buysoundtrax 35 Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 Click here for Audio Samples and Purchasing link Also available from all digital and streaming services BSXDG0193 Includes Digital Booklet BSX Digital announces the release of Home Alone: The Music of John Williams For Solo Piano as performed by Joohyun Park Included in this compilation are themes from Home Alone, Jurassic Park, Earthquake, Cinderella Liberty, Stepmom, A.I.: Artificial Intelligence and others. Joohyun Park is an accomplished composer, pianist, orchestrator, and producer who has worked on some two dozen film projects to date. She has served in Hollywood productions, such as Catfish, The Zoo, Life Below Zero, Creation, Priest, The Rum Diary, Drag Me to Hell, When in Rome, The Monkey King, and many others. Home Alone: The Music of John Williams is mastered by James Nelson and mixed by Matt LaPoint. Somewhere in My Memory _from Home Alone_3:07 Theme _from Jurassic Park_3:16 Theme _from The Eiger Sanction_3:29 Theme _from Earthquake_3:28 Wednesday Special _from Cinderella Liberty_2:29 Theme _from The Patriot_3:25 Theme _from Rosewood_ 4:31 The Days Between _from Stepmom_ 6:12 My Inamorata _from Not with My Wife_ You Don_t_. 3:44 For Always _from A_I_ Artificial Intelligence_ 4:49 Olympic Fanfare and Theme. 5:10 artguy360 and That_Bloke 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,754 Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 Intriguing. Piano versions of themes can be a bit samey, but I love the selection of titles here. NOT WITH MY WIFE YOU DON'T! One of my top 10 JW scores, but rarely showcased like this. That_Bloke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,288 Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 BSX' previous piano interpretations of film music haven't been impressive. bollemanneke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,754 Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 I can't remember if I've checked out the earlier albums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,288 Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 This seems to be a new pianist, so might be better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,370 Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 The samples I've heard aren't my thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete 912 Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 2 hours ago, Jurassic Shark said: This seems to be a new pianist, so might be better. She perfomed on Bear McCreary's Battlestar Galactica solo piano album. Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quppa 118 Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 I liked her earlier Toy Story album (though I would have preferred 2 more Newman tracks over Dream Weaver and Le Freak, 2 pop songs I'd forgotten were even part of the series). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerateWohl 4,537 Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 But at.least we might get at last a proper recording of the piano arrangement of The Days Between which I dearly love. Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,288 Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 10 minutes ago, GerateWohl said: But at.least we might get at last a proper recording of the piano arrangement of The Days Between which I dearly love. Is there an official arrangement? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerateWohl 4,537 Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 At least this book contains one and it is perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datameister 2,100 Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 AI-generated album cover. That's an automatic no-buy for me. Holko 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,288 Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 Just checked the samples and they sound too mechanical to me, among other things. 20 hours ago, GerateWohl said: At least this book contains one and it is perfect. My brain forced me to forget it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerateWohl 4,537 Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 1 hour ago, Jurassic Shark said: Just checked the samples and they sound too mechanical to me, among other things. I checken them, too. I think, the performance might not necessarilly be the problem. But the recording doesn't really give room to the piano sound so that it can float and echo a little. That's why it sounds so mechanical. At least my impression. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,288 Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 32 minutes ago, GerateWohl said: I checken them, too. I think, the performance might not necessarilly be the problem. But the recording doesn't really give room to the piano sound so that it can float and echo a little. That's why it sounds so mechanical. At least my impression. It varies between tracks, I'd say. I'd play The Patriot theme with a little bit more rubato, for example. GerateWohl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,754 Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 On 04/05/2024 at 2:05 PM, GerateWohl said: But at.least we might get at last a proper recording of the piano arrangement of The Days Between which I dearly love. Well, there's Williams' OWN piano performance of the piece on the Keisuke Wakao album. It doesn't get much more "proper" than that, I think. That_Bloke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerateWohl 4,537 Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 Just now, Thor said: Well, there's Williams' OWN piano performance of the piece on the Keisuke Wakao album. It doesn't get much more "proper" than that, I think. But I prefer a pure piano arrangement, not just some accompainment for a melody instrument. Thor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,754 Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 Ah, OK. There is a bit of give and take in that recording, though. Sometimes, Williams plays the melody upfront, other times he takes a back seat to Wakao. GerateWohl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerateWohl 4,537 Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 32 minutes ago, Thor said: Ah, OK. There is a bit of give and take in that recording, though. Sometimes, Williams plays the melody upfront, other times he takes a back seat to Wakao. Might be. But still the character of such an arrangement is different for me, if other instruments are involved. It is like monologue vs. dialogue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemesis 250 Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 The piano playing doesn't really sound like played by a human... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artguy360 1,849 Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 Based on the samples, I don't like anything about these performances. The recording is too dry with no reverb or room sound. Sounds like the whole thing was recorded in a phone booth. The performance itself is oddly plain with no apparent style of any kind. This is an odd one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,288 Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 On 06/05/2024 at 6:00 PM, Nemesis said: The piano playing doesn't really sound like played by a human... I was thinking the same... Nemesis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quppa 118 Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 I don't have strong opinions about the performances one way or another, but kudos to the producers for picking some lesser-known compositions - it's a nice contrast from most of these compilation albums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerateWohl 4,537 Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 By the way, how many of these piano compilation exist? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,288 Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 At least one album each for JW, JG, and JH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerateWohl 4,537 Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 14 minutes ago, Jurassic Shark said: At least one album each for JW, JG, and JH. Are you referring to these Dan Redfeld albums? Question: Is Dan Redfeld a man with very small hands? On the Williams album he plays these beautiful chords permanently with arpeggio, which I find a little annoying. The only excuse would be that he has such small hands, that he is simply not able to play all keys at the same time. Stark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,288 Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 15 minutes ago, GerateWohl said: Are you referring to these Dan Redfeld albums? I believe so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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