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Author	Topic: American Outlaws - Rabin / How is it?

Crono/Kyp Oscar® Winner	Hey all, Did any of the Rabin fan pick this one up? How is it? --Bri NP: The Mists of Avalon: Lee Holdridge
posted 08-08-2001 04:54 PM PT (US)

TimT Oscar® Winner	Man I looked all over for that CD, and couldn't find it. So I just had to order online. The only CD I picked up tuesday was The Others. Man I thought the people at Best Buy were cool; They're retards!
posted 08-08-2001 05:31 PM PT (US)

Justin Oscar® Winner	Seems everyone is having a problem finding this one. ORDER HERE LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
posted 08-08-2001 05:35 PM PT (US)

TimT Oscar® Winner	Too late now. Mine as already shipped from the other place.
posted 08-08-2001 05:41 PM PT (US)

wistiti Oscar® Winner	Mine was shipped... but I still won't get it for another week...
posted 08-08-2001 06:15 PM PT (US)

Lee Oscar® Winner	I found one copy at Media Play because Best Buy had no idea why it wasn't shipped to their store. On top of that, not one store in the whole city of Toledo had a copy of Marc Shaiman's score to 61*. So I ordered it along with The Good, the Bad and the Ugly expanded release from the Moviemusic store. Anyway, the American Outlaws score is your typical Rabin soundtrack which clocks out at rough 38 minutes in length. It comes with a decent theme, lots of percussion, plenty of guitars and a sound that resembles Armageddon, THe 6th Day and Remember the Titans. It's also an enjoyable listen the whole way through. Well worth it if you liked this type of music.
posted 08-08-2001 06:43 PM PT (US)

Crono/Kyp Oscar® Winner	I think sometimes the big stores like Best Buy and Circut City don't get a lot of Varese CDs tell about a week after they come out. Unless their big ones. --Brian Gryffindor Seeker NP: "Hedwig's Theme" from "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" - John Williams
posted 08-08-2001 06:53 PM PT (US)

Hard Target Oscar® Winner	I got this one just in time and it's awesome. Rabin seems to get better and better with every single score he records. Wow, Lee you couldn't find Shaiman's 61* well I'll say you're not missing much. it's typical Shaiman, but fun. I like the Fat Fk cue LOL P.O. Dinner With Friends (Dave Grusin) ***
posted 08-08-2001 08:42 PM PT (US)

Pete M Oscar® Winner	Is this Texas Rangers retitled, or a different Western that Rabin is scoring. Or did I fall asleep & is this not actually a Western at all?
posted 08-09-2001 11:31 AM PT (US)

dgoldwas Oscar® Winner	They're actually two seperate films, both of which Rabin is scoring. Kinda like BT doing DRIVEN and THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS, eh? Dan
posted 08-09-2001 11:35 AM PT (US)

HadrianD Oscar® Winner	I hope he won't regurgitate the same thing on Texas Rangers. To those who have the CD, is it worth buying? (if you're a HZ/MV fan, and not if you're a TR fan)
posted 08-09-2001 02:05 PM PT (US)

Hard Target Oscar® Winner	It's a fun album, H. It's worth the money. I dont' think Rabin recycled stuff from Texas Rangers or this one into either score. It'll probably be in the same mold, but these are two completely different westerns. I think Texas Rangers will be the bombastic of the two considering the storyline and all. By the Way, when in the heck is this movie coming out?
posted 08-09-2001 10:06 PM PT (US)

GrizzlyMV Oscar® Nominee	It's a very nice score from Rabin! :-) Probably is best with Armageddon and Remember the Titans. ;-) The love theme remind me a lot the one from Armageddon. So beautifull. It's a mix from Remember the Titans and Armageddon, with a western style added to it. ;-) Nice result. ;-) A must have for Rabin fan. ;-)
posted 08-10-2001 08:36 PM PT (US)

Hard Target Oscar® Winner	Perfectly said Grizzly! Excellent I didn't think of the Armageddon/Remember the Titans combo. It's in same style but I didn't notice it that much. That love theme is awesome. You're dead on with that. P.O. Dinner With Friends (Dave Grusin) *****
posted 08-10-2001 09:24 PM PT (US)

Justin Oscar® Winner	VERY VERY well done score! This is why Rabin remains to be my favorite composer. He took what I thought would be a bomb of a score and turned my opinion completely around with his creative themes. Excellent score to pick up for any fan.
posted 08-11-2001 11:40 AM PT (US)

Hasta Oscar® Winner	Well after finally getting ahold of it and listening to it about 4 or 5 times at work, I can say that I'm more surprised than anything. Like Justin, I expected this to be a complete stinker... That said, it's still not all that impressive. It isn't up to par with Remember the Titans or Armageddon, more along the lines of Deep Blue Sea... It's entertaining, but much more? Not to me. A definite */***, no more, no less. NP: Great Expectations (Doyle)
posted 08-11-2001 09:45 PM PT (US)

Jeron Oscar® Winner	I'm not gonna compare a western to a sci-fi/action score, but for what it is, I think it's terrific. I didn't know what to expect, though I went in hoping I'd hear a ton of Rabin's signature guitar work. That's what I got, and I'm extremely pleased. For Rabin's first western, I think it's at least a 4-star effort. I mean, can anyone honestly expect more from him than this? Let's get realistic here, people. I've got to commend him for at least using Patriot-like fifes in one of the tracks. That adds a new dimension to his music I haven't heard before. He's becoming more layered, and while some might not think the best of him (composers and film music fans alike), I think he's writing good music. [Message edited by Jeron on 08-11-2001]
posted 08-11-2001 10:39 PM PT (US)

Hasta Oscar® Winner	Perhaps a reason I don't think too highly of the score is because it sounds so much like Rabin's other stuff. Meteor disaster sounds just like a western, which also sounds like a high school football film. His first Western? Sure... Then again, Danna's Ride With the Devil comes to mind. Wasn't that his first? I think so... It is far better than this one. Still, I do enjoy the score and can take it for what it is. [Message edited by Hasta on 08-12-2001]
posted 08-12-2001 12:32 AM PT (US)

dgoldwas Oscar® Winner	quote: Originally posted by Jeron: Rabin's first western Technically, it's his second western; just the first one to be released. (He finished up on TEXAS RANGERS a looooong time ago.....) Dan
posted 08-12-2001 08:01 AM PT (US)

Jeron Oscar® Winner	quote: Originally posted by Hasta: Then again, Danna's Ride With the Devil comes to mind. Wasn't that his first? I think so... It is far better than this one Sure it was Danna's first western, but comparing Danna to Rabin is like comparing Silvestri to Zimmer. What's the point? Rabin will never compose anything as "good" as Danna's Ride with the Devil (good being a completely subjective word). That's like asking Vincent Van Gogh to paint a Monet. quote: Originally posted by dgoldwas: Technically, it's his second western; just the first one to be released. Ok, his second western. Whatever. I'm not trying to be technical, just trying to make a point. I'll be interested in comparing Rangers with Outlaws, just to see what he does differently. If they end up looking like twin brothers, then I won't have a problem criticizing them. [Message edited by Jeron on 08-12-2001]
posted 08-12-2001 09:29 AM PT (US)

Justin Oscar® Winner	...and Jeron chimes in with his opinions on composer talent. Gotta love it.
posted 08-12-2001 10:53 AM PT (US)

Jeron Oscar® Winner	quote: Originally posted by Justin: ...and Jeron chimes in with his opinions on composer talent. Gotta love it. What's that supposed to mean? [Message edited by Jeron on 08-12-2001]
posted 08-12-2001 11:21 AM PT (US)

Hasta Oscar® Winner	Well here's basically what I think: http://www.soundtrackcinema.com/ao.html And yea Justin, what exactly does that comment above mean? NP: Dogma (Shore)
posted 08-12-2001 01:20 PM PT (US)

Justin Oscar® Winner	Nothing...everyone has an opinion of their own. I just love how Jeron is always there to give it. Nuff said. That good enough for you Hasta?
posted 08-12-2001 01:48 PM PT (US)

Jeron Oscar® Winner	quote: Originally posted by Justin: I just love how Jeron is always there to give it. Nuff said. Thanks, Justin.
posted 08-12-2001 02:14 PM PT (US)

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