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BenMacInnis Oscar® Nominee	What a great site! I, being a new fan, was wondering if you veterans could make some suggestions for scores or tracks I should check out based on my favourites which follow: Braveheart CDs Gladiator CDs Dragonheart Theme Truman sets sail Love theme from Dances with Wolves Never an Absolution (Titanic) The Perfect Storm (title track) Theme from Contact Theme from Castaway Apollo 13 theme / Launch Harry and Grace make peace (Armageddon) Plattoon (Adagio) almost all John Williams Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated As for my suggestion, one of my favourite classical pieces, "Jupiter" by Gustav Holst is used in Chariots of Fire (I think). Check it out and you can tell how it's influenced other movie composers (in my opinion it sounds similar to Bravehearts thems in certain sections). Peace
posted 04-09-2002 06:18 PM PT (US)

Crono/Kyp Oscar® Winner	Welcome to MM.com Ben! I'd try some "Fellowship of the Ring" in your collection. You also sound like a Horner fan so I'd suggest: Glory, Star Trek II and for a recent one, Iris. And just for kicks, "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by Williams --Brian NP: Pearl Harbor [Message edited by Crono/Kyp on 04-09-2002]
posted 04-09-2002 06:43 PM PT (US)

Ace Oscar® Nominee	Welcome Ben. I'm not exactly a veteran (actually i'm relatively new), but it sounds like your tastes are in beautiful piano and violin themes. I've found that Forrest Gump has a great piano theme and likable violins. To Kill A Mockingbird by Elmer Bernstein is another great score. I would also recommend Pearl Harbor. It may not be the best thing, but it has some awesome cues. The American President is also a good score. It's has a beautiful love theme, which is unfortunately overused, but has a grand ending.
posted 04-09-2002 07:11 PM PT (US)

Jeron Oscar® Winner	quote: Originally posted by Crono/Kyp: ...so I'd suggest: Glory, Star Trek II and for a recent one, Iris. Yeah Brian, I'd suggest you get Star Trek II, as well... Last time I checked (which was just the other day), you didn't have it. Goofball. Ben, welcome to the board. You sound like a wonderfully enthusiastic chap! I'll stand by Ace and also recommend To Kill a Mockingbird and The American President. Also check out The Patriot by John Williams and Patch of Blue by Jerry Goldsmith. Jeron
posted 04-09-2002 08:20 PM PT (US)

Timmer Oscar® Winner	These are all more than worth a try... Out Of Africa - John Barry Jane Eyre - John Williams The Piano - Michael Nyman and seeing as you don't have much Horner yet you'll probably find A Beautiful Mind original and refreshing, a real good score despite the Horner naysayers around here As for THE PLANETS you'll find that Mars,Jupiter,Saturn and Neptune in paticular have all been very influential in film music! ...and before I forget Ben... WELCOME!
posted 04-10-2002 05:08 AM PT (US)

Quill Oscar® Winner	Welcome! On the Horner front--don't leave out Willow and Field of Dreams! And don't listen to Brian...stay away from Harry Potter and get a real Williams' score!
posted 04-10-2002 07:53 AM PT (US)

jeffy Oscar® Winner	Welcome Ben! My first impression of you wasn't that you were a Horner fan, but that you liked Alan Silvestri! Some of my favorite scores of his are the Back to the Future films and Forrest Gump. Contact and What Lies Beneath are good listens in the film, not necessarily on CD. And don't listen to Quill: get Harry Potter, if only for the tracks "Quidditch Match" and "Chess Game." Jeff
posted 04-10-2002 09:12 AM PT (US)

Kyriacos S Oscar® Winner	Hey Ben, Welcome aboard! And to broaden your horizons a bit more, how about a genious composer named Elliot Goldenthal? Take care, Kyri
posted 04-10-2002 10:21 AM PT (US)

Quill Oscar® Winner	Good point Kyri.... Ben--just to wet your appetite with Goldenthal go with Michael Collins and Final Fantasy. Excellent!
posted 04-10-2002 10:24 AM PT (US)

Kyriacos S Oscar® Winner	agreed! ...and when you get used to his Contemporary style try ALIEN 3, SPHERE, IN DREAMS, TITUS. All masterpieces of Contemporary music. kyri
posted 04-10-2002 10:28 AM PT (US)

Philipp Oscar® Winner	Hi Ben, a warm welcome ! I can only agree on MICHAEL COLLINS. It is my favorite Elliot Goldenthal score. Huge, epic, grand, just perfect. Anyway, have a nice stay ! Philipp
posted 04-10-2002 10:37 AM PT (US)

jeffy Oscar® Winner	You can't mention Goldenthal without INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE. Sucha gorgeous score, even in its horror moments. He has such a way with instrumentation.
posted 04-10-2002 11:01 AM PT (US)

Kyriacos S Oscar® Winner	quote: Originally posted by Philipp: Hi Ben, a warm welcome ! I can only agree on MICHAEL COLLINS. It is my favorite Elliot Goldenthal score. Huge, epic, grand, just perfect. Anyway, have a nice stay ! Philipp YOU SHOULD DEFINETELY TRY LISTENING TO HIS OTHER ONES TOO. Kyri
posted 04-10-2002 01:38 PM PT (US)

Philipp Oscar® Winner	Kyrie, rest assured, I think I own almost a dozen Goldenthal scores ! MICHAEL COLLINS just happens to be my favorite, that´s all! Take care Philipp np: unbreakable (james newton howard)
posted 04-10-2002 01:56 PM PT (US)

Norman McCay Oscar® Winner	Noticed that you like Silvestri, and I recommend Forrest Gump. Based on the rest of the list, I would also recommend Thomas Newman's Shawshank Redemption, Trevor Jones and Randy Edelman's Last of the Mohicans. If you liked Dragonheart, check out Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story and Gettysburg, both by Edelman as well. May I also suggest anything by Michael Nyman (Gattaca, The Piano, etc.) and most of Ennio Morricone (start with The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly)?
posted 04-11-2002 03:20 PM PT (US)

BenMacInnis Oscar® Nominee	Wow, thanks for the reponses. I've spent the last few days avoiding studying by listening to samples from all these scores. Thanks a lot guys and gals Ben
posted 04-11-2002 05:24 PM PT (US)

John Zimmer Oscar® Winner	Welcome to MM.com!! Get AOTC when it comes out. Jz
posted 04-12-2002 05:02 AM PT (US)

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