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What I like best about this thread isn't that it's about the POLTERGEIST II score, but all the wish-list titles people mentioned a year and a half ago that have since come out!
Back then it was only a pipe-dream to see complete releases of STAR TREK TMP, GREMLINS, THE SHADOW or CONGO.
It makes me really excited about what the next year and a half will bring.
Maybe this is a magic thread and if you wish for it here, it comes true? In that case put me down for complete FLINT scores, complete THE OTHER, complete THRILLER scores, THE PUBLIC EYE and more surprises!
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Feb 22, 2013 - 10:02 AM
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I've yet to listen to this soundtrack and haven't seen the movie since it was first released. I'm curious, given that this is Jerry Goldsmith...what is it about this score that doesn't work for you? I also enjoy the first film's music immensely. Is the music from Poltergeist II very different?
Yes, tonally it's quite different. The film is different, too (in that it's far, far inferior), so I don't hold this difference against the score. It's just an easy comparison. Not many scores by anybody compare favorably to "Poltergeist," in my opinion.
That said, while the first score is an exhilarating struggle between darkness and light, ferocious terror squaring off against love and peace, the second score (again, to me) is aimless and thin. There are melodies, but they are mostly performed somnambulantly; orchestration often consists of a theme played slowly on a synthesizer. The themes are simple (not necessarily a bad thing, but these just don't do it for me), often embellished by the electronic bleeps and blorps that Goldsmith was so fond of in this period. There is nothing of the striking beauty of the "Light" theme from the first film, but even more, it hardly seems like Goldsmith has the energy to try.
I know other people adore this score, and for them, I hope that yet another release happens, with whatever cues remain. But for this Goldsmith fanatic, who has never yet resisted a Goldsmith expansion, it will take very little will power to pass on it.
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Feb 22, 2013 - 11:02 PM
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Nexus 6
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I've yet to listen to this soundtrack and haven't seen the movie since it was first released. I'm curious, given that this is Jerry Goldsmith...what is it about this score that doesn't work for you? I also enjoy the first film's music immensely. Is the music from Poltergeist II very different?
Yes, tonally it's quite different. The film is different, too (in that it's far, far inferior), so I don't hold this difference against the score. It's just an easy comparison. Not many scores by anybody compare favorably to "Poltergeist," in my opinion.
That said, while the first score is an exhilarating struggle between darkness and light, ferocious terror squaring off against love and peace, the second score (again, to me) is aimless and thin. There are melodies, but they are mostly performed somnambulantly; orchestration often consists of a theme played slowly on a synthesizer. The themes are simple (not necessarily a bad thing, but these just don't do it for me), often embellished by the electronic bleeps and blorps that Goldsmith was so fond of in this period. There is nothing of the striking beauty of the "Light" theme from the first film, but even more, it hardly seems like Goldsmith has the energy to try.
I know other people adore this score, and for them, I hope that yet another release happens, with whatever cues remain. But for this Goldsmith fanatic, who has never yet resisted a Goldsmith expansion, it will take very little will power to pass on it.
Thanks for your critique; it very nearly has me convinced to pass on a new release if/when that happens. However, I have also read a lot of praise for the score. I'm sure that money will part with my wallet if there is ever a complete release.
From La La Land Records - We actually passed on doing this project. There really is no need for it whatsoever. You can buy the Varese one for like $5 on Amazon.
Checking Amazon now shows that the Varese release is not quite in the $5 range anymore. What a difference 18 months makes. 
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No love for the "Snowmobiles" cue -- track 17 -- which is one of the most brilliant and unexpected cues in the trilogy, along with "The Hunt" from FINAL CONFLICT?
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Feb 23, 2013 - 3:43 PM
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Nexus 6
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Thanks for your critique; it very nearly has me convinced to pass on a new release if/when that happens. However, I have also read a lot of praise for the score.
My opinions are mine alone, of course. You should find samples to see how you'll feel about this score. As for me, I listened to it again last night, and I think that may be the last time. For me, the score completely lacks excitement, beauty, drama… a total dud.
But as you say, many love it. So you must make your choice.
Well, I've listened to several full length tracks posted on YouTube. I guess I fall somewhere in the middle with this music; I'm not blown away by what I've heard but I did enjoy enough of it. If rereleased, I suppose Poltergeist II would be one of those titles that gets placed on my long list of scores to purchase as funds become available. Most likely, I would only get around to buying it once it hit low quantities, as there are many other scores out there that I desire more.
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