BurgaFlippinMan 7 Posted November 30, 2005 Share Posted November 30, 2005 Like the title, which scores do you consider a guilty pleasure to listen to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pat_burke 0 Posted November 30, 2005 Share Posted November 30, 2005 Terminator II by Brad Fiedel. I shouldn't like it but I do.Also Wendy Carlos' Tron.Nigel Westlake's Babe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitch 57 Posted November 30, 2005 Share Posted November 30, 2005 PSYCHO and BASIC INSTINCT.It goes with the territory and a nice glass of Coppola Red. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeshopk 8 Posted November 30, 2005 Share Posted November 30, 2005 I revel in my pleasures. None of them are guilty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandor 797 Posted November 30, 2005 Share Posted November 30, 2005 I revel in my pleasures. None of them are guilty.Me too. Although I feel guilty about liking Quincy Jones' The Color Purple so much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John McClane 1 Posted November 30, 2005 Share Posted November 30, 2005 Like the title, which scores do you consider a guilty pleasure to listen to?Perhaps this thread will be of your interest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeshopk 8 Posted November 30, 2005 Share Posted November 30, 2005 Me too. Although I feel guilty about liking Quincy Jones' The Color Purple so much! It's a nice theme. Williams gave it the thumbs up too by recording it with Perlman, so I guess there's no hard feelings. But please, Spielberg, let it never happen again!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeshopk 8 Posted November 30, 2005 Share Posted November 30, 2005 I like the Season 1 soundtrack to "Ranma 1/2", and I like the J-Pop songs by the band "Picasso" written for the Anime series "Maison Ikkoku". And I like the "Thriller" Album by Michael Jackson. And Queen's "Flash Gordon."And I like the original Ewok Song and Lapti Nek. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted November 30, 2005 Share Posted November 30, 2005 With scores, I don't think the terms guilty pleasure can possibly apply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurgaFlippinMan 7 Posted November 30, 2005 Author Share Posted November 30, 2005 Like the title, which scores do you consider a guilty pleasure to listen to?Perhaps this thread will be of your interest. Ah thks. Didnt realise there was oneWith scores, I don't think the terms guilty pleasure can possibly apply.Not even with Yub Nub? ok, technically a song. but still, it was fun, enjoyable, catchy but a totally unfitting end to a saga. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted November 30, 2005 Share Posted November 30, 2005 I quite like Goldsmiths saccharine Spielberg segment of The Twilight Zone *looks around worried* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted November 30, 2005 Share Posted November 30, 2005 I think this helps prove my point. 'Kick the Can' is a much loved Jerry Goldsmith piece, and one of my personal favorite cues of his. Attached to the film it may be saccharine, but on it's own, it's pure magic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewdog1 50 Posted November 30, 2005 Share Posted November 30, 2005 My guilty pleasure? Watching Neil and Stefan's webcams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John McClane 1 Posted November 30, 2005 Share Posted November 30, 2005 My guilty pleasure? Watching Neil and Stefan's webcams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romão 2,274 Posted November 30, 2005 Share Posted November 30, 2005 Lisa StansfieldThe song "The Age of Aquarius"Kylie Minogue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John McClane 1 Posted November 30, 2005 Share Posted November 30, 2005 Pop music may also be a guilty pleasure. I mean the catchy pop songs you usually catch on MTV or any commercial radio or TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewdog1 50 Posted November 30, 2005 Share Posted November 30, 2005 Pop music may also be a guilty pleasure. I mean the catchy pop songs you usually catch on MTV or any commercial radio or TV. This is for guilty pleasures, not embarassing quirks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John McClane 1 Posted November 30, 2005 Share Posted November 30, 2005 That smiley...it really whips the llama's ass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melange 446 Posted November 30, 2005 Share Posted November 30, 2005 Your Guilty PleasuresAbba,The Carpenters,and Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds"OOOOOOLAAAAAAA.......Akbar" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robthehand 3 Posted November 30, 2005 Share Posted November 30, 2005 Superman III - both the score and the movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker 5 Posted November 30, 2005 Share Posted November 30, 2005 My guilty pleasure? Watching Neil and Stefan's webcams.That reminds me, your credit card expires today.Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delorean90 42 Posted November 30, 2005 Share Posted November 30, 2005 Pirates of the Caribbean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SturgisPodmore 0 Posted November 30, 2005 Share Posted November 30, 2005 Pirates of the Caribbean. beerchug And various pop/rock artists and songs.~Sturgis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrAsterisk 0 Posted November 30, 2005 Share Posted November 30, 2005 Pirates of the Caribbean.That's mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batmanand 0 Posted December 1, 2005 Share Posted December 1, 2005 Gladiator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted December 1, 2005 Share Posted December 1, 2005 Gladiator as in its music? Its more of a proud pleasure for me. One of the best epic scores in a long time. The battle music is freakin amazing, as is the love theme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Skywalker 1,796 Posted December 1, 2005 Share Posted December 1, 2005 the battle music was written over almost a century ago. And For a real full orchestra BTW... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batmanand 0 Posted December 1, 2005 Share Posted December 1, 2005 Yeah what he said.I enjoy the music, and think that some of it is well-written (the eg "Commodus kills Marcus Aurelius" stuff) but in the main it is not exactly novel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Skywalker 1,796 Posted December 1, 2005 Share Posted December 1, 2005 If it sounded like a real orchestra i think i wouldnt complain.I think the lion king is great, count that as a guilty pleasure since i dislike Zimmer very much. Its a shame the action cues sound so fake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitch 57 Posted December 1, 2005 Share Posted December 1, 2005 My guilty pleasure? Watching Neil and Stefan's webcams.That reminds me, your credit card expires today.NeilThere's always this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Breathmask 555 Posted December 1, 2005 Share Posted December 1, 2005 Gladiator woul have been an excellent score if it hadn't had Zimmer hammering away on the synths. I always skip those parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deimos 0 Posted December 1, 2005 Share Posted December 1, 2005 the battle music was written over almost a century ago. And For a real full orchestra BTW...What is this about? Composer and work please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted December 1, 2005 Share Posted December 1, 2005 Personally, I happen to like the distinct Zimmer sound. Pumping brass etc. Just because he likes to use stuff other than natural sounds doesn't make his work any less entertaining, to me at least. Especially when Zimmer utilizes his instrumental tastes so well. There sure are some snooty attitudes on this bored.I signed up for this forum to discuss my passion for film music and its composers, with Williams being my personal favourite. There certainly is an elitest attiude amongst some members towards what they see as 'lesser' film composers, which is a little off putting to a new memer like me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Skywalker 1,796 Posted December 1, 2005 Share Posted December 1, 2005 the battle music was written over almost a century ago. And For a real full orchestra BTW...What is this about? Composer and work please. Mars, the bringer of war by Gustav Holst.Get the whole work (the other planets) its pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delorean90 42 Posted December 1, 2005 Share Posted December 1, 2005 I think the lion king is great, count that as a guilty pleasure since i dislike Zimmer very much. Its a shame the action cues sound so fake.I didn't really fully grasp the greatness of this score until I heard the unreleased music. I absolutely love the "Simba Alive" cue! There's some really great material in this score, and it does sound like there is some real orchestra in there, but I know what you mean by the action cues sounding fake. I see no reason to find The Lion King a guilty pleasure (aside from just eating some humble pie if you're a Zimmer disliker). Pirates of the Caribbean on the other hand... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John McClane 1 Posted December 1, 2005 Share Posted December 1, 2005 I think the lion king is great, count that as a guilty pleasure since i dislike Zimmer very much. Its a shame the action cues sound so fake.He wan the Oscar for that...in the same year as Forrest Gump... :roll: That shows that not only Williams didn't received everything he deserved. Silvestri should have been the undisputed winner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Breathmask 555 Posted December 1, 2005 Share Posted December 1, 2005 That's the power of Disney for ya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 1, 2005 Share Posted December 1, 2005 It's no worse then Allan Menken winning for every fart he recorded for Disney at that time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurgaFlippinMan 7 Posted December 1, 2005 Author Share Posted December 1, 2005 i think Zimmer's Lion King was an awesome score. While you may dispute its win in at the Oscars, I dont think it was undeserving Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John McClane 1 Posted December 1, 2005 Share Posted December 1, 2005 I dont think it was undeservingIn fact it was very undeserved, but we all know it happens often.IMO at least one Indiana Jones score deserve to win.Luckily the fan's opinion is much more important in the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Skywalker 1,796 Posted December 2, 2005 Share Posted December 2, 2005 I dont mean at all that it should have an oscar... I didn't really fully grasp the greatness of this score until I heard the unreleased music. I absolutely love the "Simba Alive" cue! There's some really great material in this score, and it does sound like there is some real orchestra in there, but I know what you mean by the action cues sounding fake. There is real orchestra, as well as in Gladiator, but the synth 'lets make the orchestra sound bigger' overcomes everything and everything sounds fake. And yes those unreleased cues have very beautiful (sadly even unused) music. And that why i think its a great score, not for the action sequences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandor 797 Posted December 2, 2005 Share Posted December 2, 2005 The Lion King is simply an awesome score. Zimmer put in a lot of effort to actively work together with Mark Mancina, Lebo M. and many others to create a truly perfect score. It's actually one of my favorite scores of ALL TIME. I didn't like the film as much as I hoped I would (loved Beauty And The Beast and Aladdin to a certain extent), but the music truly was the gem of this production.Just for once forget complex orchestrations and all, but just focus on Zimmer's gift for creating magnificent, powerful, sometimes highly memorable melodies. There is no score that better reaffirms that statement than The Lion King. It is, from a melodic perspective, simply gorgeous. This Land is a standard inclusion on compilation CD's that I make for friends and family who want to know what film music is all about. That last scene when the grown up Simba slowly walks unto Pride Rock to fulfill his destiny as king always gets me, because Zimmer's music makes that scene unforgettable. Even as I type this, visualizing the scene in my head, I hear the music and I get goosebumps. I can't help it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Skywalker 1,796 Posted December 2, 2005 Share Posted December 2, 2005 My guilty pleasure? Watching Neil and Stefan's webcams.That reminds me, your credit card expires today.NeilThere's always this LOOK OUT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacck 23 Posted December 3, 2005 Share Posted December 3, 2005 OMFG! *hides* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romão 2,274 Posted December 3, 2005 Share Posted December 3, 2005 It's ironic Menken's best Disney score is one of his few that didn't win an oscar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurgaFlippinMan 7 Posted December 3, 2005 Author Share Posted December 3, 2005 Did Hunchback win? That is my favorite Menken work, ok, maybe equal with Beauty and the Beast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romão 2,274 Posted December 3, 2005 Share Posted December 3, 2005 It was nominated as Best Score for a Comedy or a Musical back in the day when that category still existed. It's also my favorite Menken score, followed by Beauty and the Beast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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