Scott's soundtrack/film score appreciation thread

[ljacone]

I have not seen much of DS9. It was getting started sort of as I was leaving Trek a little bit with the end of TNG. And even though I watched Voyager I never got into DS9 by that point because every time I tried to watch it was like I was missing something.

The opening theme I thought was very nice, a real change of pace from what had come before.

Listening to the Buck Rogers score now (much love, APLUK) and digging it. I love the title track, very late 70s AM radio singer-songwriter. But the score itself is very earnestly science fiction and there is always something fresh about that.

[Joe Anthrax]

[NewFun#6]

[Bibliomike]

Right on both counts, Scott. ENT really could have used a symphonic theme; and the opening sequence to the Mirror episodes rocked! Watching the regular opening sequence again with the "From the Earth to the Moon" music was nice -- it doesn't quite work, but it's close, and it is a lot better than "Faith of the Heart" or whatever it was called. (If they had to use a pop song, at least they could have tried to write and record a new one!) The ENT montage is probably, visually speaking, my favorite of all the series -- especially the shot of the orbiter Enterprise rolling out, what a great meta-geek out moment! -- it is such a shame it didn't have a proper score.

[NewFun#6]

[Bibliomike]

Maybe you're on to something there ... FTETTM was in 1998 and ENT premiered in 2001, but surely FTETTM wasn't the first to do a montage like that, either. Oh, well, what might have been...

[JonathanCrites]

Right now on my Nano I have:
The Dark Knight - Hans Zimmer
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt 1 - Alxandre Desplat
Inception - Hans Zimmer
Superman Returns - John Ottman
TRON: Legacy - Daft Punk
True Grit - Carter Burwell

I went through a score phase in college and have a ton more in my music library but this is what I've been listening to recently.

I saw LaLa Land has put out a four disc X-Files set and an eight disc Medal of Honor (videogame series) set I may need to get. The X-Files was my favorite show as a kid and Michael Giaccano (sp?) did half of the Medal of Honor stuff so I may try and track it down.

[NewFun#6]

[JonathanCrites]

[JonathanCrites]

Ok, apparently Desplat from Harry Potter also scored The King's Speech. Haven't seen it yet, how is the music?

[Bibliomike]

I didn't notice Desplat's score, just the piece of classical music that underscored the speech of the title. It was awesome, and now I can't remember what it was called!

[ljacone]

I want to get ahold of the Tron Legacy score. In my eclectic tastes, I dig Daft Punk and I have a soft spot for soundtracks which are non-traditional.

Speaking of which, some of the best film scores out there are by the Italian rock band Goblin -- their collaborations with Dario Argento have produced some of the most memorably different horror music I have ever heard. Some to check out:

Profondo Rosso (Deep Red)
Susperia
Tenebre
Zombi (Dawn Of The Dead)
Non Ho Sonno (Sleepless)
Phenomena (Creepers)

[APLUK]

Just got the expanded ALIEN, ALIENS and the new THOR score. Looking forward to checking them out.

Andy

[NewFun#6]

I have those as well. I've always been a big fan of Horner's ALIENS score. Particularly the expanded version. I have the expanded ALIEN by Goldsmith, but can't say as I've ever really given it much of a listen. I don't have any real attachment to that film to speak of, so I just haven't made the time. And the new THOR score seems kinda bland to me, but maybe I'll like it better after seeing the film.

[Joe Anthrax]

[APLUK]

[APLUK]

Speaking of Scores, what are you all's thoughts on STAR TREK IV's score? It's not a bad score per se but it's not a great STAR TREK score.

Andy

[NewFun#6]

[APLUK]

[TheDLA]

So I really loved Thor, and when I got home I bought the soundtrack on a whim (oh the curse of being able to download straight to my iPod from that iTunes store). Overall, I think the score is pretty weak outside of the film. I am going to give it another listen before I pass final judgement, but for now I just isn't that outstanding. It got me thinking - maybe for a soundtrack themed episode of TTF, you guys could do a Summer Movie preview score episode looking forward to the upcoming scores.

Another thought - do you guys find yourselves listening to scores for movies you don't like/haven't seen? As I gravitate away from contemporary music and find myself listening to more and more scores I find myself searching for new scores more often. But I can't really seem to groove on a score unless it's one of my favorite films. I feel like I my be limiting myself from finding some great music, yet what seems to really hook me on a good score is that "musical memory" of the film/show/game. Anyone else like this? Or am I just a score lover wannabe?