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Just got the CD and I'm enjoying the 'RC Power Anthem' approach. I do think I like the orchestral feel of X2 and X3 better, but still, there are some great tracks in here. For Tyler fans, I would associate this one with Battle: Los Angeles, which I also enjoyed a bunch.
Tyler fans... as in Brian Tyler? He isn't part of RC/MV and I don't think this score is anything like BATTLE LOS ANGELES.
Maybe it is the presentation but I thought X-MEN FIRST CLASS had a wide selection of themes and a constant use of the main theme or power anthem as you call it actually reminded me of Giacchino's STAR TREK [The 1 disc VS album].
Unlike BATTLE LA's use of guitars being a tad strike similar to John Murphy's SUNSHINE, I thought the electric guitars in FIRST CLASS were OK but not really needed.
Still, I'm a fan of this score.
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Complete Score will be found on the Blu Ray Isolated Score Track
33 Tracks [after spliting] and 110 minutes.
The audio track is in AC3 and it's missing the first cue in the film which is actually Michael Kamen's music from the beginning of the first X-Men.
It is not included in the isolated score since it was only features the work composed by Henry Jackman.
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worst score of the year.
make it stop! please make it stop!!!
bruce
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Too bad many composers don't use woodwinds anymore. It's always the same minor chord string arpeggiated/tremolo unison ostinato, brass swells (without trumpets anymore), and big pounding drums just repeating over and over with no tune. This stuff used to be pretty cool but now it's just tiresome. I think it's time for something new/old again. No offense to Jackman, as I'm sure he did what he was asked to do.
Listen to this man!
he knows what he is talking about
Bruce
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"It's always the same minor chord string arpeggiated/tremolo unison ostinato"
^^^This. It's gotta stop!
cccc - gg--cc (think Baba O'Reilly)
repeat ad nauseum
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Such a good movie, the score let it down.
good movie?!!!!
the first part was good - esp. the Argentina bar scene.
But, after Magneto's anchor attack the film was a complete mess.
They didn't even attempt to make a period piece - even though it is set in 1962.
The hair styles and expressions are all modern day:
Producer: "we can't afford a period piece"
Director: Don't worry. I have a scene where Xavier says 'groovy" whilst a man who looks like Ringo Sstarr walks by" That should convince 'em"
The "first class" are boring beyond belief and do not even match up with the present day counterparts.
Had this been a movie with Magneto, Professor X and , maybe, Raven/Mystique it might have worked.
even january jones in lingerie couldn't save this turkey
bruce
ps Fassbender would make a great 007
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I know I might get torn by this statement, but I like The Rock, Armageddon and Gladiator. If the imitations today were half as good as they are, then it might be ok. At least to me. But I think even the lovers of said three scores would admit that todays output doesn't even come close to their quality. I know I certainly feel that way.
I agree (except about Armageddon, which I never warmed up to), but that's what happens when you make copies of copies: they degrade. Except (1) every so often when they're made fresh. Look at Jablonsky's Transformers: a highly enjoyable (to those who can enjoy the RC sound) score that was fresher than many of the other post-MV scores, Priest and, more .
excelent point. TRANSFORMERS - a highly enjoyable score - is most responsible for the "chugga -chugga" sound
bruce
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I only now just saw this movie. I have been reading interesting things about Days of Future Past, so I thought I'd check out First Class before seeing this year's sequel.
My question is this: Why oh why did they bother having this take place in 1962 when no effort whatsoever was made to make it look period? The clothes, the hairstyles, the modern dialogue and phrases, etc. etc. etc. were all terribly distracting to me. I don't expect 100% fidelity in period detail, but sheesh! this was poorly done. So why not have it take place in '72 or '82 perhaps and retcon it to fit that? (I haven't seen the original trilogy, but surely there was a better way to do the origin stuff?) (And yes I know that the original comic book first came out around '62 or so, but this movie hardly followed the original plotline to a tee, so what was the point?) I shouldn't be bugged by something so trivial as this, but maybe someone here who is way more knowledgable about X-men stuff could enlighten me as to why First Class had a third-rate look. Thanks! (But no spoilers please about Days of Future Past - I haven't seen it yet.)
By the way, I didn't care for the score. It sounded like it was temped to Inception. I love the music for Inception, but I don't want to hear a bad knockoff of it.
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