misafeco Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 On 2015. 11. 13., stripe said: The PT scores are incredible, but the OT scores are a step further in creativity and ambition. TPM is the best score of the PT, but I cannot consider AotC and RotS to be in the same outstanding level. They both sure had fantastic cues and are never less than impressive... But George Lucas killed AotC score editing previously released music in the third act, while RotS suffers a lot because of the not so inspired editing of the album. The last two scores do not have an official complete edition and both really needed it. TPM's score is better than the OT ones except Ep. 4. Duel of the Fates is the best SW music ever and some other themes like The Droid Invasion are great. I love that Williams didn't copy himself and created something new and exciting. I hope he'll do the same with Ep. 7. Of course some of the classic themes should be included as well. I would appreciate a new version of the Imperial March. The one in the end of Attack of the Clones was awesome. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted November 18, 2015 Author Share Posted November 18, 2015 14 minutes ago, misafeco said: TPM's score is better than the OT ones except Ep. 4. Duel of the Fates is the best SW music ever and some other themes like The Droid Invasion are great. I love that Williams didn't copy himself and created something new and exciting. I hope he'll do the same with Ep. 7. Of course some of the classic themes should be included as well. I would appreciate a new version of the Imperial March. The one in the end of Attack of the Clones was awesome. The best SW score is ESB. The best theme is Empire's March (iconic gem), the Love theme is gorgeous, Yoda's theme, innovative rousing action pieces (Asteroid field, Hoth battle)... After it, ANH, TPM, RotJ, RotS, AotC 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WrathOfHan Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 ESB>ANH>ROTS>ROTJ=TPM>AOTC Hopefully TFA's score is high. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misafeco Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 1 hour ago, stripe said: The best SW score is ESB. The best theme is Empire's March (iconic gem), the Love theme is gorgeous, Yoda's theme, innovative rousing action pieces (Asteroid field, Hoth battle)... After it, ANH, TPM, RotJ, RotS, AotC I like the Force theme better and it's just as iconic. But The Imperial March is great as well. Star Wars minus Williams: Original scene: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan Hunt Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Newton Howard's work on MJ2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fancyarcher Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Michael & Jeff Danna's score for TGD is really, really epic, having listened to it. Storm Chasers and Sky Sharks are intense tracks. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilmac Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 On 11/18/2015, 6:28:52, stripe said: The best SW score is ESB. The best theme is Empire's March (iconic gem), the Love theme is gorgeous, Yoda's theme, innovative rousing action pieces (Asteroid field, Hoth battle)... After it, ANH, TPM, RotJ, RotS, AotC I like your list. Here's mine: ESB, ROTJ, ANH, TPM, ROTS, AOTC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddddeeee Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 Craig Armstrong's score for Victor Frankenstein is stunning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAJK Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 On November 23, 2015 at 12:09:16 PM, Ethan Hunt said: Newton Howard's work on MJ2 Very good score! Looking back on the year my favourites so far have to be JW/IO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blankments Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Although obviously not original, I loved the score for Creed. Awesome remixes of an iconic theme 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan Hunt Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Inside Out is probably my favorite for the year but MJ2 isn't far behind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniNate Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 (edited) On 11/23/2015, 4:59:04, Daniel Dylan Davis said: Michael & Jeff Danna's score for TGD is really, really epic, having listened to it. Storm Chasers and Sky Sharks are intense tracks. Yes, like everything else about the movie it lived up to my hype. Lots of highlights; the main fiddle-driven themes, the Hisaishi-esque "Mountain Top" and "Lost in the Woods", "Orphans" and "Run with the Herd" Edited December 12, 2015 by tribefan695 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddddeeee Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 (edited) The Force Awakens has really grown at me. At first I was disappointed but it took a few listens to really reveal itself. I love Rey's theme, Star Wars meets Harry Potter. Kylo Ren's motif is nifty too. Williams refuses to relent on the dense action music, this isn't for everyone but it really is for me. Action scenes are scored nowadays with the music playing over the scene so it's always refreshing to hear Williams play inside the scene, catching everything that's going on. I think Williams mastered the balance between old and new in a way Abrams could never dream of doing. Edited December 20, 2015 by ddddeeee 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayhawk the Hutt Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 4 hours ago, ddddeeee said: The Force Awakens has really grown at me. At first I was disappointed but it took a few listens to really reveal itself. I love Rey's theme, Star Wars meets Harry Potter. Kylo Ren's motif is nifty too. Williams refuses to relent on the dense action music, this isn't for everyone but it really is for me. Action scenes are scored nowadays with the music playing over the scene so it's always refreshing to hear Williams play inside the scene, catching everything that's going on. I think Williams mastered the balance between old and new in a way Abrams could never dream of doing. It's a really nuanced score, definitely a lot different than what we've heard from SW before. I'm starting to love it. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted December 21, 2015 Author Share Posted December 21, 2015 There's a lot to love from TFA score! Can't stop listening to Rey's theme, the finale, follow me, torn apart, the march... Just amazing cues! I can't believe there are some that say this score doesn't feature memorable themes when we have two instant classic that also reflects how Williams has evolved these last years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAJK Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 TFA's score didn't blow me away, but I do admit I love Rey's theme. Is it wrong to say all the prequels had better scores than TFA? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted December 22, 2015 Author Share Posted December 22, 2015 (edited) There's nothing wrong with personal tastes. Prequels scores were never less than brilliant. For me, TPM is better than TFA. AOTC has Across the Stars but had problems with the third act. Definetely under TFA. ROTS has great score in the third act. And a great opening. I would rate it slightly below TFA. A shame there's not an oficial Complete Score for Ep 2 & 3 Maybe, one of the problems with TFA score is that it wasn't recorded by the London Sinfony Orchestra. It affected to the overall sound. Edited December 22, 2015 by stripe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddddeeee Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 I prefer TFA to AotC and especially RotS. Rey's theme is everything. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misafeco Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Easily my least favorite score in any SW movies, and i listened to the whole album after seeing the movie. It's an okay score, any B list composer could've done it. It's very hard for me to say, but it's time for Williams to leave the franchise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddddeeee Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 8 minutes ago, misafeco said: Easily my least favorite score in any SW movies, and i listened to the whole album after seeing the movie. It's an okay score, any B list composer could've done it. It's very hard for me to say, but it's time for Williams to leave the franchise. I appreciate that you didn't like it but the idea that anyone else could have wrote it is nonsense. The intricacies of Williams' writing and the orchestrations are so far beyond anyone else working today. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...