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- CommentAuthorDemetris
- CommentTimeJul 22nd 2010
Timmer wrote
NP : MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE - Gabriel Yared

A lovely and varied score, one of my favourites.

Love it; rarely does romantic film music get any better than this.
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- CommentAuthorDemetris
- CommentTimeJul 22nd 2010
ALAN SILVESTRI - the a-team

When played loud and you're in the mood, this simply R.O.C.K.S!
Love Maintitles. It's full of Wanders.
- CommentAuthorchristopher
- CommentTimeJul 22nd 2010
Bandolero! - Jerry Goldsmith

This score has one of JG's most annoying themes ever. And it's in almost every track! It's also like he was trying to find the most annoying way to present the theme every time, as well. Detuned piano accompanied by farting brass? Check. Whistled theme accompanied by sproingy metal thingy? Check. Weird synthy quasi Asian sounding theme accompanied clumsy sounding bass guitar? Check. Sheesh.
- CommentAuthorNautilus
- CommentTimeJul 22nd 2010 edited
For the people who has watched INCEPTION: Is the theme heard in "old souls" the "love theme" ? because the first part of that tune reminds me to AWE's Love theme played slowly (specially when it's played with guitar, wich reminds me to "parlay")

thanks.

NP: The omen (Goldsmith)

I arrived late to the party, but now I think it's one of the most spooky scores ever composeds, and one of the best scores ever composeds.

what a trilogy of scores !
- CommentAuthorlp
- CommentTimeJul 22nd 2010 edited
NP: Life - Ryo Yoshimata

Pretty, tender music, featuring orchestra, guitar and piano. Very good mood building music here. My second score from this composer, after Atsu-Hime, and it didn't disappoint.
- CommentAuthorDemetris
- CommentTimeJul 22nd 2010
TREVOR JONES - aegis

Brilliant, hearwarming and moving, this sweeping score is truly one of the composer's brightest higlights.
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- CommentAuthorBobdH
- CommentTimeJul 23rd 2010 edited
Steven wrote
Inception Hans Zimmer
The album is a very good representation of the whole score, I certainly didn't notice anything significant missing when I saw the film.

Good stuff! (And the film is amazing.)

Hear, hear! Very good representation of the score, although I have yet to hear the score again now I've seen the film. It feels like Zimmer scored the fully fleshed out soundscape symphony as heard on the album, and Nolan continued to edit it into the film. Which makes the album flow really well, like also happened to The Dark Knight. And the best part is: no pauses between tracks

The only track that jarred a bit to me was the action-heavy Mombassa (or so I think? I heard it as a whole) - but I probably have to grow into it yet. Funny thing is, I heard it right after coming home from my trip to Spain, even though I was tired I had to hear it. And 'cause of the tiredness, I dozed off a little bit - only to be immediately awakened by the Piaf piece Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien. For those who've seen the film; pretty apt.
- CommentAuthorfranz_conrad
- CommentTimeJul 23rd 2010
Erik Woods wrote
NP: Battlestar Galactica: Season 3 - Bear McCreary

Absolutely brilliant! One of the finest modern day scores I've heard in the past 10 year or so. I was at first dismissive of Richard Gibbs and Bear McCreary's approach to scoring this series but once Michael (franz conrad) introduced me to "Storming New Caprica" I was instantly converted. IMHO, it's one of the greatest action cues ever composed! And to hear it in context is absolutely thrilling!

Gibbs and McCreary's sound for this series was spot on. A percussion led series of scores that I never thought in a million years would have worked in keep my attention. But for all of the banging and crashing of Taiko Drums and various other percussive elements there's a plethora of instantly recognizable themes, motifs and melodies that have you coming back for more. For instance, McCreary's adaptation of "All Along The Watchtower" is a stroke of genius. Again, if someone had told me that they were going to adapted this Bob Dylan tune into the Galactica universe I would have laughed and walked away. But now that I've heard the tune in context I couldn't imagine any OTHER themes for the "final five." Additionally, "Admiral and Commander" is about as perfect of a theme as you can find for Adama, his relationship with his son and the crew of the Galactica.

Creative, complex, daring, smart, inventive, emotional... the entire series of scores are bloody fantastic!

EDIT - I just want to keep talking about this score. Not since Lost have I heard a finer TV score that packs a punch in the emotional department. Of course there's the "Adama's Theme" which I've mentioned above but then there's heart-breaker's like the "Refugees Return" adagio or the string led "Violence and Variations" which is probably my favorite theme from the entire series. It's been a while since I've heard someone write for strings like this. I don't understand how any of these scores didn't receive Grammy Award nominations. We talk about Oscar and their blunders but not recognizing these series of brilliant TV scores is IMHO one of the biggest blunders of them all! It's disgusting that McCreary had to wait until this year to receive his first Grammy nomination for Human Target.

If you are looking for TV scoring at its absolutely finest I don't think you will find a more engaging or satisfying score than Battlestar Galactica: Season 3.

-Erik-

100% agreed. Particularly about the theme of 'Violence and Variations'.
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- CommentAuthorTimmer
- CommentTimeJul 23rd 2010
christopher wrote
Bandolero! - Jerry Goldsmith

This score has one of JG's most annoying themes ever. And it's in almost every track! It's also like he was trying to find the most annoying way to present the theme every time, as well. Detuned piano accompanied by farting brass? Check. Whistled theme accompanied by sproingy metal thingy? Check. Weird synthy quasi Asian sounding theme accompanied clumsy sounding bass guitar? Check. Sheesh.

Fantastic theme, great stuff!
On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt
- CommentAuthorDemonStar
- CommentTimeJul 23rd 2010
NP: Salt - James Newton Howard

Hmmm... Bourne electronics and percussion meet classic JNH orchestral music, complete with a sprinkling of electric guitar. Liking it, but could have been better IMO. Chase Across DC and the 3-4 action cues towards the end are really fun!
- CommentAuthorMartijn
- CommentTimeJul 23rd 2010 edited
NP: The Thief Of Bagdad - Miklos Rozsa

You can keep all your wailing women and ululating chants: for a score that truly offers the finest in Arabian fantasy and high adventure Rozsa's '39 masterpiece can't be beat. There's themes abundant, from the ominous dark trombones for the evil Grand Vizir to the majestic trumpets for Ahmed the King to the marvellously playful 'I Want To Be A Sailor' for the mischievous thief Abu... And it's all so full of joie de vivre! Rozsa must have had such a ball on this material!

On the FMC re-recording (by Elmer Bernstein) the joy comes clearly through in the orchestra's and soloists fervour. (I do wish for a rerecording, but that's solely because I think the sound deserves a boost...and a bigger symphony orchestra would be nice )

While this score (and the film) are intensely personal favourites of mine, the wondeful and highly accessible music should really appeal to anyone enjoying golden age scoring and Arabian fantasy.

Highlights are the sonorous seamen's chorus in the opening harbour cue, the wonderful King's Fanfare, the Djinn's appearance and the flying music and of course the Love Song that -either in Bernstein's vocal version or Rozsa's instrumental version- always moves me intensely, and to me counts as one of the most beautiful lyrical things ever written for film EVER.

One final note: I really like how Bernstein on the FMC rerecording valued mood recreation over technical perfection: in the film the 'I Want To Be A Sailor' cue is sung by highly inproficient youth star Sabu.
Rather than having a professional sing the cue in the rerecoding, Bernstein opted to have an untrained 16 year old do it, recreating the tone and feel perfectly.

I love this score.
72 stars out of 5.
'no passion nor excitement here, despite all the notes and musicians' ~ Falkirkbairn
- CommentAuthorNautilus
- CommentTimeJul 23rd 2010 edited
About the guy who there is not techno Soundscapes in thelma and Louise... I meant:

5:06 into Chase/grand Canyon. I love this Zimmer electronics!

NP:Blade Runner (Vangelis)

now This is a SOUNDSCAPE!

In my all time favourite scores.
- CommentAuthorErik Woods
- CommentTimeJul 23rd 2010
Martijn wrote
NP: The Thief Of Bagdad - Miklos Rozsa

I love this score.
72 stars out of 5.

I appreciate it for what it is (a classic) and very much prefer it to something like Prince of Persia (which I also enjoy) but I still haven't really warmed up to Rozsa's score to want to return to it. However, after reading your glowing review I will give the Bernstein re-recording another spin today in hopes that I can find the same joy you feel when listening to that score.

-Erik-
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- CommentAuthorTimmer
- CommentTimeJul 23rd 2010
NP : INTO THIN AIR : DEATH ON EVEREST - Lee Holdridge

A fantastic score to a 'made for TV' movie and it kicks seven shades of jesus H crap out of 99.99% of the "big" movie scores we hear these days.
On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt
- CommentAuthorErik Woods
- CommentTimeJul 23rd 2010 edited
Brilliant score, Timmer, and an audiophiles wet dream. What can't all scores sound that good?!

I just finished with Bernstein's re-recording of Rozsa's The Theif of Bagdad and while it is well written I don't get the same feeling that Martijn does when he listens to this score. I just don't feel the energy like I do with El Cid (minus the "The Skeleton Room/Duel With The Spider/The Return" cue of course) It all went by rather quickly without really making a lasting impression.

NP: The Edge - Jerry Goldsmith

I just finished writing my little blurb about this score for my up coming new releases show and it got me all giddy to play it. This expanded treatment was a pleasent surprise and really improves on the listening experience of the original 1997 release. While that album was very well produced this new edition opens the score up and allows Goldsmith's music to breathe and develop from cue to cue. Superb film music and one of my all time favorite Goldsmith scores! And those low brass growls signaling Bart The Bear are AWESOME!

-Erik-
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- CommentAuthorlp
- CommentTimeJul 23rd 2010 edited
NP: Clash of the Titans - Ramin Djawadi

Saw this movie tonight. And it's nowhere as bad as people said it was. It is extremely short on plot and character development. The whole thing feels like a truncated, cliff notes version of a longer epic. But the score worked fine in it, if you can hear it. It's heavily under-mixed beneath everything, exactly like I thought. I would have like to see the original, longer cut of the movie that Craig scored though. But as it is, the score is as good as it could ever be. Highlights remain to be Perseus and Scorpiox.
- CommentAuthorTimmer
- CommentTimeJul 23rd 2010
NP : STAR TREK V : THE FINAL FRONTIER - Jerry Goldsmith

JG's best trek score after STTMP.
On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt
- CommentAuthorNautilus
- CommentTimeJul 23rd 2010 edited
Inspired by Timmer...

NP: Star Trek First Contact

The Dish

I love this kind of blaster beam effect. very...Spacial!
- CommentAuthorPawelStroinski
- CommentTimeJul 23rd 2010
Jerry Goldsmith - The Russia House

Possibly my favourite Jerry Goldsmith album. Wonderful score to a somewhat underrated movie (convoluted, I'd give the critics that, but isn't it fun to se Ken Russell acting?)

Jazzy, sleazy. The thematic material (Finally he could use THAT theme and what a theme it is) is just plain amazing. The use of a metronome and bass for rhythm is inspired. Some great electronic sounds. The players are wonderful.

What's not to like in this score?
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- CommentAuthorTimmer
- CommentTimeJul 23rd 2010
It is a lovely score Pawel
On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt
- CommentAuthorBregt
- CommentTimeJul 23rd 2010
What did I miss in this thread? Inception? Or other scores too?
Kazoo
- CommentAuthorPawelStroinski
- CommentTimeJul 23rd 2010
When it comes to new stuff, Inception. A very good score in my book.
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- CommentAuthorErik Woods
- CommentTimeJul 23rd 2010 edited
NP: The Kung-Fu Kid - James Horner

The first half of this score is Boy is it ever. However, about 6 minutes into "From Master to Student to Master" the score FINALLY comes to life! I might have to re-write my new releases script because I was pretty harsh on this album. Now, if I only listen to the latter half it's pretty darn good! Horner is soooooooo good at this bold dramatic symphonic writing! No one does it better and the latter half of "From Master to Student to Master" proves it! Friggin' superb! And say what you want about Horner and his borrowings... at least the guy still writes long, lyrical themes!

EDIT - Am I allowed to put this one on my top 10 of 2010 just for 4-5 cues out 18? My God... "Final Contest" is AWESOME! There's a slight hint to Conti's original theme but this is all Horner greatness!

-Erik-
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- CommentAuthorlp
- CommentTimeJul 24th 2010
Erik Woods wrote

EDIT - Am I allowed to put this one on my top 10 of 2010 just for 4-5 cues out 18? My God... "Final Contest" is AWESOME! There's a slight hint to Conti's original theme but this is all Horner greatness!

-Erik-

Why don't you wait until the end of 2010? Cause 4-5 cues out of 18 cues reeks of desperation.
- CommentAuthorErik Woods
- CommentTimeJul 24th 2010
lp wrote

Erik Woods wrote

EDIT - Am I allowed to put this one on my top 10 of 2010 just for 4-5 cues out 18? My God... "Final Contest" is AWESOME! There's a slight hint to Conti's original theme but this is all Horner greatness!

-Erik-

Why don't you wait until the end of 2010? Cause 4-5 cues out of 18 cues reeks of desperation.

Well, I am desperate. I haven't found much to like this year... but those 4-5 cues are freakin' brilliant!

-Erik-
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- CommentAuthorAtham
- CommentTimeJul 24th 2010
I just saw The Karate (Kung-Fu) Kid yesterday and the whole score fits like a glove (including the quieter cues from the first half of the album). No surprise there since James is the master of nailing it for any scene he scores. But yes, the score truly takes flight in the latter half of the score!
- CommentAuthorchristopher
- CommentTimeJul 24th 2010
All the King's Men - James Horner

Specifically, "Give Me the Hammer..." This track is really great, Braveheart rip included!
- CommentAuthorKevin Scarlet
- CommentTimeJul 24th 2010
christopher wrote
All the King's Men - James Horner

Specifically, "Give Me the Hammer..." This track is really great, Braveheart rip included!

Speaking of Braveheart rips...

Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius - James Horner

Another underrated effort...including an interesting guest appearance of the Freedom Theme from Braveheart...
- CommentAuthorchristopher
- CommentTimeJul 24th 2010
Paycheck - John Powell

Powell is a composer that I feel like I'm only recently become more familiar with. I think he is probably the freshest voice around right now. Desplat, too, but I prefer Powell to Desplat.
- CommentAuthorDemetris
- CommentTimeJul 24th 2010
christopher wrote
All the King's Men - James Horner

Specifically, "Give Me the Hammer..." This track is really great, Braveheart rip included!
" Anne’s Memories (2:45)" is one of the most beautiful cues he's ever composed. I loved that score.

PawelStroinski wrote
When it comes to new stuff, Inception. A very good score in my book.

Very true!

Atham wrote
I just saw The Karate (Kung-Fu) Kid yesterday and the whole score fits like a glove (including the quieter cues from the first half of the album). No surprise there since James is the master of nailing it for any scene he scores. But yes, the score truly takes flight in the latter half of the score!

Yo..y.y.....you...you SAW The karate Kid *crap-fu*?!?!?!!
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