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For Tom: Typical size of an orchestra is usually 80 to 100 musicians in the concert world. And there are scores by Berlioz and Mahler for instance that go well over that, and on the other hand many times the full orchestra isn't used. Often the main issue is having enough strings to balance the more powerful noises winds and brass make (says a former put-upon strung player  ).
For film music there is an infinite variety, but I'd say this is a more or less standard otchestra, with some extension as mentioned.
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This is one of Goldsmith's best of the decade (and of his entire career, IMO) leagolfer. If you dig other scores of his with middle eastern elements (Justine, The Wind and the Lion, QB VII) you should love this one. Excited to hear what you think!
Yavar
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This is one of Goldsmith's best of the decade (and of his entire career, IMO) leagolfer. If you dig other scores of his with middle eastern elements (Justine, The Wind and the Lion, QB VII) you should love this one. Excited to hear what you think!
Yavar
I wouldn’t go so far as to say one of the best of his career or anything, but of the 90s, I’ll give you that.
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I've heard of the movie never seen it though, another JG score I know bugger all about, I did read wiki the other day after this release, funny the movie was another pooper Goldsmith worked on every think was out of place in this movie it was originally set for 1990. Anyway COOL never had the original score so I might as well nab this soon.
The movie is a very entertaining, colorful, and fast-paced adventure with engaging actors playing engaging characters. It's all done in Saturday matinee style with tongue firmly planted in cheek. I really get tired of people dogging it. It was a smash hit - not that popularity necessarily indicates quality - and deserved to be. I've seen it countless times and always enjoy it. At the very very least, it's a marvelous showcase for Goldsmith's magnificent score.
Yep, it's an agreeably goofy adventure, very well made. Just the kind of movie that the cool crowd likes to hate  .
The Blu Ray looks spectacular, and the score has been one of my favorite Goldsmith efforts, big, sweeping and tons of fun. According to USPS, the Intrada edition, along with The Mummy Returns, will be here on Friday 
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I wouldn’t go so far as to say one of the best of his career or anything, but of the 90s, I’ll give you that.
That's why for the parenthetical I was sure to include "IMO".
Yavar
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I wouldn’t go so far as to say one of the best of his career or anything, but of the 90s, I’ll give you that.
That's why for the parenthetical I was sure to include "IMO".
Yavar
I know, that’s the only reason I didn’t scream TOTAL RECALL at you this time.
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I wouldn’t go so far as to say one of the best of his career or anything, but of the 90s, I’ll give you that.
That's why for the parenthetical I was sure to include "IMO".
Yavar
I suppose it's not one of his *best* scores, but it certainly is one of my favorites of the master's. Mmmm, top 10? Top 15?
Let’s start a(nother) top 10 thread for this?
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I would have rather had the source cues over the padding of the original pretty much 100% redundant album, myself...
The rest of the Intrada set is a unique, newly-created mix (which, yes, will likely sound almost exactly the same to most). It does bother me, aesthetically, that the original album is not its own disc instead of being tacked on as additional tracks, but obviously I understand the why. Just OCD on my part. Haha
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What's typical size of an orchestra? Intrada says Jerry conducted a 90 piece orchestra for The Mummy. That sounds huge to me.
Cynical me who spent too much time in or near the film industry would say that the "typical size of an orchestra" is whatever number of musicians will impress the person paying for the sessions.
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