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May 17, 2018 - 3:12 AM
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bobbengan
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Well, after waiting for Banos to give us something worthwhile again after a few years of painfully generic Hollywood scores and badly missed opportunities, he's somewhat-redeemed himself with this new sports effort for the generic-looking inspirational high school family film.
It's EXACTLY what you expect - soft character-based string and piano tones, with swelling strings and brass during scenes of redemptive wins for the (volleyball?) team at hand. You've heard it all before, but after so many RC-infused anonymous scores since his move to Hollywood, it's nice to hear Banos doing some purely orchestral once more, even if that distinct voice he had begun to develop in the early 2010's is basically absent.
There's an action motif carried by brass, first heard in "Home Coming Game", that's especially enjoyable, and some of the action rhythms here are surprisingly Goldsmithian at times. It's also cool to hear Banos incorporate a traditional drum line into the orchestral percussion during these cues, a nice and inspired touch.
"The Victory" will especially please fans of 90's sports scoring staples and of the softer cues, "Missing Caroline" is affecting and makes a vie for genuine depth.
Fans of Williams Ross, Mark Mckenzie, Rachel Portman, 2000's era Horner et al. will likely enjoy this very much. It is, by contrast with Banos' disappointing American scores of late, something of a decent return to form, even if it's character is overall a little generic.
Anyone have any thoughts?
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Try also John Paesano MY ALL AMERICAN.
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After the furious drumming in the first minute or so of Young Thundering Herd, I never fail to get goosebumps when Beck brings in the main theme with orchestral backing.
Gets Me Every Time.
Good stuff, McGann.
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Nice review. It really is an impressive score.
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Just finished this.... what a wonderfully inspired score, loved it! Gonna be getting played by me quite a bit this year me thinks.
I'll have to check my most played tracks on Spotify at the end of the year. 
https://open.spotify.com/album/67XCWj4udYwYjcdPTvaCxt?si=8zq98o9sSyyoBXvqkgUXEA
Just listened to this. What a gorgeous score. Beautiful tenderness and exciting action. A good companion to Rudy and some of William Ross's sports stuff. Certainly the best I've heard from Banos recently. Was not impressed with the Commuter score. Too bad that this doesn't have a FLAC OR CD release.
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