[reddye6]

More of a new release CD rather than a what's-playing CD, but it will be what's playing when it arrives at my house. It's the score to Damnation Alley! LINK

[static14]

[Mateo Sanboval]

[ScoJo]

Fantastic score, I fully endorse this post!

[tim28212]

Fantastic score, I fully endorse this post!

So do I!!

And I'll add that someone needs to pick this up for a vinyl release.

[Bezulsqy]

Matsuo Ono -Space And Maryjuane Trip Is Same

I am at work doing boring stuff that finally gives me time to listen to some digital files. After 15 minutes of this I was thinking of playing something else, because it really is space and maryjuane trip is same. But I decided to let it happen. And I now am floating somewhere...

[chiefbrody]

First listen since picking this up at Christmas.

I have to say, I was surprised by the lukewarm reaction to Covenant. I thought it was more of what the public wanted. It was probably a slightly strange mix of Prometheus-lite with bits of Alien and the end of Aliens tacked on (and a teeny bit of Predator?), but it was enjoyable enough. I would have preferred Prometheus 2, but clearly the box office didn't justify it. I do wonder, though, if it's just a bit of 'The Phantom Menace' syndrome, where you want to like it that much that you're willing to overlook deficiencies. To digress further, I think The Last Jedi was the point where I first got to judge a Star Wars film without nostalgia bias (I'm somewhere in the middle of the folk who think it's 'best ever' and 'life-endingly bad').

I recall enjoying this score at the time, with its various nods to Goldsmith.

[Bezulsqy]

First listen since picking this up at Christmas.

I have to say, I was surprised by the lukewarm reaction to Covenant. I thought it was more of what the public wanted. It was probably a slightly strange mix of Prometheus-lite with bits of Alien and the end of Aliens tacked on (and a teeny bit of Predator?), but it was enjoyable enough. I would have preferred Prometheus 2, but clearly the box office didn't justify it. I do wonder, though, if it's just a bit of 'The Phantom Menace' syndrome, where you want to like it that much that you're willing to overlook deficiencies. To digress further, I think The Last Jedi was the point where I first got to judge a Star Wars film without nostalgia bias (I'm somewhere in the middle of the folk who think it's 'best ever' and 'life-endingly bad').

I recall enjoying this score at the time, with its various nods to Goldsmith.

I loved Covenant! Do not recall the score to be honest.

[chiefbrody]

@bez you should definitely check it out. It's not mind-blowing, but there are some really strong pieces in it.

Now this.

[chiefbrody]

Never heard this before. I'm a big fan of The Band, and this was unavailable for a long time, on any format. I don't have high hopes, but I'm a bit of a completist.

[chiefbrody]

Carny was quite enjoyable. It benefited from the split between Robbie Robertson's rollicking 'carny' tunes and Alex North's more plaintive cues.

Keeping the connection with The Band. This is a favourite of mine (never released on vinyl?), it was curated by Robbie Robertson, who collaborated with Scorcese on a number of occasions. Was it Robertson that created the Richter/Washington track, that later appeared in The Connection/La French? Whether him or someone else, what an inspired arrangement.

[Mateo Sanboval]

First listen since picking this up at Christmas.

I have to say, I was surprised by the lukewarm reaction to Covenant. I thought it was more of what the public wanted. It was probably a slightly strange mix of Prometheus-lite with bits of Alien and the end of Aliens tacked on (and a teeny bit of Predator?), but it was enjoyable enough. I would have preferred Prometheus 2, but clearly the box office didn't justify it. I do wonder, though, if it's just a bit of 'The Phantom Menace' syndrome, where you want to like it that much that you're willing to overlook deficiencies. To digress further, I think The Last Jedi was the point where I first got to judge a Star Wars film without nostalgia bias (I'm somewhere in the middle of the folk who think it's 'best ever' and 'life-endingly bad').

I recall enjoying this score at the time, with its various nods to Goldsmith.

I liked Covenant fine. And the score as well. It is way better than Prometheus which is a terribly uneven film. All that said, I don't care about it the way I care(d) about Alien and, even though Ridley Scott's career is uneven in its own right, I expected more from both films.

[chiefbrody]

Fair points @mateo. I enjoyed both, but accept they have many failings, and are inconsistent (just ask Idris's accent!).

Not a soundtrack, but...
(As an aside, I like live albums more than a lot of people do, but not so much on vinyl. It's too much at odds with the continuity of performance)

[static14]

[Mateo Sanboval]

So good.

[Hatter313]

If all there were was goldsmith....I’d be ok.

[Mateo Sanboval]

Sidebar: That film isn't available anywhere in it's OAR as far as I can tell. Nor has it ever been properly mastered for HD. Errors of oversight that warrant remedying posthaste.

[NathanLurker]

It's a rather unknow little gem of a movie. Don't remember the score but I,m sure it's good

[Hatter313]

Sidebar: That film isn't available anywhere in it's OAR as far as I can tell. Nor has it ever been properly mastered for HD. Errors of oversight that warrant remedying posthaste.

What was the OAR? It’s a weird little flick, could only have been made when it was made, lush 90s period piece, rife with interesting details and design, but still unafraid to be pulpy. Also Kilmers accent.....

[Mateo Sanboval]

Sidebar: That film isn't available anywhere in it's OAR as far as I can tell. Nor has it ever been properly mastered for HD. Errors of oversight that warrant remedying posthaste.

What was the OAR? It’s a weird little flick, could only have been made when it was made, lush 90s period piece, rife with interesting details and design, but still unafraid to be pulpy. Also Kilmers accent.....

Original aspect ratio.

[static14]

Pretty sure it was shot and shown in theaters at 2.35:1

[ScoJo]

Pretty sure it was shot and shown in theaters at 2.35:1

It was indeed - my old UK dvd was letterboxed in the correct aspect, not sure about R1 version.

William Goldman's book 'Which Lie Did I Tell' is a treasure of behind-the-big-movies tattle tales, the section on GaTD is especially great - VERY troubled production. I mean, lions. Y'know?

At one point though, it was that other big cat Kilmer who was slowing things down with his unpredictable behaviour, so producer/co-star Douglas took him to one side and told him 'hey kid, buck up - or do you wanna have a career like Eric Roberts??'

Gold.

[tim28212]

I finally saw GaTD about a year ago. Really enjoyed it. I told David it was "Jaws" in Africa. :)

[Mateo Sanboval]

Pretty sure it was shot and shown in theaters at 2.35:1

It was indeed - my old UK dvd was letterboxed in the correct aspect, not sure about R1 version.

William Goldman's book 'Which Lie Did I Tell' is a treasure of behind-the-big-movies tattle tales, the section on GaTD is especially great - VERY troubled production. I mean, lions. Y'know?

At one point though, it was that other big cat Kilmer who was slowing things down with his unpredictable behaviour, so producer/co-star Douglas took him to one side and told him 'hey kid, buck up - or do you wanna have a career like Eric Roberts??'

Gold.

Exactly so, Static. The US DVD is 2.00:1 and it is only so-so in quality. There is a HD upscale floating around (maybe on Amazon streaming?), but it's in the wrong ratio as well. There is a German BD of unknown (to me) quality, but it only includes a dubbed German audio track. I had no idea you lucky Brits had a DVD release in the OAR. At this point, I'd probably take that over any thing else available.

PS - Sounds like I need to read that book.

[ScoJo]

@mateo-

a) You need that R2 dvd
and
b) You need to read that book. So many amazing stories. You'll fill your boots!