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Alas to a world that doesn't believe in the underrated, rare and true.

I pretty much accepted that Horner copies himself more blatantly than most other composers a long time ago, and I've hit the point where it doesn't bother me anymore. In fact, I've grown used to it and even in some places I like it!

But I agree with James, his lifts from various classical pieces is unforgivable if he is unwilling to credit the actual composers.

Stay is excellent, i never cease to love that score which was a very personal listen from day 1. Clearly their best work to date.

ARMAND AMAR - La Jeune Fille Et Les Loups

Amar is turning into a Horner. More simplistic with each and every score and completely self-repetitive; however, i find what he does deeply enjoyable and i don't have a problem that all his albums during the last 3-4 years sound the same*


*apart the fact that he enriches his new scores with more and more Philip GLass each time

I quite like that one, but you're right, there are at least two cues that I remember hearing in another score of his. He definitely has his sound, and I think that's what he's comfortable with. It will take another 10 scores of his before I start feeling like he's reached the Horner/Sarde level of familiarity.

NP: Shawshank Redemption - Thomas Newman
(Only the last 2 tracks this time - I don't have enough time to play all tracks because I have to study in silence)

So much beauty and emotion here...

In fact I've just given the theme to BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS a whirl!

And on to...

NP : THE GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY - Jerry Goldsmith



Another rollicking theme

People are saying that it doesn't have any themes, but I hear several...maybe you have to listen to it in the film to understand, I don't know...they're pretty obvious to me. There's a main "journey" theme that's hear in the main title that is used in many different ways in the film, and then there's a family/loss theme that is given plenty of renditions in the middle of the score, and then there's a danger/adventure theme which I'm not sure if its removed enough from the "journey" theme to count as its own separate thing. But the first two I mentioned are quite memorable to me and I can easily hum them.

Yeah, I do think having seen the film three times, and liking it, makes me biased towards the score

Exactly. They are little motifs scattered through out. Is it just me are there less and less fully developed genuine themes being produced.

-Erik-

I think you're right. Not many recent films have memorable themes, and the ones that do are often only memorable because the composer hammers them into your head in almost every track throughout the OST (Pirates of the Caribbean, anyone?).

I'm no 'Zimmer basher' and I really like the POTC scores (for the most part), but that theme is so generic! It IS good and it does its job well, but my god, what a case of been there done that!?


Aliens James Horner

Why does James Horner not credit Strauss? Or Goldsmith for that matter! (Check out 'Futile Escape' to see if it reminds you of a certain 70's Goldsmith score for a certain 70's conspiracy movie.) Plagiarism aside, what a damn fine film score. Say what you will about Horner, when he gets things right, he gets things right!

Pirates Of Theeeeeeee ?

More to the point why does Horner not credit Aram Khakaturian ( Gayenne Ballet ).