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With journalism and a free press under constant barrage from the "person" in the White House, this film is not only timely but important.
What are some examples of President Trump inhibiting the press?
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Mark, you realize that enough people like you, voting in just the right districts, MADE this film important. Shock the hell out of us now, and say you're not a Republican.
...And why are we discussing politics again? This movie, and its score, might lead to a lot of locked threads here.
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WTF with this "manipulative score" nonsense lately ??
Have any of these quasiCritics seen a Spielberg film? Have any of them has seen a film before the 00's? Is any of them not a millenial?
It´s a reflex, developed by a group of critics during the 90´s claiming film scores may never be noticed or they are manipulative and therefore bad.
What idiocy. Every detail of a work of art is conceived to produce a certain effect. And film scores are employed to manipulate the audience.
Sure, some scores try too hard - but then they fail to manipulate.
Williams and composers who create memorable melodies never failed to stir up my emotional response. In contrast, many of those composers who are celebrated by "that" kind of reviewers leave me cold.
I am happy and grateful that Spielberg offers Williams the possibility to create film scores that I can respond to.
wonderfully said in both quotes.
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Here's the OST Album times
01 The Papers (3:56)
02 The Presses Roll (5:00)
03 Nixon's Order (1:47)
04 The Oak Room, 1971 (1:46)
05 Setting the Type (2:34)
06 Mother and Daughter (3:23)
07 Scanning the Papers (2:22)
08 Two Martini Lunch (2:34)
09 Deciding to Publish (5:42)
10 The Court's Decision and End Credits (11:04)
TOTAL TIME - 40:08
And while we're at it, the FYC album times
01 The Papers and The Presidents (4:30)
02 Reading The Papers (1:20)
03 First Class Seat (1:57)
04 Ben's Living Room (2:43)
05 Wild About Harry (3:12)
06 Let's Publish (4:49)
07 Dad's Note (2:44)
08 Setting The Type (1:09)
09 Presses Roll (4:28)
10 The Decision and End Credits (11:35)
TOTAL TIME - 38:27
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Dec 20, 2017 - 1:49 PM
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Thor
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And my opinion on the album:
OK, had my first listen to this. I like it far better than THE LAST JEDI -- I'm even tempted to say it's my second favourite JW score after WAR HORSE since 2005!
I still haven't seen the movie, so I have no idea what scenes these tracks accompany.
"The Papers" -- shades of PRESUMED INNOCENT, MUNICH and NIXON (all as expected). A surprising presence of pulsating electronics (even more pronounced than the opening of MUNICH). I wonder how much input Williams had in this, or if it was all produced by someone else (Randy Kerber?)? Dark, undulating strings and solemn brass throughout.
"The Presses Roll" -- slightly lighter string ostinato, with brass as occasional punctuation marks. Sounds surprisingly "contemporary" (think Marianelli, Korzeniowski etc.). Gorgeous string harmonies towards the end. Nice track!
"Nixon's Order" -- basically VERY dark, slow string harmonies.
"The Oak Room, 1971" -- sounds like a 'loungey' jazz track with pronounced solo piano and a bass. A source cue, presumably? Very smooth. Could have been an outtake from SABRINA.
"Setting the Type" -- a steady rhythm builds gradually with exploratory string harmonies, almost setting into a STAR WARS-type march on several occasions, but it's always "cut off" before it gets going.
"Mother and Daughter" -- Lovely, melancholic piano. Very delicate with shades of Americana. Eventually strings join in. Beautiful! In the territory of STANLEY & IRIS, THE ACCIDENTAL TOURIST or STEPMOM, although perhaps without the strong melody.
"Scanning the Papers" -- more PRESUMED INNOCENT stylings. Cautious, with circular figures. Not very remarkable track.
"Two Martini Lunch" -- more loungey piano jazz. Another source cue, I presume. Same quality as "The Oak Room, 1971", although more 'improvisational'.
"Deciding to Publish" -- Clearly a pivotal moment in the film. Starts off cautious and suspenseful, slightly dissonant. Then at 1.44, a more steady string ostinato comes in -- still keeping it all eerie. At 2:19, the track grows more busy. The string ostinato picks up its pace. The trademark Williams brass counterpoints emerge, as does the electronic beat. It's not a particularly remarkable track (there is NO melody or theme), but I love the gradual build and "riffs".
"The Court's Decision & End Credits" -- the 'tour-de-force' track. Americana is back, with both brass and strings harmonizing in typical Williams fashion. The rhytmical patterns appear regularly -- Williams' new love of clusters and motifs -- but the vast-leaped Americana melodies are never far away. Some lovely woodwinds here too (oh, how I've missed them!). At about 5 minutes, the faux-march appears for a few moments -- reminiscent of the opening track of NIXON. Superb track!
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This seems to be the chronological order of the OST, though some tracks might contain cues from two different parts of the movie (IE tracks that feature more music after their equivalent FYC cue ends)
01 The Papers (3:56)
03 Nixon's Order (1:47)
07 Scanning the Papers (2:22)
09 Deciding to Publish (5:42)
06 Mother and Daughter (3:23)
05 Setting the Type (2:34)
02 The Presses Roll (5:00)
10 The Court's Decision and End Credits (11:04)
Source music:
04 The Oak Room, 1971 (1:46)
08 Two Martini Lunch (2:34)
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Sony sent out promotional review copies today
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MarkY is a Frumpff supporter?
Say it aint so!
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Mark, you realize that enough people like you, voting in just the right districts, MADE this film important. Shock the hell out of us now, and say you're not a Republican.
...And why are we discussing politics again? This movie, and its score, might lead to a lot of locked threads here.
please no politics. had enough for the rest of my life.
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Really looking forward to purchasing the lossless download at midnight GMT
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Where did you get the score? 
