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Topic: Opinions On The Following, Please
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Graham Watt
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I can get the following cheap if I buy five or more. Which ones do you recommend, and why? Style? Presence of songs and non-original tracks?THE LAST BUTTERFLY (Alex North) OSCAR (Elmer Bernstein) MOBSTERS (Michael Small) OF MICE AND MEN (Mark Isham) FIRE IN THE SKY (Mark Isham) HOT SHOTS PART DEUX (Basil Poledouris) SAINT OF FORT WASHINGTON (James Newton Howard) LEPRECHAUN 2 (Jonathan Elias) UNDER SIEGE 2 (Basil Poledouris) SUDDEN DEATH (John Debney) MAXIMUM RISK (Robert Folk) EXTREME MEASURES (Danny Elfman) THIS WORLD, THEN THE FIREWORKS (Pete Rugolo) KISSING A FOOL (Joseph Vitarelli) THE CORRUPTOR (Carter Burwell) THE MINUS MAN (Marco Beltrami) UNIVERSAL SOLDIER: THE RETURN (Don Davis) THE ULTIMATE STAR TREK (compilation) and SOUVENIRS OF VOYAGE (Bernard Herrmann. Eh, what's that?) Thanks!
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posted 01-29-2002 02:32 PM PT (US) ip
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Beatty
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You first. Although it looks like you came across a cache of discounted titles at a used CD store.
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posted 01-29-2002 02:36 PM PT (US) ip
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OHMSS76
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quote:
Originally posted by Graham Watt:
I can get the following cheap if I buy five or more. Which ones do you recommend, and why? Style? Presence of songs and non-original tracks?THE LAST BUTTERFLY (Alex North)
Big dissapointment for me, and I LOVE North. VERY little Alex here, but the few mins. there is are very nice...this is his last score, and hard to find, but my problem is the cues are very short, and the other pieces on the album were not that great.
Chamber orch., bluesy stuff. OSCAR (Elmer Bernstein)
Great one! Fun album, and the songs are nice to have this time! Orchestral comedy, played for comedy, not straight as in AIRPLANE. Very animated stuff, hope you like Rossini's FIGARO theme. OF MICE AND MEN (Mark Isham)
Very nice, chamber outdoor score, solo guitar, fun 'country' cues.
Wonderful 33mins. of pastoral Isham
UNDER SIEGE 2 (Basil Poledouris)
Good, but hopelessly brief album ursurped by the B version(read between the lines on that one). Not bad, one great fun cue here, runs 4 1/2 mins. and I can't remember the title! Orch. synths, avoid the awful song at the end. and SOUVENIRS OF VOYAGE (Bernard Herrmann. Eh, what's that?)
Great album, this is a clarinet quintet from '67 by Herrmann and his ultra moody, sad quartet ECHOES, prev. released on Bay Cities. WELL worth it, echoes of film scores in both works.
There ya go!
Sean
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posted 01-29-2002 03:25 PM PT (US) ip
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TimT
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SAINT OF FORT WASHINGTON (James Newton Howard)Very minimalistic score for a small orchestra and electronics, its very easy listening but forgettable without repeated listens UNDER SIEGE 2 (Basil Poledouris) Large orchestral action score, very good, lost of exciting parts! But suffers from a VERY short run time. SUDDEN DEATH (John Debney) Good action score but it sounds alot like James Newton Howard. No main theme realy. and agian really short.
MAXIMUM RISK (Robert Folk)
Electronic experimental score with alot of ethnic samples, pure noise. THE CORRUPTOR (Carter Burwell) Has a nice theme but action scores dominaed by Purcussion has never been my thing. Theres alot of asian stuff also. [Message edited by TimT on 01-29-2002]
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posted 01-29-2002 03:39 PM PT (US) ip
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Marian Schedenig
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OSCAR (Elmer Bernstein)Wonderful comedy score, based mostly on funny variations of Rossini's Barber of Seville. (And I still think the opening of the movie with the plasticine man singing the Figaro aria is hilarious!  ) (I love the whole movie though)
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posted 01-29-2002 03:46 PM PT (US) ip
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SBD
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About HOT SHOTS! PART DEUX: Just get it. A terrific Poledouris action score running just a hair over 30 minutes. Great themes. Good gag credits. What? You haven't gotten it yet? Hurry, you fool, before someone else beats you to it. Don't think. Just get it!!*****/*****
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posted 01-29-2002 03:58 PM PT (US) ip
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OHMSS76
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Thinking about taking Graham's copy of PART DEUX Those credits do make it worth it, I really should pick this up someday...I used to ogle the cd in stores, and laugh at the credits Sean PS...Oscar is a great film! Why do you all hate it so much!!!
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posted 01-29-2002 04:05 PM PT (US) ip
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John Zimmer
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Well the only one I have heard is Under Sige 2 and as it's been said before the music is great but the album is very short. Totaling in 27 minutes of score I would seek out the complete score first. Although I'm not sure about time and sound quality on that. Hope that helped. NP: The Fugitive (James Newton Howard) Jz
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posted 01-29-2002 04:16 PM PT (US) ip
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OHMSS76
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JZ, the 'cough' boot, you mention of US 2 is the way to go I'm afraid to say....perfect sound, and some wonderful new cues.The Varese runs 24mins.! of score, minus that godawful song  The...um, well the unmentionable version, runs an amazing 78mins. Sean
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posted 01-29-2002 04:18 PM PT (US) ip
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John Zimmer
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quote:
Originally posted by OHMSS76:
JZ, the 'cough' boot, you mention of US 2 is the way to go I'm afraid to say....perfect sound, and some wonderful new cues.The Varese runs 24mins.! of score, minus that godawful song The...um, well the unmentionable version, runs an amazing 78mins. Sean
Wow! Now I really want this score. NP: THE FUGITIVE Jz
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posted 01-29-2002 04:55 PM PT (US) ip
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BMUSTANG
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If you want, I can send you my original of Sudden Death, for 4.00 plus 2.00 S&H. Let me know, I can send you a pic too. good score, just not interested enough to keep it in my collection
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posted 01-31-2002 08:36 PM PT (US) ip
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Graham Watt
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Thanks, BMustang (if you were talking to me!): I've crossed SUDDEN DEATH off the list I'm afraid, but someone else might well take you up on that generous offer.In fact, thanks to all of you, I'm now narrowing this down, and I'll let you know what I decide to go for. One last thing. Anyone heard MOBSTERS by Michael Small? He's a great composer, but I don't want to get the CD if its filled with non-Small stuff.
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posted 02-01-2002 02:16 PM PT (US) ip
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OHMSS76
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MOBSTERS is 30mins. all M. Small, but I haven't heard it...I'd be curious to see what someone thinks, since I never hear about this one
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posted 02-01-2002 02:27 PM PT (US) ip
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