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05-23-2010, 08:05 AM
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Some marvellous music to be heard with these. Anyone else into them? I mean the big orchestral stuff.
I really like the score to the Dark Knight. And I'm just getting back into some older stuff, especially by Jerry Goldsmith (RIP), like the music for "Alien" and "First Blood". Sounds a lot like Holst in some places.
Great way to check out your hi-fi system!
Post your recommendations.
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05-23-2010, 10:45 AM
| | | | The Fountain OST is pretty great. It's by Mogwai and the Kronos Quartet, composed by Clint Mansell. |
05-23-2010, 10:58 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Paintsville, KY | | | Just about anything from Ennio Morricone. "Piume Di Cristallo" is just one of many. Quincy Jones' score for "In Cold Blood" I would recommend also. |
05-23-2010, 11:02 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Anasleim, CA | | | If you like World Music, Peter Gabriel's "Passion: Music For The Last Temptation Of Christ" is awesome! |
05-23-2010, 02:45 PM
|  | TalkBass' resident Bongo + Cowbell player | | Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Bucaramanga, Colombia, South A | | Bill Conti did a terrific job with the music he created for "Rocky". Not everything is made for full orchestra, but the "Fanfare For Rocky" (which has the same beginning of the famous "Gonna Fly Now") is, and it will definitely send chills to your spine, Bill. Check it out here. The whole "Rocky" album is one of my all-time favorite original soundtracks. |
05-23-2010, 02:50 PM
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Originally Posted by lesclaypoolsob Just about anything from Ennio Morricone. "Piume Di Cristallo" is just one of many. Quincy Jones' score for "In Cold Blood" I would recommend also. | those double stops from in cold blood are brilliant
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05-23-2010, 02:59 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Boston, MA | | | You're telling me, I'm a Film Scoring major at Berklee.
Since a previous post already mentioned Ennio Morricone, here are some other greats:
-Dimitri Tiomkin
-Bernard Herrmann
-Elmer Bernstein
-John Williams (still working, so technically modern, but his greatness cannot be argued...)
Then there are the modern guys:
-Howard Shore
-James Newton-Howard
-Danny Elfman
-Michael Giacchino
That should get you started, just go back and watch your favorite films but pay more attention to the score and see how it alters your perception of the work. Film scores are widely unappreciated, maybe that's why I fit right into doing them as a bass player.
ENJOY!
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05-23-2010, 03:14 PM
| | | | Themes! Look for little themes in a score. I too went to Berklee, and took an Intro to film scoring class. We looked at John Williams score for the first Superman film from 1980. Very interesting stuff. Its great when you take one little 4 or 8 bar phrase, and turn out a whole movie score around it. Also found it interesting to see some famous scenes without the music. You'd be amazed at the impact that music can have on a scene, and how it adds to the whole thing. |
05-23-2010, 03:19 PM
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