Fargo 297 Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 Link: https://www.indiewire.com/2019/07/best-movie-music-2010s-film-score-1202161174/ List: Phantom Thread Carol The Revenant The Social Network Interstellar The Handmaiden Under the Skin If Beale Street Could Talk Cloud Atlas You Were Never Really Here Good Time Swiss Army Man Beasts of the Southern Wild Jane Eyre First Man Belle A Ghost Story The Tree of Life Childhood of a Leader Mudbound Thoughts: lol Demondm810 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John 2,032 Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 Bleh. JoeinAR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oomoog the Ecstatic 314 Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 Help, I'm being harassed by this list. MikeH and crumbs 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,367 Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 I REALLY like these movies: Carol Under the Skin I liked these movies: The Revenant The Social Network Interstellar Swiss Army Man I have not seen these movies: Phantom Thread The Handmaiden If Beale Street Could Talk Cloud Atlas You Were Never Really Here Good Time Beasts of the Southern Wild Jane Eyre First Man Belle A Ghost Story The Tree of Life Childhood of a Leader Mudbound I guess I need to see more movies Other indie movies I liked this decade include Blue Ruin Boyhood We Need To Talk About Kevin Blue Is The Warmest Color TheUlyssesian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 "The Social Network" gkgyver 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,367 Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 Haha, I just noticed this article was about scores, not the films themselves. My prior post was talking about the films, not scores, woops! Looking over this list, I don't really like any of these scores, though Under The Skin was very effective in the film itself (haven't been compelled to listen to it outside the film though) Chen G. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellosh 3,419 Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 I don't take these lists seriously. But The Social Network is a great score. This list needs War Horse, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,367 Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 Well since the source of the article is IndieWire, I suppose its supposed to be talking about scores to Indie Movies, or at least scores by Indie Composers (since Social Network isn't an Indie Movie, but Trent Reznor is not a traditional film composer)... or something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 If it's tradition to churn out crap, then sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oomoog the Ecstatic 314 Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 And here's the Top 10 according to the public (netizens/audiophiles): 1. Jonny Greenwood - Phantom Thread 2. Hans Zimmer - Interstellar 3. Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross - The Social Network 4. Abel Korzeniowski - A Single Man 5. Nicholas Britell - If Beale Street Could Talk 6. John Powell - How to Train Your Dragon 7. Kensuke Ushio - Girls, Dance, Staircase 8. Jonny Greenwood - The Master 9. Masakatsu Takagi - Wolf Children 10. Nicholas Britell - Moonlight rym Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellosh 3,419 Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 15 minutes ago, Jay said: Well since the source of the article is IndieWire, I suppose its supposed to be talking about scores to Indie Movies, or at least scores by Indie Composers (since Social Network isn't an Indie Movie, but Trent Reznor is not a traditional film composer)... or something Nah I get it...but Interstellar and Hans Zimmer are not indie and neither are a few of the other movies. TheUlyssesian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,367 Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 Totally agreed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellosh 3,419 Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 Phantom Thread though. Not sure about it being number one...but it's a fantastic score and movie. I absolutely LOVED that movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 Ferdinand How to Train Your Dragon How to Train Your Dragon 2 How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World Solo: A Star Wars Story The Monkey King The Monkey King 2 Priest Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn Yer welcome! Arpy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,367 Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 Needs more Rogue Nation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 It needs even less of that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John 2,032 Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 No Grand Budapest Hotel, no deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 I _love_ the score for Revenant. Sakamoto's theme is so heavy, it's like a weight in your chest. I don't think I know any others on the list. A24 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 Ah, the weekly "Check Out This OUTRAGEOUS IndieWire Best Score Lists" thread... Cerebral Cortex 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,193 Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 1 hour ago, Jay said: Haha, I just noticed this article was about scores, not the films themselves. My prior post was talking about the films, not scores, woops! I made the same mistake. The The First Man score was excellent (aside from the too meta docking waltz). Interstellar is certainly among Zimmer's best. And I'm very fond of Cloud Atlas. Only seen & heard a few others on the list, and while they all supported their films well, I wouldn't have picked any of them for a list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,674 Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 Jane Eyre is great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 If Beale Street Could Talk is very warm. I loved it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,337 Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 So the list makes sense after all. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,533 Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 The list is life. The list is an absolute good. All around the margins lies the gulf. John and Fargo 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arpy 4,145 Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 Under the Skin being mentioned in all these lists is getting under my skin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 2,835 Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 Is it possible to fight a list? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,533 Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 15 hours ago, Arpy said: Under the Skin being mentioned in all these lists is getting under my skin. Why, Arp? It's a very good score, from a stunning film. 15 hours ago, Alex said: Is it possible to fight a list? Of course it is. Lists are only extended opinions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arpy 4,145 Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 I loved the visuals of the film, what I can recall at least, but I can't remember one thing about the score other than feeling slightly irritated by it when watching the film. I've attempted to listen to it removed from the context of the film and it does nothing for me, it doesn't stir any emotions within me. Then seeing everyone spew rainbows about the score, overshadowing other contemporary works like it was revolutionary because it was 'different' is such a puzzling experience. Just like The Social Network which robbed the accolades of superior scores of the same year, How to Train Your Dragon and Inception. The Social Network is a whole score devised of non-descript rhythms and is completely soulless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 13 minutes ago, Arpy said: Just like The Social Network which robbed the accolades of superior scores of the same year, How to Train Your Dragon and Inception. The Social Network is a whole score devised of non-descript rhythms and is completely soulless. But the kids love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 This is a major disgrace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 To me the list represents a measure of how much I've disengaged from avid soundtrack listening as a hobby, because I couldn't tell you whether 99% of those listed are good or bad. I've literally only heard Interstellar, which funnily enough I rate very highly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oomoog the Ecstatic 314 Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 17 hours ago, Alex said: Is it possible to fight a list? You cannot fight it. Give in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 9 hours ago, Quintus said: To me the list represents a measure of how much I've disengaged from avid soundtrack listening as a hobby, because I couldn't tell you whether 99% of those listed are good or bad. I've literally only heard Interstellar, which funnily enough I rate very highly. There are still some nuggets but you really have to watch out for them, and then it's not the stuff the get the old 80's juices flowing. But good music there is, as i was reminded today when listening to some choice pieces of Desplat's Brothers Sisters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheUlyssesian 2,478 Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 Only Phantom Thread, Carol and Handmaiden out of the list seem like traditional orchestral scores. And even among them the first 2 are more like chamber ensembles rather than full orchestral symphonic scores. So there is definitely a hippie bias to the list - against the traditional old school Hollywood sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,506 Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 On 7/26/2019 at 9:21 PM, Fargo said: Link: https://www.indiewire.com/2019/07/best-movie-music-2010s-film-score-1202161174/ List: Phantom Thread Carol The Revenant The Social Network Interstellar The Handmaiden Under the Skin If Beale Street Could Talk Cloud Atlas You Were Never Really Here Good Time Swiss Army Man Beasts of the Southern Wild Jane Eyre First Man Belle A Ghost Story The Tree of Life Childhood of a Leader Mudbound Thoughts: lol Well, I've seen all these films and heard all the scores. It has some pretty good selections, but also quite a few I find overrated -- both films and scores. As it should be with any list. It's a definite Indiewire list, though, it probably departs from most 'score fans' lists, which tend to be more conservative and Hollywood-centric. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 No Fury Road? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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