Film (movie) Music

[TheGSMoeller]

A Little Romance with music by Delerue is one our favorites.

It seems not to be available on a CD.

Thanks, not familiar with this, but will look for it. Great cover art there.

[Ataraxia]

http://www.amazon.com/50-Classic-Horror-Film-Themes/dp/B002QWH8S2

50 Classic Horror Film Themes for download.

[Bogey]

http://www.amazon.com/50-Classic-Horror-Film-Themes/dp/B002QWH8S2

50 Classic Horror Film Themes for download.

Cool, Dave.  Do you have any Hans Salter or Frank Skinner on hand to compliment that killer set?

[mahler10th]

50 Classic Horror Film Themes for download.

It is a horrific set.  I was terrrified even to buy it.

***runs away screaming for his life***

[snyprrr]

Any comment on the Oscar contenders for this year. J. Williams was on two, I think another standard, and the silent movie won, I believe. Tintin?

It all sounds like John Williams.

[Bogey]

Two today:


From 1990, Basil Poledouris' The Hunt for Red October.




Over the top moments with some "Zimmer-like" swatches of sound that nearly fail to captivate with dashes choral work that sound dreadful most of the time.  However, there are some cues worth having like Putin's Demise.  Overall, I give it 2 out of 5 stars.


And, from 2002, John Williams' Minority Report. 



This may be my favorite of all his scores.  Love the main title and the other two that pop out are Spyders and Eye-Dentiscan.  Just a great use of strings.  Think "Psycho" with a strong Williams and sci-fi flavor added at times.  This one I obviously give 5 out 5 stars.

[Bogey]

It all sounds like John Williams.

Yes....we continue to be blessed by his efforts.

[Karl Henning]

Two today:
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I think you'd get a kick out of this 'un, Bill:

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[Karl Henning]

Not much here, but . . . .

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_Babylon

[Bogey]

Not much here, but . . . .

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_Babylon

Thanks, Karl!  Could not find it on Netflix, but found the film (I believe)here.  Music is different than yours though.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWbK412Xx_o

[Bogey]

A snippet with the actual score?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKmVOI_Kty0

[Bogey]

Thread duty:

4 out of 5 stars for Herrmann's 1959 North by Northwest.



This one has 50 cues on it, so do not "blink" while listening.  The restoration process is incredible and we are lucky to have the real thing.  The overtue them is always "running" fun, but there are some neat cues that I found myself listening to more than once.  Really enjoyed it .... and Previn fans:

The manner in which Herrmann introduces the love theme is interesting. When Roger enters the dining car, source music plays a romantic swing tune with violins. Royal S. Brown identifies this as "Fashion Show," a song by Andre Previn  (track 17 and over 5 minutes long).

[Bogey]

Soundtrack from 1998 (Has it really been 15 years?!):



If you read Amazon's reviews, they have it at 4.5 stars out of 5.  I have it at 1 out of 5....which means I will keep it, but only as a reference.  I know that the snare drum has a long history, but I felt it was misused in this film.  I wanted a more period feel and add to the fact that the choral work is almost nails on chalkboard like and you have yourself a poor score.  Cool cover though.

[Bogey]

Hmmm.  Looking back at recent posts makes me aware of how James must have felt on the Make Jazz Noise Here page.  Just sayin'.

[Bogey]

From 2010:



Granted this one has the benefit of having snips of LvB's No. 7 and PC No. 5, but as for the other cues, I find them hummable and enjoyable.  Easily 4 out of 5 5 stars from Alexandre Desplat, who I appreciate more and more everytime I listen to one of his scores.

[Karl Henning]

Thanks, Karl!  Could not find it on Netflix, but found the film (I believe)here.  Music is different than yours though.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWbK412Xx_o

A snippet with the actual score?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKmVOI_Kty0

Thanks for these, Bill, cheers! Busy weekend . . . .

Hmmm.  Looking back at recent posts makes me aware of how James must have felt on the Make Jazz Noise Here page.  Just sayin'.

Didn't mean to leave you high & dry! : )

[Karl Henning]

Bill, I know you for a Howard Shore fan . . . I note that he is credited for the original score in High Fidelity. Of course, I tend to think of all the pop songs artfully used in the movie (and I think there was some editor other responsible at that desk); and I honestly don't recall original music from the movie — which probably means, it didn't draw attention to itself, and therefore did its job : )

[Bogey]

Bill, I know you for a Howard Shore fan . . . I note that he is credited for the original score in High Fidelity. Of course, I tend to think of all the pop songs artfully used in the movie (and I think there was some editor other responsible at that desk); and I honestly don't recall original music from the movie — which probably means, it didn't draw attention to itself, and therefore did its job : )

It looks as if he did score the film, but so little was used or composed that it did not get its own cd....and was not put on the soundtrack.  Here seems to be some files?

http://www.filecrop.com/high-fidelity-howard-shore.html

[Cato]

Recently we revisited Lonesome Dove and the great soundtrack by Basil Poledouris.

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[Bogey]

Recently we revisited Lonesome Dove and the great soundtrack by Basil Poledouris.

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Don't have that one.  Does he use anvils for blacksmiths in this one? 


Thread duty:

Gabriel Yared's 1996 amazing score:



Love all the Hungarian layers and the mix of some old time jazz.....one of the best I own.  5 out of 5 stars.