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Mastadge Title: Manager Emeritus Registered: Jun '99	Date Posted: 5/22/06 5:18pm Subject: RE: X3
	My copy's waiting for me at home, which means I won't get to listen to it for a month, but I look forward to it. If it's as busy as he says, it's probably the kind of thing I won't enjoy the first time, but once I've heard it a few times will grow on me as I decipher it. -----signature----- "This will be our reply to violence: To make music more intensely, More beautifully, More devotedly than ever before." - Leonard Bernstein
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Jedi_Master_Conor Title: Manager: • SFF: Movies Registered: May '05	Date Posted: 5/23/06 7:42pm Subject: RE: X3
	just picked up the soundtrack today. favorite tracks are:(HTRing them for spoilers) 2) Bathroom Titles 18) Cure Wars 19) Fight In The Woods 20) St. Lupus Day 21) Building Bridges 22) Shock And No Oars 23) Attack On Alcatraz 24) Massacre 25) The Battle of The Cure 26) Phoenix Rises 27) The Last Stand pretty much the last 10 tracks I thought are really good. I like the overall main theme for it to
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Darth_Vader-Anakin Registered: Jul '02	Date Posted: 5/24/06 4:27am Subject: RE: X3
	Here's another review: The Last Stand Hopefully this will be waiting for me when I get home today.
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Well_Of_Souls Registered: Aug '01	Date Posted: 5/24/06 6:31am Subject: RE: X3
	I'm hopefully picking this up at Best Buy later today. The clips are starting to sound better to me, especially after the Cinemusic review. I tend to agree with almost all their reviews. -----signature----- "Okey dokey, Doctor Jones, hold on to your potatoes!"
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Mastadge Title: Manager Emeritus Registered: Jun '99	Date Posted: 5/24/06 3:50pm Subject: RE: X3
	I agree with them a lot, but I take their reviews of Brian Tyler's scores with a grain of salt -- the guy who writes them also runs Tyler's website and has an obvious bias (though it's not as apparent in his past few reviews of Tyler scores). . . -----signature----- "This will be our reply to violence: To make music more intensely, More beautifully, More devotedly than ever before." - Leonard Bernstein
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Darth_Vader-Anakin Registered: Jul '02	Date Posted: 5/25/06 4:17am Subject: RE: X3
	Well, I was able to listen to it twice last night, and I found it very enjoyable. There weren't any moments that just blew me away, but it was a solid listen. I do agree with the MMUK review in that the action cues are very busy, but I didn't find it too distracting or overbearing. I found the new themes to be quite nice and (thankfully) used frequently. There is also this short horn fanfare that I think is only used twice (Angel's Cure & The Last Stand) that for some reason really caught my ear. Overall, I enjoyed Powell's score much more than either Kamen's or Ottman's and I can't for some more stuff from Powell.
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Well_Of_Souls Registered: Aug '01	Date Posted: 5/25/06 6:31am Subject: RE: X3
	Mastadge posted: I agree with them a lot, but I take their reviews of Brian Tyler's scores with a grain of salt -- the guy who writes them also runs Tyler's website and has an obvious bias (though it's not as apparent in his past few reviews of Tyler scores). . . That would explain why nearly all his scores seem to get nothing lower than 3.5 stars. Tyler's good, but not that good. Side note: Stupid Best Buy didn't have X3. -----signature----- "Okey dokey, Doctor Jones, hold on to your potatoes!"
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Jedi_Keiran_Halcyon Registered: Dec '00	Date Posted: 5/25/06 11:34pm Subject: RE: X3
	With Best Buy, you should ALWAYS check their website to see if they hve what you need at the store you plan to go to. Their 'deployment' of merchandise can be really weird.
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Drac39 Registered: Jul '02	Date Posted: 5/26/06 12:23am Subject: RE: X3
	The score is very Elfmanish. -----signature-----
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Scoot Registered: Dec '02	Date Posted: 5/26/06 1:53am Subject: RE: X3
	I saw the film last night, and I really didn't like the soundtrack at all. I really missed Ottman's theme from X2, as bland and unoriginal as it may have been.
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Son of the Suns Title: Administrator Emeritus Registered: May '99	Date Posted: 5/26/06 5:08pm Subject: RE: X3
	The trilogy ends with yet another unremarkable score. It's only been a few hours and the main theme has already left my mind. Oh well... Here's hoping that the Magneto and Wolverine prequels fare better in this regard.
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Boba_Fett_123 Registered: Aug '02	Date Posted: 5/27/06 5:41am Subject: RE: X3
	I have to disagree. The main theme, short though it is, and Phoenix's theme, are both very memorable to me. The only other theme that I can instantly recall is Ottman's main theme, but that was rather bland and unremarkable. I have trouble recalling Kamen's X-Theme, but his Logan and Rogue cue (I'd hardly call it a theme) is still my favorite of the saga. Powell has definitely created the most thematic score, however. I like it, though I have yet to hear in the context of the movie. -----signature----- EUDF Reserves
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batvader Registered: Dec '02	Date Posted: 5/27/06 8:32pm Subject: RE: X3
	When it comes to the "fun-factor" that a superhero score is supposed to have, like Superman, Batman(89) and Spider-Man, I think this is the best in the series (as an album), and I'm sure it fits with the (obviously) larger than life antics of the film (haven't seen it yet). Big orchestra, chorals, even a spot (as mentioned) that recalls Williams' Superman. I agree there is nothing really memorable, a theme that will stick in your mind after the CD ends, but it's the most purely fun score I got this year. -----signature----- "I find your lack of frappe disturbing" - Me
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shwanzi Registered: May '02	Date Posted: 5/28/06 5:38am Subject: RE: X3
	I picked up the CD after seeing the movie for the second time yesterday, and I have to say that I like this one a lot more than the last two scores. I liked Michael Kamen's score, but I thought that John Ottman's was extremely lame (like his F4 score), but Powell's stuff has some bite to it. I especially like "Dark Phoenix's Tragedy", as the music added that necessary oomph! to the scene it accompanied and gave me chills both times I saw the flick. Brilliant stuff. All of the action music featuring the choir and the music surrounding the Dark Phoenix was tops as well. -----signature----- Screenwriter / Director of the 'Star Wars: Pathways' fan film trilogy - Chapter I available on http://www.theforce.net/fanfilms http://www.starwarspathways.com http://www.myspace.com/starwarspathways http://www.myspace.com/christopher_pico
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Rogan_Agar Registered: Dec '04	Date Posted: 5/28/06 9:00am Subject: RE: X3
	shwanzi posted: I picked up the CD after seeing the movie for the second time yesterday, and I have to say that I like this one a lot more than the last two scores. I liked Michael Kamen's score, but I thought that John Ottman's was extremely lame (like his F4 score), but Powell's stuff has some bite to it. I especially like "Dark Phoenix's Tragedy", as the music added that necessary oomph! to the scene it accompanied and gave me chills both times I saw the flick. Brilliant stuff. All of the action music featuring the choir and the music surrounding the Dark Phoenix was tops as well. I agree. The soundtrack of the first two was very generic. Now this one is a masterpiece. It starts with the new main theme which is just awesome, then continues with Angel's theme which is even better and the highlight is defineatly "Dark Phoenix Tragedy"! It is so awesome. The scene in the movie is one of the most powerful (SPOILER WARNING) on-screen death (END OF SPOILERS) I have ever seen, and this music is just perfect for the scene. I bought the soundtrack the day after I have seen the movie, because the Phoenix theme haunted me I love it. Best soundtrack since ROTS for me. -----signature----- SL-1059 --- 501st Legion --- German Garrison --- Western Squad "... You were the Chosen One!" Obi-Wan Kenobi ROTS
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