Pacific. Literal cinematic and musical perfection. I don’t know if we’ll ever get a more perfect movie that everybody can enjoy than “The Shawshank Redemption.” Trope, Edmilson and LSH 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post LSH 1,011 Posted December 21, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 21, 2023 2 hours ago, MaxMovieMan said: especially the moment at 0:42 Another gorgeous example. You're right, these are exemplary moments of film music. Newman's a genious. I just wish he had the opportunity to write this sort of stuff again. Edmilson, Trope and MaxMovieMan 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Edmilson 8,680 Posted December 24, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 24, 2023 My favorite performances of My Heart Will Go On is not on any of the romantic moments and especially not the song, but rather during the sinking, when it's accompanied by one of my favorite Hornerisms ever (one that was especially present during the 90s and 2000s): fast snare drums and increasingly dramatic string runs a la Apollo 13. 5:28 to 5:58: Also, how can I forget the apocalyptic and utterly hopeless passage that starts at 6:50? ThePenitentMan1, MaxMovieMan and LSH 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trope 731 Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 35 minutes ago, Edmilson said: My favorite performances of My Heart Will Go On is not on any of the romantic moments and especially not the song, but rather during the sinking, when it's accompanied by one of my favorite Hornerisms ever (one that was especially present during the 90s and 2000s): fast snare drums and increasingly dramatic string runs a la Apollo 13. 5:28 to 5:58: I love this passage! Always enjoyed the horn to trumpet transition as the phrase rises at 5:46. There’s a similarly dramatic section he wrote for the trailer, at 3:36. Edmilson and MaxMovieMan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 8,680 Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 4 minutes ago, Trope said: There’s a similarly dramatic section he wrote for the trailer, at 3:36. Wait, he wrote a 4 minute cue for a trailer? Was the trailer actually that long or he just wrote a bunch of music that his music editors could edit into a 2 minute trailer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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