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Scullibundo · (05-09-2012, 01:04 AM)

Originally Posted by Willy105:

Yeah, Elfman Spider-Man is a classic. I wonder what kind of music James Horner will make for the remake.

Something with his famous Horner horns motif no doubt.

jett · (05-09-2012, 01:04 AM)

Originally Posted by Rentahamster:

I didn't notice the music at all; I can't remember any of the themes.

I remember Star Trek, Dark Knight, Inception, among others.

The Dark Knight easily has the best comic book theme of recent times. For me, anyway.

Tookay · (05-09-2012, 01:04 AM)

Originally Posted by Willy105:

Yeah, Elfman Spider-Man is a classic. I wonder what kind of music James Horner will make for the remake.

Rehash his previous work probably.

brandonh83 · (05-09-2012, 01:05 AM)

The music that played during that tracking shot (the only good part of the movie) was awesome.

Main theme was very generic.

Edmond Dantès · (05-09-2012, 01:05 AM)

Originally Posted by ScreenSplitter:

I forgot about that, that's one more reason to look forward to The Hobbit. As if there weren't already over a hundred.

And I very much doubt Silmarillion will ever happen. It was what Tolkien wanted most though, out of all of it. Such a shame he never lived to see it get published.

I think they're taking what happened in that film as canon, considering where Banner was when the film started, and the continuing theme of him showing control over The Hulk.

There are times when I think it has a chance and there are times where I agree with your sentiment.

If the Hobbit films are a success and their is a frothing demand for more of Tolkien's legendarium then it could happen in some form after Christopher Tolkien's eventual death. He's most opposed to selling the rights to the Sil and other material, the rest of the Tolkien's are far less stubborn on the matter. But I digress, this is for another thread.

Zoramon089 · (05-09-2012, 01:05 AM)

I prefer the way underrated Magneto theme from Xmen:First Class. Played during the credits. I thought it was awesome but haven't heard anyone else talk about it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puCZ4aQhg9c

MisterAnderson · (05-09-2012, 01:05 AM)

The scores have been the weakest thing about the Marvel movies thus far. But after seeing the Avengers twice, there are certain swells in the theme that pumps me up during certain moments. Overall though, it's nothing that really stood out to me as something to praise, but nothing to complain about either.

Scullibundo · (05-09-2012, 01:06 AM)

Originally Posted by Dead:

I always thought the Spidey theme was too generic Elfman. IIRC a lot of people at the time felt that way too. Like he didn't try and just mishmashed his stuff from before into one theme

Any super hero thing he does inevitable makes me think of his Batman score, same with Hulk.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFzLRP8e4vE#t=1m23s

DMczaf · (05-09-2012, 01:08 AM)

What about James Newton Howard's Green Lantern score!

Hello?

Where did you all go?

jett · (05-09-2012, 01:08 AM)

Originally Posted by Scullibundo:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFzLRP8e4vE#t=1m23s

I love that video, one of College Humor's best. Spot on in every way. :lol

Originally Posted by DMczaf:

What about James Newton Howard's Green Lantern score!

Hello?

Where did you all go?

LOL. BTW I just watched that movie, for curiosity's sake. What a piece of shit.

Dead · (05-09-2012, 01:08 AM)

Originally Posted by Zoramon089:

I prefer the way underrated Magneto theme from Xmen:First Class. Played during the credits. I thought it was awesome but haven't heard anyone else talk about it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puCZ4aQhg9c

Yeah, the score from First Class was awesome. Way underrated.

WillyFive · (05-09-2012, 01:09 AM)

Originally Posted by DMczaf:

What about James Newton Howard's Green Lantern score!

Hello?

Where did you all go?

It was kinda lame.

His score for The Last Airbender was gold, however. Too bad it is associated with that movie. Same for Green Lantern, really.

jey_16 · (05-09-2012, 01:10 AM)

I dont even remember the score, only song that stood out was shoot to thrill when iron man landed in germany.

Listening to it now, it sounds good but I think the movie just drowned it out

KevinCow · (05-09-2012, 01:10 AM)

I thought the movie was amazing, but the score was pretty forgettable. Serviceable, I mean it hit the right notes at the right moments to help me feel what it wanted me to feel. But if you asked me to hum a few notes of any parts of it, I probably couldn't.

Originally Posted by Topher:

Honestly, I'll never understand Marvel's lack of effort to create an iconic score for any their movies.

Yeah. I feel like that was a missed opportunity. If Iron Man, Hulk, Thor, and Cap had more memorable and recognizable themes, and they carefully weaved them into the Avengers score to highlight important character moments? That would've been pretty awesome.

Dead · (05-09-2012, 01:10 AM)

lol, the score for Airbender had some AMAZING music in it.

dmshaposv · (05-09-2012, 01:12 AM)

Originally Posted by DMczaf:

It had a score?

Word. It was completely forgettable.

Quick · (05-09-2012, 01:13 AM)

Originally Posted by The Anti-Monitor:

While not very memorable, the exception is the last part of "Assemble" (starting with 3:20). It's like seeing that part all over again.

YES, exactly. I was just listening to that part as I scrolled down to that gif, and I thought, "wow."

I really enjoyed the score. One of my favourites of the year.

strafer · (05-09-2012, 01:15 AM)

greatest theme ever

Escape Goat · (05-09-2012, 01:16 AM)

i cant say I noticed the score at all. I was enthralled by the superheroics on screen.

luckyboyceo · 01:19 AM

Originally Posted by Zoramon089:

I prefer the way underrated Magneto theme from Xmen:First Class. Played during the credits. I thought it was awesome but haven't heard anyone else talk about it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puCZ4aQhg9c

Good choice (though I prefered this rendition a bit more, great theme regardless). I think I liked First Class a lot more than most people, and the music was a big reason why.

EDIT:
Wow. I forgot how great Elfman's Spiderman score was. Brings back memories.

Tookay · (05-09-2012, 01:19 AM)

Originally Posted by Zoramon089:

I prefer the way underrated Magneto theme from Xmen:First Class. Played during the credits. I thought it was awesome but haven't heard anyone else talk about it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puCZ4aQhg9c

Wasn't a huge fan of the movie outside of Fassbender, but this song was great.

Originally Posted by Strafer:

greatest theme ever

Great song. Iconic and totally fitting.

Dany M · (05-09-2012, 01:20 AM)

Originally Posted by jett:

The Dark Knight easily has the best comic book theme of recent times. For me, anyway.

Yep. One of my favorites. Beyond that the only comic book score is the x-men tv show score....

Scullibundo · (05-09-2012, 01:22 AM)

Williams still king of the castle.

Rentahamster · (05-09-2012, 01:22 AM)

Originally Posted by Zoramon089:

I prefer the way underrated Magneto theme from Xmen:First Class. Played during the credits. I thought it was awesome but haven't heard anyone else talk about it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puCZ4aQhg9c

Ah, that was good too. When it was playing during that scene in the Argentinian bar...so good.

D23 · (05-09-2012, 01:22 AM)

the score was very meh, didnt even notice it.

JB1981 · (05-09-2012, 01:23 AM)

Originally Posted by JdFoX187:

I found the score completely forgettable and sorted of drowned into the background. It certainly wasn't one of Silvestri's better products.

Yes the score made zero impression on me in theaters.

Divvy · (05-09-2012, 01:23 AM)

My favourite theme between the superhero movies is still Driving with the Top Down.

Avengers was kind of disappointing as far as the music was concerned.

WillyFive · (05-09-2012, 01:23 AM)

Originally Posted by Scullibundo:

Williams still king of the castle.

Oh yeah. I'm still finding new themes hidden inside the score of Tintin to this day.

thecouncil · 01:40 AM

Originally Posted by Topher:

Chills ran down my spine during that money shot.

ha. seriously. the music and hulk screaming really made that scene so much better than i expected from the trailer and commercials.

James Horner also really nailed the music for The Rocketeer:

http://youtu.be/vvBLFqqqS50?t=1m58s

faceless007 · (05-09-2012, 01:24 AM)

Originally Posted by Scullibundo:

Williams still king of the castle.

I don't care how blasphemous it is to say, I haven't found any of his recent work memorable. Tintin was totally phoned in.

strafer · (05-09-2012, 01:25 AM)

Yeah I like Silvestri, he did the score for Predator 2.

And Cast Away.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hb2-0aAmyAI

So beautiful.

Man knows his stuff.

PairOfFilthySocks · (05-09-2012, 01:25 AM)

The actual themem was meh, but the action pieces in the soundtrack were pretty spectacualr, I thought. They weren't trying to be anything more than heroic and bombastic, but Silvestri pulled that stuff off with aplomb. The "I got a ride" piece" in the soundtrack had some particularly epic action music.

Edmond Dantès · (05-09-2012, 01:26 AM)

Originally Posted by Scullibundo:

Williams still king of the castle.

Bernard Herrmann and Miklós Rózsa run him close.

Scullibundo · (05-09-2012, 01:26 AM)

Originally Posted by faceless007:

I don't care how blasphemous it is to say, I haven't found any of his recent work memorable. Tintin was totally phoned in.

I was talking more about the Superhero theme castle. But I do agree that Williams hasn't had a legitimately great score since Munich in 2005.

strafer · (05-09-2012, 01:26 AM)

Can't wait for Williams Lincoln score.

Originally Posted by Scullibundo:

I was talking more about the Superhero theme castle. But I do agree that Williams hasn't had a legitimately great score since Munich in 2005.

You really love that movie huh. :P

Scullibundo · (05-09-2012, 01:27 AM)

Originally Posted by Strafer:

Yeah I like Silvestri, he did the score for Predator 2.

And Cast Away.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hb2-0aAmyAI

So beautiful.

Man knows his stuff.

I LOVE the Cast Away theme. I'm usually the one posting this in threads.

brandonh83 · (05-09-2012, 01:27 AM)

Originally Posted by faceless007:

I don't care how blasphemous it is to say, I haven't found any of his recent work memorable. Tintin was totally phoned in.

I like how Tintin and War Horse were both nominated for best score the same year when I feel that most of his other works were far better.

However, I rewatched Tintin last night and liked it a lot more than I did the first time (talking about both the score and the actual film).

BertramCooper · (05-09-2012, 01:28 AM)

We still don't have nearly enough Avengers threads.

hsin · (05-09-2012, 01:28 AM)

Predictable and forgettable.

Now, First Class had a terrific score with a unique main theme.

First Class
Sub Lift

Scullibundo · (05-09-2012, 01:28 AM)

Originally Posted by Strafer:

You really love that movie huh. :P

You better believe it. But it really did have a fantastic score that Indy 4, War Horse and Tintin pale in comparison to.

Let me also say that I will never understand the love for First Class' score.

Sanjuro · (05-09-2012, 01:28 AM)

Originally Posted by DMczaf:

It had a score?

.

If there was a score in the Avengers, it was neither memorable or used correctly.

JB1981 · (05-09-2012, 01:30 AM)

Yes Cast Away has a beautiful score. Silvestri really used to be the shit. Back to the Future, Abyss and Predator. He is definitely good at scoring action, no doubt. He's not a big "theme" guy like Williams is.

thecouncil · (05-09-2012, 01:30 AM)

Originally Posted by Zoramon089:

I prefer the way underrated Magneto theme from Xmen:First Class. Played during the credits. I thought it was awesome but haven't heard anyone else talk about it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puCZ4aQhg9c

i like the other version of that tune that slowly builds to the awesomeness:

http://youtu.be/D8JcNiBrrcg?t=46s

BruceLeeRoy · (05-09-2012, 01:31 AM)

Originally Posted by DMczaf:

It had a score?

Lol exactly what I was thinking.

The score for all the Marvel movies has been pretty mediocre. I can't think of one song from any of them.

WillyFive · (05-09-2012, 01:31 AM)

First Class didn't have that good a score. The first time I watched I couldn't remember any of it, it was nothing special. In fact, I was thinking at how much they dropped the ball.

strafer · (05-09-2012, 01:32 AM)

Originally Posted by Scullibundo:

You better believe it. But it really did have a fantastic score that Indy 4, War Horse and Tintin pale in comparison to.

Let me also say that I will never understand the love for First Class' score.

What about Memoirs of a Geisha and War of the world scores? Made in the same year as Munich.

Scullibundo · (05-09-2012, 01:32 AM)

If we're going to talk about Williams, can we talk about one of my favourite tracks that is ALWAYS in my head? Indy's First Adventure from Last Crusade.

Originally Posted by Strafer:

What about Memoirs of a Geisha and War of the world scores? Made in the same year as Munich.

Well aware of both. Geisha's is great. Munich trumps them, even if Geisha won the gold.

Edmond Dantès · (05-09-2012, 01:33 AM)

They don't make them like they used to.

Lawrence of Arabia

Nothing posted in this thread thus far apart from the Superman theme compares.

WillyFive · (05-09-2012, 01:34 AM)

Originally Posted by Edmond Dantès:

They don't make them like they used to.

Lawrence of Arabia

John Carter felt like it was inspired by Lawrence of Arabia.

Leeroy3101 · (05-09-2012, 01:34 AM)

I think Thor has the best score out of the Marvel films. Although, that doesn't say much.

I think Harvey Two Face is the best track out of the recent DC and Marvel films. Nothing has come close to touching Williams' Superman theme from many decades ago.