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SpoilerOrange Standard Userer	I saw the THE INCREDIBLE HULK last night. Wow! What a surprisingly great film with a truly awesome score. I had no idea what to expect from Armstrong but a minute into the opening titles I was thinking "This is going to be good." Armstrong composed a great score with little nods towards Harnell's music from the TV show. I'm anxious to buy the upcoming 2-CD soundtrack and dive into it more. Great stuff!
posted 06-05-2008 10:07 AM PT (US)

Jeron Standard Userer	Awesome. Good to hear! I'm sure it's like night and day to Elfman's score, for certain. Elfman's work was solid, though -- I enjoyed it. Looking forward to hearing Armstrong's efforts, and excited that it's coming in a 2-CD presentation.
posted 06-05-2008 10:49 AM PT (US)

Crono/Kyp Standard Userer	I like Ed Norton's movies, I'm looking forward to this one. --Brian
posted 06-05-2008 11:42 AM PT (US)

Al Standard Userer	I didn't even know Armstrong scored this. Cool. Looking forward to it.
posted 06-05-2008 02:37 PM PT (US)

TimT Standard Userer	Wait is this 2CD soundtrack all score?
posted 06-05-2008 09:26 PM PT (US)

Widescreen Standard Userer	The titles seems to suggest every last one of the 45 tracks is score.
posted 06-05-2008 09:49 PM PT (US)

Bond1965 Standard Userer	I guess this answers the question of who is carrying the CD: From the amazon site: Now Playing: "The Incredible Hulk" Composer Craig Armstrong brings his Grammy�- and Golden Globe�-winning talents to the film score for the new blockbuster, "The Incredible Hulk" (in theaters June 13). This gripping soundtrack is an Amazon.com Exclusive.
posted 06-05-2008 09:57 PM PT (US)

rkeaveney Standard Userer	Wait, so who is scoring this? And how many CDs is the soundtrack? And where can I get it?
posted 06-05-2008 10:29 PM PT (US)

Al Standard Userer	I think those questions each deserve their own thread.
posted 06-06-2008 08:08 AM PT (US)

PeterK FishChip	http://www.moviemusic.com/soundtrack/incrediblehulk2008
posted 06-06-2008 09:10 AM PT (US)

Jeron Standard Userer	quote: Originally posted by PeterK: http://www.moviemusic.com/soundtrack/incrediblehulk2008 Peter, you just laid the smack down. You're such a Papa Smurf!
posted 06-06-2008 11:00 AM PT (US)

Bond1965 Standard Userer	quote: Originally posted by PeterK: http://www.moviemusic.com/soundtrack/incrediblehulk2008 Glad you're able to stock this Peter! James
posted 06-06-2008 11:44 AM PT (US)

rkeaveney Standard Userer	Peter, will you be stocking this in your store? Are you stocking the 2-disc? Or the 1-disc? I tried searching for it but I still don't know who wrote the score.
posted 06-07-2008 02:56 PM PT (US)

BigT1981 Standard Userer	Ryan, you must be blind man look above. Peter's stocking the score he even posted a link for it and Craig Armstrong wrote the score. Or unless you're just being a sarcastic ass like always. [Message edited by BigT1981 on 06-07-2008]
posted 06-07-2008 03:32 PM PT (US)

scoreguy16 Standard Userer	quote: Originally posted by BigT1981: Or unless you're just being a sarcastic ass like always. That's what I got out of it...
posted 06-07-2008 04:18 PM PT (US)

rkeaveney Standard Userer	No, me being sarcastic would be telling you I'd send over the complete PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN.
posted 06-08-2008 09:56 PM PT (US)

BigT1981 Standard Userer	Get over yourself Ryan. rolls his eyes
posted 06-08-2008 10:11 PM PT (US)

sean Standard Userer	quote: Originally posted by rkeaveney: No, me being sarcastic would be telling you I'd send over the complete PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN. Somebody loves himself.
posted 06-09-2008 01:20 PM PT (US)

franz_conrad Standard Userer	Hold true in your ways Ryan. Your jokes are for the few, not the many.
posted 06-09-2008 02:59 PM PT (US)

NeoVoyager Standard Userer	I have no idea what anyone is talking about!
posted 06-09-2008 03:58 PM PT (US)

sean Standard Userer	quote: Originally posted by NeoVoyager: I have no idea what anyone is talking about! Don't worry: Ryan just a reputation for being crass/dumb, not unlike me, in his posts; I'm sure he's a perfectly nice human being in person (Jeron says he is, so I trust him). I dunno, what do you think, Michael?
posted 06-09-2008 04:31 PM PT (US)

Jeron Standard Userer	quote: Originally posted by sean: Somebody loves himself. How can you love others if you can't love yourself?
posted 06-09-2008 04:53 PM PT (US)

sean Standard Userer	HAHA! Umm... Yup.
posted 06-09-2008 05:38 PM PT (US)

Jeron Standard Userer	I would like to announce that my copy just arrived. The packaging is really nice, the discs have an outstanding screen-printing job done on them. HOWEVER, They are burned CD-Rs. Crazy, I know. But I turn them over and I can see the actual burn on them, not to mention the light-green tint to the backside. What the?
posted 06-11-2008 01:11 PM PT (US)

Jeron Standard Userer	That said, we're looking at an 91 minutes of score across two discs, 45 tracks. So far I'm enjoying it. I'm still puzzled about the CD-R business, as this came directly from Amazon. Peter, you're going to stock these right? Anyway to inquire as a retailer about the reasoning behind this?
posted 06-11-2008 01:35 PM PT (US)

Al Standard Userer	I'm curious to hear more about what you think of the album after you've given it a good listen.
posted 06-11-2008 01:44 PM PT (US)

Al Standard Userer	As for the odd CD-R nature of it, I'm not too surprised, as this seems to be an odd release anyway. Would also like to hear more about that when someone gets the info.
posted 06-11-2008 01:47 PM PT (US)

nuts_score Standard Userer	Who did this score anyway? Someone over at FSM claims it's nothing but "droning".
posted 06-11-2008 03:45 PM PT (US)

Widescreen Standard Userer	Are we sure these discs aren't tinted green in keeping with the theme of the Hulk's gamma radition?
posted 06-11-2008 04:02 PM PT (US)

Jeron Standard Userer	quote: Originally posted by Widescreen: Are we sure these discs aren't tinted green in keeping with the theme of the Hulk's gamma radition? Positive, Chris. And Andrew, yeah -- there are some nice cues here and there, but so far, it's a lot of droning. Haven't progressed to disc 2 yet.
posted 06-11-2008 04:04 PM PT (US)

Widescreen Standard Userer	I'm getting the distinct feeling the physical release was built to be inexpensive on the CD side as an experiment while the mp3 release is the more commonly executed of the two. Pretty understandable; Marvel Music's only other releases are the Guy Michelmore scores for the Lionsgate/Marvel DTV films (Ultimate Avengers 1 & 2). Those are actually good, but when released, they were digital only releases. Something tells me the saem was almost true here...
posted 06-11-2008 04:18 PM PT (US)

Jeron Standard Userer	quote: Originally posted by Widescreen: Those are actually good, but when released, they were digital only releases. Has this changed? Do they offer physical product now?
posted 06-11-2008 04:20 PM PT (US)

Jeron Standard Userer	Just finished Disc 1. So far, Danny Elfman's score reigns supreme! Armstrong's score (so far) isn't bad by any stretch, it's just not very interesting. The "Hulk Theme" is an odd piece of music. Very... moody. Which I think fits the subject matter, but, you won't catch me walking around humming it, well... you might hear me whistling the catchy riff / hook he's built into it w/ the low brass. But, that's about it. I gotta see this with the film, that's for sure.
posted 06-11-2008 04:27 PM PT (US)

Widescreen Standard Userer	Jeron, to answer your question, I don't know. Those Lionsgate/Marvel Animated film scores were iTunes exclusives. I discovered them by complete accident until an annoucnment in one of Marvel "Pulse" e-mails came to me talking about it. I think it's interesting, I got my copy yesterday, too, and had to open it up to see what you were talking about. I haven't had problems with CD-Rs, but I've heard the kind with this tint have shorter lifespans. I plan on backing mine up to mp3 anyway so that I don't abuse the discs. I have to say, I do like that the DC Universe animated films are getting released through La La Land. They're releases are pretty good on artwork and the scores themselves are pretty solid. Looking forward to the Batman: Gotham Knight flick and CD. Apparently, it's combination of Kevin Manthei (whose Justice League: New Frontier score was pretty good), Robert Thal (whose Superman: Doomsday was equally a pretty decent listen), and Christopher Drake, most known for this scores for the Hellboy DTV animated features, adapting Marco Beltrami's theme (the scores for those features are unreleased, so far as I know).
posted 06-12-2008 07:26 AM PT (US)

dgoldwas Standard Userer	quote: Originally posted by Jeron: I gotta see this with the film, that's for sure. The movie is on par with IRON MAN. Good story, fleshed out emotional character arcs, enjoyable action.... pretty much everything INDY 4 wasn't.
posted 06-12-2008 08:38 AM PT (US)

Jeron Standard Userer	quote: Originally posted by Widescreen: Apparently, it's combination of Kevin Manthei (whose Justice League: New Frontier score was pretty good), Robert Thal (whose Superman: Doomsday was equally a pretty decent listen), and Christopher Drake, most known for this scores for the Hellboy DTV animated features, adapting Marco Beltrami's theme (the scores for those features are unreleased, so far as I know). Well, this is where we part ways Chris. Sadly. Kevin Manthei's score for New Frontier was decent at best. No memorable themes at all. Superman: Doomsday was utterly abysmal... and yes, I bought both albums and films. I enjoyed both features, though. Doomsday was a better flick than New Frontier, however. Still bummed they haven't released it on Blu-ray. So, not really sure what to expect w/ Gotham Knight. Definitely looking forward to the blu-ray release of that... but, I don't have my hopes up high for the music. On another note, however... I did enjoy the score for Dr. Strange. That's probably my favorite of them all... both music and feature. [Message edited by Jeron on 06-12-2008]
posted 06-12-2008 10:27 AM PT (US)

Jeron Standard Userer	quote: Originally posted by dgoldwas: The movie is on par with IRON MAN. Good story, fleshed out emotional character arcs, enjoyable action.... pretty much everything INDY 4 wasn't. That's great to hear, Dan. Is it basically a reboot? Doesn't acknowledge "HULK" at all? Just curious. I never saw it.
posted 06-12-2008 10:30 AM PT (US)

Bond1965 Standard Userer	Just an F.Y.I. on those Guy Michaelmore AVENGERS scores. I have them on CD. They were only available in a special box set with the 2 films on DVD. It was 3 DVD cases with the 3rd case housing both scores. I found it new at a Second Spin store in Santa Monica. James
posted 06-12-2008 10:32 AM PT (US)

SEBULBA Standard Userer	Something always gets me about CD-R's. People say "it's a cd-r cause I can see the burn". When I first heard this years ago, I started looking at my cd's purchased from stores. MOST all of them, which are totally legitimate I can see a ring where the burn is. Not only that, many of them, if I hold up to the light, I can see through them. Another sign that people say is a cd-r. So I'm not really sure I buy those assessments as being a giveaway that it's CD-R. And this is after looking at all types of my purchased cd's, from rock, jazz, soundtracks, etc.
posted 06-12-2008 03:06 PM PT (US)

Jeron Standard Userer	quote: Originally posted by SEBULBA: Something always gets me about CD-R's. People say "it's a cd-r cause I can see the burn". When I first heard this years ago, I started looking at my cd's purchased from stores. MOST all of them, which are totally legitimate I can see a ring where the burn is. Not only that, many of them, if I hold up to the light, I can see through them. Another sign that people say is a cd-r. So I'm not really sure I buy those assessments as being a giveaway that it's CD-R. And this is after looking at all types of my purchased cd's, from rock, jazz, soundtracks, etc. There's a clear difference between a burned CD-R and a commercially pressed disc. Yes, you can see a ring on both, signifying where data was burned versus the remaining unused portion, but there is a clear difference. The Incredible Hulk disc is without a doubt a burned disc. I've actually never seen anything like this, which is why I'm even saying anything about it. It was kinda shocking... didn't ruin my day, but nevertheless.
posted 06-12-2008 03:11 PM PT (US)

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