It was only a few days ago that I watched 'Legally Blonde' and I was in awe of Rolfe Kent's score.

Analogically speaking.....the score took me back to when I first heard Mark McKenzie....you just want to go out and buy all their works.

Ironically, many of the films Kent has scored for do not appeal to my cinematic tastes - but then neither do m/any of McKenzie's, and I fell head over heels with his talent nonetheless.

I love this tingling feeling when you are about to embark on a journey of discovery - be it a newcomer or someone you were unaware of. These are the moments that make my hour, day, month...

So share your thoughts on Kent or the last composer you REALLY got excited about.

The first thing I did after seeing 'Legally Blonde' was to see if he had his own site.

I did write him and he loved the fact that I told him his score made the film so watchable/listenable.

And yet Dan - you have yet to say which composer/score last left you with the sort of excitement that a child takes to candy. :M

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Originally posted by cine-sin:
And yet Dan - you have yet to say which composer/score last left you with the sort of excitement that a child takes to candy.

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Heh - well, it was an 'or' question, and I chose to answer the first half!

Honestly? The last time I was truly blown away by a composer would have to have been either Michael Giacchino (Medal of Honor) or William Stromberg (Trinity and Beyond). There might be a few since then, but those two are the ones that definitely pop into my mind.

Dan

Udi Harpaz:
Casper: A Spirited Beginning
Casper Meets Wendy (the most watchable of the films listed; in fact, it's surprisingly good)
Digimon: the Movie (co-composed with Mr. Plessner)

Amotz Plessner:
Addams Family Reunion
Deal of a Lifetime (not a Saban film, but worth mentioning for the music)

It would be absolutely wonderful to hear their fine scores on CD (I doubt that that would be much of a challenge; each score was performed by the Tel-Aviv Symphony Orchestra). I wrote to them nearly two months ago, but I have not heard back from them yet. Hopefully, I'll get a response soon.

Louis Febre is another up-and-comer. He first came to my attention with his wonderful music for the entertaining direct-to-video flicks "Scooby-Doo and the Witch's Ghost" and "Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders". Outside of those works, I've heard very little, but these two scores alone have piqued my interest. I started an e-mail dialogue with the man earlier this year. I expect big things from him in the future.

I have no works by either of those composers - but I'm always interested in what blows people away. I will seek out those works you name. I like taking chances.

Rochelle

So great to hear the diversity of these replies. I would love a copy of 'Election' promo. I could offer you Rolfe's 'Flight of Theory' in return. I have other interesting promos as well

Email me at cinesin2000@yahoo.com if you're intested.

But while I enjoyed his stuff, it didn't give me that "candystore" feeling - just a thought of "cool!"

and Theory of Flight has it's moments.

definitely a composer to watch out for.

They tend to have more than one person writing over there, and there is quite a range of opinions.

I would also love to get a copy of the Election promo. If you could help me, throw me an e-mail.

Thanks for the tip. I found an interesting article on Ruhland here:
http://www.fod-online.com/articles_ruhland.html

Regards,
Rochelle

Thanks for the tip. I found an interesting article on Ruhland here:
http://www.fod-online.com/articles_ruhland.html

Regards,
Rochelle