Sandor

If bots start using AI to post on this board (for whatever reason), THIS is the kind of thread I expect we're going to see.

Was this already posted?

This is already the post of the year for me. Thank you Ricard and all those involved.

I'm just happy Williams received a nomination. The man is almost 92 years old, a true living legend and his music has enriched my life for over three decades. For those offended, annoyed, upset or what other negative emotion his nomination has triggered: it must kinda suck to be you.

You're getting my hopes up! This is one of my favorite John Williams scores and it really needs a proper release. Fingers crossed!

On March 22 2017, I wrote (post on the first page): Somehow it was decided then that the song in question was not a Williams-song, although I pointed out that it was completely based on Williams’ theme for Pete N’ Tillie.

This!

Jane Eyre War Horse

Me too..! Didn’t even know it existed..! 🙈

I took a picture of the additions to my collection after the pictures posted in the first post were taken.

Although I enjoy the topic, I honestly don't think any film was a blockbuster or classic just because of John Williams' score.

This.

Now that we finally have the songs from Hook, I think Believe -even in its raw form- should make the cut, possibly replacing When You’re Alone.

Ordered.

Honestly, the songs -even if they're just demo-versions- sound much more accomplished than Thomas And The King, the only real comparable work in Williams' discography. It only makes me wonder how powerful Believe, Childhood or Mothers would have eventually become had the production steered towards the original planned musical idea.

Although the musical is far from being a favorite of mine, I’d say The Question (and its Reprise), Am I Beautiful, Improbable As Spring, Replay The Game and So Many Other Worlds are the highlights. Sadly, the cast recording just isn’t very good as the vocal performances -though technically fine- reach several levels of pure and utter annoyance. I would really like the hear the aforementioned songs performed by a different cast. It might change my opinion of Williams’ work.

Got mine! 😇

Mine is actually in a DHL storage box in my hometown as we speak.... I will pick it up on Monday, so I guess mine technically arrived first....

You Are The Pan from the original 1991 soundtrack release has always been one of my favorite John Williams compositions. I know it was editorially created combining two cues from the score, but it worked so organically and powerful. I consider it one of Williams' smartest and most effective producing decisions. The version on the Expanded Soundtrack which featured the choral version of The Face Of Pan instead of the purely orchestral one that was included on the original soundtrack, has appeared in my Top 10 favorite Williams' pieces for years now. The only thing missing from the Ultimate Edition -but this is probably a completely personal sentiment- is the You Are The Pan/The Face Of Pan construction I've been familiar with since 1991.

Ordered. Seems like a wonderful release! Thanks to Jason and all involved!

Will this be available on Music Box Records and anyone know when?

I’m not aware such extreme forms of opposition took place during the production. From what I read, people just didn’t take Lucas or the film very serious during its making.

Uhm, I think everyone is pretty aware of the fact that when Lucas made the original Star Wars, he encountered a lot of opposition and questioning. When he made the prequels however, things were very, very different and Rick McCallum was no Gary Kurtz.

Both trilogies are flawed, but I would go with the Prequel Trilogy on this one. Simply because Peter Jackson made many of the same mistakes Lucas made, especially regarding an overkill of CGI animation. At least Lucas was truly pioneering at the time and sadly made some bad decisions, although I've always believed his heart was in the right place. Jackson could have learned from the Prequels -they were still heavily criticised at the time- and he didn't. The barrel sequence in DoS for example is so over the top and the idea to turn most of the baddies into lifeless digital creations alienates the Hobbit films greatly from the beloved LOTR Trilogy, which was graced by such a fine balance between practical and CGI effects. Ironically, the only one who learned from all this seems to have been J.J. Abrams when he made The Force Awakens, a film I enjoy less that the Prequels or The Hobbit films, but was extremely successful and was praised for recapturing the feel of the original Star Wars films. But despite the shortcomings of all films mentioned above, I mostly enjoy them for what they are and own them all on Blu-Ray.