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I certainly can have differing views on a score between listens.

I do admit that I can go into a new score with expectations of what I am about to hear (based on the composer's previous work, the project that they have written for and even an expectation based upon the comments of others). I find that, if my expectations are not met then I tend to be disappointed. I then have to judge the music on its own merits once my expectations have been set aside.

After relistening to the Hobbit scores I must say that I like this third one best. In all honesty it was the second one that got me a bit bored. I'll try to compile an overall playlist this weekend.

Volker

I'm not bipolar, but I can very much relate to what you're saying. Mood has a definite impact on what music I choose to play and how it affects said listening.

In the mornings (as a B person who loves nights and hates mornings), I usually have to have calm music, perhaps even just silence if my tinnitus can handle it. When I'm gearing up for a party, there's very little film music that does the trick. I usually have to go for psytrance or various forms of rock.

But also if I'm feeling down for some reason, nothing is better than listening to sad music. Danny Elfman once said that "I'm never happier than when I can write sad music". I think there's something to that. Happy music when you're sad is just annoying.

Perhaps not the bombastic Mordor and orc music, but I think the 'elf' music for Rivendell etc. has a very therapeutic aspect to it.

Just a coincidence.



I don't know what you mean - the 'Misty Mountains' theme by Plan 9 is all over both albums of the 1st score.



Everything that is on the standard edition is on the special edition in this case.

It appears more than three times.

Yes, the special edition just happens to be missing what is literally the most entertaining moment in the entire score, one that beats out even most of the original trilogy scores if only for sheer power-anthemy spectacle (not saying it's actually better than anything in the original trilogy, just perhaps more in-your-face attractive in a Zimmery sort of way).

And yeah, "all over" seems a bit of an exaggeration, after seeing the film where the use of the theme is almost excessive, I was shocked how seldom it appeared on the album.

NP: GRAND THEFT AUTO V (Tangerine Dream)

NP: Troy (2004) - James Horner

I bought headphones today. SONY MDR-10RC, priced down from €150 to 100. Sounds nice.

Volker

NP: THE ESSENTIAL DISNEY COLLECTION (various)

Various cover versions of the famous songs. Some are hit, some are miss.

HEY, don't diss me. I love this stuff.

The Monkey King - Christopher Young

Just the 30 minutes released on Youtube, alas but it's amazing enough for me to long for a CD release. The finale cue is on constant repeat, just spectacular.

NOW PLAYING: MIRACLE ON 34TH ST/BROUGHTON AND MOCKRIDGE

I'm listening to the new 2CD release from La-La Land which combines both scores through my new speakers. A most satisfying experience.
Tom

I was kind of bored until the last 2 tracks and then I was not bored.

Some? I'd say that there is a very fine balance between the full throttled action cues and the calm, etherial, meditative type cues. Did you even listen to the whole thing or just skim through it? I mean, between tracks 4 and 9 there isn't an action cue in sight. That's 15 minutes for you to take a rather big breath before the 17 minute "Niu Mo Wang, the Buffalo Demon King." This score has more sweeping themes and reflective, calmer moments than full-on bombasticism. <-- Is that even a word?

-Erik-