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- discussion topic Now Playing XLIX
- Comment [quote][b]Southall wrote[/b] [b]Allied[/b] Alan Silvestri Christ on a bike this is dull.[/quote] I think I made it halfway through before giving up.
- Category General Discussions
- Written by Josh B
- Added Nov 19th 2016
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- discussion topic Now Playing XLIX
- Comment I need to hear it in context before I can judge it as a score. It doesn't really work for me on album. Fortunately, the film looks amazing so I'll probably go to see it soon.
- Category General Discussions
- Written by Josh B
- Added Nov 13th 2016
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- discussion topic Now Playing XLIX
- Comment [b]Fantastic Beasts[/b] - James Newton Howard My worries that JNH would be asked to indulge his inner-RC side have been relaxed but as much as I enjoy this composer in his native mode, this score is all over the place (and much too long). Many lovely moments though.
- Category General Discussions
- Written by Josh B
- Added Nov 3rd 2016
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- discussion topic Now Playing XLIX
- Comment [quote][b]Southall wrote[/b] [b]Planet Earth II[/b] It's, um, not George Fenton. And it lasts two and a half hours.[/quote] No offense to Fenton but as much as I enjoy his Planet Earth, I'm not sure I'd want to hear two and a half hours of it either, much less by composers inferior to him.
- Category General Discussions
- Written by Josh B
- Added Nov 1st 2016
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- discussion topic Now Playing XLIX
- Comment [quote][b]Thor wrote[/b] I hadn't even heard of this project, and I'm regularly in touch with Johan. Very disappointing to hear that it's so standardized when Söderqvist's music usually is anything but.[/quote] Give it a listen. Everyone else seems to love it. Maybe there's something in there ...
- Category General Discussions
- Written by Josh B
- Added Oct 30th 2016
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- discussion topic Now Playing XLIX
- Comment [b]Battlefield 1[/b] - Johan Söderqvist and co. A thread praising the music of this game was started at a video game forum that I frequent. Curious, I checked it out. Basically, it sounds exactly what you'd expect a 2016 first person shooter to sound like, complete with all the RC cliches. It's ...
- Category General Discussions
- Written by Josh B
- Added Oct 29th 2016
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- discussion topic Now Playing XLIX
- Comment [quote][b]christopher wrote[/b] THE FLASH (season 2) - Blake Neely Nearly finished with my first listen. Best moment so far was the very end of "Stuck in the Speed Force." I'm impressed with Neely's music for this series. I like it quite a bit more than anything I've heard from his music ...
- Category General Discussions
- Written by Josh B
- Added Oct 27th 2016
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- discussion topic Now Playing XLIX
- Comment [b]Living in the Age of Airplanes[/b] - James Horner Horner meets Thomas Newman. It's really delightful (aside from the complete rewriting of an Avatar cue, which comes across as tacky).
- Category General Discussions
- Written by Josh B
- Added Oct 26th 2016
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- discussion topic Now Playing XLIX
- Comment [quote][b]Erik Woods wrote[/b] ^ I can't get into it. The last three cues are great but I'm unable to remember much of the rest. -ERik-[/quote] Those are certainly the most immediately accessible parts of the score but I think those last three cues leave out the secondary theme entirely (the one ...
- Category General Discussions
- Written by Josh B
- Added Oct 24th 2016
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- discussion topic Now Playing XLIX
- Comment [b]Doctor Strange[/b] - Michael Giacchino At first, I was disappointed by this but the more I listen to it, the more I like it. It's a grower.
- Category General Discussions
- Written by Josh B
- Added Oct 24th 2016
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- discussion topic AUSTIN WINTORY
- Comment I love Wintory's harmonic writing *because* it's unpredictable. He definitely takes a lot of influence from 20th century classical music. I think his closing choral cue is the most gorgeous piece of 2016.
- Category General Discussions
- Written by Josh B
- Added Oct 8th 2016
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- discussion topic JAMES NEWTON HOWARD
- Comment The middle section is a worrying omen of how the action music will be handled (not dissimilar to Desplat's work on HP VII Part 2) but I really liked the opening and especially the closing. I also liked his alternating 5/8, 7/8 ostinato running throughout the cue.
- Category General Discussions
- Written by Josh B
- Added Oct 8th 2016
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- discussion topic Now Playing XLIX
- Comment [b]Ben Hur[/b] - Marco Beltrami I lowered my expectations (based on the trailer) and I'm still disappointed. Is this the first time Beltrami has used the dreaded HORN OF DOOM? It's all over this score.
- Category General Discussions
- Written by Josh B
- Added Aug 5th 2016
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- discussion topic CHRISTOPHER YOUNG
- Comment The Monkey King 2 definitely delivers. It's a more intimate score than the first one but still contains its share of exciting action as only Christopher Young can write.
- Category General Discussions
- Written by Josh B
- Added Jul 18th 2016
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- discussion topic I could not live without... CLASSICAL MUSIC
- Comment The Four Last Songs are pretty much perfection.
- Category Off Topic
- Written by Josh B
- Added May 21st 2016
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- discussion topic BEAR MCCREARY
- Comment [quote][b]Demetris wrote[/b] I think his style is everywhere except for 10 cloverfield lane ;) i was revisiting the whole Bear catalogue the other day. It's so neutral and at parts, dull.[/quote] Most people identify a McCreary score by his use of percussion. For me, it's his string writing. It's ...
- Category General Discussions
- Written by Josh B
- Added Apr 23rd 2016
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- discussion topic Now Playing XLIX
- Comment [quote][b]Southall wrote[/b] This is the Horner piece I'm referring to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqaIDmePsq8[/quote] The opening phrase sounds very close to the Catalani aria "Ebben?... Ne andro lontana." It's in the same key too (E-major). ...
- Category General Discussions
- Written by Josh B
- Added Apr 2nd 2016
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- discussion topic Recent Viewing Part IV
- Comment Saw [b]10 Cloverfield Lane.[/b] Good movie. Bear McCreary's score is excellent and *very* well-defined in the mix.
- Category Film, TV & DVD
- Written by Josh B
- Added Mar 12th 2016
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- discussion topic Now Playing XLIX
- Comment [quote][b]Edmund Meinerts wrote[/b] How does [b]Zootopia[/b] compare to [b]Inside Out[/b]? Because I wasn't a big fan of that one either...[/quote] It's worse (IMO). Inside Out isn't really my cup of tea either but it at least has some solid themes in it and decent emotional scoring at times. ...
- Category General Discussions
- Written by Josh B
- Added Feb 25th 2016
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- discussion topic Now Playing XLVIII
- Comment [quote][b]Erik Woods wrote[/b] The sample of The Mummy isn't great... something feels a bit lackluster about the performance and conducting but I'll have to save my final judgment until I hear the whole thing. -Erik-[/quote] It sounds sluggish, just a tad too slow. And not very punchy.
- Category General Discussions
- Written by Josh B
- Added Jan 20th 2016
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- discussion topic Now Playing XLVIII
- Comment "The Hijacking" is really a masterclass in how to sustain a lengthy action cue using a minimum of musical material. It's structured beautifully, building gradually to a riotous climax.
- Category General Discussions
- Written by Josh B
- Added Jan 13th 2016
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- discussion topic Now Playing XLVIII
- Comment [b]Brainstorm[/b] - James Horner This really is the perfect Horner album. Not too long, not too short and the music is incredibly inspired in his early 80s style.
- Category General Discussions
- Written by Josh B
- Added Jan 11th 2016
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- discussion topic Star Wars, Episode VII: The Force Awakens
- Comment [quote][b]Erik Woods wrote[/b] [quote][b]Josh B wrote[/b] To be fair, I think the only way to salvage a line like "UNLIMITED POWER!!!!" is to completely go nuts with it, especially in the context of a big battle.[/quote] Or instead of green lighting the first draft do a few re-writes and ...
- Category General Discussions
- Written by Josh B
- Added Jan 8th 2016
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- discussion topic Star Wars, Episode VII: The Force Awakens
- Comment To be fair, I think the only way to salvage a line like "UNLIMITED POWER!!!!" is to completely go nuts with it, especially in the context of a big battle.
- Category General Discussions
- Written by Josh B
- Added Jan 7th 2016
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- discussion topic Star Wars, Episode VII: The Force Awakens
- Comment [quote][b]Anthony wrote[/b] I'll be honest - I've never been a big fan of RoTS. It's my least favourite Star Wars score, but I stuck the CD in while driving to see The Force Awakens, and the end credits version of the Throne Room and the epic version of the Force theme blew me away. I'd ...
- Category General Discussions
- Written by Josh B
- Added Jan 7th 2016
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- discussion topic Now Playing XLVIII
- Comment I'm a bit bummed that Davis didn't stick with film scoring. His Matrix scores are awesome.
- Category General Discussions
- Written by Josh B
- Added Jan 5th 2016
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- discussion topic Star Wars, Episode VII: The Force Awakens
- Comment [quote][b]Thor wrote[/b] The music is a different story. I was very critical at first, then I've warmed somewhat to it after repeated listenings. But I'm STILL critical and it didn't manage to make my Top 10 of 2015 (as previously mentioned). Yet it seems to have been embraced fully in fan circles ...
- Category General Discussions
- Written by Josh B
- Added Jan 5th 2016
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- discussion topic movie-wave.net
- Comment Jupiter Ascending
- Category General Discussions
- Written by Josh B
- Added Jan 2nd 2016
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- discussion topic Now Playing XLVIII
- Comment [quote][b]Steven wrote[/b] Me too. His music for Community [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2OkWpO9X6w]outshines[/url] anything from that score.[/quote] I was always kinda bummed that the later seasons of Community really cut down on the use of original score. Some of the earlier gimmick ...
- Category General Discussions
- Written by Josh B
- Added Jan 2nd 2016
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- discussion topic Now Playing XLVIII
- Comment [b]Creed[/b] - Ludwig Göransson Man, Göransson certainly doesn't want you to forget his theme, does he? Fortunately it's a good one. The rest of the score sounded good too, based on this first listen. Will definitely listen again.
- Category General Discussions
- Written by Josh B
- Added Dec 30th 2015