Members EerieDreamZ Posted January 25, 2007 Members Share Posted January 25, 2007 Man, It must be a good month for me cause I'm on a serious posting roll here lol (and not just the nonsensical GODDY stuff either Anyways,... If you get the chance to hear it (Its hard to find now that it is sold out), I HIGHLY recommend the Jerry Goldsmith score to the film "RUNAWAY". (The really cheesy 80's Tom Selleck, Gene Simmons film) This score has a TON of Vintage synth action goin on in it and is some really nice ear-candy for the long drive. Quotes from the Liner notes... [Yet Goldsmith also admitted mixed feelings about the sonic results of the project: "I wasn't all that moved by the funny noises. But the sounds triggered ideas in my mind- I wonder how I could get a particular sound acoustically". In the early 70s Goldsmith purchased an early MiniMoog, an ARP2600 &2500. As technology improved Goldsmith added a modular Roland System 100. [but increasing frustration with the instruments limitations and time-consuming nature coupled with a 1980 flood of the Goldsmith home, led him to give the lot to his son Joel. A few short months later Joel would be at his father's side during the month of Runaway scoring sessions...] Interesting stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BillyWa Posted January 25, 2007 Members Share Posted January 25, 2007 Goddy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mikael488 Posted January 26, 2007 Members Share Posted January 26, 2007 Thanks for the tip Eerie... I very much like Goldsmith's music but haven't heard this one before. I think Runaway was scored just before he recorded the music for "Legend" in Jan '85. On the latter Goldsmith used a YAMAHA DX-7, ROLAND JP-8, MEMORYMOOG, OBERHEIM OB-8, DMX & DSX, and Sequential PROPHET-T8 plus a full orchestra and chorus. I suppose he made use of most of these synths on Runaway too. Have you heard his soundtrack to "Logan's Run" from 1976? the Arp 2500 is all over it. Micke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EerieDreamZ Posted January 26, 2007 Author Members Share Posted January 26, 2007 Thanks for the tip Eerie... I very much like Goldsmith's music but haven't heard this one before. I think Runaway was scored just before he recorded the music for "Legend" in Jan '85. On the latter Goldsmith used a YAMAHA DX-7, ROLAND JP-8, MEMORYMOOG, OBERHEIM OB-8, DMX & DSX, and Sequential PROPHET-T8 plus a full orchestra and chorus. I suppose he made use of most of these synths on Runaway too. Have you heard his soundtrack to "Logan's Run" from 1976? the Arp 2500 is all over it. Micke Oh yes! I have quite a lot of Goldsmith material (around 100 cds) spanning a good 40 years of his career. The Logan's Run Expanded score is one of my all time fav. He uses synths on other scores as well: Link Freud (1962) "which imported primitive electronic elements Planet of the Apes Shock Treatment (uses Theremin) The Illustrated man In Harm's Way The satan bug Total Recall and others I can't remember at the moment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CaveDweller Posted January 26, 2007 Members Share Posted January 26, 2007 schweet! big fan of Goldsmith. i gotta try and find that Logan's Run soundtrack. cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EerieDreamZ Posted January 26, 2007 Author Members Share Posted January 26, 2007 schweet! big fan of Goldsmith. i gotta try and find that Logan's Run soundtrack. cheers! Here ya go http://www.screenarchives.com/title_detail.cfm?ID=2555 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CaveDweller Posted January 26, 2007 Members Share Posted January 26, 2007 Here ya go http://www.screenarchives.com/title_detail.cfm?ID=2555 awesome. thanks for the link! cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mikael488 Posted January 26, 2007 Members Share Posted January 26, 2007 He uses synths on other scores as well: Link Freud (1962) "which imported primitive electronic elements Planet of the Apes Shock Treatment (uses Theremin) The Illustrated man In Harm's Way The satan bug Total Recall and others I can't remember at the moment Wow..100 cd's with Goldsmith! not bad. also 1987's Lionheart (which I have) is pretty heavy on its use of synths P.S. Eerie, check your PM's regards, Micke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EerieDreamZ Posted January 26, 2007 Author Members Share Posted January 26, 2007 Wow..100 cd's with Goldsmith! not bad. also 1987's Lionheart (which I have) is pretty heavy on its use of synths P.S. Eerie, check your PM's regards, Micke Answered Definitely:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mike Conway Posted January 27, 2007 Members Share Posted January 27, 2007 I love Jerry Goldsmith's work. His blending of synthesizers into his orchestral scores was almost as big an influence for me buying a synth as were Carpenter's scores. P.S. Mick, I finally saw your PM and responded. I wish this place sent an email when a PM would come in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mook Posted January 27, 2007 Members Share Posted January 27, 2007 I wish this place sent an email when a PM would come in. It does if you tick the right box! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mike Conway Posted January 28, 2007 Members Share Posted January 28, 2007 It does if you tick the right box! I see the little box on the top right, but often, I don't check the site for a few days. Is there an option to get email notification, like I just did for your post response? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mook Posted January 28, 2007 Members Share Posted January 28, 2007 Go to User CP > Edit Options > Receive Email Notification of New Private Messages and tick the box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mike Conway Posted January 28, 2007 Members Share Posted January 28, 2007 Never said I wasn't a little dense. Thanks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members electrobaby Posted January 28, 2007 Members Share Posted January 28, 2007 the film "RUNAWAY". (The really cheesy 80's Tom Selleck, Gene Simmons film) ) I love that film....saw it when it first came out....mechanical spiders and everything! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members turretg Posted January 28, 2007 Members Share Posted January 28, 2007 I liked his score to "The Red Pony" too. If you ever get the chance to listen to it by all means hear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wheresgrant3 Posted January 28, 2007 Members Share Posted January 28, 2007 Capricorn One was a great score.... so was Total Recall, Poltergeist, Under Fire First Blood and of course Alien. Also like James Horner (aerly 80's stuff, John Barry and James Newton Howard). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mike Conway Posted January 29, 2007 Members Share Posted January 29, 2007 Also like James Horner (aerly 80's stuff Interestingly, Horner was aping a lot of Goldsmith's cues. The "Battle" track from BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS has a part that is an exact copy of the Klingon music, in STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE. Horner's GORKY PARK (a great score) borrowed Goldsmith's echo sounds from the ALIEN score. The irony? Horner became hot by scoring the sequels to Goldsmith scored originals - STAR TREK 2 and ALIENS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members workstation M.I Posted May 4, 2013 Members Share Posted May 4, 2013 Mike Conway wrote: I love Jerry Goldsmith's work. His blending of synthesizers into his orchestral scores was almost as big an influence for me buying a synth as were Carpenter's scores. P.S. Mick, I finally saw your PM and responded. I wish this place sent an email when a PM would come in. Whats the circa on this photo and can you identify the keyboards in his arsenal? I have a sneaking suspicion about at least two of them. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members workstation M.I Posted May 4, 2013 Members Share Posted May 4, 2013 mikael488 wrote: Thanks for the tip Eerie... I very much like Goldsmith's music but haven't heard this one before. I think Runaway was scored just before he recorded the music for "Legend" in Jan '85. On the latter Goldsmith used a YAMAHA DX-7, ROLAND JP-8, MEMORYMOOG, OBERHEIM OB-8, DMX & DSX, and Sequential PROPHET-T8 plus a full orchestra and chorus. I suppose he made use of most of these synths on Runaway too. Have you heard his soundtrack to "Logan's Run" from 1976? the Arp 2500 is all over it. Micke Could you please tell me what synths Mr. Goldsmith used for RAMBO: FIRST BLOOD PART II, in particular, the "snake rattle" sound heard over the open title card?Goldsmith , at least in the movies I've seen that he's scored, always chose synth tones/textures that were just spot on for the scenes in question, such as the one he used for the Klingon/V'ger Cloud sequencein STAR TREK THE MOTION PICTURE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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