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I don't agree with that assessment of AvP:R; it's loud, yes, but certainly not unstructured. Take "Decimation Proclamation" There are little rhythmic patterns and hooks that he continually returns to, and there's a definite buildup running through it, right up until those final moments that are like "Bishop's Countdown" on steroids (Tyler's clearly aware of the other scores in the two franchises). I actually think "Decimation Proclamation" is just about Tyler's most impressive action cue to date, alongside the quite similar "Clutch Then Shift" from Eagle Eye.

When I think unstructured action music, John Ottman is the first name that comes to mind.

As much as I don't like AVP: R, Decimation Proclamation is as close to an action music masterpiece as Brian Tyler can be.

How can anything so unoriginal be proclaimed an "action masterpiece". Utter nonsense. ( Edit: I didn't read your comment properly )

The whole score is an earache inducing noise generator. The worst CD I ever bought.

Yeah, I like Beltrami's Die Franchise scores too

Absolutely. I haven't yet heard an action cue by Ottman that doesn't feature at least one or two jarring changes in direction and/or sudden bursts of dissonance (not the good kind) that interrupt an otherwise promising rhythm or motif. "Roderick's Demise/The Beanstalk Falls," "Chase to Cloister" and "The Battle" from Jack the Giant Slayer are all pretty good, but they do have that problem. So does much of the action music from Superman Returns and X2.

I can't hear any Williams in that score. It's Giacchino through and through.

...I wonder if it's because the film is a Spielberg 'pastiche' that people assume the score must be Williams inspired?

The Portrait of a Lady - Wojciech Kilar

One of my all time favourite film score albums.

Today in the mail and np:

The Man in Half Moon Street - Miklos Rozsa
The Royal National Scottish Orchestra conducted by Alan Wilson. Intrada, 2014

It is my impression, that the release of this album went largely unnoticed on this board. This is curious since it marks Intradas comeback into the re-recording business. I very much hope other productions will follow. I also hope that Varese Sarabande will follow suit.
What I find also remarcable is, that in very short order two re-recording albums dedicated to Rozsa where released by Chandos and Intrada. Both feature the concert suite of "Sahara".

The sound of this album is stellar. So is the artwork and the liner notes. Recommended!

Volker

NP: Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade - John Williams

A much more enjoyable sequel that almost lives up to the original (I'm terrible for comparisons with original films of a sequence apparently). And a huge improvement on the second film which I don't really like much (same for that film too.)

Not as an album it's not, at least IMO. Like with Jurassic Park it's nearly always the first sequel score I reach for.

Indeed! Jaws is one of the greatest films. Along with Alien I think it's the film I've seen the most times.

For me, it's the actual content of Jaws 2 doesn't really stand up to the original, regardless of how it's presented.

I like Jaws 2, but I don't love it. Even though it's essentially a more epic version of the first score, there's something missing about it which doesn't quite match up to the original?

As for the first score, it's a true 5 star classic. I have the anniversary album, which I assume is a pretty complete presentation of the score. Love every note.

I think JAWS clearly references PSYCHO and NORTH BY NORTHWEST.