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TimT Oscar® Winner	I was going through some old files, and I stumbled across a suite of John Scott's Shogun Mayeda, that I made a long while ago. I think its ones of John Scott better adventure scores and worth at least taking a listen. I'm curious to other opinions about it, so I decided to upload that suite, so those interested can hear some it. Let me know what you think. Right Click/Choose Save AS (5 MB)
posted 02-23-2001 06:47 PM PT (US)

Brad Wills Oscar® Winner	A general rule of thumb: if it's John Scott, it's terrific. Eh, Rocco?
posted 02-23-2001 07:16 PM PT (US)

HAL 2000 Oscar® Winner	Generally, yes. though I was a bit dissappointed with Shogun Mayeda. I bought it while I was a binge of a LOT of JS scores. In that period I got ALL the Cousteau scores, Prayer for the Dying, the Whistle Blower, Man on Fire, and King Kong Lives. Shogun is the least of all those great works. Neverthless, it is highly recommended since John Scott is a grossly underated talent who's every available soundtrack should be coveted.
posted 02-23-2001 08:31 PM PT (US)

BMikeJ Oscar® Winner	quote: Originally posted by TimT: I was going through some old files, and I stumbled across a suite of John Scott's Shogun Mayeda, that I made a long while ago. I think its ones of John Scott better adventure scores and worth at least taking a listen. I'm curious to other opinions about it, so I decided to upload that suite, so those interested can hear some it. Let me know what you think. Right Click/Choose Save AS (5 MB) Tim, I love Shogun Mayeda. I think it's one of John's greatest scores... The first 4 tracks alone sell the disc. It's quite a lengthy score as I recall... The film, released on LD as Journey of Honor, is mostly boring but invigorated by John's great score. A highlight for me is the second cue on the CD. The scene in the film is as follows... Two armies of samurai are facing each other on the battlefield. One army has gunpowder. The other doesn't. They know they're going to die... but they're going to attack anyhow. John's score underscores their feelings here... But when things are at their worst, it begins to rain. The army with gunpowder just lost their edge because... their powder is no longer dry. John's music bursts forth and the game is ON! I love this score...
posted 02-24-2001 12:07 AM PT (US)

Kris Oscar® Winner	Tim, I agree with most of the above replies. It´s a great score. As Brad said, if it´s Scott it´s good. It´s kinda funny, I never really look forward to a Scott score. Maybe because all of the movies he does are completely unknown. But when I buy them they always fascinate me. I have something like 20 scores by Scott and all of them are way above the avarage score we get usually. [Message edited by Kris on 02-24-2001]
posted 02-24-2001 12:58 AM PT (US)

TimT Oscar® Winner	quote: Originally posted by HAL 2000: Generally, yes. though I was a bit dissappointed with Shogun Mayeda. I bought it while I was a binge of a LOT of JS scores. In that period I got ALL the Cousteau scores, Prayer for the Dying, the Whistle Blower, Man on Fire, and King Kong Lives. Shogun is the least of all those great works. Neverthless, it is highly recommended since John Scott is a grossly underated talent who's every available soundtrack should be coveted. What is it that you don't like about? I for one can't seem to get into Red King, White Knigh, though it does have its moments. I'm not fond of The Second Jungle Book either.
posted 02-24-2001 08:27 AM PT (US)

Scorro Oscar® Winner	Shogun Mayeda is excellent! Some of Scott's scores have an incredible range of themes and feelings; and this is one of them. I especially like: Track 9. "Memories of Lost Ones: Arrival" Beautiful! I finally found "The Deceivers" recently. Still another 'great Scott' score! [Message edited by Scorro on 02-24-2001]
posted 02-24-2001 01:04 PM PT (US)

HAL 2000 Oscar® Winner	quote: Originally posted by TimT: What is it that you don't like about? [/B] TimT. But my comment is relative. John Scott is a film composer of the highest calibre and Shogun Mayeda is somewhat of a disappointment (there is nothing I don't like about it) to me in the company of all the other Scott scores I have such as those I mentioned as well as Greystoke, Winter People, The Final Countdown and Man on Fire. His level of quality is so high that even a wonderful score such as Mayeda is mid pack for him, IHMO. I am dying to hear his Anthony and Cleopatra. I'll get my hands on it some day.
posted 02-24-2001 03:58 PM PT (US)

TimT Oscar® Winner	quote: Originally posted by HAL 2000: I am dying to hear his Anthony and Cleopatra. I'll get my hands on it some day. Oh Anthony and Cleopatra is the one that got me into his music. It some has really powerful and majestic choral parts. But heres a note of warning! Stay as far away from the suite on the Warriors of the Silver Screen compliation as you can until you've heard the original! The performace on that comp is so ridiculously fast, I couldn't help but laugh! NP- Class of '61 (John Debney)
posted 02-24-2001 04:09 PM PT (US)

H Rocco Oscar® Winner	What Brad said (am I fashionably late to this one, or merely late?) John Scott = invariably good music. I stumbled across a pod of used CDs that Scott had done for Intrada, including RUBY, RED KING WHITE KNIGHT and, yes, SHOGUN MAYEDA. Mmmmmm ... ambrosia on the cheap! On reflection, Scott was probably one of the first film composers that interested me, thanks to his gorgeous PEOPLE THAT TIME FORGOT that kept running on the 4:30 Movie (and WHERE MAY I ASK IS THE ALBUM FOR THAT SCORE? The original tapes must be lost, Scott has wasted no time in issuing everything else ... ...)
posted 02-24-2001 05:40 PM PT (US)

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