Naïve Old Fart 9,554 Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 George Millier might be a genius director, but he made a bit of a boo-boo with TBS. It's the centrepiece, the heart of the score. It's a bit like replacing "The Asteroid Field" with " Get A Bloomin' Move On". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toothless 964 Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 On 28/08/2016 at 0:25 AM, leeallen01 said: For me, the most 'epic' moment in film history. It is indeed epic ! In a different way, I find this one below even more epic. Less "massive" and more "operatic" maybe. leeallen01 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 Forth Eorlingas is beyond brilliant! toothless and Bofur01 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 It's one of the "great" moments of cinema! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 Indeed! Heroism, mythology, legend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 4,722 Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 I don't know if it's epic, but it felt that way to me at the time...the first piece of film music I ever fell in love with...Ben's Death and TIE Fighter Attack. Such a perfect marriage of film and music that left an indelible impression on me. It was because of the first 60 seconds of that piece that I bought the Star Wars soundtrack and it represents everything I got into film music for in the first place. Will 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 It's a great piece of music, but I'm not sure "epic" is an adjective I'd use to describe it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 4,722 Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 55 minutes ago, BloodBoal said: It's a great piece of music, but I'm not sure "epic" is an adjective I'd use to describe it. Well fuck you! (Not really Bloodboal, but I've been led to believe this is the expected way to express disagreement here) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 Indeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted October 21, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted October 21, 2016 Even Pauline Kael gave it up for this epic fucking scene. It doesn't get any better than that. Naïve Old Fart, Cerebral Cortex and Sharkissimo 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad'Dib 1,802 Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 Cerebral Cortex 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,554 Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 5 hours ago, Selina Kyle said: Even Pauline Kael gave it up for this epic fucking scene. It doesn't get any better than that. Definitely my favourite piece of BATMAN music, ever! I remember being stunned when I first heard that...and every time since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will 2,215 Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 On 10/20/2016 at 3:09 PM, BloodBoal said: It's a great piece of music, but I'm not sure "epic" is an adjective I'd use to describe it. Well, Quintus defined "epic" as follows in the first post: Quote Heart thumpingly stirring music is great isn't it. Whether it be the full triumphant blast as Williams sends us careering through Asteroids, or something much more quiet and abstract; music often juxtaposed against a vivid battlefield depiction - as Zimmer tackled the boots in the mud coda to Gladiator's thrilling opening sequence, it's all essentially what we enthusiasts, interneters and YouTubers often affectionately think of as being EPIC music. Loud or soft though, the properties of epic scoring are perhaps more nuanced and complex than one might automatically assume them to be. In its most basic form a standard epic moment in a cue will simply appeal to our innate musical desires to be satisfied by some harmonic brass and percussion as the hero has their moment to shine or a mythical locale itself is given deserved musical recognition. But other times the ethereal voice of a soprano as heard in Forth Eorlingas (from TTT) suddenly taking centre stage above the din of audio effects can affect the viewer (and listener) in a way which is profound and even in the moment interpreted as being downright poetic. The epic music we hear can take on a mystic quality which we feel in ourselves - keen that we are sometimes to project our personal yearnings into the music as we marry the sound to the imagery. I think that this last bit leaves a lot of room for "epic" to be subjective, if we are using this definition. When I think of "epic" I think huge brass, maybe huge chorus too, probably like you BloodBoal ... but what Quintus mentioned near the end is a feeling I have often when listening to film music/watching films, and is much more important to me than "big" cues. Perhaps "epic" isn't the right word, though... Anyway I'd guess @Nick1066 was referring more to the "downright poetic" feeling than a feeling of sheer, incredible power ... although I could be wrong. So just depends how you define epic. Nick1Ø66 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 4,722 Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 23 minutes ago, Will said: Anyway I'd guess @Nick1066 was referring more to the "downright poetic" feeling than a feeling of sheer, incredible power ... although I could be wrong. So just depends how you define epic. That's actually a very good way to put it. Will 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 4,722 Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 I don't know. I agree with you that "epic," like "genius" is an overused, and abused, term to describe something we really like. That said, Ben's Death and Tie Fighter attack feels epic to me as a piece of music, as well as reflecting the epic quality of what's going on in the scene. An epic scene doesn't have to include armies marching or sweeping vistas. In that scene, one of the most consequential figures in the galaxy has just been killed by another of the most consequential figures in the galaxy. Two supremely powerful beings, legends from another era who used to be "good friends" before betrayal, have just finished a lightsaber battle on the most powerful weapon of destruction ever conceived. The ability of the Millennium Falcon to get away safely, spiriting the secret plans that were stolen in another epic battle, is crucial. The fate of the galaxy hangs in the balance. During this epic moment, Luke Skywalker sees his mentor killed and reacts in the most personal, anguished of ways. Han Solo recognises the immediate priority...blasting that door closed and keeping those storm troopers at bay. Leia knows that have to get the f*ck out of there. And all that happens in the space of sixty seconds. And that's just what we know at the moment...when put in context of what we learn, the sheer epic quality as a turning point in the saga is revealed fully. In a sense, the PT ends with that scene. Yeah, I'd call that epic. And Williams handles the moment sublimely. Reflecting, yes the action of the moment along with Luke's anguish, Han and Leia's urgency, the danger they're all in, the death of a legend and the consequences of what we just saw pitch perfectly. And while I agree that the music isn't what one would normally call "epic" in a traditional sense, to me in fact it's the poetry and consequence of the moment, reflected in the music, that makes it so epic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 Nick1Ø66 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 4,722 Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 2 minutes ago, BloodBoal said: Ah, now you almost convinced me why that track is epic: it terminates the prequels! On that we can agree! I remember my parents watching reruns of this series when I was growing up, and thinking as a kid the main theme sounded SO epic, especially when it kicks into high gear at 2:25. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,554 Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 You weren't wrong, Nick. Any Addison is worth listening to. Check-out THE SCARLET BUCCANEER. Nick1Ø66 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerebral Cortex 3,357 Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 Grandiose, beautiful, suggestive of infinitely expansive lands of mystery, I would classify music like this oxymoronically as being tranquilly epic, but epic nonetheless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toothless 964 Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 Chen G. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Disco Stu 15,495 Posted April 16, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted April 16, 2019 A recent addition to the canon since this thread was last active: toothless, Cerebral Cortex, The Illustrious Jerry and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toothless 964 Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 And here are some more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John 2,032 Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 4,673 Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 I really like the new Galaxy Edge piece--it has the epic adventure feel of the best of SW and IJ in one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabulin 3,515 Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 . publicist 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 If there's a cue with the word "battle" or "chase" in the title that comes within the middle-to-last-third of a John Powell score, it gunna be gewd and pleasurable to my ears and very goosepimple-y. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerebral Cortex 3,357 Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 Recently went through the Starship Troopers soundtrack for the first time in quite a spell and had forgotten how good the soundtrack was in parts. Quintus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,374 Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 Klendathu Drop is one of the best cues in the history of film scoring! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabulin 3,515 Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,374 Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 It's one of my favorites! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted April 16, 2019 Author Share Posted April 16, 2019 It's truly awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 I've noticed that when it comes to Starship Troopers, it's not socially acceptable on the internet to enjoy it purely for its sci-fi action and teen dramatics. No, this is entertaining because it has underlying meaning! Apparently if you just enjoy it for the tits and shooting aliens, you don't get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,374 Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 Sure, but we're talking about the score, not the film Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 It's alright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 It's pretty cool. One thing i consider epic though it probably is *too flighty* for the power anthem crowd is Jerry's balloon escape form 'Night Crossing' because it packs such a wallop of exhilaration and pathos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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