> Secret Window (2004) - Not heard
> Philip Glass & Geoff Zanelli
The film is actually a pretty good Stephen King adaptation, though it unfortunately telegraphs its "twist" far too early if you're at all familiar with horror-thriller tropes. Remember the score being good in context, though don't recall off-hand if any of it seemed to be Glass penned or not.
> Desperate Housewives (2004-2012) - Not heard
> Steve Jablonsky; add’l music by a variety of credited and uncredited
> contributors
Huh, I always assumed this was an Elfman project. Never watched the show, though.
> Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (2004) - Not heard
> HGW; other incidental music by Norihiko Hibino;
> add’l music by Justin Burnett & Toby Chu; programming by Meri
> Gavin
I actually have both albums that I picked up for a few dollars apiece a year or so ago. Haven't gotten around to listening to them yet, but the fact HGW was credited as primary composer caused me to get them.
> The Bourne Supremacy (2004) - ****
> John Powell; add’l arranging & programming by John Ashton Thomas
> & T.J. Lindgren;
> orchestrated by B & W Fowler/Moriarty, Liz Finch & Rick
> Giovinazzo; conducted by Pete Anthony;
> synth recording & original album compiled by Dan Lerner; thank you to
> James McKee Smith
This is another one I need to sit down and listen to from start to finish. Liked what I heard in the film (which I also liked... outside of some of the more obnoxious moments of camera work), but haven't returned to it as an album.
> National Treasure (2004) - ***
> Trevor Rabin; add’l music by Don Harper & Paul Linford;
> orchestrations by Gordon Goodwin, Tom Calderaro & Trevor Rabin
Yeah, 3/5 seems right. Twas fun within the film but never felt the need to hear the album.
> Catwoman (2004) - Not heard
> Klaus Badelt; synth orchestration by Wolfram de Marco, Blake Neely
> & Geoff Zanelli;
> remixes of ‘Outrageous’ and ‘Who’s In Control’ by Junkie XL;
> orchestrations by Bruce Fowler; conducted by Blake Neely & William
> Ross
> Gosh, I wish there were more comments about this on the record. Geoff
> Zanelli said he came on at the last minute to help meet the deadline.
I imagine most of those involved just want this to go away. 
> King Arthur (2004) - ****½
> Hans Zimmer; add’l music by Nick Glennie-Smith & Rupert
> Gregson-Williams; uncredited add’l music by Jim Dooley,
> Steve Jablonsky, Trevor Morris & Blake Neely; drum programming by Mel
> Wesson; orchestra conducted by NGS;
> ‘Tell Me Now (What You See)’ by Zimmer & Moya Brennan and produced by
> Trevor Horn & Mel Wesson;
> choral music arr. by RGW & Alastair King; choir conducted by RGW;
> thank you’s to Lorne Balfe & Martin Tillman
I'm definitely in the Pro-King Arthur camp, both score and film. They're by no means stellar exampled of their respective fields, but are also just a ton of melodramatic, testosterone infused fun. The primary theme still randomly pops into my mental jukebox on more occasions than it probably should.
> Jon Broxton over at MMUK was less enthusiastic about
> what he felt was a tired continuation of the old MV formula - in his days
> of using star ratings he gave it ** but admitted “it seems less
> terrible than it did on that first spin.” I wonder if Mr. Broxton has
> thought about inventing a time machine so he can go back and shake his
> younger self a bit and, knowing what he knows now about where much of
> Zimmer and team’s output went in the Remote Control years to come, say
> something like, “Relax about this one. It’s gonna get so very much
> much worse for you with these.”
Heh, I definitely did not have Jon's issues when I first heard the music as a teen. Even with exposure to other scores by Zimmer, I still found plenty to enjoy.
> —------------------------------------
> Next time: It gets worse for Jon Broxton.
Ah yes... the "beginning of the end" for Zimmer & Co. according to our benevolent local critics. Personally I felt it was just a mixed bag (still do), but I'll wait and elaborate further in future segments. 
