Roman
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Post by Roman on Jul 29, 2013 7:55:24 GMT -8
Since I enjoy finding out what other folks are listening to, and hearing about scores I might have missed otherwise, I'll continue my habit of updating a "Now Playing" thread. So here is the first for Monday July 29th!
Well I finally got around to picking up "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Bernstein. This is one I've needed to add to my collection for ages. I ended up with the rerecording by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Bernstein conducts this performance, so I'm guessing it will be pretty faithful to the original. Looking forward to exploring that.
Afterwards I'll give "Sense and Sensibility" by Doyle a spin. I haven't listened to that one in a while, and I'm just in the mood for something on the lighter side.
If I have time I'll probably listen to "Under Fire" by Goldsmith again... because it is awesome.
What are you listening to?
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Post by Craig Richard Lysy on Jul 29, 2013 8:10:02 GMT -8
Hi,
I am listening to Ron Goodwin. Now there is a Brit that could write good thematic war action music. Up in the cue are Submarine X-1, Force 10 From Navarone and Where Eagles Dare.
All the best!
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Post by cflast on Jul 29, 2013 8:10:07 GMT -8
Mockingbird is one of my favorites. As much as I love a lot of scores from that era, I do think a lot of them do become a bit dated dramatically as the years go on despite their musical value, but this one's absolutely perfect. I think it would have been just as wonderful written for a modern drama as it was 50 years ago. I also have a sneaking suspicion Hans Zimmer used it as inspiration for a lot of his Simpsons Movie score, though the similarities I hear may just be from the similar use of tritone.
Speaking of classics that slipped through the cracks, actually just listened to Goldsmith's "The Russia House" for the first time. Can't believe I've been missing out for so long. The synths don't really distract unlike some of Goldsmith's other scores of that era (much as I love Hoosiers I can't really stand the synths in it), the Katya theme is absolutely gorgeous, and the other motivic material is very memorable. The sax and shimmering strings make the score seem like a love child between Goldsmith's own "Basic Instinct" (though I know it did come later) and Barry's "Body Heat." But mostly I can't get Katya's theme out of my head.
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Post by chollman on Jul 29, 2013 9:21:00 GMT -8
Right now, I am listening to "The Secret of Roan Inish". What wonderful Irish music. Very playful, melodic and beautiful.
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Post by Southall on Jul 29, 2013 9:41:52 GMT -8
Currently playing (and writing a review of) James Horner's Patriot Games. A seriously underestimated (and perhaps misunderstood) score, it would seem based on other reviews.
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Post by Pawel Stroinski on Jul 29, 2013 10:49:43 GMT -8
Hans Zimmer - The Thin Red Line
My all-time favourite score. Good to get back to it. And very fitting for my return to this very board.
I also got Spotify recently, I will peruse that
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Post by christopher on Jul 29, 2013 10:58:02 GMT -8
Well I finally got around to picking up "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Bernstein. This is one I've needed to add to my collection for ages. I ended up with the rerecording by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Bernstein conducts this performance, so I'm guessing it will be pretty faithful to the original. Looking forward to exploring that. Afterwards I'll give "Sense and Sensibility" by Doyle a spin. I haven't listened to that one in a while, and I'm just in the mood for something on the lighter side. If I have time I'll probably listen to "Under Fire" by Goldsmith again... because it is awesome. What are you listening to? Those are all great scores. TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD's theme is so timeless. It's got to be one of the greatest themes ever composed. NP - ATONEMENT by Dario Marianelli. The typewriter is brilliant!
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Post by Southall on Jul 29, 2013 11:02:54 GMT -8
Yes - To Kill a Mockingbird is timeless. That's a perfect word for it. One of the greatest film scores.
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Post by indy2003 on Jul 29, 2013 11:11:32 GMT -8
Listening to Bernard Herrmann's "Vertigo" (well, Joel McNeely's re-recording of it) - happened to hear someone whistling it on the subway over the weekend, which of course caused an urge to return to it.
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Post by Jon Broxton on Jul 29, 2013 11:35:01 GMT -8
I think I agree with you about PATRIOT GAMES, James. I certainly was guilty of dismissing it entirely when I first got it, but having listened to the LLL re-release it does seem to have much more going on than I first thought.
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Post by Pawel Stroinski on Jul 29, 2013 11:51:49 GMT -8
Had the same feeling. I didn't like the Milan album, but, gosh, getting into the structure of the work, how he creates the theme. Also seeing the movie and how Horner builds a whole action sequence ignoring the synchronization points and editing *by design* and just concentrating on the terrifying realization that it's all a part of the same plot.
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Post by Southall on Jul 29, 2013 13:10:43 GMT -8
I put the La-La Patriot Games on my James Horner shelf and noticed Project X nearby. I don't think I've listened to it since I wrote a review of it in 2002 so decided to give it a spin. Lovely stuff!
I re-read that review and I know you're not meant to laugh at your own jokes but I did like my opening lines: "Film has produced many classic genres that filmmakers return to time and again to thrill audiences: westerns, science fiction, horror, action/adventure. For some reason films about primate aviators have never quite risen to the same stature."
I also went on about how much it rips off Jerry Goldsmith, but 20 minutes in I haven't heard any Goldsmith yet. Must come later...
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Post by Southall on Jul 29, 2013 13:20:18 GMT -8
I put the La-La Patriot Games on my James Horner shelf and noticed Project X nearby. I don't think I've listened to it since I wrote a review of it in 2002 so decided to give it a spin. Lovely stuff! I re-read that review and I know you're not meant to laugh at your own jokes but I did like my opening lines: "Film has produced many classic genres that filmmakers return to time and again to thrill audiences: westerns, science fiction, horror, action/adventure. For some reason films about primate aviators have never quite risen to the same stature." I also went on about how much it rips off Jerry Goldsmith, but 20 minutes in I haven't heard any Goldsmith yet. Must come later... Haha, there's been a bit of Blue Max now, and the Khachaturian from Aliens/Patriot Games/Clear and Present Danger just appeared.
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Post by Pawel Stroinski on Jul 29, 2013 13:21:53 GMT -8
Am I the only one who thinks that the Khachaturian appearance in Aliens was nothing short of a 2001 homage?
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Post by muckle dabuckle on Jul 29, 2013 14:48:54 GMT -8
I've been playing a lot of LA Noire on the PS3 and the music is really good! Great action music, themes, and music of the era (1947 LA).
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