I'm sure our Thor here (I mean Haga) will be ecstatic about this!!
He, he. Yes, the irony of my composer "nemesis" scoring a movie with the words "Thor" and "love" is not lost on me.
Thankfully, I have minimal interest in superhero stuff these days, so he can rummage through those as much as he wants. Just stay out of my beloved ALIEN franchise (one of the last, major franchises he hasn't yet taken over).
I'm sure our Thor here (I mean Haga) will be ecstatic about this!!
He, he. Yes, the irony of my composer "nemesis" scoring a movie with the words "Thor" and "love" is not lost on me.
Thankfully, I have minimal interest in superhero stuff these days, so he can rummage through those as much as he wants. Just stay out of my beloved ALIEN franchise (one of the last, major franchises he hasn't yet taken over).
It's interesting. Since I learnt about your "disgust" (I know the word is a little extreme) for Giacchino, I found myself getting bored with his recent work. It doesn't feel as fresh as it did when he emerged. I still love some of his themes here and there, but I have to admit the rest is getting redundant to my ears.
I still think he's a skilled composer but, and maybe it's due to him taking too many gigs (like McCreary...), His work sounds more and more hollow.
I'm sure our Thor here (I mean Haga) will be ecstatic about this!!
He, he. Yes, the irony of my composer "nemesis" scoring a movie with the words "Thor" and "love" is not lost on me.
Thankfully, I have minimal interest in superhero stuff these days, so he can rummage through those as much as he wants. Just stay out of my beloved ALIEN franchise (one of the last, major franchises he hasn't yet taken over).
I'm now picturing characters being chased by xenomorphs to zany, high-tempo Incredibles-style scoring.
Mothersbaugh's score for Ragnarok was excellent. Just the thing for the film's 80's influenced blend of comedy, action, and high fantasy. It would have been great to have him back, but as Jason mentioned there are any number of reasons he might not be returning and Giacchino is more than capable of delivering what this film needs.
Nothing against Michael (Except for his Star Trek animated short), but I miss having musical continuity in films that involve the same characters. We do get some in the MCU, but not nearly enough.
Nothing against Michael (Except for his Star Trek animated short), but I miss having musical continuity in films that involve the same characters. We do get some in the MCU, but not nearly enough.
I wish it too, and especially in the MCU. Silvestri seems to be the only "steady" hand in the overall themes.
However, Thor will now have 4 movies and 4 different composers at this point, so the "continuity" isn't really a new issue. That being said, I enjoy all of them (in different ways), and felt they served the movie.
Looking forward to seeing what Giacchino can bring to this property, as I do enjoy his work, but Ragnarok was the most fun so far..
I love that this happened, only because I love the previous three scores and like the concept of each installment of THOR has had a unique music voice behind it.
Looking forward to this, hopefully on silver not on CDR!
Ok. So another movie for Giacchino. Fine and good. But when will this guy EVER score something that isn't big, broad and genre based? Has he ever scored an intimate or serious drama or adult thriller? Composers like Williams, Goldsmith, Horner, Silvestri, etc, showed that they knew how to score intimate, quieter material as well as the big, loud stuff. I still await to see how Giacchino handles that side of things and until he does he will never rank among the aforementioned composers for me.
Ok. So another movie for Giacchino. Fine and good. But when will this guy EVER score something that isn't big, broad and genre based? Has he ever scored an intimate or serious drama or adult thriller? Composers like Williams, Goldsmith, Horner, Silvestri, etc, showed that they knew how to score intimate, quieter material as well as the big, loud stuff. I still await to see how Giacchino handles that side of things and until he does he will never rank among the aforementioned composers for me.
So...what you're saying is you haven't looked up his credits on IMDB yet?
Ok. So another movie for Giacchino. Fine and good. But when will this guy EVER score something that isn't big, broad and genre based? Has he ever scored an intimate or serious drama or adult thriller?
That being said, I enjoy all of them (in different ways), and felt they served the movie. 
