Jurassic Shark 12,076 Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 It doesn't matter when it was released or if it was released at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HunterTech 994 Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 Probably the best find was in my last year of high school in 2018, when I saw Francesco Rosi's Cronaca di una morte annunciata in Latino film class. The music by Piero Piccioni is truly a delightful exercise in drama, tragedy and romance. A bit of a shame a good chunk of the music wasn't in the film, given its over-reliance on a few key tracks. Also in just how obscure it is, since I can only find one LQ video on YouTube. Perhaps I should upload the full thing there. Last year also had the rather overlooked The Kid Who Would Be King by Electric Wave Bureau. It's exactly how I think retro throwback soundtracks should be handled, and is a lot of fun. My last listen of it wasn't the best, but there was still quite a bit I did enjoy. Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Thor 7,504 Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 I listen to some 300-500 new scores every year, in addition to archival releases and whatever I already have in my collection. So this task would be monumental. I've done 'top 10' podcasts for each year since 2013, so you'll find some recent 'discoveries' there. BUT....I'm currently thinking about creating a top 100 of the 2010s, and publish it as a series of articles onI Celluloid Tunes. So I can chime back later, when this out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,076 Posted March 28, 2020 Author Share Posted March 28, 2020 31 minutes ago, Thor said: I listen to some 300-500 new scores every year, in addition to archival releases and whatever I already have in my collection. So this task would be monumental. I've done 'top 10' podcasts for each year since 2013, so you'll find some recent 'discoveries' there. BUT....I'm currently thinking about creating a top 100 of the 2010s, and publish it as a series of articles onI Celluloid Tunes. So I can chime back later, when this out. In the meantime, you could pick for example three discoveries that you'd like to share - it doesn't have to be the top recommendations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,528 Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 If I had to choose one score, from one film, then would be the soundtrack to BERBERIAN SOUND STUDIO, a film that has a sad, and poignant emotional resonance, with me. The film (which is very well worth watching, btw), stars the ever-brilliant Toby Jones, and the score has its origins in all those '70s Italian horror flicks (think SUSPIRIA). The music (by Broadcast) is a throwback to the '70s, and it sounds like it could have written by Goblin. It's a weird and wonderful score. I recommend it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,076 Posted March 28, 2020 Author Share Posted March 28, 2020 Wow, I stumbled over that score in a store the other day, and I'll definitely look into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,528 Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 If you see it, buy it! It's a weird and wonderful score, from a weird and very good film! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 Several spring to mind, barring the usual suspects I would choose 'Beasts of the Southern Wild' for a more pop approach, 'Krampus' by Douglas Pipes for a more traditional approach, Justin Hurwitz' 'First Man' for a good modern blockbuster score, Austin Wintory's 'Strangely in Love' or 'The Rendezvous' as dark horses, and Hugo Montenegro's 'Hurry Sundown' (Intrada) for oldies. Fabulin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,076 Posted March 28, 2020 Author Share Posted March 28, 2020 1 hour ago, publicist said: Hugo Montenegro When I hear that name, I think about those cheesy popish takes on Morricone's western scores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 It's also a beautiful city. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,076 Posted March 28, 2020 Author Share Posted March 28, 2020 Yeah, the famous city of Hugo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,528 Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 Hotel Splendide, sir? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellosh 3,419 Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 The Master - Jonny Greenwood The Land Before Time - James Horner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 7,456 Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 Here's some cool scores released throughout the last 10 years that I really liked at some point on the decade: Jack the Giant Slayer - John Ottman The movie is dreadful, and directed by a truly disgusting, vile person, but the score is certainly the best of Ottman's career. It really should have more fans. Libertador - Gustavo Dudamel An epic orchestral score, the likes of which are pretty rare these days. Dudamel is a talented composer and, with Williams' blessing, should've been scoring more movies. The Monkey King - Christopher Young China gave Chris Young the greatest opportunity he was not afforded to by Hollywood. I'm not a fan of OSTs whose tracklist is just a set of suites (actually, movies cues from all over the movie combined) centered around characters, but the material is wonderful. Field of the Lost Shoes - Frederik Wiedmann Beautiful American Civil War score. It would've been the successor of James Horner's Glory if it was more well known. For some reason, it's not on Spotify or YouTube, but if you can find it, it will worth it. Stalingrad - Angelo Badalamenti Another foreign country that gave a great opportunity for a Hollywood composer, Badalamenti wrote a wonderful score for this Russian film. Capture the Flag - Diego Navarro The finest James Horner impersonation I've ever heard is the track I just posted above. Maurizio Malagnini - Peter and Wendy Wonderful score. A serious case could be made about this being the best Peter Pan score of all time, surpassing even JNH's effort and Williams' Hook. Many thanks to Jon Broxton. It was thanks to him that I discovered all of these great scores. Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,076 Posted March 29, 2020 Author Share Posted March 29, 2020 3 hours ago, Edmilson said: An epic orchestral score, the likes of which are pretty rare these days. Dudamel is a talented composer and, with Williams' blessing, should've been scoring more movies. I used to own that, but sold it quickly because it was too boring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 7,456 Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 I listened to it a lot in 2014, but haven't tried it since then. I'll check it out to see if it holds up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,076 Posted March 29, 2020 Author Share Posted March 29, 2020 There's almost no action music! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 7,456 Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 I guess is because the movie is more of a drama than an action epic a la Braveheart or Gladiator, or maybe the OST just didn't include them. Either way, a very touching score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,076 Posted March 29, 2020 Author Share Posted March 29, 2020 I can't say I was much moved by it, but then I never watched the film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1977 1,743 Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 https://open.spotify.com/album/1yg6IDL3QZkE9JmjbUUkDB?si=Pe_3Tj9nRmq5Ou4vOm4Fig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,076 Posted April 10, 2020 Author Share Posted April 10, 2020 Interesting! My discovery of the decade is without a doubt Stephen Oliver's score to Lady Jane, a collaborative release between Quartet Records and Tadlow Music. It's listed as out of print on Quartet's website, but it seems to still be in stock at Tadlow's site. Get it while you can! It also has the best ever track named The Hunt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arpy 4,145 Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 Olivier Deriviere's score for the game 'Remember Me': it's an interesting experiment in manipulating orchestral recordings to reflect the memory-altering abilities of the main character. Sometimes it sounds strange and abrasive, but for the most part there's some great textures and themes that always draw me back to it. I haven't played the game, but I don't care, I just like the music! thestat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,504 Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 REMEMBER ME is indeed interesting, although it's a bit of a hassle to get through. I actually hosted a panel/Q&A with Deriviere in Cannes in 2017 -- where we talk about this score, among other things. I know the conversation is supposed to be on Youtube somewhere, but I can't find it. Only pictures. Arpy and thestat 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arpy 4,145 Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 Definitely, there's some nuggets that could be plucked from the whole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1977 1,743 Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 8 hours ago, Jurassic Shark said: Interesting! My discovery of the decade is without a doubt Stephen Oliver's score to Lady Jane, a collaborative release between Quartet Records and Tadlow Music. It's listed as out of print on Quartet's website, but it seems to still be in stock at Tadlow's site. Get it while you can! It also has the best ever track named The Hunt! Pity it doesn't seem to be available digitally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,076 Posted April 10, 2020 Author Share Posted April 10, 2020 3 minutes ago, JTWfan77 said: Pity it doesn't seem to be available digitally It is, on digital CD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1977 1,743 Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 ...which requires me to purchase it, whereas a (legal) digital stream can be listened to for free on Spotify Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,076 Posted April 10, 2020 Author Share Posted April 10, 2020 10 minutes ago, JTWfan77 said: ...which requires me to purchase it, whereas a (legal) digital stream can be listened to for free on Spotify This is one you should purchase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1977 1,743 Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 11 hours ago, Jurassic Shark said: This is one you should purchase. I'd at least like to sample it first. If you had to compare it to something else that's similar, which score would it be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,076 Posted April 11, 2020 Author Share Posted April 11, 2020 45 minutes ago, JTWfan77 said: I'd at least like to sample it first. If you had to compare it to something else that's similar, which score would it be? Didn't you listen to The Hunt that I posted? There's nothing like it that I know of. Perhaps a few cues remind a bit about Rota's Romeo & Juliet. 1977 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,528 Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 22 hours ago, Jurassic Shark said: It also has the best ever track named The Hunt! Third best. A. A. Ron and Jurassic Shark 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1977 1,743 Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 4 hours ago, Jurassic Shark said: Didn't you listen to The Hunt that I posted? There's nothing like it that I know of. Perhaps a few cues remind a bit about Rota's Romeo & Juliet. I never know what's legal and what's not on YouTube (except for example, the stuff that is posted by record labels such as Universal Music and Walt Disney Records). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,076 Posted April 11, 2020 Author Share Posted April 11, 2020 1 hour ago, JTWfan77 said: I never know what's legal and what's not on YouTube (except for example, the stuff that is posted by record labels such as Universal Music and Walt Disney Records). It's probably not legal, but I doubt you'll be arrested for pushing play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 The Force Awakens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,076 Posted April 11, 2020 Author Share Posted April 11, 2020 58 minutes ago, Not Mr. Big said: The Force Awakens Sounds like one of George's obscure art films. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1977 1,743 Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 20 hours ago, Jurassic Shark said: It's probably not legal, but I doubt you'll be arrested for pushing play. Not really the point. Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,364 Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 LSH 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSH 969 Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 On 14/02/2023 at 3:24 PM, Jay said: I really like that. Jay 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,364 Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 Sweet! I haven't been able to get anyone around here to take an interest in it. Resurrections is my next go to track to show off after First Steps Though Starjump seems to be often cited as a highlight track elsewhere LSH 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thestat 348 Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 Robert Folk's score to Toy Soldiers - astonishing work. If ever there was a rate on a film composer doing overtime to lift up a film, it is here. Folk needs to be paid alongside the director here: I have totally passed the Malagnini boat....I listened to his latest. Not impressed. His work sounds like TV scoring from the late 80s or early 90s. Not sure why that weird IMFCD>GFSH body of international 'critics' is so keen on him. Coppelia is an average score with a terrible use of synths from the Sopranos theme song - once you hear it, you can't undo it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 7,456 Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 2 hours ago, thestat said: Not sure why that weird IMFCD>GFSH body of international 'critics' is so keen on him. Coppelia is an average score with a terrible use of synths from the Sopranos theme song - once you hear it, you can't undo it. Yeah, I don't understand the hype for Coppelia either. I thought it was just an okay, but not a very memorable score. Seems that most film music critics are too easily convinced these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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