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Author	Topic: ADVENT RISING - Tommy Tallarico & Michael Richard Plowman

nuts_score Standard Userer	I picked up this soundtrack on a whim yesterday along with the Goblet of Fire and The Constant Gardener CDs. I must say, it was quite a whimsical buy; I'm very pleased by this score. I've never played the game, so I don't know exactly what context the cues fall into, but it definitely rose my desire to get a hold of the game. The first track, "Muse", is a haunting and bittersweet cue, complete with vocals performed by Charlotte Martin; after that, there is a vast range of music to be found here. The opening action cues - tracks 3 and 7 - are very reminiscent of John Barry-style action; even the brief motif in track 3 sounds similar to his music from Dances with Wolves. In between those tracks, there is some fantastic thematically-driven music, complete with children and male choirs. Towards the middle of the CD, the action music slips into a Goldenthal-esque bombastic, driving horns accompanied by fast strings. Towards the end, it slips to a bit of a generic action music mode, but that's not saying anything bad; it still sounds fresh and perfect with the rest of the score. Martin's vocal contributions are sparse between the material, as she provides for the opening track and "Greater Lights" (an English-sung vocal track) and her voice can be heard through brief segments in the opening tracks. This is the first time I've heard Martin's voice, and it's well-suited for this music. All in all, this was a great blind purchase, and I hope a few of you who don't mind hearing how amazing video game soundtracks have become will give it a listen. NP> Advent Rising */**
posted 11-22-2005 11:05 AM PT (US)

PeterK FishChip	Cutting and pasting from review sites? How plagiarizing.... http://www.moviemusic.com/comments.asp?mm=adventrising&author=3138 Oh, wait.
posted 11-22-2005 11:27 AM PT (US)

tjguitar Standard Userer	Are you implying self plagiarizm?, lol
posted 11-22-2005 11:33 AM PT (US)

PeterK FishChip	Someone pullered a Horner.
posted 11-22-2005 11:34 AM PT (US)

Al Standard Userer	Obviously it takes a full orchestra and choir to make Tommy Tallarico's music sound good.
posted 11-22-2005 02:21 PM PT (US)

Quill Standard Userer	I'm confused Al...was that a barb or a compliment? I guess full orchestra & good in the same sentence must be a compliment...in which case I agree.
posted 11-22-2005 04:52 PM PT (US)

nuts_score Standard Userer	Yes guys, unfortunately I have pulled a Horner and begun to plagiarize my own material. It was from the first post in this thread that I got that reveiw; I wished you guys would have never noticed. You all hate me now, right? quote: Originally posted by Al: Obviously it takes a full orchestra and choir to make Tommy Tallarico's music sound good. Simply put, yes. NP> Joel Goldsmith's Stargate: Atlantis */**
posted 11-22-2005 10:51 PM PT (US)

Al Standard Userer	Quill, not a compliment.
posted 11-28-2005 05:12 PM PT (US)

Quill Standard Userer	Hmmm...too bad. There some good content in there if you could get past your obvious taste for Tallerico.
posted 11-30-2005 10:39 PM PT (US)

Al Standard Userer	I wonder how Tommy finds the time to write breathtaking works of symphonic composition in between fart jokes during his video game reviews on G4TV. Oh, who's this Michael Richard Plowman character? Hmmm.
posted 12-01-2005 12:09 AM PT (US)

nuts_score Standard Userer	quote: Originally posted by Al: I wonder how Tommy finds the time to write breathtaking works of symphonic composition in between fart jokes during his video game reviews on G4TV. Oh, who's this Michael Richard Plowman character? Hmmm. Haha, yeah. More than likely. I honestly can't stand Tallarico and that other guy on their review show. That's why I was so surprised to hear this album.
posted 12-01-2005 10:52 AM PT (US)

Al Standard Userer	Hey, Tallarico has good taste in music--well, an adolescent-like good taste: "John Williams is king, and I also like Danny Elfman"--but his imitation is more in getting the big orchestra and choir sound rather than the meat of it. I just think what a real composer could have done with all of this...
posted 12-01-2005 12:15 PM PT (US)

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