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Dune (Hans Zimmer)

One highlight, when it ends

Nah seriously, the first part is utter noise for me, second part is a bit better but that's not saying much. I would like to compare this with Crimson Tide. Crimson also had its fair share of ambiance, noise, sound effects mixed in the score as one sound. BUT besides the obvious grand theme, Crimson also had the art of mixing the ambiance with the thrill, the tension and it delivered its fair share of brief melodic moments. Something Dune severely lacks.

Dune is all about creating a mood for the new world, but in that forgetting to tie it musically together. At least for me with musical ideas.

I'm happy this one has fans, but for me it shares the same effect as Dunkirk. Meaning I'll never listen to it again. And the sad fact of the matter is, Dunkirk was much more effective in the film. Dune overpowers everything and therefore takes my attention away from the visual.

5 out of 10 (like the film)

Hey Volker, welcome back, hope everything's fine with you

No surprise here that I've been listening to the Superman & Lois soundtrack by Dan Romer that came out yesterday. It's like rewatching the series with my ears and it's wonderful! I might be biased, but I highly recommend you check it out! It's beautifully done and kind of blends the majestic sound of Williams and introspective sound of Zimmer to make a new perfect mixture of a Superman sound.

You just described the majority of Zimmer's output of the last decade

The Last Duel: Harry Gregson-Williams

Same as most Gregson-Williams scores of late. It's nice, it's decent and more than most it goes back to the roots of Kingdom of Heaven. But it doesn't last, it doesn't leave a meaningful memory behind. Foremost, it lacks what made Kingdom of Heaven memorable, some outstanding tracks and some powerful pieces. Once I thought he exploded with something and I was immediately intrigued, alas it was the begin of a commercial on spotify

The vocals are nice though, but no way is this another Kingdom of Heaven. Ironically the final track (a song based on Gregson-Williams music) is actually the most powerful track of all

I'm not sure why The Last Duel wasn't on my radar for the music, just excited about the actors/director - thanks for the insight Thomas. I also love Kingdom of Heaven, so will interested to hear this one too!

I knew you would like it. Guess for me there isn't a theme or hook that keeps luring me back to the music. But I've heard worse this year. The vocals at least made it interesting enough to remain focussed. But I won't visit it again

The problem is, for IFMCA I don't even get the time to hear scores twice. Let's say perhaps 10 to 20 scores per year get 2 or 3 listens from me (and those are the ones I review). If not I don't get to +400 scores per year (like I always get)

It's true that it's a bit dishonest for some scores (music grows after repeated listens) but I need to focus on hearing as much scores as possible. If not I'm not doing my job fairly, if not I'm perhaps missing out on a hidden gem (and I found already some this year)

But in general I pretty much get what the score is worth after one listen, it will not change a lot in either direction. Except when I suddenly experienced it in the film, then impressions can change. That's why I found it important to hear Dune first as heard in the film, then on CD. Usually it helps getting the context in the film, but sadly for this case it didn't change my impression of it

NP: THE POTATO VENTURE (Paanu Aaltio)

Another fun, medieval-style score that I will keep. But again, it needs whittling.

I've tried a great many versions, but I always return to that. I think I will for the rest of my life. Although I will have some academic interest in the original soundtrack recording being released, since John Williams plays piano in it.

NP: CLIMAX (various)

Did you get the recently expanded Goldsmith score from Music Box Records or the previously-released Silva Screen version?

https://www.musicbox-records.com/fr/cd- … egend.html

BTW, I am not sure that the year of 1943 is correct.

Thanks Volker.

I wonder how the 'expanded' version is with its extra 4 minutes of music.

Rather than having the full score on one CD and the remastered original album on the second, it would have been more interesting to have the Jerry Goldsmith score on one CD and the Tangerine Dream score on the other. Probably a licensing nightmare though.

The Most Reluctant Convert (Craig Armstrong)

Typically lovely Armstrong music, with a special mention of Lewis' Hymn (both the orchestral and the piano version). Alas for 38 minutes and 24 tracks, it doesn't leave much room for development. But lovely to listen to nonetheless