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- discussion topic Recent Viewing Part IV
- Comment I've been going through all of Spielberg's movies, most of which I haven't seen before. Last night was [b]Hook[/b], which I have seen but not since I was a kid. It's a little goofy at times and the sets clearly suffer from the limitations of the time but man, Robin Williams and especially John ...
- Category Film, TV & DVD
- Written by jb1234
- Added Feb 4th 2018
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- Comment [quote][b]Southall wrote[/b] [b]The Rendezvous[/b] Austin Wintory Really enjoyable action/adventure score, by far the most "conventional" thing I've heard him do.[/quote]' Even being conventional by his standards, it still sounds incredibly fresh, like nothing else I've heard in the ...
- Category General Discussions
- Written by jb1234
- Added Jan 26th 2018
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- Comment [quote][b]Thor wrote[/b] [quote][b]jb1234 wrote[/b] I've been listening to a very extensive Desplat Spotify playlist I came up with (eight hours). [/quote] Lord, have mercy on your soul.[/quote] I don't have to worry about that. I've been in heaven ever since I started the playlist!
- Category General Discussions
- Written by jb1234
- Added Jan 25th 2018
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- discussion topic JOHN WILLIAMS
- Comment Yeah, this is rough. The Last Jedi is the better score but The Post had a better chance of winning due to the film's prestige. (Either way, probably doesn't matter. Desplat has this one in the bag.)
- Category General Discussions
- Written by jb1234
- Added Jan 24th 2018
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- Comment I've been listening to a very extensive Desplat Spotify playlist I came up with (eight hours). Right now, it's playing selections from [b]The Golden Compass.[/b]
- Category General Discussions
- Written by jb1234
- Added Jan 24th 2018
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- Comment [quote][b]Southall wrote[/b] [b]Bicentennial Man[/b] - James Horner I understand why people have a problem with this. But wow, it's so beautiful.[/quote] Ooh, do I sense an entry in the Horner Review Odyssey?
- Category General Discussions
- Written by jb1234
- Added Jan 23rd 2018
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- Comment [b]SW: The Phantom Menace[/b] - John Williams Haven't listened to this in ages. It's very engaging, significantly more so than The Last Jedi.
- Category General Discussions
- Written by jb1234
- Added Jan 21st 2018
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- Comment [quote][b]Aidabaida wrote[/b] [b]Jerry Goldsmith - Total Recall[/b] Good stuff.[/quote] Excellent choice.
- Category General Discussions
- Written by jb1234
- Added Jan 15th 2018
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- Comment I've just been listening to a lot of Jerry Goldsmith. He always impresses.
- Category General Discussions
- Written by jb1234
- Added Jan 15th 2018
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- Comment [quote][b]LSH wrote[/b] [quote][b]Thor wrote[/b] As I mentioned earlier, ROGUE ONE is one of the very few times in my life I've actually been outright ANNOYED by a score.[/quote] Wow, you're very easily annoyed I take it?[/quote] He just really, really, really, really, really, really hates ...
- Category General Discussions
- Written by jb1234
- Added Dec 19th 2017
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- Comment [b]The Last Jedi[/b] - John Williams It's fine. I'm not the biggest fan of Williams' contemporary action writing and there's plenty of that here. Weirdly, it sounds even choppier than the norm. Could be the way the film is edited or maybe the music itself is heavily edited. Some of the returning ...
- Category General Discussions
- Written by jb1234
- Added Dec 16th 2017
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- Comment [b]Justice League[/b] - Danny Elfman This sounds like someone installed Zimmer 2.0 over Elfman's operating software. At times, you can hear the latter's voice peaking through but most of the time, it's deeply generic, blockbuster bombast. And ungodly long.
- Category General Discussions
- Written by jb1234
- Added Nov 10th 2017
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- discussion topic DANNY ELFMAN
- Comment Yeah, it basically sounds like what I expected it to sound like for this movie.
- Category General Discussions
- Written by jb1234
- Added Oct 26th 2017
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- Comment [b]Music from the Edge[/b] - John Corigliano This is marvelous music. Shore's effort was solid but Corigliano outmatches him in pretty much every way. The suspense and action music sounds a lot like the composer's concert work (and is excellent) but it's the beautiful use of the main theme that ...
- Category General Discussions
- Written by jb1234
- Added Oct 22nd 2017
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- Comment [b]Thor: Ragnarok[/b] - Mark Mothersbough When Mothersbough is allowed to play with his synths, this soundtrack can be a lot of fun. Unfortunately, a good chunk of the time, he's indulging in a pretty generic orchestral sound that we've heard in over a dozen of these films already. And per usual ...
- Category General Discussions
- Written by jb1234
- Added Oct 20th 2017
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- Comment [b]Revolt[/b] - Bear McCreary One has to respect McCreary's dedication to tackling each project in unique ways. All four of his film scores this year sound completely different from each other. That said, I lasted about a minute into this one before giving up (and merely skimmed the rest of the ...
- Category General Discussions
- Written by jb1234
- Added Oct 14th 2017
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- Comment [b]The Blue Max[/b] - Jerry Goldsmith Still wonderful.
- Category General Discussions
- Written by jb1234
- Added Oct 9th 2017
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- Comment There was music in Winter Soldier?
- Category General Discussions
- Written by jb1234
- Added Oct 4th 2017
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- discussion topic JOHN POWELL
- Comment The only score I can think of with a more insane brass section is Goldenthal's Final Fantasy, with 16 french horns, 8 trombones, 4 trumpets, tuba and cimbasso.
- Category General Discussions
- Written by jb1234
- Added Oct 1st 2017
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- Comment [quote][b]Steven wrote[/b] [b]Lost In Space[/b] Bruce Broughton [small]& Don Davis[/small] This deserves classic status, a genuine 5 star score. The newly expanded version just confirms that even more. It's just a shame it was written for such a bad film (a bad film I enjoy -sort of- but bad ...
- Category General Discussions
- Written by jb1234
- Added Sep 29th 2017
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- Comment [quote][b]Anthony wrote[/b] Is McCreary still working on TWD? I remember the first season having some pretty good music, but I can't recall when I last heard something memorable. Also, did anyone work out where our beloved kazoos feature?[/quote] In theory. He has several assistants who help him ...
- Category General Discussions
- Written by jb1234
- Added Sep 22nd 2017
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- Comment [b]Unrest[/b] - Bear McCreary This isn't an easy type of film to score and I give McCreary lots of credit for taking it on. That said, I don't see myself giving this many future listens.
- Category General Discussions
- Written by jb1234
- Added Sep 22nd 2017
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- Comment [quote][b]Demetris wrote[/b] [quote][b]Erik Woods wrote[/b] [quote][b]David OC wrote[/b] [b]Rebel in the Rye - Bear McCreary [/b] The main theme might be the best thing he's ever composed. It's utterly brilliant and the opening track is one to replay again and again. The jazzy cues do little for ...
- Category General Discussions
- Written by jb1234
- Added Sep 11th 2017
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- Comment [b]Rebel in the Rye[/b] - Bear McCreary Take out the jazz and this is beautiful. Sometimes you can hear Bernstein, sometimes you can hear Horner but it's always very obvious who the composer is. That opening cue is a stunner.
- Category General Discussions
- Written by jb1234
- Added Sep 9th 2017
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- discussion topic Now Playing ( NON film / game / tv scores ) - Part ~~~~~
- Comment I like Music for Orchestra quite a bit. It's beautifully structured and sounds like Goldsmith all the way (especially his trademarked brass writing). Not a fan of Christus Apollo. Fireworks kinda feels lightweight after the two before it but has its charms.
- Category General Discussions
- Written by jb1234
- Added Sep 4th 2017
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- discussion topic Alf Clausen
- Comment [quote][b]Thor wrote[/b] [quote][b]Edmund Meinerts wrote[/b] Who decides after seventeen billion seasons that they suddenly need "a different kind of music"? :rolleyes:[/quote] Budgetary concerns, I'm guessing. They'll be going for ONE guy with a bunch of samples instead of an ...
- Category General Discussions
- Written by jb1234
- Added Sep 1st 2017
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- Comment [b]The Count of Monte Cristo[/b] - Edward Shearmur With Sky Captain getting so much attention, I put this on, having not heard it in years. It's really beautiful, great themes, savage action music.
- Category General Discussions
- Written by jb1234
- Added Aug 31st 2017
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- Comment [quote]I admit to have a soft spot for the first Hobbit score, the closest to the Rings trilogy in terms of orchestrations and themes, the other two are good but never great ! I also don't need to hear either of the three in its complete form, can become quite boring with repeated listens.[/quote] ...
- Category General Discussions
- Written by jb1234
- Added Aug 22nd 2017
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- Comment [quote][b]Captain Future wrote[/b] I haven't seen the film in many years so I don't know what music is missing on the album. At 73 minutes it is already of generous duration. (The film has 126 minutes.) The sound also seems fine?[/quote] There's 94 minutes of score in the film (according to the ...
- Category General Discussions
- Written by jb1234
- Added Aug 20th 2017
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- discussion topic Now Playing ( NON film / game / tv scores ) - Part ~~~~~
- Comment [quote][b]Thor wrote[/b] [quote][b]sdtom wrote[/b] NP: BARBER ADAGIOFOR STRINGS. This is an important piece of music in 20th century music[/quote] Overplayed and overused to the extent of "evergreen", but a brilliant classic nonetheless.[/quote] Sometimes when I get sick of its string ...
- Category General Discussions
- Written by jb1234
- Added Aug 15th 2017