David Coscina 3 Posted July 16, 2004 Share Posted July 16, 2004 There's been a resurgence of the epic film in Hollywodd which has produced some epic scores. Which one is your favorite? I'm going with Yared's Troy. It's big, has variety in themes, and is plain fun to listen to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrScratch 292 Posted July 16, 2004 Share Posted July 16, 2004 HoSho!! HoSho!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewdog1 50 Posted July 16, 2004 Share Posted July 16, 2004 I liked Gladiator a lot, but while the movie may be epic in nature, I don't think that the score is.TPM, the score was more epic than the movie.Troy, haven't heard either one.LOTR trilogy, is as close as we are going to get. Both the movies and scores where epic.Last Samurai, haven't heard this either. But being Zimmer, probably not too epic.What does Epic mean anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin 2 Posted July 16, 2004 Share Posted July 16, 2004 AOTC is anything but epic.Justin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker 5 Posted July 16, 2004 Share Posted July 16, 2004 AOTC is anything but epic.JustinEpic boredom.Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Coscina 3 Posted July 16, 2004 Author Share Posted July 16, 2004 Yeah I gues but I had to include one John Williams score....I wish I could include NIXON or I guess I could have included Harry Potter but that's not really an epic....or Far and Away. That was an epic film. Maybe my next poll will be for the '90's. More nominees that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 27,216 Posted July 16, 2004 Share Posted July 16, 2004 How is Harry Potter less epic than LOTR?I'd consider it more epic than AOTC as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HPFAN_2 0 Posted July 16, 2004 Share Posted July 16, 2004 Troy-G. Yared Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 5,520 Posted July 17, 2004 Share Posted July 17, 2004 How is Harry Potter less epic than LOTR?I'd say it is.I haven't heard enough of Yared's Troy to rate it, I don't know Zimmer's Samurai, and except for AOTC, the other scores in the list suck.Marian - who picked the Shore. Species (Christopher Young) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 859 Posted July 17, 2004 Share Posted July 17, 2004 To even include Zimmer in this poll is laughable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Coscina 3 Posted July 17, 2004 Author Share Posted July 17, 2004 Well, I had to put him in because he's had the dumb luck to be involved in some epic films....sadly he didn't produce epic scores... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AC1 3,565 Posted July 17, 2004 Share Posted July 17, 2004 I would gladly remove these titles from my collection, even if they were given to me as a present. However, for collector's sake, I'll keep the Williams.----------------Alex Cremers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewdog1 50 Posted July 17, 2004 Share Posted July 17, 2004 I would gladly remove these titles from my collection, even if they were given to me as a present. However, for collector's sake, I'll keep the Williams.----------------Alex CremersGladiator had it's moments. I especially liked what Gerrard did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mari 279 Posted July 17, 2004 Share Posted July 17, 2004 Troy - G. YaredKathy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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AC1 3,565 Posted July 17, 2004 Share Posted July 17, 2004 Sorry, overlooked Yared's Troy as a candidate.I hereby name Troy by Yared the epic score since the year 2000.----------------Alex Cremers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewdog1 50 Posted July 17, 2004 Share Posted July 17, 2004 Is Yared's score out on CD? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 9 Posted July 17, 2004 Share Posted July 17, 2004 Lord of the RingsTroy (Yared)Last SamuraiGladiatorAttack of The ClonesTroy (Horner) That's how I'd rate them. And I really like the top four. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John McClane 1 Posted July 17, 2004 Share Posted July 17, 2004 I don't know why, but I voted for LoTR. It's great, but Williams could have done a better and more brilliant score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,251 Posted July 17, 2004 Share Posted July 17, 2004 but Williams could have done a better and more brilliant score.We will never know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John McClane 1 Posted July 17, 2004 Share Posted July 17, 2004 that's true and sad, Stefan, but that's just my thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,251 Posted July 17, 2004 Share Posted July 17, 2004 I personally do not think williams would have been able to really clinch it the way Shore did, his music is a 100% match to the films. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewdog1 50 Posted July 17, 2004 Share Posted July 17, 2004 Maybe Williams will get to do the Narnia films when they come out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danielle 0 Posted July 17, 2004 Share Posted July 17, 2004 Lord of the Rings, I'm not too bothered about any of the others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 9 Posted July 18, 2004 Share Posted July 18, 2004 I personally do not think williams would have been able to really clinch it the way Shore did, his music is a 100% match to the films. I think he could've, but I'm fine with Shore doing it and us having the 6 JW scores that would've been impossible had he really delved into the LoTR realm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romão 1,931 Posted July 18, 2004 Share Posted July 18, 2004 Maybe Williams will get to do the Narnia films when they come out.The job went to Harry Gresson Williams (spelling?). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Coscina 3 Posted July 18, 2004 Author Share Posted July 18, 2004 I personally do not think williams would have been able to really clinch it the way Shore did, his music is a 100% match to the films.No disrespect to Shore, but I think Williams would have written fewer whole notes. After a while, it just turns me off. Mind you, Shore did get more contrapuntal for Return of the King. I like Shore's music, especially parts of the first score, but I don't think it's the brilliant masterpiece in film score history that it's been made out to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry B 49 Posted July 18, 2004 Share Posted July 18, 2004 Shore's Lord of the Rings score is odd. Some parts of it, such as "Forth Eorlingas" are incredible, while others are terrible. For example, the music that underscores Aragorn's conversation with Elrond in the Rohirrim camp. That is dull, dull music. (Mind you, this is before Elrond reveals Anduril, at which point some awesome music kicks in. Also, I don't think it's on the CD.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AC1 3,565 Posted July 18, 2004 Share Posted July 18, 2004 I personally do not think williams would have been able to really clinch it the way Shore did, his music is a 100% match to the films.That's true, but that isn't necessarily a compliment. I think he matched it a bit too much. The two, film and music, were giving us the same information. And I also agree with Fiery Angel.----------------Alex Cremers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixie_twinkle 44 Posted July 18, 2004 Share Posted July 18, 2004 I can't vote for any of these, I dislike them all. You should have included the score from King Arthur which is a pretty epic film. I wouldn't have voted for that either though. Horrible score. I'm so glad I have the 2-disk set of Rosza's Ben Hur. Aaah, the good old days when an epic score really was epic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Coscina 3 Posted July 18, 2004 Author Share Posted July 18, 2004 Yared's full TROY score is along the lines of Rosza's Ben Hur. It's the most amazing score I've heard in ages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 859 Posted July 18, 2004 Share Posted July 18, 2004 Sadly it was considered too old fashioned. The future of film scoring is a scary thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Coscina 3 Posted July 18, 2004 Author Share Posted July 18, 2004 Yep, it is sad when great themes and superb orchestration are at the mercy of tone-deaf focus groups... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Barnsbury 8 Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 You should have included the score from King Arthur which is a pretty epic film. I wouldn't have voted for that either though. Horrible score.Agreed, I was surprised at how dull and uninspired Zimmer's score was. Not that there was a whole lot to be inspired by from that film.Ray Barnsbury Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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