[Closed] Now Playing - Part XXII

I should check I Know Who Killed Me out, but a thriller score? I can't see why'd I be interested in it. Someone try and explain why I should give it a listen.

If I haven't seen the film they're representing I usually can't ''connect'' to them that well. Is it in typical big orchestra McNeely fashion? Most importantly, is it interesting throughout?

I had that score but sold it to someone. Now I'm thinking I want it back. The same goes for the first movie score.

That's very wise advice. I sold some in the early days and regret it (well, I regret it in one or two cases, I don't suppose Norman Orenstein's "Robocop: The Series" is one which will come back to bite me).

Check out HOUR 1 of my Best of 2007 show. It's the first score I play!

http://www.geocities.com/cinematicsound/

-Erik-

Just finished with CALL OF DUTY: FINEST HOUR. Been a while since I've played that one but I was inspired by the talk in the Giacchino thread to give it another spin.

I've now moved onto...

NP: Ivanhoe - Miklos Rozsa

I've been on a real Golden Age kick as of late. I'm not sure why... maybe it's because of my utter disappointment in newer scores over the past few years. Am I turning into those angry, sad, old farts on the other boards that dismiss everything that has come out post 1962? Doubt it... but every time I try to listen to something new... especially some of the new crap that has come out lately I'm instantly turned off and have to turn to an age where the art of film music was so alive and well and was consistently churning out fantastic material.

Anyway, I'm currently listening to one of my all time favorite Golden Age score re-recorded brilliantly by the London Sinfonia, conducted by Bruce Broughton for the Intrada label. If all Golden Age re-recording sounded like this I'm sure there would be more fans of the era. Dynamite sound, near perfect performance with a conductor who truly understands the material and gets the most out of his players. Rozsa crafted a score around 12 century music including two songs written by King Richard and a popular French folk song which became the theme from Lady Rowena. The score contains spectacular and heroic action material and well as some tender, lush romantic music. Brilliant stuff!!!

-Erik-

Went up stairs to do a little cleaning as we are expecting guests tonight so I threw on a Golden Age compilation that would keep my attention while I disinfected everything in the kitchen, cleaned up after my messy boy and made the house look nice. Boy, the smell of a slow cooking roast is sublime. Anyway, BLOOD AND THUNDER was the album i listened to - performed by the Seattle Symphony conducted by Cliff Eidelman. With a running time at just under 40 minutes this one flies by quickly. A lot of compilation favorites are here... "Parade of Charioteers" from Ben-Hur, "Overture" from North By Northwest and "The Ride of the Cossacks" from Taras Bulba. Also included is the rousing "Conquest" from Captain From Castile by Alfred Newman -- One of the best marches I've ever heard. There's a three track suite from Alex North's superb Cleopatra. The love theme is one of North's best pieces. The only non-Golden Age track is "Raisului Attacks" from Jerry Goldsmith's classic The Wind and the Lion. When I first listened to this compilation I thought that this would be the "Oooooh Noooooo" track. There is no way in hell that anyone could perform this thing to perfection never mind duplicating the wonderful and aggressive performance from the original recording. Well, the Seattle Symphony surprised me. They knock this one out of the park! And Cliff Eidleman, even though at the beginning of the piece slows things down a bit, picks up the break neck speed pace of the piece during the latter half. Awesome stuff! Elmer Bernstien's The Ten Commandements gets a generous 7 and a half minute suite and the album ends off with the brilliant Mutiny on the Bounty "Overture" by Bronislau Kaper. I personally would have ended this with Waxman's show stopper, "The Ride of the Cossacks," but that's would be my only change. A surprisingly entertaining and well performed album. A solid sampler of "Parades, Processionals and Attacks from Hollywood's most epic films."

I've now moved onto...

NP: Lionheart - Jerry Goldsmith

I Love, LOVE, LOVE this score. Rich themes, a gorgeous theme for Robert and Blanche, and a finale track that seems to never want to end! A masterpiece!

-Erik-

NP WarHawk (Christopher Lennertz)

Another impressive effort by Lennertz (with Timothy Wynn´s help), and another great videogame score.
The main theme sets the mood of the score and it gets better and better as the soundtrack goes by, with some Poledouris´homages included, very nice. Bold, epic, brassy and action packed. Recommended!

A link to an interesting article related to this score:
http://www.1up.com/do/feature?cId=3163391

NP : ZULU - John Barry



Not exactly early morning listening but what the hey!?

Finished and off to...

Why should you?

NP The Eye (Marco Beltrami)

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Standard, very standard horror score. One funny thing though: "The Eye Main Titles" is like an extension, or a self rip, of the Main Theme from "3:10 to Yuma".

NP: Planet of the Apes - Danny Elfman

The best score Elfman has composed in the 21st century. Great action cues like The Hunt, Preparing For Battle and the both Main Titles cues are all amazing, maybe the best action tracks Elfman has ever written.

I'm now off to the sauna, have a nice evening everybody!

NP: Lost Season 3 - Michael Giacchino

I wish.

But 2 is good enough to make up for it, almost.

"Hurley's Handouts" is one of the most beautiful and relaxing pieces of music I've ever heard.

What is it like?

Jk.

But seriously, how might you describe Star Wars to someone who'd never heard it?

Hurry up?