 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
But this ASM2 sounds so damn good and I'm electrified by it!
And if Pharrels tweets about Hans an eloquent "He is a genius", who am I to contradict him?!
I've listened to this "score" today, and as a guy who spends his money buying it, I'm sorry to contradict, but this is maybe the worst thing I've heard in my entire life!
I thought it couldn't be possible to achieve such a bad and low level, or destroy the music of another franchise in such a rude and tasteless manner, but obviously it is...
The fanfare is good, but except for a very few incidental moments, this so called "genius" apparently thinks we are morons. I don't mind the harsh industrial electronic soundscape, but these VOICES ARE UNBEARABLE!!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Listened to the album today. First off, James Southall, how much did Hans pay you to give this a four star review? This score barely makes me peek through a couple of fingers of my two hands that are covering my embarrassed face concerning the state of film music for these types of movies.
Secondly, Hans, when are you going to stop keeping the $4999999 of the 5 million dollar music budget (or whatever it was) and using only $1 to produce a score on your $25 keyboard. You know you can write a couple of lines of music for an orchestra that can sound a heck of a lot of better than what you did here. I know, I know, you did it before, but it still sounded like a keyboard. Yes, you say you use a trumpet and an oboe that appeared for a total time of 30 seconds - this doesn't really count. You don't have to write 100 simultaneous lines of orchestration for orchestra like John Williams does. Yes, you are a genius, but only in relation to whoever wrote the dreck scores to robocop and winter soldier recently.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Maybe it's because I'm an Elfman fan, or maybe because I hear voices, but I kind of love those Electro-whispers. It's almost a perfect amalgam — the mock-classical orchestral oboe part representing the geek side of Electro's pre-super powers, mixed with the overpowering fuzz and grooves of dub-step for his villainous turn. The whispers are no less a motivational music device than a choir, female vocals, chorus, boy solo or solo instrument. There's only one composer who could get away with this and well, he has!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
Posted: |
Apr 13, 2014 - 1:10 PM
|
|
|
|
By: |
stay-puft
(Member)
|
Listened to the album today. First off, James Southall, how much did Hans pay you to give this a four star review? This score barely makes me peek through a couple of fingers of my two hands that are covering my embarrassed face concerning the state of film music for these types of movies.
Secondly, Hans, when are you going to stop keeping the $4999999 of the 5 million dollar music budget (or whatever it was) and using only $1 to produce a score on your $25 keyboard. You know you can write a couple of lines of music for an orchestra that can sound a heck of a lot of better than what you did here. I know, I know, you did it before, but it still sounded like a keyboard. Yes, you say you use a trumpet and an oboe that appeared for a total time of 30 seconds - this doesn't really count. You don't have to write 100 simultaneous lines of orchestration for orchestra like John Williams does. Yes, you are a genius, but only in relation to whoever wrote the dreck scores to robocop and winter soldier recently.
30 seconds...oh my. 30% is more like it
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: |
Apr 13, 2014 - 1:15 PM
|
|
|
|
By: |
Thor
(Member)
|
In my first post, I said: "I welcome all opinions on the music, but I ask everyone to present their viewpoints constructively and with respect".
Seems like some of the last few posts have ignored that altogether. Expected, I guess, but still disappointing.
Fair enough, I was a bit childish in my response to Southall's review and I apologize. For what it's worth, I don't think that everything that Zimmer does is terrible and do really enjoy some of his scores. This one, however, *really* doesn't do it for me.
Chris
I didn't have you in mind, Chris. You formulated your opinions in a constructive fashion.
|
|
|
|
|
|
In my first post, I said: "I welcome all opinions on the music, but I ask everyone to present their viewpoints constructively and with respect".
Seems like some of the last few posts have ignored that altogether. Expected, I guess, but still disappointing.
I apologize. First of all, I appreciate James Southall and his reviews and read them all the time, and secondly I do like some of Hans Zimmer's music, but this latest score still sounds like it was written on a cheap synthesizer. Zimmer can write music, no question about it, but why does he want to make it sound so cheap? As a pianist myself, I abhor non-acoustic instrumentation and call synthesizers toy pianos.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Listened to the album today. First off, James Southall, how much did Hans pay you to give this a four star review?
One pound fifty and a packet of Monster Munch.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
