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Michael Giacchino is amazing
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itxaka said:
Sure, he is inferior to John Williams. Everyone is inferior to John Williams.
But compared to the competition, Giacchino is amazing. Not saying guys like James Newton Howard or Alan Silvestri are bad, but Giacchino really does bring out the same musical quality and themes to a score that not everyone can do.
Discotheque
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there are multiple film composers better than him right now (hans zimmer, alexander desplat, howard shore etc.)
well in hans zimmer's case I'm talking pre Last Samurai. He won my sword with Thin Red Line soundtrack.
well in hans zimmer's case I'm talking pre Last Samurai. He won my sword with Thin Red Line soundtrack.
And yeah, I think Lost will become John Williams' Star Wars.
He may do better things later in his life, but people will still remember him most as the 'guy who did the music for Lost.
Not that big a problem though, like the score for Star Wars, the Lost score is something you want to show off.
He may do better things later in his life, but people will still remember him most as the 'guy who did the music for Lost.
Not that big a problem though, like the score for Star Wars, the Lost score is something you want to show off.
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Williams has multiple memorable scores though.
His Star Wars is also his Indiana Jones and to a lesser extent his Jaws. I doubt general public would recognize music from Lost if it played anywhere. I think he has a very memorable score in him, it will come soon.
I'm not saying he makes bad scores, his stuff for Pixar has been amazing. But yeah I want to see him tackle a drama.
His Star Wars is also his Indiana Jones and to a lesser extent his Jaws. I doubt general public would recognize music from Lost if it played anywhere. I think he has a very memorable score in him, it will come soon.
I'm not saying he makes bad scores, his stuff for Pixar has been amazing. But yeah I want to see him tackle a drama.
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ITT: Everyone hates on LOST.
Space Mountain (the new version) music was also made by Giacchino.
I think Jaws' score is more well known than Indiana Jones' score (although I consider Indy's scores to be better, especially Temple of Doom and The Last Crusade).
Giacchino certainly has multiple memorable scores, but certainly not as much as John Williams has now.
Discotheque said:
I think Jaws' score is more well known than Indiana Jones' score (although I consider Indy's scores to be better, especially Temple of Doom and The Last Crusade).
Giacchino certainly has multiple memorable scores, but certainly not as much as John Williams has now.
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John Williams is not that good.
Also Giachinno's work on LOST is "okay".
That's more due to the format however.
Nice simple piano pieces.
Also Giachinno's work on LOST is "okay".
That's more due to the format however.
Nice simple piano pieces.
Betta Lines
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haha_oh_wow.jpgBuckethead said:
Buckethead
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Ok. "Overrated".Pazuzu9 said:
Strafer said:I think what Michael Giacchino did on Lost is something no other composer could do, his score is mindblowing, don't really know what else to say.
From Credit Where Credit Is Due (season 1) Crocodile Locke (season 1) to Keamy Away From Him (season 4) and my personal favorite Moving on (season 6) which combines several themes.
Breathtaking is the only word I can think of.
His other scores are amazing too but I think the Lost series is my favorite.
Thank you Michael Giacchino.
Before I clicked on this thread, the only thing I could think was, "if OP doesn't mention 'Credit Where Credit Is Due', then he is an idiot." Absolutely love that song. But how could you forget...
Hollywood and Vines. Seriously. This song makes me want to get lost on an island and explore and kill shit.
Win One for the Reaper - So haunting and beautiful. Guaranteed to make you sad. I almost shed a man-tear listening to it just now.
Departing Sun - Slow, building, wonderful.
People hating on the LOST music seriously need to shut their mouths and listen to some of the music. There is six seasons worth, and there is plenty of great material that was not even used in the show. If you think that the music I just linked to is shit, you're dead to me.
Dude knocks it out of the park when he doesn't have too much on his plate at a time. Season 4 of Lost was great and Speed Racer was incredible, but then he does four films and Lost in 2009 and everything outside of their main themes is fairly ho-hum. Hoping he makes a special effort for MI4, being another Bird collaboration.
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He might not be quite up to Williams (who is?) but he's easily one of the most creative and versatile composers when it comes to using a full orchestra these days, which seems to be waning. Most big Hollywood scores get layered with droning synths and bombastic, interchangeable eletronic percussion in lieu of actual themes and instrumentation. Don't get me wrong, I like scores like Inception and Tron: Legacy and they work well, but it's beginning to feel like the BRRRRRRMMMM school of sound design is taking over. I mean, just listen to the Ratatouille cooking scene or wall climbing scene. Gorgeous stuff there.
It's also interesting that he's the only video game composer I can think of who successfully made the jump to TV and film and is now on the A-list of Hollywood composers.
It's also interesting that he's the only video game composer I can think of who successfully made the jump to TV and film and is now on the A-list of Hollywood composers.
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It didn't initially because Disney Records are scumbags, but they recently printed 10,000 copies through Intrada, a specialty label.
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TheWiicast said:
I love his work and how it was used on Lost. You wont read any bashing from me.
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BigNastyCurve said:
Yup.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVDuW-f9aNQ&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqqudoVlDYI&feature=related
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