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Which movie had the best John Williams score

PostPosted: Sun Apr 26, 2009 5:53 am
by rocklobster
John Williams--the king of movie scores! He will always be my favorite composer of movies. So I thought I'd ask which one you people liked best?

PostPosted: Sun Apr 26, 2009 7:54 am
by Midori
Uhh, Lord of the Rings wasn't John Williams, it was Howard Shore. Anyway, I'm voting on Star Wars, though the Harry Potter movies get a close second.

PostPosted: Sun Apr 26, 2009 7:54 am
by ShiroiHikari
Howard Shore did Lord of the Rings, actually.

I picked Star Wars. That's classic John Williams right there, especially the score for A New Hope. But I'm also really fond of the Superman theme.

PostPosted: Sun Apr 26, 2009 9:16 am
by bigsleepj
I picked Indiana Jones because that's the tune I catch myself whistling the most. :)

PostPosted: Sun Apr 26, 2009 10:55 am
by EricTheFred
It's not one of the choices, but for me, the answer is "Schindler's List"

PostPosted: Sun Apr 26, 2009 1:49 pm
by rocklobster
Well, let's just pretend that the 4th choice is other ok?

PostPosted: Sun Apr 26, 2009 1:56 pm
by Phantom_Sorano
Hmmmm....I love all of those scores (even though LOTR is Howard Shore's baby)....but I would have to say I like the scores to Schindiler's List and Jurassic Park the best....but it is hard to say with Williams....he is outstanding.

PostPosted: Fri May 15, 2009 12:57 am
by the_wolfs_howl
I like the Harry Potter theme, but most of those soundtracks just don't cut it for me.

Star Wars, however, is classic. Awesome music; you just need to hear a few notes to know whether Darth Vader or a Jedi or whoever is coming on screen. I especially like his music for Episode I: The Phantom Menace. "Duel of the Fates" is THE MOST EPIC SONG IN THE WORLD!!! :rock:

PostPosted: Fri Jun 26, 2009 8:36 pm
by KagayakiWashi
It is hard to say. I picked Star Wars because of what it did for film scores at the time; it brought back the symphonic score in the midst of a time when movies relied on mostly pop songs (Saturday Night Fever is a good example). Not only that, but it was John Williams' first major breakthrough.....at least when I think about him and his music. It's close resemblance to Wagner's Ring is also a plus. This is why I think it is his best.

Now my personal favorites are Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (Slave Children's Crusade, Short Round's Motif, The Mine Cart Chase......really good Williams), Hook, and The Empire Strikes Back (which just might be his absolute best.....listen to track leading up to the End Credits as well as the End Credits themselves.....remarkable stuff)
Of a surety, no one has created such memorable themes for movies as John Williams.......



However, I still think the greatest film score composer is Ennio Morricone.

PostPosted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 5:45 am
by Etoh*the*Greato
Ghost Busters.

PostPosted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 7:06 am
by bigsleepj
Hmmm. Seems I'm the only one who liked Indiana Jones more than Star Wars. :)

Actually, I think the moody and sinister jazz-like theme for Spielberg's Catch me if you Can is actually a very unappreciated composition by Williams, quite possibly because it's so different from his usual movie scores.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mkM-XCE3v4