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[Closed] Now Playing - Part XV
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- CommentAuthorWilliam
- CommentTimeJun 26th 2008 edited
Erik Woods wrote
Steven wrote
TheTelmarine wrote
Steven wrote
TheTelmarine wrote
NP: The Phantom of the Opera (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Special Edition] - Andrew Lloyd Webber
Now, before you bash me for posting something without what you'd call a 'score,'..
Of course you're more than welcome to. You just really really don't have to include the "Original Motion Picture Soundtrack" every time you post in the Now Playing thread. This is a FILM MUSIC forum, it kinda goes without saying that you're listening to a soundtrack.
That really annoys you, huh?
I just don't see the point? Continue if you want, but it will save you from looking a bit... silly perhaps.
I already tried this, Steven.
-Erik-
Yes, you did. I just like to copy and paste all my information from iTunes. Besides, sometimes there are multiple versions of an album, and all I do is specify at the top of the post.
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- CommentAuthorSteven
- CommentTimeJun 26th 2008
So maybe get the hint?
It's no big deal in the grand scheme of thing, yeah, but it's unnecessary and painfully obvious information. Things like that do annoy me to be honest. -
- CommentAuthorLSH
- CommentTimeJun 26th 2008
Both Hancock and Wall-E arrived this morning and I've been listening to them for the best part of the day. I think they're both really good efforts, though no where near best, from the two composers. I think I can tell why people aren't getting that excited over Hancock but I think it's way better than Jumper and Stop-Loss. A few of the finale cues are really quite enjoyable. As for Wall-E, it contains all the quirky, addictive rhythms and emotional passages that we Newman fans are used to, and it's a really fine score, but my only problem is the many short tracks on the album that are really pointless as sole cues. They should really have edited some of them together for a more enjoyable listening experience. Still, I guess I could do that myself if I knew how.
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- CommentAuthorSteven
- CommentTimeJun 26th 2008
TheTelmarine wrote
I just like to copy and paste all my information from iTunes. Besides, sometimes there are multiple versions of an album, and all I do is specify at the top of the post.
There can only be multiple albums for a limited amount of soundtracks, and looking at the albums you have in your collection only a handful have an equivalent song album.
Point in case; "The Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture) by Howard Shore."
Well yeah, what else is it going to be if it's Lord of the Rings and by Howard Shore if not a soundtrack. Do you see my point?
How about typing the information in the old fashioned way perhaps? Manually? For example if you type the name of the film and then the composer, it doesn't take a genius to figure out you're listening to the score album rather than the song album.
As I said, it's just pointless.
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- CommentAuthorWilliam
- CommentTimeJun 26th 2008
Steven wrote
TheTelmarine wrote
I just like to copy and paste all my information from iTunes. Besides, sometimes there are multiple versions of an album, and all I do is specify at the top of the post.
There can only be multiple albums for a limited amount of soundtracks, and looking at the albums you have in your collection only a handful have an equivalent song album.
Point in case; "The Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture) by Howard Shore."
Well yeah, what else is it going to be if it's Lord of the Rings and by Howard Shore if not a soundtrack. Do you see my point?
How about typing the information in the old fashioned way perhaps? Manually? For example if you type the name of the film and then the composer, it doesn't take a genius to figure out you're listening to the score album rather than the song album.
As I said, it's just pointless.
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But it could be the full score version rather than the soundtrack... -
- CommentAuthorWilliam
- CommentTimeJun 26th 2008 edited
Steven wrote
So maybe get the hint?
It's no big deal in the grand scheme of thing, yeah, but it's unnecessary and painfully obvious information. Things like that do annoy me to be honest.
Well, sorry to annoy you... -
- CommentAuthorSouthall
- CommentTimeJun 26th 2008
Wall-E - Thomas Newman
Liking this a lot on my first listen. I think I'll be returning quite regularly to this one. -
- CommentAuthorNautilus
- CommentTimeJun 26th 2008
Southall wrote
Wall-E - Thomas Newman
Liking this a lot on my first listen. I think I'll be returning quite regularly to this one.
REALLY??
it has a lot of highlights but, i think its the typical newman score , when you finished your listen you think : What was that ?
i can't understand why people could prefer forgettable orchestral scores, than more modern enjoyable scores.
NP:wanted (elfman)
probably one of the elfman score i listened twice. A lot of Powell esque. But also a very typical Elfman theme (wich i can't see how it could fit the movie). -
- CommentAuthorWilliam
- CommentTimeJun 26th 2008
Southall wrote
Wall-E - Thomas Newman
Liking this a lot on my first listen. I think I'll be returning quite regularly to this one.
Is it good? I've been debating with myself whether or not I should purchase this one... -
- CommentAuthorSouthall
- CommentTimeJun 26th 2008
Nautilus wrote
Southall wrote
Wall-E - Thomas Newman
Liking this a lot on my first listen. I think I'll be returning quite regularly to this one.
REALLY??
it has a lot of highlights but, i think its the typical newman score , when you finished your listen you think : What was that ?
i can't understand why people could prefer forgettable orchestral scores, than more modern enjoyable scores.
This is easily the most modern score I've heard this year! No off-the-shelf drum loops and samples here. -
- CommentAuthorSouthall
- CommentTimeJun 26th 2008
TheTelmarine wrote
Southall wrote
Wall-E - Thomas Newman
Liking this a lot on my first listen. I think I'll be returning quite regularly to this one.
Is it good? I've been debating with myself whether or not I should purchase this one...
If you like T Newman, you should. It's very different from Finding Nemo - much more striking and bold, but not so smooth round the edges. I think it's very fine (but this is admittedly based on only one listen). -
- CommentAuthorWilliam
- CommentTimeJun 26th 2008 edited
Southall wrote
TheTelmarine wrote
Southall wrote
Wall-E - Thomas Newman
Liking this a lot on my first listen. I think I'll be returning quite regularly to this one.
Is it good? I've been debating with myself whether or not I should purchase this one...
If you like T Newman, you should. It's very different from Finding Nemo - much more striking and bold, but not so smooth round the edges. I think it's very fine (but this is admittedly based on only one listen).
OK, cool. Maybe I'll buy it. -
- CommentAuthorNautilus
- CommentTimeJun 26th 2008
Southall wrote
Nautilus wrote
Southall wrote
Wall-E - Thomas Newman
Liking this a lot on my first listen. I think I'll be returning quite regularly to this one.
REALLY??
it has a lot of highlights but, i think its the typical newman score , when you finished your listen you think : What was that ?
i can't understand why people could prefer forgettable orchestral scores, than more modern enjoyable scores.
This is easily the most modern score I've heard this year! No off-the-shelf drum loops and samples here.
So, because it doesn't have drum loops and samples it is good?
where is the soul? and the theme? -
- CommentAuthorPanthera
- CommentTimeJun 26th 2008
Matt C wrote
NP: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - John Williams
What can I say, I love this score. It's simply one album I can put on and not skip any cues... although I wish an expanded album will be released in the future (as there is one beautiful piece of music that DIDN'T make it into the album).
I pray that once Yates switches gears and starts pre-production on the two-part Deathly Hallows, that the WB will "convince" him to bring back Williams to finish what he started.
I have to agree with everything you just said.
NP:A Tale of Mari and Three Puppies - Joe Hisaishi
Once again, another Hisaishi score that is really good. Everything he composes is good. I can tell just by listening to this score that it is by him. His melodies have a recognizable style to them. -
- CommentAuthorErik Woods
- CommentTimeJun 26th 2008 edited
Southall wrote
If you like T Newman, you should. It's very different from Finding Nemo - much more striking and bold, but not so smooth round the edges. I think it's very fine (but this is admittedly based on only one listen).
And after my first listen this is what I thought
http://www.maintitles.net/forum/discuss … v/#Item_11
Oh ya... Finding Nemo still is just a "meh" album. Newman isn't the greatest album producer. And if there is one composer that I DON'T want to hear complete or really long album from it's him. His music fits the film like a glove but doesn't translate will on CD.
-Erik-host and executive producer of THE CINEMATIC SOUND RADIO PODCAST | www.cinematicsound.net | www.facebook.com/cinematicsound | I HAVE TINNITUS! -
- CommentAuthorSteven
- CommentTimeJun 26th 2008
TheTelmarine wrote
But it could be the full score version rather than the soundtrack...
The 'full score version' is still called the soundtrack. My point is THERE IS NO POINT IN WRITING OUT "ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK" in a SOUNDTRACK FORUM.
(It bugs me slightly because me and Erik have both stated how pointless it is, and at first it was just a light niggle... but you continue to do it (and poorly justify it) when you really don't need to. I know it's silly to argue about something so insignificant, but some things just get on my tits.) -
- CommentAuthorErik Woods
- CommentTimeJun 26th 2008 edited
Steven wrote
...but some things just get on my tits.
I nearly choked reading that.
-Erik-host and executive producer of THE CINEMATIC SOUND RADIO PODCAST | www.cinematicsound.net | www.facebook.com/cinematicsound | I HAVE TINNITUS! -
- CommentAuthorWilliam
- CommentTimeJun 26th 2008
Steven wrote
...but some things just get on my tits.)
Wow. -
- CommentAuthorSteven
- CommentTimeJun 26th 2008
Also, I'm a 100% stout atheist. Let's be friends?
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- CommentAuthorWilliam
- CommentTimeJun 26th 2008 edited
Steven wrote
TheTelmarine wrote
But it could be the full score version rather than the soundtrack...
The 'full score version' is still called the soundtrack. My point is THERE IS NO POINT IN WRITING OUT "ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK" in a SOUNDTRACK FORUM.
(It bugs me slightly because me and Erik have both stated how pointless it is, and at first it was just a light niggle... but you continue to do it (and poorly justify it) when you really don't need to. I know it's silly to argue about something so insignificant, but some things just get on my tits.)
It's not a big deal... It seriously isn't. But I will stop, if it really makes you happy. Sorry it has caused such a problem. -
- CommentAuthorErik Woods
- CommentTimeJun 26th 2008
Steven wrote
Also, I'm a 100% stout atheist. Let's be friends?
Mmmmmm.... worshiping Guinness!
-Erik-host and executive producer of THE CINEMATIC SOUND RADIO PODCAST | www.cinematicsound.net | www.facebook.com/cinematicsound | I HAVE TINNITUS! -
- CommentAuthorWilliam
- CommentTimeJun 26th 2008
Steven wrote
Also, I'm a 100% stout atheist. Let's be friends?
I'm a 100% stout Christian.
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- CommentAuthorErik Woods
- CommentTimeJun 26th 2008
I like Stout. PERIOD!
-Erik-host and executive producer of THE CINEMATIC SOUND RADIO PODCAST | www.cinematicsound.net | www.facebook.com/cinematicsound | I HAVE TINNITUS! -
- CommentAuthorBobdH
- CommentTimeJun 26th 2008 edited
JP: Craig Armstrong - The Incredible Hulk
When you hire a composer like Craig Armstrong, I can imagine you want something different for your summerblockbuster. And I'm not talking about just an Oirish name on your endcredits. While this was released around the same time the guy also had a classical piece on the market, these two relate in no way. When listening to The Incredible Hulk, I can only imagine the horror that the director must've felt when hearing the score performed for the first time: "Oh my God, I've hired a Remote Controller, for the price of a classical composer!".
And with the effort Craig turned in, why not just hire Steve Jablonsky the next time? The only hint of something 'different' is the Hulk Theme, only recognised as a theme because, 'y'know, the title says so. Yet it had to be thrown in two seperate cues to establish it as a theme, since it's hardly referenced to during the (bland) score and as such, doesn't show any trademarks of what we generally attribute to a theme: repetition and evolution. It's just not there. The score is one big, synthy-sounding Hollywood score, as Media Ventures handed in about a decade ago. Even they have evolved since.
If it weren't for Armstrong's trademark cello's during the drama-bits (and there are some pretty moments, mind you), nobody would've guessed this was from the composer who did Moulin Rouge and even churned out an impressive cue out of a Richard Curtis comedy. Surely, the Hulk would be more inspiring? Of course, it's a bit of an easy pun, but the cover title really is misleading. -
- CommentAuthorSteven
- CommentTimeJun 26th 2008
Erik Woods wrote
Steven wrote
Also, I'm a 100% stout atheist. Let's be friends?
Mmmmmm.... worshiping Guinness!
-Erik-
That's not far from the truth. Actually, you're pretty much dead on... -
- CommentAuthorSteven
- CommentTimeJun 26th 2008
TheTelmarine wrote
Steven wrote
Also, I'm a 100% stout atheist. Let's be friends?
I'm a 100% stout Christian.
I feel your pain... -
- CommentAuthorSteven
- CommentTimeJun 26th 2008 edited
John Williams Suite (A Collection of Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Cues from Officially Realesed Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Albums Containing Mostly John Williams' Original Motion Picture Soundtracks) Erik Woods
This is awesome Erik! I'm very impressed with the editing, it doesn't 'jar' at all and it flows from cue to cue seamlessly.
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- CommentAuthorErik Woods
- CommentTimeJun 26th 2008
Steven wrote
John Williams Suite (A Collection of Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Cues from Officially Realesed Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Albums Containing Mostly John Williams' Original Motion Picture Soundtracks) Erik Woods
This is awesome Erik! I'm very impressed with the editing, it doesn't 'jar' at all and it flows from cue to cue seamlessly.
Cool... I thought that the Close Encounters "sting" my be a little jarring. Also the cross fade from the drums in Buckbeak's Flight to the finale of The Sail Barge could have been a little distracting. Anyway, glad you enjoyed it.
-Erik-
PS - (A Collection of Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Cues from Officially Realesed Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Albums Containing Mostly John Williams' Original Motion Picture Soundtracks) was gold!!!host and executive producer of THE CINEMATIC SOUND RADIO PODCAST | www.cinematicsound.net | www.facebook.com/cinematicsound | I HAVE TINNITUS! -
- CommentAuthorSouthall
- CommentTimeJun 26th 2008
Nautilus wrote
Southall wrote
This is easily the most modern score I've heard this year! No off-the-shelf drum loops and samples here.
So, because it doesn't have drum loops and samples it is good?
No, I was just trying to say that just because a score is predominantly orchestral doesn't mean it isn't modern. It's not what I would call great, but we're in an unbelievably barren period and so it doesn't take much for a score to stand out. -
- CommentAuthorSouthall
- CommentTimeJun 26th 2008
Erik Woods wrote
Southall wrote
If you like T Newman, you should. It's very different from Finding Nemo - much more striking and bold, but not so smooth round the edges. I think it's very fine (but this is admittedly based on only one listen).
And after my first listen this is what I thought
http://www.maintitles.net/forum/discuss … v/#Item_11
Oh ya... Finding Nemo still is just a "meh" album. Newman isn't the greatest album producer. And if there is one composer that I DON'T want to hear complete or really long album from it's him. His music fits the film like a glove but doesn't translate will on CD.
-Erik-
I used to think a bit like that but I've changed my mind now. Actually I think he is the greatest album producer. The way he sequences them I think is very impressive. I'd lose a couple of bits of Wall-E to make it a slightly tighter listen, but in general I don't think many other film composers are as good as him at making the best album from their music.