The Polar Express: "Cracking Ice” by Alan Silvestri (Score Reduction and Analysis)

[@zoltan902]

Wow. Surprisingly sophisticated, unclichéd, and full-bodied music. I suppose you can substantially credit William Ross to providing textured orchestrations - we know that John Williams readily trusts him on occasion.

[@ppheard1254]

For sure

[@EJEvers]

by far one of the best scenes in the entire movie! not cliched, an awesome score, and it has really good animation for it's time

[@ComposerConductor]

Does anyone else get a Jurassic Park vibe from the horns? LISTEN! 0:36

[@truefilm6991]

Yep. The exact same notes: Bb, F, C, G, a fifth up and the same a whole step higher. That deson't make it a ripoff of course.

[@dragongamerandart]

The fact that someone did this by listening to it over and over again and blasting out their ears to get every note for every part right is... I can't explain how amazed and happy I am. Thank you, and your [probably] half-dead eardrums. Could you do this with my new favorite boss theme, Salty Scares from Bendy and the dark revival? I really want to play it and I have tried myself to find something but I can't get it. I hope you, or someone else, can

[@ppheard1254]

I could do this and transcribe everything in like 10 times over due to perfect pitch

[@godswiph]

FANTASTIC work on this, man!

[@AAAstudioz]

This a 4 minute master class in writing perfect film music. Salute to Silvestri 🔥

[@MrRbjunior83]

Finest Conrad Pope’s orchestration for one of the greatest American composer for films! Thank you!

[@jaybonn5973]

I love this scene so much. This was such action

[@teamawesome5153]

Thank you! 🤩🤩This is the one piece of music from Polar Express that can never find!

[@BarnieSnyman]

Thank you for all your wonderful videos!! :) :)

[@dreamerinthefallsgame3818]

love it so glad this was put together...more please

[@alpha_jasperflair1097]

Dude your a legend i really wanted to practice and observe the reduction scores cuz i play the piano and im a musician as well this was one of my favorite musics soundtracks and Christmas movies thank you this is very helpful

[@georgeb6102]

It's interesting to see the influence from back to the future in this film not only in the references on screen but in the music. The use of the lydian mode and modulations a minor third above during action scenes is found in both films which makes sense as they have the same director. The music in this scene in particular reminds me of the finale train scene from back to the future 3 due to its syncopation with the brass.

[@MajesticGoatt]

Lovely. Could you do a HTTYD piece next (i.e. Test Drive, Romantic Flight, This is Berk)?

[@oskarhrankowski]

I have just made Test Drive from HTTYD. You can watch it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b6CmlnywZah3aqM :-)

[@RealLordDonut]

I would die to play this with an ensemble its such a good piece

[@edwinfire101]

2:11 is so awesome!

[@RTCMAHL]

It really is one of the best arrival points I have heard.

[@saedzakari]

This scene always me chills❤ 😮

[@maxwellwalcher6420]

WOuld you do The Polar Express : " Fall to Glacier's Gulch " By Danny Elfman & Alan Silvestri.

[@moonrockinmynose5689]

Please, consier doing Howard Shore's LOTR or The Hobbit ^^ or at least maybe showcase a fragment from the LOTR Symphony. I have its score if you needed it. :-)

[@mr.incredible6276]

Bid Daddy Dave, I am so glad you're back. One more thing, can you please make a full score analysis of the end credits from The Incredibles? :)

[@lennonpie9946]

Alan es un crack y creo que se inspira en el estilo de John Williams, es mi opinión.

[@Jimbob_Offical]

Is it just me or at 2:15, the sound track turns into the elf sound track from the movie elf.

[@sebastianklimes5023]

Hi, can u please tell me where i can find these scores. I would love to have them, please tell me. THANK YOU!

[@thefilmfrontier6822]

So glad you did this.

[@LegoLiam1803]

I hate how they never released the official score for this film. So much great music.

[@teamawesome5153]

Me too!😑😠

[@AAAstudioz]

There’s a website where full versions of film scores are released

[@LegoLiam1803]

@@AAAstudioz I also found a playlist 3 months ago

[@derekmcanally11]

Anyone know where to find the full score?

[@LegoLiam1803]

@@derekmcanally11 I got you fam: kzbin.info/aero/PLMtkzrzu7ASqJVT_iXgpk3F7n5_WTghLZ

[@jaybonn5973]

Oh my god... It's been however many years and I'm only now realizing the main tension of this scene is the fact that if they miss the track, they will slam into stone and all of them will die in a ball of fire. On TOP of if they dont get there fast enough they will sink and everyone will drown.... This is a pretty fucked up scene, no wonder its remembered. I've yet to see a movie that makes physics subservient to art. No, that mountain does not physically work and that train would slip easily going that fast. No, those children in the later half of the train would be either dead or soaking wet and the latches would have come off No, ice doesnt work that way No, the train would not be able to climb up that hill out of the water No, the trian would not be dry for the engines function because we can see the straight clearly submerged fro a split second BUT WE DONT CARE BECAUSE ITS COOL AND LOOKS AWESOME. This is tension and resolution done incomprehensibly well. I'm sure someone can deconstruct why this scene and movie works, but to me it holds the same meaning as a sunset or sunrise. The MUSIC OH MY GOD. So much of it works, my thoughts are blah

[@loot6]

Why not more from Alan Silvestri? Like Predator, The Abyss and such?

[@jacobstrelingermusic9482]

This is amazing!

[@benton4692]

Added to playlist (Cuz it's the only one I've really found)

[@benton4692]

My childhood to life

[@nachiketjambhekar9982]

Please do infinity war track from Alan silvestri. I would also like undying fidelity, travel delays, charge. There are some mind blowing tracks in avengers infinity war

[@charlieendlich7706]

Yes, I agree. Infinity War also has a lot of great work from Alan Silvestri.

[@tomwheeler1082]

Ooooohhhhhh!!! More of boreal express pls!!! Make the suite!!

[@RTCMAHL]

Nice choice!

[@BarnieSnyman]

Suggestion : Nessun Dorma reduction and analysis (the full score is on IMSLP)

[@A_Calm_K2]

Smokey is the best Locomotive driver ever tbh, managing to drive a nearly 200 ton fire breathing beast on ice while pulling 5 coaches full of children...

[@sharksman20rocks]

Why don’t they have this on ITunes?

[@benton4692]

My favourite movie soundtrack ever

[@rebornkenji3571]

Please do the titanic scores. That would be amazing.

[@jasonyeag]

Of course you posted this on THE CRACKING ICE video lol

[@rebornkenji3571]

@@jasonyeag Sure. :D

[@Spacemanfilms2002]

please do avengers infinity war porch!!!

[@mixvm7984]

I don't know the Score

[@thiagohavoc]

I'm surprised the snow didn't fall off the passenger cars

[@sharksman20rocks]

It never does, and never will (except in that scene when the hero boy and hobo ski to the engine)

[@thiagohavoc]

@@sharksman20rocks That's true although I'm pretty sure there were plenty of scenes where the snow should of fell off the passenger cars however it's not that important and rather just a close eye to detail

[@74836]

*confused screaming in 5th grade trombone*