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Nov 24, 2014 - 4:07 AM
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Hurdy Gurdy
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As we approach years end, what NEW scores would you say are sitting at the top of the pile for 2014?
For me, the new stuff that has really stood out and been played the most are;
TARZAN (David Newman) - Sure, it strays into Remote Control land on many occasion, but in Newman's capable hands even that tired sound seems bigger and fuller and there's still plenty of gorgeous Newman strings, piano and choir stuff to keep his fans happy.
MALEFICENT (JNH) - Easily the best score I've heard by JNH in years. Similar to Snow White and the Huntsman at times, but the action licks harken back to his Disney animated style more than the Zimmer/Dark Knight stuff that was starting to take over. The gentle/fantasy stuff is sublime.
COSMOS (Alan Silvestri) - This 4 disc set, running around 170 minutes, could be re-titled Now That's What I Call Alan Silvestri, as he stuffs all his greatest licks from the past 30 years into a tremendous package that shines with wonder and awe. Shame there's no CD version to have and to hold, but I guess this is the future. Still, the music is simply gorgeous.
I have played MONUMENTS MEN by Desplat a great deal this year but I'm not sure if it qualifies as this years or last?
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So far...
1) Interstellar - Hans Zimmer
2) The Giver - Marco Beltrami
3) The Monuments Men - Alexandre Desplat
4) Captain America: The Winter Soldier - Henry Jackman
5) Maleficent - James Newton Howard
6) The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 - James Newton Howard
7) Automata - Zacarias M. De La Riva
8) Dawn of the Planet of the Apes - Michael Giacchino
9) Snowpiercer - Marco Beltrami
10) Guardians of the Galaxy - Tyler Bates
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How to Train Your Dragon 2 is my entire list. And I’m fine with that.
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I will give you 2 titles, because these are the only titles that I have heard this year that I thought were worthy of owning on CD.
How To Train Your Dragon 2 - Powell
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes - Giacchino
I would love to put COSMOS - Silvestri on the list, but since it is only available as a download, I can not include it.
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Nov 24, 2014 - 12:42 PM
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Jon Broxton
(Member)
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Out of the 257 scores I've heard/seen this year so far, these make my Top 20 as it stands right now
- BALLET BOYS, Henrik Skram
- THE BOXTROLLS, Dario Marianelli
- FIELD OF LOST SHOES, Fredrik Wiedmann
- GODZILLA, Alexandre Desplat
- THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL, Alexandre Desplat
- HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2, John Powell
- THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY PART I, James Newton Howard
- THE IMITATION GAME, Alexandre Desplat
- INTERSTELLAR, Hans Zimmer
- KUNDO: AGE OF THE RAMPANT, Jo-Yeung Wook
- THE LIBERATOR, Gustavo Dudamel
- MALEFICENT, James Newton Howard
- A MILLION WAYS TO DIE IN THE WEST, Joel McNeely
- THE MONKEY KING, Christopher Young
- THE MONUMENTS MEN, Alexandre Desplat
- NO GOD NO MASTER, Nuno Malo
- THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING, Jóhann Jóhannsson
- UNE NOUVELLE AMIE, Philippe Rombi
- THE UNKNOWN KNOWN, Danny Elfman
- WHEN MARNIE WAS THERE, Takatsuga Muramatsu
although I fully expect THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES (Shore), UNBROKEN (Desplat), and maybe BIG EYES (Elfman) to push their way into contention by year end.
For the record, I also liked CALVARY, DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES, HERCULES, THE HOMESMAN, THE IGNORANCE OF BLOOD, KANO, NOAH, SON OF BATMAN, and TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES, but not enough to break into my Top 20.
There are also a handful of really good TV scores:
- COSMOS: A SPACE-TIME ODYSSEY, Alan Silvestri
- GAME OF THRONES [SEASON 4], Ramin Djawadi
- ISABEL [SEASON 3], Federico Jusid
- PENNY DREADFUL, Abel Korzeniowski
- SLEEPY HOLLOW [SEASON 2], Brian Tyler and Bob Lydecker
and a half dozen or so really excellent video game scores too:
- ASSASSIN'S CREED: ROGUE, Elitsa Alexandrova
- ASSASSIN'S CREED: UNITY, Chris Tilton and Sarah Schachner
- CASTLEVANIA: LORD OF SHADOWS 2, Oscar Araujo
- CHILD OF LIGHT, Beatrice Martin
- CIVILIZATION: BEYOND EARTH, Geoff Knorr/Michael Curran/Griffin Cohen/Grant Kirkhope
- REVELATION, Neal Acree
- WORLD OF WARCRAFT: WARLORDS OF DRAENOR - Russell Brower/Neal Acree/Clint Bajakian/Sam Cardon/Edo Guidotti/Eimear Noone/Tracy Bush/Craig Stuart Garfinkle/Jason Hayes/Glenn Stafford
It's been a really good year!
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I agree with you Jon. Saying Hollywood film music isn't as good on the whole as it used to be is one thing (happens to be an opinion I share).
But saying there's nothing (or hardly anything) good coming out nowadays is just willfully ignorant!
Yavar
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