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Oct 12, 2024 - 3:16 PM
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SchiffyM
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Weirdly, I disagree with the "this is nothing new for Thomas Newman" statements. It's his sound, for sure, but I don't know... all his drama scores sound like different animals to me. I haven't heard him do a theme as lyrical as the one that's heard in "Rose" in quite some time... maybe since the 90s? "Vive l’Humanité" kind of reminds me of a more muted version of end of Angels In America, but without the vocals.
Having listened to this another few times, I agree with you! It's really quite good, and while it's clearly Thomas Newman, that doesn't mean it's interchangeable with other scores of his.
I guess one of the pitfalls of having such a distinct sound is it's easy to peg the composer. But that's not something to be ashamed of. I wouldn't a Thomas Newman score to be confused with a Michael Kamen score, or a Maurice Jarre score, and on and on, and neither (as you say) would the people who hire him.
It is sometimes said on this board that a film composer should be a musical chameleon, but to me there are limits to that. If my favorite composers don't have a voice, why would I gravitate to them over and over again? Sure, Williams' War of the Worlds could not be confused with Catch Me If You Can, but if you know his music, you hear the connections. In any composer's oeuvre, there are going to be a few outliers that go farther afield from their typical sound, but even then, if you're a fan, you can spot what makes them them. To me, it is the composers who have no real style that I find less interesting.
All of which is my longwinded way of saying that White Bird is a very worthy addition to the collected works of Thomas Newman, and not one that merely duplicates what he's already done.
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Mine came yesterday though will be some time before I listen to it. Massive ongoing backlog.
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Where is this one on sale, chaps.
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I bought mine from eBay..14 quid + change.
Ok. I'd looked but didn't see it, at the time.
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I noticed that or rather didn't. Anyway I was only thinking about it. I'll survive.
Edit- what is you opinion of his bond scores as
1. Newman efforts and
2. Bond scores.
They're going cheap
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I don't like them personally.
Dull and drab, with the odd half decent track here or there.
Low tier Thomas Newman for me.
I picked them up cheap (4 or 5 quid a piece) but I rarely play them.
The Zimmaro effort is way better.
Ta. I thought they were supposed to be a bit off, that's why never bought them. As you say I saw them for 4/5 quid. Maybe I will when I feel more reckless.
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