tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801441755423984496.post6177347859401529122..comments2024-03-05T17:26:44.559-08:00Comments on Roman's Movie Reviews and Musings: Movie Music Musings: Favorite Composers - Jerry GoldsmithRoman J. Martelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09545497713474664555noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801441755423984496.post-48823396282504687242013-12-30T09:04:13.208-08:002013-12-30T09:04:13.208-08:00Yeah the 80s was really a heyday for synth scores,...Yeah the 80s was really a heyday for synth scores, and performers of electronic music getting film score assignments. Tangerine Dream got quite a few, Vangelis of course, and Wendy Carlos (love her score for "Tron"). In some ways that synth sound dates the films immediately, but at the same time they were doing some creative work. Even something like "Transformers: The Movie" had a really great score with big themes, lots of action and all done on synths.<br /><br />Yeah Goldsmith did some great stuff with synths. His score to "Legend" is really impressive, and I like it a little more than the Tangerine Dream score (which is the one I grew up with). Goldsmith's score is pretty complex, lot of themes and motifs he weaves throughout the film, they build and mix. Its one of those scores that you don't pick up all the ingredients the first time you hear it, but the more you listen to it, the more you hear all the details and work he put into it. A great blend of synths, orchestra and textures. But not for everyone. Orchestral purists will find the synth parts too harsh.Roman J. Martelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09545497713474664555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801441755423984496.post-58821175891086207372013-12-25T07:40:54.171-08:002013-12-25T07:40:54.171-08:00Enjoyed these blogs about scores. I'd forgott...Enjoyed these blogs about scores. I'd forgotten about Tangerine Dream scoring so many films, and they had some good ones. One of the first films and soundtracks I'd picked up by them was the to the movie, Sorcerer by William Friedkin starring Roy Scheider. The film is a real hoot of an adventure, and the soundtrack hits all the notes (sorry) to fit the suspenseful atmosphere. They also did the soundtrack to Firestarter by Stephen King. I didn't care much for the movie, but the soundtrack is nice. <br /><br />You are right about the original Planet of the Apes soundtrack, it fits the movie so well with the abstract atonal nature of it. And I'd forgotten about the synth work in Logan's Run. Great stuff. El Voxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05985563041511492981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801441755423984496.post-3498271580778041722013-12-23T21:08:25.490-08:002013-12-23T21:08:25.490-08:00Oh, I'm right with you there, Slater looks par...Oh, I'm right with you there, Slater looks particularly fetching in her outfit. Goldsmith's score is a real hoot. Big main theme, with a very silly sounding syth whooshing effect. But the movie is so silly, it just fits. I kind of got the feeling that Goldsmith watched the film, shrugged and said, "you know what, no matter what I do this whole thing is going to look ridiculous. So I'll just embrace the overt ridiculousness of the whole thing." Still he couldn't help but give the movie some serious action music. :)Roman J. Martelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09545497713474664555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801441755423984496.post-12874350295084012472013-12-21T21:39:14.530-08:002013-12-21T21:39:14.530-08:00An impressive repertoire. Yes, with The Shadow, pr...An impressive repertoire. Yes, with The Shadow, probably the best thing to do is to close your eyes and listen to the music. Supergirl, though, has young Helen Slater. I'll keep my eyes open.Richard Bellushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10108081864942272619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801441755423984496.post-3036844217867797442013-12-20T12:28:19.321-08:002013-12-20T12:28:19.321-08:00Wiliams and Herrmann are a couple of my favorites ...Wiliams and Herrmann are a couple of my favorites too. I wrote a couple blogs about them. They've created some iconic music in their own right, some of the most popular styles in film music actually.<br /><br />Glory is a gorgeous score, one of my favorites from James Horner. His older stuff is great. His newer work is kind of hit or miss with me. But in the 80s and 90s he was great. James Bond scores are always a lot of fun. Even the lesser ones are good for summer listening.Roman J. Martelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09545497713474664555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801441755423984496.post-32923756109575112332013-12-20T11:34:14.578-08:002013-12-20T11:34:14.578-08:00I'm not sure who would be my favorite film com...I'm not sure who would be my favorite film composer. I'd probably have to have John Williams. I was surprised he'd done the soundtrack for Home Alone, but many others like Jurassic Park, which I like a lot. Of course there's Star Wars too. <br /><br />Another composer I enjoy is Bernard Herrmann who scored some Hitchcock films and later Ray Harryhausen. Plus the movie, The Day the Earth Stood Still. Some other soundtracks I enjoy: Glory, the Civil War movie, Harry Potter, some of the James Bond scores, The Shining, 2001, A Clockwork Orange, and I'm sure there are many others. El Voxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05985563041511492981noreply@blogger.com