Jurassic Shark 12,073 Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 Everybody knows his music to middle-earth, but he's done so much else, both for films and for the concert hall. What's your favourite tracks? Here's one of mine: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,315 Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 Ha! The ONLIEST score in my collection! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,503 Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 For the first 20 years of my film music fandom, I didn't like Howard Shore at all (except maybe the LOTR stuff). Especially not those droning Cronenberg affairs. But over the last decade or so, I've come to appreciate him more. At the moment, I have three non-middle earth Shores in my iTunes collection that I quite like - MAPS TO THE STARS, ROSEWATER and THE SONG OF NAMES. But I've obviously heard a great deal more over the years, and there are some things I would like to "re-acquire", so to speak - mostly more tonal stuff like MRS. DOUBTFIRE, LOOKING FOR RICHARD and the like. And then I'm set to re-evaluate the Cronenberg stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,315 Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 " Pull da string!" Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,347 Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 SoUN and Edge of Darkness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 The official Howard Shore thread is a good resource for this. Some of my favourite non-Middle Earth music: Add to the list: The Fly, Eastern Promises, Edge of Darkness, etc etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,315 Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 I used to have HISTORY OF VIOLENCE. Very good score! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chen G. 3,949 Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 I happen to think his work on The Silence of the Lambs is wonderful. Not just the unobtrusive minimalism and effortlessness with which he sets-up an eerie atmosphere (the ending is not a bad example of this), but also the lyricism of the writing for Clarice. Marvellous. blondheim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 7,439 Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 I really like Eastern Promises. It has some exquisite violin solos, and works tremendously well in the movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellosh 3,418 Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 Silence of the Lambs is wonderful. Chen G. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jurassic Shark 12,073 Posted August 24, 2020 Author Share Posted August 24, 2020 10 hours ago, Spider-Fal said: SoUN and Edge of Darkness. Please share a highlight cue for both. 10 hours ago, bruce marshall said: I used to have HISTORY OF VIOLENCE. Very good score! A highlight track, please! 8 hours ago, Chen G. said: I happen to think his work on The Silence of the Lambs is wonderful. Not just the unobtrusive minimalism and effortlessness with which he sets-up an eerie atmosphere (the ending is not a bad example of this), but also the lyricism of the writing for Clarice. Marvellous. A highlight track, please! 8 hours ago, Edmilson said: I really like Eastern Promises. It has some exquisite violin solos, and works tremendously well in the movie. Highlight track, please! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 Silence of the Lambs is a very memorable score, but I found it to be overly intrusive during my recent rewatch of the film. It's inescapably 90s [crime] thriller music, which is either good or bad, depending on one's sensibilities. But it is good music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,315 Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 Had it . Sold it. VIOLENCE iirc had a track called " Chase" that Was memorable. Reminded me of John Barry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,524 Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 THE FLY. End of. Lock, now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,073 Posted August 24, 2020 Author Share Posted August 24, 2020 Favourite track, please! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,524 Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 I like it all, but the Main Title is so damned operatic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,073 Posted August 24, 2020 Author Share Posted August 24, 2020 It's good, although he's ripping off Puccini a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Ware 526 Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 A personal favourite of mine: Also: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,073 Posted August 24, 2020 Author Share Posted August 24, 2020 8 minutes ago, Jim Ware said: A personal favourite of mine: That's indeed great! I was waiting for someone to post it. I like this one even more: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Ware 526 Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 Moving away from film scores: KK and Chen G. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 3,687 Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 Some of Hugo is rather nice, although I found the score somewhat overshadowed by the song: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,073 Posted August 24, 2020 Author Share Posted August 24, 2020 What's the highlight of the score then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,524 Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 4 hours ago, Jurassic Shark said: It's good, although he's ripping off Puccini a bit. Yeah? So? A certain J. Williams esq. rips-off Holst, Korngold, Vaughan Williams, and Walton...in the same score Maybe Shore likes the way Puccini lays down a tune? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,073 Posted August 24, 2020 Author Share Posted August 24, 2020 18 minutes ago, Naïve Old Fart said: Maybe Shore likes the way Puccini lays down a tune? Or how to start a work with authority: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glóin the Dark 1,220 Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jurassic Shark 12,073 Posted September 6, 2020 Author Share Posted September 6, 2020 Ah, the Aaron Copland biopic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bruce marshall 1,315 Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 On 8/24/2020 at 8:20 AM, Naïve Old Fart said: Maybe Shore likes the way Puccini lays down a tune? I actually get the reference!😅 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arpy 4,145 Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 Hugo is my favourite non-LOTR Shore score (say that five times fast). Can't decide between one of these three: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheUlyssesian 2,478 Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 The opening cue of Hugo is aces. Superb presence in the movie too. A total classic. Arpy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mstrox 6,651 Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 The Fly. Can’t name a track, I don’t look at track names or numbers while I’m listening to something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,073 Posted September 9, 2020 Author Share Posted September 9, 2020 Anybody knows where I can buy a new copy of the collector's edition the Ed Wood score, for a reasonable price? It seems.to be sold out everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,315 Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 34 minutes ago, Jurassic Shark said: collector's edition the Ed Wood score, for a reasonable price? It seems.to be sold out everywhere. ????? It was reissued but I don't think it has that much different. Before Amoeba closed their retail store, they had it. Try Amoeba.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,073 Posted September 9, 2020 Author Share Posted September 9, 2020 12 minutes ago, bruce marshall said: ????? It was reissued but I don't think it has that much different. It's got improved sound and bonus tracks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,503 Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 On 9/7/2020 at 6:36 AM, mstrox said: The Fly. Can’t name a track, I don’t look at track names or numbers while I’m listening to something. Finally someone who does the same as me! I'm also terrible at track titles; it's just one consecutive listen from start to finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,073 Posted September 9, 2020 Author Share Posted September 9, 2020 That's what Alzheimer's does to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Ware 526 Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 If you're stuck choosing a track from The Fly, go for the The Finale! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,073 Posted September 9, 2020 Author Share Posted September 9, 2020 1 hour ago, bruce marshall said: ????? It was reissued but I don't think it has that much different. Before Amoeba closed their retail store, they had it. Try Amoeba.com It's not there. I've seen it available digitally, but what's the point of a collector's edition I can't collect? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,355 Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 7 hours ago, Jurassic Shark said: Anybody knows where I can buy a new copy of the collector's edition the Ed Wood score, for a reasonable price? It seems.to be sold out everywhere. It's OOP so you won't find it for a "reasonable" price anywhere. Well, I suppose "reasonable" is in the eye of the beholder. For example, it's $93 on Amazon US. Is that reasonable to you? https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B01K8NPJVI bruce marshall 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,073 Posted September 9, 2020 Author Share Posted September 9, 2020 That's actually the most expensive I've seen it. I guess I'll just settle for my copy of the OST. bruce marshall 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 7,439 Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 The Aviator is a great score. Some tracks are actually kinda similar to LOTR, specially on the brass writing: Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,073 Posted September 14, 2020 Author Share Posted September 14, 2020 Does The Aviator exist on LP? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerateWohl 4,365 Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 The opening of "Crash" was always one of my favourite tracks of Howard Shore. That electric guitar sound fit so perfectly to the damaged metallic letters and a pervert movie about the lust of car crashes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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