Alex 2,833 Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 Apologies if this topic has been covered before but after the release of TFA, I would be interested to see where you guys would rank it amongst JW's post-2000 output.Personally my list would read as follows:HP3HP1The TerminalTFA HP2TintinAIROTSWar HorseMemoirs of a GeishaKOTCSAOTCMinority ReportMunichThe Book ThiefLincolnThe PatriotCatch me if you canWar of the WorldsAnd my favourite cues are "Buckbeak's Flight". "Hedwig's Theme", "Rey's Theme", "Dinner With Amelia", "The Mecha World", "Anakin's Dark Deeds" and "Plowing". Cerebral Cortex 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 As it stands right now:Harry Potter and the Philosopher's StoneA.I.Star Wars: The Force AwakensWar HorseHarry Potter and the Prisoner of AzkabanThe Adventures of TintinMemoirs of a GeishaStar Wars - Episode III - Revenge of the SithHarry Potter and the Chamber of SecretsThe TerminalThe PatriotCatch Me If You CanStar Wars - Episode II - Attack of the ClonesMunichLincolnThe Book ThiefIndiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal SkullWar of the WorldsMinority Report Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricard 2,244 Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 I'd probably rank the TFA OST above most of JW's albums of this century. But I'm not the biggest fan of his music from this period anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 Same here. I've been lukewarm about much of his work since...POA I guess. Some I like more then other, but nothing really blew me away. Something that actually has disappointed meTFA is really the JW first score to really stir me emotionally on a deeper level since Potter 3. So I must put it high up there, even if its still so new. Cerebral Cortex 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuzzLightyear 143 Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 1. Star Wars - The Force Awakens2. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone3. Memoirs of a Geisha4. Star Wars - Episode III - Revenge of the Sith5. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban6. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets7. War Horse8. Star Wars - Episode II - Attack of the Clones9. The Adventures of Tintin10. A.I.11. Lincoln12. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull13. Terminal14. War Of The Worlds15. Catch Me If You Can16. Minority Report17. The Patriot18. Munich19. The Book Thief 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 There are just too many to rank. I especially enjoy the Harry Potter and Star Wars scores and Minority Report. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joni Wiljami 1,206 Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 I'd probably rank the TFA OST above most of JW's albums of this century. But I'm not the biggest fan of his music from this period anyway.Really??That list of scores is amazing! Definitely better than 90's... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Please, we all know that Williams has been on a steep decline into inevitable ruin since the 70s. There is no stopping it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricard 2,244 Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 I'd probably rank the TFA OST above most of JW's albums of this century. But I'm not the biggest fan of his music from this period anyway.Really??That list of scores is amazing! Definitely better than 90's...Sure, it's a great list, but I prefer his '90s scores to be honest. Not to mention the previous two decades.Please, we all know that Williams has been on a steep decline into inevitable ruin since the 70s. There is no stopping it.If you say so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Apparently my sarcasm wasn't dedectible enough He has classic scores in all eras of this writing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricard 2,244 Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Apparently my sarcasm wasn't dedectible enough Of course it was. I see that mine wasn't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,233 Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 This is my favorite Williams period! What a time to be an active film music person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taikomochi 1,136 Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Memoirs of a Geisha A.I. TFA Tintin PoA Everything else... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,626 Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 short listHP1RotSAIAotCKotCSHP3War Horse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 1. Munich2. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban3. A.I. Artificial Intelligence4. War Horse5. Memoirs Of A Geisha 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 No, not Munich! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Yes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 TFA is really the JW first score to really stir me emotionally on a deeper level since Potter 3. So I must put it high up there, even if its still so new.You're just too franchise-bound (but then, so is the forum).I will list what i DON'T like much:Catch Me If You CanMunichThe Book ThiefGood but not exactly orgasmic:PatriotAOTCTerminalTintinSwell:All the rest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,322 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 I dunno if I can rank all of JW's 2000s and 2010s scores right now, there's too much from the 2000s I haven't heard in a while. But from the 2010s, my ranking is easy 1. War Horse 2. The Force Awakens 3. The Adventures of Tintin 4. Lincoln 5. The Book Thief Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 My current 2010 rankings 1. The Force Awakens (might be temporary) 2. Lincoln 3. Tintint 4. War Horse 5. The Book Thief Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh500 1,615 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Hmmm, tough question! Took me half an hour to rank these scores. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Star Wars - Episode II - Attack of the Clones Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Star Wars - Episode III - Revenge of the Sith A.I. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Minority Report Star Wars: The Force Awakens The Adventures of Tintin War Horse Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Memoirs of a Geisha Catch Me If You Can Munich The Patriot War of the Worlds The Book Thief The Terminal Lincoln Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,478 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 I have completely withdrawn from all STAR WARS discussions & threads here after my initial "early press screening reactions", so I'm suddenly fascinated to see all this love for TFA! Cool. My opinion, however, is pretty much the same as what I said then. At the moment, I would perhaps rank his post-2000 feature film scores thusly: 1. A.I. 2. HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN 3. STAR WARS - EPISODE III - REVENGE OF THE SITH 4. STAR WARS - EPISODE II - ATTACK OF THE CLONES 5. MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA 6. MINORITY REPORT 7. MUNICH 8. THE PATRIOT 9. WAR OF THE WORLDS 10. HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE 11. CATCH ME IF YOU CAN 12. WAR HORSE 13. HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS 14. THE TERMINAL 15. STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS 16. INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL 17. TINTIN 18. LINCOLN 19. THE BOOK THIEF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,322 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Munich and The Patriot better than War Horse and Harry Potter? My oh my I hope I don't ever get tinnitus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,478 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Just now, Jay said: Munich and The Patriot better than War Horse and Harry Potter? My oh my I hope I don't ever get tinnitus! Well, the third HP is above both of them, if that's any comfort! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,322 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 It's not! HP1 is a masterpiece! And so is War Horse! Munich is... not. Taikomochi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,478 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 MUNICH is most definitely a masterpiece -- both film and score! WAR HORSE and HP1 both have some great moments, but they're not even CLOSE! Of course, all of the titles above have great value. Even THE BOOK THIEF. So it's not like no. 1 is great and no. 19 is bad. Koray Savas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joni Wiljami 1,206 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Opinions... But honestly Terminal, The Patriot and Munich all above The Force Awakens is just so wrong... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,322 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Every score John Williams has done is good. He's never phoned a score in in my view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 19 minutes ago, Jay said: Munich and The Patriot better than War Horse and Harry Potter? My oh my I hope I don't ever get tinnitus! The Patriot is great! It's my personal favorite John Williams score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joni Wiljami 1,206 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Yes. Except one IJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 2 hours ago, Jay said: Every score John Williams has done is good. He's never phoned a score in in my view. Some are more original or impressive than others, but I never got the impression that he was ever just going through the motions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artguy360 1,843 Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 I don't think I can rank them all but of his most recent output I would rank them like this: 1. TFA 2. Lincoln 3. War Horse 4. Tintin 5. Book Thief Outside of that, the Harry Potter scores are great with HP1 and HP3 being tied for best and HP2 being a distant second. And the Minority Report score has really grown on me with it's use of percussion and unusual sounds. Memoirs of a Geisha might be his most complete work of the 2000s, or maybe tied with HP3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLUMENKOHL 1,068 Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Azkaban Geisha TFA War Horse Lincoln AI 2-6 are practically so close as to be interchangeable. KK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,233 Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 1. A.I. 2. TFA 3. Lincoln 4. Memoirs of a Geisha 5. Minority Report 6. POA 7. TSS Hard to order after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Aside from ranking AI so low, I like your list Blume. And Munich is a great score. This board gives it waay to much flack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLUMENKOHL 1,068 Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 3 minutes ago, KK. said: Aside from ranking AI so low, I like your list Blume. And Munich is a great score. This board gives it waay to much flack. My rankings are seasonal. AI probably hits around #2 come autumn and foggy rainy weather. Munich has some great tracks, including the one with the droning beep that I can't name. Very unsettling, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 It strikes me as a winter-ish score actually. Beautiful, but chilly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Munich a great score?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 His best! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 32 minutes ago, Lhokne Mulb said: Munich has some great tracks, including the one with the droning beep that I can't name. Very unsettling, Indeed. It's an edgier, more raw Williams that abandons his more refined stylings to really get under the skin. A very fine thriller score. Love these cues: Not Mr. Big and Koray Savas 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Two of my favorite cues right there. It's that type of low-key suspense writing that I love from Williams. He doesn't do it often enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Munich certainly has some neat and wonderful variations of its primary themes played on various instruments. Pretty good album presentation too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 I like the shape of MUNICH's theme very much - there's a certain elegant cradle song quality about its resolution - but i always skip the other tracks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,713 Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 1. A.I. - Artificial Intelligence followed by the rest in varying order depending on my mood and disposition on any given day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joni Wiljami 1,206 Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 1. TFA 2. The book Thief 3. Azkaban 4. A.I. (because of the new release) 5. Memoirs (because of the brilliant suite) 6. WarHorse 7. Potter 1 8. SW Sith 9. SW Clones 10. Tintin 11. Lincoln 12. Catch Me 13. Potter 2 14. Minority Report 15. The Patriot 16. War of the Worlds 17. Munich 18. Terminal 19. IJ something This is mad. Tomorrow my list would be different.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheUlyssesian 2,473 Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone A.I. The Adventures of Tintin Star Wars - The Attack Of The Clones Star Wars - The Force Awakens The first Harry Potter is undoubtedly one of Williams' masterpieces. Outstanding. Even the smaller themes are unforgettable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 RotS SS PoA CMIYC The Terminal AI AotC War Horse Memoirs of a Geisha KotCS Minority Report CoS Lincoln War of the Worlds TFA (will likely move up with repeated listenings) Tintin Munich The Patriot The Book Thief Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSM 126 Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 1. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone 2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 3. The Patriot 4. A.I. 5. The Terminal 6. Star Wars - Episode III - Revenge of the Sith 7. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull 8. Memoirs of a Geisha 9. Star Wars - Episode II - Attack of the Clones 10. The Adventures of Tintin 11. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 12. War Of The Worlds 13. Star Wars - The Force Awakens 14. War Horse 15. The Book Thief 16. Lincoln 17. Catch Me If You Can 18. Minority Report 19. Munich Like this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Score 770 Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 1. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (masterpiece) 2. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (masterpiece) 3. Star Wars - The Force Awakens (very good) 4. Star Wars - Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (very good) 5. A.I. (very good) 6. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (very good) 7. Minority Report (good) 8. The Patriot (good) 9. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (good) 10. Star Wars - Episode II - Attack of the Clones (quite ok) 11. The Adventures of Tintin (quite ok) 12. Memoirs of a Geisha (quite ok) 13. War Horse (quite ok) 14. The Book Thief (emotionally fitting, but no "great pieces") 15. Catch Me If You Can (few cues are very good, the rest is so-and-so) 16. The Terminal (so and so) 17. Munich (only a few cues are worth listening) 18. War Of The Worlds (not my cup of tea, though I respect the craftmanship) 19. Lincoln (not my cup of coffee) It is understood that what I consider "quite ok", referred to Williams, is better than 95% of the film music being written today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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