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- CommentAuthorWilliam
- CommentTimeJun 28th 2009
Steven wrote
You can stop it now though William.
Joke's over.
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- CommentAuthorSteven
- CommentTimeJun 28th 2009
Memphis Belle George Fenton
Ahh, wonderful British pomp.
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- CommentAuthorfranz_conrad
- CommentTimeJun 29th 2009
Southall wrote
Christodoulides wrote
Well, this kind of works, either coming from the newman's or the Powell's of the world (with exceptions like Chicken Run, finding nemo, happy feet etc) all sound the same-ish to me; some brilliant moments and a lot of cartoon filler music. I am not wetting my pants, but i can see how and others would; give me Paycheck or Bourne Supremacy or even UNITED 93 any day; talking about inventive film scoring.
You know whose animated scores are amazing? James Horner's. Barely a sniff of mickey-mousing, but balletic, through-composed accompaniment. Has ANYONE else even tried doing that? Horner did it beautifully on several occasions.
Joe Hisaishi comes to mind, but otherwise, it's rare. The ICE AGE movies don't call for it, I suspect, because they're very high-energy setpiece-driven one-joke-every-minute films. It doesn't matter so much that it's animation, you'd score the live action version in a similar fashion I think.A butterfly thinks therefore I am -
- CommentAuthorDemonStar
- CommentTimeJun 29th 2009
Christodoulides wrote
Fashionable or not, i love that score, as i do with ANGELS AND DEMONS. Top works, top modern composer for what he does, he does it brilliantly, otherwise he wouldn't be at the business top as we speak.
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- CommentAuthorNautilus
- CommentTimeJun 29th 2009
NP: the 13th Warrior (Goldsmith)
it's not so thematically rich than The Mummy. And it doesn't have the vibrant action from from First Knight. But the 13th Warrior has an irrestitible feeling of majestuosity!
I love this little fanfarres in tracks like "underwater scape". -
- CommentAuthorkeky
- CommentTimeJun 29th 2009 edited
Attila - Nick Glennie-Smith
Nice, melodic epic score by Glennie-Smith. The main theme and the many battle music are the highlights. The use of the choir is typical Media Ventures stuff, though (it really reminds me of Crimson Tide) And the movie was not bad at all, either! (I especially liked how they made one of the most fierce man in history a positive hero
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- CommentAuthorMiya
- CommentTimeJun 29th 2009 edited
NP: Ousama no resutoran: Restaurant De Roi (= King's Restaurant) - Takayuki Hattori
This was my mom's favorite TV drama when I was a kid. I enjoyed it too, even if I don't remember in detail... it was really funny comedy/drama. I remember the score too, which is still popular and used a lot on TV shows.
This score, especially main title is overly pompous, overly classical... but it fit this comedy really well!
Emotional quiet pieces are also nice. Very fun and pleasant listen.Labels are for cans, not people. - Anthony Rapp -
- CommentAuthorMartijn
- CommentTimeJun 29th 2009
NP: Stop Loss - John Powell
The jarring similarity of the main theme to that of Rachel Portman's main composition to Hart's War notwithstanding, this is an interesting and -for Powell standards- lowkey score. Good and diverse material, with a clear committment to the subject matter.
Not overly dramatic or gripping though, and as easily forgotten as listened to.'no passion nor excitement here, despite all the notes and musicians' ~ Falkirkbairn -
- CommentAuthoromaha
- CommentTimeJun 29th 2009
Nautilus wrote
NP: the 13th Warrior (Goldsmith)
it's not so thematically rich than The Mummy. And it doesn't have the vibrant action from from First Knight. But the 13th Warrior has an irrestitible feeling of majestuosity!
I love this little fanfarres in tracks like "underwater scape".
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- CommentAuthorMartijn
- CommentTimeJun 29th 2009
NP: The Egyptian - Bernard Herrmann & Alfred Newman
Whatta score. WHATTA score!
Not an easy listen by any means, but so very rewarding. The mastery, power and sheer understanding of music's power just oozes off it. Newman provides -as is wont- a wonderfully warm, intimate and powerful theme and variations, and Herrmann weaves it into a seriously disturbing and addictive set of cues.
It's really the best of both worlds: Newman's Romantic tendency towards the sweet and reflective is perfectly balanced by Herrmann's far harsher and violent Romanticism.
I'm listening to the FSM restored version rather than the Stromberg/Morgan rerecording.
For all the love I have for both gentlemen (who have earned their spot in Heaven a thousandfold), I find the rerecording of The Egyptian rather lacklustre and in shrill contrast to the emotion and dynamic of the original.'no passion nor excitement here, despite all the notes and musicians' ~ Falkirkbairn -
- CommentAuthorDemetris
- CommentTimeJun 29th 2009
Martijn wrote
NP: Stop Loss - John Powell
The jarring similarity of the main theme to that of Rachel Portman's main composition to Hart's War notwithstanding, this is an interesting and -for Powell standards- lowkey score. Good and diverse material, with a clear committment to the subject matter.
Not overly dramatic or gripping though, and as easily forgotten as listened to.
Absolutely in love with this heartbreakingly beautiful score.Love Maintitles. It's full of Wanders. -
- CommentAuthorkeky
- CommentTimeJun 29th 2009
Christodoulides wrote
Martijn wrote
NP: Stop Loss - John Powell
The jarring similarity of the main theme to that of Rachel Portman's main composition to Hart's War notwithstanding, this is an interesting and -for Powell standards- lowkey score. Good and diverse material, with a clear committment to the subject matter.
Not overly dramatic or gripping though, and as easily forgotten as listened to.
Absolutely in love with this heartbreakingly beautiful score.
It may be beautiful, but all those tiny little short tracks...
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- CommentAuthorErik Woods
- CommentTimeJun 29th 2009 edited
NP: The Right Stuff/North and South - Bill Conti
The London Symphony Orchestra
Classical rip offs and all, The Right Stuff is still a highly enjoyable score and this 20 minute suite is absolutely superb. Brilliant performance and stunning sound quality. But I think the LSO saved their best performance for the classic North and South main theme - one of Conti's very best. The horns sound magnificent!!!! A great, GREAT album and my hat is off to Eric Tomlinson for the brilliant recording!
-Erik-host and executive producer of THE CINEMATIC SOUND RADIO PODCAST | www.cinematicsound.net | www.facebook.com/cinematicsound | I HAVE TINNITUS! -
- CommentAuthorThomas Glorieux
- CommentTimeJun 29th 2009
NP: ICE AGE 3 -- John Powell
I can't enjoy such a lousy produced album. One of the worst produced albums I've ever come across
The music isn't better than Ice Age 2 and definitely not Ice Age 1
so dissapointmentwaaaaaahhhhhhhh!!! Where's my nut? arrrghhhhhhh -
- CommentAuthorMartijn
- CommentTimeJun 29th 2009
NP: The Young Victoria - Ilan Eshkeri
Media Ventures with a baroque twist.
This is actually very enjoyable. Ilan has a good ear for melody and very pleasing orchestration.
It's not very deep or intensely satisfying intellectually, and in fact there are many of the old Zimmer "Emo Button" tricks (ascending minors into a major catharsis and stuff like that) but that's OK. It's not a copy nor a rip-off and the fact that Ilan does manage to emotionally push all the right buttons only serves to ingratiate him, as far as I'm concerned.
Very nice. Very nice indeed.'no passion nor excitement here, despite all the notes and musicians' ~ Falkirkbairn -
- CommentAuthorMarselus
- CommentTimeJun 29th 2009
Thomas Glorieux wrote
NP: ICE AGE 3 -- John Powell
I can't enjoy such a lousy produced album. One of the worst produced albums I've ever come across
The music isn't better than Ice Age 2 and definitely not Ice Age 1
so dissapointment
Am I the only one who thinks Ice Age 3 is one of Powell´s best efforts regarding animation movies?
Yes I am.Anything with an orchestra or with a choir....at some point will reach you -
- CommentAuthorMartijn
- CommentTimeJun 29th 2009
Marselus wrote
Yes I am.
Yes.
You are.'no passion nor excitement here, despite all the notes and musicians' ~ Falkirkbairn -
- CommentAuthorMarselus
- CommentTimeJun 29th 2009 edited
Martijn wrote
Marselus wrote
Yes I am.
Yes.
You are.
Thanks.
I´ll restart my medication then.Anything with an orchestra or with a choir....at some point will reach you -
- CommentAuthorThomas Glorieux
- CommentTimeJun 29th 2009
Marselus wrote
Thomas Glorieux wrote
NP: ICE AGE 3 -- John Powell
I can't enjoy such a lousy produced album. One of the worst produced albums I've ever come across
The music isn't better than Ice Age 2 and definitely not Ice Age 1
so dissapointment
Am I the only one who thinks Ice Age 3 is one of Powell´s best efforts regarding animation movies?
Yes I am.
I'm not saying the music is bad, it does everything right. But I can't enjoy this when it is presented this way.waaaaaahhhhhhhh!!! Where's my nut? arrrghhhhhhh -
- CommentAuthorMarselus
- CommentTimeJun 29th 2009
Martijn wrote
NP: The Young Victoria - Ilan Eshkeri
Media Ventures with a baroque twist.
Now that´s quite appealing.Anything with an orchestra or with a choir....at some point will reach you -
- CommentAuthorMartijn
- CommentTimeJun 29th 2009
It IS!
'no passion nor excitement here, despite all the notes and musicians' ~ Falkirkbairn -
- CommentAuthorErik Woods
- CommentTimeJun 29th 2009
Thomas Glorieux wrote
I'm not saying the music is bad, it does everything right. But I can't enjoy this when it is presented this way.
"Presented this way" meaning 45 tracks where most of them bleed into each other? Tell me, if you didn't look at the back of the CD and just listened to the album without prior knowledge of the track names and times would you still have the same reaction?
-Erik-host and executive producer of THE CINEMATIC SOUND RADIO PODCAST | www.cinematicsound.net | www.facebook.com/cinematicsound | I HAVE TINNITUS! -
- CommentAuthorThomas Glorieux
- CommentTimeJun 29th 2009 edited
Erik Woods wrote
Thomas Glorieux wrote
I'm not saying the music is bad, it does everything right. But I can't enjoy this when it is presented this way.
"Presented this way" meaning 45 tracks where most of them bleed into each other? Tell me, if you didn't look at the back of the CD and just listened to the album without prior knowledge of the track names and times would you still have the same reaction?
-Erik-
perhaps, because the music just continues to flow in one another, allowing you no rest. Besides, I wasn't a big fan of the second as well, too long for my liking.
waaaaaahhhhhhhh!!! Where's my nut? arrrghhhhhhh -
- CommentAuthorErik Woods
- CommentTimeJun 29th 2009 edited
Thomas Glorieux wrote
perhaps, because the music just continues to flow in one another, allowing you no rest. Besides, I wasn't a big fan of the second as well, too long for my liking.
So, it more album length.
-Erik-host and executive producer of THE CINEMATIC SOUND RADIO PODCAST | www.cinematicsound.net | www.facebook.com/cinematicsound | I HAVE TINNITUS! -
- CommentAuthorThomas Glorieux
- CommentTimeJun 29th 2009
Erik Woods wrote
Thomas Glorieux wrote
perhaps, because the music just continues to flow in one another, allowing you no rest. Besides, I wasn't a big fan of the second as well, too long for my liking.
So, it more album length.
-Erik-
that and the relentless nature of the beastwaaaaaahhhhhhhh!!! Where's my nut? arrrghhhhhhh -
- CommentAuthorErik Woods
- CommentTimeJun 29th 2009 edited
WP: Odna (Alone) - Dimitri Shostakovich
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Mark Fitz-Gerald
Written for an early 30's silent film. I'm not sure how to describe this but it's a little too classical for my tastes. I think I have to be in the right mood to listen to this and right now Odna really isn't doing anything for me. However, I will add that the sound quality is superb and the performance of the score is splendid.
I've moved onto...
NP: Miklos Rozsa - A Centenary Celebration - Miklos Rozsa
Much better! A solid 3 CD compilation of re-recorded suites and original recordings of some of Rozsa's greatest scores and a few lesser known works.
-Erik-host and executive producer of THE CINEMATIC SOUND RADIO PODCAST | www.cinematicsound.net | www.facebook.com/cinematicsound | I HAVE TINNITUS! -
- CommentAuthorErik Woods
- CommentTimeJun 29th 2009 edited
NP: The Journey of Natty Gann - James Horner
First listen...
Sublime Americana score featuring quite possibly one of greatest themes Horner has ever composed! It's going to be interesting to spin Bernstein's rejected score after I'm done with this.
-Erik-host and executive producer of THE CINEMATIC SOUND RADIO PODCAST | www.cinematicsound.net | www.facebook.com/cinematicsound | I HAVE TINNITUS! -
- CommentAuthorAnthony
- CommentTimeJun 29th 2009
Erik Woods wrote
Thomas Glorieux wrote
I'm not saying the music is bad, it does everything right. But I can't enjoy this when it is presented this way.
"Presented this way" meaning 45 tracks where most of them bleed into each other? Tell me, if you didn't look at the back of the CD and just listened to the album without prior knowledge of the track names and times would you still have the same reaction?
-Erik-
That's exactly what I did when I got the album. I knew there were a bunch of short tracks, but by simply not looking at the back of the case on the timer on my CD player I didn't notice a thing. And guess what - I enjoyed it! -
- CommentAuthorDemetris
- CommentTimeJun 30th 2009
keky wrote
Christodoulides wrote
Martijn wrote
NP: Stop Loss - John Powell
The jarring similarity of the main theme to that of Rachel Portman's main composition to Hart's War notwithstanding, this is an interesting and -for Powell standards- lowkey score. Good and diverse material, with a clear committment to the subject matter.
Not overly dramatic or gripping though, and as easily forgotten as listened to.
Absolutely in love with this heartbreakingly beautiful score.
It may be beautiful, but all those tiny little short tracks...
It flows along very naturally, one track interweaving into the other, almost you can't tellLove Maintitles. It's full of Wanders. -
- CommentAuthorDemetris
- CommentTimeJun 30th 2009
Marselus wrote
Martijn wrote
NP: The Young Victoria - Ilan Eshkeri
Media Ventures with a baroque twist.
Now that´s quite appealing.
Want.Love Maintitles. It's full of Wanders.