Popular Post Bespin 8,505 Posted May 18, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 18, 2022 I created this thread, because as my knowledge of film music in general is evolving, I discover that Dirk Brossé is perhaps like the new Erich Kunzel in terms of film music re-recordings. And in addition to being a conductor emeritus (of live shows, of classical music, of film music and also of OSTs), he is also a composer and he recorded some of his works. But for now, let's focus on the very nice film music albums he recorded over the years, because it's beginning to make a great collection! First of all, it seems that no single site does the tour of its entire discography as a conductor of those film music re-recordings... In the different databases, he's not always properly credited, which made the research a bit hard. Okay, challenge accepted! Discography of Dirk Brossé as a conductor of film music re-recordings 2001 "The Wings of a Film – The Music of Hans Zimmer". VRO Flemish Radio O/Dirk Brossé, Decca 2007 "For The Record: Craig Armstrong". Flemish Radio O & Choir/Dirk Brossé, Film Fest Ghent 2008 "For The Record: Mychael Danna". Brussels Philh. (Flemish Radio O)/Dirk Brossé, Film Fest Ghent 2008 "For The Record: Angelo Badalamenti". Brussels Philh./Dirk Brossé, Film Fest Ghent (2 CD) 2010 "For The Record: Shigeru Umebayashi". Brussels Philh./Dirk Brossé, Film Fest Ghent 2011 "For The Record: Gabriel Yared". Brussels Philh./Dirk Brossé, Film Fest Ghent 2011 "For The Record Box". Brussels Philh./Dirk Brossé, compilation of the 5 previously released albums, Film Fest Ghent (6 CD) 2013 "Scoring For Scorsese". Brussels Philh./Dirk Brossé, Silva Screen 2014 "Cliff Martinez – Film Fest Gent". Brussels Philh./Dirk Brossé, Silva Screen 2014 "Angelo Badalamenti: Music For Film And Television". Brussels Philh./Dirk Brossé, compilation of previously released material, Varèse Sarabande 2015 "15 Years WSA – A Film Music Celebration". Brussels Philh./Dirk Brossé, compilation, promo 2015 "Alan Silvestri World Soundtrack Awards 2015". Brussels Philh./Dirk Brossé, Silva Screen 2016 "Ryuichi Sakamoto – Music for Film". Brussels Philh./Dirk Brossé, Silva Screen 2017 "Terence Blanchard – Music For Film". Brussels Philh./Dirk Brossé, Silva Screen 2018 "Carter Burwell – Music for Film". Brussels Philh./Dirk Brossé, Silva Screen 2018 "Genius Of Film Music, Vol. 2 – Hollywood blockbusters 1980s to 2000s". London Philh. O/Dirk Brossé, LPO (2 CD) 2019 "Marco Beltrami – Music for Film". Brussels Philh./Dirk Brossé, Silva Screen 2020 "World Soundtrack Awards: Tribute To The Film Composer". Brussels Philh./Dirk Brossé, Silva Screen 2021 "Mychael Danna – Music for Film". Brussels Philh./Dirk Brossé, expanded reissue (contains some previously released material), Silva Screen 2021 "Gabriel Yared – Music for Film". Brussels Philh./Dirk Brossé, expanded reissue (contains some previously released material)l, Silva Screen 2021 "Shigeru Umebayashi – Music for Film". Brussels Philh./Dirk Brossé, expanded reissue (contains some previously released material), Silva Screen 2022 "Mark Isham – Music for Film". Brussels Philh./Dirk Brossé, Silva Screen Anything else? Tom Guernsey, Film Fest Ghent and fommes 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,505 Posted May 18, 2022 Author Share Posted May 18, 2022 BTW, "The Wings of a Film – The Music of Hans Zimmer (2001)", even with its fade-out applauses is a grrrreat (and I think underrated) album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,505 Posted June 10, 2022 Author Share Posted June 10, 2022 After getting Beltrami, Sakamoto and Danna's Tribute albums, I just order Gabriel Yared's one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Film Fest Ghent 57 Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 Cheers for making this extensive overview. All of these recordings (except for the Genius of Film Music album, which is unrelated to the festival) have been produced by Film Fest Ghent in the context of the festival's focus on film music. If any of you'd like to support the source, you can find and buy all in-print albums here: https://shop.filmfestival.be/collections/cd On 18/05/2022 at 8:43 PM, Bespin said: BTW, "The Wings of a Film – The Music of Hans Zimmer (2001)", even with its fade-out applauses is a grrrreat (and I think underrated) album. Incidentally, all other Film Fest Ghent albums - except the Zimmer CD and the 15 Year WSA promo CD - are studio recordings. I believe you missed one promo album, which is a live concert recording of one of the earliest World Soundtrack Awards concerts featuring music by Delerue and Fenton. It's included in this book: https://shop.filmfestival.be/collections/books/products/moving-music-engelstalig-boek-cd-beroemde-filmcomponisten-aan-het-woord Bespin and Jay 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Film Fest Ghent 57 Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 The 2022 album is Mark Isham - Music for Film. Bespin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,367 Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 Allow me to shamelessly repeat something I've been posting for 4 eyars. 1. We NEED a proper release of Mr Brossé's fantastic John Williams cocnert at the Royal Albert Hall. 2. And we need a re-recording with the Brussels Phil of all these pieces, most particularly Han Solo and the Princess. Brossé seems to be the only conductor who understands how to perform this piece. His rendition was hearttwrenching. Tom Guernsey and Giftheck 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,505 Posted October 9, 2022 Author Share Posted October 9, 2022 2 hours ago, Film Fest Ghent said: The 2022 album is Mark Isham - Music for Film. Ordered! Film Fest Ghent 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-8 3,538 Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 22 hours ago, bollemanneke said: Allow me to shamelessly repeat something I've been posting for 4 eyars. 1. We NEED a proper release of Mr Brossé's fantastic John Williams cocnert at the Royal Albert Hall. 2. And we need a re-recording with the Brussels Phil of all these pieces, most particularly Han Solo and the Princess. Brossé seems to be the only conductor who understands how to perform this piece. His rendition was hearttwrenching. Re 1.: I suppose that would really boost sales of the LSO's house label. Re 2: OK, as long as the sound engineers don't fail like on some of their compilations. bollemanneke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,367 Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 Yeah I brought it up on tthe LSO's FB page a couple of times. They seem to think the Classic FM broadcast is good enough. Bless them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,505 Posted November 10, 2022 Author Share Posted November 10, 2022 Just received the Alan Silvestri, Gabriel Yared and Mark Isham wonderfull CDs. Yeah! Film Fest Ghent 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,368 Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 Bespin and Tom Guernsey 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,065 Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 Not a re-recording but it is worth mentioning he conducted the LSO in a recording sessions for this beauty: Karol Bespin and Tom Guernsey 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Film Fest Ghent 57 Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 On 10/11/2022 at 9:19 PM, Bespin said: Just received the Alan Silvestri, Gabriel Yared and Mark Isham wonderfull CDs. Yeah! Terrific. Hope you enjoy them! Bespin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,505 Posted November 27, 2022 Author Share Posted November 27, 2022 I love your CDs, hoping you will do one with James Newton Howard soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post crocodile 8,065 Posted April 20, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted April 20, 2023 I bought the Marco Beltrami compilation the other day. It is a wonderful album. Some of the selections might seem puzzling at first but, as composer himself explains, it is to show some variety of material. Really good stuff. I've heard some of the Isham stuff and Yared as well and might get those albums as well. What absolutely needs to happen is for Brosse to record a massive 2CD compilation of Elliot Goldenthal suites. The composer created multiple lengthy concert arrangements over the years - Inverview with a Vampire, Titus, Batman Robin/Batman & Robin, Michael Collins, Frida, Alien 3, Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within - which desperate need recordings. I've heard the majority of those live and they are absolute gems. Karol GerateWohl, Bespin and Film Fest Ghent 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Guernsey 2,321 Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 6 hours ago, crocodile said: I bought the Marco Beltrami compilation the other day. It is a wonderful album. Some of the selections might seem puzzling at first but, as composer himself explains, it is to show some variety of material. Really good stuff. I've heard some of the Isham stuff and Yared as well and might get those albums as well. I really enjoyed the Beltrami compilation too, nice to have a collection of stuff by the sort of composer who doesn't really get such albums. Having said that, I'm not sure it's made me remember any of his works more than I could say I knew them already! The Isham and Yared albums equally worthwhile picking up. 6 hours ago, crocodile said: What absolutely needs to happen is for Brosse to record a massive 2CD compilation of Elliot Goldenthal suites. The composer created multiple lengthy concert arrangements over the years - Inverview with a Vampire, Titus, Batman Robin/Batman & Robin, Michael Collins, Frida, Alien 3, Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within - which desperate need recordings. I've heard the majority of those live and they are absolute gems. Karol Agreed on Elliot Goldenthal, he could use a really good album of his music - especially since it could lay claim to be, if not quite definitive, then at least a very good summation of his oeuvre, given that he rarely writes film scores these days. If there are suites ready to go, it makes it an even better bet. Something similar for Christopher Young and Basil Poledouris would be great too, they are woefully neglected when it comes to compilation albums/re-recorded suites. Bespin and Film Fest Ghent 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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