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It'll probably grow on you after a few listens, but it's still one of Desplat's weaker scores.

You're Legend?



NP : THE VALLEY OF GWANGI - Jerome Moross


Excellent suite from the Silva collection, very Big Country like....and that's a GOOD thing!

You're cheeky!

NP : THE MUMMY - Jerry Goldsmith


What can I say! Goldsmith at his most swashbuckling and fun. Personally the last great score he did before his untimely death. At this point in his carreer he was still more than able to write extremely exciting action cues and epic themes, and shows how he still had enough inspiration to dazzle us with brilliant film music, if he were still alive today.

Since his departure to that other place my interest in film music has deminished greatly. To never hear something of this calibre again by the great maestro is something I have difficulty to accept, even after all these years.

You're still the man Jerry!!!

NP:Transformers (jablo)

My new car and me...We are friends...

Nah....But I expect he transformers in any moment in some autobot.....

NP:Poltergeist (Goldsmith)

I have listening this score in the background in my work all the week, I can say after trying to hard I becamse very familiar with this score, and I even enjoy this kind of 70's earlier 80's Goldsmith Action stuff.

Rebirth is very powerful, but how I really have to put Star trek Side of my head to really enjoy that cue.

Let us know your opinion after a complete first listen, Erik

Btw, did you like Blood Diamond?

Meh! Not really.

-Erik-

I'm going to have to give this one a few more listens. I've tried to listen to it, but I just haven't made it through the whole thing in one sitting yet. Nothing stands out to me. It's certainly big and loud, but seems fairly generic. Like I said though, I'm willing to give it a few more spins since there seems to be general praise for it.

NP: I am Legend - JNH

Never would have expected this to come from the movie. I honestly don't recognize anything. It's awesome this was released otherwise we would have missed out on fabulous tracks like "Evacuation" and "The Pier". Good stuff.

I said something controversial. Yay But, why shouldn't I say 'mediocre'? I can't hear any new ideas, new sound, or even Desplat's recognisable sound with his quality. It didn't do anything for me (yet), either, neither in the film nor on CD. So in my book, that's 'mediocre'; good, probably, but not above ordinary standards

NP: I AM LEGEND - James Newton Howard

Leaving a much stronger impression than The Water Horse, this is gorgeous stuff. I love the religious tones of the theme, and although there aren't much themes, you never get tired of the variations of those that are present. I don't mind the choice they made of representation in the movie though; I thought the sparce use of music worked excellent, and the fact that the music that was composed is so beautiful, doesn't change this.

It also surprised me that basically 90% of the music is dramatic, as apposed to only a few action/horror cues, so a lot of people won't be getting what they're expecting from a 'vampire movie' :p

The album has around 45 min of music on it, whereas the film probably has no more than 15-20, so about half is unused material. I've also read various places that the director removed the choir from the music as used in the film. And yes, some of the music was mixed almost inaudibly. I'm not criticizing the director; the movie works quiet well without music, but it is like hearing a brand new score.

Works absolutely fine as it is IMO, great score!

JAMES NEWTON HOWARD - I am Legend

First play and i am totally loving what i am listening to!

I must admit I've only listened to half of the cues in WAR AND PEACE. The whole thing is a bit imposing. It's probably the most demanding score he's had to do in years - much harder than his retread in EVENING and the cutesy FINDING NEVERLAND.