filmmusic 1,829 Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 I think I see much talk here about non-drama scores like sci-fi, action, fantasy, super-hero etc. etc. (I may be wrong). As I've said elsewhere, I'm listening to drama scores of the last years these past few weeks, for a project. So, I was wondering which are your favourite ones... My list would look something like this (in no particular order): -Murder in the first (Chistopher Young) -The Age of Innocence (Elmer Bernstein) -A Single Man (Abel Korzeniowski) -The Hours (Philip Glass) -Jane Eyre (Dario Marianelli) Remember: no sci-fi, action, adventure, horror etc. Just realistic drama scores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 Age of Innocence (Bernstein) Fargo (Burwell) Rebel in the Rye (McCreary) Rudy (Goldsmith) Shawshank Redemption (T. Newman) Cut a few that I decided pushed at the limits of your ruleset, filmmusic. So special mention to scores like Pleasantville, Apollo 13, Forrest Gump, Big Fish. filmmusic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 1,829 Posted March 13, 2022 Author Share Posted March 13, 2022 13 minutes ago, Disco Stu said: Rebel in the Rye (McCreary) Not familiar with the score or film. Also, I don't think I've ever listened to anything by this composer. Thanks, I'll check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 3 minutes ago, filmmusic said: Not familiar with the score or film. Also, I don't think I've ever listened to anything by this composer. Thanks, I'll check it out. The score is basically his tribute to Elmer Bernstein, his mentor. I can’t speak to the film, I just fell for the score hard, especially the track “Inspiration at War.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JNHFan2000 2,963 Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 - The Age Of Innocence - Elmer Bernstein - The Light Between Oceans - Alexandre Desplat - Romeo & Juliet - Abel Korzeniowski - Saving Mr. Banks - Thomas Newman - Wilde - Debbie Wiseman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,504 Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 So enormously wide parameters, I wouldn't know where to start or stop. I would struggle with naming my favourite 5 drama scores of last year alone. GerateWohl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 1,829 Posted March 13, 2022 Author Share Posted March 13, 2022 2 minutes ago, Thor said: So enormously wide parameters, I wouldn't know where to start or stop. I would struggle with naming my favourite 5 drama scores of last year alone. I struggled to find 5. Well, I'd be interested in knowing your 5 favourite from last year then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,504 Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 11 minutes ago, filmmusic said: I struggled to find 5. Well, I'd be interested in knowing your 5 favourite from last year then. Hmm....for last year, probably this: 1. PLEASURE, Karl Frid 2. BENEDETTA, Anne Dudley 3. CLARET, Óscar Martín Leanizbarrutia 4. LES OLIMPIADES, PARIS 13E, Erwan “Rone” Castex 5. BUCKLEY'S CHANCE, Christopher Gordon Runner-ups: 200 METERS, Faraj Suleiman ANNE+, Tess Van Der Velde THE BOOK OF VISION, Federico Pascucci DANCING QUEENS, Gaute Storaas DARA IZ JASENOVCA/DARA OF JASENOVAC, Roman Gorsek and Aleksandra Kovac EL OLVIDO QUE SEREMOS/FORGOTTEN WE'LL BE, Zbigniew Preisner GRITT, Erik Ljunggren IN THE WAKE, Takatsugu Muramatsu MINARI, Emile Mosseri O ANTHROPOS TOU THEOU/MAN OF GOD, Zbigniew Preisner SHEYTAN VOJUD NADARAD/THERE IS NO EVIL, Amir Molookpour TO OLIVIA, Debbie Wiseman filmmusic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 7,456 Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 My top 5 drama scores since the 90s (non JW): The Light Between the Oceans - Alexandre Desplat Water for Elephants - JNH A Beautiful Mind - James Horner The Horse Whisperer - Thomas Newman Shawshank Redemption - Thomas Newman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerateWohl 4,369 Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 The Green Mile - Thomas Newman Murder in the First - Chris Young A Single Man - Abel Korzeniowski Darkest Hour - Dario Marianelli The Piano - Michael Nyman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 2 hours ago, Edmilson said: The Light Between the Oceans - Alexandre Desplat This is my favorite Desplat drama score as well, with Philomena a close second. Must admit though that pretty much only ever listen to my shorter "OST" playlist for it. It's 20 minutes shorter than the actual OST. https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5nuHfs45I_DjO0VtLGlVG5xLhv9nFzzd&feature=share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 1,829 Posted March 13, 2022 Author Share Posted March 13, 2022 41 minutes ago, GerateWohl said: The Piano - Michael Nyman Oh, totally forgot about that! I want to edit my list now! 7 minutes ago, Disco Stu said: This is my favorite Desplat drama score as well, with Philomena a close second. I could never connect to any Desplat score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eitam 364 Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 I'm not sure what separates drama from everything else, but nonetheless, here's a list : Schindler's List (Williams) Beyond Rangoon (Zimmer) The Claim (Nyman) Snow Falling on Cedars (Howard) The Yards (Shore) Jane Eyre (Marianelli) L'affaire Farewell (Mansell) The Ghost Writer (Desplat) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 8 minutes ago, eitam said: I'm not sure what separates drama from everything else, but nonetheless, here's a list : Schindler's List (Williams) Beyond Rangoon (Zimmer) The Claim (Nyman) Snow Falling on Cedars (Howard) The Yards (Shore) Jane Eyre (Marianelli) L'affaire Farewell (Mansell) The Ghost Writer (Desplat) lol, you did more than 5 and included Williams Snow Falling On Cedars is a good choice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eitam 364 Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 3 hours ago, Disco Stu said: lol, you did more than 5 and included Williams I got fixated on the thread rule about drama and forgot the one about Williams. Deepest apologies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corellian2019 386 Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 -Heat -About Schmidt -K-PAX -American Beauty -Magnolia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romão 2,274 Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 Without giving too much thought (I know there are a lot I'm missing) - Remains of the Day - Heat - Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me - Portrait of a Lady - The Village Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,315 Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 ????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mephariel 451 Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 Romeo & Juliet - Abel Korzeniowski Soul Surfer - Marco Beltrami Battle of the Sexes - Nicholas Britell Carol - Carter Burwell A Beautiful Mind - James Horner Other contenders that can be on the top five list: The Village - James Newton Howard The Hours - Philip Glass Beyond Rangoon - Hans Zimmer Frost/Nixon - Hans Zimmer Little Women - Alexandre Desplat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raiders of the SoundtrArk 2,433 Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 Not sure if all of them are drama but I would say those five: A Beautiful Mind by James Horner Knives Out by Nathan Johnson Southpaw by James Horner The Last Castle by Jerry Goldsmith Sleeping with the Enemy by Jerry Goldsmith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,531 Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 In chronological order... BASIC INSTINCT THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION AMERICAN BEAUTY TRAFFIC SOLARIS ... featuring, imho, two career-bests. I'm a man of simple tastes. Raiders of the SoundtrArk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raiders of the SoundtrArk 2,433 Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 Damn totally forget about Basic Instinct which definitly would my first pick, best non-Williams score to my eyes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,504 Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 Not sure I would call BASIC INSTINCT a drama. filmmusic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,364 Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 Basic Instinct is a thriller, and certainly features a thriller score. Not what filmmusic is looking for filmmusic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSH 969 Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 On 13/03/2022 at 2:11 PM, GerateWohl said: The Green Mile - Thomas Newman Given the supernatural element I wouldn't consider this straight-forward drama. I'm having trouble deciding. I could come up with five now and they'd be different in 30 minutes time. I'm not good at lists; top five within a given composer's catalogue is easier but broader categories such as this are impossible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerateWohl 4,369 Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 1 hour ago, Jay said: Basic Instinct is a thriller, and certainly features a thriller score. Not what filmmusic is looking for If you put it like that, a drama is basically a stage play, so what's the definition of drama here? Why can a drama not have supernaural elements? Is Hamlet a drama? It has supernatural elements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 Drama is such a loose term to define a genre. Not sure if these all fall into that category, but they’re the first that came to mind: Road To Perdition The Tree Of Life The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford In Bruges The Fountain LSH 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSH 969 Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 1 hour ago, GerateWohl said: If you put it like that, a drama is basically a stage play, so what's the definition of drama here? Why can a drama not have supernaural elements? Is Hamlet a drama? It has supernatural elements. I hate pedantics, don't get me wrong, but I assumed the OG meant films that could only be described as drama in their Wikipedia description. Where even the slightest element of action/thriller/sci-fi/western/etc would deem it unqualified. I don't know; like I said, I don't particularly care for such scrutiny. GerateWohl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 1,829 Posted March 14, 2022 Author Share Posted March 14, 2022 21 minutes ago, LSH said: Where even the slightest element of action/thriller/sci-fi/western/etc would deem it unqualified. Yes, exactly. I just looked for such scores for a particular reason that I cannot explain here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSH 969 Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 58 minutes ago, filmmusic said: Yes, exactly. I just looked for such scores for a particular reason that I cannot explain here. Yeah, like I said, I'm not dismissing this endeavor of yours, I just cannot possibly do this without indefinite thought. My choices for this moment, however, would be: The Shawshank Redemption - Thomas Newman American Beauty - Thomas Newman The Horse Whisperer - Thomas Newman Searching For Bobby Fischer - James Horner The Spitfire Grill - James Horner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 7,456 Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 On 13/03/2022 at 10:40 AM, Edmilson said: My top 5 drama scores since the 90s (non JW): The Light Between the Oceans - Alexandre Desplat Water for Elephants - JNH A Beautiful Mind - James Horner The Horse Whisperer - Thomas Newman Shawshank Redemption - Thomas Newman Here's five more great drama scores since the 90s in addition to the ones I posted on the other day: Legends of the Fall - James Horner House of Sand and Fog - James Horner The Green Mile - Thomas Newman Road to Perdition - Thomas Newman Atonement - Dario Marianelli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSH 969 Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 It's nice to see so much Thomas Newman mentioned. I guess drama is his specialty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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