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Absolutely fantastic music from Bear. So many rich themes throughout, and yes, it does reward more and more with each listen. I wouldn't place it above Shore's work for the films, but if/when Bear has created a mountain of material for several seasons of ROP, his work might just surpass what Shore created.
it is a shame that he was not allowed to use some of the same themes from the movies but in a way, it's allowed him to completely come up with his own material. And so far, it's incredible stuff. Some of his very best work. I don't think much of the show itself - although I've slightly warmed up to it - but the upcoming season has me really excited just for the new music alone.
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I wonder if Season 2 will receive the same deluxe treatment as this one - and on CD - presumably from Mondo?
Hopefully if this one sells well enough, there's no reason not to.
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From what’s been said publicly, McCreary had already scored three quarters of the season by the time Shore made his contribution.
Yavar
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I dare hope, since the physical mega set for season 1 apparently sold so well.
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Sep 20, 2024 - 8:39 AM
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Yes, the 10-disc set is the way to go. There's a lot more room for each score to breathe and some lovely moments of thematic underscore that were chopped out of the (very generous) 2-disc set, which is also included in the big box set, so you've got the great concert arrangements of the major themes.
I've found the second season to be a worthy continuation of established themes, though it hasn't (so far) reached the musical heights of the first season. Then again, the first season had to do A LOT of heavy lifting and world-building with all of the themes, at least 11 major ones by my count (and that doesn't include Howard Shore's title theme, which while solid, isn't utilized in McCreary's underscore).
This season we've got some lovely additions to the thematic library like Old Tom Bombadil, Rhun (very John Barry-esque to me), and Estrid... but to me it feels that much of the rest of the second season are well done reinterpretations of existing ideas from the first season. Still, eagerly looking forward to a second season box set and it should be an insta-buy for anyone who loves this kind of thematic orchestral scoring.
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