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bombastic, orchestral scores?

Were are more of those bombastic, orchestral scores with:
1. Great main theme. 2. Big orchestra. 3. Chorus. 4. Pounding snare drum driven action cues? I know that: 'Sky Captain' (Wow!), 'Waterworld', 'Godzilla', 'ID4', 'Beastmaster 2' and 'Cutthroat Island' are fine examples of this.
Anyone?

dirk.j.jansen, November 22, 2007; 5:32 AM

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Try "Shadow Of The Colussus" by Ko Otani.

philkws, November 22, 2007; 7:55 AM


Krull (James Horner)
Conan the Barbarian (Basil Poledouris)




piano632, November 22, 2007; 3:41 PM


Some of my faves that haven't been mentioned yet:

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA - Stu Phillips

LAST STARFIGHTER - Craig Safan

PREDATOR - Alan Silvestri

ROAD WARRIOR - Brian May

SPACEHUNTER - Elmer Bernstein

SPIES LIKE US - Elmer Bernstein

TOP SECRET - Maurice Jarre

...although they don't all feature a chorus.

American.Nightmare, November 22, 2007; 6:49 PM


...almost forgot about this one, recently released by Intrada as a limited edition. Get it while you still can!

METALSTORM (1983) - Richard Band

http://shopping.netsuite.com/s.nl/c.ACCT67745/it.A/id.5569/.f?sc=2

American.Nightmare, November 22, 2007; 6:56 PM


I think you might want to check out some of Masamichi Amano's stuff. His scores to Super Atragon, Battle Royale I & II, The Aurora, and Giant Robo sound like they might be right up your alley. Amano really loves his snare drums too!

A few other scores that might fit:

De Fortabte sjæles ø (Jane Antonia Cornish)
Yamato (Joe Hisaishi)
King Kong Lives (John Scott)
Arsène Lupin (Debbie Wiseman)
The Core (Christopher Young)

squiddybop, November 22, 2007; 7:36 PM


I like the quiet passages when you know that eventually all hell is going to break loose. "Mercury Rising" (John Barry).

victoravalentine, November 22, 2007; 9:05 PM


Try these Alan Silvestri soundtracks:

JUDGE DREDD
THE MUMMY RETURNS
VAN HELSING
BEOWULF

karcharoth, November 22, 2007; 11:53 PM


....in other words, LOUD scores that don't know when to quit. :-)

kriegerg69, November 24, 2007; 10:00 AM

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