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NP : THE GOOD THE BAD AND THE UGLY - Ennio Morricone



A sublime work of brilliance. It goes without saying that the track The Ecstasy of Gold is a piece of true genius.

Thanks Alan
I do have a tendency to return and return again add infintum to those scores I love the most though I really should give more attention to the many scores I have which I've not given a chance.

Speed Racer should be much higher on the list.

Demon!!!

The last 20 minutes could be for a "good" score, uh? 20 minutes of good dramatic and orchestral music.

Anyway, Listening this score I'm not sure it's so "trash" (except 160 bpm) I find some very "worked" elements on it.

"fire" and "black skmoke" are really cool

The sampled chorus sings something? Or they are just sample "domini" "aaaaa" "oooooh"

You're worried about the score? Where are the techno remixes?!

Totally agree. Not Williams´ biggest fan, but this is definitely in my top 5; actually, it should be in ANY top five. I know you love top fives, top tens and top twenties.

Just joking. I know you don´t like those lists

Exactly!!!

I like How Demetris defined this score : the Heavy Metal version of The Da Vinci Code.

NP:Angels and Demons (Zimmer).

There is so much to enjoy here, that I barely listen the last 20 minutes (the dramatic stuff) because I'm so addicted to the action tracks!!! Again and again!

In my opinion Angels and Demons is much better fusion of electronics and "orchestra" than he did for the Batman Franshice. A more enjoyable soundscape.

Talking about more subtile things, I like the new motif (in the minute 1:53 in "fire", for example ) a kind of mysterious sounding motif; Langdon's theme arrengements in piano and Violin are terribly cool; the Ukelele effect in the final minutes of Air; The techno version of fructus gravis action motif in "black smoke"....Is not very usual in Zimmer to integrate so diferent themes into his tracks.


"God particle" is an example of the whole score. I love that track! Beautiful, creepy, dark, electronic...

Zimmer is one of the few guys who knows how produce an Album.

PS:The best thing about Angels and Demons is the fact i don't have to choose between it and The Da VInci Code. One is a crazy action packed score, and other is a majestous MASTERPIECE.

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WP: STAR TREK - Michael Giacchino
I feel like a converted man. I never got into the Giacchino craze: LOST just went past by me, which almost seems essential for the man, and I loved The Incredits, but hadn't enjoyed the full Incredibles score in one go yet. M:I-III I felt was overrated, and I'm not really into game scores. Speed Racer was great in composition, but lacked a certain... I-don't-know-what to strike a chord with me. And even though I certainly recognized the talent of the man, personally, I didn't 'get' it yet. Ratatouille might be his first full score I really loved, and ROAR! is an absolutely great piece of music, but with Star Trek, I'm truly looking forward to his next score (outside of Pixar, that is, 'cause Ratatouille already got me excited for Up).

Even though my fondness of the Star Trek universe doesn't go any further then watching the Generations tv-show when I was a kid (and didn't like it ever since I was... 12?), I thorougly enjoyed Giacchino's rich music, lush orchestrations (a breath of fresh air after Wolverine, my previous review-listen) and great presentation on album. Whats more, the horn in the final 20 seconds of the end credits suite just gave me goosebumps: yeah! That's the Star Trek theme I knew and grew up on! A lovely little bonus.

However, my only quible is something Martijn also pointed out; it lacks a fully fleshed out theme. The one that's set up as the 'main theme' right from the opening (and is, frankly, repeated a little too often), sits between a theme and a motive; neither one nor the other. But I probably see what Giacchino did here; it's, of course, a year-one story, so the whole score leads up to the Alexander Courage theme, which is the first time we really hear full thematics. It's what Arnold also did with Casino Royale, basically.

I'm really enjoying it as well. A bold deviation from the regular Trek music by Giacchino, and I appreciate it! Really like his new theme.

Exactly. And i am sure you agree that from the younger generation of composers, Giacchino is one of the very few who could have accomplished that in 2009's film music.

Something Wicked This Way Comes - James Horner

Boy, Horner could do no wrong in this phase of his career. This is just brilliant.

Well, I'm glad there's among the young crowd someone who understands the 'old fashioned' way of orchestrating and composing to keep that musical style alive, but I refuse to rate that higher then someone like Thomas Newman (is he a 'newer generation' composer?), Antonio Pinto or Javier Navarrete, who find new ways of orchestrating music and experiments with different sounds. I do agree he is one of the most interesting new talents in the bizz.

Thanks for your reply Timmer. Yeah, that video was the only way to post a clip of the music.
It does sound celtic with that violin and it fits the lord of the dance it was written for I guess.

What did you think of the brass version? That was the first one I heard and I was surprised to find out what it was originally written for and what the original sounds like. What I mean is, I had no idea it was something Celtic. All I thought was 'I need to find this!!'.

And my question still is: where can I buy / download this brass version? I'm still looking myself.