Edmilson 7,448 Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 Two sequels of beloved family films directed by Chris Columbus. Which score do you prefer? The antics of Lost in New York or the fantasy of Chamber of Secrets? Let's vote! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,504 Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 HOME ALONE 2, by a wide, wide margin. Outside a track or two, I've never been particularly fond of CHAMBER OF SECRETS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,528 Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS. No contest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,526 Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 I love HA2 but Chamber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datameister 2,042 Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 It's a very appropriate pair of scores to compare, since both draw heavily on reprised passages from their predecessors. CoS was the bigger disappointment for me - never been a huge fan of the HA movies - but it also gets my vote here. As unfortunate as the preponderance of direct quotes is, it does have some really fine new writing. I find the new material in HA 2 to be less than jaw-dropping. oierem 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,348 Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 I went for Chamber of Secrets. Home Alone 2 has truly great moments that sometimes even surpass the original score. However, HA2’s new material is underused to such an extent that I can’t help wondering whether JW or Columbus even liked it. HA2 also suffers from a truly horrible recording. It sounds like Giacchino was involved in the mix. HP2 is performed by the LSO, which needs no further explanation, and Mike’s recent remastering only made that more obvious. Yes, it does reprise lots of HP1 moments, but they never feel forced, unlike the incessant Somewhere In My Memory reprises in HA2, which are even worse because JW composed two new marvellous carols for that score. GerateWohl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 7,448 Posted November 29, 2020 Author Share Posted November 29, 2020 59 minutes ago, Datameister said: It's a very appropriate pair of scores to compare, since both draw heavily on reprised passages from their predecessors. That's why I created this poll. Both are scores for sequels that have a lot of reprises of the previous score, mixed with new material. Datameister 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerateWohl 4,368 Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 HA2 made the HA1 soundtrack obsolete because HA2 contains reprises of all themes from HA1 and I even prefer the newer version. But for COS clearly wins this contest. Another similarity, both, CoS and HA seemed to me both heavily inspired by Tschaikowski's Nutcracker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brundlefly 2,385 Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 2 hours ago, bollemanneke said: HA2 also suffers from a truly horrible recording. It sounds like Giacchino was involved in the mix. The new recording of Star of Bethlehem sounds slightly compressed in some passages... You mean those kinda issues? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oierem 152 Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 Where there any circumstances in HA2 that limited the abiliy of Williams to work in the movie? With CoS, we know that he wasn't able to devote himself fully to the score, which makes the reprising music somewhat more forgiveable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,348 Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 3 minutes ago, Brundlefly said: The new recording of Star of Bethlehem sounds slightly compressed in some passages... You mean those kinda issues? Well, that too, but I was referring to the complete lack of reverb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brundlefly 2,385 Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 Just now, bollemanneke said: Well, that too, but I was referring to the complete lack of reverb. I don't mind that, could be fixed on a new release (not that I need one). But the compression is an issue inherent in the recording and cannot be fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,348 Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 What do you mean by compression? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brundlefly 2,385 Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 Overmodulation. But the master of the CD is fine, it's the recording. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,348 Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 What's overmodulation...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blondheim 1,157 Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 I have an attachment to Chamber of Secrets. I got it and The Two Towers that Christmas and have very fond memories of spinning both discs back-to-back. One still makes me want to listen to the other. In fact, I recently rewatched the LOTR trilogy on HBO Max... and now I am currently listening through the HP boxset Both scores have a tendency to place old material in very slightly new context. I would consider both to be weaker efforts overall by Williams. Both Philosopher's Stone and the first Home Alone are absolutely indispensible however Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joni Wiljami 1,206 Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 Chamber of course. Mickey-mousing not for me. Also. Go vice versa than Thor, you will be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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