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 Posted:   Dec 12, 2013 - 2:26 AM   
 By:   Drawgoon   (Member)

My favorite release of an older score would have to be Kritzerland's release of Rising Sun. I never would have imagined anyone would do an expanded release of that one, and the results were phenomenal.

For a favorite current score, right now I'd say Taro Iwashiro's Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet, though it will have some competition once I finally get my hands on Toshiyuki Watanabe's score to Space Brothers.



Thanks for bringing these to my attention! I sampled a 10-minute suite titled Space Brothers BGM Live Medley and was blown away by it. If the rest of the music is anything like this (is it?) then I am so getting it!

As for my most favorite release of 2013, I vote for Wyatt Earp. Brilliant release for a fantastic score! Kudos La-La Land!

 
 
 Posted:   Dec 12, 2013 - 2:51 AM   
 By:   Willgoldnewtonbarrygrusin   (Member)

My favorite archival releases:

No Top Ten list because they are all so welcome and wonderful. But here they are (in no particular order):

- Cocoon
- Buck Rogers Series 1
- Salem´s Lot
- Grand Canyon
- Wyatt Earp
- Lethal Weapon box
- Superman Returns
- Pet Sematary
- Lolita
- Rising Sun
- Days of Thunder
- Poltergeist 2
- The Missouri Breaks
- Heaven can wait
- Rosewood
- Patriot Games
- Clear and Present Danger
- Die Hard with a Vengeance
- Two Days In The Valley
- Blown Away


My favorite new scores of 2013:

1. World War Z - Marco Beltrami
2. Star Trek into darkness - Michael Giacchino
3. Thor: The Dark World - Brian Tyler
4. The Wolverine - Marco Beltrami
5. The Book Thief- John Williams
6. Cloud Atlas - Tom Tykwer
7. Carrie - Marco Beltrami
8. After Earth - James Newton Howard
9. Man of Steel - Hans Zimmer
10. Dans la maison - Philippe Rombi

 
 Posted:   Dec 12, 2013 - 3:07 AM   
 By:   Ny   (Member)

Quartet's The Gambler

followed by LLL's Lethal Weapon, Intrada's Beyond the Poseidon Adventure and Hunt for Red October, and Kritzerland's Poltergeist 2.

 
 
 Posted:   Dec 12, 2013 - 3:12 AM   
 By:   Rollin Hand   (Member)

Film Score Monthly
The Wild Bunch (Jerry Fielding)
http://www.filmscoremonthly.com/cds/detail.cfm?cdID=488

··· This is the ultimate masterpiece.

Listen to these fantastic samples:

http://www.filmscoremonthly.com/store/MP3/1601/1-05_Angel_Confronts_the_Gorch_Brothers.mp3

http://www.filmscoremonthly.com/store/MP3/1601/1-17_Assault_on_the_Train_and_Escape.mp3

http://www.filmscoremonthly.com/store/MP3/1601/2-01_Attempt_to_Save_Angel.mp3

http://www.filmscoremonthly.com/store/MP3/1601/2-24_Long_March.mp3



 
 Posted:   Dec 12, 2013 - 10:07 AM   
 By:   First Breath   (Member)

I forgot one. So this is my CD list:

1. Days Of Thunder - Zimmer (La La Land)
2. Music From The Films Of Ridley Scott - Various (Buysoundtrax)
3. Grand Canyon - Howard (La La Land)
4. Near Dark - Tangerine Dream (Buysoundtrax)
5. Castaway/Mona Lisa - Zimmer/Myers/Kamen (Quartet)

 
 Posted:   Dec 12, 2013 - 10:22 AM   
 By:   Sirusjr   (Member)

My favorite release of an older score would have to be Kritzerland's release of Rising Sun. I never would have imagined anyone would do an expanded release of that one, and the results were phenomenal.

For a favorite current score, right now I'd say Taro Iwashiro's Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet, though it will have some competition once I finally get my hands on Toshiyuki Watanabe's score to Space Brothers.



Thanks for bringing these to my attention! I sampled a 10-minute suite titled Space Brothers BGM Live Medley and was blown away by it. If the rest of the music is anything like this (is it?) then I am so getting it!


I would say that Space Brothers is at times big orchestral and at times smaller ensemble with the same fantastic themes. Disc 3 of the soundtrack has some lovely Russian style ballet pieces that were written originally for the show. There is also a good amount of slower sad pieces and tension pieces. Find a few pieces from the first soundtrack on youtube and you can get a good idea what to expect. [The first soundtrack is the first disc of the official release. It was released first with the blu ray release of the anime.]

 
 Posted:   Dec 12, 2013 - 11:02 AM   
 By:   MD   (Member)

My favorite release of an older score would have to be Kritzerland's release of Rising Sun. I never would have imagined anyone would do an expanded release of that one, and the results were phenomenal.

For a favorite current score, right now I'd say Taro Iwashiro's Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet, though it will have some competition once I finally get my hands on Toshiyuki Watanabe's score to Space Brothers.



Thanks for bringing these to my attention! I sampled a 10-minute suite titled Space Brothers BGM Live Medley and was blown away by it. If the rest of the music is anything like this (is it?) then I am so getting it!

As for my most favorite release of 2013, I vote for Wyatt Earp. Brilliant release for a fantastic score! Kudos La-La Land!


There will be also great score by TOSHIYUKI WATANABE for TV series MAJESTIC PRINCE (released 18/12/2013).
I can´t also wait to hear SPACE BROTHERS soundtrack (now holded by customs)

From Japanese soundtracks here are my favorites of this year:

ANIME
The Unlimited Hyobu Kyosuke (KOTARO NAKAGAWA)
Magi (SHIRO SAGISU)
Kakumeki Valvrave (AKIRA SENJU)
Psycho-Pass (YUGO KANNO)
Code Breaker (TAKAYUKI HATTORI)
-------------------------------------
Discovery of the year GO SAKABE (Date a Live)
Honorable mention: Symphogear G(Elements Garden), Vividred Operation(Hideyuki Fukasawa), JoJo (Taku Iwasaki & Hayato Matsuo), Ixion Saga(Junpei Fujita & Hitoshi Fujima), Beast Saga (Koichiro Kameyama), Mondaiji Tachi (Shiro Hamaguchi)

DRAMA
Nobunaga no Chef (YOSHIHIRO IKE)
Woman (KAZUNORI MIYAKE)
Kakusho - Keishicho Sosa 3 Ka (JUN ICHIKAWA)
Machi Isha Jumbo!! (KENICHIRO SUEHIRO)
Take Five (YUGO KANNO)

EUROPEAN & US soundtracks:
Fourth War (BILL CONTI)
La Mandarine / La Revanche (CLAUDE BOLLING)
Matrix Reloaded (DON DAVIS)
LW box set (KAMEN, CLAPTON & SANBORN)
Young Justice League (DMP)
Un Bella Grinta - expanded (UMILIANI)
Un Dollaro Bucato - complete (FERRIO)

 
 Posted:   Dec 12, 2013 - 11:29 AM   
 By:   The Mutant   (Member)

Favorite new scores of 2013:

Oblivion
Man of Steel (hated the movie though )
World War Z
The Lone Ranger
The Wolverine
Iron Man 3
Star Trek Into Darkness



Favorite release of 2013:

Blown Away
Lethal Weapon Boxset (even though I don't even have it yet!)
The Fog (despite Howarth's usual annoyances)
Clear and Present Danger
The Hunt for Red October
Star Trek Insurrection
Patriot Games
The Salamander
The Challenge

And looking very forward to The Abyss, Nemesis and Police Academy!

 
 
 Posted:   Dec 12, 2013 - 11:40 AM   
 By:   HarryRA   (Member)

From an American label:

Breakfast At Tiffany's -
A timeless classic. Delightful and romantic. One of Henry Mancini's finest scores. Beats everything we are getting in the Christmas batches from various labels into second place.
An absolute winner.

From an European label:

Sunflower -
Another masterpiece by Mancini. Never got the attention it deserves. A lovely release by Quartet Rec.

 
 Posted:   Dec 12, 2013 - 5:21 PM   
 By:   Ray Worley   (Member)

THE WILD BUNCH wins hands down.

If I had to pick a previously unavailable on CD title it would be GUNFIGHT AT THE OK CORRAL.

 
 Posted:   Dec 12, 2013 - 5:33 PM   
 By:   DeputyRiley   (Member)

Patriot Games (Horner)
Hunger Games: Catching Fire (Howard)
Snowpiercer import (Beltrami)
Man of Steel (Zimmer)
Lethal Weapon box (Kamen)
Die Hard with a Vengeance (Kamen)
Standing Up (Tyler)
Pain & Gain (Jablonsky)

 
 Posted:   Dec 12, 2013 - 7:30 PM   
 By:   Travis   (Member)

My pick is Geoff Zanelli's Into the West. This one is a multi-thematic jewel with many highlights that sits favorably alongside works like Last of the Mohicans, Wyatt Earp, and Dances with Wolves.

 
 Posted:   Dec 12, 2013 - 8:01 PM   
 By:   Dr. Nigel Channing   (Member)

No particular order

McNeely TINKER BELL (Intrada)
Folk POLICE ACADEMY (La La)
Williams THE BOOK THIEF (Sony)
Howard WYATT EARP (La La)
Howard DAVE (La La)

 
 
 Posted:   Dec 13, 2013 - 7:04 AM   
 By:   Ag^Janus   (Member)

2013 ... a year of plenty. Here is 5 that I appreciate.

1. Il Demonio by Piero Piccioni courtesy Beat

2. The World of Suzie Wong by George Duning courtesy Kritzerland

3. Cromwell by Frank Cordell courtesy Intrada

4. Beyond The Poseidon Adventure by Jerry Fielding courtesy Intrada

5. Hell Is For Heros/Escape From Alcatraz by Leonard Rosenman/Jerry Fielding courtesy Intrada

 
 Posted:   Dec 16, 2013 - 4:38 PM   
 By:   ToneRow   (Member)

Il Demonio by Piero Piccioni courtesy Beat


You said it, ajhfsm!

IL DEMONIO by Piccioni has been my most desired soundtrack release during 2013.

http://www.beatrecords.it/shop.asp?lingua=i&idprodotto=BCM9520




 
 Posted:   Dec 16, 2013 - 4:57 PM   
 By:   Loren   (Member)

the first which come to my mind are:

1) THE GAMBLER
2) HEAVEN CAN WAIT
3) RUSH
4) GRAVITY
5) MAN OF STEEL
6) BEYOND THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE
7) ESCAPE FROM ALCATRAZ
8) VON RYAN'S EXPRESS
9) FIRE & ICE
10) MATRIX RELOADED

 
 
 Posted:   Dec 16, 2013 - 5:04 PM   
 By:   slint   (Member)

I still have to listen the latest Piccioni "Le Altre" before I can decide! All new Piccioni were great, but I would not say in my Piccioni top ten. Perhaps "I Magliari" is my favorite in the new batch.

Stelvio Cipriani - 1972 - Timanfaya
Henry Mancini - 1961 - Breakfast At Tiffany's

Overall these are probably the ones that I will remember from this year.

 
 
 Posted:   Dec 16, 2013 - 5:24 PM   
 By:   RM Eastman   (Member)




"QBVII"(TADLOW) Jerry Goldsmith

 
 
 Posted:   Dec 16, 2013 - 5:25 PM   
 By:   RM Eastman   (Member)




"QBVII"(TADLOW) Jerry Goldsmith

 
 
 Posted:   Dec 17, 2013 - 12:58 PM   
 By:   Reeve   (Member)

The score release that I am most grateful for is........

PRANCER

The greatest score that has been released this year is.......

COCOON

The greatest box set that has been released......

LETHAL WEAPON

Honorable mentions.......

SUPERMAN RETURNS
POLICE ACADEMY
THE ABYSS
STAR TREK NEMESIS
THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER
PATRIOT GAMES
CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER
FIRST LOVE
BEYOND THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE
THE FURY
WYATT EARP
FANDANGO
TINKER BELL

 
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