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Yes, the destruction sequence had too many echoes of ST III and Generations. It didn't bother me much though.

Of scores in the last ten years or so it is the theme I never tire of. I think it's excellent.

As much as I respect your views and opinions Thor I really can't get my head around why you dislike Giacchino ( or Desplat ) so much.

Well, I've gone into some detail about it both in this thread and elsewhere over the years. There are a number of reasons in both cases. Sometimes, you encounter a composer whose music is almost biologically adverse to your own preference (as if it's grinding on bits of your brain).

And that's where you and Thor differ.

Not really. I can recognize talent without being particularly drawn to the music. But that's a different topic altogether. Also, I always have an open door in case that one score gets through that I like, even from a composer I generally dislike. So that attitude is all good and dandy; that doesn't mean one "should" like someone just because a lot of other people do.

I do like those suite arrangements, but the whole thing is of course much too long.

My thought exactly.

I would have left out some of the later suspense cues in favor of them, for sure. I doubt I'll ever feel the urge to hear "Krall-y Krall-y Oxen Free" again.

The Deluxe Edition is okay but it pretty much reaffirms how I felt while watching the film, that there isn't a great deal of unreleased music of note and even the original album was too long for what it contained.

Blizzard - Mark McKenzie

A stunner. My favourite Christmas score.

Just like they weren't on the album for Star Trek Into Darkness. I must say I am very much not a fan of how these releases have been handled, with the knowledge of the impending Deluxe always at the back of the producers' minds it seems.

The Ten Commandments Bernstein

The new Intrada, what a great xmas present! This really is a monumental release, it sounds incredible and the packaging is beautiful. The liner notes are great too from what I've dipped into. Can't wait to really sink my teeth into this over the next week!

PETE'S DRAGON | daniel hart

After seeing Thomas's review, I decided to give this one a go. Fine little score indeed! Adventurous, catchy main theme, not too long either. Just down to earth and a pleasure to listen to. I don't know if this one was mentioned before but to me it came by surprise.

Harry Gregson-Williams - The Martian

Since my brother moved to Germany recently and the soundtrack in its Deluxe CD form (no worries Thor, it's simply the score album and the song album bundled into one package) wasn't released here, that's what I got for this year's Christmas from him.

First time in lossless quality (I listened to it by means of Spotify, and reviewed it through Spotify, as I tend to do recently), I stand by my opinion that it is one of the composer's very best scores. I like the pensive quality of it. A, you know, kind of more "spiritual" approach to outer space and, generally, scientific discovery and use of science (also shown in Gravity and Interstellar). While the films themselves emphasize the physical and scientific, the scores add a more reflective, sometimes even metaphysical, if not slightly mystical, approach to outer space. It compliments the films beautifully, as that aspect makes the stories much more personal. It's much more relevant in case of Gravity and The Martian than in case of Interstellar, because there is more of subtext in the story, but still it's a beautiful approach, I think.

Assassin's Creed Jed Kurzel

The things I do to write reviews... this is torture.

It is indeed. I've edited a Star Trek Beyond album from the deluxe (which is the original album less the two boring tracks near the end, plus the Jaylah and Yorktown themes) and it's great, I'd forgotten how good.