filmmusic 1,838 Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 Not my cup of tea. It may do wonders in the film, but I cannot listen to this as a standalone release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 7,468 Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 1 minute ago, filmmusic said: It may do wonders in the film, but I cannot listen to this as a standalone release. Which means we just got the next Academy Award winner for Best Original Score! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 1,838 Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 6 minutes ago, Edmilson said: Which means we just got the next Academy Award winner for Best Original Score! You know... I wonder if we resemble the audience of Stravinsky's Rite of Spring, that cannot understand the new, and we're in the presence of a masterpiece, or if the score resembles the emperor's new clothes. (you all know the story, right?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 1,838 Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 A pleasant surprise! Although I don't usually listen to such kind of music, I enjoyed this. Under-Terrestrial 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,518 Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 Not much in terms of striking melodies and themes here, but Wander paints in broad, beautiful strokes. Fans of Thomas Newman's Indian-flavoured scores would find interest in this, I think. Personally, I think it's much better than any of the scores he did with Harald Kloser over the years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Under-Terrestrial 51 Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 On 14/12/2023 at 12:29 PM, filmmusic said: A pleasant surprise! Although I don't usually listen to such kind of music, I enjoyed this. Impatiently waiting for this movie's belated release so I can listen to the entire score guiltlessly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,372 Posted December 19, 2023 Author Share Posted December 19, 2023 I love new music Fridays. Last Friday I listened to on Spotify: John Powell - Migration This was so much fun, I even loved the Survivor cover in the middle of the score. Curious to see the movie now! Alexandre Desplat - The Boys In The Boat Still love it! One of the best Desplat scores (I can't connect to most of his work) and one of the best scores of the year Harry Gregson Williams - Chicken Run 2 This one did nothing for me >shrug< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSH 969 Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 On 19/12/2023 at 1:19 PM, Thor said: Not much in terms of striking melodies and themes here, but Wander paints in broad, beautiful strokes. Fans of Thomas Newman's Indian-flavoured scores would find interest in this, I think. Personally, I think it's much better than any of the scores he did with Harald Kloser over the years. Good find! Really enjoying this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight of Ren 789 Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 Finally listened to this after watching the movie, and I think it's one of those scores that cannot be understood out of its context. It's dark, atmospheric and dissonant for the most part, and works brilliantly in the movie, but doesn't make for a very entertaining listening experience. Even so, I think there are some great tracks for a standalone listening experience, particularly Divine, Resolution and Pray, which accompany some of the best scenes in the movie and make a huge emotional impact within it. As for the rearrangements of Ifukube's themes, it's true that they break a bit the flow of the album, but I love the new recordings (much better than what Sagisu did in Shin Godzilla, just throwing the old recordings there) and when they do appear in the movie, they really get to shine and feel earned and impactful. Overall, not a very pleasant listening experience for the most part, but brilliant score in context! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,518 Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 Annette Focks' score to the new Bille August film. It's really good, up there with OSTWIND and NIGHT TRAIN TO LISBON, if you ask me. A bit minimalistic, a bit classical pastiche, some darker textures, it's an envelopping 51-minute program that - sadly - doesn't have a soundtrack release yet. Hopefully, it will have one soon, but her last August score, also great, btw (2014's STILLE HJERTE) didn't get one either, so I'm a bit worried. Once 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cristian Lee 35 Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 Bartosz Chajdecki - Różyczka 2 WOW! One of my favorite scores of the year, I'm blown away by this score! Gorgeous romantic music similar in style with Abel Korzeniowski Romeo & Juliet. I have always been a fan of Chajdecki, too bad some of his scores remain unreleased. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Know 326 Posted December 25, 2023 Share Posted December 25, 2023 This is the great Vinphonic's medley from the newly-released Japanese TV score by Naoki Sato which has something to do with a murder on Christmas Eve. Wonderful Christmassy cues... but beware: this is a typical Japanese release in which 3/4 of the tracks are completely unlistenable electronic noise. Sato is an amazing composer when he gets to write for a full orchestra. Merry Christmas, everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,372 Posted December 26, 2023 Author Share Posted December 26, 2023 Over Christmas break the wife and I ended up throwing on 3 new Christmas movies, and today I listened to their scores Christopher Lennertz - Dashing Through the Snow Holy cow, this is SO much fun! I took notice during the movie and was excited to check it out separately later - and it didn't disappoint. So many christmas carols are integrated throughout in fun, modern arrangements, the synth blends with the orchestra perfectly, and there's even a Home Alone-esque mini theme. Plus, lots of really great vocal work all throughout. Really good stuff! Marcus Miller - Candy Cane Lane Very similar to the above; Also features Christmas carols interwoven in, and modern sounds mixed with orchestras.... I think I even spotted a Home Alone-esque melody as well. Overall though, not quite as memorable of a score As Dashing Through The Snow, unfortunately. But one I will revisit next year for sure! Pinar Toprak - Family Switch The least Christmas-y of the three movies gets the least Christmas-y score as well, at least as far as I can tell from this suite on youtube, since there is no score album (or FYC album). Seems nice enough, but I can't really evaluate a score based on one short suite. Oh well. JNHFan2000 and Once 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JNHFan2000 2,966 Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 Avatar: Frontiers Of Pandora - Pinar Toprak I've cut the album down to just under an hour and I have to say, it's really good. I feel it really sounds like an Avatar score and Toprak did a good job of incorporating the synths and vocals. In the action music it sounds a bit more like a Toprak score than Horner or Franglen, but I don't mind it. Great work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 1,838 Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 Again, not my cup of tea. I wouldn't listen to this again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 7,468 Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 It's probably going to get an Oscar nomination anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 1,838 Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 Was listening to this while I was body grooming (). Hmmm. Didn't leave any impression on me, as most - if not all - Thomas Newman scores. I'm in the middle of this, and I find it quite interesting! Surely, it's easy-listening music that you could maybe listen to a supermarket, or the doctor's office, but I find it quite entertaining. Nothing sticks with me yet, but I would listen to it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 1,838 Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 I'm just listening to this by the previous year's Oscar winner. It's quite good! Romantic minimalism I guess. Actually, I would prefer this to go into the 15 short list, than many other scores I listened to. Why didn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,372 Posted January 5 Author Share Posted January 5 Who the heck knows why they pick what they pick. Why isn't The Boys In The Boat on the shortlist? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JNHFan2000 2,966 Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 19 hours ago, filmmusic said: I'm just listening to this by the previous year's Oscar winner. It's quite good! Romantic minimalism I guess. Actually, I would prefer this to go into the 15 short list, than many other scores I listened to. Why didn't it? Funny, I thought even though it's the best thing the composer has written, it's still just okay. There is nothing to latch onto and just goes by without saying anything really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 1,838 Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 2 hours ago, JNHFan2000 said: Funny, I thought even though it's the best thing the composer has written, it's still just okay. There is nothing to latch onto and just goes by without saying anything really. Well, I didn't say it's great myself. I just prefer it from the other scores I've heard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JNHFan2000 2,966 Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 The Boy And The Heron - Joe Hisaishi Woow, is this score better after seeing the film! I wasn't really into it when it was released. I thought it was miles behind his other Ghibli scores. I still think it's not among the top 5 for me, but it's a wonderful score. Great themes and a very clear and strong performance and recording. Even though it's not among my top 5 or 10 of the year, I still understand and am happy that it gets the awards nominations. It's about time Hisaishi got the recognition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,518 Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 Trying to keep a lid on what my top favourite scores of 2023 are (to be announced later), but I can say that this (full name 1947 - ROAD TO BOSTON) was among the 30-40 in the runner-up category. Broad Americana meets uplifting sports tropes. Very nice score indeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,518 Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 OK, one more tease of the runner-ups before I call it quits and don't reveal too much. Grubacevic impressed me immensely with his score to THE CONVERSATION last year, which was a runner-up then too. Now he's back with another melodic, orchestral score (with some other elements, like surf) for this brief, but sweet effort. Croatia, cherish this talent! JNHFan2000 and Dr. Know 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JNHFan2000 2,966 Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 1 hour ago, Thor said: OK, one more tease of the runner-ups before I call it quits and don't reveal too much. Grubacevic impressed me immensely with his score to THE CONVERSATION last year, which was a runner-up then too. Now he's back with another melodic, orchestral score (with some other elements, like surf) for this brief, but sweet effort. Croatia, cherish this talent! I also just listened to that. It was fun! I'm almost done with my list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JNHFan2000 2,966 Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 Ferrari - Daniel Pemberton I'm impressed that Pemberton was able to write this in one week, but it's very downstated and basically every cue is a slight variation on the same theme. I think there's 30 minutes of good music here. The rest becomes a bit repetitive. Still I enjoyed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Under-Terrestrial 51 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 ORIGIN - Kris Bowers https://music.apple.com/nz/album/origin-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1725771115 If only because there's still a deficit of high profile composers of color in the industry, I keep hoping I'll love a Kris Bowers score. The closest I've come is Bad Hair, which is a strong horror score, and the Origin samples have some lovely solo string bits here and there, but the harmonic direction of this music is just kind of okay to me (but maybe this is me being just another white guy holding a double standard for white vs. POC composers). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jay 37,372 Posted January 19 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 19 Evan Call - Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Thanks to @Muad'Dib and @Holko for pointing out this one. I listened to it today and liked it so much, I listened to it again right after. I can't say any melodies from it are stuck in my head now, however I can say I enjoyed every minute of it while I was listening. It really felt like a throwback to older styles. Really good! Muad'Dib, Holko and Knight of Ren 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,529 Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 Listen to the title track over and over and eventually the main theme will start popping up in many of the tracks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,372 Posted January 19 Author Share Posted January 19 I'm sure! Have you checked out any of this guys other scores? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,529 Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 @Stark recommended his 13 Lords of the Shogun before, but that's a bit too loud and much and not as memorable to me. Didn't see anything else from him on Tidal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad'Dib 1,802 Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 Glad you liked it! There's a bunch of music of the show that hasn't been released yet, but I can't wait to get my hands (or ears?) on! Regarding Evan Call, I remember he also did the scores for the Violet Evergarden franchise, which has a bunch of lovely music -but I haven't heard it as much as that pre-release of Frieren which I listen to in a demented loop Knight of Ren 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight of Ren 789 Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 Yeah, definitely recommend his Violet Evergarden scores! Great stuff. Emotional, lyrical, orchestral and emotional. Both the albums for the main series and the movie are worth a listen. They're called: Automemories, and Echo Through Eternity, and both are on Spotify: Both albums also have a couple of songs in between. And the second album is quite long, but I recommend listening to the first 35 tracks as that corresponds to the movie soundtrack in full. Muad'Dib and Jay 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JNHFan2000 2,966 Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 Only just learned of this. The whole album is really beautiful. Sherman's song is exquisite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 7,468 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Gold Kingdom, Water Kingdom - Evan Call After Jon Broxton naming it one of the possible scores that he'll choose as the finalists of his best scores of 2023, I decided to give it a shot. Well, it's pretty and there's some fine moments, especially at the end, but overall is a bit uneven. And it doesn't help that there is 47 tracks, some of them lasting for less than a minute. It's decent, but it didn't impress me that much, unfortunately. On the other hand, the cover is gorgeous! Jay 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,529 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 Finally gave Migration a proper listen after watching the movie and loved it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 1,838 Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 Masterpiece! Very old-fashioned score that I cannot help but wonder how it fits a contemporary film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Know 326 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 On 19/1/2024 at 3:22 PM, Holko said: @Stark recommended his 13 Lords of the Shogun before, but that's a bit too loud and much and not as memorable to me. Didn't see anything else from him on Tidal. Don't write off 13 LORDS OF THE SHOGUN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,529 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 15 minutes ago, Dr. Know said: Don't write off 13 LORDS OF THE SHOGUN. I listened to at least 1.5 of the separate albums plus the best of! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JNHFan2000 2,966 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 I love that score!!! Yes, it's a lot of music, but I think it's brilliant. And to be honest, I don't think some of the best music is on the "Best Of" album. One of my favorite pieces is "The Path Of The Assassin". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Under-Terrestrial 51 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 This is the end credits music, which I'm guessing this YouTuber recorded off their phone in the theater. First impression was and still is: Levi + Glazer = Time To Get Your Freak On. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,518 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 The BLOOD DRAGON universe expands with this animated Netflix show from last year (building on the computer games FAR CRY 3: BLOOD DRAGON and TRIAL OF THE BLOOD DRAGON). IMO, this universe is one of the best and most entertaining synthwave imports into media music in recent years. For this entry, Oscillian takes over from the two brilliant Power Glove scores for the games. Great stuff all around! But....a myriad of short tracks (60-something tracks?), across three volumes, need to be whittled down for maximum listening pleasure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,518 Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 I was never a big fan of INSPECTOR MORSE or LEWIS. Not into traditional crime shows. But my mom loves them. This is the recent prequel series about Morse's younger days. But great music may come from them, of course. Slater, who is unknown to me, follows in the footsteps of Barrington Pheloung here, not an easy task, but he delivers a super classy score, organized in gorgeous suites across 46 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,518 Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 One of my runner-ups last year -- a funky, retro synth score for this Mexican series about swindling in the 80s. Dig it, composer Amado López is one to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,518 Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 Needs a little bit of whittling, but definitely one of the highlights last year. Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,518 Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 It sometimes falls into the trap of being too melodic and homophonic - much like Randy Edelman does. I'm also not sure if it's sampled or acoustic, or a combination. But by all means, it's a rewarding listen for the most part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,518 Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 This video game score by Steffen Schmidt, when whittled down, is very nice indeed. Slow-moving, part majestic, part ethereal, always intimate and cautious. (as you can gather from these last few posts, I'm currently listening more properly through some of my runner-ups last year...not quite ready for 2024 yet). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 1,838 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 I'm just listening to The Creator, because someone at facebook said it's a masterpiece! Hmmmm.. Well, I miss the 90s Zimmer who produced masterpieces.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 1,838 Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 It has some very good moments, but honestly I found it uneven. I expected more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,518 Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 Agreed. A couple of highlights, but the rest rather stale. I'll steer well clear of the film itself, due to reasons that are forbidden to talk about here. I'm surprised Navarrete took the gig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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