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Maybe he's talking about his more recent output (I Am Legend and Defiance were a little Zimmer-heavy in the action music, especially the latter). But I don't know.
Well, he did say "streamlined, Zimmer-esque action music he's been doing for the last decade."
So, if we are talking post Batman Begins then again point you towards King Kong and The Water Horse.
-Erik-
Actually his score to Blood Diamond is the closets he's come to Hans Zimmer, but his overall body of work is his own.
RE: I am Legend...Zimmer wasn't the first to use drum machines.
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He's still got a point, whether or not it sounds like Zimmer.
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My The Fugitive turned up today (UK). The next CD with a similar title I want to see is Face Of A Fugitive!
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Maybe he's talking about his more recent output (I Am Legend and Defiance were a little Zimmer-heavy in the action music, especially the latter). But I don't know.
Well, he did say "streamlined, Zimmer-esque action music he's been doing for the last decade."
So, if we are talking post Batman Begins then again point you towards King Kong and The Water Horse.
-Erik-
Actually his score to Blood Diamond is the closets he's come to Hans Zimmer, but his overall body of work is his own.
RE: I am Legend...Zimmer wasn't the first to use drum machines.
Does anyone recall that JNH is one of the composers of BATMAN BEGINS and THE DARK KNIGHT? I really have no idea what JNH wrote on either of those scores, as none it, to me, at least, sounds anything like him. It must have been worth while for the studio to hire BOTH composers and give them equal credit, as someone realized that their current, shall we say, "sound," was transparent enough to qualifying paying them their composing fees, which is pretty steep. The producers could just have asked "Zimmer'R'us" to score the whole picture and no one would have been the wiser and have noticed.
I personally enjoy the sensibility of the early JNH sound. At the time that he composed THE FUGITIVE, his opportunities to score these sort of action films had been limited, but he really pulled out all the stops and wrote, in my opinion, one of his best scores to date. His next action score to follow this was OUTBREAK, which is sort of a sibling to THE FUGITIVE, as far as it is structured thematically. As time went on, and as he as a composer evolved, and as the film industry evolved, it seemed as though his sound became more layered and complicated. THE FUGITIVE, with it's streamlined orchestration and headlong "runaway train" momentum, is anything but that, but still comes across as an intelligent, sophisticated and satisfying listening experience. I actually haven't listened to this score is quite some time, but LaLaLa-land has given me another opportunity to revisit it and in a NEW and IMPROVED way, and I am very thankful for that. It's almost like hearing it for the first time... only better. 
Thanks again, LaLaLa-Land!
~ Oz
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Now that could be something! My favorite JNH score by a country mile, and one of the best of the 90s. Although how much more music is there actually left? The original CD release is quite lengthy in itself. Is there much more in the film that isnt on the original release?
not too much.
there are a few other JNH scores that deserve more the expansion. OUTBREAK would be the first in my list.
Regarding Wyatt Earp I've not sat with a stopwatch but I'd say certainly another 20-25 minutes and for me it's not about the quantity (hell I'd by Dances with Wolves again if it contained the additional less than ten minutes we're missing!) it's about the quality. It's not scored wall to wall so for a 3 hour movie it's spotted sparingly. As well as new music (particularly in the directors cut) there are just some great orchestrations of established themes that I wish had been made available.
I've not heard Outbreak but if it's in his more orchestral vein I'd be all for that one also.
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Let's not forget THE POSTMAN, which only has about 25 minutes of score on the album and I'm sure there is MUCH more than that. I'd buy an expanded release of that in a hot second.
Oh yes yes YES! Stunning score.
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Let's not forget THE POSTMAN, which only has about 25 minutes of score on the album and I'm sure there is MUCH more than that.
The album has 50 minutes of score.
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methinks someone 'dosed' Scorbuff's tea
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isn't Howard's Name actually spelled James Newton-Howard or is it just Newton Howard
Isn't Newton his middle name? I'm pretty sure the Varese CDs always just list "Howard" on the spine. (Don't have them in front of me right now.)
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