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This. :-c
I was interested in what Romer would bring to the table too but they’ve found a good replacement. :)
I do hope that with a new 007 we get a new composer who actually wants to create a new sound for the next generation 007 movies which aims for a new standard which Barry put so prominent on the map.
It is interesting we have had nearly every Chris Nolan team member except for obviously the man himself might this be a hint at the director for Bond 26... I am not a huge fan of Nolan but the franchise can do far worse
Zimmer is to Clemmesen what Michael Bay is to Mark Kermode. Always enjoyable to read even if he's a bit (or a lot) OTT in his criticisms.
I can already see paragraphs dedicated to his befuddlement over Arnold being passed over and how it’s a crime that needs to be taken to high court with everyone being sworn in by placing their hands on a Goldfinger vinyl cover album.
Exactly! While I wanted Arnold back I was hopefully with Romer.
The last 5-10 years lots of previously excellent composers seem to just be bolted onto big franchise fare at the last minute and do a workman like job. Serviceable but not memorable.
At least Arnold would’ve done it with some passion. Zimmer seems like he will just treat it as another gig on a large list of gigs this year.
I too look forward to new composers who want to challenge the Bond sound and make it there own.
It’s still an absolute travesty that for all the years Barry did it he never got an Oscar for Bond.
Thomas Newman rocks up with a half hearted attempt at a score and gets the Oscar thanks only to the timing of the 50th anniversary. I guarantee any other composer who worked on Skyfall would’ve got the Oscar just because they decided Bonds 50th was reason enough.
How have you come to that conclusion?
Also because of the Skyfall theme song.
And I'll be there. I've already slipped the judge and jury a brown envelope each. ;)
He does still make great scores (Interstellar) but he’s got very little time and so many other projects. It seems like a last minute decision rather than a creative one and I’m dearly all will get is a generic soundtrack. I’m
Very much hope I’m proven wrong.
What does "slimming it" mean?
And those who say his scores all sound alike clearly don't know all of his music. He's very eclectic. And has brewed some stellar composers, such as Balfe, in his team.
It's been six years since I was this interested in a Bond score. If it turns out to be bad, I'll be the first one to say so, trust me.
Yeah that makes sense to me. He may not have all the time in the world to work on it but it seems likely he wanted to do it.
Does anyone find the banker character in CR reminds them of him? :)
Exactly!...he looks like Zimmer. His name is Ludger Pistor & he's also German. So he could easily play a Swiss Banker in CR. And he was one of the baddies Magneto killed at the Argentine Bar in X-men First class.
May I offer my sincerest support for this post?
Damn it! That's it! That's been nagging me for years. :-D
I think he meant "slumming it" and it was a typo.
No I don't think that really rings true when you listen to something like Chevaliers de Sangreal. It's not about being loud at all: it's about giving the music emotional weight.
Fair enough. I thought it was a slang term I hadn't heard before
I think that's far too dismissive of a lot of his music that isn't overly muscular.
Indeed. One can't just write off a thirty year career with such a simplistic swipe.
I'm not the man's biggest fan, but he is good, or he wouldn't be such a game changer influencer as he is. Whatever he does in a film will translate the decade's sound in both films and trailers. And he is experimental as he is mainstream. He knows his business.
I, for one, am quite happy with this.
That's the problem. Most mainstream things are bad since most people have bad taste.