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Register General Discussion • Trading Post • Non-Film Score Discussion  Profile • Preferences • Community Rules • Help/Contact • Search Board Search Terms:  Search Within:  topics posts since 2019 2018 posts 2017 posts 2016 posts 2015 posts 2014 posts 2013 posts 2012 posts 2011 posts 2010 posts 2009 posts 2008 posts 2007 posts 2006 posts 2005 posts 2004 posts 2003 posts 2002 posts 2001 posts 2000 posts users  search tips  You must log in or register to post.   Go to page:  1 2 3 4      General Discussion: Maurice Jarre's electronic scores-Good or Terrible    FIRST   PRIOR   2 3 4       Last Post   Posted:   Jul 15, 2021 - 1:54 PM     By:   moolik   (Member) An old post but for me now pretty up to date for I just watched NO WAY OUT....Man this must be in my 10 worst scores of all time.So in my opinion his electronic scores( WITNESS works fine in the movie...but imagine this score played by an orchestra) Are really really awful and if they werent labeld with Maurrice Jarre one can easily think its some really cheap 80ies B Picture. This Man composed landmark and milestone scores like LAWRENCE OF ARABIA...I dont know any composer who is so ambivalent...    Posted:   Jul 16, 2021 - 10:26 AM     By:   TominAtl   (Member) It is quite a remarkable difference between his 60's output and his 80's synth work I do prefer his earlier orchestral work but I do have some fondness for some of his synth scores. In particular I really do adore WITNESS much more than his others. But I do like MOSQUITO COAST and NO WAY OUT and FATAL ATTRACTION. I will say though that some of his action cues are not agreeable to in terms of the synths usage and hearing them today do sound so very dated.    Posted:   Jul 17, 2021 - 1:33 AM     By:   knisper.shayan   (Member) my favorite is enemy mine. the rest of it sounds always strange to me.    Posted:   Jul 17, 2021 - 3:33 AM     By:   Mark   (Member) I'm not a Maurice Jarre fan at all, don't rate him, and particularly dislike his odd, clunky sounding electronic scores. In fact the only scores of his I actually enjoy, aside from Lawrence of Arabia are Red Sun, Jacobs Ladder and Pope Joan, which is my favourite score by him. Its also very rare that I watch a film scored by him and find myself thinking what a good score he had written.    Posted:   Jul 17, 2021 - 6:28 PM     By:   Totoro   (Member) Most of them... terrible. Just terrible.    Posted:   Jul 17, 2021 - 6:37 PM     By:   Ford A. Thaxton   (Member) One of Jarre's electronic efforts that tends to be overlooked is his score for the Cable film APOLOGY which is a lovely and moody effort the we released on CD. If you haven't heard it, it's available on Spotify to stream. Ford A. Thaxton    Posted:   Jul 17, 2021 - 7:22 PM     By:   Totoro   (Member) One of Jarre's electronic efforts that tends to be overlooked is his score for the Cable film APOLOGY which is a lovely and moody effort the we released on CD. If you haven't heard it, it's available on Spotify to stream. Ford A. Thaxton I listened to some tracks and it is awful. This one sounds like Jarre's smashing the keyboard with his cat in a scratched record for most of it runtime:    Posted:   Nov 29, 2023 - 1:51 PM     By:   Nicolai P. Zwar   (Member) I watch The Year Of Living Dangerously at least twice a year pretty much going back to the cinema viewing. Much of my fascination with and enjoyment of this film has to do with the score. And the soundtrack LP, one of the sides in particular, is a proven soothing experience. Feels like we go through this same subject every 5 years or so. Listening to THE YEAR OF LIVING DANGEROUSLY right now for the first time in... I don't know.... when the movie came out? What a gorgeous, well composed electronic score. Terrific.    Posted:   Nov 29, 2023 - 2:06 PM     By:   GoblinScore   (Member) *Perk* Surprised I'm not in this thread, lauding my hero! YOLD is a fine film. I remember liking it, feeling annoyed Jarre's score is not wholly used, yet when it comes in quite effective. The Vangelis piece however really irked me, and made me think many bought the record looking for that piece! I forget which, something from Opera Sauvage. A nice meditative album, aside from at least one moderate action cue and that damn song on side 2!    Posted:   Nov 29, 2023 - 2:55 PM     By:   Michael_McMahan   (Member) It was this piece (L 'enfant) - I thought it worked really well in the film! https://youtu.be/BCfRrTaqkGI?feature=shared I just listened to the YOLD album - really great. I'm actually a fan of all Jarre's electronic scores. Only time I sometimes don't enjoy them is when he goes into banging action mode. Solarbabies had some really awful bits to be sure    Posted:   Nov 29, 2023 - 3:00 PM     By:   GoblinScore   (Member) It was this piece - I thought it worked really well in the film! I just listened to the YOLD album - really great. I'm actually a fan of all Jarre's electronic scores. Only time I sometimes don't like them is when he goes into banging action mode. Solarbabies had some really awful bits to be sure Don't get me wrong - the Vangelis did work, and it's a nice piece. I just grew up only knowing Jarre's album, didn't see the film until sometime in the 00's. Jarre's synth action is usually....not good. Saying this as an uber fan. It does still however make me smile, either at the audacity of his writing (Gorillas in the Mist spins into some ELP style prog, as does No Way Out at times!!!) or the visual I have of hos synth group playing live alongside the great Mike Fisher or Akex Acuna on live percussion. Somehow,,knowing that, makes a big difference to me, and i can hear the distinction. -Sean    Posted:   Nov 29, 2023 - 4:25 PM     By:   Michael_McMahan   (Member) Jarre's synth action is usually....not good. Saying this as an uber fan. It does still however make me smile, either at the audacity of his writing (Gorillas in the Mist spins into some ELP style prog, as does No Way Out at times!!!) or the visual I have of hos synth group playing live alongside the great Mike Fisher or Akex Acuna on live percussion. Somehow,,knowing that, makes a big difference to me, and i can hear the distinction. -Sean hahahah. Totally    Posted:   Nov 29, 2023 - 5:23 PM     By:   Howard L   (Member) I watch The Year Of Living Dangerously at least twice a year pretty much going back to the cinema viewing. Much of my fascination with and enjoyment of this film has to do with the score. And the soundtrack LP, one of the sides in particular, is a proven soothing experience. Feels like we go through this same subject every 5 years or so. Listening to THE YEAR OF LIVING DANGEROUSLY right now for the first time in... I don't know.... when the movie came out? What a gorgeous, well composed electronic score. Terrific. Back at’cha, Nic. I reread this thread from the top-through not remembering what I may have contributed, and to recapture context. Never tire of singing the praises of YOLD and hearing others sing. Same goes for Witness which I just mentioned on joan’s “magic moments” thread. Danke.     General Discussion: Maurice Jarre's electronic scores-Good or Terrible    << < 2 3 4  >   Go to page:  1 2 3 4   First Post    General Discussion • Trading Post • Non-Film Score Discussion  Profile • Preferences • Community Rules • Help/Contact • Search Board You must log in or register to post.   Go to page:  1 2 3 4

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