[Closed] Now Playing - Part XV

Yep.



Tracks like that are on my (imaginary, unwritten) Top Uplifting Cues Of All Time list. Whenever I feel down, all I have to do is put Dinosaur on and it helps instantly!



Good idea...

The Postman JNH

The main theme is one I play all too often on the piano. It's so simple, but sooo good.

Try Erik's playlist for a better listen.

I do not! But I will now be looking for it, now that I it by name.

I clicked on that link. It didn't work. You lied to me.

Ooh, burn!

I've actually been listening to quite a bit of varied stuff on holiday so far:

Jumper - this has grown on me immensley, but it's still nothing special.

The Happenning - The suspense cues are by far the best - I was preparing to s**t myself during ''My Weapon Is My Friend''.

MI3 - No explanation needed - some raw, aggressive action. The end of ''Bridge Battle'' is immense!

Star Wars - Attack Of The Clones - ''Chase Through Coruscant'' and ''On The Conveyor Belt'' are the only really enjoyable action cues, the rest is quite a bore.

Kung Fu Panda - Hadn't really listened to it a great deal before I came out hence why I am now. Lots of enjoyable moments, but I don't see what's so great about the final cue (???)

Indy 4 - I took a listen to some of the quieter cues today, and I can't change my opinion that things like ''Secret Doors And Scorpions'' and ''Oxley's Dilemma'' SUCK. Still, Mutt's theme, ''A Whirl Through Academe'' and Erik's edited credits suite kick-ass. And Irina's theme...AWESOME!!

Alias (1 & 2) - I listen to this a LOT...for some reason! I'm yet to see the series, and I'm told the music gets even better in the later seasons! Release more!!

More to come...

NP: Atlantis - The Lost Empire (promo) - James Newton Howard

Atlantis Destroyed, The Leviathan, The Journey, The Crystal Chamber, Going After Rourke, Dogfight = PURE JNH MAGIC!! After Dinosaur, this is another of my very frequently played JNH scores.

NP: Pirates Of The Caribbean - Dead Man's Chest - Hans Zimmer

Though the electric guitar stuff in tracks like in You Look Good, Jack does sound ugly, I don't think anyone should have any problem with tracks like Jack Sparrow, Davy Jones, Dinner Is Served, Wheel Of Fortune and Hello Beastie. Davy Jones is one of the most terrific villian pieces I've ever heard; not only does it capture both the character's tragedy and evil very well, but the organ based theme is, IMHO, one of the best pieces composed by Zimmer. Dinner Is Served and Wheel Of Fortune are terrific action pieces and Hello Beastie has an excellent range of music from action, suspense, drama etc.

And though I'm sure it must be one of the most bashed tracks by Zimmer, but The Kraken is also a favourite of mine.

Whatever it is, it is the equivalent of an electric guitar IMO. Almost anyone on first listen will say it's an electric guitar

And that's precisely why I called it "electric guitar stuff" not "electric guitar"

But if he did, you wouldn't be talking about it right now

Yeah I would, I'd be like "Yeah, those electric guitars are awesome. You totally have to listen to this score."

yeah.right

NP: Metal Gear Solid 4 - HGW tracks

Terrific!

Do you know Wheel of Fortune is not by Zimmer? and the Cannibal Island's theme either?

Anyway, Agree about Davey Jones thing, for me is Zimmer's Imperial March. And the Kraken and Jack Sparrow are some of my all time played cues!

NP:Jumper (Powell).

It's growing on me.

At least it has a theme, and it has some interesting orchestrations.

Well then, I like Zimmer's arrangement of Badelt's themes and his own Jack Sparrow action theme in WOF and at least the first half of Dinner Is Served seems to have a definite Zimmer sound to it!