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- CommentAuthorHeeroJF
- CommentTimeDec 10th 2008 edited
Nautilus wrote
NP:Weather man (Zimmer)
Wonder how much of this score is from James S Levine (It sounds pretty close to Nip /Tuck).
Anyway....
Weather man blows my mind away! It's like Clif Martinez Solaris but with Zimmer credited as a composer...I can't belive I didn't hear this score more often at his time....
I think it's gonna take a world of patience for me to ever like this score the way you talk about it... Granted I just got it last month, but it's so demanding... Nothing really stands out, it's just one long uninterrupted Matchstick Men but without the charm. Well, as I said, maybe a lot of patience will do it.
Marselus wrote
Yes you are right, Evolution set the stage; Agent Cody Banks was the culmination of his kinda sound, the one he has later developed and the reason why I love Powell´s music. But certainly, Evolution (AND Rat Race the same year; a favourite of mine btw) were the first steps.
I agree Evolution and Rat Race really set the stage for what was to come in John Powell's career. What lay before was Face/Off. Hardly cut off from the tired old MV mold at that point. But to go as far as saying there's something missing from his recent scores that makes us harken back to those roots?? Just listening to Horton is enough to make me disagree on that. I think Powell's music has only been improving throughout the years.
NP: The Ant Bully, John Debney
I really never gave this one much of a chance before I stashed away on my shelves. Lemme go back here to see anything I might have missed.''The mandate, as well as the benefit, of responsibility is the ability to tell when one can afford to be irresponsible.'' - Me -
- CommentAuthorHeeroJF
- CommentTimeDec 10th 2008
Re: Ant Bully
Oh, right, I'm remembering now. It's all really a lot of mickey-mousing except for the really powerful bookending tracks and the "Wasp Attack". Overall one of those "generic Debney bit of score."''The mandate, as well as the benefit, of responsibility is the ability to tell when one can afford to be irresponsible.'' - Me -
- CommentAuthorHeeroJF
- CommentTimeDec 10th 2008 edited
Re: Ant Bully, still
Agh! The last few notes of that main theme are reminding me of something so fierce!!! What could it be?
NP: Battle of Britain,
composed by Ron Goodwin
co-composed by Sir William Walton
conducted by Sir Malcolm Arnold
Amazing stuff. But why, oh why, of these three artists, the one that I truly admire and would consider myself an avid fan of is the only single one without the knighted title? Is there no justice in this world?''The mandate, as well as the benefit, of responsibility is the ability to tell when one can afford to be irresponsible.'' - Me -
- CommentAuthoromaha
- CommentTimeDec 10th 2008
Played this evening:
Secondhand Lions- again, I know
My Life (Barry)- What a beautiful score and film. Very powerful and emotional. The theme is excellent. -
- CommentAuthormirdle
- CommentTimeDec 10th 2008
Played all day:
Man Without A Face - Horner
Beautiful score, low key, not too depressing. I'm embarrassed I hadn't discovered this gem sooner! -
- CommentAuthoromaha
- CommentTimeDec 10th 2008
mirdle wrote
Played all day:
Man Without A Face - Horner
Beautiful score, low key, not too depressing. I'm embarrassed I hadn't discovered this gem sooner!
Aye, great score. Great for studying and doing work. -
- CommentAuthorDemonStar
- CommentTimeDec 10th 2008
NP: Evan Almighty - John Debney
I like this quite a lot!
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- CommentAuthorMiya
- CommentTimeDec 10th 2008
NP: Hairspray - Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman
Labels are for cans, not people. - Anthony Rapp -
- CommentAuthorMarselus
- CommentTimeDec 10th 2008
FalkirkBairn wrote
Nautilus wrote
NP:Gears Of War 2 (Jablonsky)
Jablonsky best score ever!
No on so many levels!! Transformers, Steamboy, even D-War! For me, Gears of War 2 is average at best. And way behind Riepl's original.
I haven´t listened the first one, but I agree that Gears of War 2 is average, even if the main theme and the action cues are really good; but Transformers or Steamboy are better.Anything with an orchestra or with a choir....at some point will reach you -
- CommentAuthorMarselus
- CommentTimeDec 10th 2008
HeeroJF wrote
I agree Evolution and Rat Race really set the stage for what was to come in John Powell's career. What lay before was Face/Off. Hardly cut off from the tired old MV mold at that point.
While I agree that Face Off has some of the old MV sound, I´ve always thought it already contained elements of Powell´s writing he later developed (the string writing in the face lift scene for example).Anything with an orchestra or with a choir....at some point will reach you -
- CommentAuthorNautilus
- CommentTimeDec 10th 2008 edited
Marselus wrote
FalkirkBairn wrote
Nautilus wrote
NP:Gears Of War 2 (Jablonsky)
Jablonsky best score ever!
No on so many levels!! Transformers, Steamboy, even D-War! For me, Gears of War 2 is average at best. And way behind Riepl's original.
I haven´t listened the first one, but I agree that Gears of War 2 is average, even if the main theme and the action cues are really good; but Transformers or Steamboy are better.
I never understood why people likes Steamboy. Is just string progressions and percusion. It's a very poor in orchestrations, and the themes are taken from The Man in the iron Mask and Tears of the sun.
NP:The Dark Knight cd 2 (Zimmer and Howard)
Well...more interesting tracks than I could expect, but not enough interesting to justify this realease.
you really need 2 A list composers, 1 guy doing ambient design and 1 other guy doing additional music to make a 10 minutes track like "the ferries". 10 minuts of nothing!
At least " a watchful guardin" make the typical "triumph" rendition of the Batman's theme. At least is more satisfactory..in fact the only satisfactory track of this..."complete"
The remixes are the best from this cd. They are cool like in At world's End remixes. Seriously. -
- CommentAuthorMarselus
- CommentTimeDec 10th 2008 edited
Nautilus wrote
NP:The Dark Knight cd 2 (Zimmer and Howard)
The remixes are the best from this cd. They are cool like in At world's End remixes. Seriously.
Really? Oh my.....wait....wait....
Anything with an orchestra or with a choir....at some point will reach you -
- CommentAuthorDemonStar
- CommentTimeDec 10th 2008
NP: Kung Fu Panda - Hans Zimmer and John Powell
One of my personal favourites of this year.
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- CommentAuthorSteven
- CommentTimeDec 10th 2008
Mine too. -
- CommentAuthorHeeroJF
- CommentTimeDec 10th 2008 edited
In keeping with the "Legend" theme I set forth last night, I'm currently listening to:
The Legend of Zelda: Windwaker - Koji Kondo & cie
I picked that particular Zelda mostly because I haven't taken the time to absorb it as much as the other ones, and I haven't played the game yet either. It's all nice and folksy, but we're still a long way from A Link to the Past, the best Zelda score from the best period in video game history, imo.''The mandate, as well as the benefit, of responsibility is the ability to tell when one can afford to be irresponsible.'' - Me -
- CommentAuthorDreamTheater
- CommentTimeDec 10th 2008
CLEOPATRA (TREVOR JONES)
Mainly discovered this one on recommendation of the people here, but I had heard the main theme before. This is the kind of Jones I appreciate the most: highly thematic, and gorgeous themes, big rhythmic cues... This may well become one of my favorites from him. It's funny but it's been many years since I bought a Trevor Jones score, after From Hell I sort of lost interest, but to actually discover one of his hidden gems is like getting reacquainted with an old friend. And after meeting him during the WSA, I've been wanting to track down more of this very talented man.
4 STARS
And Dinotopia is the next on my list. Hoping it will be as good."considering I've seen an enormous debate here about The Amazing Spider-Man and the ones who love it, and the ones who hate it, I feel myself obliged to say: TASTE DIFFERS, DEAL WITH IT" - Thomas G. -
- CommentAuthorHeeroJF
- CommentTimeDec 10th 2008 edited
DreamTheater wrote
And Dinotopia is the next on my list. Hoping it will be as good.
It just about is, but takes a lot more to dig through and warm up to its themes. But with patience it can arguably be just as good. Cleopatra does remain my favourite Jones score by far, personally. For me it's a 5-star piece, no doubt. It's great to see people discovering this little bit of magic. I find it fascinating that Jones did Gladiator before there was Gladiator, and yet Zimmer and Gerrard are the ones getting all the credit and nominations.
"Rome Decrees":
''The mandate, as well as the benefit, of responsibility is the ability to tell when one can afford to be irresponsible.'' - Me -
- CommentAuthorHeeroJF
- CommentTimeDec 10th 2008
I skipped the 2nd disc of Windwaker because a) the score really isn't that good and b) I have lots other stuff I want to listen to today.
My second "Legend" score of the day:
The Legend of the Lone Ranger, John Barry
Big, bold and yet sweeping like a typical Barry score. And quite varied, instead of just relying on a single theme. Just a tad short. Those two tracks featuring spoken monologues over the music are a bit annoying too.''The mandate, as well as the benefit, of responsibility is the ability to tell when one can afford to be irresponsible.'' - Me -
- CommentAuthorDemetris
- CommentTimeDec 10th 2008
Marselus wrote
Nautilus wrote
NP:The Dark Knight cd 2 (Zimmer and Howard)
The remixes are the best from this cd. They are cool like in At world's End remixes. Seriously.
Really? Oh my.....wait....wait....
"They are cool like in at world's end remixes" is the funniest thing i've heard lately.Love Maintitles. It's full of Wanders. -
- CommentAuthorSteven
- CommentTimeDec 10th 2008
Spider-Man 2 Complete Danny Elfman
I love this guy.
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- CommentAuthorDemetris
- CommentTimeDec 10th 2008
Steven wrote
Spider-Man 2 Complete Danny Elfman
I love this guy.
His SPIDERMAN material is some of the best stuff he's written in his whole career. Ages beyond the generic stuff that make up for the third instalment, especially the vomit-inducing Deborah Lurie stuff; it seems to amateurish in comparison with the Elfman's spiderman.Love Maintitles. It's full of Wanders. -
- CommentAuthorThomas Glorieux
- CommentTimeDec 10th 2008
DreamTheater wrote
CLEOPATRA (TREVOR JONES)
Mainly discovered this one on recommendation of the people here, but I had heard the main theme before. This is the kind of Jones I appreciate the most: highly thematic, and gorgeous themes, big rhythmic cues... This may well become one of my favorites from him. It's funny but it's been many years since I bought a Trevor Jones score, after From Hell I sort of lost interest, but to actually discover one of his hidden gems is like getting reacquainted with an old friend. And after meeting him during the WSA, I've been wanting to track down more of this very talented man.
4 STARS
And Dinotopia is the next on my list. Hoping it will be as good.
aha, so you got them?
Next on my long list to review scores, the Jones pack
waaaaaahhhhhhhh!!! Where's my nut? arrrghhhhhhh -
- CommentAuthorSteven
- CommentTimeDec 10th 2008
Christodoulides wrote
Steven wrote
Spider-Man 2 Complete Danny Elfman
I love this guy.
His SPIDERMAN material is some of the best stuff he's written in his whole career. Ages beyond the generic stuff that make up for the third instalment, especially the vomit-inducing Deborah Lurie stuff; it seems to amateurish in comparison with the Elfman's spiderman.
Elfman is a very intuitive film composer. He may not make the most memorable themes all the time, but they're always very fitting and he sure knows how to score any film given to him. That's an amazing skill, one that I'm insanely jealous of.
What I love about Elfman is his uniqueness. You can usually tell that it's an Elfman score, but then he also explores new ideas. Some of his music in Hulk was very unique to Elfman's pallet I think, and a very underrated score. A thousands times better than the newest Hulk score. -
- CommentAuthorDemetris
- CommentTimeDec 10th 2008
Steven wrote
Some of his music in Hulk was very unique to Elfman's pallet I think, and a very underrated score. A thousands times better than the newest Hulk score.
Word. Let's just face it, the newest Hulk score is a clear example of someone outside their waters, a very amateurish, soulless example like the other dozens of similar ones - scores on auto-pilot, forgettable, easily digested and completely impersonal. I really hope Armstrong doesn't take up a score that's clearly outside his stylistic range again 'cause i consider him an otherwise gifted artists. In comparison to Elfman's very good and sadly underrated score for Hulk, it doesn't simply pale, but it's also quite childish in places too.Love Maintitles. It's full of Wanders. -
- CommentAuthorHeeroJF
- CommentTimeDec 10th 2008
Just finished playing, predictably:
Legends of the Fall, James Horner
Nothing to add about this masterpiece that hasn't already been said.
And, NP:
The Legend of Mythica, Alan Silvestri
Disney Tokyo score album. Alan Silvestri is in top form in this large-scale effort. A pity it's not a well-known album. A little slightly distracting Japanese spoken word over the music, but relatively very little, and mostly in the beginning.''The mandate, as well as the benefit, of responsibility is the ability to tell when one can afford to be irresponsible.'' - Me -
- CommentAuthorMartijn
- CommentTimeDec 10th 2008
Oh...oops...my previous post was in the wrong thread
NP: The Legend Of Butch And Cassidy - Basil Poledouris
Basil's last score is just a wonder, with a beautiful main theme, some lovely folksy playfulness and the robust orchestration he did so exceedingly well. MMM's most excellent release to date! THANKS, Mikael!
'no passion nor excitement here, despite all the notes and musicians' ~ Falkirkbairn -
- CommentAuthoromaha
- CommentTimeDec 10th 2008
So far today:
Gun
Largo Winch
Second Hand Lions
Shoot 'em up
Signs -
- CommentAuthorHeeroJF
- CommentTimeDec 10th 2008
Martijn wrote
Oh...oops...my previous post was in the wrong thread
NP: The Legend Of Butch And Cassidy - Basil Poledouris
Basil's last score is just a wonder, with a beautiful main theme, some lovely folksy playfulness and the robust orchestration he did so exceedingly well. MMM's most excellent release to date! THANKS, Mikael!
Oh, good one! I agree. But I would call it MMM's most inspired release to date, but as far as "excellency" goes, I think George and the Dragon takes the cake. That score is:
NP: Legend
The Tangerine Dream version, extended edition, finally featuring the main theme in all its glory. I'd have grabbed the much superior Goldsmith album instead but I actually listened to that one not terribly long ago.
I take back what I said about Legend of Mythica: there are actually many more spoken words than I remembered, but it's really not all that intrusive.''The mandate, as well as the benefit, of responsibility is the ability to tell when one can afford to be irresponsible.'' - Me -
- CommentAuthorDemetris
- CommentTimeDec 10th 2008
omaha wrote
Shoot 'em up
Why?Love Maintitles. It's full of Wanders. -
- CommentAuthorHeeroJF
- CommentTimeDec 10th 2008 edited
NP: The Legend of 1900, Ennio Morricone
Can the man do no wrong??''The mandate, as well as the benefit, of responsibility is the ability to tell when one can afford to be irresponsible.'' - Me