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- CommentAuthorSteven
- CommentTimeOct 22nd 2008
Erik Woods wrote
Between 1994 and 1998 Horner created a pile of gems.
I'm glad you said gems. -
- CommentAuthorDemetris
- CommentTimeOct 22nd 2008
ANDREW LOCKINGTON - journey to the centre of the earth
I edited my own playlist, notably the action cues and the bold statements of the memorable grand main theme and it DOES make for a far better listen.Love Maintitles. It's full of Wanders. -
- CommentAuthorErik Woods
- CommentTimeOct 22nd 2008 edited
Steven wrote
Sabrina John Williams
Ahh, what a score. Charming, laid-back and beautiful - just like me.
A throw back score for Williams. A charming, old fashioned score with a wonderful main theme. However, the Moonlight theme irritates the shit out of me. Not that it's a bad tune but it's a blatant and shameful rip off of his "Make Me Rainbows" tune in Fitzwilly. SHAMEFUL!!!
NP: Ben-Hur - Miklos Rozsa
It has kept my attention for sure. The outtake of the Escape is especially thrilling and the Overture is easily one of my favorite Rozsa pieces. And I'm shocked to hear such a wonderful sounding album. While it doesn't hold a candle to some of the more modern recording techniques this score still sounds surprising clear and is perfectly spread out to give you that epic sound we expect from such scores.
-Erik-host and executive producer of THE CINEMATIC SOUND RADIO PODCAST | www.cinematicsound.net | www.facebook.com/cinematicsound | I HAVE TINNITUS! -
- CommentAuthorSteven
- CommentTimeOct 22nd 2008
Erik Woods wrote
Steven wrote
Sabrina John Williams
Ahh, what a score. Charming, laid-back and beautiful - just like me.
A throw back score for Williams. A charming, old fashioned score with a wonderful main theme. However, the Moonlight theme irritates the shit out of me. Not that it's a bad tune but it's a blatant and shameful rip off of his "Make Me Rainbows" tune in Fitzwilly. SHAMEFUL!!!
Never heard it, so I couldn't care less. Even if I did hear it, that sort of thing doesn't really bother me most of the time. In fact, now that you've told me, it actually makes the score more interesting for me... a composer revisiting an 'era' of his career that has long since passed is pretty cool thing if you ask me. -
- CommentAuthorErik Woods
- CommentTimeOct 22nd 2008 edited
Steven wrote
A composer revisiting an 'era' of his career that has long since passed is pretty cool thing if you ask me.
Sure... but at least create a new tune.
-Erik-
PS - If you are interested check out THIS THREAD.host and executive producer of THE CINEMATIC SOUND RADIO PODCAST | www.cinematicsound.net | www.facebook.com/cinematicsound | I HAVE TINNITUS! -
- CommentAuthorErik Woods
- CommentTimeOct 22nd 2008 edited
SP: Ben-Hur - Miklos Rozsa
I'm 41 tracks into this 90 track masterpiece and thank God this release is soooooooooo long. Track after track I keep saying I want more and low and behold there is plenty left! "Attack! [Extended Version]/Ramming Speed!/The Battle, Pts. 1, 2 & 3" is unbeatable. What ferocious action material. Sublime! More... MORE... MORE!
-Erik-host and executive producer of THE CINEMATIC SOUND RADIO PODCAST | www.cinematicsound.net | www.facebook.com/cinematicsound | I HAVE TINNITUS! -
- CommentAuthorMartijn
- CommentTimeOct 22nd 2008
Or you just put the London-Phase IV version on repeat, like I do.
'no passion nor excitement here, despite all the notes and musicians' ~ Falkirkbairn -
- CommentAuthorErik Woods
- CommentTimeOct 22nd 2008
Martijn wrote
Or you just put the London-Phase IV version on repeat, like I do.
Ew no. Great release... yes... but that's not enough. The complete Ben-Hur plays beautifully and has you begging for more!
-Erik-host and executive producer of THE CINEMATIC SOUND RADIO PODCAST | www.cinematicsound.net | www.facebook.com/cinematicsound | I HAVE TINNITUS! -
- CommentAuthorAnthony
- CommentTimeOct 22nd 2008
Christodoulides wrote
ANDREW LOCKINGTON - journey to the centre of the earth
I edited my own playlist, notably the action cues and the bold statements of the memorable grand main theme and it DOES make for a far better listen.
Care to share it? I'm experiencing the same gripes you had with the score, but I'm not familiar enough with the music to be able to make a good playlist.
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- CommentAuthorErik Woods
- CommentTimeOct 22nd 2008
Anthony wrote
Christodoulides wrote
ANDREW LOCKINGTON - journey to the centre of the earth
I edited my own playlist, notably the action cues and the bold statements of the memorable grand main theme and it DOES make for a far better listen.
Care to share it? I'm experiencing the same gripes you had with the score, but I'm not familiar enough with the music to be able to make a good playlist.
Well, listen to it again, pick your favorite tracks and only play those from now on. Come on, a little effort here!
-Erik-host and executive producer of THE CINEMATIC SOUND RADIO PODCAST | www.cinematicsound.net | www.facebook.com/cinematicsound | I HAVE TINNITUS! -
- CommentAuthorAnthony
- CommentTimeOct 22nd 2008
Erik Woods wrote
Anthony wrote
Christodoulides wrote
ANDREW LOCKINGTON - journey to the centre of the earth
I edited my own playlist, notably the action cues and the bold statements of the memorable grand main theme and it DOES make for a far better listen.
Care to share it? I'm experiencing the same gripes you had with the score, but I'm not familiar enough with the music to be able to make a good playlist.
Well, listen to it again, pick your favorite tracks and only play those from now on. Come on, a little effort here!
-Erik-
Never! See, this is what happened with Eagle Eye with some of you guys!
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- CommentAuthorErik Woods
- CommentTimeOct 22nd 2008
Anthony wrote
Erik Woods wrote
Anthony wrote
Christodoulides wrote
ANDREW LOCKINGTON - journey to the centre of the earth
I edited my own playlist, notably the action cues and the bold statements of the memorable grand main theme and it DOES make for a far better listen.
Care to share it? I'm experiencing the same gripes you had with the score, but I'm not familiar enough with the music to be able to make a good playlist.
Well, listen to it again, pick your favorite tracks and only play those from now on. Come on, a little effort here!
-Erik-
Never! See, this is what happened with Eagle Eye with some of you guys!
But I don't want to listen to that score ever again in any shape or form. But obviously you have some interest in Journey so give it a spin and find the cues that YOU like and make a playlist.
-Erik-host and executive producer of THE CINEMATIC SOUND RADIO PODCAST | www.cinematicsound.net | www.facebook.com/cinematicsound | I HAVE TINNITUS! -
- CommentAuthorfranz_conrad
- CommentTimeOct 23rd 2008 edited
Erik Woods wrote
I just finished with Christopher Gordon's Circa which is a wonderful smorgasbord of previous Gordon compositions brought together into one piece. Great to hear variations of his Commonweath Games, Sydney A Story of a City, Centenary of Federation music in this context!
-Erik-
If it's the Circa I'm thinking of, it certainly has the Christopher Gordon voice (elegant, optimistic) which runs through those other works, but I'm not sure I've noticed any melodies overlapping? (Wait - I see his notes say that he did! There you go. Never noticed that. I should listen to Centennary of Federation again.)
Glad to hear you like the Concerto for Bass Trombone. I've always wondered how you'd find it when you got a chance to hear it.
NP: The Ghost and Mrs Muir (Herrmann)
Wonderful. Easily one of the best film scores ever.A butterfly thinks therefore I am -
- CommentAuthorlp
- CommentTimeOct 23rd 2008
NP : Spider-Man 1 & 2 - Danny Elfman and Christopher Young.
Been listening to the two scores and boy, I don't like them as much as I did. They work like gangbuster in their respective movies, but seems to fall flat now as standalone listening experience. Most of the tender and soft cues leave me bored and yawning. The action cues has that, been there done that, retread feel to them, especially the sequel score, though there are some interesting brass writing within them. In the sequel score, the cues from Christopher Young (for the scenes involving Doc Ock) despite being hugely influenced by the temp tracks, breaks the monotony, and does provide some genuinely exciting writing, if only for a few scant tracks. -
- CommentAuthorSouthall
- CommentTimeOct 23rd 2008
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas - Horner
Exceptional. He hasn't been quite so blatant in his borrowings of late, but it's comparatively easy to get past that when the music's as good as this. Easily the year's best score album. -
- CommentAuthorfranz_conrad
- CommentTimeOct 23rd 2008
I'm suspicious. What percentage of material on this album is recycled? Is there anything that jumps out and says - 'You haven't heard ME before!'A butterfly thinks therefore I am -
- CommentAuthorSouthall
- CommentTimeOct 23rd 2008
The most beautiful theme is recycled from Swing Kids, and I only know that because I read it somewhere and checked. If you aren't familiar with that then you'll only have the occasional Beautiful Mind bit to contend with.
(I wonder if the Swing Kids piece is actually lifted from some classical piece anyway. It sounds suspiciously like it might be, but I can't identify what it might be. It's an oustanding theme in any case.) -
- CommentAuthorSteven
- CommentTimeOct 23rd 2008 edited
franz_conrad wrote
I'm suspicious. What percentage of material on this album is recycled? Is there anything that jumps out and says - 'You haven't heard ME before!'
The theme I think. Very lovely. I wouldn't go as far as calling it the year's best score album (not yet at least), but I share James' enthusiasm for it.
Edit; maybe not then. -
- CommentAuthorSteven
- CommentTimeOct 23rd 2008
franz_conrad wrote
Erik Woods wrote
I just finished with Christopher Gordon's Circa which is a wonderful smorgasbord of previous Gordon compositions brought together into one piece. Great to hear variations of his Commonweath Games, Sydney A Story of a City, Centenary of Federation music in this context!
-Erik-
If it's the Circa I'm thinking of, it certainly has the Christopher Gordon voice (elegant, optimistic) which runs through those other works, but I'm not sure I've noticed any melodies overlapping? (Wait - I see his notes say that he did! There you go. Never noticed that. I should listen to Centennary of Federation again.)
Glad to hear you like the Concerto for Bass Trombone. I've always wondered how you'd find it when you got a chance to hear it.
I wanna hear them!!
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- CommentAuthorAtham
- CommentTimeOct 23rd 2008
Erik Woods wrote
SP: Ben-Hur - Miklos Rozsa
I'm 41 tracks into this 90 track masterpiece and thank God this release is soooooooooo long. Track after track I keep saying I want more and low and behold there is plenty left! "Attack! [Extended Version]/Ramming Speed!/The Battle, Pts. 1, 2 & 3" is unbeatable. What ferocious action material. Sublime! More... MORE... MORE!
-Erik-
Totally agree with you there Erik.
It's one of THE greatest scores of all time!
Nice recording for it's time for sure. But a lovely re-recording of the full score would be a truly wonderful thing indeed!
Are you reading this Mr. Fitzpatrick and the Tadlow gang? -
- CommentAuthorfranz_conrad
- CommentTimeOct 23rd 2008
Steven wrote
franz_conrad wrote
Erik Woods wrote
I just finished with Christopher Gordon's Circa which is a wonderful smorgasbord of previous Gordon compositions brought together into one piece. Great to hear variations of his Commonweath Games, Sydney A Story of a City, Centenary of Federation music in this context!
-Erik-
If it's the Circa I'm thinking of, it certainly has the Christopher Gordon voice (elegant, optimistic) which runs through those other works, but I'm not sure I've noticed any melodies overlapping? (Wait - I see his notes say that he did! There you go. Never noticed that. I should listen to Centennary of Federation again.)
Glad to hear you like the Concerto for Bass Trombone. I've always wondered how you'd find it when you got a chance to hear it.
I wanna hear them!!
They're streaming at his website! See the Gordon thread...A butterfly thinks therefore I am -
- CommentAuthorTimmer
- CommentTimeOct 23rd 2008
Atham wrote
Erik Woods wrote
SP: Ben-Hur - Miklos Rozsa
I'm 41 tracks into this 90 track masterpiece and thank God this release is soooooooooo long. Track after track I keep saying I want more and low and behold there is plenty left! "Attack! [Extended Version]/Ramming Speed!/The Battle, Pts. 1, 2 & 3" is unbeatable. What ferocious action material. Sublime! More... MORE... MORE!
-Erik-
Totally agree with you there Erik.
It's one of THE greatest scores of all time!
Nice recording for it's time for sure. But a lovely re-recording of the full score would be a truly wonderful thing indeed!
Are you reading this Mr. Fitzpatrick and the Tadlow gang?
AGREE! How can one of THE greatest film scores ever written NOT get a serious re-recording!!????
Also agree with Martijn on the excellent Phase IV album
On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt -
- CommentAuthorNautilus
- CommentTimeOct 23rd 2008 edited
NP:You Only live twice (Barry)
Probably my favourite Barry Bond score. (Being Thunderball) and The Living Darlights the other 2) -
- CommentAuthorNautilus
- CommentTimeOct 23rd 2008 edited
Southall wrote
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas - Horner
Exceptional. He hasn't been quite so blatant in his borrowings of late, but it's comparatively easy to get past that when the music's as good as this. Easily the year's best score album.
What a surprise!
You and Broxton are pro-Horner.
OH god...How I hate when horner plays the theme with strings and then he "inserts" a touch of Piano. I don't know if anyone understand me, but it's a thing Horner is doing in every score since Titanic.
This morning I tried to play The Perfect Storm, one of my favourites from Horner, and while the action stuff and the electric guitars are terrific, I find his themes more, and more sacharine.
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- CommentAuthorSteven
- CommentTimeOct 23rd 2008
Diddums. -
- CommentAuthorMarselus
- CommentTimeOct 23rd 2008
Nautilus wrote
[This morning I tried to play The Perfect Storm, one of my favourites from Horner, and while the action stuff and the electric guitars are terrific, I find his themes more, and more sacharine.
Anything with an orchestra or with a choir....at some point will reach you -
- CommentAuthorSteven
- CommentTimeOct 23rd 2008
Funny, when Jordi sits down, his voice seems muffled? -
- CommentAuthorAntineutrino
- CommentTimeOct 23rd 2008 edited
Nautilus is once again in a inferiority complex phase. This usually happens when he finds out that the composers he listens to are not as great as he thought for many years. This often results in blaming other composers for ridiculous things. -
- CommentAuthorSouthall
- CommentTimeOct 23rd 2008 edited
Nautilus wrote
Southall wrote
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas - Horner
Exceptional. He hasn't been quite so blatant in his borrowings of late, but it's comparatively easy to get past that when the music's as good as this. Easily the year's best score album.
What a surprise!
You and Broxton are pro-Horner.
I like to think I'm pro-good and anti-bad. -
- CommentAuthorDemonStar
- CommentTimeOct 23rd 2008
NP: TaleSpin (promo) - Christopher L. Stone
A real hidden gem!!