Jay 37,476 Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 David Arnold is scoring Moffat and Gatiss's new Dracula show http://filmmusicreporter.com/2018/10/15/david-arnold-to-score-bbcs-netflixs-dracula/ Pieter Boelen and KittBash 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 At least it's not a modern reimagining. Should give Arnold a chance to do something potentially more interesting than the often dull Sherlock score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,476 Posted October 16, 2018 Author Share Posted October 16, 2018 I thought his Sherlock scores were generally good, but there's a lot of filler in between the good parts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 It's good TV music. But it's still TV music. Edmilson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,051 Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 He was the Michael Giacchino of his time. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 No, not really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,051 Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 Not as successful? Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,493 Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 He was better, but he wasn't as employed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,051 Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 I'd say David Arnold is marginally better. But not by much. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 Oh he's better, especially with action music, themes and melodies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,476 Posted October 28, 2019 Author Share Posted October 28, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arpy 4,145 Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 Giacchino or Arnold? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 45 minutes ago, Disco Stu said: I will follow Steven Moffat wherever goes! I'm not as big on Gatiss as a writer, but I'm really looking forward to this Dracula series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 For whatever reason i can watch Drac incarnations, from the outrageous Jess Franco wrecks to the luxurious Badham version or even George Hamilton's 'Love at First Bite'. Though looking at the trailer, it will probably be a trailer-ish surface score without much musical depth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,476 Posted October 28, 2019 Author Share Posted October 28, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yavar Moradi 2,640 Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 If the Giacchino vs. Arnold concert gets a sequel some day, it could be BATMAN VS. DRACULA! Yavar Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,219 Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 Arnold does look quite pale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 7,593 Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 It's the stress of seeing Balfe getting a lot of work on high profile blockbusters while he is stuck on British TV. Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,476 Posted December 4, 2019 Author Share Posted December 4, 2019 The show premieres January 1st https://deadline.com/2019/12/dracula-bbc-one-premiere-date-1202799259/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,476 Posted December 19, 2019 Author Share Posted December 19, 2019 https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B082PQ6YGK/ Audio CD (31 Jan. 2020) Number of Discs: 1 Label: Silva Screen Records Ltd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,219 Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 At least they could have found an actor without a bad case of acnes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 Looks more like the guy from 'Philadelphia'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,219 Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 Tom Hanks? On 10/16/2018 at 8:22 PM, Stefancos said: Oh he's better, especially with action music, themes and melodies. And music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,622 Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 I'm told by Silva that the promo files will be sent out on January 6th. I'm kinda curious about this one; still tapping my fingers and waiting for a new Arnold score (for TV or film, I don't care) that lives up to his former glories. Hasn't really been one since NARNIA in 2010. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,219 Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 I wasn't that impressed by his Narnia score either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,622 Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 It's grown on me considerably over the years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 2,838 Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 crumbs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 On 10/28/2019 at 2:24 PM, Edmilson said: It's the stress of seeing Balfe getting a lot of work on high profile blockbusters while he is stuck on British TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 Uh oh, Lorne will do season 2 i guess. crumbs and Edmilson 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumbs 14,366 Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 I wish some idiot at Marvel or DC would realise the potential this guy has to reinvigorate their film scores and hire him. I'm thinking Silvestri is done with Marvel now the Avengers saga is wrapped. Edmilson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo 3,709 Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 On 10/16/2018 at 3:25 PM, Disco Stu said: At least it's not a modern reimagining. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 1 hour ago, Bilbo said: lol Spoilers! (I haven't watched it yet) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo 3,709 Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 8 minutes ago, Disco Stu said: Spoilers! (I haven't watched it yet) Overall I enjoyed it but the final episode suffered a bit from the usual problems of these two writers. It’s definitely worth a watch. I didn’t notice much of the score before the final half hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 7,593 Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 9 hours ago, crumbs said: I wish some idiot at Marvel or DC would realise the potential this guy has to reinvigorate their film scores and hire him. I'm thinking Silvestri is done with Marvel now the Avengers saga is wrapped. Considering his past works with Bond, I think Arnold would be a brilliant choice to score Black Widow, which seems to be a Marvel variation on spy movies. But they'll probably just choose some boring option like Brian Tyler or whatever. 13 hours ago, Koray Savas said: Maybe an early apology by Balfe on getting the job on No Time to Die instead of him? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rough cut 1,715 Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 Less than 10 minutes in (to E01), and all I can say is - what a poorly written show! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 3,756 Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 You might notice that Balfe tagged the wrong Michael Price Cerebral Cortex 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sweeping Strings 2,395 Posted January 5, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 5, 2020 Watched the first 2 as they went out, but the ending of the 2nd one irritated me and so I recorded the last one. Seems to have been the right decision, general consensus is that things turn to shit in the 3rd. I will watch it for the sake of completion, though. Kudos to Gatiss and Moffat, it took a lot longer for Sherlock to turn to crap. But they've managed it here within 1 series! Jurassic Shark, Bilbo and Edmilson 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 The final episode is actually the only one where that 'hip' Dracula makes any sense. It's a weird miscalculation, it's like they remaked 'Love at First Bite' and forgot to leave for present-day New York until the final 5 minutes. Score was inconspicuous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumbs 14,366 Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 Only seen the first two episodes but wasn't surprised by the twist at the end of part 2. Sadly the score is nothing to write home about. Arnold is capable of much more interesting stuff than this suspense underscore. Alas, it seems like modern shows and films just don't want music that actually draws attention to itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 Wait, David Arnold worked on this? Wow! I had no idea he was capable of being so nondescript. Edmilson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumbs 14,366 Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 I wasn't expecting Independence Day for Dracula but I did think he might experiment with some gothic textures, maybe something romantic or thematically lush. It doesn't leave much of an impression sadly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 Sherlock was a good warm-up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,219 Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 23 minutes ago, Quintus said: Wait, David Arnold worked on this? Wow! I had no idea he was capable of being so nondescript. He's become a master of that in recent years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 3,756 Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 I watched episode 1 last night and enjoyed it. The music stood out to me a handful of times - I'll probably end up buying it if they put the right bits on. The main theme left me underwhelmed though - there was virtually nothing thematic that leapt out at all; a very textural score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 7,593 Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 I like the Sherlock main theme, but I can barely remember anything about the score. Good Omens had some decent music, though. Yavar Moradi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 3,756 Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 I rather enjoy the Sherlock score, and it has a great main theme. Never saw Good Omens - the score felt too funky for me when I listened to a few tracks on Spotify. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rough cut 1,715 Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 Re Dracula, I stopped watching halfway through E01. At no point did the score stand out. For those who finished it, tell me, is this a ’woke’ version of Dracula? (Maybe no spoilers for those who are sensitive about that sorta thing.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo 3,709 Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 1 hour ago, rough cut said: is this a ’woke’ version of Dracula? I've seen a lot of this nonsense online the last week. Spoiler They combined the character of Sr Agatha and Van Hellsing and when you see the full series there's actually a fairly decent reason for doing so. To leave Van Hellsing as male in the story they told would probably have been even more "woke". As for the complaints about the homoerotic moments... well if you've read the novel and have basic reading comprehension the heterosexual and homosexual undertones are plain as day. rough cut 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 Nothing in particular stood out to me during the first episode as being particularly "woke"(Zzzzz). I haven't seen the rest though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 3,756 Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 Well I'm 15 mins into episode 2 and sort of waiting for something to happen. It feels like they're spending a lot of time setting up characters I don't care about. But I won't give up - I want to see how it plays out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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