Looks like that will be the only way into space with the state of the shuttle fleet at the moment.
Anyway back to music and Zimmer, has any one listened to the soundtrack for King Arthur? Its fantastic stuff, really dramatic and superb battle sequence material. Shame the film was rubbish (Antoine Faqua has really lost his touch since Training Day). I read a few reviews that criticised it for being too "Zimmer like". But thats the whole point! Sure there are elements of Gladiator in there but I think its different enough to seperate them both. Yes he does use Lisa Gerrard... again... but I think she's good. Plus he uses Moya Brennan from Clannad for the end theme which is quite nice.
So check it out guys, another recommendation for ya :)
I do have to say...Zimmer always sounds like Zimmer. It's sort of how John Williams almost always sounds like John Williams (this is changing, though...see War of the Worlds for a perfect recent example). Basil Poledouris is another, with heavy use of brass and many complex flares. Fantastic scoring, incredibly involved string sets, and subtle use of wind instruments all complemented by an even more subtle electronic backing. I think someone needs to make an encyclopedia of composer styles. :p
Right now, I'm pouring through Starship Troopers and Robocop. Really good stuff in robocop. Up next...the Hunt For Red October (another of my favorites...)
On the topic of composers, is anyone else here kind of tired of Randy Newman singing every song in a movie, ever? Because I am.
But Hans Zimmer Just plain rules. The soundtrack to The Last Samurai is one of my favorite scores of all time. It all differentiated itself from his pervious works by the inclusion of Japanese wind and string instruments. Gave the film a characteristically unique feel, imo.
On a related note, it was sad to see Elmer Bernstein pass away last year. :(
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Morden279 [/i]
[B]But Hans Zimmer Just plain rules. The soundtrack to The Last Samurai is one of my favorite scores of all time. It all differentiated itself from his pervious works by the inclusion of Japanese wind and string instruments. Gave the film a characteristically unique feel, imo.[/B][/QUOTE]
*cough* Pearl Harbor *cough* ;)
(Yeah, it was a bit different, but it had all that :D)
And the soundtrack was pretty bad, too. Only *one* track actually had me interested, "War," and it is absolutely fantastic, but none of the other tracks come anywhere close to that level of quality. It just leaves me completely confused as to how only one track of a complete soundtrack composed by one man could be worth listening to. It's my least favorite Zimmer work (the album) by far. The pace was dull and had an almost metronome-synched rhythm that drove me nuts. It was like he had just found midi for the first time. That and the Strings were horrible throughout. Almost Moby-esque, but in a horrible way. And the use of the fluid, almost organic-sounding Japanese instruments just didn't match with the completely static pace for most of the album. Ugh. What a mess :D
Why havent you guys been telling me about this later? God damn... I found this out like yesterday, and I feel like I'm in heaven.
And because I didn't bring this thread back to alive just to say this, I'll give you something else to listen.. If, of course, you have been knowing about this as well..
Globus - Epicon.
Epic, it's even in the name! It has something to do with "Immediate music", but who cares... This stuff is awesome. I hope you find your ways to listen to this.
I had very mixed feelings after listening to Cartographer. I hated the 1st disc, found the style very floaty and the "lost language" they made up sounded very cheesy, like broken Spanish to me. I listened to it once and never again. The 2nd disc made up for the first with some return to form but nowhere near as brilliant as their debut album.
I might be a bit harsh but I expected better. But their first album on the other hand, pure brilliance!!!
OK, probably the weakest of the three, (Discounting the Luna Sans mixes...those don't exist IMHO) but Makara has some excellent tracks in it, and still a good album. The opening track is probably the weakest on the album has one flourish that repeats a few too many times.
Well, I've only listened few samples.. And from it I thought there were couple good ones. Needs more checking though.
But then again, there are other companies making great music, well, uh, trailer music. Such as Audiomachine, Two Steps From Hell, X-Ray Dog, Immediate Music... And lots of more.
It's just a shame that most of them wont sell music for public, only for commercial use..
I've been listening Makara for a couple of weeks now and I have to say it's the finest album of this decade so far. The songs fitted like a glove to the background of the latest Super Bowl broadcast (not only the ones composed as NFL hymns but the album as a whole).
I've only listed to the clips on the web site so far. Does does promising alright. Might order it for my birthday. From what I heard there are a few that will certainly make their way into movie trailer scores and on Top Gear as well.
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Anyway back to music and Zimmer, has any one listened to the soundtrack for King Arthur? Its fantastic stuff, really dramatic and superb battle sequence material. Shame the film was rubbish (Antoine Faqua has really lost his touch since Training Day). I read a few reviews that criticised it for being too "Zimmer like". But thats the whole point! Sure there are elements of Gladiator in there but I think its different enough to seperate them both. Yes he does use Lisa Gerrard... again... but I think she's good. Plus he uses Moya Brennan from Clannad for the end theme which is quite nice.
So check it out guys, another recommendation for ya :)
Right now, I'm pouring through Starship Troopers and Robocop. Really good stuff in robocop. Up next...the Hunt For Red October (another of my favorites...)
On the topic of composers, is anyone else here kind of tired of Randy Newman singing every song in a movie, ever? Because I am.
On a related note, it was sad to see Elmer Bernstein pass away last year. :(
Regards,
Morden
[B]But Hans Zimmer Just plain rules. The soundtrack to The Last Samurai is one of my favorite scores of all time. It all differentiated itself from his pervious works by the inclusion of Japanese wind and string instruments. Gave the film a characteristically unique feel, imo.[/B][/QUOTE]
*cough* Pearl Harbor *cough* ;)
(Yeah, it was a bit different, but it had all that :D)
You're right of course, Sanfam. Pearl Harbour was just so horrible, that I decided to wipe it from my consciousness. ;)
Regards,
Morden
And the soundtrack was pretty bad, too. Only *one* track actually had me interested, "War," and it is absolutely fantastic, but none of the other tracks come anywhere close to that level of quality. It just leaves me completely confused as to how only one track of a complete soundtrack composed by one man could be worth listening to. It's my least favorite Zimmer work (the album) by far. The pace was dull and had an almost metronome-synched rhythm that drove me nuts. It was like he had just found midi for the first time. That and the Strings were horrible throughout. Almost Moby-esque, but in a horrible way. And the use of the fluid, almost organic-sounding Japanese instruments just didn't match with the completely static pace for most of the album. Ugh. What a mess :D
Regards,
Morden
Why havent you guys been telling me about this later? God damn... I found this out like yesterday, and I feel like I'm in heaven.
And because I didn't bring this thread back to alive just to say this, I'll give you something else to listen.. If, of course, you have been knowing about this as well..
Globus - Epicon.
Epic, it's even in the name! It has something to do with "Immediate music", but who cares... This stuff is awesome. I hope you find your ways to listen to this.
Diem Ex Dei just sends me to hyperspace...
I might be a bit harsh but I expected better. But their first album on the other hand, pure brilliance!!!
Sorry. :( In my defense I was in the middle of my portfolio class, a few weeks before I graduated, and under a hell of alot of work.
And I concur, 1st disc is almost entirely rubbish. 2nd disc however, freaking ROCKS.
Listening now.
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OK, probably the weakest of the three, (Discounting the Luna Sans mixes...those don't exist IMHO) but Makara has some excellent tracks in it, and still a good album. The opening track is probably the weakest on the album has one flourish that repeats a few too many times.
But then again, there are other companies making great music, well, uh, trailer music. Such as Audiomachine, Two Steps From Hell, X-Ray Dog, Immediate Music... And lots of more.
It's just a shame that most of them wont sell music for public, only for commercial use..
I LOVE THIS ALBUM!
(first song still is a let down)
A place called Denia.
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