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- CommentAuthorErik Woods
- CommentTimeJul 5th 2014 edited
NP: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes - Michael Giacchino
I wish the LOST sound had died with LOST.
-Erik-host and executive producer of THE CINEMATIC SOUND RADIO PODCAST | www.cinematicsound.net | www.facebook.com/cinematicsound | I HAVE TINNITUS! -
- CommentAuthorCaptain Future
- CommentTimeJul 5th 2014 edited
NP: Paint Your Wagon (1969) - Frederick Loewe / André Previn / Alan Lerner
As a rule I am not a big fan of film adaptations of musicals but this one is an exception. On the other side, there are so many differences in terms of music and plot between musical and film, that this simply isn't a straight adaptation.
I can't believe Lee Marvin preferred this project to The Wild Bunch. A am glad he did though, because "Wandrin' Star" is one of my favourite western songs ever. Also I can't believe that Clint Eastwood would take part (singing!) in a western musical comedy. It seems so anticlimactic in comparison to his work for Leone. Maybe that was the reason why he did it.
Nice film, nice music. Lee Marvin cannot sing but that just adds to the charme.
VolkerBach's music is vibrant and inspired. -
- CommentAuthorScribe
- CommentTimeJul 6th 2014 edited
Erik Woods wrote
NP: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes - Michael Giacchino
I wish the LOST sound had died with LOST.
-Erik-
Yeah, how dare Giacchino use an actual orchestra to create drama and suspense...so boring and predictable.
For real though, when I'm in the mood I still get chills from hearing those brass explosions, string shrieks and doomy percussion that exemplifies the Lost suspense feeling, regardless of what material it's written for. Criticizing that is almost like criticizing Herrmann for sounding like Herrmann across various different projects. In my humble stupid opinion. Not saying Giacchino is on the same level as Herrmann, but that's just how he writes suspense/action, and my ears love it, despite how similar it might be to the score to some stupid TV show from the 2000s.
Although, since I haven't heard DOTPOTA yet, if you're talking about the romantic Lost sound...well, give me that until every possible melody in the universe has been done in that style, and I'll just keep eating it up!
I love you all. Never change. Well, unless you want to! -
- CommentAuthorSteven
- CommentTimeJul 6th 2014
Ermagerd dotpota... I'm a dunosoor. -
- CommentAuthorScribe
- CommentTimeJul 6th 2014
It definitely took me just as long to figure out the acronym as it would have to simply type the full name of the film...I love you all. Never change. Well, unless you want to! -
- CommentAuthorKevin Scarlet
- CommentTimeJul 6th 2014
Timmer wrote
NP : ZERO DARK THIRTY - Alexandre Desplat
Excellent!
Probably his best score IMO. -
- CommentAuthorKevin Scarlet
- CommentTimeJul 6th 2014
Steven wrote
Timmer wrote
NP : ROAD TO PERDITION - Thomas Newman
Quite possibly Thomas Newman's 2nd best score.
It's good, great in fact, but I've never quite understood the praise about this score? I could name at least 5 more Newman scores I prefer. Maybe I need to watch the film again.
Even with Skyfall, I still say Perdition is Newman's best work. -
- CommentAuthorKevin Scarlet
- CommentTimeJul 6th 2014
Braveheart - James Horner
I watched the movie yesterday and got reacquainted with the score. The last 15 minutes are some of the best music Horner has ever written to this day. -
- CommentAuthorTimmer
- CommentTimeJul 6th 2014
A silly-arse movie but I watched it again a couple of months back and really enjoyed it. One of my favourite Horner scores.On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt -
- CommentAuthorErik Woods
- CommentTimeJul 6th 2014 edited
Scribe wrote
Erik Woods wrote
NP: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes - Michael Giacchino
I wish the LOST sound had died with LOST.
-Erik-
Yeah, how dare Giacchino use an actual orchestra to create drama and suspense...so boring and predictable.
Why don't you come back and tear apart my one sentence review
when you've actually heard the score, okay?
Anyway, I could chuck about three quarters of this score out. Uninteresting LOST clusters, airy strings, plucked harp and piano chords. It's seem like functional film music to me. This might be one of the most tedious albums Giacchino has ever produced. It's 77 minutes when a 40-45 minute Into Darkness like album would have sufficed. The action music is what saves the score from being a wall to wall snoozer but even that seems rather derivative.
And while I wasn't a fan of Doyle's previous entry I think I'd rather listen to that one again. I'm a big fan of Giacchino's music but I can't say I'll ever reach for this one again.
-Erik-host and executive producer of THE CINEMATIC SOUND RADIO PODCAST | www.cinematicsound.net | www.facebook.com/cinematicsound | I HAVE TINNITUS! -
- CommentAuthorErik Woods
- CommentTimeJul 6th 2014
Timmer wrote
A silly-arse movie but I watched it again a couple of months back and really enjoyed it. One of my favourite Horner scores.
I don't think it's silly at all. Historically inaccurate, yes... we've been over that before... but it's a superb film!
-Erik-host and executive producer of THE CINEMATIC SOUND RADIO PODCAST | www.cinematicsound.net | www.facebook.com/cinematicsound | I HAVE TINNITUS! -
- CommentAuthorScribe
- CommentTimeJul 6th 2014
Erik Woods wrote
Scribe wrote
Erik Woods wrote
NP: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes - Michael Giacchino
I wish the LOST sound had died with LOST.
-Erik-
Yeah, how dare Giacchino use an actual orchestra to create drama and suspense...so boring and predictable.
Why don't you come back and tear apart my one sentence review when you've actually heard the score, okay?
-Erik-
I wasn't talking about the score. I was responding to the idea of wanting the LOST sound to have died. I don't want the LOST sound to ever die. I adore it.I love you all. Never change. Well, unless you want to! -
- CommentAuthorSteven
- CommentTimeJul 6th 2014 edited
The Lost sound is Giacchino's style in perhaps its purest form, so I'm surprised you don't care for it Erik?
Edit: ah, your edited comment makes more sense. -
- CommentAuthorErik Woods
- CommentTimeJul 6th 2014
Giacchino's style is more than Lost. The Lost scores have an identity unfortunately transporting that style into Planet of the Apes robs that film of a distinct music voice. If I want to listen to Lost I'll play one of the six thousand volumes of music Varese released.
-Erik-host and executive producer of THE CINEMATIC SOUND RADIO PODCAST | www.cinematicsound.net | www.facebook.com/cinematicsound | I HAVE TINNITUS! -
- CommentAuthorSteven
- CommentTimeJul 6th 2014
I especially like Vol. 456. -
- CommentAuthorErik Woods
- CommentTimeJul 6th 2014
host and executive producer of THE CINEMATIC SOUND RADIO PODCAST | www.cinematicsound.net | www.facebook.com/cinematicsound | I HAVE TINNITUS! -
- CommentAuthorScribe
- CommentTimeJul 6th 2014 edited
Steven wrote
I especially like Vol. 456.
No, the action music in that volume is way too derivative of that contained in the 300 series albums. In the similar cues on albums 455 and 457 the timings of the brass blasts are spaced out slightly differently and that makes all the difference.I love you all. Never change. Well, unless you want to! -
- CommentAuthorTimmer
- CommentTimeJul 7th 2014
NP : HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 - John Powell
Wonderful! One of the years best.On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt -
- CommentAuthorSteven
- CommentTimeJul 7th 2014
Indeed it is. Here's a very rare video interview with Powell about the score in case you missed it. -
- CommentAuthorTimmer
- CommentTimeJul 7th 2014
Powell reminds me of somebody? I'm not sure if it's someone I know vaguely or a celebrity?On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt -
- CommentAuthorSteven
- CommentTimeJul 7th 2014
Oddly enough, in terms of mannerisms and how he speaks, he reminds me of myself! (If I'm allowed to say such a thing.) -
- CommentAuthorTimmer
- CommentTimeJul 7th 2014
Steven wrote
Oddly enough, in terms of mannerisms and how he speaks, he reminds me of myself! (If I'm allowed to say such a thing.)
'vaguely' it is then.On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt -
- CommentAuthorTimmer
- CommentTimeJul 7th 2014
NP : LES MISERABLES - Alex North
Stunning music, I wish somebody would do a rerecording of this brilliant score.On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt -
- CommentAuthorEdmund Meinerts
- CommentTimeJul 7th 2014
Timmer wrote
NP : HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 - John Powell
Wonderful! One of the years best.
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- CommentAuthorTimmer
- CommentTimeJul 7th 2014
NP : AFRICA - Alex North
A challenging listen. ( if familiar with 2001 or Dragonslayer that'll give you an idea )
I'd call this music brain food.On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt -
- CommentAuthorDemetris
- CommentTimeJul 7th 2014 edited
Steven wrote
Timmer wrote
NP : ROAD TO PERDITION - Thomas Newman
Quite possibly Thomas Newman's 2nd best score.
It's good, great in fact, but I've never quite understood the praise about this score? I could name at least 5 more Newman scores I prefer. Maybe I need to watch the film again.
That Theme. Plus perhaps his most mature and most developed score to date.Love Maintitles. It's full of Wanders. -
- CommentAuthorDemetris
- CommentTimeJul 7th 2014
Erik Woods wrote
Scribe wrote
Erik Woods wrote
NP: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes - Michael Giacchino
I wish the LOST sound had died with LOST.
-Erik-
Yeah, how dare Giacchino use an actual orchestra to create drama and suspense...so boring and predictable.
Why don't you come back and tear apart my one sentence review when you've actually heard the score, okay?
Anyway, I could chuck about three quarters of this score out. Uninteresting LOST clusters, airy strings, plucked harp and piano chords. It's seem like functional film music to me. This might be one of the most tedious albums Giacchino has ever produced. It's 77 minutes when a 40-45 minute Into Darkness like album would have sufficed. The action music is what saves the score from being a wall to wall snoozer but even that seems rather derivative.
And while I wasn't a fan of Doyle's previous entry I think I'd rather listen to that one again. I'm a big fan of Giacchino's music but I can't say I'll ever reach for this one again.
-Erik-
Don't blame LOST alone, i mean it was perhaps one of G's most inspired moments to date whilst this Apes' score here, is an uninspired take on his Lost-isms; no energy of the action cues, no emotional power of the softer, thematic-driven side.Love Maintitles. It's full of Wanders. -
- CommentAuthorDemetris
- CommentTimeJul 7th 2014
Kevin Scarlet wrote
Timmer wrote
NP : ZERO DARK THIRTY - Alexandre Desplat
Excellent!
Probably his best score IMO.
Ah, so much great Desplat scores to choose from; very hard to narrow down to just one selection, especially since that one isn't particularly representative of his larger body of work.Love Maintitles. It's full of Wanders. -
- CommentAuthorCaptain Future
- CommentTimeJul 7th 2014
I ripped my old Silva Screen scifi compilations today: Space: Above and Beyond II; Space 3: Beyond the Final Frontier; The Cult Files Reopened. There is some outstanding and some rather rare material to be found here.
VolkerBach's music is vibrant and inspired. -
- CommentAuthorfranz_conrad
- CommentTimeJul 8th 2014
NP: Isabel (Federico Jusid)
The best distillation I've heard of this is what Erik put together for his 'best of the year' presentation a while back. Nonetheless it's a lovely, articulate work.A butterfly thinks therefore I am
