Le Mans/The Hunter by Michel Legrand looks pretty good. I Love the score to Le Mans. Full of good positive energy.

victoravalentine, May 8, 2007; 5:32 PM

Hello,

Nothing comes to mind for new scores right now But, I see where the Chandos label is releasing a John Addison compilation cd and that sound pretty good to me.

Best Regards,
David Phoenix, AZ.

deg63iami, May 9, 2007; 7:55 AM

I guess these are good reasons for one to remain optimistic.

I am looking forward to ''Le Mans'' as well even though it is a score that was released back in 1971.

I was thinking more in terms of a film score composition that has been released within the last 10 to 15 years or so which is groundbreaking and competely fresh in sound and technique and which has pushed film scoring up a caliber to new soaring heights the way perhaps "Star Wars' did back in the 70's, both in scoring and film making even though I am not wild about it but nevertheless appreciative.

I cannot think of anything.

Do the scores from ''Lord Of The Rings" qualify?

Have not seen the movies nor heard the film scores.

Everything today tends to sound sort of the same.

Sure, ''The Black Dahlia'' for example was a nice sounding film score but will it be considered a classic and a masterpiece in film scoring 25 years from now... something memorable?

I don't know what has gotten in to me but I tend to listen and even purchase film soundtracks from past gone eras. I don't recall having purchased anything current. I don't even have the score to the latest Bond picture ''Casino Royale" me out of all people.

I love Bond scores... again, the old ones.

serifiot, May 9, 2007; 1:41 PM

I've always considered the score from Affliction an instant classic. Dark and down beat music perfectly suited to the film.

I usually prefer older music myself. There's something about recent music that almost always seems to lack. I guess it's the fact a person can always look at what has been around for awhile and locate the exceptional. The only recent American score I've noticed that looks as if it may be exceptional is Zodiac from David Shire.

Rarely do I go after the new releases. Too busy looking for the older and obsure recordings (film music and otherwise).

Years ago at about the age of 15 I began buying a lot of Avant Garde or improvisational stuff on vinyl. Steve Lacy, Roswell Rudd, Derek Bailey and such. Nowadays whenever it pops up on Ebay I don't even bother to bid because it goes for so much money.





victoravalentine, May 9, 2007; 5:04 PM

As far as Howard Shore goes, I'd recommend Crash or any of the scores for Cronenberg films. Naked Lunch is another. Ornette Coleman and Barre Phillips with symphonic orchestra. In keeping with the 50's era beat poet scene.

I don't know if Heartbeat (Jack Nitzsche) is available on CD. If not it should be. Great jazz score featuring Art Pepper.

Lord Of The Rings I'd pass on as well. Too contemporary and popular for me, just as Star Wars was years ago.

victoravalentine, May 9, 2007; 5:35 PM

''....Btw, isn't it interesting, that there's no US or japanese yet?''

Yet what? I don't understand.

A US or Japanese release that will withstand the test of time?

serifiot, May 9, 2007; 6:30 PM

I see... that is strange. All goodness and hot earnings to Silva who's responsible for releasing the score to ''The Black Dahlia''... and lucky for us I guess.

Silva should release more scores instead of hiring the usual orchestra (not that I have anything personal against this particular orchestra) to perform various compilations.

It is getting a little repetitive.

serifiot, May 9, 2007; 8:21 PM

Silent Partner, a great score indeed. Surprising it has not been released on disc. If I'm not mistaken the score is performed by orchestra in the film. The Pablo recording offers jazz versions of themes performed by Oscar Peterson and co.

victoravalentine, June 25, 2009; 1:39 AM

As Odds Against Tomorrow goes. At the time of the soundtracks vinyl release a second recording was issued featuring a quartet (MJQ) version of themes from the film.

It was released with two different covers (United Artists). The first with a scene from the film, the second with an abstract design. The abstract design release is called Patterns.

It's a great companion recording to the original soundtrack which featured full orchestra. This one offers jazz interpretations.

So if you happen to see a Modern Jazz Quartet recording on CD called Patterns (I have the vinyl). It is well worth getting ahold of.

victoravalentine, May 11, 2007; 5:52 PM