Well I'm certainly not a hypocrite in regards to being equally subject to criticism; the reason I keep that Zimmer quote nearby is because other motivations aside, it has an undeniable kernel of painful truth in it - I don't work as much as he does. I don't keep that sting close to punish myself, but to be reminded that there's more mountain to climb, and that I must keep at it.

The last thing you should be doing is using Zimmer's flashier career as proof that you've got to study harder. Zimmer plays the game (and I lost, which means so do you - sorry folks,) and enjoys a ridiculously sucessful career. You don't. Musicianship doesn't matter as you observed. It's about whoring off your artistic principles to make money.

All the Zimmer quote reminds you is the glaringly obvious; that if you tossed away your morals and your musicianship, and devoted your efforts to "the business" instead of "the music"... that you could be earning a pissload more money and have your name splashed across every Iron Man, Transformers and Clash Of The Titans going.

I think that if you wanted to do that, you would have done it years ago and you wouldn't be here now talking to us with honesty and artistic integrity.

As far as thinking about the future goes... you know the old quote (the author's name escapes me) - "If you rest, you rust."

I like to believe in Karma; that your purity of intent will pay off and it will all work out. If that doesn't happen, and the "A" list never beckons you... well, it would be their loss and music's gain, than a talented person didn't sacrifice the art to make a quick quid. However your career as a composer pans out, there will be two constants - quality of workmanship, and spirit. If you keep those two, who cares about the rest?

I suppose there's a chance your music could become crap and dull years from now. That would honestly surprise me. Should it occur, I'll be there to toss around derisive adjectives for the good of the art. (I wonder if we'll still be speaking ten years from now? I truly hope so.)

(I wonder if we'll still be speaking ten years from now? I truly hope so.)

I don't think so; Prince recently declared that the internet is "completely over."

_Mike

(and I lost, which means so do you - sorry folks,)


GYAAAHHH!!!! Damn you!! *dies and explodes* I lose too...*sigh*

anyways, pardon my outburst :p I will have something relevant to say next time

What were the Lair temp tracks? It's been a while since I've listened to it, but I didn't remember it sounding much more than Williams-ish.

This thread depresses me sometimes...

*goes and listens to the Charlie Chaplin collection to cheer up*

Sorry for the double post - sometimes these things come in two's... :)

If you're looking for the ultimate antidote to the preceeding Sahashi action score, how about this real tearjerker from Michiru Oshima...? Answering a request from Kanno82, here is Adiantum Blue...




MICHIRU OSHIMA
Adiantum Blue
Moscow International Symphonic Orchestra
conducted by
Konstantin D Krimets



My Rip - LAME 3.98.4 - V0 - Scans Included and track titles in Romaji

http://uploadmirrors.com/download/AKRTNXHL/MO-AB.rar

Here's Oshima in full blooded romantic mode, writing for the 2006 theatrical movie Adiantum Blue. It's a tragic love story - that's all I will say for fear of spoilers. Herein you will find one of Oshima's greatest outpourings of melody and beauty. A lovely score that, like the film, says that love is truly eternal.

Goodnight, ladies and gentlemen.

TT

You posted this 2 month ago, but I wanted to say thanks fot it!!
I'm new here and discovered this wonderful piece of music 2 weeks ago. I've never heard about Michiru Oshima before, but this was an "ear-opener"!
I liked it so much that I bought the DVD via eBay in Hongkong, and the music fits perfectly the mood of the movie. Sometimes, especially in the Nice-scenes, movie and score are getting almost a Tornatore/Morricone quality..!
So, thank you again for letting me discover this!!
(And sorry if my english isn't so good...)

I don't think so; Prince recently declared that the internet is "completely over."

_Mike

Haha! Oh, well, that's it then; we'd better all say goodbye and pack up now, if Prince says so...

Anyway, if the internet self destructs and we all regress to ancient technology, then I'll just start sending you letters (on paper) about how much I enjoyed your latest Edison cylinder and suggesting you might want to try pepping up your musical theatre incidental music with a new instrument I recently heard of called the cymbal! (Now there's a crash of eras...)

Well I think this is better than anything I have heard Horner write in a while.



James Horner
The Flying Horsemen

http://www.multiupload.com/K2WCS3VV66



I know this is new but since it isn't really a cd release or anything I thought it would be okay.
Arthierr let me know if you want me to take it down

Thanks Shadow!! Superb!

Horner gushes on the freedom of the project (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBJARYeoLew). Go Horner! :D

Mike Verta, a few posts ago Tango mentioned that you worked for a project based on Batman.
I didn't knew about this. I searched online looking for more information and if there was any album released but found nothing. So I went to your site and there was a sample.
Do you composed more music for the project apart of this sample, and if that is the case, maybe an album considering that there's a lot of soundtracks to animated comic book characters being released lately?

@ShadowOnTheSun

I don't know what to say ... simply outstanding. Horner has really impressed me with this.
Perhaps I see him know in a different light than before (escpecially after the video posted by Lens).
So Braveheart was not really a miracle at all and was indeed this man's soul and heart.

@ShadowOnTheSun

I don't know what to say ... simply outstanding. Horner has really impressed me with this.
Perhaps I see him know in a different light than before (escpecially after the video posted by Lens).
So Braveheart was not really a miracle at all and was indeed this man's soul and heart.

Lovely to hear that Horner is still recycling the closing bars to Star Trek II after almost thirty years... ;)

Some home made artwork for The Horsemen and a 7 min Horner video are here -

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=2S6ZL8PK

(Note this file does not contain the HD videos).

Lovely to hear that Horner is still recycling the closing bars to Star Trek II after almost thirty years... ;)

Indeed and those descending hectic chime parts from Glory ;)

Still a very nice listen though

(Plus he does that timpani/horn double on the melody at the end that I just love)

Mike Verta, a few posts ago Tango mentioned that you worked for a project based on Batman.
I didn't knew about this. I searched online looking for more information and if there was any album released but found nothing. So I went to your site and there was a sample.

The project was the Batman Simulator Ride for WB/Six Flags Theme Parks, and the entire ride/score is on my site. It is approximately 6 minutes or so.


_Mike

The project was the Batman Simulator Ride for WB/Six Flags Theme Parks, and the entire ride/score is on my site. It is approximately 6 minutes or so.


_Mike

I got a kick out of what appeared to be a subtle reference to Battle of Hoth during the Mr. Freeze segment. At least, that's my recollection from the time I saw it - I could be remembering incorrectly. Very nice in-joke film music moment.

To begin my penance for too much despairing/swearing (sorry Shadow), here's my first up' for the evening:

CINDERELLA
Original Score by Oliver Wallace and Paul J. Smith
1995 re-recording
Conducted by J.A.C. Redford



MP3-V0
http://www.multiupload.com/RMKP75BSFM

This is the only time an original Disney score has been given a modern recording. If you're at all an animation or orchestral fanatic (preferably both like me ;)) then this is cause for celebration indeed. Now, it's not what I'd call an ideal performance, but the unnamed studio orchestra are *good enough*. We're dealing with music that has constant shifts of mood, tempo, time signature, and yet must still posses a sweep and lyrical flow; under the direction of J.A.C. Redford (who composed for Oliver & Co. and more recently BURN-E) they achieve this admirably. This score is a million miles away from the straight-jacketed banging of film music today. If you can hold your primal manliness in check for a moment, and get beyond the rather cloying (but nevertheless lovely) opening chorus, you'll discover a joyful, capricious score overflowing with melody and grace, in the best tradition of animated music.

[Sanico, are you there? I think I mentioned this one to you a while ago. I'm sure you'll like it :)]

The last two tracks have been merged for seamless listening. Enjoy!

Want to hear the first orchestral track of Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood OST 3 (in other words track 2, after J-rocker "Rain")?

Turns out they picked the best track possible to kick things off. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KEcpz0IE3M)

Since somebody already has it, I'm sure a download's going to appear very, very soon. I placed an order but I will likely not get it until Friday.

Is there any chance that the reason most film music has been reduced to 2 second ostinatos repeated ad naseum is because the generation of kids smack dab in the 14-24 golden movie demographic are mostly ADD'ers who can't focus on something for any longer than that?

I'm a big fan of Mandelbrot parallels, and this can't be purely coincidence. The primary demographic has grown up in a world of bite-sized everything, except food portions. They get frustrated when they can't excel at something instantly; there have been mountains of studies done on their inability to focus for long periods of time. Anything substantive takes time to ingest and process.


_Mike

@tango & shadow

Oh come on, this has to be the best thing he has done in recent years and also one of the best things that came out this year, so we should be a little more forgiving on his "usual qualities" this time, right folks ;)

@tango & shadow

Oh come on, this has to be the best thing he has done in recent years and also one of the best things that came out this year, so we should be a little more forgiving on his "usual qualities" this time, right folks ?

Oh, don't get me wrong - I love it... and I'm delighted that Horner still has this sort of music inside his head... but it just amused me that in 2010, he is still thieving multilple bars of music, almost completely verbatim, from a score he wrote in 1982. :)

Is there any chance that the reason most film music has been reduced to 2 second ostinatos repeated ad naseum is because the generation of kids smack dab in the 14-24 golden movie demographic are mostly ADD'ers who can't focus on something for any longer than that?


I think we had a conversation about that before, right after Maurice Jarre died. Saying that "Lawrence of Arabia (score and movie) would most likely flop nowadays because the primary demographic would be bored out of their minds"

Lens, no need to apologize. I was just stating that this thread is depressing sometimes. And nice one, Oliver Wallace's music has always been quite charming.

klnerfan, I wasn't complaining. I quite love those references. It almost reminds me of when we first listened to Looney Toons Back in Action and we realized its an awesome little "best of" Jerry Goldsmith

Is there any chance that the reason most film music has been reduced to 2 second ostinatos repeated ad naseum is because the generation of kids smack dab in the 14-24 golden movie demographic are mostly ADD'ers who can't focus on something for any longer than that?

I'm 26. :P

Though yes, I agree.


They get frustrated when they can't excel at something instantly; there have been mountains of studies done on their inability to focus for long periods of time. Anything substantive takes time to ingest and process.


Today is all about instant gratification. They'd rather have it now than have it good. Complexity takes time and effort to appreciate and is therefore not cool. It also has connotations of intellectualism, which is also not cool. You see examples of these phenomena on this very forum.

May I apologise profusely on behalf of 99.9% of the members of my age bracket...

Oh no I'm in that age group! (the upper end though)

I suppose I'm abnormal then...
but that is probably not a bad thing.
I too apologize for my age bracket


Lens, that was the perfect thing to pick me up. I can't think of a better word for Wallace's work than charming.
Also I was watching North by Northwest again last night so I must reiterate my love for Herrmann.

@ Tango & Shadow regarding Horner
I find it amusing myself (I was even giggling when I heard the Timpani/horn double)

I'm also aware of this ADD problem, it's not just happening in the US or UK but in Germany as well.
I'm actually scared of this development (as much as I'm scared of the message and rolemodels of Twilight getting stuffed inside teenager's heads)
because if you can't even appreciate or endure the calm moments and atmosphere of Lawrence of Arabia or the power and emotion of Mahler's Symphony No.8
will you be able to experience art at all ? Will this eventually lead to the deconstruction of our culture ?
This is indeed frightening if you think about it.

ADD isn't a vice; it's a mental disorder. 99.9% of the aforementioned age bracket don't suffer from it. There has never been a generation which has trusted and respected its teenagers. And the 14-24 demographic (of which I am a part) claims plenty of smart, culturally sensitive people with a taste in music and art. You just don't see them very often because you're too old to notice them in the crowd. :)


Cut us some slack. We're not the reason a lot of you bemoan the atrophy of music. We just represent, by virtue of our age, a transitory generation and therefore a transitory aesthetic.

Our demographic traditionally represents cultural change and your demographic traditionally represents suspicion of and resistant to that change. It is just the age-old embodiment of centrifugal forces that propel our culture forward. That's just the way it's always been.

P.S:

I do apologize for the success of Twilight. That was, actually, our bad.

Sidestepping the thread of this conversation even further, society is too quick to claim an errant child is suffering from a dubious disorder for which the cure is endless pills... when what they really need is a swift whack followed by some effort from their parents. When once children were corrected and educated, now they are diagnosed with this disease.

Likewise, young people are all too quick to accuse all the old fogeys of living in the past. "We are the future; you are the past!" is trotted out and used as an excuse for the "incoming" generation to lower the cultural bar once again.

Mike's demographic is hardly different to yours or mine. You make it seem like he's a useless old fart shuffling around the old people's home, telling stories about the war, how he used to be able to ride the trolleybus for a penny and now everything is so expensive, and generally bemoaning modern "popular music" and the terrible "yoof" generation who will lead the world to rack and ruin! ;) (Yes, I'm channeling my grandad there.)

The problem now is that music / media / everything is not only geared to the demands of a highly immature audience, but that it doesn't try to encourage them any more. It gives what is expected and no more. Star Wars was aimed at that audience, but it didn't fall into the contemporary trap of saying "kids like rock music and explosions and chases; let's have lots of that and they'll lap it up" -- had they done so, Star Wars would've made a big pot of money in 1977 and been completely forgotten by 1978. If you treat an idiot like an idiot, tomorrow you will still have an idiot. If you treat an idiot with respect, tomorrow you will have a curious idiot, and the day after that, who knows?

Young people become more culturally advanced by exposure to more advanced culture. It is hard to see where they're going to find it today and in the future, unless they're the small minority who will go and seek it out of their own volition. The rest will be watching Transformers 37 and listening to crap music and not only will they not experience any better... there won't be any better for them to aspire to. Culture is dead.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0tgheca5HM

...

Well spoken Tango

@tao_of_the_rose: I'm a little bit surprised (screw that, I'm actually laughing) that you assume that I'm as old as you think I am. It couldn't be farther away from the truth.
To give you a hint: I'm younger than Tango XD

But regardless: Not everyone under the age of 25 can identify himself with their own demographic (or the mainstream pop-culture).


@Mithrandir: WTF ??? ... Does not compute ...

EDIT: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXt_R1w0nSM&feature=channel (YOU NEED TO SEE THIS)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0tgheca5HM

...

that just made my head explode....

You know, I'm going to have to post some music here... I vaguely remember we used to do that in this thread, once upon a time... ;)

You know, I'm going to have to post some music here... I vaguely remember we used to do that in this thread, once upon a time... ;)

Hey! What do you think I've been doing? ;)
Just because the discussions have leaned away from the scores doesn't mean they aren't posted.

Hey! What do you think I've been doing? ;)
Just because the discussions have leaned away from the scores doesn't mean they aren't posted.

I know, I know... ;)

Isn't it weird though how we go through massive periods with a new score every other post... and then we have pages and pages of chatter going on with a couple of albums in between? And usually the chatter is about music, but this time we've had ADHD, young pe... OH OH OH ICE CREAM!!!

Last week, I again found myself pottering though masses of library music for a corporate film I was editing at work. Sadly, my desire for a robust orchestral score was not shared and the vote was to go for some dumb corporate electronic muzak... But, it renewed my interest in library music!

So, here's a real corker of an album - this time from DeWolfe Music.



AT THE MOVIES (2001)
Frederic Talgorn, Simon Park, & Tim Souster
The BBC Concert Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Munich Symphony Orchestra

http://uploadmirrors.com/download/49G1P5AS/DW-0318ATM.rar

First things first; sorry about the bitrate (128kbps MP3). I downloaded these files from the library, and that's the best they have. Quality is not perfect, but honestly, with music like this... I don't care. I'd listen to anything.

If I had more time, I'd wax lyrical about this album until the cows come home. Instead, I'll just say that here is 62 minutes of orchestral music - comprising twenty five fully self-contained mini-symphonies, all to fit varying moods.

Definitely music the like of which they don't write any more.

Have fun, folks... :)

TT

Okay, so I do believe it is time that I jumped into this discussion. I swear, I really don't understand how it is that I get more intellectual discussions out of a thread devoted to music than any other site on the internet. Is it because this thread is dedicated to a dying breed of music? I really don't know.

Anyways, so onto this demographic discussion. I think the problem is not so much an issue of attention span so much as it is a matter of intelligence. We (and by that, I mean those of us that are at most 24) have the distinct honor of being the least intelligent generation in recent memory.

Take a look at Facebook, MySpace; how many of those contain articulate sentences? Are properly capitalized, contain periods or even commas? Practically none! A stubborn few thousand cling to the idea of articulating with authority, while nearly everyone else is mostly content with sounding like a chimpanzee. Most of the time their sentences don't even sound complete: they are more like fragments of thoughts and ideas. They just don't have the urge to take the extra effort to link their thoughts together.

This isn't just restricted to my generation, of course. There are plenty of times when my mother's Facebook comments would sound...well, not full. Incomplete. Sparse of anything but basic function. I'd still say that my generation suffers from this a great deal more frequently than others, though.

The sad thing is that there are a lot of smart kids in my generation. They know a lot. They are in some regards, well informed. They just don't use that knowledge in a smart way. There is difference between being smart and being intelligent.

That's the biggest problem with my generation. It's not that we don't give a shit. We just are not intelligent.

Speaking of Talgorn, I have a wonderful upload coming up today or tomorrow.

I like my generation, and I hope I never succumb to the temptation of nitpicking the next. On the subject of "Twilight," it's really not any worse than the success of, say, the movie "Ghost." (Which won an Oscar for best screenplay! Imagine that happening in today's Oscars!) Cheesy romance fiction isn't anything new; "Twilight" only sticks out for being compared to "Harry Potter," and for its standout success. Like any fad, it'll eventually pass and the fans will either look back upon it with embarrassment or nostalgia.

I'd also like to point out that "Star Wars" was, and still is, considered highly juvenile, and film scholars, even those that admire the movie, generally consider it a milestone in the decline of grownup cinema.

Here's another one to enjoy.. :)


The History of TOM JONES, a Foundling
Jim Parker
The Pro Arte Orchestra of London



MP3-V0 + Booklet scans
http://www.multiupload.com/8CLIMD5EV5

A witty Baroque-styled score from BAFTA award-winning composer, Jim Parker, familiar from Foyle's War, Moll Flanders, Ground Force and The House of Eliott. It has all the period touches you'd expect, and some you wouldn't. The catchy arch main title sets the tone for the rest of the score; we have light and dark in equal measure, sometimes both at once, through clever pointed instrument choices. The most surprising sound in this pert chamber ensemble would be the flatulent rasp of the appropriately named 'rackett'! Great stuff!

More JP to come..

More fascinating stuff from one of my favourite composers... Jim Parker needs to work more... All the superfluous crap stripped away, leaving behind a wonderfully musical, intimate score. Only a 30 piece orchestra as well, but it feels absolutely just right. Love it, love it. Thank you. :)

In other news, having realised it was gone midnight and I still hadn't had any dinner, I have just wolfed down a gigantic jacket potato with baked beans and grated cheese... and now I feel bloated and sick. Now how's THAT for off topic?!

I don't know of Jim Parker, any recommendations?

and yes tango...you are off topic

Before I will return to the subject of this thread again, I want to say one last thing (I apologize for going way beyond off-topic).

@spaceworlder: I did not mention twilight because of the quality of the movie (crap) or it's story (I haven't read it and never will) but because of the "message" it conveys to it's target demographic, escpecially since it has one of the worst rolemodels for young teenagers you can think off.
Everything the author wants to tell us with the books & the movies can be summarized to this:

- marry as early as you can, it's the right thing as a woman to do and you will always be happy

- Be not indipendent, it will never be good for you, instead be always obedient to your boyfriend or husband

- stalking equals love

- Virginity is the most important thing about you

Why is that so terrible ?
Well it's basically a blueprint for creating a whole generation of shy, deferential, domestic
abuse victims waiting to happen (again).
In that respect, Twilight and it's phenomenon is scary.

I got a kick out of what appeared to be a subtle reference to Battle of Hoth during the Mr. Freeze segment.

You are the first person in 11 years to notice/mention that! The original version of the ice cannon in that sequence looked almost exactly like the big cannons with the dish on them that the Rebels were shooting in Empire, right down to the sort of "thick" laser which it shoots, and it was a sort of ribbing/elbow inside joke, which I kept even after they refined the design. Good ear!!

_Mike

You are the first person in 11 years to notice/mention that! The original version of the ice cannon in that sequence looked almost exactly like the big cannons with the dish on them that the Rebels were shooting in Empire, right down to the sort of "thick" laser which it shoots, and it was a sort of ribbing/elbow inside joke, which I kept even after they refined the design. Good ear!!

_Mike

This is why I love to hear what you have to say on anything Mike; it's great to get an insider's perspective on things. To be a listener is one thing, but to know what the people who write music think adds so much. Thanks.

Before I will return to the subject of this thread again, I want to say one last thing (I apologize for going way beyond off-topic).

@spaceworlder: I did not mention twilight because of the quality of the movie (crap) or it's story (I haven't read it and never will) but because of the "message" it conveys to it's target demographic, escpecially since it has one of the worst rolemodels for young teenagers you can think off.
Everything the author wants to tell us with the books & the movies can be summarized to this:

- marry as early as you can, it's the right thing as a woman to do and you will always be happy

- Be not indipendent, it will never be good for you, instead be always obedient to your boyfriend or husband

- stalking equals love

- Virginity is the most important thing about you

Why is that so terrible ?
Well it's basically a blueprint for creating a whole generation of shy, deferential, domestic
abuse victims waiting to happen (again).
In that respect, Twilight and it's phenomenon is scary.

Someone watches Moviebob.

Before I will return to the subject of this thread again, I want to say one last thing (I apologize for going way beyond off-topic).

@spaceworlder: I did not mention twilight because of the quality of the movie (crap) or it's story (I haven't read it and never will) but because of the "message" it conveys to it's target demographic, escpecially since it has one of the worst rolemodels for young teenagers you can think off.
Everything the author wants to tell us with the books & the movies can be summarized to this:

- marry as early as you can, it's the right thing as a woman to do and you will always be happy

- Be not indipendent, it will never be good for you, instead be always obedient to your boyfriend or husband

- stalking equals love

- Virginity is the most important thing about you

Why is that so terrible ?
Well it's basically a blueprint for creating a whole generation of shy, deferential, domestic
abuse victims waiting to happen (again).
In that respect, Twilight and it's phenomenon is scary.

*********************
Undeniably, the films are below par. They are entertaining, but thus far nothing more.

However, before you condemn try reading the books. It's clear Ms. Meyer spends a lot of time thinking about her word usage, syntax, and characters. The books are really well-written.

As far as the messages from the films...well, that's up for debate; which is fun on boards like this one. Certainly much of the mystery in the books is pushed aside for bodice-ripping teenage hormones. In particular, I enjoyed Roger Ebert's review of the most recent installment, "Eclipse".

Someday, remakes will be done for these films and they'll be much better, giving the thoughtful books the films they deserve.

Let's just hope by the time the remakes are green-lighted, this reboot of the 3D craze will be over. Oye!

I have to mention that in this sea of mediocrity where most people don't really aspire to be much more than average in most all they do, I am happy to aspire to much more than that and rise above the rest in my legal practice as soon as I graduate in a year. Its disgusting though reading a number of briefs filed in cases where the attorney simply has his law clerk (read: free labor) write it for him because he is too busy to do anything right. Yet it seems like everyone who is anyone smart is always too busy to do it right and ends up delegating the same work to someone with absolutely no experience. It may make sense from a business standpoint but I sure as hell hope I never do anything like this in my own experience. I for one will strive for excellence and surpass all expectations so quickly that all of a sudden I should hopefully set a new bar or at least become so legendary that everyone will want to be like me. (yes i know, small ego there)

That's not ego, that's ambition and self-respect. If life is about the journey, let it be a journey to the highest peak. Of all the random things which have and may yet happen in my life, when I die I know one of two things will be true: I will either have been the greatest film composer who ever lived, or I will have died trying.

Why aim lower?


_Mike

@NaotaM

The internet is getting really small these days ;)
Well I am guilty of agreeing with everything Moviebob said, escpecially after I've had a conversation with a Twilight-Fan who is 17 and basically has sucked in every message in the book I mentioned above (and even defends it to death) and that is what made me remember all the things bob said.
But enough off-topic.
I recently discovered something great that I want to share with you soon.

@Mike
To speak frankly you are certainly very very talented and you put your soul and heart into the art of music and it definetly shows.
In my opinion you are pretty much up to the task of becoming the best and I definetly respect your work.
You have really impressed me with every piece you have done, that includes your tracks on Facebook as well as your Jazz (I really like The Phoenix).
The only thing you need is enough opportunity to show your talent.
But it's really amusing to imagine that your music might still be played in concerts long after you passed away and we would still remember the times when you posted in this thread and talked about your passion and ambition.

Ugh i hate to admit it but Mike was totally right about PREDATORS. I hated the movie and i hated the score, really a poor and lazy job, much worse then Iron Man 2 and he even inserted fucking e-guitarres in the original predator theme. Even worse, the orchestration of the original music was often handled badly or totally weak. 3-5 Minutes of solid if generic Debney Action Music isn� t enough. won�t buy it, won�t download it, won�t see the movie ever again.

Trust me, I take no pride in being right about this one. I root for every single score to be a great one.


_Mike

1. I think it's time to take what we can get and move on. Debney isn't THAT bad of a choice, and at least goes to show that someone thought an orchestra on the level of the original Predator scores was needed, so not all hope is lost. It could have been worse.

2. I realized this isn't the first time Debney has had some big shoes to fill. Remember Goldsmith's The Mummy? Of course! Silvestri's The Mummy Returns, dear god YES! The Scorpian King? WTF Debney?

3. What's this IMDB credit for Debney's "Gundam Savior"? I didn't know about that. It's a good thing too because the tracks I heard on youtube were pretty meh.

4. Can someone please tell me what tracks in Lair sound like temp tracks? I must know!

Trust me, I take no pride in being right about this one. I root for every single score to be a great one.


_Mike
Any chance for a new score from you this year? Ultraman Zero maybe?

This year looks like it's just a commemorative Auschwitz Liberation piece - private commission - and the birth of our first child in September, which has had me in husband/father-to-be-mode for a few months now :) There are other rumblings, some exciting, but all far too premature to talk about yet. But no, the entire creative team from Ultra Galaxy Legends left the company and will not be involved with the new projects they're considering, which are ultra-low-budget in any case. I don't want to do any more virtual Ultraman music; it was too hard, with far too compromised a result.


_Mike

1. I think it's time to take what we can get and move on. Debney isn't THAT bad of a choice, and at least goes to show that someone thought an orchestra on the level of the original Predator scores was needed, so not all hope is lost. It could have been worse.

2. I realized this isn't the first time Debney has had some big shoes to fill. Remember Goldsmith's The Mummy? Of course! Silvestri's The Mummy Returns, dear god YES! The Scorpian King? WTF Debney?

3. What's this IMDB credit for Debney's "Gundam Savior"? I didn't know about that. It's a good thing too because the tracks I heard on youtube were pretty meh.

4. Can someone please tell me what tracks in Lair sound like temp tracks? I must know!
its a lot of things, but i can clearly remember the first action cue being a phantom manace rip off but i like it better then the original and the second-last before the final battle is totally total recall...but if you listen closely you�ll find more. but its a nice variation and heavy thematic.

Good news everyone, the Alan Wake score by Petri Alanko is getting a proper release later this month.
For anyone who didn't hear any of it when the game came out. Here is a nice sample (http://www.fileden.com/files/2009/6/24/2487612//02 Welcome To Bright Falls.mp3)

Thanks for At the Movies Tango :)
This music is very good :)

Hi, Garcia27
Please reupload Oylmpic Music, 16 Days of Glory - 2CD.
I can find only info of single CD.
Is this your selfmade album?
I want to listen to this album.
Please.
Rapidspread link is down.
Maybe keeping megaupload or rapidshare...
Thank you.

Sorry about not having the Talgorn I promised up yet. Maybe I'll get to it tomorrow.

Okay my friend with the Talgorn albums is away and I won't be able to get them from him for a little while. They will come though.

Instead here is a wonderful album from influential spanish composer Manuel De Falla.


Manuel De Falla
The Three-Cornered Hat & El Amor Brujo


Samples
Ritual Fire Dance (El Amor Brujo) (http://www.fileden.com/files/2009/6/24/2487612//16 El Amor Brujo - Ritual Fire Dance.mp3)
Afternoon (The Three-Cornered Hat) (http://www.fileden.com/files/2009/6/24/2487612//02 The Three Cornered Hat - Afternoon.mp3)

VBR MP3
http://www.multiupload.com/S81AAFDXSX

I was JUST telling a friend about these. Absolutely masterful examples of what a great orchestrator can do with a small group.


_Mike

Spanish composers are always welcomed in my speakers. Thanks, I'll definitely give it a try Shadow... Oh, and guys, do you wanna hear some shit, that noone is interested in and it's not very orchestral - pop music which sounds like excerpt from some kind of gay musical which is awesomly campy? With orchestral instrumentation (reminds at times - to me at least- Elfman/Burton colaborations) and vocal which varies from really great to seriously fuckin' annoying (underwater tremolos;)). I know not, but IF... just try youtube link.;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-bodUnY5xA

Yeah, I've chose live performance with shitty quality, cause I love this song. And yes, it actually tells you, what you can expect from this album.

P.s.
Arthierr, sorry for ruining your thread;).

Well it's been a while since I last contributed to this thread and it's now time to change that.
Here is something very special in my eyes that deserves more attention.
I present you the complete score for the german RPG Gothic 3 made by Piranha Bytes which was composed by one of it's own members, Kai Rosenkranz.
It was one of these rare moments when I listen to something and everything just clicks and feels amazing.
The first time I heard it in the game on it's release in 2006 I was literally blown away.
I had not played Outcast yet and so I never experienced such a magnificent orchestral score in a game before.
It did not simply accompany the gameplay, the music itself became part of the world you were exploring (similar to Outcast) and the atmosphere was indescribable, Kai Rosenkranz used a clever transitions system for the music to accomplish this.
It is the only game to date that I still play for the music alone and you should definetly check it out just for the music yourself.
Because on it's own, the music (albeit being marvelous) does not have the same impact as in the game, at least in my opinion.

Here are perfect examples of what I'm talking about (and a little teaser for the music itself):

Silden Waterfalls (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8ibEq-rFt8&feature=related)

Mora Sul (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8boxm9kQj8&feature=related)

Montera by Night (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMonS1ka2F4&feature=related)

Monsters of Myrtana (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXN7W5OK8cc&feature=related)

Faring (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8P3Xnc4Xqg)

Night (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYCtCCBvN3c)

Panorama (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTKTYsY5A44)

Transitions (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZHLRGyi5z4)

EDIT: The upload went way faster than expected so here it is ;)



Donwload Part I (http://www.mediafire.com/file/gemfoknzwlq/Gothic 3 Part I.7z)

Download Part II (http://www.mediafire.com/file/3zojhzymiui/Gothic 3 Part II.7z)

Download Part III (http://www.mediafire.com/file/ntzjjutinnibwmi/Gothic 3 Part III.7z)


Info

Number of Tracks: 70
Duration: ca. 150min
Format: OGG Vorbis 300 - 400 kbps 44hz Stereo
Composer: Kai Rosenkranz
Orchestrator: Valery Voronov
Conductor: Dr. Hans Jaskulsky
Editing: Stephan Cahen
Orchestra: Bochumer Symphony Orchestra
Choir: Filmharmonic Choir Prague
Taiko Percussion: Gocoo
Solo Vocals: Lisbeth Scott
Ethnic Instruments: Corvus Corax


Small Preview (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1E82MYxAKQ&feature=related)


Some Highlights of the Score:

01. Is Nomine Vacans
05. Myrtana
07. Myrtana - Forest
13. Burghof (Castle Courtyard)
14. Burghof - Night
22. Landschaft (Landscape)
36. Fanfare
39. Waldriedhof (Forest Graveyard)
41. Ishtar
61. Harmonie
63. Innos - God of Light
66. Gothic 3 Overt�re


Something Special:

67. A Gothic Tale (Credits) =
Done by myself because the music in the credits was impossible for me to rip, so here is my take on the credits of Gothic 3, I hope you enjoy it.

64. In Erinnerung an Sasha Pieroth (In Memory of Sasha Pieroth) =
Friend of Kai Rosenkranz and member of Piranha Bytes who died when the game was almost finished, this was played at his funeral ...


To finish this post, here is an interview with the composer himself:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ci0rUWd6w2A




EDIT: By request I have posted the flac version of the commercial release (but it's still only 1/3 of the complete score so keep that in mind)

Download FLAC (http://www.megaupload.com/?d=epi7vdu9)

Well it's been a while since I last contributed to this thread and it's now time to change that.
Here is something very special in my eyes that deserves more attention.
I will present you tomorrow the complete score for the german RPG Gothic 3 made by Piranha Bytes which was composed by one of it's own members, Kai Rosenkranz.
It was one of these rare moments when I listen to something and everything just clicks and feels amazing.
The first time I heard it in the game on it's release in 2006 I was literally blown away.
I had not played Outcast yet and so I never experienced such a magnificent orchestral score in a game before.
It did not simply accompany the gameplay, the music itself became part of the world you were exploring (similar to Outcast) and the atmosphere was indescribable, Kai Rosenkranz used a clever transitions system for the music to accomplish this.
It is the only game to date that I still play for the music alone and you should definetly check it out just for the music yourself.
Because on it's own, the music (albeit being marvelous) does not have the same impact as in the game, at least in my opinion.

Here are perfect examples of what I'm talking about (and a little teaser for the music itself):

Silden Waterfalls (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8ibEq-rFt8&feature=related)

Mora Sul (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8boxm9kQj8&feature=related)

Montera by Night (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMonS1ka2F4&feature=related)

Monsters of Myrtana (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXN7W5OK8cc&feature=related)

Faring (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8P3Xnc4Xqg)

Night (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYCtCCBvN3c)

Panorama (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTKTYsY5A44)

Transitions (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZHLRGyi5z4)

The complete score will contain 70 tracks and over 150min of music (The commercial release had 60min)
Expect it tomorrow

To finish this post, here is an interview with the composer himself (at the time of the interview he was 25), I highly recommend to check it out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ci0rUWd6w2A

Huh, I've heard good things about this one. Thanks dude, looking forward to it. This "transition system" sounds a bit like Grant Kirkhope's penchant for dynamic composition like in Banjo-Kazooie. I love hearing all the little differences and arrangements in these types of things, especially if the tone and atmosphere shift as dramatically as in those classics.

...I keep reading Faring as Farting. >_>; I need sleep.

Instead here is a wonderful album from influential spanish composer Manuel De Falla.

Smashing! You know, many years ago I heard Alicia de Larrocha perform Nights in the Gardens of Spain here in Liverpool. Unfortunately, I was going through my "Hard and Fast" phase at the time, so I didn't fully appreciate it, and I've unforgivably neglected Falla ever since!

Time to make amends.

Smashing! You know, many years ago I heard Alicia de Larrocha perform Nights in the Gardens of Spain here in Liverpool. Unfortunately, I was going through my "Hard and Fast" phase at the time, so I didn't fully appreciate it, and I've unforgivably neglected Falla ever since!

Time to make amends.

That is another wonderful piece. I can put that up too if people want
And we forgive you, everyone has had their phases ;)

Katanagatari
Taku Iwasaki


http://hotfile.com/dl/54832315/dfa8538/katanagatari_ost.rar.html
password ： aqq@kmc

Courtey, credit and thanks to jpvx
Thread 77601

I'm not feeling the actiony-drum-loopy stuff... but by God, I'm loving the slower, string ensemble cues... Some wonderfully taught, positively Herrmannesque writing in there! And some more Iwasaki's warm-summer-day style that made me fall in love with Bincho-tan. I would've passed this up had it not turned up in this thread.

Thank you. :)

Thank you for sharing the anime score to Sword Story [刀語, Katanagatari), which is being broadcast on Fuji TV in Japan this year. The music is far superior to the animation.

Thanks for the Gothic 3 complete score kinerfan
great game (after all patches ;)) and great music

But i like to have it in mp3 ;)

But i like to have it in mp3 ;)

Same here, please. Just tried to extract the files and I can never find a free ogg converter worth a damn.

+1 please.

Thanks for G3, but I really don't understand this OGG 400 kbps thingy. Either one posts some good Lame -V0 mp3 rip, which has an amazing quality / size ratio, or you directly go for lossless format, which is quite big but with perfect, unaltered sound quality.

But posting lossy music ripped at such a high bitrate makes strictly no sense: you have the huge size AND the lossy quality. Lose - lose...

Gothic 3 actually uses OGG for ingame music, so anything ripped from the game will be in OGG natively. Only the soundtrack album is available in lossless.

Gothic 3 actually uses OGG for ingame music, so anything ripped from the game will be in OGG natively. Only the soundtrack album is available in lossless.

Aaah, I see... Thanks for the heads-up.




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-bodUnY5xA

Yeah, I've chose live performance with shitty quality, cause I love this song. And yes, it actually tells you, what you can expect from this album.

P.s.
Arthierr, sorry for ruining your thread;).

Dude, do you realize you're 10 months away from april ? You have to wait until then to post such things here.



[Edit: What a bunch of miserable assholes we've become... Complaining about Cutthroat Island of all things. Of course, it's justified, which is sad in itself... For what it's worth, it's rip-roaring good fun if nothing else.]

Ah, a fresh breeze of good sense...

As a mega-fan of Kousuke Yamashita, I'll post / re-post many of his wondrous scores here.

Let's start today by one of my favorites. After Garasu no Kantai (already posted), Yamashita is back again in big sci-fi epic mode, and delivers here about the same kind of effort, and what you usually get from him: a massive orchestral score, with many very beautiful themes, some deliciously romantic tracks and some furiously combative ones. A real treat for the ears. Highly recommended.



Kousuke YAMASHITA
Dragonaut: The Resonance OST

|320|2CD|325.95MB|



http://tinypaste.com/04c99 (Credits to the original uploader)
PW: enjoy

Tracklist:
Disc 1

01 - Perfect blue (TV size)
02 - Rain Of Love (TV size)
03 - FIGHT OR FLIGHT (TV size)
04 - Force of Mind ~Dragonaut The Resonance~ Main Theme
05 - Tomo to, Kazoku to
06 - Ankoku no Kanata de
07 - Shin Ogasawara no Kaze
08 - Yochou
09 - Houkouu Kimochi
10 - Kyuushuu
11 - Dragon no Nazo
12 - Omokage
13 - Resonance
14 - Kouhai Shita Machiku
15 - Jiko no Kioku
16 - Choujin Teki Battle
17 - Deai no Toki
18 - Hime Goto
19 - Surechigai
20 - Nouri no Hazama de
21 - Jin to Toa
22 - ISDA Shutsudou
23 - Rinkaiten Toppa!
24 - Toa no Shinjitsu
25 - Semaru Kyouteki
26 - Dragonaut-tai Shutsugeki
27 - Sakerarenu Tatakai
28 - To A
29 - Omoki Shukumei
30 - Anyaku
31 - Ikidoori
32 - Widow to Piano to
33 - Heki Shoku no Hoshi
34 - Meguru Inbou
35 - Ryoku no Kagiri


Disc 2

01 - Shutsugeki!
02 - Kokoro Kasanete
03 - Kibou wo Takushite
04 - Machi Nite
05 - Yorisou Kokoro
06 - Moero! Howling Star
07 - Kyouki
08 - Hidamari
09 - Tama ni wa Tanoshii Kibun de
10 - Hustle!
11 - Ochame na Jikan
12 - Toraware no Dragonaut
13 - Baumgard Ka
14 - Hitori
15 - Aegis Hatsudou
16 - Sasaki no Sakubou
17 - Koibito Hiyori
18 - Kunou
19 - Aisuru Hito
20 - Kakusei
21 - Fureai
22 - Tomodachi
23 - Meiun wo Kake
24 - Thanatos
25 - Kessen
26 - Tokkou
27 - Arigatou
28 - DRAGONAUT THE RESONANCE PV You BGM
29 - Rain Of Love intro ~happy ver.~
30 - Rain Of Love intro ~brave ver.~
31 - Rain Of Love intro ~strained ver.~
32 - Rain Of Love intro ~sad ver.~
33 - FIGHT OR FLIGHT intro ~happy ver.~
34 - FIGHT OR FLIGHT intro ~brave ver.~
35 - FIGHT OR FLIGHT intro ~strained ver.~
36 - FIGHT OR FLIGHT intro ~sad ver.~

Regarding Gothic 3:

The problem is that the Soundtrack CD is at best 40% of the complete score.
The complete score is only available via game rip and that should explain the ogg files.
Another thing I like to point out is the fact that the sondtrack cd has been out of print for a long time and I hadn't had the chance to get my hands on a copy.
The Gothic 3 Community (after 4 years still loyal) has recently started a petition to release a 2-disc version with additional tracks and making-offs so maybe we will get the complete score in loseless later this year.

Ah, before I forget, I really should have explained why I love Gothic 3 so much ... well let me do it now:

The horn sections at the beginning of Burghof and Fanfare are simply one of my absolute favorite parts of the score together with the gorgeous strings & flutes in Landscape and Myrtana.
The variety of instruments used is also one of the score's strong points.
When you listen to Myrtana - Forest and Waldfriedhof you really feel the atmosphere of being in a forest full of live and danger.
The guitar piece Myrtana - Night has a huge impact in the game when you wander alone into the night and really feel the isolation and danger of being in this massive world.
Burghof - Night however is more cheerful as it usually plays in crowded areas where people looking at the stars and relax from their daily hardships.
The brass sections in Nordmar Pass and Todestal where it's mixed with the ethnic instruments are quite exceptional as well.
What is also very special is the haunting atmosphere in Drachental and the Xardas pieces as you enter the final chapter of the game, although I can hear some resemblance to Pirates of the Carribean, escpecially in Xardas Turm.
For me the power and emotion of Finale, Innos - God of Light and escpecially the Gothic 3 Overt�re are easily in the same hights as Howard Shore's Lord of the Rings.
So that's my opinion of the socre in a nutshell ;)

A bit of searching turned up a FLAC rip of the Gothic 3 soundtrack at MU: epi7vdu9. (Not my rip, not my upload.)

one problem still remains, it's only 1/3 of the complete score but I will post it in addition to my version ;)

one problem still remains, it's only 1/3 of the complete score but I will post it in addition to my version ;)
Its far too rare that a complete score is actually worthwhile such that I often don't get too excited to get material like you posted here. I also didn't think Gothic 3 music was that exciting.

Also for those who loved what you heard from alan wake, SEMO has an interview with composer Petri Alanko
http://www.squareenixmusic.com/features/interviews/petrialanko.shtml

Dude, do you realize you're 10 months away from april ? You have to wait until then to post such things here.

Ha ha, yeah, I'm sorry for that. I was actually under "beerish" influence when I've heard it for the first time (and also, when I posted it here;)), and at that time I was like: it's awesomly bad and campy, I like it. Next day I was rather: it's bad and campy, WTF? But it actually grew on me. I really like it by now, which is... strange;). Still, I know it's not a place for this kind of music (although, I truly think that instrumenatations are awesome), so if U want, I can delete the post. Just say one word. Cheers!

Thanks for Dragonaut arthierr :)
I like this mixture of music ;)

For G3: I hope for the full soundtrack soon
My opinion about it is the same as yours, kinerfan
in the meantime i enjoy my ost from the CE ;)

http://www.gamespot.com/pc/rpg/starwarstheoldrepublic/video/6268560#
behind the scenes from the scoring of the eagerly awaited MMO Star Wars The Old Republic.8 minutes with nice and new star wars music in the background, at minute seven or so its gets better than everything from the prequels. i�m sure that was a lennie moore cue.the gamerip next year will be EPIC.

Time will tell if it will be the best Star Wars experience since Jedi.
Up until now it seems that everything points in this direction.

http://www.gamespot.com/pc/rpg/starwarstheoldrepublic/video/6268560#
behind the scenes from the scoring of the eagerly awaited MMO Star Wars The Old Republic.8 minutes with nice and new star wars music in the background, at minute seven or so its gets better than everything from the prequels. i�m sure that was a lennie moore cue.the gamerip next year will be EPIC.

Oh man! I sure hope that we get a multi-disc release of the soundtrack. I don't want to have to rely on a game rip for this stuff!

Time will tell if it will be the best Star Wars experience since Jedi.
Up until now it seems that everything points in this direction.

the new recorded music clocks in at around 5.5 hours.thats as long as the used prequel music combined.really looking forward to the new themes and crucial story music. we also get griskeys force unleashed 2 this fall, but i don�t trust him. the first score was bland and lifeless, sometimes laughable...oh i just learned that the watchman motion comics have music from lennie moore. does anyone know the music?

Oh man! I sure hope that we get a multi-disc release of the soundtrack. I don't want to have to rely on a game rip for this stuff!

since they use heavily williams themes there won�t be a release or a really stripped down one which no one really wants hmm?

oh i just learned that the watchman motion comics have music from lennie moore. does anyone know the music?

I have talked to Lennie before about this. He can't get the rights for release and the company that owns it isn't easily convinced. I can put up 5 tracks that eventually were put up for streaming (after a long time of annoying the companies to let him release stuff).


Lennie Moore
Watchmen The Motion Comic (5 Sample Tracks)
http://www.multiupload.com/26U5XJALTP

Sorry about the audio quality, thats they way it was put up.

This thread desperately needs more John Scott, and the proper thematic stuff at that. I am here to remedy this problem with a few posts and this is the first one. I'll be the first to admit that some of John Scott's material is a bit strange and I can't always get into it so I am going to try my best to avoid posting the strange stuff such as Yor.


John Scott - Shogun Mayeda
MP3 VBR V-0 - 110MB
Orchestral|Thematic|Adventure

Download (http://rapidshare.com/files/407554010/Shogun_Mayeda.rar)
PSW: smile

John Scott - Shogun Mayeda


Already on the thread here (http://forums.ffshrine.org/showpost.php?p=1185007&postcount=886) ;)

Thanks anyway, still great stuff

Already on the thread here (http://forums.ffshrine.org/showpost.php?p=1185007&postcount=886) ;)

Thanks anyway, still great stuff

Well if that link still works, saves me from posting Antony and Cleopatra. Still, many likely missed Garcia's posts that long ago.
EDIT: And they are, amazing :)

Whats wrong with Yor? (The music not the movie) I haven't really listened to it much but from what I have heard John Scotts music doesn't seem that weird.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTIEpVo5p-8
(thats what I listened to by the way)

You realize only 4 songs on the Yor soundtrack were written by John Scott right? All the others are by Guido & Maurizio De Angelis.

Hey there guys, I wanna share with you my newest piece. It's a bit long (10:24...), far from perfection, yet it's also my biggest piece of music ever written, so that's probably why I feel need to share. I worked some time on it and would really like to hear what you think. The title of the track is "Creating the World" and it's a story about young god, who instead of learning and paying attention during his "how to be god" classes, choose to have fun. So his first real task - creating the world - is a bit tricky, yet still full of fun. So, if U wanna, try it.

http://soundcloud.com/herbaciak/creating-the-world

Here is another John Scott for you. I find this one especially engaging and has some beautiful themes.
John Scott - The North Star
|Orchestral|Adventurous|Thematic|
MP3 VBR V-0 - 120MB


Download ( http://www.multiupload.com/QGV8TNXZP0)

Sergei Prokofiev - The Stone Flower
Bolshoi Theater Orchestra - Gennady Rozhdestvensky
Vinyl Rip - MP3 VBR v-0

Download Part 1 (http://rapidshare.com/files/407678949/Stone_Flower.part1.rar)
Download Part 2 (http://rapidshare.com/files/407681692/Stone_Flower.part2.rar)
PSW: smile

You may notice some noise on the recording. I am unsure whether this is present in the original vinyls themselves or just as a result of ripping from the vinyls. Still, this is a very beautiful recording and worth listening to.

Ahhh, just what I need. Thanks Sirus!

LP noise generally doesn't bother me - I find it adds to the 'atmosphere' :)

Can't go wrong with Prokofiev. Thanks for the upload! On the issue of Prokofiev though... does anyone have the SNO recording of Alexander Nevsky and the Alai Lolli/Scythian suite?

Can't go wrong with Prokofiev. Thanks for the upload! On the issue of Prokofiev though... does anyone have the SNO recording of Alexander Nevsky and the Alai Lolli/Scythian suite?

YOu mean this one?

Indeed it is! Would you very kindly be able to upload it?

Sergei Prokofiev - Alexander Nevsky - Scythian Suite
SNO - Neeme Jarvi
MP3 VBR V0 -

Download (http://rapidshare.com/files/407705049/AlxNv-StlDnc-Jarvi.rar)
PSW: smile

Sergei Prokofiev - Alexander Nevsky - Scythian Suite
SNO - Neeme Jarvi
MP3 VBR V0 -

Download (http://rapidshare.com/files/407705049/AlxNv-StlDnc-Jarvi.rar)
PSW: smile

Thank you for this :)

So awesome, and one of my favourite recordings of all time. Thanks a bunch!

I'm not feeling the actiony-drum-loopy stuff... but by God, I'm loving the slower, string ensemble cues... Some wonderfully taught, positively Herrmannesque writing in there! And some more Iwasaki's warm-summer-day style that made me fall in love with Bincho-tan. I would've passed this up had it not turned up in this thread.

Thank you. :)

Oddly enough, I've always loved Iwasaki's use of percussion in action tracks. They're seamless and you can't tell whether they're live or electronic because Iwasaki does a fantastic job of mixing. Not to mention that they give action scenes a significant amount of impact, the percussion makes you FEEL every punch, slice, explosion, or whatever counts as "action". I will admit that the slower, more emotional cues are the highlights of the CD, though.

Thanks for the Scott and Prokofiev :)

Sergei Prokofiev - Alexander Nevsky - Scythian Suite
SNO - Neeme Jarvi

Thanks for sharing. I already have this recording, but it's a beaut. If you're on the fence, don't hesitate to try this one!

Sergei Prokofiev - Alexander Nevsky - Scythian Suite
SNO - Neeme Jarvi


I already had this too, but It doesn't get much better. Prokofiev at his finest.

Scott and Prokofiev are SO MUCH welcome here. Thanks a lot, Sirusjr :)

Btw, forget Yor, it's crap and most of it isn't composed by John Scott anyway. Scott's music is generally pure gold: intelligent, thoughtful, sensitive, and inspired.



Hey there guys, I wanna share with you my newest piece. It's a bit long (10:24...), far from perfection, yet it's also my biggest piece of music ever written, so that's probably why I feel need to share. I worked some time on it and would really like to hear what you think. The title of the track is "Creating the World" and it's a story about young god, who instead of learning and paying attention during his "how to be god" classes, choose to have fun. So his first real task - creating the world - is a bit tricky, yet still full of fun. So, if U wanna, try it.

http://soundcloud.com/herbaciak/creating-the-world

I recognize your style: weird and oddly effective at the same time ;) I like the grandiose BG of this piece, good occasion to use a lot of choir to evoque godly, otherworldly stuff. This piece gives me the same impressions than your previously posted compilation: interesting ideas and sometimes cool orchestrations, but somewhat hard to understand, because of weird melodies and harmonies (but maybe it's just me).

I believe next time you should try to create a really good melody, something tuneful and inspired, and then make a developed piece out of it. When someone has a good melody (or a good musical idea in general) to start with, it's a lot easier to compose something great afterwards.


Thagor - It's so good to see someone so appreciative and thankful. Thank you for your thanks, my friend! Enjoy this thread, and if you can, please contribute as well, occasionally.


And another Kousuke Yamashita coming soon. :)

Hey there guys, I wanna share with you my newest piece. (SNIP)

I rather like this... actually, I really like it. Compliments first: Other commentators have noted your somewhat unusual approach to melody and to harmony; I think that may be the reason I enjoy your music so much. It feels as though you have approached tonality as a big piece of rubber, which you stretch, bounce, compress, and generally play with throughout the piece. This appeals more to my classical side than to my filmic side. Parts like that bizzare crescendo at 1:21 - it sounds almost pedestrian and then you completely mess up the harmony with piercing off-key woodwind. The choral work at 3:30 onward - atonal waves made of the choir and a boat made of brass balanced treachorously atop! And the ending; you're playing with us again - another building crescendo, and then it sounds as if you just say "Aw, f**k it!" and end on a completely unresolved chord that is almost begging to cadence into something else.

Criticisms second: For all of its potential, it has a very raw, undeveloped sense about it that I find hard to describe; It feels like a series of disparate encounters and events rather than a continuous, composed narrative. Sometimes you're doing something and then you just think "OK, I've had enough of that now" and you move on; but it's invariably in the middle of a sentence! The encounters feel rather static; rather than a feeling of moving from one place to another, and feeling the transition between where I started and where I'm going, I feel more as though I am being dropped from the sky right into the middle of what looks like a most exciting place, being held there for a few moments, and then lifted out and into another completely different place. It leaves me wishing the previous places could've received more exploration! I think this may be a confidence in material issue; if it is, I share it.

In my music, I am full of ideas... but less clear on how to fluidly progress from one idea to another, how long to explore a given idea before it becomes uninteresting, how to develop a simple idea into a complex one. That's the hard part, in my view. That is what I feel is less present in your music. I suppose they feel more like orchestration exercises than outright compositions, or they're your sketch book of ideas in auditory form; lots of incredibly fascinating stuff, but lacking impact due to their fragmentary nature and apparently random presentation.

If I am missing something in this regard, I apologise; likewise if any of this offends you personally or artistically.

The old advice stands firm; keep on truckin', keep on learnin', and keep on writing. I hear much potential. :)

KUSHIRO MARSHLAND
Japanese title: 釧路湿原; Kushiro shitsugen

And now for something completely different! This is by legendary Japanese film composer Akira IFUKUBE, famous for his work on the Godzilla movies and a Kurosawa film The Quiet Duel.

Composed for a 1993 documentary film about the Kushiro Marshland wildlife sanctuary in Hokkaidō, northern Japan. Each of the four tracks represents a season. The first track especially, Summer, is simply divine and will send shivers down your spine.

MP3, 58.03 MB, 30 MIN

http://www.multiupload.com/XATYL8O5G6

Thank you so much for more Ifukube, but if I could make one small plea... Please, no dark blue text on a dark grey background...! I'm 26, I don't wear glasses, and I have excellent eyesight, but I can't read that comfortably without squinting. I know it's nice to have a post stand out; my own personal preference is that the main body text of posts remain presented in a sensible font in a sensible (ie, white) colour... Does anybody else agree? :)

Peace
TT

Thanks for Musical Journey to Japan-I really love Japan and its culture and music-Many years ago went there in the navy to Yoksuka, Yokohama, other cities and rock and roll was invading there then- and I rarely heard their own music--this forum is excellent for that music and again thanks for the great posts-

Thank you so much for more Ifukube, but if I could make one small plea... Please, no dark blue text on a dark grey background...! I'm 26, I don't wear glasses, and I have excellent eyesight, but I can't read that comfortably without squinting. I know it's nice to have a post stand out; my own personal preference is that the main body text of posts remain presented in a sensible font in a sensible (ie, white) colour... Does anybody else agree? :)

Peace
TT

Sorry TT, I will change the blue to yellow next time, I am new here and was experimenting!

Sorry TT, I will change the blue to yellow next time, I am new here and was experimenting!

We have a preview button for a reason. ;)

Sorry TT, I will change the blue to yellow next time, I am new here and was experimenting!

Aaargh, Marty Feldman! ;)

Wow, thanks tango for your opinion. It is indeed awesome:).


For all of its potential, it has a very raw, undeveloped sense about it that I find hard to describe; Sometimes you're doing something and then you just think "OK, I've had enough of that now" and you move on; but it's invariably in the middle of a sentence! The encounters feel rather static; rather than a feeling of moving from one place to another, and feeling the transition between where I started and where I'm going, I feel more as though I am being dropped from the sky right into the middle of what looks like a most exciting place, being held there for a few moments, and then lifted out and into another completely different place. It leaves me wishing the previous places could've received more exploration!

I never though about myself as of a composer, rather music creator or something like that. Why? Cause I don't think what to do next - I just do. Music is my playground, there is no place to think. That's why my music seems (and probably is) undeveloped. I start with a story, place, creature (or other things) and than I... draw with sounds. But I never know where I will end (and "end" is a place where I start to think - what to add, what to take away, what there or there...).

Maybe there is a chance that I could make it all longer here, to play a bit more with those ideas, to make it all more cohesive (kinda tried it) but - hell, it's a playground, how much time I can stay in one place (ADHD anyone?;))? But to be honest, I don't think I'm skilled enough to go with it further...


It feels like a series of disparate encounters and events rather than a continuous, composed narrative.

When I was writing it, I was also writing a story (figuratively speaking), with all the twist and turns, so all those crazy things are kinda part of sketched plot. Basicaly it means - again - that I don't have enough skill to handle one theme, and at the same time keep it interesting. This sucks.


how long to explore a given idea before it becomes uninteresting, how to develop a simple idea into a complex one. That's the hard part, in my view.

It's hard as hell. It's easy to write 10 minute piece, it's incredibly hard to write 5 minute piece based on one theme, one melody, one idea. For me, for now it's impossible. But maybe, someday...


but less clear on how to fluidly progress from one idea to another

Think of it as of a completely unfluid suites - fluidity is overrated;).


The old advice stands firm; keep on truckin', keep on learnin', and keep on writing. I hear much potential.

Will do.


I recognize your style: weird and oddly effective at the same time I like the grandiose BG of this piece, good occasion to use a lot of choir to evoque godly, otherworldly stuff. This piece gives me the same impressions than your previously posted compilation: interesting ideas and sometimes cool orchestrations, but somewhat hard to understand, because of weird melodies and harmonies (but maybe it's just me).

That's my blessing - I don't need to understand music, I just need to feel it;).

Huge thanks for interest and for awesome words of wisdom (no irony here).

And thanks for Ifukube - never tired of his music.

I haven't sharing any music lately or entering much on the debates of the thread, so in a way i'll try to compensate that with this classic soundtrack, which i hope you might like ;)






Taras Bulba by Franz Waxman

13 Tracks @ 320 Kbps
http://rapidshare.com/files/408190766/Taras_Bulba.zip.html



First let me say that i searched for this soundtrack before but i couldn't find it, so please forgive me if it's already upped. Now on the music :)
As you may know in case you already heard this soundtrack before, the central and most well known music piece, is the exhilarating 'The Ride to Dubno', a tour de force composition of galloping rhythms and a incessant crescendo of excitement. It is ORCHESTRAL ACTION MUSIC at his finest. This music is even today played on concert music halls all over the world, and presented on many compilation albums of film music. Here is a curious version of the cue played only on piano, here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3x9WwQvwEF8).

But there is more, like for example the song 'The Wishing Star', who is the vocal version of the love theme, where it gets the most touching moments in 'No Retreat' and 'Leaving Home'.
And for the best of both main themes played together, you can listen to them throug a brief introduction in the 'Overture (http://www.zshare.net/audio/78550627451c4384/)', or its climax conclusion in the mammoth 'The Battle of Dubno and Finale'.



Enjoy :)

Waxman shares are always welcome and this one I have not yet heard! Thanks Sanico!!

Fantastic post Sanico! TB is one of Waxman's very best.

The four hands arrangement/performance of 'Ride of the Cossacks' is absolutely scintillating!

Four hands piano arrangement of Ride Of The Cossacks, performed by Tengstrand-Sun Piano Duo:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3x9WwQvwEF8

Absolutely amazing. A fine example of the fire a good pianist can conjure up.

The pianoforte; the original orchestra in a box.

Indeed very interesting piece

Heartcatch Precure ! Original Soundtrack Vol. 1



Orchestral / Melodic / Uplifting / Rock / Strings / Choral / Synth /



Download Link (http://www.mediafire.com/file/ak60angc15a58z9/Heartcatch Precure!.7z)
MP3 320 kbps VB 0 / 33 Tracks


Here is a great score composed by Yasuharu Takanashi (Naruto Shipuuden, Fairy Tail and Toward the Terra).
He is currently the composer for the Pretty Cure Franchise (after Naoki Sato)
and has delievered marvelous scores for Fresh Precure and Precure Allstars DX.
Here he accomplishes a near seemless fusion of rock instruments & synth with orchestral music (very similar to Sahashi).
It sounds as if rock instruments were a natural part of an orchestra and not just a simple beat and riffs all over the place that downplay the orchestra.

Preview (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dv1834mt9uM)

Whenever I'm in a bad mood I just listen to it and everthing is right again, it's such a joy to experience it.
I've heared the show itself is similar in that aspect and can be enjoyed by children for the beautiful colors and by adults for it's excellent artstyle, action and "music".
But that is no surprise for me considering the fact that even japanese anime targeted at children usually have a million times more depth and beauty than most cartoons in other countries targeted at young adults.
It certainly does help that they take such shows seriously and try to make something anyone can enjoy no matter how old you are, otherwise we wouldn't have so many excellent musical scores like this one to enjoy and I hope that part of japanese culture will never change.

Edit: Track 32 ... Japan got the Blues ;)

Thanks for the recent uploads, guys. I'm amazed by the variety of what's posted here, going from Ifukube to Precure, with Waxman in the middle!



KUSHIRO MARSHLAND
Japanese title: 釧路湿原; Kushiro shitsugen

Thanks for this rarity, and welcome to the thread, Yen. :)


About Precure, I have to say I'm a big admirer of Naoki Sato's marvelous scores for this franchise, rarely have I heard something so fresh and charming.

A little googling can easily lead you to a wonderful place where most of these scores are gathered. ;)

Now I didn't know he was replaced by by Yasuharu Takanashi, who's someone that never really impressed me, in fact - contrary to Sato. But I'm really curious to see what he has done for Precure, so I'll gladly try this one.

The problem with Takanashi is that he relies so much on Rock & Metal that there is not enough liberty for the orchestra to shine.
Sahashi is in my eyes the best example of how to mix these elements right so that they all complement each other perfectly.
That's why I like Takanashi's Precure scores & Toward the Terra better than his take on Naruto & Fairy Tail, although I really enjoyed them (being a fan of this kind of genre) and folk metal mixed with an orchestra made for a japanese anime show is not something you find everyday.

Thanks for the new Yasuharu Takanashi :)
I check it out now ;)

Thanks for the welcome. I love all the wonderful sound experiences here. I have been a fan of Japanese film music for a while (especially by Masaru SATŌ, who sadly is no longer with us) and I did not realise until finding this site that Japanese video games and anime had such wonderful and powerful music too, so I am grateful to you for broadening my horizons.

Last Ranker - Limited Soundtrack Piano Trio Arrange
MP3 VBR V0 - 40MB - 5Tracks - Scans
Composed by - Yoko Shimomura
Arranged by - Hironori Osone (Romeo X Juliet, Tales of Legendia, Echoes of War)

Download (http://rapidshare.com/files/408514328/TLRPnoTrio.rar)
PSW: smile
I grabbed this first because it was composed by Shimomura and I saw Piano Trio. I mainly wanted a sampler of the larger soundtrack coming out soon but I found something FAR more exciting. This music is just what it sounds like, the main themes from Last Ranker, performed by Piano and two strings. (It may be Cello and Violin but i'm not 100% sure)
This was converted from a lossless version posted Here (http://forums.ffshrine.org/showpost.php?p=1511915&postcount=9213)

There is also a rip from Last Ranker somewhere on the forum and it is indeed incredibly awesome score. I'm really impressed by it.

There is also a rip from Last Ranker somewhere on the forum and it is indeed incredibly awesome score. I'm really impressed by it.

Yeah, the rip is so awesome I ordered the soundtrack last night :O

http://www.gamestar.de/index.cfm?pid=1589&pk=14347
another video about Old Republics Score, music is highlightend. I was near tears of joy. In the darkest time for filmmusicfans, a huge fullorchestral star wars score is near and it just sound wonderfull. and don�t tell me its not going to be the best score since epVI, i have ears. in this video you can certainly hear that its not some wannabe crap like force unleashed. the whole clip just yells 1980s.the themes, the motivs, the action, just about everything....its true original star wars.i hope the gamerip is not 600 30secs tracks.PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEASE!!!

http://www.gamestar.de/index.cfm?pid=1589&pk=14347
another video about Old Republics Score, music is highlightend. I was near tears of joy. In the darkest time for filmmusicfans, a huge fullorchestral star wars score is near and it just sound wonderfull. and don�t tell me its not going to be the best score since epVI, i have ears. in this video you can certainly hear that its not some wannabe crap like force unleashed. the whole clip just yells 1980s.the themes, the motivs, the action, just about everything....its true original star wars.i hope the gamerip is not 600 30secs tracks.PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEASE!!!

I think I said this before but this would be amazing to have a multiple-disc soundtrack with all the music composed for this game.

I think I said this before but this would be amazing to have a multiple-disc soundtrack with all the music composed for this game.

maybe direx will help out if its really messy.

I think I said this before but this would be amazing to have a multiple-disc soundtrack with all the music composed for this game.

the only possible thing would be a composer specific promo for each of the five composers.that would be great.

I don't think its completely impossible to have a complete score release. I mean they probably are spending a hell of a lot of money getting the score recorded and stuff and should know there are fans out there who would buy it and sumthing could release it, or even la la land as a 5 disc set!

I don't think its completely impossible to have a complete score release. I mean they probably are spending a hell of a lot of money getting the score recorded and stuff and should know there are fans out there who would buy it and sumthing could release it, or even la la land as a 5 disc set!

i would pay any price for this, but the reuse of williams themes makes everything difficult, as with the potter scores.if they are so keen about it and know they can�t sell it, give the game an option to listen to the whole thing. but for know, we can just wait and hope. or just give the game a n special edition with the whole score as bonus dvd. even if i couldn�t play the game as i have no pc i would buy it just for that.

Amen

Step 1: Collect all the best material, cut all the filler and "rushed" bits
Step 2: Turn all the best stuff into individual 6-10 minute suites for a 60-70 minute release
Step 3: Profit

BERNARD HERRMANN
SYMPHONY / THE FANTASTICKS
National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by the composer



MP3-320kbps: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=C1KEYLF2
Booklet scans: http://www.multiupload.com/MPQF69M108

Nachoherrmann kindly uploaded this and I thought it deserved a post here too. I'm certainly grateful to be able to hear it again, as it seems my disc has disappeared into the ether :S

It's a wonderful piece, written when Herrmann was 30; from the expansive opening horn call you know your in for a treat! The first movement takes us through many different moods, with a beautiful 'twilit forest' feel to the quieter passages. A macabre dance of a scherzo comes next, with echoes of both Berlioz and Beethoven. The slow movement then surges and swells with the kind of keenly-felt, knife-edge emotionalism of Herrmann's film scores - tenderness turning to dread. Against all the odds, the finale bursts through with good humour, and even more rustic charm, but there are still pools of darkness.

'The Fantasticks' is a short song cycle based on the months January-May. They're jewels of poetic abstraction and delicate orchestration.

I've included scans of the booklet note by Christopher Palmer for those who might like to read a little more about these lovely works.

Thanks, Lens of Truth

More Herrmann is always welcome on my hard drive ;)

Now to something else:

When I first heared of composer James Hannigan I didn't know what to expect of him.
After Republic and his Potter scores however, I am convinced that he is one of the best game composers you can find nowadays, escpecially if you are looking for music done in the style of the great film composers like Williams.
Here is his latest work, certainly inspired by Jerry Goldsmith:

Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight
(Orchestral Tracks by James Hannigan)



Composed by James Hannigan
Conducted by Allan Wilson
Performed by The London Philharmonia Orchestra


Download Link (http://www.mediafire.com/file/m6khhylfclj7t2s/C&C 4 Tiberian Twilight (Orchestral Tracks).7z)
MP3 320kbps VB 0 / 6 Tracks


Tracklist:

01 To Save Humanity (2:29)
02 Welcome Back Commander (2:15)
03 Bad To Worse (1:56)
04 The Beginning Of The End (3:16)
05 Whatever It Takes (4:03)
06 The Prophet's Ascension (11:27)

Running Time: 25 min

This version does not contain the ethnic & synth pieces, just pure orchestra.

Anyway, I'm glad that we get a game score of this quality, together with SC2 which actually surprised and impressed me.
If such quality becomes the norm for many games to follow then I'm very excited what the rest of 2010 & 2011 will have in stock for us.
I'm escpecially looking forward to Diablo III, The Old Republic & Skyward Sword (Miyamoto confirmed that the next Zelda will feature a Live Orchestra, rumors say various composers like Oshima have been hired for the project)

Hannigan is certainly one of the best; his Harry Potter scores are definitely worthy of a listen. I'd like to see (or more appropriately, hear) him get a film already!

I'm currently watching Break Blade's first episode, with no subtitles and absolutely no bloody clue what is going on... and, well, I am absolutely on the edge of my seat listening to the score. With Yoshihisa Hirano involved, you know you're going to get something a little bit special... but this is stunning stuff, even by Hirano's standards.

For those of you who missed the brass in Book Of Bantorra, this will be the antidote. Hirano's brass is never slow, and it's never simple. Frighteningly fast trumpet runs, great heaving polytonal chords that shake the floor, gloriously twisted dissonant fanfares, avant-garde trombone slides, Goldsmithian noir-ish trumpet solos... THE LOT.

Also. there is a sensible choral presence. Whereas Bantorra seemed to be using the choir to cover up for the fact that half the orchestra was missing, Break Blade uses it as it should be - sparingly, and at just the right time. Also, the ubiquitous Hirano trademark, the soprano vocalise puts in a splendid appearance, and is joined with another female voice - of the ethnic, wailing kind usually over and badly used by Hollywood, and here implemented by Hirano as pure genius.

What else... How about some of the quieter moments going the way of "Chant 2" in Super Robot Wars - I find it hard to describe that sound, of incredibly fluid harmonic movement... completely unpredictable dissonances phasing in and out, but still incredibly warm and beautiful, with another trademark; that piercing woodwind glissandi.

There's a battle scene fairly close to the beginning where Hirano is busily doing all those wonderful things you love so much - all hell is breaking loose, etc... I wish I knew what was going on - all I can see is that some girl is about to die - but suddenly he breaks out into this glimmering orchestral tutti where all the dissonance completely goes out the window, with tremolo strings and a completely tonal trumpet fanfare... and the harmonies, they're not typical heroic major key stuff, they're late romantic, yearning, love-theme chords... it's an absolutely amazing symphonic gesture. I don't know why that sort of thing gets to me so much but whenever a composer does it my knees just give out and I become a gibbering wreck.

I am sorry; I am gushing. Hirano is a genius; there's no doubt about that, but the fact that he is writing stuff of this calibre for what seems to me like yet another faceless Mecha anime with lots of stuff exploding, people getting killed, etc... I can scarcely believe it. He even finishes his pre-credits cue in the appropriate key so that it cadences into the opening song. His music is full of those little touches; the mind of a musician thinking about his score musically... it's not just some noise that clumsily evokes an emotion at the appropriate time... once again, it's a massive symphony of flawless construction...

Bantorra was a crushing disappointment for me... and the ecstacy of hearing his latest work, where he is firmly and unquestionably back is such a wonderful feeling.

The score CD for the first movie was allegedly released with the movie, which came out a couple of days ago, so it shouldn't be too long coming. From what I understand there will be six films (each 50 minutes) released over the next year... so there is a potential for a lot of Hirano gold. Even if we say there is 15 minutes of new music in each film (probably a reasonable guess), that's still an hour and a half of pure symphonic joy to look forward to...

My apologies again; normal service (and some music posting - w00t!) will resume tomorrow. :)

TT

This such an amazing site!
Can't believe Dune was here!

Does any one have:
James Newton Howard ~ Salt: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack ?

Thank you for the beautiful scores and soundtracks

Someone posted a VBR-0 of Salt in another thread. It was recently posted, so it shouldn't be too hard to find.

Cool Thanks...

Tango - I can only hope they will properly master Break Blade soundtrack. The clipping in Bantorra and also in Death Note was horrible.

I don't think I've ever heard a Japanese soundtrack that was mastered properly, unfortunately... I don't know whether to blame the obviously poor recording studio or its facilities... or the fact that they may be sacrificing quality to "buy" more recording time... or perhaps the recording they receive at the mastering studio is OK and they proceed to cock it up for the release.

Having seen photos of these studios, the equipment therein, and the breakneck speed at which they operate, I'm inclined to blame that. So many scores are recorded in rooms that are unsuitable for even a small orchestra; the infamous Sound Inn springs to mind. Just look at the session recordings for Super Mario Galaxy; they're packed in there like sardines. No reverb, no natural acoustic... I can only imagine what the raw recording must sound like and how much massaging it takes from the masterng engineer to make it vaguely saleable. You know you have a problem when a 60 piece orchestra recorded in Sound Inn sounds smaller than a 40 piece orchestra recorded virtually anywhere else. (Compare and contrast - SMG2, 60 man orchestra recorded in Sound Inn... Final Fantasy Crystal Bearers - 39 man orchestra recorded at Avaco Creative Studio **I THINK**...)

Still, we can hope. I can forgive shortcomings in the recording when the music is of such a high standard... I'd rather a poorly-recorded real orchestra than a flawless synthesiser. :)

hey, i am all in for Oshima scoring the next Zelda. she is the second best Japanese composer of all time. first is the late Ifukube.

I understand your point Tango but I was referring specifically to the audible pops and clicks I get specifically on Bantorra and Death Note. It is worst on Death Note though so at least Bantorra isnt as bad.

EDIT: also it seems Kotaro Nakagawa is working on a new soundtrack for an anime called Stitch (yes based off Lilo & Stitch) This looks like too cute a show to get a decent soundtrack out of nakagawa personally.

Indeed, the clicks during death note were very distracting to me. I kept thinking i had a damaged disk but I checked and every rip sounded the same.

:shock:

I don't have a physical copy of Death Note; I had always assumed this constant ticking was a shoddy rip. That bloody noise is actually on the CD?

I confess I haven't paid a lot of attention to Bantorra too closely as I didn't particularly like it - I listened to both CDs all the way through during a long car journey so I had road noise and such to contend with.

Nakagawa runs a bit hot and cold for me, but he's one of those guys I always look forward to hearing from regardless. I hope there's a budget for this one. The second season of Hayate The Combat Butler was a really fun score utterly pissed up by the absence of any live musicians...

EDIT: also it seems Kotaro Nakagawa is working on a new soundtrack for an anime called Stitch (yes based off Lilo & Stitch) This looks like too cute a show to get a decent soundtrack out of nakagawa personally.


coughhackCrossGamecoughwheeze

I dunno, Nakagawa can be...weird, with all the big band and splashes of flamenco and Engrish, but when given a nicely-sized orchestra and license to go all out with emotion, he's one of the best in the business. His pulse-pounding Code Geass scores are simply addictive. Any word if Kuroishi will be riding shotgun?

http://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=18447&count=0

....and THIS will be scored by Tyler Bates???!!! Thats a crime!

Anything scored by Bates is a crime

or lack of common sense

And the upcoming Conan movie will be scored by Steve Jablonsky :)

From Basil to Jablonsky... or the current state of the art of film music today.

And the upcoming Conan movie will be scored by Steve Jablonsky :)

From Basil to Jablonsky... or the current state of the art of film music today.

........
:(

This is sad news

makes me want to escape to game & anime music even more

thanks a lot for this wonderful soundtrack.

the age of conan is a wonderful soundtrack thanks a lot.

And the upcoming Conan movie will be scored by Steve Jablonsky :)

From Basil to Jablonsky... or the current state of the art of film music today.

I died inside. I screamed the moment I saw that on wikipedia.

Damn you WB. I really hate you at times.

EDIT: On another note, they have an absolutley horrid director helming this. My God. Help us all, we Americans are doomed for anything of merit. WB must think that since they gave us Inception that is an excuse for dumb as hell film making.

But I hope you aren't suggesting that the original Conan movie was decent filmmaking. It was a horrible piece of trash that was saved only by the score.

Yoshihisa Hirano - Break Blade Chapter 1 OST
7 tracks - 16 minutes
Orchestral|Choral|Action


MP3 VBR V-0
Download (http://rapidshare.com/files/409515713/Break_Blade_Chapter_1.rar)
PSW: smile

WV+Log
Download (http://rapidshare.com/files/409515715/YH-BBCH1-FL.rar)
PSW: smile

Holy crap....gotta love Hirano. Great stuff

But I hope you aren't suggesting that the original Conan movie was decent filmmaking. It was a horrible piece of trash that was saved only by the score.

Actually, it wasn't that bad. It was...alright.

Thanks a lot for Break Blade Chapter 1 OST! Was looking for it since the trailer posted some time ago.



http://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=18447&count=0

....and THIS will be scored by Tyler Bates???!!! Thats a crime!

What about Don Davis, instead? Looks like a job for him.



And the upcoming Conan movie will be scored by Steve Jablonsky :)

From Basil to Jablonsky... or the current state of the art of film music today.

Hey, wait. Maybe it will be Jablonsky's big revelation, with a pure, massive, flamboyant orchestral score like the 1st Conan was.

.......... Nah, just a joke. :p



makes me want to escape to game & anime music even more

Escape is the word. Happily Japan is there to provide me some weekly fresh orchestral music.



But I hope you aren't suggesting that the original Conan movie was decent filmmaking. It was a horrible piece of trash that was saved only by the score.

Actually, I found it was a really good movie, with a strong sense of epic imagery, accurately rendering Robert E. Howard's fascinating universe, with its savagery, magic and mystery. The combination of great visuals, astonishing score and nice story telling the emergence of a Hero makes it quite a good movie to me.

(See, I explained why I liked it, I didn't just called it "horrible piece of trash" ;))

Actually, I found it was a really good movie, with a strong sense of epic imagery, accurately rendering Robert E. Howard's fascinating universe, with its savagery, magic and mystery. The combination of great visuals, astonishing score and nice story telling the emergence of a Hero makes it quite a good movie to me.

(See, I explained why I liked it, I didn't just called it "horrible piece of trash" ;))

:P I would be more detailed but I couldn't even sit through more than half an hour of it. And I very rarely stop watching a movie before I reach the end unless its absolutely painful.

Break Blade is stunning stuff, thanks Siriusjr

About Conan: It was really cheesy but the music made the movie for me and any movie starring Arnold is usually hilarious by default (aside from T2 of course).

New big orchestral release from MoviescoreMedia!
http://www.screenarchives.com/title_detail.cfm/ID/14228/THE-LEGEND-OF-SILKBOY
Check out the samples for yourself!

New big orchestral release from MoviescoreMedia!
http://www.screenarchives.com/title_detail.cfm/ID/14228/THE-LEGEND-OF-SILKBOY
Check out the samples for yourself!

I love it! I would have never known about this, gotta love some of the obscurities from MSM.

[color="Lime"][B][Size="4"]Yoshihisa Hirano - Break Blade Chapter 1 OST



Brilliant! Thanks man! Been waiting for this one too. A shame it's so short, but I am happy to get to listen to this none the less.

Thank you again :D

http://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=18447&count=0

....and THIS will be scored by Tyler Bates???!!! Thats a crime!

The main problem I have with Bates is that he seems to recycle the same cues over and over, and the cues aren't particularly original. HOWEVER, like Inception inspired Hans Zimmer to put together a fantastic score, this movie may do the same for Bates, though Bates does not have Zimmer's level of talent.

As for Jablonsky scoring the new Conan . . . bleh. Jablonsky's scores are just there, they're not bad but they're not good. Gears of War 2's soundtrack was a step down from the original GoW, because at least the first game had some memorable cues, Jablonsky's score for the second didn't.

Jablonsky's scores are just there, they're not bad but they're not good.

*cough*

Isn't it funny that the score of SC2 borrowed so much from Transformers that it is criminal but surpassed it in every way when it's usually the other way around.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4H0JDomv8ac start at 3:08 then listen to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKJHPA78MbQ

I agree with NotSpecial. I don't think Jablonsky's music is really awful; it's just mediocre.

I agree with NotSpecial. I don't think Jablonsky's music is really awful; it's just mediocre.

Ditto.

And yes, NotSpecial, Inception's score was quite lovely. And although it isn't officially part of the score, the trailer theme "Mind Heist" is my current obsession.

LAST RANKER OST by Yoko Shimomura



http://www.hongfire.com/forum/showthread.php?t=196537

Grab it guys, it's one of the awesomest, coolest, nicest etc. scores of the year. Just pure joy. And performed by live musicians. Thing not to be missed. Thanks to Rdeath for fast rip.

Thanks for this great Ost :)

Hello I am looking for the new intrada cd MAXI with the gorgeous music of georges delarue...

thanks

I agree with NotSpecial. I don't think Jablonsky's music is really awful; it's just mediocre.


Ditto.

Anybody can have any opinion. It's too easy to say it's good, it's bad or whatever.

But the thing is, some newcomers (in this thread) often seem to forget where they are: in THE BIG ORCHESTRAL ACTION MUSIC THREAD!, aka the Orchestral Thread. Which means, people used to frequent this place have a certain kind of sensibility: they love orchestral music, i.e. music composed for and meant to be performed by a symphony orchestra, whether it's for movies, games, anime or from classical music.

Therefore, when a musical judgment is expressed in this particular thread, it usually concerns the orchestral value of a score, or the orchestral skills of a composer.

Hence, when I (for instance) considers that Jablonsky's music generally oscillates from "very bad" to "average" (with one notable exception - see below), I do so as an orchestral music enthusiast, having grown with the music of Williams, Horner, Poledouris, and many, many other great composers, who were genuine masters in this field.

I repeat, it's a matter of sensibility: when you're used to listen to the great masters of symphonic music, who were the norm in Hollywood until the Evil Dr Zimmer started to have more and more influence, it's really hard to see any brilliance, talent or greatness in most of Jablonsky's music (I don't accuse him, though, but the system). But I perfectly understand that people having other sensibilities, or some more eclectic musical tastes, could enjoy his music.

Now there is one score by Jablonsky that really impressed me. A ravishing score composed for... a japanese animation movie (I'll pass the comments about why he's mediocre in the US and talented in Japan, that would be too long). I speak of course of Steamboy, a beautiful, strongly thematic, complex score, displaying some clever musical ideas (like using a rhythm based on the sound of a train for some action cues for instance).

For people not having tried it, here you go:



Steve Jablonsky
Steamboy OST

|320|1CD|139MB|



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conans composer is still undecided, but there is no sign of jablonsky there.

LAST RANKER OST by Yoko Shimomura



http://www.hongfire.com/forum/showthread.php?t=196537

Grab it guys, it's one of the awesomest, coolest, nicest etc. scores of the year. Just pure joy. And performed by live musicians. Thing not to be missed. Thanks to Rdeath for fast rip.

Thanks for posting this here! I ordered the ost but haven't received it yet. Can't wait to listen.

Also, Film Score Monthly just released a new score today!!

Composed by Herbert Stothart
Samples are so relaxing and beautiful that I couldn't resist so if this sells out fast I will post here. It has a very asian theme as you would expect from the subject matter but it a highly intimate romantic score and the sound quality is fantastic for something from 1944!!! Plus it is in stereo :O

FSM will release a 14 cd box set of everything Ron Jones has ever composed for Star Trek NG and the Games in September.150 dollars but its fantastic.incredible wht this guy does with a few live musicians.

Now there is one score by Jablonsky that really impressed me. A ravishing score composed for... a japanese animation movie (I'll pass the comments about why he's mediocre in the US and talented in Japan, that would be too long). I speak of course of Steamboy, a beautiful, strongly thematic, complex score, displaying some clever musical ideas (like using a rhythm based on the sound of a train for some action cues for instance).

For people not having tried it, here you go:



Steve Jablonsky
Steamboy OST

|320|1CD|139MB|



Thread 32449
(Credits to civiscool)



Out of curiosity, I would like to hear your thoughts about why Jablonsky is "talented in Japan" and "mediocre" in the US if you don't mind.

Thanks for the upload, though!

It is kind of odd to consider, though, that Japan has been producing the majority of the memorable orchestral soundtracks over the last decade, when they were mired in synth and techno for all of the 80's and 90's (with exceptions).

Well Japan has its share of horrible synth scores still and out of all the anime and video game soundtracks released each year, only a small fraction are the orchestral scores we post here. I would assume the same amount of orchestral stuff was always released from Japan.

Having given to Steamboy a fresh listen (last time it was some years ago), I have to moderate a little my opinion. It's a nice score, a really good, effective, beautiful one, but maybe not as great as I praised it in my previous post. Anyway, it's still way better than what Jablonsky usually does.



Out of curiosity, I would like to hear your thoughts about why Jablonsky is "talented in Japan" and "mediocre" in the US if you don't mind.

That's not a secret. Japanese people are extremely fond of orchestral music, I mean western style orchestral music. A lot of animes, dramas and game scores are at least partially orchestral. An incredible number of symphonic concerts are held every year, mostly classical, but also from game or anime scores. It's just part of their culture, which seems to be less an less the case in the US, and maybe also in Europe.

So, I guess when Jablonsky gets to be hired in Japan, he's just asked to conform to this tradition. Steamboy's authors and producers obviously wanted a true, thematic, rich orchestral score, not the percu-synth-epic crap usually "en vogue" in the US, nowadays. And that's what Jablonsky gave them, which is the irrefutable proof that he IS actually skilled, and can make something worthy when he's ASKED to.

Now here's an illustration of Japan's adoration for orchestral music: in my lovely city of Nantes (http://philippehermange.free.fr/nantes/nantes.htm), there's each year a very succesful musical event named la "Folle Journ�e de Nantes". It's the biggest classical music event in France, and one of the biggest in Europe. It's a series of concerts dedicated to one composer each year. Here are some links:


la Folle Journ�e de Nantes
http://www.follejournee.fr/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Folle_Journ�e



From Wikipedia:

La Folle Journ�e is a French annual classical music festival held in Nantes. It is the largest classical music festival in France. The festival's name refers to the Pierre Beaumarchais play The Marriage of Figaro, whose alternative title is La Folle Journ�e ("The Follies of a Day").

Ren� Martin founded the La Folle Journ�e festival in 1995, with the intention of presenting short classical music concerts for diverse audience, on one day. The primary venue at the time was the Cit� des congr�s de Nantes. Since its founding, the festival has expanded to cover 5 days of events. Each year focuses on a theme, initially on composers such as Mozart (1995) and Beethoven (1996), but since expanding to encompass subjects such as Tolstoy's Ivan Ilyich (2001).

Well, this festival had so much success in its original country, that it's been exported to another one. Which one? You guessed it right: Japan (but there are projects for other countries too).


La Folle Journee au Japon
http://www.lfj.jp/lfj_2010e/
http://www.japantravelinfo.com/news/news_item.php?newsid=284
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fq20080425a1.html



It is kind of odd to consider, though, that Japan has been producing the majority of the memorable orchestral soundtracks over the last decade, when they were mired in synth and techno for all of the 80's and 90's (with exceptions).

I won't agree with this statement. In fact, I've got in my hard drives a ton of japanese orchestral scores from the 80's and 90's, even most of them are from this period. It's a long tradition in this country: remember the Godzilla, Ultraman, Super Sentai franchises? And that's only to quote some famous ones, but an incredible number of lesser known animes and movies also had orchestral scores. Of course the music was sometimes rather cheesy and corny at this time, and much progress have been made nowadays.

FSM will release a 14 cd box set of everything Ron Jones has ever composed for Star Trek NG and the Games in September.150 dollars but its fantastic.incredible wht this guy does with a few live musicians.

This is good news. He is by far the best Star Trek television series composer. Just listen to very end of this episode starting around 8:18: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7Z4079SgEU

This is good news. He is by far the best Star Trek television series composer. Just listen to very end of this episode starting around 8:18: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7Z4079SgEU


haha, I love that bit of music! I am still to this day amazed that Rick Berman fired Ron Jones in Star Trek The Next Generation's 4th season... The series music was just never the same after that. Dennis McCarthy's stuff just wasn't up to the same level as Jones's stuff *sigh* Still, I am really happy to hear about this set thats coming out hehehe

Thanks for the Steamboy Ost, arthierr :)

the last ranker is one of the greatest gamescores i�ve ever heard. it doens�t want to be a filmscore and even the modern elements cannot stop it. its a rollercoasterride and cd2 is even better. highlights keep coming until its over.sensationell.

the last ranker is one of the greatest gamescores i�ve ever heard. it doens�t want to be a filmscore and even the modern elements cannot stop it. its a rollercoasterride and cd2 is even better. highlights keep coming until its over.sensationell.

Only problem is the clipping on some of the tracks, especially tracks 12 and 14 on Disc 2 that stood out to me while I listened.

the last ranker is one of the greatest gamescores i�ve ever heard. it doens�t want to be a filmscore and even the modern elements cannot stop it. its a rollercoasterride and cd2 is even better. highlights keep coming until its over.sensationell.

Crudelis et Magnificus kind of rips off Mozart's Dies Irae.

Crudelis et Magnificus kind of rips off Mozart's Dies Irae.

That is one of the most ripped off compositions in human history. How are we not surprised?

as a goldsmith fan i was REALLY happy to hear that the 15mins in command and conquer 4 are possibly the best goldsmith impression ever done. just the basics, not ripping off, strong theme and perfect action. still not sure why suddenly horner appears in one of the tracks haha. Hannigan should have been on old republic, too. so talented. hopefully more harry potter soon.

It is really a shame that after two phenomenal game scores that beat the crap out of the movie scores in every way, Hannigan was still denied the opportunity to score the final movies.
Fortunatly he will return for the next Potter Game because I have not enough faith in Desplat to surpass him.
He is still involved in many EA projects so I hope we will hear more from him in the future and I hope Deathly Hollows will be an amazing experience.

To quote Hannigan himself: "It would be great to end the series with a bang!".

Furthermore, has anyone got their hands on his score for the strategy game Conquest: Frontier Wars, I'm not even sure if there is an ost available.

It is really a shame that after two phenomenal game scores that beat the crap out of the movie scores in every way, Hannigan was still denied the opportunity to score the final movies.
I hope he will return for the next potter game because I have not enough faith in Desplat to surpass him.

thank god desplat will use the themes.

That is one of the most ripped off compositions in human history. How are we not surprised?

Lol, nice ninja edit. :D

as a goldsmith fan i was REALLY happy to hear that the 15mins in command and conquer 4 are possibly the best goldsmith impression ever done. just the basics, not ripping off, strong theme and perfect action. still not sure why suddenly horner appears in one of the tracks haha. Hannigan should have been on old republic, too. so talented. hopefully more harry potter soon.

I found the Horner track (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQYo0FHEPYg)

Hannigan should have been on old republic, too.

That would have been a dream, James Hannigan and Lennie Moore working together.

I found the Horner track (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQYo0FHEPYg)

it wasn�t in the c&c4 orchestral pack. i have to listen to the tracks in youtube. maybe there is more. and holly shit this is on par with bishops countdown!

It wasn't in the pack because this was done by Jason Graves, not Hannigan but I agree this is his best effort.
Basically Graves = Horner, Hannigan = Goldsmith in c&c4.
If anyone wants the full ost here it is: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=MAI9ZA6U

I don't know if there is a gamerip available but it would be interesting to see if there is more music by Hannigan.

Anyway, here is another piece from Hannigan I haven't heared yet: Battle in Hogwarts (Hedwig's Theme).mp3 (http://www.mediafire.com/file/sltg0ungdzpx6y7/Battle in Hogwarts (James Hannigan).mp3)

Anyway, here is another piece from Hannigan I haven't heared yet: Battle in Hogwarts (Hedwig's Theme).mp3 (http://www.mediafire.com/file/sltg0ungdzpx6y7/Battle in Hogwarts (James Hannigan).mp3)

Great piece.
It proves that the Hedwig's Theme could be used as a motif for moments with more action, which was blatantly forgotten in the latest movies.
I hope Desplat will use some of the themes like Hedwig's and Window to the Past, and give to the series a sense of conclusion in terms of music.

Michael Kamen - The Three Musketeers - 1993
MP3 VBR v0 - 77mb + Scans
Orchestral|Adventurous|Regal

Download (http://rapidshare.com/files/410431014/Kamen_Musketeers.rar)
PSW: smile

[QUOTE=Sirusjr;1517667][center]Michael Kamen - The Three Musketeers - 1993
MP3 VBR v0 - 77mb + Scans
Orchestral|Adventurous|Regal



Thanks. Hi does anyone have Michael Kamen's amazing orchestral work - The New Moon in the Old Moon's Arms. Its a cross between 3 Musketeers, Iron Giant and Holland' Opus. Would LOVE to grab it.

Thanks in advance if anyone can share!

it wasn�t in the c&c4 orchestral pack. i have to listen to the tracks in youtube. maybe there is more. and holly shit this is on par with bishops countdown!

C'mon... It *IS* Bishop's Countdown, minus the theme, plus some unnecessary contemporary percussion crap.

Hater, I respect you and I like you, but this gushing enthusiasm for every single bit of derivative crap going, just because it wields an orchestra with some vague amount of technical acumen or is in a style shamelessly ripped off of some 1980's score... is hurting your reputation. ;)

C'mon... It *IS* Bishop's Countdown, minus the theme, plus some unnecessary contemporary percussion crap.

Hater, I respect you and I like you, but this gushing enthusiasm for every single bit of derivative crap going, just because it wields an orchestra with some vague amount of technical acumen or is in a style shamelessly ripped off of some 1980's score... is hurting your reputation. ;)

there is no reputation, only music.

Michiru Oshima - Tenchijin, Volume 2, 2009





Format: mp3
Bitrate: vbr ~220
Rozmiar: 80,4 MB



1. Pride
2. Journey of Tenchijin
3. Life Crisis
4. Gently Carved Deep
5. Flowers of Evil
6. Nari People
7. Tea
8. Like a Flower Color
09. Making Strong
10. People Who Want
11. Celebrities
12. Money Enchanted
13. What is Called Ruin
14. Different Space
15. People Think
16. Enraged
17. Pray
18. New People
19. Journey of Tenchijin - Short Version




http://www.megaupload.com/?d=937WJPBI


Cross-Post from the Film/Score thread. This is a beautiful romantic Oshima score and highly recommended!

Cross-Post from the Film/Score thread. This is a beautiful romantic Oshima score and highly recommended!

:love::love::love:

YEAH!

JAMES HORNER : TO GILLIAN ON HER 37th BIRTHDAY

mp3 @320 (no pass)

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=2W4EVQZA

Not my upload. Enjoy! :)
Another cross-post! This is a beautiful intimate emotional horner score that everyone should listen to!

Michael Kamen - The Three Musketeers - 1993
MP3 VBR v0 - 77mb + Scans
Orchestral|Adventurous|Regal


Nice. I love Michael Kamen. :)

I remember seeing the movie as a kid, but no specific scenes or moments spring to mind. It was a pretty mediocre movie, if I recall.

:love::love::love:

same goes for the doreamon compilation you�ve posted. thats exactly what i wanna hear.thanks for this gem! and another thanks for the mini symphonies from talgorn and others. extremly enjoyable.

I feel like I have neglected this thread lately. Time to make up for that.


Charles Ives
Symphonies 1 & 4
Central Park In The Dark

http://www.multiupload.com/YFWNI0HTT7


Charles Ives
Symphonies 2 & 3
General Booth Enters into Heaven

http://www.multiupload.com/NWW0GVJY9V

When you think of early 1900's orchestral music and the American sound two names immediately come to mind. Those names are Charles Ives and Aaron Copland. While Ives had less mass appeal he is in no way less important to the sound. These four symphonies are really varied. They are playful, chaotic, charming, haunting, and so many other things. Some of his music is definitely not for everyone. Performances by the Dallas Symphony are quite powerful and clear. General Booth Enters Into Heaven hits you like a punch in the face as it is intended to do and may come on a little too strong for some listeners. Most fascinating piece has to be Central Park In The Dark. As the name suggests it paints a picture of one of Ives typical walks through New York's Central Park at night. Dark and mysterious strings convey the calm dark night as he passes in and out of the chaotic hustle & bustle of the jazzy New York scene.

Thanks a lot shadow. These look very interesting :)

They're masterpieces, the lot.

Bernard Herrmann on Ives:

The music of Charles Ives is a fundamental expression of America-- the America of the transcendental period,--of Emerson, Thoreau, and Whittier. It is of New England--the New England of granite puritanism seen through a musical mind unique and extraordinary. His music reveals a brooding introspective and profoundly philosophic temperament, tempered by keen observation of man and nature.

Ives is now close to seventy--he has written over 200 works, in all forms. Of these, not one has been played by any of our large symphony orchestras, and aside from a handful of specialists and musical cranks, even his name is unknown in so-called musical circles.

Ives was developing thirty years ago a musical technique which today the moderns declare are their innovations.

The way of example: in 1890 Ives was writing poly-tonality, which, in 1910, Milhaud introduced in popular garb. In 1902 he was producing poly-rhythms, atonality and tone clusters which many years later Stravinsky, Schoenberg and Ornstein received credit for originating. Let it be clearly understood that the above composers were not aware of Ives' work, any more than Ives had been aware of their compositions, thirty years ago.

The fact that music, in recent years, has caught up with what Ives was doing, three decades before, proves that the new expression in music, to which he was the first to be sensitive, has been found to be the logical and inevitable step forward.

Ives' music is actually far more logical than Schoenberg's or Stravinsky's. His music is not built upon a set of mystical incantations, formulated under gaslight in the suburbs of Vienna, or upon a group of artificial, neo-classic rules.

Ives' modernism is the result of his observation of town and country. "The circus parade comes down Main Street--the old hymn tune that sings to those in the churchyard and haunts the church-- with the concert at the Stanford camp meeting and the barn dances on a cold February evening." And the early reproducing of these perceptions brought about a highly complex and dissonant musical style.

However, if it were that he merely led the march of music in its really self-decided direction, he might have a clinical interest for musicologists, for historians, and other people curious about the dregs of music. But the music of Ives reveals him as one of the most inspired of living composers; one whose inspiration derived from the writings of the transcendental authors.

Ives' finest compositions are "The Concord Mass." and "The Fourth Symphony." "The Concord Mass.", 1840-1860, is his second piano sonata and was inspired by the spirit of the transcendentalism that was associated in his mind with the town of Concord of nearly one hundred years ago.

The first movement, "Emerson," is prefaced by the following comment:

There is an "oracle" at the beginning of the Fifth Symphony--in those four notes lies one of Beethoven's greatest messages. We would place its translation above the relentlessness of fate knocking at the door, above the greater human-message of destiny, and strive to bring it towards the spiritual message of Emerson's revelations--even to the "common heart" of Concord--the Soul of humanity knocking at the door of the Divine mysteries, radiant in the faith that it will be opened--and that the human will become the Divine!

This movement is divided into three sections, prose and verse and coda, the coda being one of the most superb pages in music. In its twilight mood, it is only comparable to the coda of the last movement of Brahm's Symphony in F major. The scherzo tries to suggest Hawthorne's fantastical adventures into the half- childlike, half-fairylike phantasmal realms--about the ghost of a man who never lived, or about something that will never happen, or something that is not. The third movement is a sketch in form of a free improvisation--of Beth Alcott at the old spinnet-piano, playing and improvising on old Scotch airs, hymn tunes, and on Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. This movement is constructed on simple, diatonic harmonies. The finale follows Thoreau's thoughts on a day in Indian summer, at Walden. It is twilight, and the poet's flute is heard out over the pond. "'Tis an evening when the whole body is one sense."

This piano sonata is one of the most difficult of Ives' composition to perform. Tone clusters, poly-tonality, overlapping rhythms, free phrasings and portions to be improvised by the player at his own discretion, are some of the technical devices used throughout this sonata.

The Fourth Symphony, in the writer's opinion, one of the greatest symphonies ever penned. It is the great American symphony that our critics and conductors have cried out for, and yet the symphony has remained unperformed except for an excerpt played at the Pro Musica some years ago. The prelude is derived from the silence of a Sabbath hour when the soul, beset and weary of earthly vexations, turns toward the infinite with questions of the ultimate meaning of existence. The succeeding movements are the diverse answers. The fugue is an expression of the reaction of life into formalism and ritualism. The scherzo, in which the easy, and the worldly, progress through life with the trials of the Pilgrims in their journey through the swamps and the country. The finale is an apotheosis of the preceding content in terms that have to do with the reality of existence and its religious experience.

"The strains of one man may fall far below those Phaetons of Concord or of the Aegean Sea, or of Westmoreland--but the greater the distance his music falls away, the more reason that some greater man shall bring his nearer those higher spheres."

This is the expression of a man who approached art with humility.

Hi does anyone have Michael Kamen's amazing orchestral work - The New Moon in the Old Moon's Arms.


MICHAEL KAMEN
The New Moon in the Old Moon's Arms/Mr. Holland's Opus - An American Symphony
The National Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Leonard Slatkin
LAME v3.98r -v0 MP3|12 Tracks|99 MB



"The New Moon in the Old Moon's Arms is a symphonic poem inspired by the history of the Native American Anasazi people who mysteriously vanished almost 1000 years ago. They had lived until then in what's now New Mexico, Colorado and Nevada; and without the wheel or horse, they built complex homes, miles of long, straight roads and astronomical observatories. They also produced wonderful artistic visions on the canyon walls, including Kokopelli, the hump-backed flute player. The title of the album is quoted from an Iroquai Indian who Kamen met as a little boy and symbolizes "a glimpse of the future in the light of the past." As a committed humanist and a devotee to the American Indian, Kamen chose to mark the new millennium with a symphony that tells a story about the past that makes us consider the future with a message of compassion and humanity.

Also on the album is Mr. Holland's Opus - An American Symphony. It has been arranged from the original music composed by Kamen for the critically acclaimed film "Mr. Holland's Opus", starring Richard Dreyfuss."

A great and very beautiful listen. Glad to see some Kamen love on this board; he was unappreciated in his time, I think.

http://www.multiupload.com/4E94JJZ5WC
Pass: tazed

Michael Kamen - The Three Musketeers - 1993
MP3 VBR v0 - 77mb + Scans
Orchestral|Adventurous|Regal

This was a fun movie; I wasn't aware Kamen did the scoring. Kudos for bringing this to my attention.

Also enjoyed the Last Ranker music; again, thanks to the folks who've been generous with it.

Bernard Herrmann on Ives:

Fascinating read. I knew Ives was a big influence on Herrmann but its really interesting reading exactly what grabbed him about the music. I'm glad he likes the 4th symphony so much, it has long been a favorite of mine.

Thanks for the last posts, mates!


Cross-Post from the Film/Score thread. This is a beautiful romantic Oshima score and highly recommended!

This is a very welcome re-post (so is the Horner one).

I greatly recommend to check the other posts of this nikitos chap. He posted a whole lot of rare japanese scores, some among them are orchestral and quite interesting.




MICHAEL KAMEN
The New Moon in the Old Moon's Arms/Mr. Holland's Opus - An American Symphony
The National Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Leonard Slatkin
LAME v3.98r -v0 MP3|12 Tracks|99 MB

Astounding post! I intended to grab this one, so thanks a lot for bringing it here, plus in great quality.

So much great music from Kamen, Oshima & Ives. It makes me cry tears of joy.

Well here is another great work from the world of anime:


One Piece Movie 10: Strong World



Orchestral / Adventurous / Regal / Action / Tribal / Epic


Download Link (http://www.megaupload.com/?d=SYKH1UM1)
MP3 / 320 kbps / 34 Tracks

Music composed by Shiro Hamaguchi & Tanaka Kouhei

The best one piece movie score in my opinion (even if they didn't use the main theme or luffy's theme). Track 24 & Track 31 are my personal highlights.

I will post something more special from One Piece in the future. It will be massive.

The One Piece scores features some impressive material - could it be otherwise when you have a team made of Hamaguchi & Tanaka!?

I haven't tried the movie scores though (except the 1st one, which was great), so thanks for this post.



It wasn't in the pack because this was done by Jason Graves, not Hannigan but I agree this is his best effort.
Basically Graves = Horner, Hannigan = Goldsmith in c&c4.
If anyone wants the full ost here it is: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=MAI9ZA6U

I don't know if there is a gamerip available but it would be interesting to see if there is more music by Hannigan.

Cool :)


Anyway, here is another piece from Hannigan I haven't heared yet: Battle in Hogwarts (Hedwig's Theme).mp3 (http://www.mediafire.com/file/sltg0ungdzpx6y7/Battle in Hogwarts (James Hannigan).mp3)

Beautiful piece. It shows the usual technical mastery of Hannigan. Does it come from an OST, or a gamerip? Could you please post (or redirect to) the full thing?

I found it in a collection of music from ea games (ost & gamerips), but the rest was mostly Jeremy Soule. I believe it's from a Promo score for Half Blood Prince (There was a Promo for Order of the Phoneix as well) but I could be wrong.
If anyone wants to experience the "true" score of Order of the Phoenix with John William's themes, I will upload it when requested (Half Blood Prince made little to no use of Hedwig's Theme).

I have played the game once. It's very unfortunate no music with the original themes were on the original albums because Hannigan sure makes a lot and good use of the themes, more than the last composers for the films did. You can hear it in the gamerips too. The promo would be nice though, didnt know there was one, or could it be a compilation from the original album and the gamerip?

It's different from the gamerip, the ost and the custom user scores I've heared so far

I knew Ives was a big influence on Herrmann but its really interesting reading exactly what grabbed him about the music. I'm glad he likes the 4th symphony so much, it has long been a favorite of mine.

Herrmann was a friend to Ives in his later years, and a massive advocate of his music. I believe he even conducted the premier performance of at least one work, but I may be mistaken.

He mentions the gigantic "Concord" sonata as well, which I haven't got a recording of (yet).

Here's an interesting little tibit from Michael Tilson Thomas about Henry Brant's orchestral transcription of the work:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtwxotKGn6U

I will post something more special from One Piece in the future. It will be massive.

Thanks Klnerfan for this. This will be my first One Piece score, as I've neglected them so far.

I wonder, could some kind soul concoct a "highlights of" One Piece?? That is, for the bandwidth-challenged among us.. :)

Edit: sorry for the double post!!

I have a copy of the Concord Sonata if you want me to upload it. Also I don't know how I didn't catch the similarities between Psycho Prelude and the start General William Booth Enters into Heaven. I wonder if that was his subtle nod to Ives.

Thanks Klnerfan for this. This will be my first One Piece score, as I've neglected them so far.

I wonder, could some kind soul concoct a "highlights of" One Piece?? That is, for the bandwidth-challenged among us.. :)

If there is *ONE* score from One piece you should listen to, it's the 1st one in this collection. IMO it's the best one and the more representative of the series. Great sea-faring, piratey music.


Here's for the collector! Enjoy :)


Credits to luffy59


One Piece Music & song collection 1



01 - The great pirate of Gold, Uunan
02 - We are! (TV Size)
03 - Hungry Luffy
04 - EruDrago Appears
05 - The world's number one Oden store
06 - On the shore! Golden island
07 - Usoppu! It's dangerous!
08 - Explosion! Sonic Wave!!
09 - Uunan and the Stone storage room
10 - Gold and Oden
11 - Fury!!
12 - GomuGomu Vs Goegoe
13 - GomuGomu Bazooka!!
14 - Message from Uunam
15 - Departure of the King of Pirates
16 - Memories
17 - I'm becoming the king of pirates!
18 - Wanted!
19 - A reliable friend!
20 - MUSIC
21 - To the Grand Line
22 - Duel!!
23 - Straw Hat Jorry Rodger
24 - We did it! Party!
25 - More and yet more, The adventure continues

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One Piece Music & song collection 2



01 - We Are! (TV Size)
02 - Village Harbour
03 - Luffy
04 - Holy Holiday!
05 - Zoro
06 - Nami
07 - Usop Drop (Karaoke)
08 - Sanji

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One Piece Music & song collection 3



01 - HI! HO! READY GO!
02 - To The Ocean
03 - Luffy's Pace
04 - Sanji's Feast
05 - Food Fight
06 - Holy Holiday! (Karaoke)
07 - Caravel Farewell - Onward Going Merry!
08 - If There Are Storms There Are Stars Too
09 - Mother Sea
10 - Sea Moon See You (Karaoke)
11 - Stealthy Night Shadow
12 - Landing At Town
13 - 1, 2, Jango! (Karaoke)
14 - Desperate Situation
15 - One Hour Evacuation
16 -I Can't Lose!
17 -Spirit of ZORO (Karaoke)
18 - We Are! (TV size)(no chorus)
19 - We Did It!
20 - Jolly Roger with a Straw Hat (Karaoke)
21 -After Eating, Grand Line!
22 - Sanba Banbaa - Devil's Fruit

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One Piece Music & song collection 4



01 - Pandaman
02 - Hi Ho Ready Go
03 - Wanted
04 - Music
05 - Spirit of Zoro
06 - Usopp Dropp
07 - Sanji the Great Blue ~Desert wa Kimi~
08 - 1 2 Jango
09 - Samba Bomba Akuma no Mi
10 - Holy Holiday
11 - Tonitoni Chopper
12 - Grand Line Island (Cold)
13 - Grand Line Island (Hot)
14 - Misu Orusundae
15 - Umi no Namamono
16 - Shizuka na Ikari
17 - Shinkenshoubu
18 - Mezase One Piece
19 - We Are

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One Piece Best Album



01 - We Are
02 - Believe
03 - Memories
04 - Run! Run! Run!
05 - Watashi ga iru Yo
06 - Souchi no Suke
07 - Ready!
08 - Mabushikute
09 - BEFORE DAWN
10 - fish
11 - GLORY-Kimi ga iru kara
12 - Shining ray
13 - Free Will
14 - Family - 7-nin no Mugiwara Kaizoku-dan
15 - Brand New World
16 - Kokoro no Chizu
17 - Hikari E
18 - Bon Voyage

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One Piece - best song collection



CD1:

01 - We Are!
02 - Memories
03 - Mugiwara no Jyoriirojyaa
04 - Wanted!
05 - Music
06 - Spirit of Zoro
07 - Usopp Dropp
08 - Sanji The Great Blue ~Desert wa Kimi~
09 - Katayoku no Taka
10 - Run! Run! Run!

CD2:

01 - Shouchi no Tsuke
02 - Caravel Farewell
03 - 1 2 Jango!
04 - Sea Moon See You
05 - Holy Holiday
06 - Talking Blues
07 - Hi! Ho! Ready Go!
08 - Sanba Bonbaa Akuma no Mi
09 - Watashi ga Iruyo
10 - Pandaman

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One Piece Movie 2 - Nejimaki to no Boken



01 - Nusumareta Going Merry Go
02 - Dorobou Kyoudai Toujou
03 - Trump Kaizoku-dan no Theme
04 - Trump Tsuramono wo Tattsukero
05 - Akiisu no Organ
06 - Nami ga Yuukaisareta
07 - Nejimaki Shima
08 - Fushigi na Nejimaki Town
09 - Kanashimi no Juumin
10 - Inochi Kake na Kya!
11 - Kyoui Torotoro no Jitsu!
12 - Sanji Dai-pinchi!
13 - Totsugeki Trump Shiro!
14 - Kyoufu no King Hou
15 - Akushuu! Gasu Gasu Kougeki
16 - Usopp Sutemi no Tatakaiasu
17 - Saijou-kai wo Mesase
18 - Poroodo no Kokuhaku
19 - Zoro Tsui Pin Joker
20 - Ikari no Bear King
21 - Poroodo no Yuuki
22 - Luffy Zenkai
23 - Fukkatsu no Luffy Kaizoku-dan
24 - Gyakushuu! Sanji to Usopp
25 - Kihaku no Kenshi Zoro
26 - Gomu Gomu ga Kikunai-!
27 - King Hou Hassha!
28 - Daigyakuten! Luffy no Hissatsu Waza!
29 - Diamond Rock
30 - Nejimaki Shima no Houkai
31 - Haha, Soshite Tabidachi
32 - Believe (Gikijou Version)

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One Piece Movie 3 - Chopper's Kingdom on the Island of Strange Animals



01 - Suddenly, There's Crown Island!
02 - Gorogorogoro! Zun!!
03 - Chopper is Crowned King!
04 - The Strange Animals Rejoice
05 - The Island of Strange Animals is Fun!
06 - Mobambi's Scar
07 - Butler's Violin
08 - Butler's and His Henchman Appear!
09 - Chopper Will Be Fine
10 - To the Animal King's Place
11 - An Enemy is Coming!
12 - Eating in the Royal Dining Room
13 - Secret of the Crowning Treasure
14 - Usopp Boomerang!
15 - Run for it, Chopper!
16 - Follow Chopper!
17 - Watch Out, Chopper!
18 - Chopper in a Pinch!
19 - Sanji vs Snake
20 - Zoro vs Hotdog
21 - Usopp & Nami's Plan
22 - Mobambi's Courage
23 - Luffy Arrives!
24 - Giant Beast Butler!
25 - Explosion! Sanji's Keeps On Kicking!
26 - Can Zoro Pull It Off!
27 - Santouryuu Tatsumaki!
28 - Luffy vs Bulter
29 - Kokutei Roseo!
30 - Mobambi's Determination
31 - Luffy's Rage
32 - Nakama
33 - The New Animal King
34 - Mabushikute (Movie Size)
35 - Dr. Tony Tony Chopper
36 - Believe (TV Size)
37 - Mabushikute (Full Version)

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One Piece Movie 4 - The Dead End Adventure



01 - Main Title~ Port town Hannabal
02 - Underground Bar, Large Hall1
03 - Big Fight
04 - Gasupade
05 - Scout
06 - Mugiwara boushi
07 - Badger
08 - Morning of beginning
09 - Wind is coming!
10 - Dead End, Start!
11 - Violent Race of Pirates without rules
12 - Going Mary ship, flys!
13 - Because we're alive
14 - Fierce battle! Zoro VS Sanji
15 - Preparedness for the Ambition
16 - Defeat Gasupade!
17 - Past of Shuraiya
18 - Shuraiya VS Needorusu
19 - Gasupade's power
20 - Luffy's appearance
21 - Live!
22 - Luffy VS Gasupade
23 - Torn straw hat
24 - Cyclone Assults!
25 - Boiler Room, Explosion count down!!
26 - The Real pirates!!!
27 - That's why life is so fun
28 - Depature
29 - TV Ending Free Will

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One Piece Movie 5 - Cursed Holy Sword



01 - Cursed Blade
02 - Legend of the Seven Star Swords
03 - Zoro's Round Sword
04 - Greeting Swordsman
05 - Run Away!
06 - Going Merry, Narrow Escape
07 - Marine Training Hall Instructor Saga
08 - Shrine Maiden Maya
09 - Oiii!
10 - Pirates!
11 - Marines Attack the Village
12 - Zoro is Inside There...
13 - Luffy VS Saga
14 - The Missing Seven Star Sword
15 - Luffy in Peril!
16 - Battle Scar
17 - Suspicion
18 - Rolling Boulder
19 - Trap!
20 - Straw Hat Cave Exploration Corps
21 - The Marine Swordsman's Battle Cry
22 - Legend
23 - Sad Shrine Maiden
24 - The Sword of Vows
25 - Zoro & Saga
26 - Absolute Death
27 - Maya's Tears
28 - The Water!
29 - We're Out!!
30 - Well, Well
31 - Maya's Strong Thoughts
32 - Purification
33 - Action Starts
34 - Touma's Naivety
35 - Suspicious Saga
36 - Zoro VS Saga
37 - Suspicious Snake
38 - Three Towers
39 - Ruler of Darkness
40 - Sword of Prayer
41 - Luffy's Fierce Attack
42 - The Time Has Finally Come!
43 - Sword of the Red Moon
44 - The, The, The Strongest
45 - I'll Cut You...
46 - A Human's Heart
47 - Vows
48 - Know the 7 Straw Hat Fellows
49 - Zoro VS Saga...On the Afueko
50 - An Accident for the Straw Hat Pirates Too!
51 - Theatre Version, What Comes Next...
52 - One Piece is Eternally Immortal

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One Piece Movie 6 Single - Yumemirukoro wo Sugitemo Main Theme



01. Yumemirukoro wo Sugitemo
02. Android Meda no sempai~ ossu perasu no tema~
03. Iyasaka! muscle ondo

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One Piece - Dan Live Daikaisen Character Song Album!



01 - An Ordinary Day for the Luffy Pirate Crew
02 - Every-one Peace! (Luffy)
03 - Zoro's Intro
04 - Eyes of ZORO (Zoro)
05 - Nami's Intro
06 - between the wind (Nami)
07 - Sanji's Intro
08 - Moulin Rouge (Sanji)
09 - An Ordinary Day for the Luffy Pirate Crew 2
10 - Jungle Fever (All)
11 - Mashira's Intro
12 - Saru Salvage! (Mashira)
13 - Usopp's Intro
14 - Usopp no Kadou (Usopp)
15 - Chopper's Intro
16 - Present (Chopper)
17 - Nico Robin's Intro
18 - my real life (Robin)
19 - An Ordinary Day for the Luffy Pirate Crew 3
20 - We Are! (Straw Hat Pirates Version)
21 - Bonus Track - Tanaka Mayumi (Luffy) & Nakai Kazuya (Zoro)
22 - Bonus Track - Hirata Hiroaki (Sanji)
23 - Bonus Track - Okamura Akemi (Nami) & Ohtani Ikue (Chopper) & Yamaguchi Yuriko (Robin)
24 - Bonus Track - Yamaguchi Kappei (Usopp)

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I have a copy of the Concord Sonata if you want me to upload it. Also I don't know how I didn't catch the similarities between Psycho Prologue and the start General William Booth Enters into Heaven.

Yes Please :)

Has anyone heard Brant's orchestral version?

Edit: Thanks Arthierr!

It's different from the gamerip, the ost and the custom user scores I've heared so far

Well in that case I would like to give the promo a listen!

Also, I've posted this in the filmscore vgm thread, maybe it's a dumb question but im curious.

Does anybody know if this year's Film Night at Tanglewood by John Williams is recorded again for radio?
http://www.bso.org/bso/mods/perf_det...id=prod3500047
I would like to know because previous years it was broadcasted too right?

Thanks for one piece movie 10! I remember a few years ago watching the beginning of the series with my now ex gf and finding that I loved the music. She of course had me download her all the soundtracks I could find but I could never stand listening to them all because so many of them contained all the numerous opening/ending tracks. So suggestions for the highlights are appreciated.

It will be greater than a simple Highlight Collection of one piece.
I will present you all of the orchestral music recorded for the TV-Series & the movie-series as well as my own take on a One Piece Symphony.
Over 200 tracks and in good quality.
The music & song collections are not the right way to appreciate the musical score at all so I gave it the proper treatment it deserved.
The music of One Piece was the reason I became so interessted in animation in the first place similar to my experience of star wars being the entry into the grand world of film music.
Unfortunatly the series changed it's musical style over the years and is no longer to my liking, to much synth & beats for my taste.
So I will simply give you all of the orchestral stuff before the "modern style" takeover.
It will be up soon.

If anyone wants to experience the "true" score of Order of the Phoenix with John William's themes, I will upload it when requested (Half Blood Prince made little to no use of Hedwig's Theme).

Yes klnerfan.
If you can i would like to listen, please.

A Video Game Symphony Live!

http://rapidshare.com/files/217624181/PLay_.A.Video.Game.Symphony.Live_.part1.rar

http://rapidshare.com/files/217635747/PLay_.A.Video.Game.Symphony.Live_.part2.rar

http://rapidshare.com/files/217641573/PLay_.A.Video.Game.Symphony.Live_.part3.rar


I lay no claim to ripping or uploading this. I did however manage to find a random rapidshare upload on my searches and it is great quality flac after failing to find a decent mp3 version not recorded from the audience. Enjoy!

Ok I'm converting and will upload if anyone wants it - well i got bored and did it anyway. Links below. Enjoy!!

http://rapidshare.com/files/410597105/Play_A_Video_Game_Symphony_Live.zip

http://depositfiles.com/files/jin6yuxv8

http://uploading.com/files/bd1e2me1/Play%2BA%2BVideo%2BGame%2BSymphony%2BLive.zip/

http://filefactory.com/file/b2d446a/n/Play_A_Video_Game_Symphony_Live.zip

http://www.sendspace.com/file/snxtbv

http://hotfile.com/dl/59350264/0776c3d/Play_A_Video_Game_Symphony_Live.zip.html

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=9QRVPV6B

Thanks for all the last uploads (too many to list them all ;) )

And kinerfan:
I�m looking forward to your One Piece work :)

To Sirusjr:
Is there a Vol 1 for Tenchijin and where is it? ;)
And your Ost from the three musketeers is Track 1 missing

To Sirusjr:
Is there a Vol 1 for Tenchijin and where is it? ;)
And your Ost from the three musketeers is Track 1 missing

I have no volume 1
Track 1 is a vocal track love song, not instrumental.

[QUOTE=TazerMonkey;1517874][CENTER]MICHAEL KAMEN
The New Moon in the Old Moon's Arms/Mr. Holland's Opus - An American Symphony
The National Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Leonard Slatkin
LAME v3.98r -v0 MP3|12 Tracks|99 MB

TazerMOnkey - Thank you very very much for answering my request. Very kind. Enjoying it immensely.

C

Thanks klnerfan for One Piece [ワンピース] Movie 10 - Strong World (2009 TV anime score) by Kōhei TANAKA & Shirō HAMAGUCHI. Am listening to it now. It seems as if it deserves a richer orchestra, but it still sounds brilliant.

Yen
201008031107

Here is the so called "Promo" Score of Order of the Phoenix by James Hannigan.
It has John William's themes and a more symphonical structure compared to the commercial release.

Order of the Phoenix (Promo Score)



Orchestral / Thematic / Regal / Choral / Action / Epic


Music composed by James Hannigan

Download Link (http://www.mediafire.com/?cwvdwjxd3c1ejno)
MP3 / 320 kbps / 18 Tracks

This is without a doubt my personal favorite of all the work he has done so far.
"The Phoenix and the Snake" is a piece worthy of being the final conclusion between Harry & Voldemort and I can't even imagine Hannigan to top this action cue for the final installment in the franchise.

Thank you klnerfan! Im listening to it right now. It certainly is a nice score for what I'm hearing now it sounds even better than the original release. He makes better use of Hedwig's Theme than Hooper (or imao Doyle too) does.

It is a shame that Jeremy Soule couldn't use William's themes. It would have made his scores even more enjoyable but they are still great.

Thanks klnerfan, should be interesting.
I have two uploads on the way soon.

Order of the Phoenix (Promo Score)
Orchestral / Thematic / Regal / Choral / Action / Epic
Music composed by James Hannigan


I haven't touched any of the Potter games, so this music was totally new to me. It is an absolute travesty that this music was only used in the game while the actual film was stuck with generic pap. Why they refused to utilize Williams's wonderful themes is beyond me -- was it to respect the "artistic intentions" of Nicholas Hooper? These films are fantasy, and they absolutely require exactly the kind of strong, bold themes that Williams blessed the franchise with. Thankfully the games' producers and Mr. Hannigan have the instinct that those in charge of the films seem to lack, and we can enjoy this wonderful music. Let us hope the change in film composers will prove similarly fruitful.


"The Phoenix and the Snake" is a piece worthy of being the final conclusion between Harry & Voldemort and I can't even imagine Hannigan to top this action cue for the final installment in the franchise.

It's a great piece, but I think he can definitely take it to another level of ferocity for the final battle. We can only hope. ;)

Koichi Sugiyama
Symphony Ideon


Sample (http://www.fileden.com/files/2009/6/24/2487612//SymphonyIdeonSample.mp3)
1. Movement I
2. Movement II
3. Movement III
4. Movement IV

http://www.multiupload.com/3CKDR7FSXW

Thanks, ShadowOnTheSun, for the Sugiyama, and thanks for the Harry Potter game score, klnerfan.

I have not heard any of Hannigan's music, so I'm very curious to hear this.

Also, I have never heard of Ideon, but after hearing the Yamato, Gundam, Actraiser, and other concert adaptations of old anime music (not to mention that I love Sugiyama) I grabbed it right away.

Going through the promo album, there's actually one or two pieces that's not from Order of the Phoenix. For example, track 3 "Exploring the School" is from Jeremy Soule's work on the Chamber of Secrets. Still, a great album on the whole (although the differences in name and number are a bit confusing for someone with the full release).

Order of the Phoenix (Promo Score)
Orchestral / Thematic / Regal / Choral / Action / Epic
Music composed by James Hannigan


Fantastic.
Thank you for this share klnerfan.
I'm the only one that hear the first track, a little reference to 'Harry's Wondrous World' (0:42 - 0:53) and 'Double Trouble' (1:30 :1:40)?? :p
If the rest of the score is as good as it's the first track, then this will be a very enjoyable listen.




I haven't touched any of the Potter games, so this music was totally new to me. It is an absolute travesty that this music was only used in the game while the actual film was stuck with generic pap. Why they refused to utilize Williams's wonderful themes is beyond me -- was it to respect the "artistic intentions" of Nicholas Hooper? These films are fantasy, and they absolutely require exactly the kind of strong, bold themes that Williams blessed the franchise with. Thankfully the games' producers and Mr. Hannigan have the instinct that those in charge of the films seem to lack, and we can enjoy this wonderful music. Let us hope the change in film composers will prove similarly fruitful.


I couldn't agree with you more, TazerMonkey.

@Aoiichi_nii-san
Strange indeed, but the full score for Half Blood Prince also contained pieces from Soule so it's not that surprising.

What I still don't understand is why the films are even being made without being consistent.
The change of directors and composers "killed" the magic of Harry Potter on the big screen.
I'm extremly dissapointed that there is no thematic development of the music and complete change in style. Remember Vodlemort's Theme or Dumbledore's ... thrown out off the window and replaced by music that would serve any other movie but not Harry Potter (and Voldemort's Theme reappeared in the Main Title of Starcraft 2 of all things).
I hoped for something similiar to Star Wars: Strong thematic development and introduction of new themes similiar to the Imperial March throughout the series.
But Williams left the series and everything went downhill, all that remains is Hedwig's Theme.

It went downhill yes but only after Doyle, in my opinion.
His music for Goblet of Fire, is on it's own, a good fantasy/adventure score, but only less refined and minus the thematic spontaneity that Willliams is so good for.
And i think the waltzes are equal, as the best that Williams composed for the series before.

It went downhill yes but only after Doyle, in my opinion.
His music for Goblet of Fire, is on it's own, a good fantasy/adventure score, but only less refined and minus the thematic spontaneity that Willliams is so good for.
And i think the waltzes are equal, as the best that Williams composed for the series before.

I agree with you that what Doyle wrote for Goblet of fire, is a great fantasy score. And I love the 2 waltzes and the other themes. But I didnt like the score as a Potter score. The music was less "magical" imo. And I find he should have used Williams' wonderful Hedwig's Theme more.

I agree with you that what Doyle wrote for Goblet of fire, is a great fantasy score. And I love the 2 waltzes and the other themes. But I didnt like the score as a Potter score. The music was less "magical" imo. And I find he should have used Williams' wonderful Hedwig's Theme more.


The Hedwig's Theme but principally Volderm... I mean the theme representing You know Who :)
That scene where he finally takes a physical form, was a wasted opportunity to fully use that theme, but instead Doyle use his own version (and inferior compared to Williams IMO), for the character.
But other than that it's a great fantasy score although outside the musical context that Williams created, but still superior to Hooper's latest scores.

Koichi Sugiyama
Symphony Ideon

Sample (http://www.fileden.com/files/2009/6/24/2487612//SymphonyIdeonSample.mp3)
1. Movement I
2. Movement II
3. Movement III
4. Movement IV

http://www.multiupload.com/3CKDR7FSXW

Thanks for Sugiyama. The father of orchestral game music. This is nice, and his Dragon Quest stuff remains my personal favourite. Cheers.

GROUND FORCE
Soundtrack to the BBC series
Composed by Jim Parker
Performed by the Black Dyke Band
Soloist James Watson



Thread 78130

Apologies for the double post. The above isn't strictly 'orchestral', but will no doubt be of interest to brass and soundtrack fans (Jakob, there's Euphonium in there ;)).

More from the versatile Jim Parker soon :)

Damn! I was just thinking about this a couple of nights ago and here it is. A real ENGLISH score, this one... Absolutely wonderful. Thank you so much, Lens... :)