Jack Nevada Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 For all the gushing about M83's score, I thought it was pretty lackluster. Sounded like B-level Zimmer. Yeah, that score barely registered. Oh, I forgot The Croods. That was surprisingly great score from Alan Silvestri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilmac Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 Anything score by Horner, Zimmer, and JNH coming out the rest of this year. Also Howard Shore's "Hobbit: DoS" is sure to be good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddddeeee Posted May 10, 2013 Author Share Posted May 10, 2013 I'm in love with this cover. Also Giacchino's villain theme for STiD is one of the best things he's ever done. Shame the rest of the score really doesn't live up to it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniNate Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 (edited) For all the gushing about M83's score, I thought it was pretty lackluster. Sounded like B-level Zimmer. Yeah, I have to agree. So disappointed with it. Only ones I really remember are the Canyon cue and "I'm Sending You Away". You shouldn't hire M83 if you just want generic action music. Edited May 11, 2013 by tribefan695 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookie Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 (edited) Oz has so far the best score of the year by far. IM3's is okay. Didn't care much about Oblivion's. Edited May 11, 2013 by C00k13 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goffe Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 I really didn't had time to listen this scores properly, only listened some tracks separately. Oz is the best by far, Oblivions is good but a bit lacking, IM3 is efficient but generic. I had high hopes for JTGS, but I was disappointed by its blandess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goffe Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 I heard 8 tracks from STiD and sounds awesome, AWESOME. I thought Giacchino would repeat itself too much (would be still good, but disappointing), but man I was wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddddeeee Posted May 26, 2013 Author Share Posted May 26, 2013 I have a new favourite theme of the year. From around 4:06 onwards. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTlH-sUKJvA And here from 1:00 onwards. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75_PXgxYjPw 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniNate Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 Article's old, but gives some insight into why the M83 score doesn't sound like M83 http://pitchfork.com/features/update/9110-anthony-gonzalez/ Really frustrating to see studios with such a bipolar attitude towards artists like him. So they liked him because of the success of his album but they didn't want to use his style in the actual movie? It doesn't make any freaking sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddddeeee Posted May 27, 2013 Author Share Posted May 27, 2013 It's a sad story, and one I've read far too many times. Unless you're John Williams, Danny Elfman, Michael Giacchino or James Horner nowadays, you're given the option of conforming to the Zimmer-dominated soundscape of today, or not getting work. Patrick Doyle conformed to a certain extent and his career has boomed, David Arnold and John Debney have refused to conform and struggle to get substantial work. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goffe Posted June 2, 2013 Share Posted June 2, 2013 (edited) It's a sad story, and one I've read far too many times.Unless you're John Williams, Danny Elfman, Michael Giacchino or James Horner nowadays, you're given the option of conforming to the Zimmer-dominated soundscape of today, or not getting work. Patrick Doyle conformed to a certain extent and his career has boomed, David Arnold and John Debney have refused to conform and struggle to get substantial work. the only score that I heard from David Arnaldo was Narnia and It was awful compared to the first two. And oh god, John Debney is horrible. Edited June 2, 2013 by Goffe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniNate Posted June 2, 2013 Share Posted June 2, 2013 David Arnold did the score for Independence Day, which is pretty solid 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared Miller Posted June 2, 2013 Share Posted June 2, 2013 I heard 8 tracks from STiD and sounds awesome, AWESOME. I thought Giacchino would repeat itself too much (would be still good, but disappointing), but man I was wrong Agreed! I'm not sure how some think it underwhelms; it is the best I've heard yet this year, and one of my favorites overall! And while "Ode to Harrison" is a great track, I think there's two or three better ones on the soundtrack. For the rest of the year, my #1 is Shore's next Hobbit score, followed by Zimmer's Man of Steel (which I really hope does NOT sound like his Batman scores). Also hoping JNH's score for Catching Fire is way better than the Hunger Games score, which was very underwhelming. Other than that, not much jumps out at me as a must-have, but I'll be sure to check out more of them as the year progresses to see which are must-have scores. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddddeeee Posted June 2, 2013 Author Share Posted June 2, 2013 (edited) the only score that I heard from David Arnaldo was Narnia and It was awful compared to the first two. And oh god, John Debney is horrible. Arnold's Narnia score is fantastic and shits on the average first two. Stargate and Independence day are both masterpieces. Debney's Passion of the Christ and Lair are some of the best scores of all time. Edited June 2, 2013 by Floppit Floppeeeddd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FilmBuff Posted June 2, 2013 Share Posted June 2, 2013 (edited) Epic has been by FAR my favorite score of the year. Such great and adventurous music. Oz:Great and Powerful was also really good, but Epic blows it away IMO. Edited June 2, 2013 by FilmBuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goffe Posted June 2, 2013 Share Posted June 2, 2013 Arnold's Narnia score is fantastic and shits on the average first two. Stargate and Independence day are both masterpieces.Debney's Passion of the Christ and Lair are some of the best scores of all time. Narnia 3 score was dogshit, face it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddddeeee Posted June 2, 2013 Author Share Posted June 2, 2013 One of the best scores of 2010. Incredible last few cues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Beezy Posted June 2, 2013 Share Posted June 2, 2013 John Debney's score for The Passion was incredible. Everything else he's done is average to say the least. His Iron Man 2 score had absolutely no identity to it, with a theme so infrequent and undeveloped you can't even call it a theme. Brian Tyler's score for Iron Man 3 was an improvement in every way. Speaking of whom, I listened to some of Now You See Me and while it's obviously not as epic, I find it rather catchy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Marston Posted June 2, 2013 Share Posted June 2, 2013 I listened to some of James Newton Howard's After Earth and it sounded pretty good. Probably better than the film deserves similar to his work on other recent Shayamalan films Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Gary Scott Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 @AnnaKendrick47: I love that The Arclight plays movie scores in the bathroom. Makes me feel like the stakes are VERY high when I'm peeing. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
