Notable and controversial for being the first in the franchise not to be scored by John Williams, all eyes are still on Giacchino for how much of the beloved original music returns with the credits and the album cover stating a big “Original Star Wars Music By JOHN WILLIAMS”, but it’s not a lot. People have been waiting with trepidation ever since Disney announced they were making spin-off Star Wars pics under the banner A STAR WARS STORY, but now the first one is here, and after a couple of behind-the-scenes music changes – Alexandre Desplat was replaced by Michael Giacchino – ROGUE ONE has launched. Going Rogue: A Star Wars Soundtrack Story Review.Ī small and intimate score with the use of older instruments which like the movie it belongs to is both terrifying and truly brilliant. Review.īen Lovett’s synth masterwork has shades of Vangelis and co, but develops from that to become its own beautiful thing. Giacchino was on a hiding to nothing, but he deftly weaved themes from the original trilogy while creating memorable motifs of his own and a truly enjoyable score. ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY – Michael Giacchino Review.įantastic look at three time periods and the way that changes musically, a brilliant character study score.Įlectronica doesn’t get much betterer, with Martinez building on the work in DRIVE and ONLY GOD FORGIVES and beating both of those into the ground. KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS – Dario MarianelliĪ stunning and bold orchestral score matching the fearless innovation of Laika, with shades of absolute beauty.Ī lovely tender score, introspective and searching from a real talent of a composer. Levi takes the bones of UNDER THE SKIN and fashions them into something equally powerful, an exploration of grief and identity. The aura of b-boy culture has been with me ever since and remains both fascinating and deeply inspirational.2016 has been a pretty fantastic year for film music and here are what we consider the best of the lot, in no order of quality…Ī darker take on E.T., with spectacular melodies from Ilfman, one of the best contemporary composers around.Īs dystopian as the film’s concept, Mansell combines orchestra and moog to score a deterioration of society and it’s a spectacular work. And out of that wellspring grew my journey into the liberating universe of electronic music. The era of discovering groundbreaking sounds, dancing, and style in the 80's left a deep imprint on me. Those who know hip hop may spot a familiar sample or two there as well."Īgzilla: "The disciplines of hip hop, graffiti, turntablism, and breakdancing have been subtle undercurrents throughout my design and music. In my tune for Defrostatica, I wanted to employ my Machinedrum for the job. I have not stopped since."įanu: "No-one can deny that drum machines did play a big part in creation of hip hop. Once they realized they didn’t want to learn how to program the machine, they gave it to me, with one stipulation: I was to produce beats for them to rap over. A few years later, a couple of the gangsters in my neighborhood wanted to become rappers, so they bought an Ensoniq EPS16+. I purchased an HR-16 drum machine and bought a bass guitar. One particular crew, 7A3 inspired me to take my abilities to a new level. Shamanga: "B-boying has been a huge part of my life since I was nine years old. Going out to local 'cypher' events in the late 90s/early 2000s was inspiring as it was clear there was a community of DJs and MCs and dancers and artists that lived and breathed this music." In the late 90's I produced hard jungle vinyl releases under the name B-Boy 3000 because to me jungle music was hip hop fast forwarded 1000 years ahead in a time when lyrics no longer exist and all is just sample sounds modified by computers."Ĭalculon: "As a teenager in San Diego I was exposed to underground hip hop Kool Keith and DJ Shadow, and it was scratching that inspired me to save up and get my first set of turntables. It showed me music wasn't just something you danced to, it demonstrated togetherness, passion and the amazing life you can have through music."ĦBlocc: "I was lucky enough to be born in 1970, so around 1982 when the NYC club / DJ / MC movement made its way to Los Angeles I started my DJ career playing hip hop, electro funk and DJ battles. "Enter Rogue Style, an EP series dedicated to b-boy culture, to share their own b-boy story through the language of drum & bass and footwork." Daily Bandcamp, June 2017įor Rogue Style 2 EP we continue the mission for a global b-boy homage with artists from England (Digital), USA (6blocc, Calculon, Shamanga), Finland (Fanu) and Iceland (Agzilla).ĭigital: "Myself and my older brother have been into hip hop and b-boy culture from an early age.
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