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PR: The Hobbit The Desolation of Smaug (Howard Shore)

General Discussions » PR: The Hobbit The Desolation of Smaug (Howard Shore) (Posts 151 to 162 of 162)

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  1. You're an awsomely clever viking, Thor!

    cheesy wink
    Bach's music is vibrant and inspired.
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      CommentAuthorDemetris
    • CommentTimeDec 13th 2013
    Smaug is the new James Horner
    Love Maintitles. It's full of Wanders.
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      CommentAuthorsdtom
    • CommentTimeDec 13th 2013
    I may go and see the film as it is playing at our local theater.
    Tom
    listen to more classical music!
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      CommentAuthorMartijn
    • CommentTimeDec 13th 2013 edited
    Khan in a song by Spock about a brave little Hobbit.
    There's something epic here.
    But I'll be damned if I know what it is.
    'no passion nor excitement here, despite all the notes and musicians' ~ Falkirkbairn
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      CommentAuthorScribe
    • CommentTimeDec 14th 2013
    I might post my playlist by Monday, I'm not sure yet whether I feel confident to make one after only 3 listens, or if I need a 4th one to be sure... *OCD*
    I love you all. Never change. Well, unless you want to!
  6. I am seriously losing the enthusiasm to listen to the second CD once I have finished this first one. Shore is certainly perfecting an apparent talent of saying little with as many instruments as possible.

    It doesn't really feel much like I am in Middle Earth much save for a few references to the original trilogy.
    The views expressed in this post are entirely my own and do not reflect the opinions of maintitles.net, or for that matter, anyone else. http://www.racksandtags.com/falkirkbairn
    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeDec 14th 2013 edited
    Martijn wrote
    Khan in a song by Spock about a brave little Hobbit.
    There's something epic here.
    But I'll be damned if I know what it is.


    Quiche.
    On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt
  8. Following on from Tim's comment over on the Thomas Newman topic, I didn't get to the second disc yesterday. I want to love this - Howard Shore back in Middle Earth - but it just goes on and on and on. An unexpected journey indeed.

    I was listening to disc one last night on CD and at one point I was wondering when the next track was due. When I checked the next track had come and gone and it was on to the next one. The score just seems to meander on and on with very little to differentiate between tracks.

    Which is weird as I assume something exciting must be happening in the film at this point? I am hoping that disc 2 will be more memorable.
    The views expressed in this post are entirely my own and do not reflect the opinions of maintitles.net, or for that matter, anyone else. http://www.racksandtags.com/falkirkbairn
  9. Timmer wrote
    I've listened to both CD's and I love it. I do think it could do with some serious trimming though.


    You listened to the special edition I assume? That one is too long despite all the love I have for this score. I don't know how much trimming you would do - under 80 minutes / 1 CD? Otherwise the standard edition might be what you are looking for. It works for me.

    Volker
    Bach's music is vibrant and inspired.
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      CommentAuthorScribe
    • CommentTimeDec 16th 2013 edited
    Ok, here is my super-trimmed highlight reel of the best tracks. Its 55 minutes using the Special Edition and 51 minutes using the Standard Edition. I'm not sure what the extra 4 minutes contain but its probably nothing important. This playlist covers almost all of the significant themes in the score, with the notable exceptions of Beorn's Theme, for which I recommend "Wilderland" (the second half) and the Arkenstone theme, for which I recommend "On The Doorstep" (at the very end). Those are both nice tracks but I wanted to keep this under an hour and they're a bit too meandering. So here goes:

    1) Smaug (Main Theme from The Desolation of Smaug)
    2) Flies and Spiders
    3) Feast of Starlight
    4) The Forest River
    5) Thrice Welcome
    6) Girion, Lord of Dale
    7) Kingsfoil
    8) The Hunters
    9) My Armor Is Iron
    10) Beyond The Forest (Love Theme from The Desolation of Smaug)
    I love you all. Never change. Well, unless you want to!
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      CommentAuthorMartijn
    • CommentTimeDec 16th 2013
    Cheers, Matt! beer
    'no passion nor excitement here, despite all the notes and musicians' ~ Falkirkbairn
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      CommentAuthorThor
    • CommentTimeDec 16th 2013
    Excellent, Matt! Thanks.
    I am extremely serious.

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