Trent B 340 Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Ah right we know that there's no releases next week and not until the 12th right? Then again some of those guys on FSM are idiots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scallenger 616 Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Wait... so did I read that one thread right... they are releasing the rejected score of Planet of the Apes 2001... by Jerry Goldsmith? I need a storytime moment here... I don't know anything about Goldsmith ever even doing that version! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,252 Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Sigh..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent B 340 Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Sigh.....This is when we need a face-palm picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,457 Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Deleted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 41,726 Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Mark O was referring to April Fools, guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 156 Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Ah right we know that there's no releases next week and not until the 12th right? Then again some of those guys on FSM are idiots....or maybe they just haven't memorized LLL's release schedule? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,252 Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Mark O was referring to April Fools, guysThank god, for a moment I didn't think anyone would get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 41,726 Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Crysis 2 cover-art is up at amazon:http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004MPAFUYDC Showcase cover art: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent B 340 Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 Hey gents, LLL just announced April 12th's titleshttp://filmscoremonthly.com/board/posts.cfm?threadID=77933&forumID=1&archive=0A-Ten-Hut!After taking a nearly month long RNR, La La Land is ready to get back out on the field with not one, not two, but THREE very diverse releases.Listen up, soldiers – La-La Land Records and EA Games are proud to announce an 8 disc set of music from the MEDAL OF HONOR video game series. This massive collection features music from 9 games – over 10 hours of some of the finest orchestral music ever recorded for the gaming world! Extensive liner notes by Dan Goldwasser go into detail about the series and its music. Each disc has been remastered from elements found in the EA vaults as well as from the composers’ personal collection.Discs 1-6 feature music from the first 8 games (Medal of Honor 1999, MOH Underground, MOH Frontline, MOH Allied Assault, MOH Pacific Assault, MOH European Assault, MOH Rising Sun, and MOH Airborne). Disc 7 features the score to MOH 2010 as well as bonus material. Disc 8 features Bonus Material from AIRBORNE, RISING SUN and EUROPEAN ASSAULT. This impressive collection comes housed in an attractive reinforced cardboard sleeve that would look pretty nifty in your footlocker or on your shelf.Forward by Steven Spielberg. MEDAL OF HONOR SOUNDTRACK COLLECTION - 8 disc set, 40 page bookletMusic by Michael Giacchino, Christopher Lennertz and Ramin DjawadiLLLCD 1159Limited Edition of 2000 unitsRegular Retail Price: $59.98Special Sale Price: $54.98Produced by Steve Schnur, Raphi Lima, Eric Kraber and MV GerhardMastered by James Nelson, Digital OutlandLiner Notes by Dan GoldwasserArt Direction by David FeinWe will NOT be offering autographed copies of this release.Next up, La-La Land Records and Warner Bros. Animation are proud to announce the return to our long line of DC Animated projects – DC SHOWCASE, which features music from the animated shorts THE SPECTRE, JONAH HEX, GREEN ARROW and SHAZAM/SUPERMAN: THE RETURN OF BLACK ADAM. This wildly diverse collection of music was composed by THE TRACK TEAM a.k.a. Jeremy Zuckerman and Benjamin Wynn (AVATAR: The Last Airbender -- Animated Series)DC SHOWCASEMusic by The Track TeamLLLCD 1172Limited Edition of 1000 unitsRetail Price: $19.98Produced by Jeremy Zuckerman, Ben Wynn and MV GerhardMastered by James Nelson, Digital OutlandArt Direction by Mark BanningThe 1st 100 units sold directly through the La-La Land Records website will be autographed by the composers at no extra charge.Last but not least La-La Land Records, in conjunction with Sony Music and Columbia Pictures, is proud to announce one of Jerry Goldsmith’s finest scores – FIRST KNIGHT. This 2 disc Limited Edition set was meticulously assembled by Mike Matessino and mastered by Bruce Botnick from Mr. Botnick’s own 1st generation digital masters straight from the mixing board. This magnificent score has never sounded so lush and vibrant. In our humble opinion, this was Mr. Goldsmith’s finest triumph in the last decade of his career – a magnum opus that plays more like a symphony rather than a film score – a masterpiece that ranks right up there with PATTON, THE OMEN, THE WIND AND THE LION, CHINATOWN and THE SAND PEBBLES as one of his finest works as a composer. FIRST KNIGHT - 2 disc set, 24 page bookletMusic by Jerry GoldsmithLLLCD 1168Limited Edition of 5000 unitsRetail Price: $29.98Produced by Bruce Botnick, Mike Matessino and Didier C. DeutschMastered by Bruce BotnickLiner Notes by Jeff BondArt Direction by Jim TitusThese 3 items go on sale Tuesday, April 12 at 1 pm PST at www.lalalandrecords.com and other fine online establishments.Cover art, track listings, sound clips and more detailed information about these releases will all be revealed then.At ease, soldiers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Brigden 7 Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 Holy wow, First Knight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datameister 2,386 Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 If First Knight is as good as everyone makes it out to be, I might have to buy it. I'll be sure to listen to some samples when they're available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Dimitrescu 9,525 Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TownerFan 5,579 Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 If First Knight is as good as everyone makes it out to be, I might have to buy it. I'll be sure to listen to some samples when they're available.It's a very nice, melodic symphonic score, even though I wouldn't label it as one of Jerry's all-time masterpieces. It was written during a period where Goldsmith decided to get a more streamlined approach to scoring movies. He wanted first and foremost to compose unabashedly romantic music (Rudy, Forever Young, Powder, Ghost and the Darkness) and tried to wear a kind of John Barry-like hat, conceiving grand, broad themes with prominent long lines played by French horns (think also Star Trek Voyager or First Contact main themes). My own feeling is that all these scores are surely fine and crafted with his usual top skill, but they lack a certain "edge", that brilliant creative spark that distinguished all his scores from the mid-1960s to mid-to-late 1980s.That being said, First Knight sports some great action writing, featuring several cues with chorus singing Latin lyrics à là The Omen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datameister 2,386 Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 Interesting.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laserschwert 557 Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 and tried to wear a kind of John Barry-like hatIt's funny you mention John Barry, because in the quiz over at the other thread when the clip from "Out of Africa" came up, I was so sure it was "First Knight"... or when that turned out to be wrong at least some other Goldsmith.Anyway, MoH and FK: bought! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maglorfin 211 Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 It's a very nice, melodic symphonic score, even though I wouldn't label it as one of Jerry's all-time masterpieces. I agree and ask myself, is it worth upgrading if I already have the regular release? Oh, to hell with it, probably I'll end up ordering it anyway ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 9,016 Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 That's actually a tough question to answer. I had some bootleg recording and I never listened to it. But I do like the album very much. The score is certainly very good and one of the very best from Goldsmith in the 90's. 5000 should last some time though. So I can think it through. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,647 Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 That's actually a tough question to answer. I had some bootleg recording and I never listened to it. But I do like the album very much. The score is certainly very good and one of the very best from Goldsmith in the 90's. 5000 should last some time though. So I can think it through. KarolTough to answer it isn't. If you only have the original album and are into polished adventure scores, it is a must-have. Goldsmith produced a lean 40-minute album - for his own mysterious reasons, since Epic offered him a long album. This only included key pieces like the more ponderous MARS-inspired battle cues included but left out the dynamic adventure music for lancelot and fleshed-out material for the baddies and the love affair. It may not be the staggering triumph Lalaland's PR declares now, but at least 60 minutes of it are pure aces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy 5,734 Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 If First Knight is as good as everyone makes it out to be, I might have to buy it. I'll be sure to listen to some samples when they're available.It's a very nice, melodic symphonic score, even though I wouldn't label it as one of Jerry's all-time masterpieces. It was written during a period where Goldsmith decided to get a more streamlined approach to scoring movies. He wanted first and foremost to compose unabashedly romantic music (Rudy, Forever Young, Powder, Ghost and the Darkness) and tried to wear a kind of John Barry-like hat, conceiving grand, broad themes with prominent long lines played by French horns (think also Star Trek Voyager or First Contact main themes). My own feeling is that all these scores are surely fine and crafted with his usual top skill, but they lack a certain "edge", that brilliant creative spark that distinguished all his scores from the mid-1960s to mid-to-late 1980s.That being said, First Knight sports some great action writing, featuring several cues with chorus singing Latin lyrics à là The Omen.Very accurately put, Maurizio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard P 4,649 Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 I'll have to take a listen first (since there are no autographs to worry about). I have maybe 6 or 7 tracks from the OST which are good, but overall it's a bit too bombastic and 'in-your-face' for my tastes. I think I had a footwarmer at one point and it was just too much.I'm hoping an expansion of The Mummy might be coming sometime.But kudos to LLL for continuing to attack the 90s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Brausam 224 Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 Holy moly, First Knight. Forget about the MOH box, this is where it's at! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,252 Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 Oops, I was way off on the number I thought the MOH set would have.First Knight, yes!While not up there with the Goldsmith classics, this is still a damn fine score. Plus it will have the cues that feature Lancelot's theme as well as the abduction and rescue of Guinevere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Skywalker 2,129 Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 MOH, 2000 units.... will it last more than one day??1 pm PST was 10 PM in spain right? (+1 GMT) i think i will be able to order it on time...confirmed bonus tracks , yay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 41,726 Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 Ah, screw it -- I'll give ya guys a New Years treat: Barry Debney Elfman Goldsmith Horner Howard Kamen Mancina Newman Morris Poledouris Portman Snow Tiomkin Williams . . . and a host of others will be out on our label this year! And that's just in JANUARY! LOL j/k HAPPY NEW YEAR! MVHere's my personal guesses:Barry - King Kong '76 Debney - Young Riders (duh) Elfman - Well LLL has a good relationship with WB (Peewee, Beetlejuice, ) and Fox (Edward Scissorhands, Planet of the Apes) and Paramount (Scrooged, Mission Impossible, Sleepy Hollow). Lots of options! I think Scrooged is most likely Goldsmith - First Knight Horner - Wolfen Howard - Waterworld maybe, if the OST wasn't already complete? Kamen - Die Hard, hopefully followed by DH2 and especially 3!!!!!! Mancina - Assassins Newman - er, which Newman? Morris - Clue (duh) Poledouris - hopefully Starship Troopers if Varese doesn't hold perpetual rights... if they do, then Hunt For Red October Portman - Jim Henson's Storytellers (duh) Snow - X-Files box set (duh) Tiomkin - no idea Williams - HOOK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Nailed it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TownerFan 5,579 Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 If you have nailed Hook as well by the end of the year, I'll offer you a beer Jay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent Hoyt 13 Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 I think I'll skip the Goldsmith. I have the original release, I think thats good enough. I'll save my money for the MOH box set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 41,726 Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 I'll be buying MOH and First Knight for sureHoly crap is that MOH box set going to sell out fast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent Hoyt 13 Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 I should be on my computer when it goes on sale, so I dont think I'll miss it. But I dont think this set will last a day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 41,726 Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 Definitely not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paleo 78 Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 That's a tough decision... I own the original First Knight, and didn't really listen to it often... but then I do think the score will benefit from the expansion, yet $29 is a lot of money for me at the moment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent Hoyt 13 Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 I usually don't upgrade on non-Williams scores, unless it's a Star Trek score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,256 Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 Definitely notI expected 3,000 units. But one day, really? On one hand it's a video game franchise that doesn't hold well to critics, but then again it's a shit ton of Giacchino's finest work. I don't know how it will sell. Either way I've got my autographed copy pre-ordered from Dark Del, so I'm already good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 41,726 Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 How much did the shipping end up being on that? Maybe I'll do the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romão 2,381 Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 I might get First Knight, it's a score I was always very fond of (though, if the second cd is mostly the original album, 30 bucks is a bit steep).And about MOH, I've never played the games, I'm far from being a Giacchino fan, but is the music really that good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 41,726 Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 Yup!Go on youtube, there are plenty of tracks there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romão 2,381 Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 Any particular MOH score I should start from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent Hoyt 13 Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 I remember playing the first game when it came out. I had no idea who the composer was and I wasn't real interested in video game music but it still blew me away. I've held off on buying the cds since they were out of print and I didnt want to spend extra money. This set is going to be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,252 Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 I think so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TownerFan 5,579 Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 And about MOH, I've never played the games, I'm far from being a Giacchino fan, but is the music really that good?IMHO, yes, it's very good music. Giacchino clearly channeled the Williams' sound of the mid-late 1980s (esp. the first MOH, which has a kind of Last Crusade vibe to it), but it's not just carbon-copy: he put his own touches all throughout. Maybe it's not adventurous, forward-looking music--its goal is clearly to harken back to a certain film music "sound", but it's well-written, exciting, straightforward music miles better than many crap film scores for contemporary blockbuster movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,252 Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,256 Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 One of my favorite cues from the series: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romão 2,381 Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 That Airbone main title really reminds of me of some chase cue from Up.But as Herrmann would say: "That's because they were written by the same person, you idiot!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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crocodile 9,016 Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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crocodile 9,016 Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 As far as the main theme goes I think I actually prefer this version.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOIT7gszGBQKarol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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crocodile 9,016 Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 I'm so completely, totally buying this! Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,252 Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 Anyone want the first three original releases at a decent price? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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