Popular Post Sandor 349 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..! Not Mr. Big, Disco Stu, Loert and 7 others 10 Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Incanus 5259 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, Cerebral Cortex and Will 3 Link to post Share on other sites
TownerFan 3030 Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 Sounds wonderful and magical. Luuv what I'm hearing. crumbs and Will 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post leeallen01 1528 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. Cerebral Cortex, Will, T.RASK and 4 others 7 Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Incanus 5259 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. Jack, Will and Disco Stu 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Not Mr. Big 2811 Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 I like Building Trust. Will 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Not Mr. Big 2811 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 post Share on other sites
leeallen01 1528 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 post Share on other sites
leeallen01 1528 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 post Share on other sites
Alex 1800 Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 Love the "Frolic" track Will and Jack 2 Link to post Share on other sites
crumbs 8380 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. SafeUnderHill and Will 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Marcus 375 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 post Share on other sites
Tom 1481 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 post Share on other sites
Henry Sítrónu 279 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 post Share on other sites
Popular Post crumbs 8380 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. Will, Marcus and Cerebral Cortex 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Jay 18367 Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 WOOHOO!!! Will 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Disco Stu 10579 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 post Share on other sites
KK 2872 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 post Share on other sites
Disco Stu 10579 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 post Share on other sites
Popular Post TownerFan 3030 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) Marcus, Will, crumbs and 1 other 4 Link to post Share on other sites
Jay 18367 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 post Share on other sites
Gurkensalat 197 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 post Share on other sites
publicist 3794 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 post Share on other sites
Popular Post Marcus 375 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... T.RASK, Miguel Andrade, crumbs and 1 other 4 Link to post Share on other sites
aescalle 103 Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 "Witching Hour" begining is a completly rip of the "Fury" theme !!! Link to post Share on other sites
Bilbo 3076 Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 Definite Harry Pottee vibe. Link to post Share on other sites
Will 1803 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. crumbs and zoltan_902 2 Link to post Share on other sites
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 post Share on other sites
crumbs 8380 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 post Share on other sites
publicist 3794 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 post Share on other sites
Marcus 375 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... T.RASK 1 Link to post Share on other sites
KK 2872 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 post Share on other sites
Bespin 4235 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 post Share on other sites
crumbs 8380 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. Incanus and Bespin 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Arpy 3707 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 post Share on other sites
Will 1803 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 post Share on other sites
Disco Stu 10579 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 post Share on other sites
Jay 18367 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 post Share on other sites
Will 1803 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 post Share on other sites
Gurkensalat 197 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 post Share on other sites
Disco Stu 10579 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 post Share on other sites
Jay 18367 Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 Where's King Mark? Link to post Share on other sites
Jilal 421 Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 Dream Country is so fabulously jazzy. Love the violin/cello duet. Will 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Gurkensalat 197 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 post Share on other sites
crocodile 4952 Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 I'll wait for the full album. Karol Link to post Share on other sites
Cerebral Cortex 2161 Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 MUST. RESIST. Link to post Share on other sites
King Mark 2642 Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 Well , this sounds very promising Link to post Share on other sites
Jay 18367 Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 Come on KM, give us more feedback than that! Once 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Jilal 421 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 post Share on other sites
Popular Post Will 1803 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. Jack, crumbs and Jilal 3 Link to post Share on other sites
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