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Conrad Pope - Presence, The
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| This is without question the horror soundtrack of 2011. It shows how effective a subtle score can enhance a film. Highly recommended! |
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Written by Thomas Kiefner - Review of the regular release
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“The Outhouse” is a good example of how to create a scary underscore without having to resort to shrieking or slashing violins and loud distorted brass. It begins with a disturbing statement from the flutes, dissonant strings plucking, and that ever present bassoon motif. “Mr. Browman Arrives" features the flutes with violins plucking to enhance the track. “Outhouse at Night” starts off very quietly with harp and minor chords from the strings. Enter the flutes and a hornlike sounding fanfare from the bassoon. Suddenly there is a Dies Irae like motif from the orchestra with brass and an eerie statement from the violins. It ends on a very quiet note. “A Proposal shows the romantic side of Pope although the urgency of the flutes makes it presence felt. The strings and harp dominate this track until the bassoon offers the motif.
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Ilan Eshkeri - Johnny English Reborn
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| I preferred the Shearmur one |
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Written by Thomas Glorieux - Review of the regular release
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Of course you know Ilan Eshkeri of Stardust fame. And somehow, that score hasn't been matched. Of course projects like Stardust don't come at a regular basis, but somehow Eshkeri never matched that magic ever again. So enter Johnny English Reborn, a typical run of the mill spy score that sounds deliciously entertaining during several portions of the score. Luckily somehow Edward Shearmur's spirit lives on through Eshkeri's main theme, this in the fun "London", the action packed "The Toy Cupboard", "Commandeering the Vessel", "Bravo Commander", the at times heroic "Wheelchair" or the delightful "Cliff Jump".
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Tyler Bates - Conan The Barbarian (2011)
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| Relentless doesn't even cover it! |
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Written by Thomas Glorieux - Review of the regular release
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"His Name is Conan", "Egg Rage", "Fire and Ice" and "The Mask & 12 Years Later" do give a nice taste of some heroic music (with a main theme to boot) interspersed with some ethnic touches (mostly by solo vocals and percussion). But after track 7, you'll be attacked by never-ending action music that loses more structure the more we hear it. A brief moment of respite in "Victory" and "A Kiss" doesn't outweigh the numerous long attacks of pounding action music. A champion in the negative awards is definitely "Outpost" which for us is sadly also the longest track of the score. The end doesn't particularly engage the listener, because it sadly continues the same road of quick action rhythms, heightened by choral singing, percussive pounds and sadly un-melodic action statements. "Wheel of Torture" (what a track on the Poledouris album) and "Zym's Demise" are sadly action tracks that work on the nerves.
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Tyler Bates - Super
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| Not super, but acceptable! |
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Written by Thomas Glorieux - Review of the regular release
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Yes Super is a song / score album that gets the job done. The songs vary from acceptable to at times good ("Calling all Destroyers", "It Hurts too Much" and "Let your Body Decides" are my favorites), but the real reason why I listened to this was because Bates created an acceptable score as well. In fact, it's at times very catchy. "Two Perfect Moments" is a catchy track with intriguing vocals, while a heroic score is heard over "Finger of God". However the best 2 tracks are the final ones. In "Libby Goes Down" we are greeted to the biggest heroic tale of all (this time with a dramatic tone), and in "Aftermath and Resolution" the musical tone from Kick-@ss turns up from time to time, without of course that amazing main theme.
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Jerry Goldsmith - Patch Of Blue, A
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| A touch of early Goldsmith |
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Written by Thomas Glorieux - Review of the regular release
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You will have heard the main theme by now, even if you don't know it. The tantalizing piano theme and string work in "Main Title" and "The Park" will definitely make you feel at ease, at ease with the tender fragile theme, at ease with the way Goldsmith handles the blossoming friendship and love. And throughout the entire score, Goldsmith is handling these moments with touching, delicate and intimate melodies. The lovely "Chores", the brilliant playfulness of the piano melody on flute in "Bead Party", the brilliant combination of harmonica and strings in "Friendly" (a touch of magic that outclasses the mainstream efforts of today in merely 5 seconds), the urgent piano melody in "Help Me" and "Selina's Walk" or the absolutely beautiful main theme in "Finale", enough examples of this score's delicate strength I would say.
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Excellent Tracks:
- Chores (2.03)
- Bead Party
- Finale
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Tyler Bates - Darkest Hour, The
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| The Darkest Hour of film music! |
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Written by Thomas Glorieux - Review of the regular release
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You see, The Darkest Hour actually confirms why Tyler Bates is already one of the less popular film music composers on the planet. The fact he's getting such cool assignments like this proves that producers and directors are favouring noise above actual artistry. This is a soundtrack that delivers not a single note or moment of actual melody. It's all mood, it's all sound design, it's all gloomy, dark and threatening, alienating so to speak off. Perfect for the effect it tries to create, a nightmare for an experience to hear.
I possibly cannot give you one single track that tries to create something that's called music. Perhaps the only one that comes close is the rather mellow drama discovered in "Say Goodbye", it's like tasting your first sip of water after having strolled 3 days in the desert (it's that welcome). The other ones that come close are the suspenseful pounding action music, creating some kind of a thrill in "Holy Sh*t!" and "Dusted", but sadly those ones are still buried under layers of hideous sound design.
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Thomas Newman - Debt, The
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| Thomas Newman has a debt to pay |
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Written by Thomas Glorieux - Review of the regular release
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The more the album progresses, the more it transforms to a rougher sound too. And I can only assume that some part of the Bourne sound is responsible for that. It's cool to hear tracks like "An Unscheduled Stop" and "One More Parcel" from Thomas Newman, with its suspenseful tone coming awfully close to the Bourne sound of John Powell. Or how the one who influenced other composers with his American Beauty style suddenly has to use an influence from another composer.
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Thomas Newman, Carlos Gardel, Jose Padilla - Scent Of A Woman
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| The History of My Scent", by Thomas Newman |
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Written by Thomas Glorieux - Review of the regular release
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The soft piano music in "A Tour of Pleasures" and "Long Gray Line", the beautiful dramatic tones of "45 in 25" (I just adore that inspiring second part) and "Park Ave.", the wonderful main theme versions in "Beyond Danger" (soft) and "Fleurs de Rocaille" (bold), Thomas Newman leaves no moment uninspired.
But there's a downside to the whole story too. As the film progresses, we come to realize that Frank Slade carries a burden with him as well. A massive weight he wants to get rid off after his tour of pleasures. It's hinted by the heavy moody atmospheric music in "Cigars Part Two" and "Other Plans" (definitely the heaviest of the 2).
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Excellent Tracks:
- Tract House Ginch
- 45 in 25
- Beyond Danger
- Fleurs de Rocaille
- End Title
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Michael Giacchino - Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
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| Probably has the best version of the title theme since Elfman's. |
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Written by Anthony Cornfield - Review of the regular release
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While, like the movie, I have an issue with the tone throughout (far too light-hearted), there are some exciting action cues. "Knife To A Gun Fight" is about as Giacchino-y as you can get, "The Express Elevator" has a great version of the M:I theme towards the end, and "World's Worst Parking Valet" is a brass heavy 5 minute-er (though I remember it being much more exciting (and longer?) in the movie).
The two best cues however are the insanely fun "Railcar Rundown" which contains a playful version of the main theme, and Giacchino's version of the title theme in "Light The Fuse". It's an incredibly jazzy (and much slower than expected) version of the main theme that I did not see coming, and amidst the rather messy rest of the score it's the one piece I keep returning to.
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Kenji Kawai - Avalon (Kawai)
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| It Makes You Want to See the Movie |
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I have to admit it, I've never seen this film. But I want to . Oh how I want to. All based on the merits of this soundtrack alone. It's that good. That Epic. It makes you want to know what all the fuss is about.
Now, unlike some of Kawai's other works, this one is built less on one single solitary theme that permeates all of the tracks. That doesn't mean that there isn't a theme, and what a theme it is too, but that it isn't present in all of the music from this film. No, instead it is only present in a few key tracks namely "Log Off," "Voyage to Avalon," "Log in," and of course, "Voyage to Avalon (Live Concert Version)." It's those tracks that keep me coming back for more and wondering what this film is all about.
The rest of the ST is okay. There are some good tracks in "Gray Lady" and "Nine Sisters" but after "Log In" or "Log Off" they really don't compare.
It's the just kinda thereness of the rest of the tracks that makes this not perfect in my eyes. But it's still really good.
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