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Camillu Oscar® Winner	Which composers do you think are best at matching orchestra with sythesised beats or loops, and which tracks to do recommend to sustain your claim? My picks (in no particualr order): Craig Armstrong Best heard in 'Escape' from Plunkett and Macleane. John Ottman Best heard in 'The first track', 'Metropolis' and practically all the tracks from Cruel Intentions. Also 'Incognito Theme (Reprise)' from Incognito. James Newton Howard* Best heard in 'Visions' from Unbreakable. David Arnold Best heard in 'Caviar Factory' from The World is not Enough (as well as a lot of his non-score work) John Powell & Harry Gregson-Williams Best heard in 'The Big Shoe' from Antz, and 'Escape from the Dragon' from Shrek. I'm sure I'm forgetting loads, and then there are the zillion scores I haven't heard yet. Any others? p.s. * I didn't know that words such as euphemisms for 'cat' get automatically censored [Message edited by Camillu on 05-13-2002]
posted 05-13-2002 04:51 AM PT (US)

John Zimmer Oscar® Winner	Goldsmith has done some great electronics+orchestra peices. Jz
posted 05-13-2002 05:01 AM PT (US)

SFT Oscar® Winner	Elfman, too. SFT
posted 05-13-2002 05:46 AM PT (US)

Browny Oscar® Nominee	Jerry Goldsmith's treatment of "Logan's Run" in 1976 was nothing short of sensational. The intricate and cold world of the City is scored with electronics that mostly take the form of eerie tones and vibrations, along with brooding atonal string and piano variations. It works well within the context of the film. The outside world is scored for full orchestra and the complete juxtaposition of these two diverse elements gives one the impression that Goldsmith, whilst always unique and impressionistic, hit the spot exactly with this score. The recent restoration on CD by FSM gives the electronic elements of the music a more complete rendering than was originally offered on the original LP or subsequent CD release. One of the best by the Best! [Message edited by Browny on 05-13-2002]
posted 05-13-2002 07:23 AM PT (US)

jeffy Oscar® Winner	Speaking of Goldsmith, that cue from Mulan where she cuts her hair and rides off -- WOW! Of course, there's a lot of Goldsmith music that uses electronics and orchestra well, but that one sticks out in my mind more than any other. And then there's that bass rhythm underneath Duel of the Fates, as well as almost all of Goldenthal's action scores (Interview With the Vampire, Batman Forever). [Message edited by jeffy on 05-13-2002]
posted 05-13-2002 08:09 AM PT (US)

monkey Oscar® Winner	A lot of Trevor Jones` music relies on a synthesised "pulse" (the nearest description to it that I could be bothered to come up with) for its forward motion or drive. A prime example of this is perhaps Dark City.
posted 05-13-2002 08:13 AM PT (US)

dgoldwas Oscar® Winner	quote: Originally posted by jeffy: And then there's that bass rhythm underneath Duel of the Fates, as well as almost all of Goldenthal's action scores (Interview With the Vampire, Batman Forever). Well, that's just a low ostinato (at least in the case of DOTF), and nothing electronic.... generally. Dan
posted 05-13-2002 08:16 AM PT (US)

jeffy Oscar® Winner	quote: Originally posted by dgoldwas: <BLOCKQUOTE><font size=1 face=arial>quote:</font><HR size=1>Originally posted by jeffy: [b]And then there's that bass rhythm underneath Duel of the Fates, as well as almost all of Goldenthal's action scores (Interview With the Vampire, Batman Forever).<HR size=1></BLOCKQUOTE> Well, that's just a low ostinato (at least in the case of DOTF), and nothing electronic.... generally. Dan[/B] I think I know what you're talking about, Dan. The ostinato is played on woodwinds and strings, right? Well, this bass rhythm is underneath that, kind of like a heartbeat. If you have a good sub woofer, you can hear it and feel it. It sounds like it's electronically-generated.
posted 05-13-2002 10:54 AM PT (US)

dgoldwas Oscar® Winner	quote: Originally posted by jeffy: If you have a good sub woofer, you can hear it and feel it. It sounds like it's electronically-generated. lol.... that's just the way the subwoofer works. hell, if I spoke into a microphone and pumped it through the subwoofer, it would spit out certain frequencies that sound "electronic"..... DOTF is orchestral. Dan
posted 05-13-2002 11:34 AM PT (US)

Kyriacos S Oscar® Winner	Elliot Goldenthal-Alien 3-Opening titles(Agnus Dei) **************************/*** Kyri
posted 05-13-2002 11:53 AM PT (US)

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