With Age of Adaline and All Good Things, I've started keeping an ear out for Simonsen's music. But most of his backlist appears to be available as download-only, not on CD. Can anyone recommend any of his earlier scores as particularly worth checking out? Thanks!
I'm cautiously optimistic about the man's music. I love the main title from "All Good Things" but found the remainder of the score uninvolving and boring. He seems to generally associate with the kind of projects that don't often lend to great scoring opportunities, but who knows what he could do with the right project.
He seems to generally associate with the kind of projects that don't often lend to great scoring opportunities, but who knows what he could do with the right project.
You mean like Emmerich's STONEWALL he recently finished? We'll see...
You should also check out his first score for WESTENDER, released recently on CD too.
Love Simon. Recently saw the movie, absolutely loved the score. I think it was all electronic, download only. It took me back to the days of Ira Newborn and John Hughes collaborations.
I've recently gotten into Rob Simonsen's work. I first paid attention to it in Foxcatcher, which i think he contributed a few tracks to. Anyway, i love that score, and his work in it. Age of Adeline is a favourite. Captive State and Fast Color i like a lot. Nerve seems to be popular here, so i'll check that out too. I'm looking forward to checking out more of his work. I just like his general musical voice. (It's the same reaction i've had with Mica Levi scores. I've just taken to both of them.)
In case anyone is interested, Affleck's new picture "THE WAY BACK" is reviewed at the Roger Ebert site. The reviewer mentions Simonsen's score several times.
"Yet I couldn't help but notice goosebumps covering my arms when the music swelled."
"Some scenes go by without music at all, so when the music comes in, it's a cue that something is about to happen. It's a very big score. The film isn't filled with needle-drops of hit songs. (Similarly, Mark Isham's score in "Miracle" is such a huge contribution it's hard to imagine the film without it.) O'Connor does not shy away from the emotion of his films. Instead, he embraces it."
We have certainly had some great sports movie scores. I hope this is one of them. (Search engine didn't show this movie, so I hope I'm not repeating another thread.)
