Damo 0 Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 What is John Williams Best Solo Percussion's Moments that you have heard? The best ones i have heard Zam The Assassin And The Chase Through Coruscant from AOTC and the Water! Cliff Confrontation at the bridge from TOD. Some solo percussions in Memoirs Of A Geisha are pretty good as well. What do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datameister 2,037 Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 The Tusken Raider music from ANH. Some of the most brilliantly original percussion writing I've heard to date. Nearly impossible to transcribe, too.I, too, find the Coruscant chase music enjoyable, but the percussion parts are relatively simple and quite repetitive. I prefer the chess match cue from HP:SS. The blaring trombones and chaotic xylophone part work incredibly well. I get a kick out of hearing that track.I find "Concerto for Cello and Orchestra" to be rather dull, all in all, but the random outbursts from the concert tom-toms in the first movement are great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 The Lost World has many great percussion moments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurgaFlippinMan 7 Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 Buckbeak's Flight? crlbrg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damo 0 Posted August 16, 2006 Author Share Posted August 16, 2006 The Lost World has many great percussion moments.Yeah but it not solo except for the Timpiani solo for The Lost Wold Theme. Buckbeak's Flight?Yeah I really like the timpiani solo at the begining for Buckbeak's Flight. I wish John Williams do more of those kind of those timpiani moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drod400 0 Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 The Lost World has many great percussion moments.Yes, my favorite are rescuing sarah and the raptors appear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damo 0 Posted August 16, 2006 Author Share Posted August 16, 2006 Yes, my favorite are rescuing sarah and the raptors appearI quite find The Raptors Appear a bit scary. I want to have the complete score for this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingPin 201 Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 I like "The Pheasant Hunt" from Empire of the Sun. Although I guess that's more percussion ensemble than solo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,626 Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 i was going to say buckbeak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 "Drummers' Salute" from JFK, of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Docteur Qui 1,544 Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 Buckbeak's technically not a solo either; there's a taiko (I think, or some kind of large drum) beating away as well as the timpani. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datameister 2,037 Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 The opening measures of "Buckbeak's Flight" are certainly a startling way to begin a cue, but there's nothing incredibly brilliant about them, IMO. Not in the way that "Attack of the Sandpeople" is brilliant. I find the similar percussion in "The Whomping Willow" to be more effective. (By the way, magical_me, the drums you hear with the timpani are concert tom-toms. Smaller than both taiko drums and timpani, but they pack a sonic wallop. The timpani account for the boomier, lower sounds in that passage; the tom-toms account for the higher-pitched rhythms with more definite attacks.)Ah, how could I forget! The snare drum part to "March from 1941" has got to be one of the most enjoyable snare parts for a march. The syncopated accents give a different feel to the piece than you'd expect from a march, and there are a couple of really short-'n-sweet solos. Then there's the fortississississississississimo bass drum hit (or cannon blast) that for some reason is WAY too quiet in the Spielberg/Williams Collaboration recording...but that's a whole other story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Composer_Fan 2 Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 ^Ooh, yes. 1941 March has a kickin' drum part!And I agree about the tom-toms in the Concerto for Cello and Orchestra. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Docteur Qui 1,544 Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 Tom-tom, eh? Well I liked them!Pete - who needs to brush up on his percussion instruments! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,327 Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 "Drummers' Salute" from JFK, of course.Sorry to disappoint you but Drummers' Salute is not from John Williams. :cry: Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damo 0 Posted August 16, 2006 Author Share Posted August 16, 2006 The drum solo in Zam The Assassin And The Chase Through Coruscant from AOTC are Tom-tom right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neimoidian 14 Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 I like this moment in WotW - in the Intersection Scene when the tension raises and the music suddenly stops. This is where drums come. It sounds so cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damo 0 Posted August 16, 2006 Author Share Posted August 16, 2006 You mean after the synth vocal choir or whatever stops playing and that Timpiani comes in from around 3:10 minute on OST? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batmanand 0 Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 Some of the percussion in The Chess Match in HP:PS is nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drod400 0 Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 You mean after the synth vocal choir or whatever stops playing and that Timpiani comes in from around 3:10 minute on OST?I think he does, that part is SICK! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crichton 4 Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 "Spaceball 1 has now become....MegaMaid!"....Well, I'm sure it was in tribute to Williams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 My fave Williams percussion moment is the one heard in Star Wars: ANH. The one that builds slowly and ends loudly just before Luke lines up the decisive shot into the Death Star. Shame about the crackles though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neimoidian 14 Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 You mean after the synth vocal choir or whatever stops playing and that Timpiani comes in from around 3:10 minute on OST? Yes, I do.I think he does, that part is SICK! Sick or not, it sounds cool to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ymenard 54 Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 My fave Williams percussion moment is the one heard in Star Wars: ANH. The one that builds slowly and ends loudly just before Luke lines up the decisive shot into the Death Star. Shame about the crackles though.Oohhhh we have a winner! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datameister 2,037 Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 The drum solo in Zam The Assassin And The Chase Through Coruscant from AOTC are Tom-tom right?Close, but no cigar. Those are called roto-toms. Unlike regular toms, they have no shell at all--just a drumhead mounted on a rim. Instead of tuning the drum by turning lugs with a key, you simply rotate the rim. They can produce a surprisingly wide range of pitches and have slightly more precise tone definition than regular tom-toms. If you watch the music video on the AOTC DVD, you'll briefly see these being played. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Skywalker 1,793 Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 Film version of the opening battle from ROTS 8O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 "Attack Of The Sand People" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpigeon 3 Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 My fave Williams percussion moment is the one heard in Star Wars: ANH. The one that builds slowly and ends loudly just before Luke lines up the decisive shot into the Death Star. Shame about the crackles though.Oohhhh we have a winner! 8OI always thought that was tracked in from Holst's The Planets.Ted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Breathmask 555 Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 Tracked? No.Imitated? Possibly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWfangirl1992 18 Posted August 18, 2006 Share Posted August 18, 2006 My fave Williams percussion moment is the one heard in Star Wars: ANH. The one that builds slowly and ends loudly just before Luke lines up the decisive shot into the Death Star. Shame about the crackles though.Agreed also I'm not sure if these to count but the beginning of Invading Elliot's House and towards the end of A Prayer for Peace right after the brief pause. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Skywalker 1,793 Posted August 18, 2006 Share Posted August 18, 2006 Tracked? No.Imitated? Possibly.IMO, what Williams imitated from Holst is the end of Rebel Blockade runner.Death Star Blow up, he just used the same main instrument. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trumpeteer 302 Posted August 18, 2006 Share Posted August 18, 2006 The percussion that opens "Revenge of the Sith." That's when I thought the score was going to be something special. Five minutes later, I was proven wrong.Agreed also I'm not sure if these to count but the beginning of Invading Elliot's House and towards the end of A Prayer for Peace right after the brief pause.There are no percussion instruments in "A Prayer for Peace." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Breathmask 555 Posted August 18, 2006 Share Posted August 18, 2006 Interestingly, the war drums opening the movie were tracked in later.- Marc, who actually thinks that was a good change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted August 18, 2006 Share Posted August 18, 2006 I love the fanfaric opening of The Force Theme though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Breathmask 555 Posted August 18, 2006 Share Posted August 18, 2006 Yes, that's great, too. But I like that small moment of calm before the storm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted August 18, 2006 Share Posted August 18, 2006 Mind you I don't like the edit on the CD though, not one bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Skywalker 1,793 Posted August 18, 2006 Share Posted August 18, 2006 Have in mind that if Williams had recorded new main titles there would not be any edit at all.(but then you could like it if it were that way) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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