August At A Glance |
8/26/16
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I like to think that my absence left a void in your August, 2016. I imagine you waking up each morning, and checking our site with hope that new material had been posted. Well, prayers answered!
We're back! Our new daughter, the cause of this inexcusable truancy, is now one month old. Get a job, am I right? Time to get back into the swing of things!
While our site was down, our ears were not. Here is a quick recap of August at Film Score Fans!
We're back! Our new daughter, the cause of this inexcusable truancy, is now one month old. Get a job, am I right? Time to get back into the swing of things!
While our site was down, our ears were not. Here is a quick recap of August at Film Score Fans!
Steven Price has earned our anticipation. Our little corner of the music world was quite abuzz in the weeks leading up to Suicide Squad's release. What a let down it turned out to be! The go to complaint usually includes the words "Pacific," "Rim," and "copy." If you like that sound, have at it and enjoy. I actually thought the opening track was kind of fun. I'll come back to that from time to time. But, in the end I couldn't get past the overall generic nature of Price's sound. With such an oddball collection of characters, I had fully expected a soundscape that took chances and stepped out of the norm. No such luck.
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Dario Marianelli's work on V For Vendetta has left me wanting more action from him for years. Kubo and the Two Strings is the long awaited answer to those cravings. The shamisen blends perfectly in action sequences and character moments, alike. The ensemble is wonderfully orchestrated. The main theme is instantly a classic. The concluding cover tune was an unexpected delight.
Monkey's Story is one of my favorite tracks in decades, and the full album will easily be in the conversation for best score of the year.
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New Disney releases are always accompanied by a high probability of great music. However, it has been a while (in my opinion) since they've provided us with music that is truly uplifting instead of adventurous. Pete's Dragon changes that. Daniel Hart gives us his fair share of action, but the childlike awe in his soundscape is what will keep you coming back for more. The use of acoustic guitar and solo (fiddle-like) violin gives it all a nice country feel (don't think country music - think country location). And, the main theme is full of joy.
I'm always fascinated by composers that can give us family scores that are wonderfully positive without sounding cheesy. Pete's Dragon will give you that perfectly warm feeling inside.
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Alan Mencken and Christophe Beck - yes please! Movie about foul mouthed food.... huh?
While I'm not as big a fan of this score as many out there in film score land, I will still jump on board and say that I enjoyed the ride. The songs are funny (if you don't mind the crudeness) and also well arranged. The score itself could accompany any top level animated film. It is sweet, funny, and powerful when it needs to be. I'll be spending more time with it throughout September.
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