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Have you seen any pre-Mononoke Miyazaki films? Nausica Of The Valley Of Wind, Laputa: Castle In The Sky, My Neighbor Totoro, Kiki's Delivery Service... and Porco Rosso. They're all great in terms of storytelling, but filled with imagination as well.

These days Miyazaki tends to put his huge imagination into a film randomly and make the plot unclear and too wacky... I enjoyed them, but still prefer the times when he wrote good stories.

Anyway Princess Mononoke is the best Miyazaki film ever, in my opinion.

I can't say it's the best animation score (for an obvious reason ). But anyway it's a great score, I agree. I especially love the main theme by Williamson, but Morley's arrangement of it and her themes are also great.

I also love Kehaar's Theme! 'e plenty good fella, YAH!


NP: Watership Down

Easily my favourite Asiatic score, just gorgeous.

NP: Indy box - John Williams

I love every moment of this set. These scores are classic!

And also The Last Emperor - one of the first scores that I had bought and still listen to it frequently.

Still haven't seen that... but want to.

Silent Hunter 4: Wolves of the Pacific (Rod Abernethy & Jason Graves)

A Media Ventures / Remote Control style videogame score with a surprising amount of themes and rhythm. This is one of the more listenable game soundtracks, sort of a cross between the tension felt in Crimson Tide and the thematic coolness of Transformers. So it's far from original but I'm not afraid to give un-originality a chance from time to time.

NP: Outlander - Goeff Zanelli

I think this score is less derivatize than Zanelli's last outing, Hitman. One of the themes is suspiciously similar to his Tia Dalma theme for Pirates (EDIT: actually I think its the Cannibal Island motif), but besides that, nothing jumps out at me as being a direct rip-off like Hitman was basically a less interesting re-arrangement of the Bourne scores.

As others have mentioned, there is a ridiculous amount of reverb mixed into this recording...a bit over the top, I think...this thing would sound a whole lot better if it was more straight orchestra.

Also, while several people have commented on this score, I have this odd suspicion that I am the only MT member that actually owns this physically on CD...

NP: Race to Witch Mountain

Not what I was expecting, this is standard Rabin and that's a dissapointment coming from a man who grew so good the last couple of years.

Listened last night-

Andrea Guerra - Un Giorno Perfetto

Score for the Ferzan Ozpetek film of 2008. Not as good as Parlami D'Amore but it has its fine moments.

Bandolero = Ballad of Cable Hogue =

In other words....I agree with you.


NP : FLASH GORDON - Howard Blake



Good score, a great companion piece to the Queen soundtrack.

NP: Lesbian Vampire Killers (Debbie Wiseman)

Oh yes. Wiseman has made a comeback for sure -- just as good as Arsene Lupin in my opinion. "Centuries Ago..." just grabs you and doesn't let go until that revolting song at the end. Hayley Westenra's vocals work extremely well in this score too.

Saving Private Ryan (John Williams)

When I'm this down this music is like a masterpiece, enhancing my feeling of sadness through the elegant melodies and lonely trumpet solos. During the last ten years this score, in my mind, has evolved slowly from disappointing and boring to emotional and uplifting. Though I always loved the hymn (who doesn't?) and that violin motif in Revisiting Normandy, the rest didn't always appeal to me. But in my current state of mind the music just clicks. It's Williams at his most restrained, and that can be a very good thing. The brilliant movie wouldn't have worked with thunderous action music and heroic themes.

Thanks Timmer. Major problems at work... I'm just too sensitive for this harsh world... When people just want to terrorize others or myself I tend to feel extremely down, like it's my burden to bear. But there's always music to transport you in another world, so you can forget those people for a while. So right now I say thank you, Mr. Williams.