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My all time Lord of the Rings score by Howard Shore. Obviously I've seen the films countless times but the soundtrack/score is perfect. Then you've got the cliche classics, Morricones work is always memorable and broad, Rota's Godfather scores are excellent. Bernard Hermann's entire catalogue. John Williams and practically all his work. Current favourite is probably the work of Michael Giacchino who cut his teeth on a lot of the Pixar films like Incredibles and Up. His scores for both Spider-Man and Batman have been excellent.(following in the footsteps of Danny Elfman) Then you've got unique one-of-a-kind ones like Daft Punks Tron Legacy and Vangelis for Blade Runner that are like nothing else Video game soundtracks have come on so much, John Paesano's Spider-Man one is excellent and helps elevate the game. Skyrim and Oblivions soundtracks by Jeremy Soule have a special place in my heart too as does the music tracks on Radio New Vegas from Fallout New Vegas Bottom line - go looking for as much as you can as composers and artists consistently pump out brilliant audio work for movies and games

Lovely little place Exmouth. Nice indoor Market there with some very good ice cream

When I say interviewed I mean asked a random question about something I've never heard of and replying "no"

Fun fact, I was also interviewed along with my parents in Devon whilst out for a walk in Exmouth for this... small world

Looking back it yesterday with fresh eyes and let's be honest, take away the safety cars and even the Mercedes with their shrewd one-stop strategy (allowing them to beat Ferrari) would have had to both fend off Verstappen with him on fresher tyres in this Red Bull monster, whilst being in inferior cars on older tyres. I don't think they would have done as the RB is a level above, and driven by Verstappen who is an excellent driver. In fact the Alpha Tauri VSC helped the Mercs more as they were able to switch to fresh mediums with Verstappen on hards which was a smart move. The killer was the Alfa stopping (that would be the Ferrari engined, former Mercedes driver driven vehicle) which meant Verstappen switched to fresh softs, Mercedes panicked and kept their drivers on worn mediums hoping they could hold off Verstappen, Russell kept a clear head and pushed for the softs (the correct decision and one Merc should have done at first were they not so desperate to win) and Hamilton was thinking Russell would be a good little 2nd driver and be sacrificed so he could build a lead that would hold off Verstappen which obviously Russell had no intention of doing. Hamilton is completely right to be annoyed that his team got it wrong with the Bottas SC but should have called for the team to put him on softs himself to not make him a sitting duck to the Ferrari, which as a driver of his standing and experience should have been a no-brainer. Ironically this was one of the bigger echoes from Abu Dhabi last year. The second team issue is definitely a problem and I think Alpha Tauri should be kicked to F2 and another constructor with independent ownership should be in instead purely for avoiding a conflict of interest. Tldr; Mercedes messed up, Red Bull took advantage, but even if they hadn't Verstappen wins that race without him DNFing

Sainz given 5 second penalty which is taking him outside the points. Ferrari having a good one

Lewis there trying to cause Russell to swerve there, bit snide. Russell making his point back by slowing Hamilton coming out of turn 1 and pushing him into Leclercs path

Hamilton towing Verstappen into the first corner, **** hell

Ferrari counter Red Bulls SC with their own and then they release Sainz into the path of Alonso. You can't make it up

Big mistake from Red Bull. Covering off the Ferrari counter-safety car?

Mercedes switched Hamilton onto the mediums meaning he's on a better tyre than Leclerc and Verstappen. Ultimately AT should have retired Tsunoda in the pits if there were identified safety concerns

Not sure what is wrong with that Alpha Tauri but that's weird as hell.

Oh Ferrari

There we go then. Alpine tried to appeal for a foul but ultimately them trying to play both Alonso and Piastri backfires horribly, with Alonso and Webber's help you feel. Gasly for the Alpine seat seems to be the loudest shouting atm. Although he and Ocon don't like each other do they?

GoT was at its best whilst both following the source material but with the political manoeuvring and such. So House of the Dragon leaning more towards that its been good so far.

Verstappen is too good and the Red Bull is too good to make this other than a foregone conclusion. It will take him missing multiple races or full on incapacitating to stop him now. Ferrari meanwhile cant stay out of their own way. The fastest lap fiasco highlighted that

Enjoyed the first episode. Some good stuff some bad stuff some hideously unsubtle stuff. Seen a lot of criticism online for Matt Smith but thought he was excellent and slimy.

Watched Dunkirk on Prime tonight, definitely do enjoy it. Nearly followed it up with the Poseidon Adventure but thought two water related films might be a bit too much. Going to watch Edge of Tomorrow again instead

Yeah with the divers going into darkness with the geiger counter turning from clicking into a screech. Honestly one of the most terrifying scenes I've seen. Incredibly despite the massive risks involved not only did they complete their mission in the dark (no backup windup torches!) They actually survived and 2 are currently still alive. The leading trio of Jared Harris, Emily Watson and Stellan Skarsgard are all fantastic and supported by some brilliant supporting performances (Paul Ritter, Jessie Buckley etc)

Rewatching Chernobyl. Absolutely chock-full of incredible performances. Can't think of many more TV shows that have horrified me as much as it does. Literally seizes you by the throat and doesn't let go

Discovered Master and Commander was on Amazon Prime tonight. Watched it. Su-effing-perb

I think Cillian Murphy is an excellent actor and I think he's definitely worthy of a role like that. Sunshine is terrific too. Looking forward to this Oppenheimer film..

The best tweet on it for me so far

Yeah absolute clownshow from Alpine. What are they doing.... my Mick Schumacher to Alpine suggestion doesn't look so dumb after this