Dalty's "Where Did The Other Film Score Thread Go?" Film Score Thread

[Raefire]

It's not a theremin, it's an Ondes Martenot.

[daltysmilth]

Well, by that same token, you could argue that having music in a movie at all is a cheap copout, because what does film music do but tell the audience what they should be feeling?

[daltysmilth]

Actually LaLaland Records did Star Trek V.  And Intrada released 4 and 6. 

I might have to get the First Contact release, though I already have the bootleg version. 

[daltysmilth]

I have complete versions of all of Goldsmith's Trek scores, in forms of varying degrees of legality.  V is my favorite of the bunch.  The one I'd be most interested in having a 100% legal version of would be Insurrection, because the bootleg I have doesn't have the film version of the ending music.  Well, it has it, but it was obviously ripped from the DVD audio, because you can hear sound effects and faint echoes of dialogue.  I presume an official release would include a dialogue and sound effects-free version of that.

I'm curious, Imrahil.  Given your apparent disdain for electronic sounds in orchestral scores, how do you feel about the score to Short Circuit?  Sure it has a lot of synthesizer in it, but given the fact that it's a movie about a robot becoming self-aware and developing a respect for living things while fighting for its own survival, don't you think having a synthesizer prominently placed in the score is appropriate?

[daltysmilth]

I'm on my phone so I can't post direct links, but most of the score can be found here:

http://johnny-five.com/music.html

[Raefire]

Just got the La-La Land newsletter announcing their next releases... I'm so psyched:

GALAXY QUEST: LIMITED EDITION         LLLCD 1208
Music by David Newman
Limited Edition of 3000 Units

ORDER “GALAXY QUEST: LIMITED EDITION” on April 10th (1pm PST) at www.lalalandrecords.com and get yours autographed by composer David Newman at no additional charge. Autographs are while supplies last and are not guaranteed.

STARTS SHIPPING APRIL 10
RETAIL PRICE $19.98

 La-La Land Records and Paramount Pictures presents the premiere official soundtrack release of the original motion picture score to the 1999 Dreamworks sci-fi action/comedy GALAXY QUEST, starring Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman and Sam Rockwell and directed by Dean Parisot.  Acclaimed composer David Newman (SERENITY, SCOOBY DOO, ICE AGE, THE PHANTOM) pulls off an impressive musical feat, employing a comic touch while skillfully supporting the film’s legitimate, considerable sci-fi action and well-drawn character relationships.  Newman continues in the rich tradition of the Newman family musical legacy, composing a score that employs big choral passages and wondrous melodic themes.  Released previously only as a composer-produced promo CD, this official, longer and remastered edition, produced by Dan Goldwasser and mastered by Doug Schwartz, sounds stellar and features exclusive liner notes by film music writer Tim Greiving.  This is a limited edition of 3000 units.

 TRACK LISTING:

1. Galaxy Quest: The Classic TV Theme (0:57)
 2. TV Clip (1:32)
 3. Pathetic Nesmith (0:57)
 4. Galaxy Quest TV Clip #3/Introducing Sarris/
 Revealing the Universe (1:50)
 5. Transporting the Crew/Meet the Thermians (1:33)
 6. The N.S.E.A. Protector (0:43)
 7. Crew Quarters & The Bridge/The Launch (3:24)
 8. Jason Takes Action/Sarris Tortures Captain (1:41)
 9. Red Thingie, Green Thingie… Run! (3:30)
 10. Shuttle to Planet/Trek Across Planet (4:26)
 11. Rolling the Sphere/Pig Lizard/Rock Monster (6:05)
 12. “Digitize Me Fred” (1:13)
 13. “I’m So Sorry” (1:42)
 14. Fight, Episode 17 (1:15)
 15. The Hallway Sneak/Alex Finds Quellek (2:16)
 16. Angry Sarris/Into the Ducts/Omega 13/Heroic Guy/
 Reveal Chompers/Opening the Airlock (3:31)
 17. Big Kiss/Happy Rock Monster/Dying Thermians/
 Quellek’s Death/Into Reactor Room/Push the Button/
 A Hug Before Dying (4:08)
 18. Sarris Orders Attack/The Battle (3:34)
 19. Mathesar Takes Command/Sarris Kills Everybody (2:18)
 20. Mathesar, Hero/Goodbye My Friends/Crash Landing (1:45)
 21. Goodbye Sarris/Happy Ending (2:04)
 22. The New Galaxy Quest (0:59)

 TOTAL ALBUM TIME: 53:07

RETAIL PRICE: $19.98
 LLLCD 1208

BROKE SKY: LIMITED EDITION           LLLCD 1201
Music by Michael McCuistion, Lolita Ritmanis & Kristopher Carter
Limited Edition of 1000 Units

ORDER “BROKE SKY: LIMITED EDITION” on April 10 (1pm PST) at www.lalalandrecords.com and get yours autographed by composers Michael McCuistion, Lolita Ritmanis & Kristopher Carter at no additional charge. Autographs are while supplies last and are not guaranteed.

STARTS SHIPPING APRIL 10
RETAIL PRICE $15.98

 La-La Land Records presents the original motion picture score to the 2007 independent dramatic-thriller motion picture BROKE SKY, starring Will Wallace, Joe Unger and Bruce Glover, and directed by Thomas L. Callaway.  Composers Michael McCuistion, Lolita Ritmans & Kristopher Carter “Dynamic Music Partners” (BEN 10: ULTIMATE ALIEN, BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD, BATMAN BEYOND, TEEN TITANS, JUSTICE LEAGUE) bring their impressive musical talents to a unique and evocative orchestral score that is full of sonic surprises – much like this acclaimed southern noir, which tells the twist-laden tale of two county road-kill removal workers who are ultimately torn apart by a decades-old secret.  Produced by Michael McCuistion, Lolita Ritmanis & Kristopher Carter and mastered by James Nelson, this release includes exclusive liner note comments from the composers and filmmakers.  This is a limited edition of 1000 units.

 TRACK LISTING:

1. Broke Sky Main Titles* (2:34)
 2. Bucky Sets The Scene** (1:38)
 3. Possum Flop*/Meet the CRT3000*** (0:50)
 4. Bucky Flashback 1***/Delivering Groceries** (0:51)
 5. Comforting Liz*** (0:56)
 6. Tess Departs*/Earl Gets An Idea** (1:11)
 7. Tess Fishing*** (5:36)
 8. Scattering Rosebuds*/Meet Rufus** (2:31)
 9. Chain Gang Bucky*/Bucky Flashback 2*** (1:06)
 10. Late Night Montage** (1:05)
 11. Laundromat Flashback***/
 Bucky Makes Up His Mind** (1:40)
 12. Tess Laid To Rest** (1:46)
 13. Earl Sits With Rufus**/Don’t Go Out There* (0:52)
 14. Dress In The Trunk* (2:09)
 15. Earl Starts Losing It** (1:34)
 16. Bucky Learns The Truth* (3:57)
 17. Earl Goes Off The Deep End** (1:42)
 18. Cut To Slippery, Pt. 1** (1:29)
 19. Cut To Slippery, Pt. 2*** (6:14)
 20. Earl In The Pits** (2:44)
 21. Broke Sky Epilogue* (2:19)

Running Time: 44:44

 * by Michael McCuistion     ** by Lolita Ritmanis     *** by Kristopher Carter

I LOVED the Galaxy Quest score, and this expanded version is totally unexpected. The trio of composers for the second release are the team Shirley Walker gathered to help her with Batman: The Animated Series - the show that started my loved with not only scores, but also animation in general. Along with Shirley Walker, those three composers helped define my love for orchestral music when I was young. I already have the Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo score from the trio that La-La Land released, and it's fantastic. I didn't even know they'd done a movie score. I cannot wait to hear this.

[Raefire]

...Sad news:

http://filmmusicreporter.com/2012/04/30/joel-goldsmith-1957-2012/

Joel Goldsmith has passed away at age 54. The composer was born on November 19, 1957.

To connect him to our community, the man started out by co-composing Laserblast with Richard Band. And survived that to go on scoring the Stargate TV series and many other projects. Sad to see him gone so young.

[Smith Dr John Smith]

I wish they would release The Muppet movie sound track on CD.  I can only find it used and it goes for an insane amount of money.

[Raefire]

So the Prometheus score got released early on Itunes - and it's actually not bad, especially coming from Marc Streitenfeld. Mostly orchestral tracks that balance some melody and the ambient suspense needed for the type of movie, with the expected string clusters and such for the more outright terrifying moments - plus two "positive" mood cues by Harry Gregson-Williams that complement Streitenfeld's material perfectly.  There's even a direct quote of Goldsmith's Alien music at the start of one track, along with the rest of the score being peppered with more subtle homages to the previous Alien scores.

It's not on the level of the previous Alien scores, and it might be a chore for some to listen to it on album,  but it's far better than I expected it be when I heard Streitenfeld was composing it, and it should suit the movie very well.

[Sideswipe]

I whole heartedly disagree with you.

[Sideswipe]

No, I dissagree with your opinion of the scores

[Johnny Unusual]

A few weeks back, the movie podcast Battleship Pretension did 2 back to back episodes about movie scores.

One was about the career of Carter Burwell, who has done a lot of movies, including many of the Coen's films and the second was about just some scores that they and their guest thought were pretty good.  I highly recommend them.

Here's a taste of what they play:

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/LpmG6l0Zytc" target="_blank" class="new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/LpmG6l0Zytc</a>

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/W2YPsfwSPGg" target="_blank" class="new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/W2YPsfwSPGg</a>

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/Tp6ydK--Jko" target="_blank" class="new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/Tp6ydK--Jko</a>

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/7iI5urovHYI" target="_blank" class="new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/7iI5urovHYI</a>

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/vLt98WxrYAw" target="_blank" class="new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/vLt98WxrYAw</a>

[Raefire]

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http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Man-Steel-Feature-Music-Hans-Zimmer-31457.html

[Smith Dr John Smith]

I whole heartedly disagree with you.

I have all three of them on my iPod,I love them.

[MartyS (Gromit)]

I wish the Blu-Ray for The Sting had an isolated score track.  Doing a quick comparison and I'd say the Blu-Ray sounds better than the CD, but the BD has all that pesky dialog and background sounds.

I'm planning to re-watch John Carter soon, didn't notice the soundtrack much the first time.  Going to watch it in 2D from now on since the 3D wasn't that great, I'll try to pay attention to the score this time.