THE BFG OST ALBUM Discussion

[artguy360 1,843]

This thread has motivated me to revisit the score. I love the color in the orchestrations and the light-footed whimsy of the music. It is a very fun score and yet lacks those standout cues that are present in the best JW scores.

[Jay 37,323]

Thanks to a friend who has seen the sheet music, I can reveal how JW constructed this OST album

 

1 Overture (1:18)

• unknown rewrite of the opening of End Credits

2 The Witching Hour (4:41)

• 0:00-3:55 = 1M2 The Witching Hour
• 3:55-end = 1M4 Sophie is Taken

3 To Giant Country (2:33)

• 0:00-1:54 = 1M5 To Giant Country
• 1:54-end = 1M6 Time For Eat

4 Dream Country (10:09)

• 0:00-3:29 = 3M23 Dream Country

• 3:29-5:47 = 3M24 It's A Fizz Wizard [4:00-4:40 = 3M24 Insert The Origin of Dreams]
• 5:47-6:35 = 3M24B Presenting The Dream
• 6:35-6:59 = 3M24A Sophie's Dream
• 6:59-8:08 = 3M24AR Chasing Dreams
• 8:08-end = 3M25 Catching a Bad Dream [3M25 Insert Bad Dream Insert is in here somewhere too]

5 Sophie's Nightmare (1:57)

• 0:00-1:04 = 2M10 Mixing The Bad Dream
• 1:04-end = 2M11 Sophie's Bad Dream

6 Building Trust (3:25)

• 0:00-2:37 = 2M16 Building Trust
• 2:37-3:04 = 2M17 I Catch Dreams
• 3:04-end = 2M19R Get Over It, Again

7 Fleshlumpeater (1:37)

• 00:00-0:32 = 2M12 Fleshlumpeater
• 0:32-end = 2M14 I is Hungry

8 Dream Jars (3:30)

• 0:00-2:18 = various pieces of Blinks, Dream Quartet, Dreams & Fly Boys, Transposables, and 4M37 Flute Sweeteners
• 2:18-end = 2M18 Dream Jars

9 Frolic (1:44)

• unknown rewrite of 3M21 Giant Football

10 Blowing Dreams (3:46)

• 0:00-1:43 = 3M26 How Old Are You?
• 1:43-end = 3M26A Blowing Dreams

11 Snorting And Sniffing (2:13)

• 4M35 Sophie, ...Hide!

12 Sophie's Future (2:30)

• 6M54 Sophie's Future

13 There Was A Boy (3:30)

• 0:00-2:28 = 4M30 There Was A Boy
• 2:28-end = 4M31 Jump, Sophie

14 The Queen's Dream (3:08)

• 4M39 The Queen's Dream

15 The Boy's Drawings (3:05)

• 0:00-2:02 = 4M37 Boy's Drawings
• 2:02-end = 4M38 The Queen's Portrait

16 Meeting The Queen (3:00)

• 5M44 Meeting The Queen

17 Giants Netted (2:03)

• 0:00-0:52 = 6M55 Giants And Bad Dreams
• 0:52-end = 6M57 A Place Where No One Goes

18 Finale (2:14)

• 6M58 Finale

19 Sophie And The BFG (8:09)

• End Credits

 

 

Meaning the chronological order is

 

1. 2 The Witching Hour (4:41)
2. 3 To Giant Country (2:33)
3. 5 Sophie's Nightmare (1:57)
4. 7 Fleshlumpeater (1:37)
5. 6A [0:00-3:04] Building Trust
6. 8B [2:18-end] Dream Jars
7. 6B [3:04-end] "Get Over It"
8. 9 Frolic (1:44)
9. 4 Dream Country (10:09)
10. 10 Blowing Dreams (3:46)
11. 13 There Was A Boy (3:30)
12. 11 Snorting And Sniffing (2:13)
13. 15 The Boy's Drawings (3:05)
14. 14 The Queen's Dream (3:08)
15. 16 Meeting The Queen (3:00)
16. 12 Sophie's Future (2:30)
17. 17 Giants Netted (2:03)
18. 18 Finale (2:14)
19. 19 Sophie And The BFG (8:09)
    BONUS TRACKS
20. 1 Overture (1:18)
21. 8A [0:00-2:18] Dream Jars

[Thor 7,478]

I'm fascinated by your fascination of this stuff, Jay.

[Demondm810 399]

Oh nice! 

[Smeltington 1,436]

I'll probably never see the movie, so I'm ok with the OST presentation until we get the FYC/sessions/expansion. But this is great info to have available, thanks Jay!

[rough cut 1,714]

Although I thought the OST was a downer, I am sure that, with the complete score, you could fashion a nice little selection of good music.

[Joni Wiljami 1,206]

You are a downer. 

[Disco Stu 15,495]

I listened to this album tonight and gosh it’s an enjoyable and fascinating listen.  Williams’ sophistication and orchestral technique just a wonder to behold.  I love how in places it comes close to sounding like his concert music.

[Jay 37,323]

Yea I like it a lot too.  I never really figured out why it didn't generate a lot of discussion, or at least not as much as I was expecting.

[crumbs 14,305]

And it's sad to think, after 4 years, we still don't have a clue what the FYC included.

[crlbrg 381]

4 hours ago, crumbs said:

And it's sad to think, after 4 years, we still don't have a clue what the FYC included.

Do these things ever surface after a long time? Or can we just assume we're never going to hear it?

[BrotherSound 2,242]

1 hour ago, carlborg said:

Do these things ever surface after a long time? Or can we just assume we're never going to hear it?

Every single other John Williams FYC has made the rounds, so hopefully it will eventually. It seems the Oscar campaign was pretty half-hearted so there were very few copies pressed, and it was never available streaming, unlike most other FYC albums.

 

Let’s just have a complete sessions leak instead!

[crlbrg 381]

Don't know if anyone's ever spotted this before, but it seems they listed John's brother Don Williams as a tubist rather a percussionist in the CD booklet 

[Jay 37,323]

Ha!  I never noticed!

[Jay 37,323]

So this week I listened to Danny Elfman's score to Article 99, and check out how similar track 3 of the OST album, "Mayday" is to the Giant Country theme!

 

 

I wonder if the music editors had this on the temp track and Williams was asked to emulate?  Or if its just a total coincidence?

[Smeltington 1,436]

Around the 1 minute mark, I hear it. I think you might be right.

[Disco Stu 15,495]

It's similar for sure but also so thoroughly Batman '89 style Elfman.  I dunno, my bet would be that it's a complete coincidence.

[artguy360 1,843]

5 hours ago, Jay said:

So this week I listened to Danny Elfman's score to Article 99, and check out how similar track 3 of the OST album, "Mayday" is to the Giant Country theme!

 

 

I wonder if the music editors had this on the temp track and Williams was asked to emulate?  Or if its just a total coincidence?

It is extremely similar. That's funny, listening to the BFG score and even the parts that sound similar to this Danny Elfman track, I've never thought that BFG sounds like an Elfman score, but hearing it now, the similarities are undeniable.