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- discussion topic HANS ZIMMER
- Comment [quote][b]Pawel Stroinski wrote[/b] It's Filmtracks, anything you could put against Hans is pretty much fair game over there with Edmund being a rare sane defender. [/quote] [quote][b]Thor wrote[/b] Thanks for investigating, Pawel. That makes more sense! I'm getting sick and tired of all the Zimmer ...
- Category General Discussions
- Written by Edmund Meinerts
- Added Aug 15th 2021
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- discussion topic What's annoying you currently? III
- Comment [quote][b]Thor wrote[/b] (traditional, orchestral pap)[/quote] :rolleyes: is all I have to say to that phrase. While it's true that traditional orchestral scores generally [i]win[/i] the IFMCA awards (not always though - witness [b]Interstellar[/b] and [b]Arrival[/b]), I think there's a reasonable ...
- Category Off Topic
- Written by Edmund Meinerts
- Added Aug 11th 2021
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- discussion topic JOHN WILLIAMS
- Comment Potsdam (where the Babelsberg studios are) also has a massive number of palaces and gardens, if you're into that sort of thing. It's only a half hour from Berlin by train.
- Category General Discussions
- Written by Edmund Meinerts
- Added Aug 10th 2021
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- discussion topic JOHN WILLIAMS
- Comment [quote][b]Thor wrote[/b] I just bought a ticket for John Williams' concert with the Berlin Philharmonic on Thursday, October 14th. I know that Pawel got a ticket for the Saturday concert. Did anyone else manage to secure a ticket this morning?[/quote]Ugh, I blew it. Forgot this morning that today ...
- Category General Discussions
- Written by Edmund Meinerts
- Added Aug 9th 2021
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- discussion topic AMELIA WARNER
- Comment [quote][b]Thor wrote[/b] I also have one on Amelia Warner -- so extremely talented as actress and composer, and so gorgeous. I'm insanely jealous of her spouse, FIFTY SHADES OF GREY star Jamie Dorman (who, as a star of THYME, no doubt got her to score the movie).[/quote] This is ironic considering ...
- Category General Discussions
- Written by Edmund Meinerts
- Added Aug 7th 2021
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- discussion topic What's annoying you currently? III
- Comment [quote][b]Thor wrote[/b] I've felt "alienated" from the film music scene for a while, and not only due to the C&C phenomenon, but the way people TALK about the artform, i.e. the very discourse. There's very little aesthetic discussion; it's mostly nuts-and-bolts stuff about missing ...
- Category Off Topic
- Written by Edmund Meinerts
- Added Aug 7th 2021
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- discussion topic Musical Setpieces by Composer
- Comment If it makes you feel any better, I think I know what you mean. Tracks like "You Have the Power" from Trevor Jones' [b]Dark City[/b] or "The Hand of Fate" from JNH's [b]Signs[/b] that have an entire dramatic architecture unto themselves as well as fitting into the larger context ...
- Category General Discussions
- Written by Edmund Meinerts
- Added Aug 7th 2021
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- discussion topic THEODORE SHAPIRO
- Comment He scored the thriller [b]A Simple Favor[/b] a few years back, though I guess you could argue that film was a dark comedy. I never heard the score out of context but liked it quite a bit within, reminded me of Desplat's thriller scores (and that is praise, I've always felt thrillers to be the genre ...
- Category General Discussions
- Written by Edmund Meinerts
- Added Aug 7th 2021
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- discussion topic NOW PLAYING LI
- Comment 80 minutes? I was only ever able to find a ten-minute suite on YouTube of that score, did it ever get a release or are you hearing a promo of some sort? Given the scarcity of music from Badelt of late - and his talent given the right project - I'd love to get a chance to hear this.
- Category General Discussions
- Written by Edmund Meinerts
- Added Aug 4th 2021
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- discussion topic Recent Viewing Part IV
- Comment [quote][b]Timmer wrote[/b] We Were Soldiers 5/10 Score 1/10[/quote] Goodness, that bad the score?
- Category Film, TV & DVD
- Written by Edmund Meinerts
- Added Jul 4th 2021
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- discussion topic Recent Viewing Part IV
- Comment I don't care much for Harald Kloser. Find most of his scores to be bland, watered-down versions of better things. He's buddy-buddy with Roland Emmerich which is why he continues to get gigs for his movies but pretty much nothing else, which tells you all you need to know. Of his scores I'd say ...
- Category Film, TV & DVD
- Written by Edmund Meinerts
- Added Jun 22nd 2021
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- discussion topic Rock Musicians doing Film Music
- Comment I find a lot of these "crossover" guys lack the dramatic sense to write effective film music. They don't really pay much heed to the "musical storytelling" aspect that draws me to the genre so it's not that interesting to me. I tend not to enjoy scores that are excessively ...
- Category General Discussions
- Written by Edmund Meinerts
- Added May 17th 2021
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- discussion topic Does Your Favourite Film Feature Your Favourite Score?
- Comment It does for me, with [b]The Lord of the Rings[/b].
- Category General Discussions
- Written by Edmund Meinerts
- Added May 17th 2021
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- discussion topic NOW PLAYING LI
- Comment [quote][b]Thor wrote[/b] [b]NP: FAR CRY 3: BLOOD DRAGON (Power Glove)[/b] This computer game score by Power Glove was one of my favs in 2013. It references TERMINATOR, Faltermeyer, Moroder and everything inbetween, but with such tongue-in-cheek glee, it's to die for. Synthwave for the win![/quote] ...
- Category General Discussions
- Written by Edmund Meinerts
- Added May 17th 2021
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- discussion topic Rank the weekdays!
- Comment I currently work a Sunday-Thursday shift, so my rankings are a bit skewed by that. From worst to best: 1. Tuesday. Midweek blues. The weekend is a distant memory and the upcoming one is still so far away. 2. Monday. Usually my most productive day (though obviously not today since I'm writing this ...
- Category General Discussions
- Written by Edmund Meinerts
- Added May 17th 2021
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- discussion topic It Never Ends
- Comment [quote][b]FalkirkBairn wrote[/b] I think Erik said on a Zoom meet that, when he went to a home his family got rid of all his music. Without his permission. That is such a horrible thing to have happen.[/quote] Oh no. What an awful situation all around. :(
- Category General Discussions
- Written by Edmund Meinerts
- Added May 17th 2021
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- discussion topic NOW PLAYING LI
- Comment [quote][b]LSH wrote[/b] [b]OUTBREAK[/b] - JAMES NEWTON HOWARD[/quote] More than anything else that score plays like an extension of [b]Waterworld[/b], so it seems plenty JNH to me, but perhaps they're both taking influence from Goldsmith haha
- Category General Discussions
- Written by Edmund Meinerts
- Added May 5th 2021
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- discussion topic Composers in movies
- Comment I sort of agree with you, Alan. It was a nice tribute to Williams of course, but it also unwittingly calls attention to the artifice of the film, "drawing back the curtain" a bit. It takes you out of it. As do any number of such fanservice-y moments throughout the sequel trilogy. The last ...
- Category General Discussions
- Written by Edmund Meinerts
- Added May 1st 2021
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- discussion topic My collection is too goddamn bombastic!
- Comment I used to be purely after the bombast as well but these days I like to think I have a healthy appreciation for both. I prefer louder, more fun stuff when I'm out and about or doing something with my hands, and the calmer stuff for if I'm working and need to focus. I like scores that are able to ...
- Category General Discussions
- Written by Edmund Meinerts
- Added May 1st 2021
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- discussion topic The current state of film music
- Comment I think Covid-19 has had a negative impact on film music (at least, the sort I most enjoy). The primary issue I think is that recording an orchestra has become really challenging so we've seen even more samples used, and I fear that studios will realize that this is cheaper and easier and not go ...
- Category General Discussions
- Written by Edmund Meinerts
- Added May 1st 2021
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- discussion topic HANS ZIMMER
- Comment I think when people say it reminds them of 90s Hans, it's moreso the [i]spirit[/i] of those scores than the specific sound (though there are moments of that as well).
- Category General Discussions
- Written by Edmund Meinerts
- Added Feb 28th 2021
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- discussion topic Anyone recognize this tune?
- Comment Sounds like a major-key version of Smoke on the Water lol
- Category General Discussions
- Written by Edmund Meinerts
- Added Feb 28th 2021
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- discussion topic ALAN SILVESTRI
- Comment [b]Van Helsing[/b] is actually my favorite Silvestri score as well, although it's one that came along very early in my film score journey, so it has a bit of the rose tinted factor going for it. Thor, I'm not surprised you don't like it, but you aren't going to like my reason why: the album is ...
- Category General Discussions
- Written by Edmund Meinerts
- Added Dec 17th 2020
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- discussion topic NOW PLAYING LI
- Comment I'm actually really surprised you don't like [b]Tenet[/b], Thor. Strikes me as your kind of thing. Too noisy I guess? Agree about [b]Mulan[/b]. What a disappointment, I really had hopes for that one considering HGW's past successes with big historical films. It sounds so thin. :(
- Category General Discussions
- Written by Edmund Meinerts
- Added Nov 21st 2020
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- discussion topic International Politics
- Comment [quote][b]Thor wrote[/b] [quote][b]Edmund Meinerts wrote[/b] Biden is going to get about as many votes as I had expected. I figured he would surpass Obama's record from 2008. But I'm astonished that Trump is also going to get something like 8-9 million more votes than he did in 2016 - like where is ...
- Category Off Topic
- Written by Edmund Meinerts
- Added Nov 7th 2020
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- discussion topic International Politics
- Comment I'd love it if someone crunched the numbers and figured out just how many millions of dollars worth of productivity was lost because of this damn election. Biden is going to get about as many votes as I had expected. I figured he would surpass Obama's record from 2008. But I'm astonished that ...
- Category Off Topic
- Written by Edmund Meinerts
- Added Nov 6th 2020
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- discussion topic NOW PLAYING LI
- Comment [quote][b]PawelStroinski wrote[/b] [b][i][big]Thomas Newman - Tolkien[/big][/i][/b] There is just something so special about Fellowship.[/quote] The best World War 1 related Thomas Newman score of 2019!
- Category General Discussions
- Written by Edmund Meinerts
- Added Oct 23rd 2020
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- discussion topic NOW PLAYING LI
- Comment [quote][b]franz_conrad wrote[/b] If you like that one, Paddington 2 (Dario Marianelli) has a lot of lovely things too. (Although there’s a few action cues to probably skip if you’re more drawn to the soufflé feel.)[/quote] Another one in that sort of charm-and-fine-dining wheelhouse is A.R. ...
- Category General Discussions
- Written by Edmund Meinerts
- Added Sep 6th 2020
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- discussion topic NOW PLAYING LI
- Comment I find even the filleriest of filler moments in those scores to still be compelling. Something about the sound world Shore built. Not saying every cue is a masterpiece or anything (that's true of no score) but there's value in all of them. But yeah...don't throw out the old CD. My version is a bit ...
- Category General Discussions
- Written by Edmund Meinerts
- Added Sep 1st 2020
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- discussion topic NOW PLAYING LI
- Comment Enjoyable score that one. I kinda think of it as Harry's unofficial [b]The Horse and his Boy[/b] Narnia score haha
- Category General Discussions
- Written by Edmund Meinerts
- Added Aug 13th 2020