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> Film Scores, Classical music
Violin Hero
post May 26 2009, 09:58 AM
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I am liking Henry V suite at the momen. This may be becuase we are practicing it in youth orchestra for an upcoming concert.
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post May 26 2009, 01:10 PM
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Fave film music of all time is the James Bond theme. Also love the music for Chicken Run and Lord of the Rings. The latter I would definitely consider Classical; I haven't analysed why but probably due to its instrumentation and rhythmic and melodic constructions. Chicken Run is mostly classical but pastiches other types of music as well (it's all one big rip-off really but it's so well done it always makes me smile). I think the Bond theme defies categorisation, unless it falls into a jazz category, but I'm not an expert on that... anyone know?
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post May 27 2009, 06:20 PM
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Definityly LOTR and Pirates of the Carribean. Last of the Mohicans obviously too. Nightmare before Xmas (or anything by Danny Elfman especially Edward Scissorhands).
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post May 27 2009, 07:04 PM
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QUOTE(musicbox @ May 27 2009, 07:20 PM) *

Nightmare before Xmas ).


I watched that the other night.
It was BORING!!!
It seemed as though there were only 2 or 3 different tunes in the whole thing.
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post May 27 2009, 11:45 PM
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QUOTE(Violin Hero @ May 26 2009, 05:58 AM) *

I am liking Henry V suite at the momen. This may be becuase we are practicing it in youth orchestra for an upcoming concert.


Which one? Walton or Doyle?
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post May 29 2009, 08:11 AM
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I had to dive into this thread... I am a massive film score fan and have a huge collection (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Film/TV score wise, off the top of my head, some of my favourites (in no particular order)

LOTR - Howard shore (been to the concert twice!)
Gladiator - Hans Zimmer
Braveheart - James Horner
Star Wars - A New Hope - John Williams

Individual pieces that I absolutely love:

The Day After Tomorrow (Intro Theme) - Harald Kloser
Cavatina (from the Deer Hunter) - Stanley Myers/John Williams
Duel of the Fates (Phantom Menace) - John Williams
Deep Space 9 - Concert Version (Star Trek) - Jerry Goldsmith
Flying theme (ET) - John Williams
Theme from Schindler's List - John Williams (have heard this at the RFH in concert, extremely moving)
Imperial March (Empire Strikes Back) - John Williams
Castaway - Alan Silvestri

Also, a bit out there, and not classical, but I really like some of the music Alan Silvestri did for Predator - the percussion style is absolutely amazing.
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post May 31 2009, 12:30 AM
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QUOTE(sbhoa @ May 27 2009, 08:04 PM) *

QUOTE(musicbox @ May 27 2009, 07:20 PM) *

Nightmare before Xmas ).


I watched that the other night.
It was BORING!!!
It seemed as though there were only 2 or 3 different tunes in the whole thing.


really? Ooh I love it I've been watching it since I was about three though!
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post May 31 2009, 08:43 AM
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QUOTE(organ_dummy @ May 28 2009, 12:45 AM) *

QUOTE(Violin Hero @ May 26 2009, 05:58 AM) *

I am liking Henry V suite at the momen. This may be becuase we are practicing it in youth orchestra for an upcoming concert.


Which one? Walton or Doyle?

Walton
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post Jun 2 2009, 06:32 AM
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A vote for the Atonement score here!
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post Jun 2 2009, 06:56 AM
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Prize if anyone knows what John Williams has referred to as his favourite score? Clue, its nothing to do with space, aliens etc. and its not very recent.
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post Jun 2 2009, 07:31 AM
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QUOTE(skylark @ May 25 2009, 08:34 AM) *

This is a BBC Proms performance of William Walton's "Battle in the Air" from the film The Battle of Britain (it starts at about 1'10). If I didn't know it was from a film and heard it performed at a concert, I would think it was "classical music". So why isn't it (IMG:style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif)

Half of that sequence was orchestrated by Malcolm Arnold who was helping out his old friend when he ran into time constraints. The Arnoldian fingerprints are all over it. In the end, the whole of Walton's score was thrown out (Battle in the Air excepted) in favour of a more commercial score by Ron Goodwin.

I was at that Prom and the diversity of composers represented gives an insight into how difficult it is to characterise Film Music in classical terms:

'Classical composers' : Walton, RVW, Arnold, John Ireland, Constant Lambert, Richard Rodney-Bennett

'Non-classical composers' : Brian Easdale, Larry Adler, Maurice Jarre, Eric Rogers, John Williams, Debbie Wiseman, Patrick Doyle, Harry Gregson-Williams etc. etc.

To answer the OP, I think I quite like Walton's Spitfire Prelude and Fugue which were effectively distilled from the film 'The First of the Few' (1941). The Fugue is especially fine, IMHO.
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post Jun 3 2009, 02:47 PM
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QUOTE(Solari @ May 29 2009, 09:11 AM) *

Cavatina (from the Deer Hunter) - Stanley Myers/John Williams


I loved this so much when the film came out that my mother bought me the record - I still have it!

QUOTE(musicbox @ May 31 2009, 01:30 AM) *

QUOTE(sbhoa @ May 27 2009, 08:04 PM) *

QUOTE(musicbox @ May 27 2009, 07:20 PM) *

Nightmare before Xmas ).


I watched that the other night.
It was BORING!!!
It seemed as though there were only 2 or 3 different tunes in the whole thing.


really? Ooh I love it I've been watching it since I was about three though!


I think it's great (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)


QUOTE(guilmant @ Jun 2 2009, 07:56 AM) *

Prize if anyone knows what John Williams has referred to as his favourite score? Clue, its nothing to do with space, aliens etc. and its not very recent.


Well I think I know, but on the other hand I cheated, so I won't say it here (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) (and if it is that one, then I didn't even know it was his)
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post Jun 3 2009, 07:11 PM
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Give me a clue to see if we're on the same wavelength!
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post Jun 3 2009, 08:20 PM
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Give me a clue to see if we're on the same wavelength!


I'll do my best, but I'm not a great Susannah York fan.
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post Jun 3 2009, 09:37 PM
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Oh dear, I've never actually seen this film, so that might take a bit of checking!
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