kevin
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Post by kevin on Mar 24, 2011 13:27:02 GMT
My main hobby is collecting and listening to film scores. Some of my favourite composers are John Williams, Hans Zimmer, James Horner, Jerry Goldsmith and others.
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Post by Mele Kalikimaka on Mar 28, 2011 14:20:23 GMT
Yeah, I always hate when they mess around with it in movies (something from Aliens gets reused in Die Hard, a lot of the Star Wars movies rip music off of the earlier ones, and Danny Elfman left Spiderman 2 when Raimi kept telling him to dump his work and copy existing music from Hellraiser or something).
I think my most recent buy was Toy Story 3. Randy Newman might not be the most original songwriter, but he can write good underscore. Weirdly enough, he ends up recycling material from his rejected score to Air Force One...
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Ra's al Ghul
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Post by Ra's al Ghul on Mar 28, 2011 18:22:47 GMT
Not so much myself, although having said that, I do possess several CD's of music from the recent series of Doctor Who. Some very good pieces on there. A friend of mine has become rather addicted to the score from 'How to Train Your Dragon', and keeps listening to it constantly. They're alright, but get very annoying after the fiftieth play.
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Post by emeraldwind on Apr 9, 2011 22:08:51 GMT
Marc Mancina's film score in Speed and John Powell's United 93, the End is epic.
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Post by Aidan on Oct 6, 2011 18:03:25 GMT
I've been listening to some of James Horner's music from "Titanic" lately, and it's amazing how he combined vocal and orchestral performances in several of the pieces, ie "Southampton" and "Take Her to Sea, Mr. Murdoch".
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Post by The Vicar on Oct 7, 2011 2:14:46 GMT
I can't stop listening to John William's music, like Jurassic Park, Indiana Jones, etc.
I also love the Thunderbirds theme.
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Post by thomasnwr1 on Oct 8, 2011 4:06:01 GMT
I listen to Alexandre Desplat's score from Deathly Hallows Part 2 best pieces of music in the Harry Potter franchise IMO!
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Post by MRHloco on Oct 10, 2011 11:01:43 GMT
Speaking from personal experience, I haven't downloaded any of the Harry Potter scores as yet but I can imagine what you mean. That particular film is probably the most fitting of all generally. But, yes, I'm also one of those people who find the scores from various films to be just as good as the classics. Richard Rodney Bennett for example is one very admirable person: with his scores for Murder On The Orient Express (1974), especially the departure from Istanbul, he made a legend of himself! Perfect filming conditions, excellent composer - but possibly the wrong Poirot, depending on your viewpoint. Georges Auric is another classic, as composer for The Titfield Thunderbolt! Having appeared in school productions of Bugsy Malone and The Wizard Of Oz when I was younger, I've therefore become fond of the music in that. Likewise, I've always been an admirer of Aardman so the scores from Chicken Run and Wallace & Gromit: Curse Of The Were-Rabbit have found their way into my collection also. I have come across a few Disney numbers that I really like: in fact, when I recently rediscovered Dumbo, I fell in love with it all over again and promptly downloaded the complete album from iTunes. There's the Pirates Of The Caribbean: I promise you, they came up with an unforgetable score. And I mustn't forget The Lord Of The Rings either: Two Towers and Return Of The King are among the many other numerous tunes I've come across in my time. And then there's certain Shakespeare films whose soundtracks have been something of a dream find: Hamlet (1996), Henry V (1989), Romeo & Juliet (1968)... Gosh, I could go on all day about this! And even then it's difficult to decide which ones I like the most! That being said, the various Thunderbirds compositions rank very highly indeed for me, not just the theme but the various instrumental cues and that includes the vigourous drumbeat that usually starts up when something big and dramatic involving the machines is about to take place. Take, for example, End Of The Road where the explosives tractor is propped up with Thunderbird 1's nose cone! Lastly, I have, for a very long time, had a soft spot for Pixar and especially the Toy Story films. So I've managed to collect the albums from all three films so far and it has to be said that Randy Newman is an absolute genius! From the light-hearted intro of the first film to the more intense drama of Toy Story 3, his music has always been there, fuelled by the story itself. Stuff of legend! ;D
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Post by Old Fusspot on Jan 21, 2012 2:30:41 GMT
I'm a great fan of Randy Newman, Michael Giacchino, Alexandre Desplat, Danny Elfman, John Williams, Alan Silvestri, and Hans Zimmer.
Randy Newman's scores for the Toy Story films, Monsters Inc., and other films are very well-written and performed.
Michael Giacchino's scores for Up, Ratatouille, The Incredibles, and other Pixar films are excellent. His score for Up captured the essence of love between Carl and Ellie and his score for The Incredibles was reminiscent of 60s and 70s spy movies and TV series such as The Avengers and Get Smart.
I loved Alexandre Desplat's scores for The King's Speech and the last two Harry Potter films. He also wrote the score for Julie and Julia, which is a great movie.
Danny Elfman's score for Batman (1989) was phenomenal, as was The Nightmare Before Christmas. He also compose The Simpsons theme.
John Williams' scores for the Star Wars saga and Harry Potter are wonderfully grand and iconic.
Alan Silvestri scored the Back to the Future trilogy, whose theme has become iconic as well.
I liked Hans Zimmer's scores for Batman Begins and The Dark Knight. I look forward to hearing his score for The Dark Knight Rises. He also composed the theme for The Critic, which was a very funny show and had a wonderful theme tune.
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Post by gallopingsausage on Jan 21, 2012 13:37:23 GMT
i really love the music form wind in the willows
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Post by RichardSudrian on Jan 21, 2012 13:52:40 GMT
Well, personally I think a lot of songs in the world could fit in different movies, as some already do such as Don't Wanna Miss A Thing by Aerosmith for the movie Armageddon, but then I do like the movie soundtrack to Tron: Legacy, as Daft Punk did an album full of instrumental music for the film. But then, there's also this guy who did music for a fan-made video: Probably best to what it in HD.
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Post by Cruiseshipz on Jan 21, 2012 17:07:01 GMT
Personally, I do love movie soundtracks. It's just that it could sound a little different unlike what you heard in any movie, and that's what you gotta get use to when you listen to them. But other than that, it's still exciting to listen to.
I remembered listening to the "Thomas and the Magic Railroad" soundtrack on an audio cassette when I was a kid, and I thought it was okay at the time. I don't know what happened to it, but I seemed to have lost it from the past 11 years.
Unlike those who are familiar with the soundtrack from Disney's Tron, I enjoyed listening to Disney's The Black Hole, composed by 007 composer, John Barry. Two things, I loved the movie as a kid, and I loved the soundtrack as an adult. I don't know why, it's just that this one could get you excited every time you hear it's first digital recordings of all time. I also remembered listening to his "suite" music, which that one is a masterpiece. Any time I'm in the mood for some soundtrack goodness, I just popped my Iphone into my music box, and play some dark Disney awesomeness!
Not only I liked "The Black Hole", I also enjoyed listening to the soundtrack from the most forgettable film "Gray Lady Down" starring Charlton Heston. It was composed by Jerry Fielding, who also did "Beyond The Poseidon Adventure" a year later. It's also really good, and again it contained a few songs that wasn't used in the film, which was pretty much interesting to me. So appropriately, I only listen to it in the summer since it gives me it's summer tone that keeps me calm.
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Post by BlueStarscream on Feb 28, 2014 4:00:22 GMT
My favorite songs from movies are; Overture, Angel of Music, the Mirror, The Music of the Night and The Phantom of the Opera from The Phantom of the Opera Prince Ali, Arabian Nights from Aladdin Star Trek, End Credits and Enterprising Young Men from Star Trek He Mele No Lilo and Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride from Lilo and Stitch Science Fiction/ Double Feature (both versions of the song), Sweet Transvestite and The Time Warp From Rocky Horror Picture Show I'll Make a Man Out of You, A Girl Worth Fighting For, Reflection and Honor to Us All from Mulan Cups from Pitch Perfect Scales and Arpeggios and Ev'rybody Wants to Be a Cat from Aristocats Believe from Polar Express Prime, Nest and I Rise, You Fall from Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen All three Gospel Truths from Hercules This Is Halloween from Nightmare Before Christmas Can You Feel the Love Tonight, Circle of Life, I Just Can't Wait to Be King, This Land, Hakuna Matata and Be Prepared from Lion King There Is No Plan from Transformers:Dark of the Moon Bumblebee, Autobots, Decepticons and Optimus from Transformers Main Title from Star Trek I Beauty and the Beast and Be Our Guest from Beauty and the Beast Heigh-Ho from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Seasons of Love from Rent Stargate Overture from Stargate Grease, We Go Together, Summer Nights, You're The One That I Want and Greased Lightning from Grease Les Poissons, Kiss the Girl, Poor Unfortunate Souls and Under the Sea from Little Mermaid Returns a King from 300
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Post by paulgwr on Dec 29, 2014 19:29:46 GMT
I usually listen to old war movie themes, Doctor Who music (you just can't beat "This is Gallifrey") and anything by John Williams
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Post by Lady Tehpikachu on Dec 29, 2014 21:07:53 GMT
I have a lot of the songs on the Thomas and the Magic Railroad soundtrack downloaded, and I have a few Doctor Who songs as well, "Rose's Theme", "This is Gallifrey", and "Vale Decem".
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Post by Little Engine on Dec 29, 2014 22:06:57 GMT
I've listened to film music before. I like Hans Zimmer, James Newton Howard, Alan Silvestri, Jerry Goldsmith, John Williams, Henry Jackman, and my favorite, Joe Hisaishi.
I love film music that has a lot of strings, cymbal rolls or brass. Ethnic instruments like the shakuhachi, taiko drums, and the koto are always pretty awesome too (I.E. "Spectres in the Fog" from The Last Samurai)
My favorite pieces of film music are probably "The Dragon Boy" and "The Legend of Ashitaka", both by Joe Hisaishi.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2015 14:15:47 GMT
Well, I listen to a couple of the songs by Linkin Park from the Transformers movies and to Smash Mouth and Queen's music. Is that good enough?
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