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- CommentAuthorErik Woods
- CommentTimeNov 17th 2008
NP: Speed Racer - Michael Giacchino
Haven't spun this one since it's initial release and this time it's a lot better than I remembered. Still not his best work but there are some exceptional music written in this score. The big 14 minutes climax at the end of the album (excluding the cover of the Speed Racer tune) it magnificent with some SWON hints in there. But it's just massive with a impressive orchestra/choral closer that knocked my boots off! The only turn off for me is the ethnic wailing. I haven't seen the film so I don't know if it has a place or not but it's such a cliched device that usually irritates the piss out of me. I really don't like it in this score and not sure if it's even needed. Besides that, this is a pretty entertaining score with a lot of different musical ideas and devices thrown into the mix. The surf guitar sounds in "Casa Cristo" is most welcome. Groovy!
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- CommentAuthorfranz_conrad
- CommentTimeNov 17th 2008
Bregt wrote
franz_conrad wrote
Next: Shades of Desire (Me-Lee Phang) - another such case, though the film is still being made, and I probably won't be involved with the sound mix
Ah, damn, you had a chance then. Was this also connected to your Japan visit?
Actually no. She's an Australian musician - the driving force of a pop group called Mozaika - and also writes in a more classical frame of mind when she can. This score was written for one of my student's films, and done in a slightly unusual manner - the score was recorded last weekend, and the film will be shot next week and very specifically timed to it. It's great to see young filmmakers putting music at the heart of their work like this.A butterfly thinks therefore I am -
- CommentAuthorSteven
- CommentTimeNov 17th 2008
Erik Woods wrote
NP: Speed Racer - Michael Giacchino
Haven't spun this one since it's initial release and this time it's a lot better than I remembered. Still not his best work but there are some exceptional music written in this score. The big 14 minutes climax at the end of the album (excluding the cover of the Speed Racer tune) it magnificent with some SWON hints in there. But it's just massive with a impressive orchestra/choral closer that knocked my boots off! The only turn off for me is the ethnic wailing. I haven't seen the film so I don't know if it has a place or not but it's such a cliched device that usually irritates the piss out of me. I really don't like it in this score and not sure if it's even needed. Besides that, this is a pretty entertaining score with a lot of different musical ideas and devices thrown into the mix. The surf guitar sounds in "Casa Cristo" is most welcome. Groovy!
-Erik-
I LOVE that score, it's Giacchino in fun mode. I even even love the Speed Racer cover. (Well, I'm not so keen on the 'Go Speed Racer, Go Speed Racer' malarkey to which I can only assume is taken from an original recording?)
I listen to it a lot when I'm cycling to and from the uni bar, nice and upbeat and energetic.
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- CommentAuthorErik Woods
- CommentTimeNov 17th 2008
Steven wrote
I even even love the Speed Racer cover. (Well, I'm not so keen on the 'Go Speed Racer, Go Speed Racer' malarkey to which I can only assume is taken from an original recording?)
I think so. Now, while that last track turns me off I do like the way the original Speed Racer theme is used in the score!
-Erik-host and executive producer of THE CINEMATIC SOUND RADIO PODCAST | www.cinematicsound.net | www.facebook.com/cinematicsound | I HAVE TINNITUS! -
- CommentAuthoromaha
- CommentTimeNov 17th 2008
Listened to The Man Without A Face a few times today as of yet. Just a nice score.
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- CommentAuthorSouthall
- CommentTimeNov 17th 2008
PS I Love You - John Powell
I was forced to watch this film last night and it wasn't bad for what it was. Powell's music is anonymous in the film but very nice on album. Don't think I've listened to it since I reviewed it months ago, and don't suppose I'll listen to it again for a long time, but it's nice. -
- CommentAuthorHeeroJF
- CommentTimeNov 17th 2008 edited
Timmer wrote
NP : LOOKING FOR RICHARD - Howard Shore
The other score that said LOTR's is right for Shore
YES! But I didn't find out about it until after LotR started coming out. If I'd known about it before I might not have been so surprised by the choice of composer.
PawelStroinski wrote
HeeroJF wrote
What a tremendous idea!
Kilar LotR would've been epic, I just know it!
Kilar's demo was rejected reportedly. He hated the idea of working for three years from what I've heard.
"Working three years" deterred him? What was he after? A deal like the Almighty had? "Work six days, then take eternity off"?
NP: Swashbuckler, John Addison
And you wonder why there are so many old clips in my Medieval Mystery Clip game? I love this stuff!!!''The mandate, as well as the benefit, of responsibility is the ability to tell when one can afford to be irresponsible.'' - Me -
- CommentAuthorPawelStroinski
- CommentTimeNov 18th 2008
Kind of. Kilar never took film scoring really seriously and belongs to the type of classical composers who SCORE movies but strongly disregard film music as it is. So working on a MOVIE for three years would be something he wouldn't regard very strongly. Now if it was an OPERA, I guess it would be something completely different.http://www.filmmusic.pl - Polish Film Music Review Website -
- CommentAuthorHeeroJF
- CommentTimeNov 18th 2008
Aw... Well I guess we should blessed that we got any film scores at all from him? And so good.''The mandate, as well as the benefit, of responsibility is the ability to tell when one can afford to be irresponsible.'' - Me -
- CommentAuthorTimmer
- CommentTimeNov 18th 2008
HeeroJF wrote
Aw... Well I guess we should blessed that we got any film scores at all from him? And so good.
Have you ever checked out his "classical" works JF? They are truly exceptional.On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt -
- CommentAuthorHeeroJF
- CommentTimeNov 18th 2008
Timmer wrote
HeeroJF wrote
Aw... Well I guess we should blessed that we got any film scores at all from him? And so good.
Have you ever checked out his "classical" works JF? They are truly exceptional.
Exceptional... as in "great to listen to"? Or as in "John Williams' inaccessible-yet-masterful 'Treesong' "?''The mandate, as well as the benefit, of responsibility is the ability to tell when one can afford to be irresponsible.'' - Me -
- CommentAuthorTimmer
- CommentTimeNov 18th 2008
HeeroJF wrote
Timmer wrote
HeeroJF wrote
Aw... Well I guess we should blessed that we got any film scores at all from him? And so good.
Have you ever checked out his "classical" works JF? They are truly exceptional.
Exceptional... as in "great to listen to"? Or as in "John Williams' inaccessible-yet-masterful 'Treesong' "?
Very accessable! Get his EXODUS, it's available on the NAXOS budget label.
( Exodus was used in some Schindler's List trailers and Williams references it in the track Schindler's Workforce )On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt -
- CommentAuthorHeeroJF
- CommentTimeNov 18th 2008
Ohh! <3 That sounds awesome! Thanks!
NP: The 7th Dawn, Riz Ortolani
So I finally got to that 10th disc of the MGM Treasury with those two Morricone scores. They were excellent, especially the first one! Now onto disc 11 with Riz Ortolani. Sounds very melodious and stirring!!''The mandate, as well as the benefit, of responsibility is the ability to tell when one can afford to be irresponsible.'' - Me -
- CommentAuthorMiya
- CommentTimeNov 18th 2008
Eric wrote
Fly Away Home - Mark Isham
Great score to an equally wonderful film ...
Yes! I completely agree.
NP: Nostalgia ~Piano Stories III~ - Joe Hisaishi
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- CommentAuthorHeeroJF
- CommentTimeNov 18th 2008
Miya wrote
Eric wrote
Fly Away Home - Mark Isham
Great score to an equally wonderful film ...
Yes! I completely agree.
It is absolutely gorgeous. It's because of scores like that one that I keep collecting Mark Isham works, hoping that he'll do another one like it. There haven't been much, but they're goood.''The mandate, as well as the benefit, of responsibility is the ability to tell when one can afford to be irresponsible.'' - Me -
- CommentAuthorMiya
- CommentTimeNov 18th 2008 edited
NP: "Remember Me" from Something's Gotta Give - Hans Zimmer
Just pleasant. That's good.
but too short
Labels are for cans, not people. - Anthony Rapp -
- CommentAuthorMiya
- CommentTimeNov 18th 2008 edited
NP: Porco Rosso - Joe Hisaishi
for jazzy tracks
for romantic tracks
for comedic tracks
for uplifting tracks
and for Madness ~ Flight!
Labels are for cans, not people. - Anthony Rapp -
- CommentAuthorDemetris
- CommentTimeNov 18th 2008
Steven wrote
Erik Woods wrote
NP: Speed Racer - Michael Giacchino
Haven't spun this one since it's initial release and this time it's a lot better than I remembered. Still not his best work but there are some exceptional music written in this score. The big 14 minutes climax at the end of the album (excluding the cover of the Speed Racer tune) it magnificent with some SWON hints in there. But it's just massive with a impressive orchestra/choral closer that knocked my boots off! The only turn off for me is the ethnic wailing. I haven't seen the film so I don't know if it has a place or not but it's such a cliched device that usually irritates the piss out of me. I really don't like it in this score and not sure if it's even needed. Besides that, this is a pretty entertaining score with a lot of different musical ideas and devices thrown into the mix. The surf guitar sounds in "Casa Cristo" is most welcome. Groovy!
-Erik-
I LOVE that score, it's Giacchino in fun mode. I even even love the Speed Racer cover. (Well, I'm not so keen on the 'Go Speed Racer, Go Speed Racer' malarkey to which I can only assume is taken from an original recording?)
I listen to it a lot when I'm cycling to and from the uni bar, nice and upbeat and energetic.
It's frantic! I love it.Love Maintitles. It's full of Wanders. -
- CommentAuthorDemetris
- CommentTimeNov 18th 2008
Southall wrote
PS I Love You - John Powell
I was forced to watch this film last night and it wasn't bad for what it was. Powell's music is anonymous in the film but very nice on album. Don't think I've listened to it since I reviewed it months ago, and don't suppose I'll listen to it again for a long time, but it's nice.
I think it fits the Powell-in-love romantic style heard in stuff like Gigli or Two weeks notice and way more serious in I AM SAM. How is it any different than those firs 2 mentioned? Unless you consider them anonymous too
For the record, i just love this side of Powell.Love Maintitles. It's full of Wanders. -
- CommentAuthorDemonStar
- CommentTimeNov 18th 2008 edited
NP: Storybook Ending from Enchanted (Alan Menken) at SST
What a roller-coaster action track!!
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- CommentAuthorSouthall
- CommentTimeNov 18th 2008
Christodoulides wrote
Southall wrote
PS I Love You - John Powell
I was forced to watch this film last night and it wasn't bad for what it was. Powell's music is anonymous in the film but very nice on album. Don't think I've listened to it since I reviewed it months ago, and don't suppose I'll listen to it again for a long time, but it's nice.
I think it fits the Powell-in-love romantic style heard in stuff like Gigli or Two weeks notice and way more serious in I AM SAM. How is it any different than those firs 2 mentioned? Unless you consider them anonymous too For the record, i just love this side of Powell.
Have you seen the film? If you have, and you noticed any of Powell's 50-minute score in it, you're a better man than me! That's what I meant by anonymous. If there was no score at all, it wouldn't make any difference to the film. -
- CommentAuthorDemetris
- CommentTimeNov 18th 2008
Ah, no i am not THAT strong, go through P.S.I LOVE YOU, the movie!Love Maintitles. It's full of Wanders. -
- CommentAuthorSteven
- CommentTimeNov 18th 2008
Christodoulides wrote
Southall wrote
PS I Love You - John Powell
I was forced to watch this film last night and it wasn't bad for what it was. Powell's music is anonymous in the film but very nice on album. Don't think I've listened to it since I reviewed it months ago, and don't suppose I'll listen to it again for a long time, but it's nice.
I think it fits the Powell-in-love romantic style heard in stuff like Gigli or Two weeks notice and way more serious in I AM SAM. How is it any different than those firs 2 mentioned? Unless you consider them anonymous too For the record, i just love this side of Powell.
Never has the word lovely been so appropriate. It's not big, it's not clever.... [Roger the camp alien]but it's sooooo lovely.[/Roger the camp alien]
Stargate: Continuum Joel Goldsmith
I think I hear a bit of The Sum of All Fears in there? I sure hope that's a conscious decision, because it's a comforting thought.
Anyway, this is an excellent score and, unlike Kull, is definitely Joel's style. The action is a particular highlight of this score. -
- CommentAuthorAnthony
- CommentTimeNov 18th 2008
Southall wrote
Christodoulides wrote
Southall wrote
PS I Love You - John Powell
I was forced to watch this film last night and it wasn't bad for what it was. Powell's music is anonymous in the film but very nice on album. Don't think I've listened to it since I reviewed it months ago, and don't suppose I'll listen to it again for a long time, but it's nice.
I think it fits the Powell-in-love romantic style heard in stuff like Gigli or Two weeks notice and way more serious in I AM SAM. How is it any different than those firs 2 mentioned? Unless you consider them anonymous too For the record, i just love this side of Powell.
Have you seen the film? If you have, and you noticed any of Powell's 50-minute score in it, you're a better man than me! That's what I meant by anonymous. If there was no score at all, it wouldn't make any difference to the film.
Well considering nearly half of it goes unused I don't blame you.
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- CommentAuthorDemonStar
- CommentTimeNov 18th 2008
NP: Prince of Egypt - Hans Zimmer
Got a brain-draining 2 hour biology tuition in 30 min so perhaps this will help me be mentally prepared somewhat!
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- CommentAuthorDemetris
- CommentTimeNov 18th 2008
PAUL CANTELON - the other Boleyn Girl
:sigh: loonnnnggg, typical, looooooongggggggggggg Gosh i am SO NOT into this right now.Love Maintitles. It's full of Wanders. -
- CommentAuthorAtham
- CommentTimeNov 18th 2008
Miya wrote
NP: Porco Rosso - Joe Hisaishi
for jazzy tracks
for romantic tracks
for comedic tracks
for uplifting tracks
and for Madness ~ Flight!
You're right Miya!
A fine score once again from Hisaishi.
Watched the film again recently and really enjoyed it.
Very nice score. Hisaishi can do no wrong!
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- CommentAuthorDreamTheater
- CommentTimeNov 18th 2008
NP: Legends of the Fall (James Horner)
Horner in sentimental overdrive mode! I love this and I love the movie because of this music and for the performances and cinematography. I cannot imagine myself a more romantic, majestic, sweeping and dramatic score for a film than Legends. Please excuse myself while I pick up my jaw from the floor while listening for the umpteenth to this glorious soundtrack, which made me fall in love with Horner, music-wise of course.
5 STARS"considering I've seen an enormous debate here about The Amazing Spider-Man and the ones who love it, and the ones who hate it, I feel myself obliged to say: TASTE DIFFERS, DEAL WITH IT" - Thomas G. -
- CommentAuthorErik Woods
- CommentTimeNov 18th 2008
Christodoulides wrote
PAUL CANTELON - the other Boleyn Girl
:sigh: loonnnnggg, typical, looooooongggggggggggg Gosh i am SO NOT into this right now.
Interestingly enough I think this is one of the years best!
-Erik-host and executive producer of THE CINEMATIC SOUND RADIO PODCAST | www.cinematicsound.net | www.facebook.com/cinematicsound | I HAVE TINNITUS! -
- CommentAuthorDemonStar
- CommentTimeNov 18th 2008
NP: LoTR: The Return of The King Complete Recordings - Howard Shore
Playing only the last disc, before finally winding up and going to bed.