BloodBoal 7,538 Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 Gruesome Son of a Bitch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 I was shocked to see Goldsmith's ST:TMP score on there. I expected Giacchino. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,595 Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 Wow, I find these results to be quite revealing.The thread will be locked if too much discussion that I don't agree with happens though.Ooh, you're a bitter Pil (see what I did there? )As for LOTR being number 1: have the people that voted listened to every single minute of all 9+ hours of the scores, because if so, they would be bored out of their tiny, short-sighted minds. Leave soundtrack-voting to the grown-ups, people who actually know what they are listening to...and what they are listening for! Just piss off and listen to Il Divo, because that's all you deserve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 Didn't you leave? Why are you here? Children, calling others children. Ye gods....And by the way, the bitter one isn't me, but the one I was impersonating... and he's on your "side." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 I care fuck all about a poll that doesn't make a distinction between the scores for Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back. It doesn't even have The Empire Strikes Back. This thing is invalid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 I care fuck all about a poll that doesn't make a distinction between the scores for Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back. It doesn't even have The Empire Strikes Back. This thing is invalid.Obviously prepared by younger "Tragedy of Darth Vader" saga fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,722 Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 I care fuck all about a poll that doesn't make a distinction between the scores for Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back. It doesn't even have The Empire Strikes Back. This thing is invalid.Obviously prepared by younger "Tragedy of Darth Vader" saga fans.Watching it unfold was a tragedy of sorts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,027 Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 Maybe that was the intention?Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 Watching this thread unfold is a tragedy. Whiny fanboys as far as the eye can see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 A.I. is nowhere to be found? Perhaps there's some validity to this poll after all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 Case in point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnome in Plaid 219 Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Unpopular opinion: SW prequel scores>LOTR scores>SW original trilogy scores>Hobbit scores.It was one of the most influential soundtracks of the modern era.Absolutely -- and a stupendous score it is too, whatever all the Zimmer naysayers here (and there are a lot of them) have to say.I have no problem with the list. It's a poll. So what? A different poll with a different audience might yield different results. For me, these lists have always just been "oh, that's interesting. Moving on...".I'm not even a Zimmer naysayer and I don't care for Gladiator. As far as scores for Ridley Scott movies set in pre-modern times, I'll take Harry Gregson-Williams' Kingdom of Heaven every day.Probably because it was written at the last minute by 20 composers.This is a masses popularity contest. It means nothing regarding quality.Curse of the Black Pearl was written at the last minute, which is why, apart from some legitimately nice themes from Zimmer, it's a dreadful score. Dead Man's Chest on the other hand... very nice.I've seen the movie a couple of times though and the score sounds fine to me, it works quite well. So then why do John Williams fans say it's a 'mess'?No idea. John Williams fans are weird. POTC is a fine score, both in and out of the movie. Doesn't matter how many people were involved. Assuming you mean Curse of the Black Pearl by POTC, no. Just no. Does it have its moments? Absolutely. There are some beautiful themes, yes ("The Medallion Calls" is gorgeous), and the better action setpieces have some kick-ass moments (the opening of "Barbossa Is Hungry") but the overall product is one of the worst-mixed scores I've ever heard for a blockbuster, and the composition of most cues has all the subtlety of a flying sledgehammer. If you're referring to the other films in the series, then sure, "POTC is a fine score." The new thematic material for Dead Man's Chest is amazing, and after the score performed live without the pointless sample "enhancements," it's probably become my favorite Zimmer score. At World's End is the functional equivalent of BOTFA - excellent at points, but unfortunately dominated by battle scenes composed of bass-driven blah. Also, I'm pretty sure On Stranger Tides is the definition of Zimmer phoning in a score.With the exception of one cue the score doesn't acknowledge that the film is a comedy at all. It's loud and overbearing all of the time. Like the fucking apocalypse is happening for 2 hours and 20 minutes straight.But it isn't strictly a comedy. It borrows something from every genre of mainstream film, which is why it's such a fun movie.No it's not. The Lord of the Rings is really one movie released in three parts.No one knew if there would be a next Star Wars in 1977.True, but I doubt that the average voter in this poll is really just considering Star Wars for semantic reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 The LOTR OSTs are the best presentation. Although I think they could be a bit shorter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 More baiting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,027 Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Unpopular opinion: SW OT scores > LOTR scores > SW Prequels scores ≈ Hobbit scores.SW OT scores > LOTR scores > SW Prequels scores ≈ Hobbit scores.It is the only way.Fixed!Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 You didn't fix anything! You broke it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Yeah babe, if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Ya dig? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 More baiting?No I mean it! The scores are too long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,644 Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Unpopular opinion: SW prequel scores>LOTR scores>SW original trilogy scores>Hobbit scores.LOTR scores ≈ SW OT scores > SW Prequels scores > Hobbit scores.It is the only way.It's a bit hard to rank them for me (other than the Hobbit scores' last place slot). Out of all of them the Lord of the Rings trilogy works best in the film (even better than the Star Wars original trilogy. Yeah, I said it!) but are a slog on all but the most truncated arrangements. In terms of standalone alone listening, I'd rank them as...Star Wars OT > Star Wars PT > LOTR > >>>> The Hobbits In film, I'd rank them LOTR > Star Wars OT > Star Wars PT > The Hobbist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Tasker 21 Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 I'm amazed anyone is taking any British poll seriously that leaves off any of Ralph Vaughan Williams's film music. The prologue to The 49th Parallel alone is better than 90% of what they listed. This is obviously just another list of "what do you remember" instead of any argument to actual quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Ah, I believe you're looking for the Ultra-Refined Taste list, where only Schindler's List, The Godfather, and a smattering of scores by classical composers who dabbled in film music a handful of times are featured. Nothing too recent or memorable allowed, only True Quality! Why pay attention to those hacks Williams and Shore, when Prokofiev did something?! I mean, it's Prokofiev! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 I don't know who Horner is. How many symphonies did he write? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 I only care for REAL composers who wrote for film, not Hollywood hacks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 I only care for REAL composers who wrote for film, not Hollywood hacks.Like Hans Zimmer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 1+1+1+1Gender equality? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Tasker 21 Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Ah, I believe you're looking for the Ultra-Refined Taste list, where only Schindler's List, The Godfather, and a smattering of scores by classical composers who dabbled in film music a handful of times are featured. Nothing too recent or memorable allowed, only True Quality! Why pay attention to those hacks Williams and Shore, when Prokofiev did something?! I mean, it's Prokofiev!I know you're being flippant but the thing to remember is that RVW's The Lark Ascending is repeatedly voted in the UK as the most beautiful piece of classical music ever written.You'd think these same voters would know about, I dunno, Scott of the Antarctic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Doubtful. I'll ask the British half of the family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricard 2,245 Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Wow, I find these results to be quite revealing.The thread will be locked if too much discussion that I don't agree with happens though.And by the way, the bitter one isn't me, but the one I was impersonating... and he's on your "side."Talk about bitterness.Anyway, if you want to tell me anything do it directly via personal message. This kind of comments you're posting lately won't lead you anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Lol. Not trying to tell you anything baby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricard 2,245 Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Tasker 21 Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Great avatar, Ricard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Ah, I believe you're looking for the Ultra-Refined Taste list, where only Schindler's List, The Godfather, and a smattering of scores by classical composers who dabbled in film music a handful of times are featured. Nothing too recent or memorable allowed, only True Quality! Why pay attention to those hacks Williams and Shore, when Prokofiev did something?! I mean, it's Prokofiev! I know you're being flippant but the thing to remember is that RVW's The Lark Ascending is repeatedly voted in the UK as the most beautiful piece of classical music ever written.You'd think these same voters would know about, I dunno, Scott of the Antarctic?Nah. This is the same kind of crowd that convinces themselves that by being familiar with popular pieces like The Lark Ascending and Claire de Lune, they're of the smarter classical elitist crowd, and are "big fans" of Vaughan Williams and Debussy, when in fact they've heard very little outside of those pieces. Dixon Hill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 I love The Bird Flying and Twilight Piano Music, they're my favorite classical songs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricard 2,245 Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 I do have the power to make bitingly satirical posts caricaturing whoever I choose!Actually, you don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 There is nothing in the Rules that forbids him to do so! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 TGP gives me a belly laugh whenever he pretends he's a pretentious egghead who thinks Hans Zimmer's Interstellar score is actually good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricard 2,245 Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 There is nothing in the Rules that forbids him to do so!Since when you care about the rules? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loert 2,516 Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 I used to disregard LOTR music because I didn't think it was as "musically" inventive as music by some other film composers. But now I see it as a perfect accompaniment to the films, which for me is the most important thing. These polls ask the simple question of "What is the best score" but don't address the fact that different people have different criteria for what they consider to be a good score. Some people prefer more memorable melodies than others, but does that mean that the score to The Social Network can't be the best, because it doesn't have the memorable melodies of, say, Star Wars? At the end of the day different scores for different films are impossible to compare conclusively, and these polls should be taken as a light-hearted "popularity contest". Both Howard Shore and John Williams wrote terrific film music for their respective films. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 I do have the power to make bitingly satirical posts caricaturing whoever I choose! Actually, you don't.What's it going to be then, Ricard? A ban, for offhand references which should be easy to shrug off as typical JWFan ribbing? The posts were made, and seen by others, and that was it. Pages went by before you dredged it up again. By doing that, or whatever else you intend to do, you're only making yourself look bad. I have no real ill-will against you. Can you say the same? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jilal 569 Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 I used to disregard LOTR music because I didn't think it was as "musically" inventive as music by some other film composers. But now I see it as a perfect accompaniment to the films, which for me is the most important thing. These polls ask the simple question of "What is the best score" but don't address the fact that different people have different criteria for what they consider to be a good score. Some people prefer more memorable melodies than others, but does that mean that the score to The Social Network can't be the best, because it doesn't have the memorable melodies of, say, Star Wars? At the end of the day different scores for different films are impossible to compare conclusively, and these polls should be taken as a light-hearted "popularity contest". Both Howard Shore and John Williams wrote terrific film music for their respective films.You've changed for the better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricard 2,245 Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Pages went by before you dredged it up again. By doing that, or whatever else you intend to do...Your response. That's what I intended to see.I have no real ill-will against you.That's good to know.Can you say the same?Absolutely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted November 11, 2015 Author Share Posted November 11, 2015 If anyone's getting banned it's me! I've just yet to think up what it'll be for this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 It's great to know how easy it would be though. Useful information for when the time finally comes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricard 2,245 Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 It's great to know how easy it would be though. Useful information for when the time finally comes.You have no idea, actually Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Of course not, angel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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