I was surprised. I rolled my eyes at him along with the other celebs during that crazy recall, but then actually voted for his re-election. Not without his flaws, of course, but a pleasant reminder of what Republicans used to be like, long ago…

Pretty soon I make assistant manager, and that's when the big bucks start rollin' in.

So was Earthworm Jim. I get the point, but Nickelback is a harsh comparison. Let's say Chili Peppers or something.

Most all visions of the future are really just exaggerations of the present (at time of publication), and I think BttF2 is a winking acknowledgment of that.

Except clearly the thrill is not gone, or they'd stop putting it in blockbusters.

It's so dense.

With alternate cuts!

Mr. Melnitz is tragically killed by the villain, avenged, and eventually returns as a ghost to lead the crappy TV spinoff.

No that was the slowly ascending cello note, supposedly done by scraping a razor blade along the strings. Which I don't think makes it sound much different, but makes the idea sound cooler. I hate how Zimmer plays up his own cleverness all the time. That wasn't half as inventive as some of the stuff Goldsmith has…

If your mention of Prokofiev refers to the bits of Peter and the Wolf used in Land Before Time, I don't think that counts as a steal. That was openly referencing a very similar story, which I thought was clever, and subs out the major leitmotifs for his own original themes, which are excellent.

I think the basic idea of a single, heavy note existed, played as a tuba blast or something. But the sound as we know it today was designed for Inception.

After relistening, you may be right. Horner scored it for that scene, but it seems the movie instead reused the (very similar) cue for the takeoff and reactor explosion.

Did you recognize the snippet of Aliens used in Die Hard?

It was… okay, imo. I'd guess he was rushed. It has good individual pieces - good melodies and such - but to me they didn't seem to come together cohesively. It felt a bit patchwork. Too bad - I think he would have been perfect for comic book scores, especially of the Avengers variety, as long as it was a production…

Don't forget Khan. Few knock it out of the park that soon in their career. My personal favorite of his is The Land Before Time.

Horner had an inconsistent reputation among film score fans (such as myself), especially recently, but at his best he was indisputably one of the greats. RIP.

I'm calling it. 'Professor Wheeler Winston Dixon' is one of the Top 5 names of all time.

:( Poor Prey 2…. *sniff* I want the Human Head version of that game more than any game ever. More than The Last Guardian.

Except isn't it the other way around? Both offer the same two choices, but ME exclusively featured the guy in all marketing material. This trailer exclusively features the girl.

Because? He's already part of the story? I mean, no one would have said anything if the female option wasn't included - why include THAT at all?