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my "_" key is broke. So I _an't use it.

Sometimes the fact I don't have a good level of english is a bless. Because I don't understand Erik's question, and probably it's better .

NP:WaterWorld (JNH)

Since 1 week ago I haven't heard the whole score. it's one of this scores wich I discover late.

Modern bits, Old Fashioned fanfarres, some new age (very vangelis like) stuff and the harmonic and choral personality of JNH.

Great.

Yeap. It was my first JNH score too. "the eggs travel" and "Across the desert" make me love James Newton Howard.

Good choice.


NP: A Tale Of God's Will (A Requiem For Katrina) - Terence Blanchard

Gorgeous.

"every composer must have"!?

p.s. You're C key has mysteriously reappeared.

NP: The Essential Maurice Jarre Film Music Collection - Maurice Jarre

Ever since his passing I've been listening to more of the man's music than ever before... and it's a shame that I didn't really appreciate his music until his passing. I've always ignored it and I can't give a logical explanation as to why. He writes music just the way I like it. For the most part his music is purely orchestral, melodic and has a distinct musical style. I think my hesitation came from my first experiences with Jarre's music... his experimental 80's synth scores.

While the music in Witness, Dead Poet's Society, Enemy Mine and Ghost is good, it was the synth sound - that processed orchestral sound - that turned me off. Even though later on when I became familiar with Jarre's great works - Lawrence, Zhivago, etc - I still couldn't get the icky sounds of those terribly dated 80's scores out of my head.

Well, now that I've matured as a listener... at least I think I have since then... I'm quickly becoming a big fan of Jarre's and have become more and more fascinated with his music. So much so that I've just turned to a City of Prague recording; The Essential Maurice Jarre Film Music Collection to find more Jarre gems that I've never really paid much attention to. Jesus of Nazareth, The Fixer, Fatal Attraction, The Year of Living Dangerously (had no idea this score was this good), Red Sun, etc. This folks is me falling in love!

-Erik-

Oh shit... I have a feeling that this thread is about to go waaaaaay off topic. Please if you are going to discuss something other than what you are Now Playing then please take it elsewhere.

-Erik-

Post of the day.
I also have rediscovered my love for his particular style in the last couple of weeks. I've gone nearly a year without listening to Maurice Jarre, and it's all coming back very nicely.

.....and don't forget you're coat.

No.



Ah, but THAT begs the question whether or not venturing upon on a meta-tangent is in fact going off topic, where the topic in question begs its format (though not its essence, even though the very experience and appreciation of this essence is apparently hampered or augmented by certain choices in format) to be pulled into question, irrevocably linking the two in a clash of personal preference, taste and accepted aesthetics, not to mention readability, clarity, succinctness and Ahmedinedjad, who is one of the saddest gits to walk the face of the arth and should be mentioned as little as possible.

Jeez, get to the point.

From now on I'm copying all of Jordi's NP posts and pasting them HERE!



-Erik-