Popular Post Sandor 414 Posted June 23, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted June 23, 2016 https://www.weltbild.at/artikel/musik/the-bfg-big-friendly-giant_21774301-1#information Click 'Titelliste'. Enjoy..! Cerebral Cortex, zaddini, Will and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Incanus 5,425 Posted June 23, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted June 23, 2016 Quite Harry Pottery in places and some sections remind me of Home Alone. A dash of comedic fun of Tintin as well. Flute work seems prominent in many tracks. Lovely melodies. crumbs, Will and Cerebral Cortex 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TownerFan 3,792 Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 Sounds wonderful and magical. Luuv what I'm hearing. crumbs and Will 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post leeallen01 1,536 Posted June 23, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted June 23, 2016 After hearing these samples, I'm convinced the BFG stands for the Beard Faced God. Marian Schedenig, The Psycho Pianist, crumbs and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Incanus 5,425 Posted June 23, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted June 23, 2016 The Overture brings some of his concert work to mind, which is never a bad sign. Also woodwinds are always such a lovely thing to hear in a film score in this day and age of endless string ostinati and drums. Will, Disco Stu and Jack 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 3,017 Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 I like Building Trust. Will 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 3,017 Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 The lyrical sections sound great! Frolic sounds much jazzier than I was expecting. Will 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeallen01 1,536 Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 It has an instant classic Williams feel, with the giants stuff sounding like the sticky bandits from Home Alone. But it also shares a few JNH's vibes. And the main theme (I assume Sophie's Theme) heard primarily in 'Building Trust,' 'Blowing Dreams,' 'Sophie's Future,' 'Meeting the Queen,' and 'Finale,' sounds like the flavours of Williams' War Horse and Lincoln, that have then been shaped into a JNH melody. Will 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeallen01 1,536 Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 At 0:19-0:30 in the sample 'Meeting the Queen for example; Sophie's Theme sounds like an amalgam of the beginning of JNH's Huntsman Winter's War Theme, and the ending of his Peter Pan Theme: 2:32 - 2:40 And 0:28 - 0:36 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 1,948 Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 Love the "Frolic" track Jack and Will 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumbs 10,342 Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 Watch this muted then hit play on the Overture sample. Spoiler Williams scores his first Walt Disney logo! A pity he didn't get the chance on TFA. Will and SafeUnderHill 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus 384 Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 Sounds fabulous! At 84, Williams still writes with more energy than anyone else in the business, and with an elegance and panache that is simply unmatched. Loving every second of these samples; even from just 30 second glimpses, there's a sense of rejuvenation and freshness to this music that is just remarkable. What a precious, precious gift! Will and crumbs 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 1,961 Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 Loving the music for the Queen. I now feel bad for being snooty about Mr Big already wanting more from that part of the movie. Also, I like the classical music flavoring imbued in many of the tracks. There better be an extended concert version of Frolic. Will and Marcus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry Sítrónu 374 Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 wow. does indeed sound like HP meeting Hook. Home Alone is also there. Although the sound quality of the samples is terrible, I think orchestration- and/or mixing-wise it does sound way better than Tintin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post crumbs 10,342 Posted June 23, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted June 23, 2016 Yes! There's a tangible flavour of classical music in the writing here -- simply divine stuff from Williams. Unbelievable to think this is the writing of an 84 year old. It sounds as youthful and colourful as anything he wrote in his 50's or 60's, and certainly more sophisticated than any output from his modern peers. Marcus, Will and Cerebral Cortex 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 22,632 Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 WOOHOO!!! Will 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 11,824 Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 2 hours ago, Incanus said: Also woodwinds are always such a lovely thing to hear in a film score in this day and age of endless string ostinati and drums. This was the same thought I had listening to the samples. "Listen to all these wonderful woodwinds" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,074 Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 Samples sound great. Sounds like a healthy mix of HP/Hook and later year Williams in Lincoln/War Horse mode. Also sounds like it could be his most colourfully orchestrated score since the first Potter. Will 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 11,824 Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 "Giants Netted" sounds like a lot of fun! Really reminds me of the pirate-related material in Hook. You can hear the same or related theme in "Fleshlumpeater" where the orchestration sounds much more like the Wet Bandits music from Home Alone. Can't wait to hear the whole thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TownerFan 3,792 Posted June 23, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted June 23, 2016 Even if it's just small 30 sec morcels, it's already thrilling. Williams' music almost doesn't sound like film music anymore (at least the current notion of it). I can only compare it to the music of the giants (hehe) of the 19th and 20th century (including of course film music greats like Herrmann, Korngold, Newman, Waxman, Rozsa and Goldsmith) Loert, Marcus, crumbs and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 22,632 Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 6 minutes ago, TownerFan said: Williams' music almost doesn't sound like film music anymore (at least the current notion of it). I can only compare it to the music of the giants (hehe) of the 19th and 20th century (including of course film music greats like Herrmann, Korngold, Newman, Waxman, Rozsa and Goldsmith) Wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurkensalat 254 Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 I am very excited. The soundtrack might disappoint people clamoring for constant innovation and experiments, but JW does here, what he does best, creating a musical narrative full of nuances and inspiration. In this he seems to continue the tradition of the likes of E.T, Hook and HP, a very welcome addition. crumbs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,087 Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 Colorful but shopworn. My pragmatic reaction will be, as always, to ban all Potter and similar music for half a year - after that, it all has blended into one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Marcus 384 Posted June 23, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted June 23, 2016 10 minutes ago, publicist said: Colorful but shopworn. My pragmatic reaction will be, as always, to ban all Potter and similar music for half a year - after that, it all has blended into one. A shopworn comment, if there ever was one... Miguel Andrade, crumbs, Sibelius6 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aescalle 114 Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 "Witching Hour" begining is a completly rip of the "Fury" theme !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
His Royal Noelness 3,404 Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 Definite Harry Pottee vibe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will 1,881 Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 I hadn't been planning to listen to samples, but I can't help myself. If they had come out a day or two before release, I probably could have avoided them (e.g. with TFA it leaked on the Wednesday before release and I was able to avoid listening until my CD arrived Friday). But with a full week still... Well, here goes. zoltan_902 and crumbs 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SzPeti42 48 Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 4 minutes ago, Will said: I hadn't been planning to listen to samples, but I can't help myself. If they had come out a day or two before release, I probably could have avoided them (e.g. with TFA it leaked on the Wednesday before release and I was able to avoid listening until my CD arrived Friday). But with a full week still... Well, here goes. Same here! I'm still resisting because I have to eat first, but I feel the power of Williams singing in my ear, "Resistance is useless!" Will 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumbs 10,342 Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 1 minute ago, SzPeti42 said: Same here! I'm still resisting because I have to eat first, but I feel the power of Williams singing in my ear, "Resistance is useless!" Be strong... hold off... it's the only new Williams film music we'll have for 18 months! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,087 Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 26 minutes ago, Marcus said: A shopworn comment, if there ever was one... The JW premium bitch has spoken! Marcus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus 384 Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 3 minutes ago, publicist said: The JW premium bitch has spoken! Delighted to play the part, if only to have a bit of fun on behalf of your forum persona! As the perpetual cynic of most things Williams, you tread dangerously close to self-parody... Sibelius6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,074 Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 55 minutes ago, publicist said: Colorful but shopworn. My pragmatic reaction will be, as always, to ban all Potter and similar music for half a year - after that, it all has blended into one. Did you really expect anything else though? This was never going to really tread any new territory. 45 minutes ago, aescalle said: "Witching Hour" begining is a completly rip of the "Fury" theme !!! I thought it was some kind of intentional reference, though I can't imagine why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 5,221 Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 30 seconds snippets.... but I already have some favorites... Building Trust.... Frolic....Snorting And Sniffing.....Sophie's Future....Giants Netted....Finale.... We have just enough to identify what seems to be the major theme, that is repeating on several cues. Great! Stempel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumbs 10,342 Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 I love the elegance of the main theme. It reminds me of some kind of classical dance, as if it should accompany a ballroom of dancers. I'm not strong enough in musical theory to explain any clearer than that, but I wonder if anyone else here understands what I'm hearing? And, best of all, it's another really memorable main theme in the vein of his writing for War Horse. Bespin and Incanus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arpy 3,883 Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 Even if the CD arrives first or someone shares it elsewhere, I'm gonna listen to it first with the film. I just gave in to the samples before and said to myself 'no more goddammit!' *hits my head against my drawers repeatedly "Bad Dobby, bad!"* Cerebral Cortex 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will 1,881 Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 Just listened to the samples: My review is five joy emojis out of a possible five. What a beautiful score, another masterpiece. The classical flavor is wonderful. It reminds me of church hymns and traditional Christmas carols in terms of the harmony in many places, which is probably because those two things amount to most of my classical music listening these days. A lot of the emotional melodies have a really warm, rich tone to them. The evil giants theme is more or less pulled from Home Alone, but I happened to like the Wet Bandits' theme so I don't really mind. The Overture was the first thing I listened to and it was marvelous. We heard it in the Cannes video but it seemed even better now. What a magical way to open the film. Oh, and The Witching Hour seems to take inspiration from Williams' "Starry Night" cue from TFA, which I loved. Everything I heard is kind of clumped together in my head and it's all a blur, so I can't offer much more analysis at the moment. It still seems surreal to be listening to new JW music. In case anyone is wondering, here are the OST tracks that I believe we heard in the Cannes videos: Overture To Giant Country Finale Sophie and the BFG Jilal 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 11,824 Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 Woah woah woah now. I'm as excited for this score as anyone, but declaring it a masterpiece after listening to 30 seconds of each track is insane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 22,632 Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 Listening to the samples now "Frolic" reminds me of The Flying Car from Harry Potter 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will 1,881 Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 @Disco Stu Quote Woah woah woah now. I'm as excited for this score as anyone, but declaring it a masterpiece after listening to 30 seconds of each track is insane I'm confident that it is indeed a masterpiece. Now, my definition of masterpiece may not be your definition. I think many of JW's scores are masterpieces. I mean, in theory, it's possible that the entire rest of the score is total crap. But I doubt that's the case. SafeUnderHill and crumbs 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurkensalat 254 Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 Love the waltz in To Giant Country! 14 minutes ago, Jay said: Listening to the samples now "Frolic" reminds me of The Flying Car from Harry Potter 2. Frolic is definitely the Galop that was mentioned earlier! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 11,824 Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 4 minutes ago, Will said: @Disco Stu I'm confident that it is indeed a masterpiece. Now, my definition of masterpiece may not be your definition. I think many of JW's scores are masterpieces. I mean, in theory, it's possible that the entire rest of the score is total crap. But I doubt that's the case. Oh sure, I think many of his scores are masterpieces as well. For me, I have to have listened to the full OST all the way through many times over many months before I feel comfortable enough in that opinion. Guess I'm just cautious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 22,632 Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 Where's King Mark? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jilal 424 Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 Dream Country is so fabulously jazzy. Love the violin/cello duet. Will 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurkensalat 254 Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 5 minutes ago, Jilal said: Dream Country is so fabulously jazzy. Love the violin/cello duet. beautiful, yes. But jazzy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 5,479 Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 I'll wait for the full album. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerebral Cortex 2,337 Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 MUST. RESIST. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 2,729 Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 Well , this sounds very promising Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 22,632 Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 Come on KM, give us more feedback than that! Once 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jilal 424 Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 1 minute ago, hanser said: beautiful, yes. But jazzy? Slightly, yes. Listen closely to the harmonies from 0:16 - end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Will 1,881 Posted June 23, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted June 23, 2016 58 minutes ago, crumbs said: I love the elegance of the main theme. It reminds me of some kind of classical dance, as if it should accompany a ballroom of dancers. I'm not strong enough in musical theory to explain any clearer than that, but I wonder if anyone else here understands what I'm hearing? And, best of all, it's another really memorable main theme in the vein of his writing for War Horse. To prove your point about memorability, "Overture" has been stuck in my head for the last 15 minutes! I love how you describe it: elegant and like a dance. The music sounds so graceful. Jilal, crumbs and Jack 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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