robthehand 3 Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 The Omen (Deluxe Edition) - Jerry Goldsmith.Brilliant, scary stuff. One thing I noticed - this release seems to be missing the music from when Mrs Baylock arrives at the hospital. Or was that tracked in the film from somewhere else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 I think there is some music still missing from The Omen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 All the synth stuff (rumored by some not to be composed by Goldsmith) from the early part of the film is missing, and a few other cues, most notably a shoirt, choir only vocalisation of the Ave Satani text.The meat of the score is presented though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 I'm happy with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robthehand 3 Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 I'm very happy with the Deluxe Edition, I only noticed that missing cue because I watched the film the day before yesterday, I probably wouldn't otherwise. In fact, all three Omen deluxe CDs are among my favourites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 75 Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 I listened to Batman: Mask of the Phantasm is honor of Shirly Walker's death. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurgaFlippinMan 7 Posted December 2, 2006 Share Posted December 2, 2006 The Omen (Deluxe Edition) - Jerry Goldsmith.Brilliant, scary stuff. One thing I noticed - this release seems to be missing the music from when Mrs Baylock arrives at the hospital. Or was that tracked in the film from somewhere else?Though I like it, I personally don't find it scary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,715 Posted December 2, 2006 Share Posted December 2, 2006 The Departed by Howard Shore. The music just stuck in my head after seeing the film. A departure from the typical Shore sound of recent years (LotR, History of Violence etc.). Quite sparse and performed mainly by acoustic and electric guitars and strings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robthehand 3 Posted December 2, 2006 Share Posted December 2, 2006 The Omen (Deluxe Edition) - Jerry Goldsmith.Brilliant, scary stuff. One thing I noticed - this release seems to be missing the music from when Mrs Baylock arrives at the hospital. Or was that tracked in the film from somewhere else?Though I like it, I personally don't find it scary It didn't scare me until I saw the film - which in itself didn't scare me (it's more fun-scary than scary-scary) - but it made the music more scary.The death cues, like "The Killer Storm", "Beheaded" aren't so bad, it's the ones like "The Dogs Attack" that really get me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QMM 4 Posted December 2, 2006 Share Posted December 2, 2006 The Departed by Howard Shore. The music just stuck in my head after seeing the film. A departure from the typical Shore sound of recent years (LotR, History of Violence etc.). Quite sparse and performed mainly by acoustic and electric guitars and strings.How'd you get it early? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 The Wind and the Lion - Jerry Goldsmith. Highly enjoyable.Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacob 0 Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 POTC: Dead Man's Chest - Hans Zimmer. After seeing the movie Wednesday I've had the themes going through my head and had to give the soundtrack a listen or two. And yes, I actually enjoy it.I'm not ashamed to admit I'm a Zimmer fan.I've also been listening to Empire Strikes Back chronologically through.Ying and yang, eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romão 2,274 Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 It´s like having the greatest meal in your life and going to the bathroom afterwards and put your fingers in your mouth... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 Isn't that taking it a bit far? I mean, Empire Strikes Back isn't THAT bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 75 Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacob 0 Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 Good one, Morlock. 8O Of course ESB is far, far superior. But I can still enjoy something like Pirates. A banquet vs. a Happy Meal? (Or a Sad Meal if you prefer.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romão 2,274 Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 The Final Conflict (non expanded edition). The highlights are simply amazing, but the rest of the score drags a bit. Is the expanded score much better? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robthehand 3 Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 The Final Conflict (non expanded edition). The highlights are simply amazing, but the rest of the score drags a bit. Is the expanded score much better?Hell yes. But not so much because of the new music - the sound quality - the Deluxe Edition sounds like it was recorded yesterday. The old release sounds like shit, doesn't do the score justice at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 Listening to Alexandre Desplat's fantastic The Girl with the Pearl Earring. It's...well, fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Brausam 214 Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 So I just got the John Williams - 40 Years of Film Music set, recorded by City of Prague. I really didn't have a problem with it till i reached the fourth disc and listen to Arlington from JFK. More specifically the horn solo in the beggining. Number one...the player hits a wrong note...an easy note at that too. I mean come on, its supposed be be an F#, not natural! And it is played so rigidly and lacks all the emotion it could have. I played that solo better when I was SIGHTREADING it. Ugh. Otherwise...the collection is alrightish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 Home Alone 2 Deluxe EditionCocoonSmall SoldiersPeter Pan - JNHHP:POAEscape Artist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,017 Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 Psycho. Just to lighten my mood a bit Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Breathmask 555 Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 Still in a Bond mood. After listening to FRWL, GF, TB, YOLT and OHMSS, I am now on DAF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 DAF brings it down a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Breathmask 555 Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 I only recently rediscovered Thunderball. I was always a bit underwhelmed by it, and the poor sequencing on the expanded album put me off. I got a nicely re-sequenced version, and it makes quite a difference. And I love how big it all is. The film itself is really of an epic scope anyway, and the score nicely mirrors it.Diamonds Are Forever is actually better than I remembered it being. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 Nice of Neil to share that with you. The cronological Thunderball is a great listen untill it gets to the underwater fight stuff, were it's just the Calypso version of 007 with the eardrum shattering flutes for about 10 minutes straight.It's totally annoying and losies any sense of being "underwater". (Barry's underwater music for the rest of the film is outstanding).YOLT is even better, and a brilliant listen all the way through. OHMSS has some of the best highlights of all the Bond scores, but parts of it are also a bit...dull.DAF is OK, but it's Barry on autopilot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Breathmask 555 Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 Nice of Neil to share that with you. Yes, it is. The cronological Thunderball is a great listen untill it gets to the underwater fight stuff, were it's just the Calypso version of 007 with the eardrum shattering flutes for about 10 minutes straight.It's totally annoying and losies any sense of being "underwater". (Barry's underwater music for the rest of the film is outstanding).It sort of mirrors the film. The movie's great, but the underwater battle just drags and goes on for ages. And the 007 theme does get a bit much at the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 I don't know, I quite like DAF. It may be Barry on autopilot, but he's having so much fun doing it...it has some tremendous highlights. Of course the classic slinky theme for Messrs. Wint & Kid is first and foremost. But there are several other things- his melding the Bond theme with the song in 'Bond Meets Bambi And Thumper', the action/suspense material in 'Peter Franks', 'Moon Buggy Ride', '007 And Counting' is a fine takeoff on his Space March. 'Slumber Inc.' is terrific. In general, his use of the theme from the song is good, several good cues, and some fantastic small snippets, like the end of 'Peter Franks', which echoes OHMSS, and the wonderful Bond cue 'Bond Smells a Rat'. Unfortunately, I am in a Bond mood, with not all that much to do about it. I've got all the Arnold ones, but I'm not all the fond of the two in the middle, and I've played to TND and CR to death. I've got three of the Barry scores- DAF, GF and OHMSS. DAF I am very fond of, as I wrote above, but the other two are spottier. I love the theme from OHMSS (How can you not?), but the album just doesn't do it for me. I'm not a big fan of largely mono-thematic scores. And with GF, it all basically comes down to 'Dawn Raid On Fort Knox'. While that is, without a doubt my favorite Bond cue ever, I don't think the album has much other good material. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 And with GF, it all basically comes down to 'Dawn Raid On Fort Knox'. While that is, without a doubt my favorite Bond cue ever, I don't think the album has much other good material.You must be joking, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robthehand 3 Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 The score (Goldfinger) works better in the film than on album.I think a chronological and complete (although there isn't much unreleased stuff) presentation would actually make a world of difference. Same with The Man With The Golden Gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 I only listen to Goldfinger in crono-order.Only a few very minor cues are missing, so that does not a difference make. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 And with GF, it all basically comes down to 'Dawn Raid On Fort Knox'. While that is, without a doubt my favorite Bond cue ever, I don't think the album has much other good material.You must be joking, right? Well, I have trouble finding it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 Bond Back In Action AgainThe Title Song, for pete's sake!Into Miami (some of the most agressive brass work in any Barry score)Alpine Drive - Auric's FactoryOddjob's Pressing EngagementThe Arrival of the Bomb and Count Down (great suspense writing) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 75 Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 So I just got the John Williams - 40 Years of Film Music set, recorded by City of Prague. I really didn't have a problem with it till i reached the fourth disc and listen to Arlington from JFK. More specifically the horn solo in the beggining. Number one...the player hits a wrong note...an easy note at that too. I mean come on, its supposed be be an F#, not natural! And it is played so rigidly and lacks all the emotion it could have. I played that solo better when I was SIGHTREADING it. Ugh. Otherwise...the collection is alrightish.Prague is one of the worst professional orchestras that I have ever heard. The only good Williams recording by them is (that I can think of) The Flag Parade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 They are hit or miss, definatly.But I rate the Boston Pops a bit lower then the City Of Prague. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 75 Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 You are aware that John Williams conducted the BPO, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 City of Prague do strings and slow Barry style cues very well.Marions Theme on the Trilogy c.d. is better than the OST for example.They suck at action cues,which is why they couldn't get "underground heroics" from ToD possibly right if a rerecording was to be done.K.M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 You are aware that John Williams conducted the BPO, right?Which makes it even worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 I'll give those a listen.Bond Back In Action AgainIndeed, great use of the theme.The Title Song, for pete's sake!Well, obviously. Though I don't listen to it all that much. I have to be in a Bond-song mood. Into Miami (some of the most agressive brass work in any Barry score)I don't know if agressive is the best best way to describe it....but it is great fun.Alpine Drive - Auric's FactoryWonderful use of the song...I should have mentioned, I generally listen to a track of a Barry compilation I have, which uses the first half of this track and all of the Fort Knox cue.Oddjob's Pressing EngagementVery fun.The Arrival of the Bomb and Count Down (great suspense writing)I love it in the film, but on the album, I feel the Fort Knox cue is all of that kind of writing I want in one sitting. This is more or less what I thought. It's the main theme, the title theme, Fort Knox, and one short fun cue. A great 20 minute suite...but I like a little more from my Bond scores. DAF is varied and interesting enough for me to listen to it the whole way through. As is TND. And CR is 45 minutes of sparkling entertainment spread out over a 75 minutes CD (and missing the good song). I must get Moonraker, Thunderball and OHMSS. I've tried listening to TWISE and DAD a few times, but they never grabbed me. I can't remember a single cue from either, save the Cuban one from DAD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted December 17, 2006 Share Posted December 17, 2006 Georges Delerue's The Black Stallion Returns. Great stuff!Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted December 17, 2006 Share Posted December 17, 2006 Mouse Hunt - Silvestri Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,017 Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 The Iron Giant - KamenFateless - MorriconeRed Dragon - ElfmanSerenada Scizophrana - ElfmanLost: Season 2 - GiacchinoJane Eyre - WilliamsApocalypto - HornerEragon - DoyleKarol, who considers Serenada Schizophrana to be absolutely Elfman's best ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robthehand 3 Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 Birdman of Alcratraz - now by favourite Bernstein score.I want to see the film again, I remember liking it, but it was quite a few years ago that I saw it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HPFAN_2 0 Posted December 20, 2006 Author Share Posted December 20, 2006 Pirates of the Caribbean 2. I enjoyed the score. Nothing more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Holdo 16 Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 In a bit of a Bill Conti mood at the moment:Rocky II - waka-chicka-waka-chicka-Gonna Fly Now!!Masters of the Universe - surprised JW didn't sue him for plagarism.FYEO - Can someone remind me why everybody seems to hate this score (aside from its '80s influences)?Aside from that:GM's Towering Inferno - Casino Royale - Arnold's first Bond score that I'm pretty sure in 20 years won't sound as dated as "Runaway" does nowSuperman Returns - Best score of the year, hands down, no trademark smartass Stef replies.Star Wars Episode III - I'm not allowed to have an opinion and say anything bad about JW's music on this forum or else I get vilified, so I will say nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kendal_Ozzel 36 Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 Superman Returns - Best score of the year, hands down, no trademark smartass Stef replies.Who's Stef? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Holdo 16 Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 If you'd like me to add another 'e' into that nickname... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Breathmask 555 Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 You know that's just asking for it, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,017 Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 The Blue Planet and Deep Blue by Fenton.Mission: Impossible by Lalo Schifrin. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - Complete Recordings (audio DVD) for the first time.Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 You know that's just asking for it, right? They never learn do they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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