What is your favorite 1997 John Williams score?

[Sandor 797]

For me; Seven Years In Tibet. I find the opening suite to be one of John Williams' most powerful works. It's the theme I return to more than any other from his 1997 output.

[Jay 37,337]

The Lost World: Jurassic Park, AINEC

[King Mark 3,630]

I'll pick The Lost World

But to be honest between 1994 and 1998 is the only period where I thought Williams lost it a bit. I remember not being too excited about any of them. TPM and the 2000's brought him back

[Jay 37,337]

The Lost World is amazing!

[King Mark 3,630]

I usually get bored by track 4

I'll revisit it when a complete version comes out

[Miguel Andrade 1,263]

I love them all... in one way or another they are all special. That being said I was going to say Amistad, but in the end its draw between the four of them.

[Datameister 2,041]

I'm only familiar with Amistad and TLW. Of the two, I'd easily pick TLW - Amistad ain't bad, but TLW is much more interesting to me. Between the jungle-y percussion, the new four-note theme, the insane aleatorics, and the high-energy action music...yeah, no competition, from my perspective.

I'll give Seven Years in Tibet and Rosewood a chance at some point, but I'll be surprised if either one tops TLW. Then again, I was crazy enough not to like TLW when I first heard it, so who knows.

[filmmusic 1,825]

i voted for 7 years in tibet, but my least favourite (and among the 5 least favourite of all williams' post-1975 filmography), is Lost World.

[indy4 155]

Wow, what a great crop of scores. I'd say either Amistad or TLW. Rosewood comes next, then Tibet.

[Luke Skywalker 1,794]

the lost world of course. The ost is painful to listen to (so much music missing) as is the film for the tracking and editing.

I want a complete socre

[Bespin 8,480]

Seven Years in Tibet.

That one, along with Schindler's List and Memoirs of a Geisha hold a special place in my JW soundtracks collection.

They are very melancholic scores first, and they were made in collaboration with two of the greatest instrumentists of the era : Itzhak Perlman and Yo-Yo Ma.

May I suggest a personal playlist using the OSTs :

John Williams - Remembrances
01 Schindler's List - Theme
02 Schindler's List - Jewish Town (Krakow Ghetto - Wint...
03 Schindler's List - Remembrances (track 13)
04 Seven Years in Tibet - Theme
05 Seven Years in Tibet - Young Dalai Lama and Ceremonial C...
06 Seven Years in Tibet - Leaving Ingrid
07 Memoirs of a Geisha - Sayuri's Theme
08 Memoirs of a Geisha - Going To School
09 Memoirs of a Geisha - The Chairman's Waltz
10 Memoirs of a Geisha - Brush On Silk
11 Memoirs of a Geisha - Chiyo's Prayer
12 Memoirs of a Geisha - Becoming A Geisha

[Jonesy 55]

My favourite is The Lost World. Rosewood is an interesting score (imo). I just need to listen to Amistad and Seven Years In Tibet.

[Nemesis 245]

I like them all but voted for Amistad. I love the brass writing and the choral passages very much.

[Incanus 5,714]

This is a tough one. John Williams really have a great year in 1997. I like all of these scores for their different styles and strengths. In the end it has to be The Lost World: Jurassic Park but it is such a hard choice to make.

[Sharkissimo 1,973]

i voted for 7 years in tibet, but my least favourite (and among the 5 least favourite of all williams' post-1975 filmography), is Lost World.

What the hell is wrong with you?

[Romão 2,274]

Seven Years in Tibet. It's in my personal top 10. Some moments in it are just sublime. Anyway, what a great and diverse year

[Bespin 8,480]

I must admit altough I have the Lost World CD in my collection (I mean I buy it, when it came out), I never really listen to it.

For me it's a violent and brutal score, is'nt it the case?

[Incanus 5,714]

I must admit altough I have the Lost World CD in my collection (I mean I buy it, when it came out), I never really listen to it.

For me it's a violent and brutal score, is'nt it the case?

It is certainly a dark and has a harder edge than e.g. Jurassic Park to a certain extent but I have found that Williams' darker music is still as listenable as his more straightforwardly melodic scores. His harsher and frightening material is never as brutal or relentless as say Christopher Young's most ferocious and scariest music, which can become very overbearing after a while.

[Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488]

Obviously, Victory Celebration from Return of the Jedi Special Edition.

[Sharkissimo 1,973]

For me it's a violent and brutal score, is'nt it the case?

What's wrong with that?

[Incanus 5,714]

Obviously, Victory Celebration from Return of the Jedi Special Edition.

I like your angle! A surprise candidate!

[BloodBoal 7,538]

[filmmusic 1,825]

i voted for 7 years in tibet, but my least favourite (and among the 5 least favourite of all williams' post-1975 filmography), is Lost World.

What the hell is wrong with you?

Don't know, have listened to it (with difficulty I must say) 2-3 times. (apart from the 2-3 times I've seen the film)

I guess I'm not the percussive type of guy..

Some passages remind me (I don't say that this is the case though) of the recent film scores with continuous ostinato beats and so on..

Jurassic Park though is among my favourites (including the action pieces)

[Sharkissimo 1,973]

Ok, fair 'nuff.

[Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488]

I never listen to Rosewood. "Experimental" Williams that doesn't connect with me.

Lost World is the "blockbuster" score and it gets my vote for being one of Williams' most badass scores. Hopefully in four years we'll have gotten the unreleased music when Roland hits the T-Rex with the dart.

I think Seven Years in Tibet is a very important score for Williams. Lots of similarities to his later scores.

Amistad is, I guess, more "experimental" Williams. There is nice music throughout, but also a lot of somber "filler" music for a film with a lot of talking and scenes of quiet drama from what I remember.

[Sharkissimo 1,973]

For me, 'experimental John Williams' IS John Williams. It's the through-line of his concert and film music.

[Alejandro 26]

I love Seven Years in Tibet, Rosewood and Amistad. I've never gotten into Lost World, except for the first few tracks.

People complain that Williams doesn't write in his 77-82 styles, that he's changed etc. I argue that 77-82 was very non-Williams and that the pre-1977 and post-1982 Williams is the real John Williams, which is awesome.

[nightscape94 965]

Seven Years in Tibet, despite it's repetitiveness.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265]

For me; Seven Years In Tibet. I find the opening suite to be one of John Williams' most powerful works. It's the theme I return to more than any other from his 1997 output.

Boooooo!

[Jay 37,337]

Obviously, Victory Celebration from Return of the Jedi Special Edition.

[Hlao-roo 389]

For me it's a violent and brutal score, is'nt it the case?

What's wrong with that?

He's a pacifist.

[Naïve Old Fart 9,512]

I must admit altough I have the Lost World CD in my collection (I mean I buy it, when it came out), I never really listen to it.

For me it's a violent and brutal score, is'nt it the case?

Yes, it is brutal and violent, but what's wrong with brutal and violent scores? "Psycho" is both, but it is brilliant.

I still say that "Look Down, Lord" is one of the most powerful things JW has written in many a long year.

Who else voted for "Rosewood"?

[Koray Savas 2,251]

Who else voted for "Rosewood"?

Me.

[Sharkissimo 1,973]

Who else voted for "Rosewood"?

Me.

And me.

[Marian Schedenig 8,191]

The Lost World, one of my favourite Williams scores.

Followed by probably a tie between Rosewood and Amistad.

[Jay 37,337]

If the creator of a poll checks off the "public poll" option, than everyone can look and see who voted for what options

[indy4 155]

But I don't htink you can do it after people have started voting.

[Sharkissimo 1,973]

You have to delete the poll first.

[Jay 37,337]

But I don't htink you can do it after people have started voting.

Correct. I was just informing for the future

[Naïve Old Fart 9,512]

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Except...that is not heard in 1997...

Who else voted for "Rosewood"?

Me.

Yay, you!

Who else voted for "Rosewood"?

Me.

And me.

And yay, you, too!

[crocodile 7,999]

Definitely not Amistad (of which I only like the African-like stuff), but the other three are all quality works. So different I wouldn't be able to pick just one.

I'll go with The Lost World. Why? Because it's quite an unique blockbuster score in his repertoire and my first full soundtrack of his I bought (bought then again Seven Years in Tibet was my first CD from him).

Karol

[Incanus 5,714]

Definitely not Amistad (of which I only like the African-like stuff), but the other three are all quality works. So different I wouldn't be able to pick just one.

I'll go with The Lost World. Why? Because it's quite an unique blockbuster score in his repertoire and my first full soundtrack of his I bought (bought then again Seven Years in Tibet was my first CD from him).

Karol

How about at gun point? If you absolutely had to?

[crocodile 7,999]

I did!

Karol

[Koray Savas 2,251]

Yes, the easiest way to learn your true favorites is to have your children's lives threatened. Grab the guns!

[Incanus 5,714]

Yes, the easiest way to learn your true favorites is to have your children's lives threatened. Grab the guns!

Good the message is getting through! Through guns to better self understanding and awareness!

[WMarkus 7]

Seven Years in Tibet or Lost World - hard to choose from this two, which are definitely two of my Williams Top 10

[publicist 4,643]

TIBET all the way. The sweeping romanticism mixed with the more ambivalent eastern passages towers above any of the others, though LOST WORLD is catchy-great and ROSEWOOD one of his more unusual (and very good) concoctions. AMISTAD is a bit boring, though.

[Not Mr. Big 4,639]

Not one of JW's stronger years IMHO. Seven Years in Tibet slightly edges out Amistad. They both contain a considerable amount of filler.

[Thor 7,490]

Had to think a bit about this one, but landed on AMISTAD in the end. Mostly as an album, though. There are parts of the movie that are "over-scored".

[The Illustrious Jerry 3,356]

BUMP

 

IMO this was one of Williams best and busiest years, and it produced an amazing crop of some of my favourite score, of which The Lost World and Seven Years in Tibet are paramount. I voted for Seven Years in Tibet, because I cannot help but praise it every time I listen to it, whereas I find The Lost World to be a tad more fatiguing, if you understand my meaning. Williams opening concert suite is one of his best ever, and the wide pallet of music offered in cues such asYoung Dalai Lama, Leaving Ingrid, The Invasion, and Approaching the Summit, just to name a few, is very welcome. But the concert suite stole my heart from the first time I listened to it, and remains in my top ten to this day.