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Brian Tyler - Thor: The Dark World
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| Children of Asgard? |
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As I was watching Thor: The Dark World, I found the seemingly generic action/fantasy score sounded oddly and specifically familiar. By the two-thirds mark, I realized that I was hearing echoes of Brian Tyler's score for the 2003 miniseries Children of Dune. And sure enough, once the credits rolled, there was Tyler's name.
Here's what I think happened. I get the feeling that the movie was temp-scored with Children of Dune, and Tyler was hired to give the producers more of the same. I can't prove any of this, but my theory at least would mean that Tyler copied his earlier work because he was told to, not because those chord progressions are the only ones he knows.
Don't get me wrong; Children of Dune is an awesome score. But ten years later, I would like to hear something different. So while the score for Thor does its job just fine, it's nothing we haven't heard before.
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3 of 3 found this review helpful |
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Michiko Naruke - Wild Arms 3
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| Wild Arms 3 |
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I miss playing Wild Arms 3 on my PS2.
The game play and the music is too good to be left on a shelf.
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Randin Graves - SST Selection, The: Vol. 2
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| Explaining Myself :) |
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This totally excessive collection is from shorts, trailers, feature scores that won't get albums, etc. I don't expect a lot of plays, but what the heck, it's here for you all to browse through. There's everything from orchestral metal to tango, ambient to Marvin Gaye impersonation.
1 is just a little didjeridu solo as some people on here were interested that I play the unique instrument
2 a theme I did for a movie that unfortunately has been abandoned. It's a tongue-in-cheek theme for a guy who thinks he deserves a 1980s orchestral score for his life, but who really doesn't. The movie was to open with this, then the music would be stripped down until he earns the theme by the end of the film.
3 was commissioned by the author of the Worlds of the Crystal Moon sci-fi/fantasy book series. I was asked for Lord of the Rings meets Metallica & Linkin Park.
4 a mix of traditional Chinese and modern orchestral action for an animated trailer https://vimeo.com/10540236
5 Spaghetti western spoof for a comedy short http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9KMEDtHv6s
6 Baroque-folk-punk rock-wedding music from a great comedy short by Kevin Lacy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFDAvcwDPTA
7, 8 & 9 Dreamy electronica from drama shorts by the same guy as above https://vimeo.com/12221229 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oT_vMWJy8c
10 Bollywood romance from a short from Pakistani-American director Ubaid Seth http://www.imdb.com/video/wab/vi716900121/
11 Quirky comedy from Ubaid Seth http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRi8pvIopi4
12-16 A short by the Gibbs Brothers that I describe as Office Space meets the Temple of Doom gave me a chance to do John Williams-esque music including a Temple of Doom style chant featuring myself and two sopranos. trailer featuring the chant https://vimeo.com/48644123
17 Some fun action music from another Gibbs Bros short
18 From a student action short from New Zealand http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJwiPmEzbh0
19 Orchestral metal action music from a Brad Johnson short, featuring my best metal yell towards the end http://indieflix.com/indie-films/hellespont-34703/
20 Orchestral metal that concluded James Cawley's WWII film Reue http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2UX8p9Jfys
21 More orchestral metal from another Cawley short http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6FsCj9zRlE
22-24 Some quirky new age music from a fun documentary on a UFO/reincarnation/self-help cult. 24 is a pretty fun track. http://www.billingsgate.org/billingsagtewp/children-of-the-stars/
25&26 from a drama short from Jamaica. 25 is the dramatic opening with orchestra & percussion, 26 is a moment of triumph with a bit more electronics in the mix. https://vimeo.com/51032390
27 from a hilarious Killship comedy short. I was asked for sci-fi action meets When the Levee Breaks. https://vimeo.com/24942121
28-30 from the Scot Michael Walker dramedy feature about a trash talking agnostic preacher https://www.facebook.com/rockinreverend
31 A jazzy little number from a cute Gene Nagata comedy short http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16uzfBFuAwg
32 Folky romance theme from a documentary about Jim Fosgate, inventor of the modern car stereo, the home theater and Dolby ProLogic II
33&34 Some nice dreamy and minimalist-influenced music from a Paul Larsen documentary about finding the role of spirituality in the modern day
35 from a 48-hour film competition short, where in about 20 hours I did a very intricate score combining classic silent film music with modern horror http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptWj1WnMO18
36 a 1970s exploitation style score. This was fun! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYpucRzKRj0
37 Fun mobster rock from the directorial debut of Shane Brolly, best known as Kraven from the Underworld films http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2235940/
38&39 A tango and a Marvin Gaye spoof from a short film about cannibals in love https://vimeo.com/channels/filmscorecomposer/14911854
40 A little bluesy instrumental from a short about a hitman
41&42 I got to score and provide the voice of a psychotic children's show dinosaur for an Aussie horror short https://vimeo.com/channels/filmscorecomposer/36188966
43 A fun bouncy little number for a short of my own
44 Dreamy love theme for a short starring John Fiore from the Sopranos
45 Bittersweet ambience from a Kevin Lacy AFI sci-fi drama short to close out the album http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ay72g0H7pk
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4 of 4 found this review helpful |
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Brian Tyler - Iron Man 3
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| Brian Tylor on the Score |
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Just heard a live interview with Mr. Tylor. He played drums for the whole score. He talked about how he had all the instruments play like they were percussion instruments. He also said he is most pleased when he goes to a see a film and the trailer plays to a movie he has scored!
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Nobuo Uematsu - Distant Worlds II: More Music From Final Fantasy
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| A Wonderful Symphony |
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Distant Worlds II is the second album released from this symphony series.
DWII is a collection of songs from the Final Fantasy game series that have been rewritten for a full symphony orchestra. The show has toured the world, and achieved much acclaim. The majority of the songs rewritten were composed by Nobuo Uematsu, and Uematsu-san attends many of the shows.
For most of the touring of Distant Worlds II Uematsu and his band, The Earthbound Papas, toured with the show to provide the electronic side of Dancing Mad. This song, the theme from the final battle with Kefka from FF6, is extremely intense and very well done with the combination of band and orchestra.
Overall, this album contains many fan favorites from games throughout the series. And more albums will likely follow, as more songs are added to their touring repertoire.
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1 of 1 found this review helpful |
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Johnny Klimek & Reinhold Heil Tom Tykwer - Cloud Atlas
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| Just lovely. |
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A beautiful, moving score for a beautiful, moving film. This is one of those scores that stays with you, that haunts you. Some of the tracks literally move this reviewer to tears, even before I saw the movie. The same tracks became that much more meaningful after viewing the film.
A truly gorgeous work.
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