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I understand what you're trying to say. I think the only score of Mr Young that managed to sustain my interest is Hard Rain, but that was heavily influenced by the temp score.

I didn't know your views on Young. I learn something new every day.

p.s. I don't care for THE CORE either but I do like a lot of Young's scores, THE SHIPPING NEWS is indeed superb!

I'm open to suggestions! (Bear in mind his use of choir, at least in a lot of his recent scores, makes me want to peel my own skin off.)

Mission: Impossible 4 - Giacchino

Well, nobody could accuse it of being too short. I'm about half way through it and it feels like it's been playing since last Tuesday. Hard going, this one, doesn't seem nearly as good as his last one.

Agree.

And it's weird, since it has a lot of things that I like : electric guitars, russian chorus, indian vocals, electronic bits...
It's all of these so disjointed.
What it surprises me is this kind of scores use to follow a failed movie. But M:I4 seems a real winner. Weird.

I'm going to avoid it until I see the movie. I can spend ages going through re-arranging an album for the perfect listen but once I've seen the film I often find it odd not to listen to it in chronological order.

Here's hoping it seems disappointing only because of how good MI:III was.

NP: Extremely Loud And Incredibly Close - Desplat

Another example that some of the best scores, are the ones made in a very short amount of time (Desplat wrote, recorded this score in just three weeks).

The main theme sounds like a blend between the main theme of New Moon, and the Lovegood theme from Deathly Hallows Part 1.

It's sounds so classic that, even when Desplat uses his trademark synth pulse, it's mixed so well with the orchestra.


Though it has some temp track influence. Oskar's Monologue sounds like one of the themes from La Fille Du Puisatier.

And it's nice to finally hear a End Credits suite made by Desplat.

I know. He replaced Nico Muhly.

And Joel, don't forget Joel. He was co-man.

NP: THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS (Danny Elfman)

Probably the album I've listened to the most times after JURASSIC PARK over the years.

Yep. It's the theme in Rendez-Vous Manqué, Depart Pour La Guerre and La Fille Perdue. But with a much more emotional sound.

You are right. It's fixed !

TOYS - HANS ZIMMER

Something a lot different from Goldsmith, but I've enjoyed this early Zimmer a lot. I had forgotten the majority of the tunes, it must've been 10 years at least since I last listened to the album. This time it's the expanded score and songs, though sadly it's missing the mega-cool 'Frankie Goes to Hollywood' track, however even without it I managed to reminisce about the good old days when Hans put some uber-positive vibes and loveliness into his melodies, simple as they were constructed. But It's that simplicity that puts a big smile on my face to be honest. Rarely he does that to me anymore.

You're right Pawel, I do like and enjoy that one.