Quote from: SiL on Feb 23, 2013, 07:24:38 AM
Quote from: Slaine on Feb 21, 2013, 06:52:45 PM
I consider Bryan Tyler's score for AVP:R, to be superior at homaging the Alien and Predator films music in a very kick-ass way.
All he did was rip motifs straight out of the older films, use some different instruments in some instances, then threw in Holst's Mars, the Bringer of War for good measure.
Pretty much, but I enjoyed listening to it. Added something to the movie, and implemented the film's scores it homages pretty well (which worked in the context of the film as it's pretty much a big fan homage-fest anyway), more so than what A:CM's did.
AVPR's music felt like an Aliens/Predator score, where I feel A:CM's didn't.
Quote from: Neon_Knight on Feb 23, 2013, 10:34:47 AM
I must confess, while the soundtrack was well executed, well recorded, and well placed, I thought it was sub-par music. Am I the only one who noticed that almost every track was almost entirely derivative of Horner's score and Goldsmith's score? The main titles is just a re-scoring of Goldsmith's principle Alien theme, almost all of the incidental action music is based very closely on Horner's action music from Aliens. Sure, it's well done and it's effective, but it is just re-writing music that already exists. And worst of all, it's *not as good*. It's very similar, but there's no way it matches the quality of composition and orchestration found in the original films. I was kind of hoping for a *new* score that takes elements of existing themes and motives and develops them into new directions. That's just my conclusion here.
I agree with you. It just felt odd to hear the Goldsmith's Alien music in an ALIENS game. Horner didn't use any of Goldsmith's music in the movie, so why is it in this game which is supposed to be based off Aliens? And yes, besides that, it just wasn't very good. A lot of the shoot-outs could have done well with some pulse-pounding music, but I found the score in these parts to just melt into the background and not do anything significant.