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Not at this time, maybe someday 
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I read that there is a brief nod towards the Goldsmith score at some point, is this on the album and does anyone have a timecode for it?
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Jun 14, 2017 - 4:39 AM
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LeHah
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I am really trying to like this and read Southall's review, with whom I occasionally agree - I was a huge BT fan back in the Bubba Hotep and Children of Dune days. But no, no man no. Chaotic nonsense. Badly recorded. Theme is just terrible. This is the same interchangeable score as he did for aliens, predators, vin diesels, mummies. Time to put an end to it. Brian Tyler is a scourge on film music. Shameful.
As has been noted elsewhere, he is just doing what he's asked to do. If Hollywood asked him for creative and fresh music I strongly suspect he would supply it. Go listen to the sound samples for Columbus Circle on iTunes. Even if you don't care for it, it's at least a little different from the usual, right?
But instead Hollywood asks him for fun but empty "popcorn scores" to accompany popcorn movies...yes in the past Poledouris or Goldsmith would have written something much better for similar schlock, but that's not the environment of big budget Hollywood film music today. 99% of everything is "safe" -- ie. bland and generic. In that environment, Tyler's scores stand out as better than some.
Yavar
Thank you for the refresher on why I have you and your smarmy photo blocked. Good god.
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I'm a big Tyler fan & am enjoying this score immensely, however I do very much prefer the Chronological play of the tracks myself.
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Jun 18, 2017 - 8:51 PM
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Jeez, what a fun thread (#ObviousSarcasmIsObvious). I saw the movie this evening and liked it a great deal. Nowhere near the best popcorn movie of the summer, but a solid 3 stars. If you're looking for something substantial from any movie called "The Mummy" about Universal Monsters, then the problem isn't with the film. It's fun, fast paced, has some decent scares, great action, effects and laughs.
As for the score, I downloaded the iTunes deluxe edition a week ago and haven't stopped listening to it. I love this a hell of a lot. It's got some great themes, driving action and some interesting smaller cues ("Inquest" for one - which isn't on the CD version). Fabulous listen all around. I wouldn't for a second peg this as a Remote Control or Zimmeresque score.
Sometimes I feel like people here don't really enjoy film scores as a whole, just the "glory days" of when they first got interested in them. "Ehhhh! Why can't they all be like Spartacus? Get off my lawn with your hair!" Remember in the 90's when practically every Goldsmith score got crapped on? I didn't understand that either....
Whatever. Great score. YMMV
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Boom! Love that review, it's so on point. Thank you!
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This score is a triumph.
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I've made it through the deluxe edition a few times on Spotify and quite enjoy it. This is the best Brian Tyler score in years. It helps that it wasn't mixed like a rock album like some of his scores and you can actually hear the orchestra.
I agree. It's nice that this score actually sounds like Tyler is using a real orchestra with real instruments unlike a lot of modern film music these days where a great deal of effort is made to make a real orchestra sound like a $25 keyboard.
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