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lancer Standard Userer	Just figured since thiers been some pretty good scores this year, compared to the last couple of years, I would see what everybodies favourite score is so far, this year. I think, my fav so far this year is probably hellboy. This one along with the chronicles of riddick were the two biggest surprize scores to me so far, anyway. Im still looking forward to spiderman 2, skycaptain, and AvP.
posted 06-14-2004 11:00 AM PT (US)

Alexborn007 Standard Userer	There have been some pretty nice scores this year. Harry Potter was a nice surprise for me and Terminal is shaping up too. Although, I have to say The Day After Tomorrow is my favorite thus far. It just blind sided me as I was expecting a mish mash of noisy and crowded action pieces. Kloser's restrainment was a wonderful surprise. It also was what I listened to most of the time before my HS graduation so it has a tacky emotional hook as well
posted 06-14-2004 11:30 AM PT (US)

justin boggan Standard Userer	Don't forget co-composed with Thomas Wanker! :-)
posted 06-14-2004 11:46 AM PT (US)

TimT Standard Userer	quote: Originally posted by justin boggan: Don't forget co-composed with [b]Thomas Wanker! :-)[/B] What is with you an this Wanker? None of his music is even on the CD. And what didn't sound like Kloser in the movie sounded like Howard Shore. All this wanking off is getting to your head man!
posted 06-14-2004 12:45 PM PT (US)

Quill Standard Userer	So far... Hellboy...really enjoy Day After Tomorrow...mixed...some good stuff, but as a whole I'm not sold yet Troy...mixed positive...yes, there are recycled components, but for the most part I was pleased Van Helsing...fun score...enjoyed quite a bit CoR: Very happy and surprised; not only did a solid theme survive but was enhanced with an orchestra and surrounded by great new material...considering this came from Revell doubled my surprise. Most anticipated: Spiderman 2 (not expecting much new unfortunately) Sky Captain...this could be the best of the summer...go Shearmur. AvP: hopeful...of course...at the moment I can't even remember who is scoring it...uhhhhh.... Vote so far: Riddick
posted 06-14-2004 01:42 PM PT (US)

Erik Woods Standard Userer	So far... Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Williams) The Passion of the Christ (Debney) Miracle (Isham) Hidalgo (Newton Howard) Hellboy (Beltrami) Troy - Rejected (Yared) Paycheck (Powell) Van Helsing (Silvestri) Looking forward to The Incredibles (Giacchino), Mercenaries (Giacchino/ Tilton), Captain Sky (Shearmur), Around The World in 80 Days (Jones), The Story of Cecil B. DeMille (Bernstein), The Village (Newton Howard), Blizzard (McKenzie), The Aviator (Shore), and Alexander (Vangelis) [Message edited by Erik Woods on 06-14-2004]
posted 06-14-2004 04:20 PM PT (US)

scoreguy16 Standard Userer	So far I'd have to say Man On Fire has been in my CD player the most. But other scores I really enjoyed so far have been Van Helsing (so fun!) and The Passion of the Christ (so depressing!) Clayton
posted 06-14-2004 05:55 PM PT (US)

JeffBond Standard Userer	Sky Captain has been pushed back to September, unfortunately, and Paramount is scrambling to figure out a way to market this movie because people who watch the trailer don't seem to "get it." One time-honored way of solving this problem is to fill it with awesome contemporary songs!
posted 06-14-2004 05:58 PM PT (US)

justin boggan Standard Userer	quote: What is with you an this Wanker? None of his music is even on the CD. And what didn't sound like Kloser in the movie sounded like Howard Shore.[ How do you know? I defy you to prove that! :-) For all you know Wanker has ghosted for Shore and ... there you go! ;-) quote: All this wanking off is getting to your head man! Well.....
posted 06-14-2004 06:04 PM PT (US)

franz_conrad Standard Userer	<BLOCKQUOTE><font size=1 face=arial>quote:</font><HR size=1>Originally posted by JeffBond: One time-honored way of solving this problem is to fill it with awesome contemporary songs! <HR size=1></BLOCKQUOTE> NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! [Message edited by franz_conrad on 06-14-2004]
posted 06-14-2004 06:04 PM PT (US)

lancer Standard Userer	That really sucks I was looking forward to the score, and the movie. true it looks a little different, but different is usually a good thing in my book. People dont like fun movies anymore, everything has to be all serious, and depressing in order to get attention. Either that, or so stupid that its funny, which I dont mind every now, and then, but it seems like those type of movies are being a little overmade these days as well.
posted 06-14-2004 06:06 PM PT (US)

James Standard Userer	So far I think Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is my favorite, followed in no particular order by Hellboy, The Punisher and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. What I've heard of the rejected Troy I find phenomenally good, but having not heard the entire work I don't think I can justifiably call it one of the best of the year (and maybe it's rejection disqualifies it from such a list). Kirk
posted 06-14-2004 07:18 PM PT (US)

scoreguy16 Standard Userer	Sky Captain pushed back?! NOOOO! I was actually really looking forward to this. At first the trailer didn't really get me, but then once I saw it on my TV (I saw it online first) I was like "Hey, this actually looks interesting and unique!!!" Clayton
posted 06-14-2004 07:30 PM PT (US)

Quill Standard Userer	So...I saw the AvP trailer tonight...and I must say that it looks like a guilty pleasure! I know said earlier that I forgot who was composing...but then I figured it must be Marco Beltrami given his recent work for Anderson on Resident Evil. To my surprise...Harald Kloser again. While I'm still undecided about The Day After Tomorrow I must say I am intrigued to hear what he comes up with.
posted 06-14-2004 11:04 PM PT (US)

mlw Standard Userer	scores I heard this year Hellboy-- eh...ok Punisher-- has values, but eh Zatoichi-- wry and snappy and fun Spartan-- can't remember Twisted-- can't remember Van Helsing-- turn it down Troy the thrown out one-- flowery overblown self love exercise, I would say pretentious but that could also describe: Troy the Horner one-- overblown but practical hack work Harry Potter 3-- a beautiful, rare and flowing work from a master The Terminal-- truthful observations [Message edited by mlw on 06-15-2004]
posted 06-15-2004 09:52 PM PT (US)

MWRuger Standard Userer	I'd have to say that HP3 is probably my favorite so far and the biggest suprise so far. This score had magical quality that was missing in the first two films and reminded me of John Williams that first captivated me so long ago. Simply incredible. (JWilliams defenders, before you start: I am not saying I hate all his recent works but this one. I am saying that I enjoyed this one more than almost anything he has composed in the last ten years.)
posted 06-15-2004 10:21 PM PT (US)

mlw Standard Userer	scores I heard this year Hellboy-- eh...ok Punisher-- has values, but eh Zatoichi-- wry and snappy and fun Spartan-- can't remember Twisted-- can't remember Van Helsing-- turn it down Troy the thrown out one-- flowery overblown self love exercise, I would say pretentious but that could also describe: Troy the Horner one-- overblown but practical hack work Harry Potter 3-- a beautiful, rare and flowing work from a master The Terminal-- truthful observations oh cheeze I forgot to add Day After Tomorrow. Probably because it's so awful I zoned out before the second drone hit. When in doubt don't come up with taxing musical ideas and things, just drone in a sort of minor key and sound all ambient. Just drone!
posted 06-17-2004 01:27 PM PT (US)

big steve Non-Standard Userer	Isham's MIRACLE is the one that impressed me the most, so far, this year. VAN HELSING was fun, and it had some melody to it, but over all this year stinks. DAY AFTER TOMORROW is one of the prime stinkers. Loud and...well, loud. Composers seem to know how to mix so the music is heard, but can not compose anything memorable. Remember how you felt after seeing, for example, THE WIND AND THE LION for the first time?! Scores like that get into your head, in the best of ways, and stay with you. Has there really been a score that good this year? I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR IT?
posted 06-23-2004 10:07 PM PT (US)

moviescore Standard Userer	A few really good ones so far this year, IMO: - Troy (Gabriel Yared) - Hellboy (Marco Beltrami) - Starsky and Hutch (Theodore Shapiro) mikael
posted 06-24-2004 08:38 AM PT (US)

moviescore Standard Userer	A few really good ones so far this year, IMO: - Troy (Gabriel Yared) - Hellboy (Marco Beltrami) - Starsky and Hutch (Theodore Shapiro) mikael
posted 06-24-2004 08:39 AM PT (US)

Erik Woods Standard Userer	quote: Originally posted by big steve: but over all this year stinks. I'm just wondering how many scores you have heard this year because, IMHO, 2004 has been an outstanding year for film music!!! -Erik-
posted 06-24-2004 12:47 PM PT (US)

HAL 2000 Standard Userer	quote: Originally posted by JeffBond: Sky Captain has been pushed back to September, unfortunately, and Paramount is scrambling to figure out a way to market this movie because people who watch the trailer don't seem to "get it." One time-honored way of solving this problem is to fill it with awesome contemporary songs! I'm looking forward to Sky Captain if for no other reason that it appears to perfectly capture the tone and style of the retro-futurism of the 30's. It's full of all the "cool" archetypal deco-industrial images of the period like a Russian constructivist poster come to life. Armored flying wings... lumbering Gort-like robots... gray, shadowy skyscrapers and graphically designed montages of people pointing at something in the sky. Very cool looking indeed. It's no surprise that people don't get it. This type of thing may only be apprectaed by a small part of the audience. The same thing happened with the Rocketeer. It was too faithful to its source of inspiration.
posted 06-24-2004 03:03 PM PT (US)

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