[Closed] Now Playing XXXVII

Nah - That one is still pants!

-Erik-

HP7 is even worse!

-Erik-

If you like boring scores!

That's what I'm trying to get at!

The first 10-12 cues aren't bad but the action material feels like it belongs in a Bond score rather than a fantasy score. And I'm still trying to figure out just what in the hell the Godzilla love theme is doing in the track, "Reepi Cheep." This "album" would have benefited from a shorter running time for sure. This isn't anywhere near grand stuff like Stargate, ID4 or even Godzilla where a long album actually benefits the listening experience. I think what's killing this album is the short running times of the cues. There's not enough time for an idea to blossom.

HOWEVER, I do have to see the film before I make a final judgment. I remember not being all that impressed with Gregson-Williams initial effort but then when I saw the movie I changed my mind and that score made my Top 10 that year! I will say this though this is far more interesting that Deathly Hallows. I mean, there's an actual hummable, fully developed theme.

I'm actually on my third listen right now and as I said so far the first half of the album is pretty solid. The middle section of the album slows down CONSIDERABLY... about 35 minutes or so of not so interesting music... until we get to the big finale!

-Erik-

a raisin in the sun

Again, this is only my opinion. I will have the score on my next show which will showcase the highlights. But like I said, this doesn't come close to his early classics... not even The Musketeer! But I will give Arnold full marks for utilizing Gregson-Williams' main theme!

-Erik-

Have you heard it yet?

I quite liked the clips. But many a time a choice set of clips has fooled me into a purchase...like this one apparently!

Not bad, glad to hear the disc is nearly packed out.

Like I said before I'm glad to have that much on the album but it doesn't hold up well as a stand alone 1 hour and 15 minute listen. It just showcases the scores weaknesses... which again, I'm glad I was able to hear in evaluating the score.

-Erik-

And I like having the ability to choose the tracks I want to hear. Who knows, maybe someone out there with fall in love with the entire album... I would hate to deny someone of that.

-Erik-

While I agree albums need to be well presented, I prefer being able to construct that myself from an expanded or complete score instead of letting somebody else do it and potentially miss out a lot of music I would use.

For example those two new Lost albums - 5 hours of music, fantasic, not all necessary, but I've whittled it down to 2hrs 20mins of highlights which was a fun task in its own.

After my third listen to Arnold's Narnia score I'm actually warming up to it. It's still not out of this world awesome but it's a solid entry in the Narnia series. Good to hear some old fashion styled orchestral writing with lovely, hummable themes... something severely lacking in scores like The Last Airbender and Deathly Hallows. For my next listen... probably Friday... I'm going to give my shorter playlist a shot to see if it does improve on the listening experience.

Up next: Tron Legacy - Daft Punk

My surprise of the year! I love it!

-Erik-

You know what... I usually hate dialogue over top of score cues on a soundtrack album but that second track on the Tron album with "The Dude's" dialogue over top is seriously kick ass!!!

-Erik-