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ERIK!!!

Fixed it.

Erik, i think your problem is not my reviews but possibly my tastes, my whole approach to film music and perhaps the way i express them; or who knows, maybe it's just me that annoys you from time to time.

'Cause i am not the first and certainly not the last one who uses bold adjectives to describe music with the feelings it evokes. I mainly focus on the musical side of things, always trying to re-create in words and musical terminology how the music IS itself (something which is very hard to do as music is meant to be heard not described); still, you choose to focus only on the adjectives themselves and their use, not so much on my points on the music itself.

English is not my mother-tongue (or mother-thong as Mighty Bregt would've said ) nor do i claim to be a professional reviewer or critic or anything in that allay; nor does it interest me to be one. I can't force you to like my descriptions or not. I am sorry they annoy you but if a composer writes something beautiful and passionate, then this is how i'll describe it no matter what, 'cause that's what it is. There are some works that cannot be reduced in one-word phrases and powerpoint-like points. I never felt the need to tone-down every such work's significane or grace in plain, cold and perhaps self-centered one-word and one-phrase descriptions; there are so many others who do that better than me.

I can't speak for Erik, but my point was that the same effect can be made with less words. I appreciate what you're trying to say, and I pretty much agree for the most part. But your sentences tend to drag a little and end up getting lost in too many hyperbolic descriptions. It's not a terrible thing per se, but it does mean your point is somewhat lost in a sea of mismatched words.

If I were to re-write your Passion review, It'd probably go a little something like this:



I tried to retain as much of the Passion (get it? Never mind) as possible, without going overboard with adjectives. That is at least my point.



Fucking love it.

Was it? I'm sure that was Bregt's?

Thanks. You, and Steven actually made good suggestions and certain points that i'll certainly take into account!

Rare beauty? You should patent that shit.

It's still available for older scores.

I would certainly apply it to my play of earlier Until September but not to this one...


NP : MASQUERADE - John Barry



...even though it's still a very good, though typical post 80's Barry score.

NP : THE INCREDIBLES - Michael Giacchino

Indeed; shame blood+ vol.2 is so inferior.

NP : TROY - James Horner



For all the arguments re : Yared v Horner, this score is still very good.

NP: The Patriot - John Williams

Listening to it for the first time...

NP: Speed Racer- Michael Giacchino

This is definitely one of my favorite scores for the year 2008. I also enjoyed the film a lot. After watching it again tonight, I'm sad that it didn't do well. I can't think of any live action film quite like it. And the music fits the film perfectly.

The Lion Kill Bunny?

Is that some kind of twisted nature show?

NP: Bolt (Oscar Promo) - John Powell

The amount of unreleased material here is surprising! This is the way the score should've been released in the first place. I wish the quality was at least 320 kbps though, but better than nothing for now! A great score!