MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS (Barry) - although I already knew it pretty well, the Intrada release immediately revived my pleasure with this score. Since I received it, I played it much more often than the previously unreleased CDs I got in my latest SAE batch. 5 stars.
MONSIGNOR (Williams) - the biggest surprise to me. Sometimes reminiscent (to my ears) of Rota's GODFATHER. A very pleasant surprise. I usually skip the Gloria though ;-) 4 stars.
NORTH AND SOUTH (Conti) - solid and with nice moments. But not overwhelming. 3 stars.
ALIEN - as a standalone listen, just every once in a while. 3-4 stars.
MYSTERIOUS ISLAND - I'm not enjoying this as much as FAHRENHEIT 451. A bit of a tour de force. 3 stars.
TATTOO (Todsharow) - also not overly interesting as a standalone listen. 3 stars.
LISSI UND DER WILDE KAISER (Wengenmayr) - although I didn't find it very interesting in the first place, I find myself putting it back in the player time and again now. If only Wengenmayr would have a serious movie score release by now (he keeps doing music for spoofs). 3-4 stars.

handstand, April 5, 2008; 6:53 AM

Current heavy rotation:
Hellboy - Marco Beltrami
Serenity - David Newman
The Island - Steve Jablonsky
Point Break - Mark Isham


manyon, April 5, 2008; 9:12 AM

Soundtracks Receiving Heavy Play

John Barry - Last Valley - outstanding from start to finish, maybe his best.
Jerry Goldsmith etc - The Man From U.N.C.L.E. Vol 3 (FSM) groovy stuff especially The Girl From U.N.C.L.E. selections
Various - Cinema De Funk Vol 2 - funky comp that includes 2 revelations from Sonny Bono for 'Chastity'
Michel Legrand - The Young Girls of Rochefort - superb double edition from DRG
Neil Hefti - Harlow - you can always count on Hef to make you smile

dljmann, April 5, 2008; 2:03 PM

Hello.
Right now I'm listening to ELINE VERE by Laurens van Rooyen. Not great, but yet a nice score from 1991. I didn't know the music nor the movie, and it's been a blind purchase from a Belgian seller in eBay.

regards,
Angel

angeldibujo, April 5, 2008; 2:33 PM

-The wild Bunch (restored and expanded release from WB), one of my all time favourites.
-Children of the corn II-The final sacrifice (Daniel Licht)
-Diva (Vladimir Cosma, expanded release from Volcano), beautiful music, which reminds me my last visit in Paris (most beautiful town in the world)
-The last dogmen (David Arnold)
-Fitzwilly (John Williams),brilliant piece of comedy music



peter-anselm, April 5, 2008; 5:22 PM

THE MUSIC OF CANDYMAN - Philip Glass

serifiot, April 5, 2008; 7:55 PM

Wuthering Heights (Ryuichi Sakamoto)
National Treasure (Trevor Rabin)
The Cure (Dave Grusin)
Headhunter: Redemption (Richard Jacques)
Taken (Laura Karpman)

dionyssios, April 5, 2008; 10:12 PM

(serifiot) "Candyman" is a pretty intense film. Cabrini Green (right spelling?) where the film was shot is on Halstead in Chicago about a mile from where my two brothers lived in 1977. I has no idea of the history of violence at that place as I often walked by on my way to the Loop (downtown). A good film and Phillip Glass score.

I see Neal Hefti mentioned. Love the old Hefti scores. He was in a car accident and nearly died back in the 1940's.

I've listened to the complete release of "Taxi Driver" (Bernard Herrmann) a couple of times recently. The fault I find with it is after all these years the musicians are still not credited. That's Ronny Lang from the big band era playing the theme on sax and I'd bet money that Vic Feldman was one of the players as well.
The complete release of that score makes the old and poor Arista recording more or less obsolete.

victoravalentine, April 6, 2008; 1:34 AM

The Long Good Friday-Francis Monkman
Mulholland Falls-Dave Grusin
Die Hard & The Dead Zone-Michael Kamen
The Net & The Public Eye-Mark Isham
Miller's Crossing-Carter Burwell
L. A. Confidential-Jerry Goldsmith (PLEASE Varese, EXPANDED CLUB cd!!!!!!!)
Light Sleeper-Michael Been (Red Dot but the ebay boot is good too)
The Third Man-Anton Karas (Silva)
A Price Above Rubies-Lesley Barber

Well thats a few of them anyway.

mburns27, April 6, 2008; 2:15 AM

Right now I'm listening to "Star Wars-Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back" on my iPod. In my opinion, one of the best scores ever written by John Williams and, arguably, the best of the Star Wars saga.

mikeramos66, April 6, 2008; 3:15 AM

MARK OF THE DEVIL I & II... aka Hexen I & II ~ Michael Holm

Overall... both scores to "Mark Of The Devil" by Holm are excellent!

Not to disregard the score to its sequel which is competely different from its precursor which in fact makes it unique by being fresh and nonrepetetitve, the main theme from "Mark Of The Devil" together with "Cannibal Holocaust" by Riz Ortolani have to be amongst the the most beautiful & eloquent main themes composed for horror films.

These two main themes especially the recurrent main theme from ''Mark Of The Devil'' seeping in throughout the score has gentle, romantic, hopeful strokes with a caress of melancholy.

I believe Mark Of The Devil I & II are the only film scores that Mr. Holm composed... quite unfortunate.

http://www.soundtrackcollector.com/images/cd/large/Hexen_bis_auf_Blut_Diggler.jpg

serifiot, April 6, 2008; 8:33 AM

heavy play:

1. I Am Legend by James Newton Howard (great score!!!!)
2. The Polar Express promo by Alan Silvestri (beautiful music, one of the best christmas soundtracks).
3. Lawrence of Arabia by Maurice Jarre. (A PLUS!!!!)
4. Doctor Zhivago by Jarre (Lara's Theme is stuck in my head!)

guchinpelado, April 6, 2008; 12:43 PM

THE TEN COMMANDMENTS
THE BIG COUNTRY
PLANET OF THE APES
TOUCH OF EVIL
THE OMEGA MAN

My salute to the late Charleton Heston.


weavercp, April 6, 2008; 4:23 PM

Lifeforce (expanded) - Henry Mancini
Battlestar Galactica, Season 3 - Bear McCreary (invigorating and beautiful)
Heavy Metal - Elmer Bernstein (what fun!!)
I am Legend - J.N. Howard (Much, much better than I expected!)
L'Intime Ennemi (Intimate Enemies) - Alexandre Desplat (very moving stuff)
The Other Boleyn Girl - Paul Cantelon (pleasantly understated)

reecardov, April 7, 2008; 8:51 PM