Completely agreed. After getting rejected from Stepmom (following his recovery from leukemia; classy move, guys!), his music has never been the same.
One Brit recovered from a near-fatal accident and produced a masterpiece - Barry and "Wolves". Another Brit recovered from leukemia and became a blah composer. Our Lord works in mysterious ways...
For anyone who cares, Varese is apparently releasing this on vinyl as a Barnes & Noble exclusive tomorrow. Not sure why it's 25 dollars, as it's the same music as the original album (it even has new art on the back cover that references the pool hall sequence, just as Varese did, even though neither release has the cue FROM that scene).
I like the new cover, especially as the only album art Varese was allowed for the score was the film's title art. The song soundtrack had the film's key art.
For anyone who cares, Varese is apparently releasing this on vinyl as a Barnes & Noble exclusive tomorrow. Not sure why it's 25 dollars, as it's the same music as the original album (it even has new art on the back cover that references the pool hall sequence, just as Varese did, even though neither release has the cue FROM that scene).
Yeah, what did happen to him? Needful Things and Carlito's Way, both from 1993, are incredible scores, but the last few years, everything he's written has left me with a bland taste.
Peaked too soon?
He had a good comeback of memorable scores in the 2005-2007 period: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Nanny McPhee, The Last Legion, Sleuth, etc.
His recent music for his continued work with Branagh has been fine too - Cinderella, and so on. I'm looking forward to hearing the score for Death on the Nile and how it fits with the movie.
My. Favorite. Train. Music. Ever. (Hey, has anyone ever done a thread on that topic?)
It starts with a bang, goes on furiously and ends with...well, I won't spoil it. DePalma's had his ups and downs, but he knows how to cut flashy set pieces to great music.
I did this thread on Jerry Goldsmith's scores for movies that featured trains:
Kind of a shame De Palma and Doyle never worked again.
No idea if this is true or not, but there were murmurs that Doyle turned down Femme Fatale because he was just coming off a few films and didn't think he could jump into another.
The premiere of Est-West, a film which Doyle scored, features in the beginning of the movie, which makes this seem more likely.
Also, Doyle mentioned in an interview that he turned down a movie and was offered Gosford Park a few weeks later, and he said he was glad he turned the movie down or else he wouldn't have been able to score Gosford Park.
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