Finally, goods new for the Dark Crystal fans. Not the sequel announced in 2003 and abandoned in 2008, but a prequel by Netlix. A prequel made with real puppets, not CGI, and more important the return of the Skeksis on screen. And more; the only character present on the trailer is SkekTek, the scientist. My own favourite.
Now two questions; who will be the composer (not familiar whit the Netflix ones), and is someone will finally release a proper version of the complete original movie score (love the lalaland version, and the Numenorean Music too but the movie sound mix kills me).
Looking forward to this... it would be great if they'd pull Trevor Jones out of semi-retirement... he's only 68 after all! Or at the very least use his main theme.
I hope they get Trevor Jones but then ensure he avoids any themes or orchestral interludes, writing in the modern style with long slow sustains and dark moody string-like synths. That way, modern audiences shouldn't get too upset and it will be a big success.
Will Trevor Jones's themes be reprised in any way, I wonder. Will this be orchestral or sampled? Most importantly, will it honour the musical legacy of the original film?
I don't think Jones retired, necessarily (he still does something on very rare occasions), I think it's more likely he probably pushed himself out of the industry; I get the feeling from his him refusing to accept the love both LLLR and Intrada have tried to show him, and that it was probably him that wouldn't let (just a guess!) LLLR use the stereo tapes* stored at the university that holds scores he donated (including some rejected scores), that he's probably not "user friendly" anymore.
Perhaps it will grow on me with future listens, or in the context of the actual show. Right now, it just sounds too far removed from the sound of the original score. And of course, no nods to the iconic Trevor Jones theme that I can perceive. Perhaps it'll show up elsewhere ... or perhaps it was a rights issue?
EDIT: And now we have this from the same uploader, touted as an "Official Remix."
No idea what to make of this, other than it makes me cringe a bit...
Perhaps it will grow on me with future listens, or in the context of the actual show. Right now, it just sounds too far removed from the sound of the original score. And of course, no nods to the iconic Trevor Jones theme that I can perceive. Perhaps it'll show up elsewhere ... or perhaps it was a rights issue?
Damn, having been highly impressed by all the trailers to date, was looking forward to the score. This does absolutely nothing for me at all. No sense of adventure, wonderment, mystery or anything else really. What a shame! I sincerely hope this isn’t representative of the full score.
I don't think Jones retired, necessarily (he still does something on very rare occasions), I think it's more likely he probably pushed himself out of the industry; I get the feeling from his him refusing to accept the love both LLLR and Intrada have tried to show him, and that it was probably him that wouldn't let (just a guess!) LLLR use the stereo tapes* stored at the university that holds scores he donated (including some rejected scores), that he's probably not "user friendly" anymore.
Perhaps it will grow on me with future listens, or in the context of the actual show. Right now, it just sounds too far removed from the sound of the original score. And of course, no nods to the iconic Trevor Jones theme that I can perceive. Perhaps it'll show up elsewhere ... or perhaps it was a rights issue?
EDIT: And now we have this from the same uploader, touted as an "Official Remix."
No idea what to make of this, other than it makes me cringe a bit...
The first cue is rather nice. The second cue is hot garbage. Is that what we call an overture nowadays? Though I realize it says remix, which are usually experimental retakes of a theme.
I hope that the second cue is a joke , why would Daniel Pemberton have fun sampling the original soundtrack music of the film for the series? The first track has nothing to do with this infamous-soup.
By the looks of it, a considerable amount of time, money and craftsmanship was pumped into the visual end of things, a pity the same couldn't be said of the musical end of things (though I'm not the least surprised).
The first preview track sounds like a nondescript loop from one of the Zelda entries, and as for the second … "hot garbage" is far too polite.
