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- discussion topic Reel Music blog
- Comment Great write-up, Alan. I always enjoy reading your end of year awards. You never fail to highlight a bunch of scores I've never even heard of. I need to check out Kalashnikov, Wild and Wonderful Denmark (and all your documentary honorable mentions), and Flames of Fate. To list my favorites from ...
- Category General Discussions
- Written by christopher
- Added Mar 5th 2021
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- discussion topic JAMES NEWTON HOWARD
- Comment Good review, Thor. I'll be seeing the film on Friday. I have to admit that most of the score didn't do a whole lot for me. Your analysis of the film would explain why. I did like the last few tracks, and a couple highlights along the way. I look forward to hearing it in context.
- Category General Discussions
- Written by christopher
- Added Mar 3rd 2021
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- discussion topic NOW PLAYING LI
- Comment RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON - James Newton Howard First listen--not even halfway through it yet. There are a lot more electronics in this score than I might have expected for a Disney animated historical fantasy. I haven't heard anything that blows me away so far, but there have been some pleasant ...
- Category General Discussions
- Written by christopher
- Added Feb 26th 2021
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- discussion topic Reel Music blog
- Comment [quote][b]Thor wrote[/b] [quote][b]FalkirkBairn wrote[/b] Thanks Thor. I am wondering how relevant 'best of' lists are in today's environment with music so easy to listen to nowadays. Everyone has the opportunity to listen to most things and can form their own opinions on things that these lists ...
- Category General Discussions
- Written by christopher
- Added Feb 26th 2021
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- discussion topic NOW PLAYING LI
- Comment [quote][b]Joep wrote[/b] Fons Merkies - De Grot I still think the end credits music is one of the most beautiful pieces by a Dutch composer. Listen to the end credits: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJlCwzv09a8[/quote] That is very nice. Thanks for sharing!
- Category General Discussions
- Written by christopher
- Added Oct 22nd 2020
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- discussion topic ZBIGNIEW PREISNER
- Comment [quote][b]Joep wrote[/b] A new digital release of the score to the Norwegian stop motion animated film Mor visste ingenting https://open.spotify.com/album/3IFyB9XjFyxGeelMcQnn7q Hope Within Hope is by far the best theme I have heard this year. It is such a sublime score.[/quote] Thanks for the ...
- Category General Discussions
- Written by christopher
- Added Sep 27th 2020
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- discussion topic NOW PLAYING LI
- Comment I've started listening to James Horner's scores from the beginning. I'm trying to find what I can from everything he scores. Most of these I've already heard, but some have been new to me. For example, I had never heard 48 Hrs before and was surprised (though not really) to heard the steel drum ...
- Category General Discussions
- Written by christopher
- Added Aug 18th 2020
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- discussion topic Favorite Instrument Entrances
- Comment That's a great question. I'll have to think about that, because I'm sure I'll find a bunch of examples after a while. The first one that came to mind is the trumpet in [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNgUOig9aZQ]"Last Shift"[/url] from Isham's score LIONS FOR LAMBS. There's a very ...
- Category General Discussions
- Written by christopher
- Added Jun 11th 2020
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- discussion topic JÓHANN JÓHANNSSON
- Comment [quote][b]Filmscoregirl wrote[/b] Christopher, I have not seen IT and don't think I'd like to, lol.[/quote] I haven't either. :) I just listened to the score. But I couldn't handle some of the cues even apart from the film!
- Category General Discussions
- Written by christopher
- Added Jun 9th 2020
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- discussion topic JÓHANN JÓHANNSSON
- Comment Arrival is an awesome film. Original cerebral sci-fi is one of my favorite kinds of film. The music never did anything for me outside of the film, but it does create an atmosphere. The only score I can remember raising my blood pressure was IT. There were a couple tracks that I just had to skip. ...
- Category General Discussions
- Written by christopher
- Added Jun 8th 2020
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- discussion topic MainTitles VIDEO GET-TOGETHER XX: [TO BE ANNOUNCED]
- Comment I was about to have to leave anyway as I have a work zoom meeting in 15 minutes. But Cailin, Thor, Alan, and Bregt, it was so awesome to meet and talk with you face to face, even if it wasn't in person. Let's do it again!
- Category General Discussions
- Written by christopher
- Added Jun 5th 2020
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- discussion topic MainTitles VIDEO GET-TOGETHER XX: [TO BE ANNOUNCED]
- Comment Apparently we had a 45 minute time limit! Or was it just me that got kicked out?
- Category General Discussions
- Written by christopher
- Added Jun 5th 2020
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- discussion topic Reel Music blog
- Comment [quote][b]FalkirkBairn wrote[/b] A new review: [b]The Flying Gold of Arabuko[/b] - [i]Madison Willing[/i] https://reelmusic.wordpress.com/2020/06/01/the-flying-gold-of-arabuko-madison-willing/ A short, 6-minute score, that could lift your spirits.[/quote] I checked it out! At six minutes, why ...
- Category General Discussions
- Written by christopher
- Added Jun 3rd 2020
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- discussion topic MainTitles VIDEO GET-TOGETHER XX: [TO BE ANNOUNCED]
- Comment Sweet!
- Category General Discussions
- Written by christopher
- Added Jun 1st 2020
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- discussion topic Upcoming CDs
- Comment If you haven't heard Christopher Willis's score to The Personal History of David Copperfield, definitely give that a listen.
- Category General Discussions
- Written by christopher
- Added May 27th 2020
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- discussion topic Now Playing L
- Comment [quote][b]Steven wrote[/b] [quote][b]christopher wrote[/b] [quote][b]Filmscoregirl wrote[/b] [quote][b]Lars wrote[/b] The movie has not more gore and violence than Saving Private Ryan.[/quote] That's exactly the problem for me. I felt so physically ill after sitting through Saving Private Ryan in ...
- Category General Discussions
- Written by christopher
- Added May 27th 2020
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- discussion topic Now Playing L
- Comment [quote][b]Filmscoregirl wrote[/b] [quote][b]Lars wrote[/b] The movie has not more gore and violence than Saving Private Ryan.[/quote] That's exactly the problem for me. I felt so physically ill after sitting through Saving Private Ryan in the theater - the gore was too much for me in that film, ...
- Category General Discussions
- Written by christopher
- Added May 26th 2020
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- discussion topic How do we get more activity here?
- Comment That sounds like fun. I could join depending on what time you do it.
- Category General Discussions
- Written by christopher
- Added May 26th 2020
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- discussion topic Carlo Siliotto
- Comment I've never heard that one, nor even heard of it. I like Siliotto. He can write some seriously good music for some less than serious films :)
- Category General Discussions
- Written by christopher
- Added May 26th 2020
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- discussion topic JOHN WILLIAMS
- Comment [quote][b]Filmscoregirl wrote[/b] I was a big Robin Williams fan in elementary school, so I watched Hook quite a bit then. But my favorite track/moment from Hook is "Remembering Childhood" when Peter Pan is struggling to find himself (and to fly) and accidentally falls into the ...
- Category General Discussions
- Written by christopher
- Added May 26th 2020
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- discussion topic ALAN SILVESTRI
- Comment I'm a month late to this conversation, but in the interest of trying to drum up some more conversation I'll add my experiences. My first exposure to Silvestri was Back to the Future. I loved the theme, and watched the films many times growing up, but I didn't know who had written the music at the ...
- Category General Discussions
- Written by christopher
- Added May 20th 2020
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- discussion topic JOHN WILLIAMS
- Comment [quote][b]Filmscoregirl wrote[/b] I mean to ask you Christopher, what's your favorite track/moment on the original album? Mine is definitely the Chase section of Track 20 (Escape/Chase/Saying Goodbye) - the part in the film where they are riding their bikes over the gravel dunes...just THE BEST ...
- Category General Discussions
- Written by christopher
- Added May 20th 2020
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- discussion topic Now Playing L
- Comment The theme from The Hidden Life does indeed stop me in my tracks every time. I also agree that The Flowers of War is beautiful. Some of the most beautiful choral music I've heard in film, actually. I haven't seen the film, either, but from what I understand, if you don't like all the gore and ...
- Category General Discussions
- Written by christopher
- Added May 19th 2020
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- discussion topic JOHN WILLIAMS
- Comment Hook is great. My favorite is E.T., as presented on its original album. But Hook is top 10 for me as well.
- Category General Discussions
- Written by christopher
- Added Apr 9th 2020
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- discussion topic ARMAND AMAR
- Comment I really like Amar's documentary scores. I will definitely have to check this out.
- Category General Discussions
- Written by christopher
- Added Mar 16th 2020
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- discussion topic Polish (film) music review odyssey
- Comment [quote][b]PawelStroinski wrote[/b] [quote][b]christopher wrote[/b] [quote][b]Joep wrote[/b] Bartosz Chajdecki - Baczyński http://www.maintitles.net/reviews/baczynski/[/quote] Finally one I've actually heard! I like this one :)[/quote] Do you know his other scores?[/quote] I know several of ...
- Category General Discussions
- Written by christopher
- Added Mar 16th 2020
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- discussion topic Polish (film) music review odyssey
- Comment [quote][b]Joep wrote[/b] Bartosz Chajdecki - Baczyński http://www.maintitles.net/reviews/baczynski/[/quote] Finally one I've actually heard! I like this one :)
- Category General Discussions
- Written by christopher
- Added Mar 13th 2020
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- discussion topic Best Films and Scores of 2019
- Comment Sorry! I haven't been around for a while. Thor, we don't have a single score overlapping in our top tens, but we get some overlap when you get to our honorable mentions. Here are my favorites from 2019: 1. CRESCENT MOON - Naoki Sato This is one I haven't heard many other people talk about, and ...
- Category General Discussions
- Written by christopher
- Added Mar 13th 2020
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- discussion topic Reel Music blog
- Comment I'm always impressed that you nominate so many scores that I've never heard anyone talk about. How do you find all of these? Your nominations are always fun for me to see and look into. My favorite Drama score from last year was TRAUMFABRIK, but from your nominations, I would go with CLIFFS OF ...
- Category General Discussions
- Written by christopher
- Added Mar 13th 2020
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- discussion topic ENNIO MORRICONE (1928 - 2020)
- Comment To be honest, I'm only familiar with a small fraction of his work, given his enormous output. There is quite a lot of his music that I don't like, though. Much of it is too unpleasant/experimental for my taste. I'm a simple man and like my music to be tonal, easily digestible, and pretty (and boy ...
- Category General Discussions
- Written by christopher
- Added Mar 13th 2020