RobinHood26 Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 Jurassic World score was decent, but it comes no where close to the first 2 films. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dashrendar44 Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 (edited) Fury Road is the kind of score I despise on paper (Zimmer control approved droning noise, deafening drums, repetitive sound FX loops in action scenes and cheesy violins playing trite melodies barely resembling a theme in the slow parts) but it's a miracle that I loved the movie that much in spite of all this because the brash over-the-topness of it all just sweeps me away (Dat fat sludge-y guitar riffing) that I can listen to tracks like The Bog, Storm Is Coming, Brothers In Arms and Immortan Joe's theme to remind me the sheer awesomeness of the movie without cringing at all the repetitive and numbing shit. Edited December 6, 2015 by dashrendar44 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezen Baklattan Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 Patrick Doyle's score for Cinderella has still managed to stick with me. Most of Disney's live action remakes have been garbage (though I reasonably liked Cinderella), but I'll be damned if they don't get some really good music. Fury Road and Inside Out were also pretty strong, as well as Jupiter Ascending. Paddington's score also had its charms. Otherwise, it hasn't been a super exciting year for me so far. Here's that I'm looking forward to most for the year: Mychael Danna (The Good Dinosaur) Thomas Newman (Bridge of Spies) Fernando Velazquez (Crimson Peak) John Powell (Pan) - I'm disappointed we lost Marianelli, but Powell's often pretty reliable in terms of family adventures. Carter Burwell (Carol) John Williams (Star Wars: The Force Awakens) 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniNate Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 Ex Machina's score is perfectly atmospheric. Cues aren't memorable on their own, but they were excellent at mood-setting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 (edited) Jupiter Ascending, very space operatic. Edited September 5, 2015 by 4815162342 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted September 7, 2015 Author Share Posted September 7, 2015 I don't get all the love Mad Max score is receiving. Solid score, but far from memorable, IMHO Jupiter Ascending score trascended its own movie, and that doesn't happen many times 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan Hunt Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 Focus's score is pretty awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchumacherFTW Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 Jurassic World is the main one that I'm still listening to. A great mix of new and old. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalo Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 I just watched "Far from the Madding Crowd" the other night. and while the movie was actually pretty good for the kind of film it was, what really stood out was the score, fantastic, some of the ques are very similar to "The Village's" theme. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NhDyTIgEHg 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goffe Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 have been listening JW score for quite a while now. I'm surprised how good it was and how it matched seamlessly new and old material, the tone of the score for the first movie while still keeping some Giacchino flair. It could almost pass for a lesser John Williams score. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchumacherFTW Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 have been listening JW score for quite a while now. I'm surprised how good it was and how it matched seamlessly new and old material, the tone of the score for the first movie while still keeping some Giacchino flair. It could almost pass for a lesser John Williams score. Still insane that for everyone else in the industry that this is called high praise. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddddeeee Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 CRIMSON PEAK. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAJK Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 have been listening JW score for quite a while now. I'm surprised how good it was and how it matched seamlessly new and old material, the tone of the score for the first movie while still keeping some Giacchino flair. It could almost pass for a lesser John Williams score. That is so true! But we all know that the Score of all Scores 2015 is coming this December 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted October 28, 2015 Author Share Posted October 28, 2015 What about scores like Bridge of Spies or Steve Jobs? Really liked them also. Still has to properly listen to Martian, Spectre and Crimson Peak. It is one of the best years in recent history for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShouldIBeHere Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 All hail to the king! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted November 13, 2015 Author Share Posted November 13, 2015 On 12/11/2015 10:25:30, ShouldIBeHere said: All hail to the king! Thank you for sharing! Any list that does not put Star Wars in top is useless. For me, top3 would be Star Wars original trilogy, LotR trilogy and a Morricone score. Only a Goldsmith score? Weird, considering he composed gems like Planet of the Apes, Poltergeist, Alien, First Blood or The prophecy. Not a single JNH score in the list? AWFUL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misafeco Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 1 hour ago, stripe said: Thank you for sharing! Any list that does not put Star Wars in top is useless. For me, top3 would be Star Wars original trilogy, LotR trilogy and a Morricone score. Only a Goldsmith score? Weird, considering he composed gems like Planet of the Apes, Poltergeist, Alien, First Blood or The prophecy. Not a single JNH score in the list? AWFUL! Why only the original trilogy? The prequels have just as good scores. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted November 13, 2015 Author Share Posted November 13, 2015 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WrathOfHan Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 Any shortcomings AOTC's score had is made up by Across the Stars IMO. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAJK Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 On 11/15/2015, 3:33:29, WrathOfHan said: Any shortcomings AOTC's score had is made up by Across the Stars IMO. Yes yes yes YES! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...