Tom

Anyone still annoyed that this film lost out to Shakespeare In Love?

Good thing, then, that Williams did not call it Hymn to the Draft Dodgers and Cowards.

Its all fun and games now, but remember your enthusiasm for this when you read the following blurb next year. "Due to overseas conducting commitments, Williams had to pass on scoring Spielberg's highly anticipated new UFO movie. Spielberg admitted that he was disappointed but looks forward to working with Zimmer for the first time."

I know it only references film scores, but I wonder if the piano concerto might get added.

Very obscure reference.

Does anyone think Weird Al is coming back for this?

Even if Spielberg is just producing, if Williams wants to do it, he will get to do it.

I believe that piece is known as "The Raider's March."

Not always. Museums give that stuff away for free. They put it all out on tables and label them for your convenience.

I wonder if Spielberg knows that he made this movie in the 70s. Williams better score the damn thing.

They are going to need someone better than Audrey Hepburn for this album.

The main themes of the following: The Rocketeer The Last Starfighter Air Force One Independence Day Star Trek First Contact Pee Wee's Big Adventure (yes, stupid, but great) Beetlejuice (see above) Linus and Lucy Twilight Zone the Movie--Nightmare at whatever feet theme Probably something from the Wrath of Khan

Kevin is the main character in each of the movies. He is a kid who accidentally gets left alone at home by his family and then separated from his family in New York. These movies are scored by none other than John Williams, before he rose to fame with such hits as A Timeless Call and PBS Great Performances.

I would suggest to start a new thread that asks what is Williams best theme with two questions: One, what is the best theme as a standalone melody. Two, the best theme in terms of score permutations and such. I have got to think that there a thread dedicated to this topic, but maybe not.

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Let's go with a shoes edition of JWCC:

Didn't some orchestra just release this? Maybe Japan or eastern Europe. I cannot remember--maybe someone here does.

great, now I will forever identify the colon as the root canal.

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I imagine Williams launching into a speech of this nature:

Some do not even really need one.

What do you mean, Doc? All the best stuff is made in Japan.

I think the nature of blockbusters need to change as well for this to happen. Huge, overstuffed, CGI fests are just not conducive to refined scoring.