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Agreed. The album is FAR too long, Bear McCreary-style. But there are some excellent tracks here. Shades of Kilar.

All The King's Men James Horner

This is a fine, fine score. Been a few years since I listened to it.

Such a sad and moving film. From the first note of the score (about 6 minutes into the film) I turned to my wife and said -- 'oh dear, this isn't going to end well.'

Hi, everybody. I haven’t posted on the forum much at all this summer, but I’ve been listening to a ton of film scores. My happiest discoveries of the summer have been. . .

THE YOUNG VICTORIA – Ilan Eshkeri.

It is a shame that this score is no longer commercially available (not that I can find, anyway). It’s just lovely. The regal theme for Victoria’s ascension to the throne, the incorporation of Shubert’s serenade, the ravishing love theme – this is a wonderful score.

LA FILLE DU PUISATIER – Alexandre Desplat

I missed this when it came out in 2011, which is a shame because this score is gorgeous. It may just be my new favorite score by Desplat. This sort of thing appeals to me so much more than his GODZILLA score.

Of the scores I’ve heard from 2014 so far HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 is my favorite, followed by Chajdecki’s WARSAW UPRISING. I’m also a fan of Neely’s CASE AGAINST 8, and McNeely’s scores PIRATE FAIRY and A MILLION WAYS TO DIE IN THE WEST. THE GOOD WIFE and MALEFICENT are also very good.

Just today I’ve heard CALVARY, which I thought was lovely in parts, but a little dull, TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES, which isn’t really my kind of score, but it’s fun, Jeff Grace’s THE INKEEPERS which I quite disliked, Debney’s WALK OF SHAME, which is disliked even more, Mansell’s UNITED, which was okay, Hirshefelder’s LEGEND OF THE GUARDIANS, which I think worked better in the film than it does on album, Heffes’s EMPEROR from last year, which is pretty good, with a very good end titles piece, and Richard Harvey’s LES DEUX MONDES, which has some great highlights (tracks 20 and 21 are very good).

I’m currently listening to PONYO ON A CLIFF BY THE SEA, which I’ve only recently acquired, but which is shaping up to be my favorite Hishaishi score by a bit.

Sorry for that not-so-informative info dump, but I felt like sharing all of that. So there.

It's sound-design, very closely bound to the film it was written for. Outside it, it's just painful imo.

NP: Dead Poets Society (1989) - Maurice Jarre

O CAPTAIN! my Captain! our fearful trip is done;
The ship has weather’d every rack, the prize we sought is won;
The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting,
While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring:
But O heart! heart! heart!
O the bleeding drops of red,
Where on the deck my Captain lies,
Fallen cold and dead.

Crikey! This is VERY nice!
I even have that score...wonder why it didn't make much of an impression the first time around?

I don't remember much other than the melancholy vocal elements in the film. Whenever I was aware of it, it seemed nice but emotionally very heavy.

NP: Jamaica Inn - Cristobal Tapia de Veer

Hauntingly beautiful score to the newest, very dark and skillfully done adaptation of DuMaurier´s story. I´m sorry to report that it´s not available for now, but you can listen to a suite provided by the composer himself.

True but my initial listens detected a lot of dull synths and samples...is there an orchestra or organic (physical) instruments in there? in the meantime, i should re-visit.



True, this is so good. Movie, and music.

Shame that legendary animation studio is seems to be having problems and thinking of actually closing down.

Bicentennial Man James Horner

I don't think this was a good idea...

Some people would argue against that. And they would be wrong. Fact.

Apparently this forum doesn't support backslash...

Indeed.

NP - COCOON - James Horner.

"Ascension" is just jaw-droppingly huge. I love it. The theme is gorgeous, too. Ah, the 80's were good for film music.