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It's a good choice. The sound is pretty bare on the original release and there's several cues unreleased.

NP: Lair - John Debney and Kevin Kaska



-Erik-

I remember loving it when I first saw it but haven't seen it since ( must be 20 years ago ).

I've had this one for a few weeks now. Fine score. Brilliant re-recording one again by Nic Raine and team!

"The House of the Spirits" by Hans Zimmer
"The Film Music by Sir Malcom Arnold" The LSO conducted by Richard Hickox
"Two Mules for Sister Sara" by Ennio Morricone

Cheers!
Volker

"Apollo 13 - The Launch" by James Horner as re-recorded by Joel McNeely and the RSNO on "Titanic and other Film Scores by JH" (VS).

I began to watch the film today with my 7th grade philosophers. The topic is "Man and Technology" by taking the example of manned space exploration.

I had almost forgotten just how extraordinary the music is that Horner wrote for that film. I hope that score will see a release without dialogue some day.

Volker

I've been listening to some of Naoki Sato's 2012 output lately. I'd never heard of this composer until the beginning of 2013 when his score to SPACE BATTLESHIP YAMATO became the last minute addition to everyone's best-of-2011 lists. Unfortunately I haven't yet been able to listen to his 2012 score that's making the most waves, PRICELESS (other than on Erik's show - and what I heard there was lovely), but I have heard three others:

CARNATION ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK 2

I don't know what's up with that title, but that's the way it's listed on Spotify and itunes. This is pretty good, with some genuinely lovely music. A lot of it was just okay, but I thought it was pleasant. I recommend the track "Omoi" very highly.

NHK SPECIAL HUMAN NAZE NINGEN NI NARETANOKA

This is apparently the score to a Japanese documentary about humanity. Yup, humanity. All of it, I guess? It's a mixed bag. The highs are better than those of CARNATION but the lows are also much lower. There are some really cheesy music, but some of my favorite tracks from the year also come from this score. "Grief," "Transmigration," and "Rest in Peace" are all excellent. "Grief" is so beautiful and sad. "Transmigration" is just as beautiful (if not moreso) and contains a theme that reminds me of one from METSAN TARINA. Despite the similarity this track is just lovely. "Rest if Peace" has a very religious sound to it and is also gorgeous.

TSUNAGU

This has become one of my favorite scores of the year. It's long-lined beauty nearly from start to finish. The few tracks that deviate from that sound are no less listenable and a nice break from the near-unmitigated gorgeousness. The finale tracks are huge, the themes are head-sticky. This is my kind of score.

I like this guy.

a wonderful score by sato. the main title fits perfecty to the opening sequenz. the white landscape with the mountains and then the cool ski stunts. great opening.

^ Excellent album which I picked up years ago for an insanely cheap price!

NP: Lover's Prayer - Joel McNeely

Easily McNeely's best score.

-Erik-

Why does everyone hate the dialogue so much? It's not as though the dialogue interrupts the score. I think the dialogue that precedes the two main 'set pieces' of the score (The Launch and Re-Entry & Splashdown) add to the dramatic feel of the score. I like the dialogue.

<- envy

Agreed. It's one of the best rejected scores ever composed, IMO. Amazing that it hasn't had some form of commercial release.

Star Trek: First Contact - Jerry Goldsmith (and Joel)

This is my favorite of the last three Goldsmith Star Trek scores (for the best Next Gen film). The theme is gorgeous and the action music exciting. Joel's work on the climatic cue makes me wish that he got more film work.

"First Contact" is one of my favorite Jerry cues of all time. Greatly moving and elevates the scene in the film to a new level.

Was just watching an episode of The x-files called Invocation and thought that the theme sounded awfully familiar, and I convinced myself that Mark Snow must have snatched it from someone else. But as it turns out the tune is some traditional American lullaby called All the pretty horses.

Listen here. I find it über-gorgeous (despite the repetitiveness), especially this celtic piano version.

Anyway, I'm sure I've heard it in a film score before and it's driving me nuts, so does anyone here know of other instances where it has been used in a film score? (It was sung in Silkwood, but other than that I don't know where)

Oh, and does anyone know what album the track in the video is from? I'd like to have it without dialogue.

Peter

You and me both. I also think that the statement of the theme in the End titles is spectacular; shorter and more to the point, which I sometimes prefer. This theme ranks right up there alongside The trees, Lost in the wild, Theme from Powder and the awesomeness that is Fall of Managua.

Peter