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Jeron Goldmember	Anyone interested in why I think William Ross is a good, safe choice to work with John Williams on HP: Chamber of Secrets, please follow the link below. I've put together a suite running a little over 10 minutes of what I'd like to call the William Ross taste tester. After listening, I think you'll agree that with the added "magic" of John Williams' material, Mr. Ross will do an outstanding job. Click here for the mp3 (right click and choose 'Save Target As'). It's encoded at 56kbps (in stereo), so the quality, while tolerable, isn't anywhere near that of a CD. *The file is only 4.25mb, so don't be wary of downloading.* The music in this suite included portions from William Ross' scores The Amazing Panda Adventure, T:REX: Back to the Cretaceous, The Evening Star, and My Dog Skip. Enjoy! Jeron [Message edited by Jeron on 06-25-2002]
posted 06-25-2002 12:43 PM PT (US)

Crono/Kyp Goldmember	Another great suite Jer. Everyone, download it! --Brian NP: The Evening Star (Ross)
posted 06-25-2002 01:02 PM PT (US)

Dinko Goldmember	What Brian said.
posted 06-25-2002 01:19 PM PT (US)

dgoldwas Goldmember	Nice job on the suite, Jeron! Care to give us the breakdown of source material? I'm sure that Ross will do a good job with the material Williams gives him for POTTER, but hopefully he'll infuse the score with his own style, and not just "imitate" Williams. (The "Scherzo for Orchestra and Motorcycle" knockoff around 6:15 is alright, but it's not a great example of Ross's own original stuff - it just shows he can mimic Williams like the rest of 'em.) Dan
posted 06-25-2002 01:30 PM PT (US)

Shaun Rutherford Goldmember	I don't understand why you encode these things at a lesser level. Do you think we're going to boot your precious suite or something? Shaun
posted 06-25-2002 02:30 PM PT (US)

Bradley Goldmember	quote: Originally posted by Shaun Rutherford: I don't understand why you encode these things at a lesser level. Do you think we're going to boot your precious suite or something? Shaun I'm sure Jeron did it to conserve space and make the download a reasonable size. Ten minutes at 128 kbs is quite a large download. Especially for those of us still using the antiquated 56K modems. Thanks, Jeron, we appreciate that.
posted 06-25-2002 02:42 PM PT (US)

dgoldwas Goldmember	quote: Originally posted by Shaun Rutherford: I don't understand why you encode these things at a lesser level. Do you think we're going to boot your precious suite or something? No, you guys won't. But the kind folks who provide Jeron with the hosting might get a little upset if too many people start downloading a 14MB at once, and chew up their bandwidth. Jeron was just being courteous. He didn't have to even put up his suite to begin with. Dan [Message edited by dgoldwas on 06-25-2002]
posted 06-25-2002 02:44 PM PT (US)

Jeron Goldmember	quote: Originally posted by Shaun Rutherford: I don't understand why you encode these things at a lesser level. Do you think we're going to boot your precious suite or something? Shaun, you're a goof ass. But I still love ya. Just enjoy the music dude... and stop whining, before I have to come all the way to Altoona and show you what's up. Jeron
posted 06-25-2002 06:17 PM PT (US)

Kevin Goldmember	quote: Originally posted by Jeron: *The file is only 4.25mb, so don't be weary of downloading.* Only 4.25 megs? Do you know how long that takes with this silly 28.8 modem? Wow. Oh wait... I've got high speed now... only took 19 seconds. Sounds great. Kevin
posted 06-25-2002 06:43 PM PT (US)

jonathan_little Goldmember	Hey Jeron, I for one appreciate the small file size since I'm currently a 56k modem user. I can just barely get enough bandwidth from the thing to stream the clip. Sounds like good stuff. Not John Williams good, but good. Thanks for the clip-- I'd never heard any of the guy's music until now.
posted 06-25-2002 06:54 PM PT (US)

Dinko Goldmember	Then I take back what I said yesterday about the ignorantus thing.
posted 06-25-2002 07:03 PM PT (US)

jonathan_little Goldmember
posted 06-25-2002 07:21 PM PT (US)

Dr Know Minimember	Jeron, is it gone? I'm getting a "not found" error when I click on your link. I would love to hear it!
posted 06-26-2002 03:06 PM PT (US)

Jeron Goldmember	Dr. Know, I'll e-mail you the new link. Same goes for anyone else. If ya wanna hear it, just lemme know in this thread and I'll toss you the appropriate details. Jeron
posted 06-26-2002 03:25 PM PT (US)

Dr Know Minimember	Thanks, Jeron. I really enjoyed your suite! I have T-Rex and My Dog Skip, but not Panda Adventure or Evening Star. Actually, I have been trying to find Panda for quite some time with no luck. In any case, I think Ross will do a fine job on this project.
posted 06-26-2002 04:01 PM PT (US)

rkeaveney Minimember	quote: Originally posted by Jeron: Anyone interested in why I think William Ross is a good, safe choice to work with John Williams on HP: Chamber of Secrets, please follow the link below. Jeron I know you love film music -- so do I. But the real reason William Ross would be a "safe choice" for HARRY POTTER is simply because he writes music that is completely devoid of distinct character. True, his music is well crafted and often pleasant, and he is obviously a gifted orchestrator. But the people that fill in for these situations are usually guys who bring very little personal voice to the table . I'm sure a Ross POTTER score would be fine, but what does a Ross SCORE sound like? We all know Goldsmith, Williams, Elfman and Horner -- but do we know a Ross from a Debney from a McNeely? And I don't just mean you personally, but can the average collector tell? I don't think so really. Ryan
posted 06-26-2002 09:53 PM PT (US)

percepto Minimember	I have to politely disagree, Ryan. I think Ross is one of the precious few composers out there who can still write those grand, old-fashioned themes that we love so much. For me, his themes for THE AMAZING PANDA ADVENTURE, TIN CUP and MY DOG SKIP are positively stirring and contain a musical voice that is uniquely and identifiably his own. And his adaption for THE EVENING STAR is truly superb and I think proves that he is the most qualified candidate for POTTER. On a side note, I've heard Ross' score for the upcoming film TUCK EVERLASTING and I think it will squash anyone's doubts about this composer's ample talents. Let's hope Varese puts out a CD on this!
posted 06-26-2002 10:31 PM PT (US)

Dinko Goldmember	quote: Originally posted by percepto: On a side note, I've heard Ross' score for the upcoming film TUCK EVERLASTING Okay, now I'm jealous. This is unfair. You should be banned. Can you tell me more? Can you compare TE to another Ross score? Is it all orchestra? Does it feature any whacky parts? Pleeeeeaaaaaaasssssseeee...?
posted 06-27-2002 05:49 AM PT (US)

Ken S Goldmember	If the composer William Ross is the same William Ross who has orchestrated some of Alan Silvestri's most greatest scores AND the composer of an amusement park simulator DINO ISLAND (any relation to the T:REX thingy?) - I would REALLY LOVE to hear more his own music !!! It's too pity that there is something wrong with my computer - I can't listen to anything from Internet anymore... Jeron, do you make any exceptions of getting some of William Ross' own music on CDR ? (I'm still waiting for your Xmas compilation, you know ). KEN
posted 06-27-2002 01:11 PM PT (US)

scorecentral Minimember	Ross composed the Dino Island music? Man, where can I get it? -Joe
posted 06-27-2002 03:39 PM PT (US)

Ken S Goldmember	Nowhere, I believe The DINO ISLAND simulator arrived in Finland's biggest amusement park several years ago and it was quite a cultural moment when some newspaper mentioned the music being composed by a "famous movie composer" William Ross I loved DINO ISLAND's flying sequences and Ross' excellent AlanSilvestrish yet JurassicParkesque score - I went to the simulator many times basically because I wanted to hear the music and to FLY KEN
posted 06-27-2002 04:04 PM PT (US)

rkeaveney Minimember	quote: Originally posted by percepto: I have to politely disagree, Ryan. I think Ross is one of the precious few composers out there who can still write those grand, old-fashioned themes that we love so much. Dear "Percepto" I didn't mean to insinuate that I think William Ross isn't a fine composer, my point was that I don't know a Ross score from a score by a comparable composer when I hear one. I too appreciate MY DOG SKIP, but to these ears it sounds like Shaiman, et. al. Ryan (who's about to stop posting here if I have to keep entering in my username and password each time!! Argh!)
posted 06-27-2002 05:05 PM PT (US)

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