A treasure chest o' silver discs!
Jostein Hakestad
What have ye been listenin' to lately?
Here's what I found in me treasure chest o' silver discs!
John Barry: Moonraker
I really like this one. Not as good as The Living Daylights, but
still...Barry & Bond is a killer combination.
Bill Conti: Masters of the Universe
I just can't get enough of this! Yes, it "borrows" from Star Wars, Superman,
Ben Hur, and Holst's "Mars" but who cares?
James Horner: Titanic
Fabolous action music.
John Williams: The Patriot
J.N.Howard: Unbreakable
And tomorrow, I'm headed off to the library to find some classical music.
(Prokofiev, Holst, Richard Strauss)
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Jostein H
JJ Hinrichs
CD also includes Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima for 52 stringed instruments, and a couple other similarly styled pieces.
The Watcher, Deep Water, Minus Man...all by Beltrami
Pan Tadeusz by Wojciech Kilar
The Knack and How To Get It, John Barry
From the Terrace by Elmer Bernstein, along with his Guitar Concerto
JJ
Agnar Kr. Þorsteinsson
Well, I've been listening to those CD's this week so far:
JNH: Unbreakable-Damm good score
Zimmer:Gladiator- Just can't get enough of it
Morricone:Lolita and Mission to Mars
Goldsmith:Chinatown
Herrmann:Vertigo
Goldsmith:Patton/Tora!Tora!Tora!
Alex North:Who's afraid of Virginia Wolf?
JNH:Dinosaur
R.Edelmann:Citizen X
and few other scores too
Joshua Kaufman
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> Arr!!! Shiver me timbers!
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> What have ye been listenin' to lately?
It would be too long to list, as I;m currently on my movie soundtracks
are in my 4 CDs a day rotation....but I'll put some comments on ones I
think need to be commented on, mostly ones I got new this week:
-The Neverending Story: Quite a great little soundtrack by Klaus
Dolinger (also wrote for Das Boot). It's very 'gamey' though, with alot
of synths. I love it but I can see some people in here hating it.
-Raiders of the Lost Ark: Good, but overrated IMO. There's lots of
wonderful moments, but it doesn't seem to *quite* come together for me,
as there seems to be too much boring underscore.
(-Close Encounters: Exactly the same description as Raiders. In
parenthesis because I listened last week not this)
-The Lost World: Now HERE is Williams I think it very UNderrated. I
can;t get enough of the action music in this one.
-Pee Wee's Big Adventure/Back to School - Short but sweet. A must have
for Elman fans IMO....though I like it partially because we played some
of Pee Wee in Marching Band in 11th grade.
-Psycho (McNeely): As I read in a review, this is taken more as a piece
of music in and of itself rather than a simple "rerecording". In that I
think it succeeds brilliantly, but still remains truthful to the film
(unlike Herrmann's own rerecording)
-Nightmare Before Christmas: Kinda disappointing, but worth keeping
anyways. It makes me really wanna see the movie.
-Parasite Eve: A soundtrack by Joe Hisaishi to the live-action movie
(not the game). It's wonderful, better than even Mononoke, but
unfortunatly it's also only 27 minutes (6 tracks).
-Nausicaa Valley of the Wind: Another Hisaishi, but unfortunatly this
one isn't up to par IMO. It's ok, but alot of moments bug me. I have a
feeling it'll get better on a second listen.
-Mulan: I really love the score to this. And it has two great songs. The
other songs are ok too -- and "True to Your Heart" is still very good
musically even if it contextually sucks.
-Total Recall Deluxe: I only got it cause Amazon has it for $10...and it
furthur convinced me that Goldsmith *is* great at writing action music.
But there's something overall lacking from it...
-Prince of Egypt: Dammit I love the score and the in movie songs...but
the last 2 pop songs really grated me through my headphones. Most of you
would probably just skip em...but I hold fast to my belief that a CD is
a CD and should be listened to all the way (especially with Mp3s so easy
to make for yourself).
There's more of course....but that's enough rambling for now.
-Joshua
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Mr Tasslehoff
You rambled very well. I can say with certainty that I agree with many of your
views and methods, Mr. Joshua (to invoke Lethal Weapon 2). I too think The
Lost World is sorely underrated; the action pieces thrill me to no end
("Visitor In San Diego" is marvelous). I also love the Mulan score (I actually
think it's better than First Contact, but it's best to ignore me sometimes),
and I think the token pop song, "True To Your Heart", is actually quite
enjoyable; though the score is most definitely the soundtrack's true
brilliance, very masterful Goldsmith music. The Prince Of Egypt is one of my
favorite soundtracks. The score is incredible (why don't more people think so?
Mind boggling), the songs are beautiful, and the motif heard in "The Burning
Bush" and "Red Sea" is one of my favorite themes from a film, truly
outstanding. You may or may not be surprised to know that, when it comes to
soundtracks, I am as meticulous as yourself, meaning I must listen to the
*entire* thing, in order to get a feel for the soundtrack as a whole. And I
thought I was the only one.
Anywho, here's my week:
Forrest Gump (Alan Silvestri)
The Lost World: Jurassic Park (John Williams)
Back To The Future Part II (Alan Silvestri)
Starship Troopers (Basil Poledouris)
Star Trek: Insurrection (Jerry Goldsmith)
This will be a fine week, by the braids of Bluebeard, Arrrrr!!
-- Tasslehoff Burrfoot, Hero of the Lance
Jostein Hakestad
"Mr Tasslehoff" <mrtass...@cs.com> skrev i melding
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> Anywho, here's my week:
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> Forrest Gump (Alan Silvestri)
> The Lost World: Jurassic Park (John Williams)
> Back To The Future Part II (Alan Silvestri)
> Starship Troopers (Basil Poledouris)
> Star Trek: Insurrection (Jerry Goldsmith)
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> This will be a fine week, by the braids of Bluebeard, Arrrrr!!
>
Aye, lad!
Ye have good taste, Sir Burrfoot!
I'll have to buy Back to the Future 2 soon. It kicks butt.
--
Jostein H
Maximus
Same taste?
When you study at home, one can listen a lot of scores:
Hans Zimmer - Gladiator
Jerry Goldsmith - 13th Warrior
John Williams - The Patriot
Hans Zimmer - Days of Thunder
James Horner - The Perfect Storm
Trevor Rabin - Armageddon
Trevor Jones/Randy Edelman - Last of the Mohicans
Michael Kamen - Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves
John Williams - Jurassic Park
Hans Zimmer - Backdraft
Hans Zimmer - Black Rain
Hans Zimmer - Mission: Impossible-2
The rest, I can't remember.
Currently listening to John Powell - Face/Off, track 3 is quite nice!
Maximus
Oh, I didn't mention John Williams - The Phantom Menace
Maximus
> favorite soundtracks. The score is incredible (why don't more people
think so?
> Mind boggling), the songs are beautiful, and the motif heard in "The
Burning
> Bush" and "Red Sea" is one of my favorite themes from a film, truly
> outstanding.
Well, I do agree with you. What do you think of the song "Rally", isn't it
great? that solo, that choir and the music, perfect combination I think. The
Chariot Race is my favourite track of The Prince of Egypt. It's full of
action with quiet moments. Perfect!!
Maximus
Richard Street
THE TAKING OF PELHAM 123 (David Shire). I love this score. Great film too.
CRASH (Howard Shore). Shore never fails to depress me completely, but I was
in the right mood for this.
ENEMY OF THE STATE (Harry Gregson-Williams / Trevor Rabin?) Liked this when
I first got it, but I don't rate it now at all, apart from the theme (second
track, I think).
HOLLOW MAN (Jerry Goldsmith). Not vintage JG, but it's growing on me.
FACE/OFF (John Powell). Terrific film, okay score.
SISTERS (Bernard Herrmann). A personal favourite score; haven't seen the
film in about 10 years.
BEST SHOT (Jerry Goldsmith). Marvellous. Is this in any way similar to
Rudy, which I've neither heard nor seen?
HELLRAISER (Christopher Young). While I have a perverse preference for the
second film (despite the heavy censor cuts), I prefer Young's score for the
original. "The Hellbound Heart" (track 3) is stunning.
GODS AND MONSTERS (Carter Burwell). Didn't care for the film, and I haven't
come to a conclusion about the score yet.
H20: PORTRAIT OF TERROR (John Ottman). Not impressed with this one at all.
THE PATRIOT (John Williams). As a Brit, I was surprised not to find myself
offended at the anti-British material in the film. JW's score isn't one of
his best, I don't think, but I'm glad to have it.
THE THIN RED LINE (Hans Zimmer). Loved the film, and I like the CD.
CHICKEN RUN (Harry Gregson-Williams / John Powell). Terrific in all
departments; huge fun.
And just finished, my most satisfying acquisition of 2001 so far:
*** HARLEQUIN / THE DAY AFTER HALLOWEEN ***
Brian May is one of my favourites, one of those composers that doesn't get a
lot of discussion. Which is a pity, because the music is terrific. I've a
sadly undernourished soft spot for Australian movies, particularly horror
and exploitation, and HARLEQUIN (aka DARK FORCES in the US) has been a cult
classic in this house for years, so I'm delighted to have 40 minutes of its
score on CD. May's other scores vary: MISSING IN ACTION 2 and the first two
MAD MAXes are marvellous, but FREDDY'S DEAD (Elm Street 6) is sadly not much
of a score, with too much in the way of electronics for my taste - they
should have given May a full orchestra and be done with it. DR GIGGLES, the
Intrada disc of which I also picked up last week, is a much better
indication of what May could do with a frankly useless movie.
--
Richard Street - stre...@btinternet.com
Current CD: SLEEPING WITH THE ENEMY (Jerry Goldsmith)
Mr Tasslehoff
"Rally" is wonderful. A few of my favorite songs from this movie are "All I
Ever Wanted", "Through Heaven's Eyes", and "When You Believe" (Excellent stuff;
the movie versions of course). Basically, I am enamoured of this entire score.
"The Chariot Race" doesn't seem to be on my copy. Is there an expanded
edition that I missed?
Mr Tasslehoff
I've been on a tremendous purchasing streak for the past couple of weeks. I
think you should know that this includes M:I-2, which if I recall you had a few
impassioned words to say about. Going on what you said, I started watching
this movie expecting crappy music. But the score easily won me over. M:I-2
has excellent original music, and I can't wait to give it a good listen.
Mr Tasslehoff
It boggles my mind when I read these "scores of the week" posts and find that
the poster has a negative opinion of such a large amount of what he is
listening to. Why on Earth would you pay money for something you do not enjoy?
I am sincerely intrigued to know the answer.
Richard Street
Richard Street
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> the poster has a negative opinion of such a large amount of what he is
> listening to. Why on Earth would you pay money for something you do not
enjoy?
> I am sincerely intrigued to know the answer.
Um...I'm a little confused by this. Of the fourteen discs that I listed,
six I think are absolutely terrific, five I think are pretty damn good, one
I've not made up my mind on yet (GODS AND MONSTERS) and only one (HALLOWEEN
H-20) I really don't like at all; I just dug it out at random. I don't tend
to buy albums that I don't think I'm going to enjoy - witness the huge
absense of Britney, Beatles and Bizet CDs that I don't possess....
:-)
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Richard Street - stre...@btinternet.com
Current CD: LICENCE TO KILL (Michael Kamen, cacky songs programmed out)
Mr Tasslehoff
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>>
>> It boggles my mind when I read these "scores of the week" posts and find
>that
>> the poster has a negative opinion of such a large amount of what he is
>> listening to. Why on Earth would you pay money for something you do not
>enjoy?
>> I am sincerely intrigued to know the answer.
>
>Um...I'm a little confused by this. Of the fourteen discs that I listed,
>six I think are absolutely terrific, five I think are pretty damn good, one
>I've not made up my mind on yet (GODS AND MONSTERS) and only one (HALLOWEEN
>H-20) I really don't like at all; I just dug it out at random. I don't tend
>to buy albums that I don't think I'm going to enjoy - witness the huge
>absense of Britney, Beatles and Bizet CDs that I don't possess....
>
Hehe. I guess "huge" was too strong of a word. But I did get the impression
you weren't taken at all by more than just H2O. I should have saved my
seething complaint for someone else, though, as I've frequently seen "weekly
music" lists where the poster has a downright negative opinion of half or more
of what he is listening to. Just seems like a waste of money to me. But I
guess that's none of my business. It's probably best to ignore me on this one,
I just had to let it out though.
Richard Street
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> Hehe. I guess "huge" was too strong of a word. But I did get the
impression
> you weren't taken at all by more than just H2O. I should have saved my
> seething complaint for someone else, though, as I've frequently seen
"weekly
> music" lists where the poster has a downright negative opinion of half or
more
> of what he is listening to. Just seems like a waste of money to me. But
I
> guess that's none of my business. It's probably best to ignore me on this
one,
> I just had to let it out though.
Well, I do usually only buy (and regularly) listen to CDs that I have a
reasonable expectation of liking, which either comes from seeing the film,
or from a blanket appreciation of the composer (usually Goldsmith, Williams,
some others). Halloween H20 wasn't much of a movie and I'm not a big fan of
the score, but I wanted the big orchestral version of Carpenter's original
theme tune, so... And it was cheap. I think I paid £4 for a used copy.
But I have to say I'm not struck by John Ottman's work. I have the
Incognito disc as well, which was highly praised around these here parts,
but it does nothing for me at all.
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Richard Street - stre...@btinternet.com
Current CD: TWISTER (score, Mark Mancina)