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I just looked. Not here it isn't, plenty of other Soderqvist scores though.

Funnily enough Captain...

NP : KING OF KINGS - Miklos Rozsa



The film is on TV right now but I thought it better to switch off and play the music instead. Awesome AWESOME work.


Happy Ishtar everyone.

It's a VERY good film as well, I think.
The only Jesus biopic I find not only passable, but in fact powerful and thought-provoking (thanks in no small part to Rozsa's awe-inspiring (the term is bandied about too much. THIS is an example of where it is TOTALLY appropriate.) score: whenever the theme plays, or during the scoring of The Lord's Prayer, I suddenly understand perfectly the force and seduction of unwavering faith).

To be sure: it was never so powerful that my militant atheism ever waivered for even the barest microsecond, but it certainly made me a little milder.
I think.

I wish there was a movie that would address faith proper in a contemporary setting in a moderate and thought-provoking manner. Films featuring religious are either preaching theism or atheism (the power of faith vs. radicalism).

I think films have discussed religion as an institution quite interestingly (Flesh + Blood or in a misguided manner these same points are made in Kingdom of Heaven), but personal faith is not something discussed often in a quite even-handed manner. That's quite interesting.

And I don't quite think I'd like to see yet another biography or Christ or a Biblical epic as a discussion of faith (I think what I loved about the animated Prince of Egypt was that it's just a psychological drama of epic proportions, yeah, Moses was inspired by God and all that, but at the core of it is the relationship between Moses and his "brother", it's addressed quite deeply).

I found The Passion of the Christ, both film and score, to be quite masterful. The only Jesus narrative I genuinely enjoy.

Hmm, I'm not sure there are many films that actually preach atheism? (In Hollywood at least.)

In fact, I think it's still the fashion (i.e. safer, less taboo, more likely to appeal to the masses) to show faith in a positive light in mainstream movies.

So you'd say that there are anti-religious, but pro-faith film?

You'd never make me believe that an epic like Kingdom of Heaven shows religion in a good light.

Steven, do you like electronica in general?

I haven't. i'd quite like too, though

I heard it several years ago, and it was good. Have you heard the one I reviewed a couple of days ago Volker? The Three Investigators? Really wonderful orchestral score

@Thomas:
No, I haven't yet. I have just started to discover Annette Focks.

@Thor:
As the story demands, the tone is much darker than in Never Ending Story. Stylistically it references Shore's LoR.

NP: Lair - John Debney and Kevin Kaska

Got the new La La Land release last week, which gave me an excuse to play this symphonic masterpiece again. This is one of my all time favourite video game scores... hell, it's one of my all time favourite scores, period! I've played this score to death since its digital (and demo CD) release in 2007 and plan on playing it for the many years to come.

Really pay attention to the Kaska material, folks. Like most talented young symphonic composer these days he's been sadly over looked by Hollywood directors and producers. Hopefully one day Kaska gets his big break. He's too talent to be sitting on the sidelines. Maybe he should score a Spanish produced and/or directed film.

-Erik-

I agree with fuck Hollywood as well but it would be great for another Hollywood blockbuster symphonic film score revival led by people like Kaska.

-Erik-

I have his harp concerto, which was released alongside Williams' trumpet concerto, if memory serves.

I also seem to remember he composed something for the Olympics in the US.

But film-wise, I don't know anything about him.