Raiders of the SoundtrArk 2,433 Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 A really nice score, I didn't plan to watch the show but I was curious by its scores and this one is probably the best of them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,347 Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 Some bits of Gregson-Williams' The Last Duel I might buy this.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,359 Posted October 17, 2021 Author Share Posted October 17, 2021 Henry Jackman - Ron's Gone Wrong Anybody here listened to this yet? It's like a cousin to Wreck-It Ralph and Ralph Breaks The Internet! It's fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules 59 Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 On 17/10/2021 at 2:22 AM, May the Force be with You said: A really nice score, I didn't plan to watch the show but I was curious by its scores and this one is probably the best of them This really hits the spot! Thanks for recommending. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 Naturally too long, but for whatever miraculous reason they allowed Beltrami to get some music in that doesn't sound like a collection of blockbuster trailer library clichés. We are speaking about the non-action stuff, of course. It may be Beltrami's WW1984, except that it's that score's dark twin brother. The score utilizes short and flexible themes and motifs in a very Goldsmith manner (like his customary half tone steps in horn or woodwinds), but without the odd meters, which seem to have been outlawed. Other elements are very Elfman (the more apocalyptic moments and the rhythmic base), there's even some Nine Inch Nails, a Hollywood favourite since 'Seven'). On the downside, there's at least 30 minutes that tread water and are not interesting to listen to separated from the movie. Still, all in all solid middle class. That's big praise these days for Hollywood comic book movies. Yeah, well. It's 'Kingdom of Heaven's little brother, but ain't that a left-handed compliment. Gregson-Williams latest Ridley Scott job keeps the airy medieval atmosphere and the vocal soloists, but adds neither much thematic congruence nor the sorely missed set pieces to glue the more atmospheric cues together. The few pieces with a more epic spirit are short and appear timid melodically. It's not bad, per se, and one has to applaud a lean 45-minute score for a big historical movie. Cues like 'Managing the Estate', 'I Offer you a Name' and the last two cues, 'The Aftermath' and 'Celui Que Je Désire' seem to hint at a more satisfying whole, but it's just not there. If you eagerly awaited a new epic score that is 'Princess Mononoke' humping later James Horner, Simon Franglen's latest is for you (fittingly, he replaces Horner on the Avatar sequel). It is a pleasant surprise how the big orchestra is utilized throughout, but it's third-generation copy stuff that doesn't have anything to say beyond clichés invented by others. It should appeal to those who applaud every orchestral swell that sounds like old favourites, but the best i can say about it is that it sounds competent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,504 Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 I've always loved Heffes' work , and although this has plenty of wonderful, Fenton-esque moments, a lot of it is hampered by generic, soulless ostinato tropes. Not quite on the level I had expected, given the canvas at his disposal. Needs serious whittling, just as with THE ELEPHANT QUEEN and EARTH - ONE AMAZING DAY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,504 Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 This has received quite a bit of buzz, and I think I can see why. It's a lovely, pastoral score that you don't often hear anymore and that avoids the temptation of dilluting the unashamed orchestral consonance and elaborate structures with ostinato tropes or similar. Certainly a highlight of the year, and I've never even heard of the composer before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 Same old, same old. I dubbed this style 'karaoke Delerue'. In contrast: this first glimpse on Greenwood's latest reveals him continuing his film music journey with interesting formal and instrumental choices, even if many don't find it to their liking. https://open.spotify.com/album/1vxb9RaFCB8C3M6EMJLnOn?si=56juJIkATQq1be5LsNk9UQ mrbellamy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,504 Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 1 minute ago, publicist said: Same old, same old. I dubbed this style 'karaoke Delerue'. Ha, ha. Yeah, that's a kinda fitting description. It's not exactly opening new doors. But inbetween a lot of mediocre, anonymous scores, it stands out in its straightforward, well-composed style. Another promo I decided to give another chance. I mean, I like the baroque stylings and pastiche, but there are a LOT of tracks that just chug along here, Desplat-style. Or a bit like those Hooper POTTER scores. Julien is one to watch, though; I previously enjoyed bits of his music to ADIEU LES CONS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 It's a tv series, afair. I listened to it a few months before and remember liking parts of it but also like you came to realize that i'm too lazy to wade through all the wallpaper. But i give them that, the cover has this tasty Miramax style of old that just makes you click 'play', it's so delicieux! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,074 Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 13 minutes ago, publicist said: Same old, same old. I dubbed this style 'karaoke Delerue'. In contrast: this first glimpse on Greenwood's latest reveals him continuing his film music journey with interesting formal and instrumental choices, even if many don't find it to their liking. https://open.spotify.com/album/1vxb9RaFCB8C3M6EMJLnOn?si=56juJIkATQq1be5LsNk9UQ Not at all bad, and nice use of the harpsichord. But it fells quite pastichey, especially channeling Albinoni too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,504 Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 You always have a beef with pastiche, JS. Can't you enjoy a good pastiche take? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 Just now, Jurassic Shark said: Not at all bad, and nice use of the harpsichord. But it fells quite pastichey, especially channeling Albinoni too much. That's what i'm saying, i cherish new-ish film composers whose sources range beyond other film composers. And of course are allowed to incorporate such weird fetish into their film scores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,074 Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 4 minutes ago, publicist said: That's what i'm saying, i cherish new-ish film composers whose sources range beyond other film composers. And of course are allowed to incorporate such weird fetish into their film scores. Oh, definitely, pastiche in film scores isn't necessarily a deal-breaker, and I'm looking forward to hearing more of the score. It's better to take inspiration from Albinoni than HanZ, as everybody else do. Victor Reyes' ultra-pastichey score Grand Piano is among the most fun to me from this millennium, guilty pleasure or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,504 Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 One shouldn't feel guilty about enjoying well-made pastiche. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 After Tarantino, it all became pastiche anyway. Sometimes mild surprises even come from places where you least-least expect them: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 Masters of the Universe: Revelation - Bear McCreary Yo, this rules! Such a fun soundtrack, with some pretty nice character themes too. It’s the first McCreary score that’s really done it for me in a couple of years, nice to have another one. KittBash 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JNHFan2000 2,961 Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 Lupin by Mathieu Lamboley. Some of the best TV music of the year. Big symphony orchestra mixed with more modern beats. Lots of themes and a great recording. Both volumes are excellent!! Hightly recommended! Standout cues: Arsène Diamonds Louvre Lupin Le Secret En Scène! L'arnaque Les Milliards La Symphonie De Lupin Dans L'ombre D'assane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSH 968 Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 Just listened to the first few cues of DUNE. Couldn't get any further. Does having watched the film assist in enjoying the music? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules 59 Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 It can be enjoyed in the film, I don't know that you'd like listening on album any more after watching though. Maybe just an appreciation of the music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSH 968 Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 I guess I can appreciate its construction. I just don't find it particularly listenable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules 59 Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 It's a tough listen for sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JNHFan2000 2,961 Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 Godzilla Singular Point by Kan Sawada. Some of the best orchestral action music of this year!!!! Such a great score!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Thor 7,504 Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 Bataller was part of the new Spanish generation of film composers that started making their mark in the 2000s. But after his brilliant TV score for ERMESSENDA in 2011, I haven't really latched on to any of his stuff. This new score has some interesting elements -- a lot of the "shimmering" textures that owe a lot to Richter, but without his religioso harmonies and repeating figures. I don't think it's interesting enough to keep in my collection, but I am at the very least glad to hear some Bataller again. On to: Nick Foster (for once without his brother Ben) delivers a solid solo score for this 2021 documentary. Dark, slowmoving and elegant. Although somewhat meandering after the midway mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,504 Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 I've never really cared for Gordy Haab and those other guys that do big orchestral videogame/STAR WARS stuff, sorry. It's mostly "empty stuffing", IMO, that just grates. But this is quite decent. It's basically a Chinese propaganda film called MY COUNTRY, MY PARENTS. Sometimes propaganda films can sport great scores (like Windt's scores for Riefenstahl, Rahman's score for MUHAMMAD: MESSENGER OF GOD etc.). Definitely sweeping, but the value is in the broad, ethnic and romantic here rather than the action stuff. "Going to War" is a fun Horner ripoff, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,074 Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 You've been turned! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 A bit like the recent scores by Christopher Willis, meaning it's not just the usual minimalist mill wheel rotating again, but more like a idiosyncratic romantic score with emphasis on strings, piano and a gentle theremin. Much better than most of what i listened to recently. KK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,359 Posted November 11, 2021 Author Share Posted November 11, 2021 John Debney - Home Sweet Home Alone Hey, this score's real nice. The 47 minutes flies by; The OST album is assembled very nicely. Williams themes are nicely worked into the cues, rather than the score stopping to present verbatim versions of what we already have like some sequel scores do. Nicely done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raiders of the SoundtrArk 2,433 Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 Cruella by Nicholas Britell So far one of my top five of the year, really sweet and fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,359 Posted November 11, 2021 Author Share Posted November 11, 2021 Oh thanks for the reminder, I should play that. I really liked the film, though I don't remember the score in it. So much great classic rock! Edmilson and Raiders of the SoundtrArk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raiders of the SoundtrArk 2,433 Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 Yeah there's a bit too much rock in it IMO, the moment I really take attention to Britell score the first time I saw it was during the ball scenes and various montage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,359 Posted November 11, 2021 Author Share Posted November 11, 2021 What? Blasphemy! The use of classic rock throughout the film was great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raiders of the SoundtrArk 2,433 Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 Well it didn't leave enough space for Britell incredible score so I maintain what I say (however yes the songs are great) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 1,828 Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 Spencer by Jonny Greenwood. Wow! Very sophisticated! I Love it! TheUlyssesian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,504 Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 4 hours ago, filmmusic said: Spencer by Jonny Greenwood. Wow! Very sophisticated! I Love it! Looking forward to delving into it soon! This is lots of fun. A mish-mash of SHERLOCK HOLMES, TOYS, MATCHSTICK MEN, Mazzaro's CHAPPIE stuff and everything inbetween. Throw in some yodeling too. A fresh and "open" score after the darker and more complex DUNE. About 20 minutes too long though, another one to the whittling list. I quite liked the film too, although it's not on the level of ARMY OF THE DEAD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 Spencer by Jonny Greenwood I watched the film at TIFF back in September and was looking forward to having the OST available (as with his score to the Campion film). This is a cousin score to Phantom Thread, eschewing its romantic elegance for a more rigorous and intellectual baroque palette and structure. Ground basses with harpsichords and organs galore, counterweighted by some wild contemporary jazz and Greenwood's typical modernist stylings. There's a great cue that feels like it's about to erupt into some Vivaldi before its hackneyed by a nightmarish collage of jazzy trumpet delays, atonal harpsicord accents and quarter-tone fun. Nice hearing this evolution in Greenwood's musical sensibilities. The Eternals by Ramin Djawadi Aside from the one nice choral cue in the middle, the bulk of it is nothing to write home about. With that said, the opening title theme is pretty catchy, especially the ostinato. The whole thing could use some more organ. The Electrical Life of Louis Wain by Arthur Sharpe Pleasant writing, unabashedly sentimental with some nice colours. It can be a lot for an hour, depending on your mood, but solid stuff. TheUlyssesian and publicist 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 3,687 Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 Eternals went from having a couple of nice (but hardly groundbreaking) samples, to a score that's now easily in my top scores of 2021. It's simplistic and has some pretty cookie-cutter action material, but the rest of it is just beautiful and memorable. The album plays really well, and from the sounds of the Pitch Meeting, probably best left that way. And while I'm on the subject, The Last Duel, which I originaly wrote off as a KoH clone.... well my words shall be eaten. I've played this one loads of times. I suppose Annabelle Comes Home would also fit 'recently listened to'. It's an outlier in Joseph Bishara's otherwise rather listened unfriendly horror scores which I actually find interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,504 Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 Such a disappointment. It's like there was a mantra here - "insert the occasional BLADE RUNNER sound, but try to keep it as generic and boring as possible otherwise". This is a far cry from both Vangelis and Zimmer/Wallfisch. Maybe a handful of decent tracks in the much-too-long, 73-minute running time. They should have gotten Frank Klepacki to do it, he solved it beautifully in the 1997 videogame. I do look forward to seeing the series itself, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 6 minutes ago, Thor said: This is a far cry from both Vangelis and Zimmer/Wallfisch. Since the Blade Runner 2049 score is a piece of shit, i just cannot imagine this thing being any worse. I will investigate soon! Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,504 Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 Nah, BR2049 is one of the best scores of 2017. Especially in my 53-minute playlist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 Strictly cut-out bin stuff. Especially disappointing for a movie that was rather good. bruce marshall and KK 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,504 Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 Yeah, we won't see eye to eye on this one, I'm afraid. Straight-up consonance is anathema to Greenwood -- which is both a source of frustration and fascination. Especially when he wanders this close, both in the jazz and classical realms. But by all means -- there's enough here to properly explore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,315 Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 11 hours ago, Thor said: Such a disappointment. It's like there was a mantra here - "insert the occasional BLADE RUNNER sound, but try to keep it as generic and boring as possible otherwise". This is a far cry from both Vangelis and Zimmer/Wallfisch. Maybe a handful of decent tracks in the much-too-long, 73-minute running time. They should have gotten Frank Klepacki to do it, he solved it beautifully in the 1997 videogame. I do look forward to seeing the series itself, though. Is this a video game, tv series???😗 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,359 Posted November 15, 2021 Author Share Posted November 15, 2021 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blade_Runner:_Black_Lotus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raiders of the SoundtrArk 2,433 Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 Kaamelott by Alexandre Astier One of my favourite score of the year, truly terrific with some great lyrical writing. For those who don't know Astier is also the main actor, director, writer and editor of this show/movie, which make you realised how talented he is when listening to this score Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 The Power of the Dog by Jonny Greenwood Another enigmatic and rewarding cocktail from Greenwood. This time assembling a series of broadly cryptic horn duets, wonky mechanical piano solos and lovely chamber string miniatures. I remember these gestures really making me think of TWBB when I watched the film months back, but this feels more like its own thing on the OST, while very much in Greenwood's musical vernacular. And boy, does this guy understand the power of brevity when it comes to albums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,359 Posted November 19, 2021 Author Share Posted November 19, 2021 Nami Melumad - Star Trek Prodigy I just can't get into this one, I think because the OST album is 94 minutes long and not a nice short introduction to this world. I just tune out after a while. Giacchino's opening theme track likewise is exciting at first then kinda peters out. Oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JNHFan2000 2,961 Posted November 19, 2021 Share Posted November 19, 2021 11 minutes ago, Jay said: Nami Melumad - Star Trek Prodigy I just can't get into this one, I think because the OST album is 94 minutes long and not a nice short introduction to this world. I just tune out after a while. Giacchino's opening theme track likewise is exciting at first then kinda peters out. Oh well. There's also an album almost half it's runtime. But for me personally it didn't do much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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