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- Comment [b]Farewell To The King[/b] Basil Poledouris When scores (or anything for that matter) get described as soulless, this is the sort of thing that exists on the other end of the spectrum. It's the antidote to the endless trash that gets written: the ostinatos, the pulsating blips, the droning. The ...
- Category General Discussions
- Written by Steven
- Added Sep 13th 2019
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- discussion topic Recent Viewing Part IV
- Comment It's dependent on whether you like serious films about puppets and fantasy. I like 1/3 of these things, so I've never really warmed to Dark Crystal. But the wonderfully creepy skeksis were formative in my childhood and probably why I find birds a little freakish.
- Category Film, TV & DVD
- Written by Steven
- Added Sep 2nd 2019
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- Comment All power to ya, but my god I hate the praise these scores get, especially from non-film music fans. I know food analogies are over used, but it's like someone praising McDonald's for being this wonderful little local restaurant where they serve the best food.
- Category General Discussions
- Written by Steven
- Added Jul 19th 2019
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- discussion topic Recent Viewing Part IV
- Comment [b]Stranger Things 3 [/b] Beautifully shot, fantastic CGI (the best I've ever seen in a TV show), wonderfully creepy monster designs.... but thematically disjointed. And basically the same schtick again: Monster terrorises town, kids inexplicably figure everything out, fight monster, Millie Bobbie ...
- Category Film, TV & DVD
- Written by Steven
- Added Jul 19th 2019
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- Comment I've never really understood the praise Djawadi gets for Game of Thrones. I put it down to a love of the show, and anything related to it. There are some [i]okay[/i] tracks, [i]some[/i] catchy tunes, but nothing beyond that. Not only this, but his approach to scoring many of the scenes were utterly ...
- Category General Discussions
- Written by Steven
- Added Jul 19th 2019
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- discussion topic Now Playing L
- Comment Wasn't there a bootleg score album? Regardless, even I think the 2 disc version is too much. But there are more than enough highlights to make a great album (that is, if you like the score).
- Category General Discussions
- Written by Steven
- Added Jun 26th 2019
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- discussion topic Now Playing L
- Comment [quote][b]Edmund Meinerts wrote[/b] Love Arnold and his [b]Godzilla[/b] though I'm a little surprised to see the same sentiment from you, Thor, given how loud that score is :punk:[/quote] Don't get too excited. I think he likes the original score album that has a lot less action. :tongue: But ...
- Category General Discussions
- Written by Steven
- Added Jun 26th 2019
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- discussion topic Now Playing L
- Comment I'm a fan of 90s Arnold and Bond Arnold. I'm not a fan of quirky BBC TV show Arnold or hangs-around-with-bands Arnold.
- Category General Discussions
- Written by Steven
- Added Jun 26th 2019
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- Comment I can see where Erik is coming from. A lot of it feels like filler, wallpaper and fairly average by Silvestri's standards. And it's not helped by a flat, dull recording. It's a shame, because there are some really great highlights in the three scores, especially Portals. Take the best tracks from ...
- Category General Discussions
- Written by Steven
- Added Jun 25th 2019
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- Comment [b]Far From Home Suite Home[/b] Michael Giacchino Well this is a nice surprise.
- Category General Discussions
- Written by Steven
- Added Jun 25th 2019
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- Comment [b]Hedwig's Theme[/b] - Anne-Sophie Mutter (Violin) New violin arrangement conducted by Williams. Absolutely brilliant.
- Category General Discussions
- Written by Steven
- Added May 11th 2019
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- Comment [quote][b]FalkirkBairn wrote[/b] NP: [b]Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge Suite[/b] - [i]John Williams[/i] Symphonic suite based upon "the Disney themed land". It's ok.[/quote] Agreed. It's very ok.
- Category General Discussions
- Written by Steven
- Added May 3rd 2019
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- Comment I was super excited when we got The Force Awakens, and spent many months listening to it... but I've since fallen out of love with it. It's great on paper, but much like the films, there's no magic, no fantasy. It's hollow. If I'm in the mood for a John Williams action score, it isn't bad. If I'm ...
- Category General Discussions
- Written by Steven
- Added May 1st 2019
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- discussion topic ALAN SILVESTRI
- Comment Holy crap that's [url=https://media3.giphy.com/media/RgfGmnVvt8Pfy/giphy.gif?cid=790b76115cb8bc48546f416c2e51c06d]good[/url].
- Category General Discussions
- Written by Steven
- Added Apr 18th 2019
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- discussion topic Now Playing L
- Comment [quote][b]Timmer wrote[/b] NP: [b]SCOTT OF THE ANTARCTIC[/b] - [b][blue][big]Ralph Vaughan Williams[/big][/blue][/b] I love this to bits! Good to see John Powell has this in his list of top 100 scores.[/quote] Yes, I saw that too. Some fine choices there, great to see so many shared favourite ...
- Category General Discussions
- Written by Steven
- Added Apr 5th 2019
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- discussion topic Now Playing L
- Comment [quote][b]Thor wrote[/b] [b]NP: CAT PEOPLE (Giorgio Moroder)[/b] Brilliant -- both song and score![/quote] Is this a sequel to Black Panther?
- Category General Discussions
- Written by Steven
- Added Apr 1st 2019
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- discussion topic Now Playing L
- Comment How To Train Your Dragon 3 > Solo
- Category General Discussions
- Written by Steven
- Added Mar 27th 2019
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- discussion topic Now Playing L
- Comment Having listened to Thor: Ragnarok again, yes, its themes aren't too bad, and the synths are definitely integrated better. But my points still stand about Captain Marvel. It's a shame, because I suppose the SJW in me wanted the first female composer for a Marvel film to flourish. Instead, she ...
- Category General Discussions
- Written by Steven
- Added Mar 27th 2019
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- Comment Also, film reviewers seem to love scores that have noticeable retro synths (for lack of a better phrase), so it gets praise on that front, much like Thor: Ragnarok. But that too had quite weak thematic material. Hardly any professional film reviewers praised Ant-Man for having one of the most ...
- Category General Discussions
- Written by Steven
- Added Mar 26th 2019
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- Comment [b]Captain Marvel[/b] Pinar Toprak As a few people seem to sing this one's praises, I'm giving it another go. Though I can't quite see the appeal of a score that has themes as weak as theologians' logic. (Nor does it incorperate those themes particularly well throughout the score.) The ...
- Category General Discussions
- Written by Steven
- Added Mar 26th 2019
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- discussion topic TOM HOLKENBORG aka JUNKIE XL
- Comment [quote][b]Thor wrote[/b] [quote][b]Caliburn wrote[/b] I have the impression that he has quite an audience. I have also seen people on social media quite happy with their ALITA Cds. Apparently, the target group is not us.[/quote] Well, I am certainly in it. I tell you, sometimes I'm embarassed to ...
- Category General Discussions
- Written by Steven
- Added Mar 19th 2019
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- discussion topic PINAR TOPRAK
- Comment :beer:
- Category General Discussions
- Written by Steven
- Added Mar 18th 2019
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- discussion topic PINAR TOPRAK
- Comment [quote][b]FalkirkBairn wrote[/b] So, I am just bewildered by how anyone can gush plaudits on anything like these.[/quote] You're surprised that people like fun action scores?
- Category General Discussions
- Written by Steven
- Added Mar 18th 2019
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- discussion topic TOM HOLKENBORG aka JUNKIE XL
- Comment There's a reason for that: He's not a very good composer and yet he continues getting high-end gigs. Film music fans tend to notice that sort of thing.
- Category General Discussions
- Written by Steven
- Added Mar 18th 2019
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- discussion topic PINAR TOPRAK
- Comment [quote][b]Jon Broxton wrote:[/b] Toprak’s score stands shoulder-to-shoulder with the best music written for the Marvel Cinematic Universe to date.[/quote] [url=https://i.imgur.com/Rpi4aoh.jpg]Right[/url]...
- Category General Discussions
- Written by Steven
- Added Mar 15th 2019
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- discussion topic Now Playing L
- Comment [b]Captain Marvel[/b] Pinar Toprak Relatively well orchestrated, but generic as hell.
- Category General Discussions
- Written by Steven
- Added Mar 10th 2019
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- discussion topic Recent Viewing Part IV
- Comment Gotta lay down some facts for y'all: Guardians of the Galaxy is a great sci-fi movie. Thor: Ragnarok is a fun comedy-fantasy movie. Both of them are some of the best Marvel films made.
- Category Film, TV & DVD
- Written by Steven
- Added Mar 5th 2019
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- discussion topic Now Playing L
- Comment [quote][b]Edmund Meinerts wrote[/b] I'd toss the redundant suite and add "The Hidden World" instead.[/quote] Not sure I'd call the suite redundant. I mean, it's a suite. It does what a suite does; recaps the themes. But I don't include 'The Hidden World' (the non-suite one) since it goes ...
- Category General Discussions
- Written by Steven
- Added Feb 14th 2019
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- discussion topic Now Playing L
- Comment I would amend the above playlist (if anyone's interested) to: 1. Exodus 2. Furies In Love 3. Third Date 4. New 'New Tail' 5. As Long As He's Safe 6. Killer Dragons 7. Armada Battle 8. Once There Were Dragons 9. The Hidden World Suite A nice [i]48 minute[/i] album. This really is a fantastic ...
- Category General Discussions
- Written by Steven
- Added Feb 12th 2019
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- Comment [quote][b]christopher wrote[/b] I had a similar reaction. Nothing from it stood out to me as being as great as the greatest moments from the previous scores, but maybe repeated listens and viewing the film will change my mind. It's still very good though.[/quote] Try: 1. Exodus 2. Furies In ...
- Category General Discussions
- Written by Steven
- Added Feb 9th 2019