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PeterK FishChip	....needs a score release, and not on iTunes only.
posted 08-30-2006 10:05 AM PT (US)

nuts_score Standard Userer	Isham doing a Disney inspirationaly sports flick actually does sound intriguing. I'll have to agree with you on that one PK.
posted 08-30-2006 10:26 AM PT (US)

PeterK FishChip	Isham's quickly becoming the number 2 when it comes to best composer for sports flicks. Jerry Goldsmith will always be #1 solely for his Rudy effort, and Randy Newman #2 for his Natural score. Trevor Rabin crept up the ladder with his Remember the Titans, but it doesn't seem to have the holding power as the two just mentioned. But Isham, now, he's done three or five (depending on whether or not you call long-distance geese training or building houses a sport) really exceptional sports/adventure scores with fantastic thematic material. It's a shame there is no official release for one of them, and only a download version for another. True shame.
posted 08-30-2006 10:34 AM PT (US)

Stargate Standard Userer	I don't have too much Isham in my collection, but I recently added Racing Stripes and I love it. Lot of fun with a great action theme. [Message edited by Stargate on 08-30-2006]
posted 08-30-2006 10:42 AM PT (US)

tjguitar Standard Userer	quote: Originally posted by PeterK: Isham's quickly becoming the number 2 when it comes to best composer for sports flicks. Jerry Goldsmith will always be #1 solely for his Rudy effort, and Randy Newman #2 for his Natural score. Trevor Rabin crept up the ladder with his Remember the Titans, but it doesn't seem to have the holding power as the two just mentioned. But Isham, now, he's done three or five (depending on whether or not you call long-distance geese training or building houses a sport) really exceptional sports/adventure scores with fantastic thematic material. It's a shame there is no official release for one of them, and only a download version for another. True shame. Rabin also did Glory Road which unfortuantely has not been released.
posted 08-30-2006 11:03 AM PT (US)

JJH Standard Userer	how can anyone forget Carter Burwell's memorable, classic, "Mystery, Alaska" ? :-)
posted 08-30-2006 09:28 PM PT (US)

PeterK FishChip	JJH, you are one helluva lurker. I'd say Mystery Alaska has a great score too, but you know what? I really felt the Pogues song there at the end was the most poignant of all. Dunno why. When given the chance again on The Rookie, Burwell turned out more folksy than inspirational. That said, he's not near the tops for me as far as arousing those big sportific emotions. Sportific should be a word.
posted 08-30-2006 09:54 PM PT (US)

JJH Standard Userer	tryin' to be a sarcastic on the Burwell stuff. didn't come out too well. sorry I haven't been more active here lately. signed, JJH the lurker.
posted 08-31-2006 12:00 AM PT (US)

PeterK FishChip	I should recognize the sarcasm... how the hell could anyone remember it, especially without a CD release that helps such remembering?? My problem is two-fold: 1) I remember 2) A couple of people in this forum (could one be JJH??!) will never let us forget... just search "Mystery Alaska" in the message board search and you'll see who the other person is! There's no reason the score isn't released by now, what with all these freakin' 1000-unit limited editions. No one's making much money off these anyway, so throw us a bone already. Heck, do a 500-unit LE. See you in a few years, lurkmaster.
posted 08-31-2006 12:12 AM PT (US)

Marc Flake Standard Userer	The other person was me. My campaign to raise hell to get this score released led me to this community -- although I think it was somewhere else back then and Peter was called Dr Tunes or something like that. Someone sent me recordings of the main and end titles and I've got them on a CD with some other stuff -- so I've been moderately satisfied. I would agree with PK, though, that Burwell is not a contender for great sports movie theme composer. He's mostly a one shot johnny in this particular genre. I'm looking forward to seeing Invincible and beginning a whole new quest to get a great score released. Heck, lost causes are a specialty with me. [Message edited by Marc Flake on 08-31-2006]
posted 08-31-2006 08:28 AM PT (US)

JJH Standard Userer	did I send you that CD? I must have, seeing as how I was a Burwell fanatic for a time. Well, I still am. ha! I posted two days in a row here! wow! I wonder if SearchFeature is still around?
posted 08-31-2006 09:28 AM PT (US)

Vinylscrubber Standard Userer	REMEMBER THE TITANS is just about my favorite Rabin, but it's kept from true glory since most of the cues using Rabin's "Titan Spirit" anthem just kind of peter out, without providing a solid, triumphant finish. Had he come up with one version that had ended with that ultimate orgasm, he might have had a standard that would show up on endless TV sports events and in every other sports movie trailer. [Message edited by Vinylscrubber on 08-31-2006]
posted 08-31-2006 09:49 AM PT (US)

Marc Flake Standard Userer	JJH: I didn't get a CD, you may have e-mailed me the .wav files, though. It's been a long time. I know I thanked whoever sent it to me -- if it was you -- thanks again. Vinylscrubbers's comment on a theme that shows up endlessly on TV sports events reminds me of the theme for The Adventures of Briscoe County Junior. It shows up regularly on NBC Sports -- mainly Olympic stuff. This is another great piece of music that needs to be released. I got a .wav file of this, too, from somewhere. It's on the same CD as Mystery Alaska. It's my "Never Released Movie Music CD."
posted 08-31-2006 02:53 PM PT (US)

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