Lockdown 238 Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 What happens to be your favorite Star Wars score, and why is it your favorite?To start off, my all time favorite Star Wars score has to be Episode II's score, I hope I am not the only one that thinks that. It really is a beautiful gem. Love every second of it! My second favorite would have to be Episode III just because of how dark the film is. I think that it is John Williams darkest Star Wars score, and I love that about it.I absolutely love Across the Stars theme, I think that it is one of the most beautiful compositions ever written, and to think it was written a decade ago, how cool is that? It gives me hope that music like this could make a return.I hope a thread like this is allowed to be posted, I'd be interested to know what your favorites are. And if you have any questions for me, ask away! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 My favourite Star Wars score is Star Wars. It's a fun and engaging musical work and really makes you imagine you're in space doing incredible things. It also has a narrative that helps it stand on its own that few other scores have accomplished. I don't even need to watch the film - I just listen to the album!But the album I find myself returning to a lot is the RotJ OST because it's such a wonderful presentation of the score's colourful musical variety. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lockdown 238 Posted December 20, 2015 Author Share Posted December 20, 2015 My favourite Star Wars score is Star Wars. It's a fun and engaging musical work and really makes you imagine you're in space doing incredible things.But the album I find myself returning to a lot is the RotJ OST because it's such a wonderful presentation of the score's colourful musical variety.Do you prefer the mixing of the Special Editions or the 4 CD Anthology Set?Is it true that the sound of the scores gets progressively worse after each re-release? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 Expanded my post a bit.The 4-CD set sounds great. But I'm very attached to my Polydor CDs from the 80s. The 1997 RCAs are alright mostly. But ROTJ sounds crook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 TESB will always win out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lockdown 238 Posted December 20, 2015 Author Share Posted December 20, 2015 I have a quick question as well, what are all the concert suites on the Attack of the Clones OST? Surely not just Across the Stars, right?I feel as if The Meadow Picnic and Anakin and Padme are concert suites in a way, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 Star Wars. But I was listening to a bit of TESB the other day and it made me want to get back into it, because it did used to be one of my very favourites. I think Star Wars suffers least from feeling 'played out'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 I have a quick question as well, what are all the concert suites on the Attack of the Clones OST? Surely not just Across the Stars, right?I feel as if The Meadow Picnic and Anakin and Padme are concert suites in a way, too.AOTC and ROTS only have one concert suite each. TPM has two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 Star Wars. But I was listening to a bit of TESB the other day and it made me want to get back into it, because it did used to be one of my very favourites. I think Star Wars suffers least from feeling 'played out'.There's something wrong when you can point to a Abbey Road chair creak in the Hoth opening with second marks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,480 Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 1-Star Wars, because of the various themes (Luke, Princess Leia, The Force, the music for Jawas and Tatooine, Cantina Band, Here they Comes, Throne Room, etc.)2-ESB, mainly because of the Yoda's Theme and it's Finale & End Credits.3-Surely the new one, TFA (hey it's new!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,336 Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 Empire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jilal 569 Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 Right now: The Force Awakens! Gruesome Son of a Bitch and Taikomochi 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,336 Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 I have a quick question as well, what are all the concert suites on the Attack of the Clones OST? Surely not just Across the Stars, right?I feel as if The Meadow Picnic and Anakin and Padme are concert suites in a way, too.Only Across The Stars is a concert arrangement.See here:http://www.jwfan.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=20291 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamHorne97 16 Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 Empire all the way. Everything about that score is amazing. Williams gives you these 15-30 second moments in the score that you keep replaying, because there so good! It's like finding treasure... but better ;P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,674 Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 Empire is the best, no doubt, followed by the original. But, I'd put a good word in for AOTC. Across the Stars is a great piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datameister 2,041 Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 Love 'em all. But I usually find that Star Wars and Empire are my top favorites, perhaps with Empire edging out as the winner. Terrifically diverse score with incredible themes and countless moments of classic Williams ingenuity. That being said, there's nothing in it quite like the feeling of youthful joy I get when listening to Star Wars as a whole, especially when you go from "The Throne Room" into the end credits. I don't have a well-formed opinion on TFA yet, having only heard it a single time while watching the film. I don't have the OST yet. But I think it may be my least favorite - not because it's a bad score by any stretch of the imagination, but simply because it's not as superb as the competition. My thoughts may change once I've listened to the OST numerous times, bought and ripped the DVD, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karelm 2,911 Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 1. ESB (100/100)2. SW (95/100)3. ROTS (75/100)4. ROTJ (74/100)5. AOTC (70/100)5 (tie:) TPM (70/100)TFA: I haven't listened to the OST yet! I prefer a more cinematic/lala land style listening experience where the suites are after the finale and the music is otherwise in dramatic order to reveal the true power of JW's structural force. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 It's difficult to rank all 7 and the various ways to listen to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 I don't dare rank them totally yet, but ESB is safely at #1. Star Wars is probably #2.TFA poses a major threat to the others though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricard 2,245 Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 Ha! I love your "out of 100" ratings karelm! It seems the most convenient way to rate JW scores, doesn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 Right now: The Force Awakens! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karelm 2,911 Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 Ha! I love your "out of 100" ratings karelm! It seems the most convenient way to rate JW scores, doesn't it? I think so because some are very close and just ranking them loses that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balahkay 627 Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 SW, ESB and ROTJ are still in my top three. I think TPM and TFA are tied for 4th right now. Followed by ROTS and AOTC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego 21 Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Star Wars. But I was listening to a bit of TESB the other day and it made me want to get back into it, because it did used to be one of my very favourites. I think Star Wars suffers least from feeling 'played out'. There's something wrong when you can point to a Abbey Road chair creak in the Hoth opening with second marks.Empire wasn't recorded at Abbey Road, it's an Anvil Studio chair creaking. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A. A. Ron 1,742 Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Each and every one of these 7 scores is a favorite of mine, but as of this moment, here's how I'd rank them. The Force Awakens may eventually swap places with Return of the Jedi.1. The Empire Strikes Back2. Star Wars3. Revenge of the Sith4. Return of the Jedi5. The Force Awakens6. The Phantom Menace7. Attack of the Clones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 If we're gonna rank them, I'd say:1. Star Wars2. Return of the Jedi3. The Empire Strikes Back4. The Phantom Menace5. Revenge of the Sith6. The Force Awakens7. Attack of the Clones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 What about the Ewok movies with their Star Trek: TOS-esque theme? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taikomochi 1,136 Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 TFA is my second or third favorite. ESB is #1, of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Listening to the RotJ OST, with less music on it, helped me appreciate the score more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Also, superior sound quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 That too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finalscore 10 Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 The Empire Strikes Back is the one for me. The Imperial March never sounded any better. It's Williams' abbreviated Beethoven's Fifth.For me that track encapsulates the entire film. You can visualize the might of the Empire and specifically Darth Vader. After all the track's secondary title is "Darth Vader's Theme.When the theme returns in ROTJ it still is associated with Vader but it also takes on the mantle of the Empire itself and subsequently in the prequels has the same evocation.There are moments in the prequels when it is used specifically in scenes in dealing with or about Anakin/Vader, and even makes an appearance in the Force awakens in a crucial scene of doubt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 I love how the OST opens with the March. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Breathmask 555 Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 The Empire Strikes Back. It's a fantastic emotional roller coaster from start to finish. And if ever there was a score that perfectly tells the story of the picture it accompanies, it's this one.Out of the John Williams Star Wars scores, I'd probably rank Attack of the Clones last. But I still really like that score. It doesn't always gets the love it deserves, but it's really quite good. A lovely love theme and some great action pieces. I'm still miffed most of The Arena was cut from the film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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